Inicio > Literatura y estudios literarios > Antologías (no poéticas) > A Check For Three Thousand (1897)
A Check For Three Thousand (1897)

A Check For Three Thousand (1897)

Arthur Henry Veysey

31,21 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781120111364
31,21 €
IVA incluido
Disponible

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Sobre IBD

''A Check For Three Thousand'' is a novel written by Arthur Henry Veysey and published in 1897. The story revolves around the character of Jack Selby, a young man who receives a check for three thousand pounds from his wealthy uncle. Jack is excited about the prospect of having such a large sum of money and begins to live a life of luxury. However, he soon discovers that his uncle’s gift comes with a catch. In order to keep the money, Jack must marry within six months. Jack finds himself torn between his desire for financial security and his love for a woman who is not interested in marrying him for his money. The novel explores themes of love, money, and the consequences of our choices. It is a classic tale of the struggle between personal happiness and societal expectations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Artículos relacionados

  • Last Resort
    Jill Sanders
    Cassey's life is crazy enough. The last thing she needs is some cocky rich boy trying to destroy her business. Normally immune to these vultures, she finds this brazen hottie especially difficult to refuse. Out to close the deal of a lifetime, Luke won't take no for an answer, and the intoxicating beauty standing in his way isn't going to go down easily. He'll n...
    Disponible

    15,86 €

  • Voodoos and Obeahs
    Joseph J Williams
    Sorcery & Witchcraft in the CaribbeanVoodoos and Obeahs: Phases of West India Witchcraft by the Jesuit anthropologist Joseph J. Williams (1875-1940) offers a careful documentation of the history and ethnography of Voodoo and reveals the connection of both Haitian Voodoo and Jamaican Obeah to snake worship (ophioletreia). In Jamaica, Obeah is the general term to denote those Afr...
    Disponible

    21,57 €

  • Camouflaged Sisters
    Lila Holley
    Camouflaged Sisters chronicles the courageous path of fourteen women who overcame various internal and external struggles during their military careers. These veterans give open accounts of how they adapted, achieved work-life balance, relied on their faith, and used mentorship as a vital tool in their success pre- and post-military career.Expect to be inspired by black women w...
    Disponible

    20,65 €

  • The Yellow Wallpaper
    Charlotte Perkins Gilman
    The Yellow Wallpaper (original title: "The Yellow Wall-paper. A Story") is a 6,000-word short story by the American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health, both physical and mental....
    Disponible

    5,26 €

  • Tea
    Velina Hasu Houston
    It’s 1968.  Himiko Hamilton struggles in a graceless marriage in a country that is not her own.  Having come from Japan at the end of World War II and landed in a small Kansas town because of her marriage to an American soldier, she is at odds with the culture that she left behind and the one in which she is trying to survive. In the midst of this turmoil is her beautiful mixed...
    Disponible

    31,79 €

  • Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    ***Traditional Character Edition***Great Expectations is hailed as Charles Dickens' masterpiece. A gripping tale of love and loss, aspiration and moral redemption, the story follows the young orphan Xiaomao (Pip) from poverty to a life of unexpected opportunity and wealth. In Part 2, Xiaomao leaves his life of poverty behind to seek his fortunes in Shanghai and win the hear...
    Disponible

    16,48 €

Otros libros del autor

  • A Cheque for Three Thousand
    Arthur Henry Veysey
    An eccentric millionaire and philanthropist with money to burn devises an exciting and novel method of getting rid of his superfluous cash.Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1887, New York edition. ...
  • The Two White Elephants (1899)
    Arthur Henry Veysey
    The Two White Elephants is a novel written by Arthur Henry Veysey and published in 1899. The story is set in India during the British colonial era and follows the lives of two elephants, one white and one black, who are owned by two different mahouts (elephant keepers). The white elephant is considered sacred and is owned by a wealthy Indian prince, while the black elephant is ...
    Disponible

    31,15 €

  • A Pedigree In Pawn (1898)
    Arthur Henry Veysey
    A Pedigree In Pawn is a novel written by Arthur Henry Veysey and published in 1898. The story revolves around the character of John Heriot, a young man who inherits a large estate in Scotland. However, his inheritance comes with a catch - he must marry within a year or the estate will pass to his cousin. John is determined to find a suitable bride, but his plans are complicated...
    Disponible

    32,25 €