The final thrilling instalment of The William Kite Naval Adventures.The American Revolution is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters. For ship-owners like Captain William Kite of Liverpool, ruin is only a gun-shot away.When providence strikes the embattled Kite yet again, he is desperate to restore his fortune and travels to London for a final throw of the dice. He travels from the smoky air of the city to the thunderous discharge...

The second instalment of The William Kite Naval Adventures, full of battle and intrigue.The Seven Years War is over, and William Kite is now a successful ship-owner in Liverpool, happily married and gradually taking over the running of the business. But tranquility can only last so long.When deception and tragedy strike, the devastated Kite goes back to sea. Far from recovering his fortune, Kite becomes enmeshed in the beginnings of the American Revolution ...

"Not all the water in the rough rude seaCan wash the balm from an anointed king."Kobo Originals presents this complete, unabridged edition of William Shakespeare's RICHARD II in fully accessible ePub format.Original cover illustration and design by Jenny Zemanek.

This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of Richard IIIand an easy-to-understand translation.Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary

When King Richard II banishes two feuding noblemen from England, he sets into motion a series of events that will eventually cost him his crown and his life. Mishandling several issues that enrage the nobility, King Richard II brings the wrath of Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, down upon his throne. Richard II is the first of four connected plays about successive British monarchs, and is followed by Henry IV, Part I, Henry IV, Part II, and Henry ...

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? Against the advice of his counselors, Richard II has been taking money from England's coffers and spending it on fashion and close friends. In order to continue his wasteful spending, he raises taxes on the commoners and leases portions of English land to wealthy noblemen. He also sees an opportunity to seize more lan...

A KING BECOMES A MANRichard II is dangerously out of touch with his kingdom. He wastes money, raises taxes to support his lavish lifestyle, plays favorites, and cares more about his vanity than the common good. When Henry Bolingbroke—father of the future Henry V—challenges Richard for the throne, it’s a fight the king can’t win. But in losing his crown he gains far greater things: his humanity and his soul.Shakespeare’s luminous, poetic masterpiece is the first of four play...

"True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings;Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings."Kobo Originals presents this complete, unabridged edition of William Shakespeare's RICHARD III in fully accessible ePub format.Original cover illustration and design by Jenny Zemanek.

After the bloody battle at Tewksbury and the second dethroning of Henry VI, England and its citizens are finally able to enjoy peace under the reign of Edward IV. The remaining Lancastrian leaders are either killed or scattered to the four winds. Within the kingdom, not everyone is happy with their new king—and when Edward falls ill, his power-hungry brother Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, sees his chance and prepares to kill anyone who stands between him and the throne. Richard puts into...

The story of the rise and fall of a murderous ruler, filled with courtly intrigue, dark humor, and psychological insight.The hunchbacked king Richard III has risen to power through deception and murder, and will stop at nothing to maintain his rule. But when all is said and done, he will pay a price for his machinations, in this historical play set in the era of the Wars of the Roses.A dark tale with a touch of comedy amid much tragedy, Richard III...

'Not all the water in the rough rude seaCan wash the balm off from an anointed king'Richard, a vain, despotic ruler, listens only to his flatterers. When his cousin Bolingbroke, previously banished, returns to seize the crown, Richard discovers that the throne given to him by God can be taken from him by men. Depicting a tortured and morally ambivalent soul wearing the 'hollow crown', whose illusions are brutally shattered, this tragic history play unravels the idea of kings...

Sir John Gielgud, Sir Michael Hordern, Leon McKern and Edward Harwicke star in this unabridged performance of Shakespeare's Richard II