also wrote his book not as an amusement but as a warning to England about the coming threat of Germany, and actually "The Riddles of the Sands" was written about 10 years before WW1 began. In this historical context too, the book is interesting, and the tediousness of the opening chapter...
Talakad | Riddles of the sandsByShamanth Rao
“But why do you always speak in riddles?” “但你的话为什么像谜语一样呢?” “I solve them all,” said the snake. “这些谜我都能解,”蛇说。 And they were both silent. 他们都陷入了沉默。 The little prince crossed the desert and met with only one flower. 小王子穿越沙漠,遇到了一朵花...
狮身人面像几乎坐落在开罗的商业区TheSphinxisalmostindowntownCairo.这是迎面而来的都市大侵袭It'safullfrontalurbanassault.趁为时未晚两组科学家和建筑工人Beforeit'stoolate,twoteamsofscientistsandbuilders将去解开古老的狮身人面像之谜aretacklingtheage-oldriddlesoftheSphinx.也不是那么容易对吧It'snoteasy,isit...
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 11 ARTKIICLES AND tiVlEti§ NOVEMBE- R, 1976- _.._ Hugh MacLennan: Raddall of the Sands. In My Time. by Thomas H. Raddall ?l Pierre Berton: Playing from the Gallery. The Fw Side r!/ the Street, by Bruce Hutchison 6 Paul Stuewe: The Son Also Rises. A profile...
of the range,11 when I could have lived contented with the false Polybus, and in the Phocian strait where three ways meet grappled with the aged king and cleft the visage of the trembling dotard, searching for my true sire; if by wit of the foreshowing I solved the riddles of the ...
Guided by destiny and spurred on by courage, Alice embarks on a quest to end the Red Queen's reign of terror and restore peace. This fantastical journey is filled with riddles, danger, and extraordinary encounters, offering viewers a captivating dive into Lewis Carroll's iconic universe. The...
"This novel is innovative, concise and enthralling. Fluctuating between present day and ancient Egypt, the pace never decelerates. The reader is treated to plausible theories regarding many riddles of this mysterious civilization. This time-honored culture is so clearly portrayed with characters which ...
Some knotted riddles tell, Some poems smoothly read. The summer hath his joys, And winter his delights; Though love and all his pleasures are but toys, They shorten tedious nights.I shattered your heart; now I limp through the shards barefoot. ―Vera...
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