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Die Flucht der Beate Hoyermann : Roman by Thea von Harbou

Authors: Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954

In Gender Studies

By Abil Kile

"Die Flucht der Beate Hoyermann : Roman" by Thea von Harbou is a novel written in the early 20th century. It likely blends travel adventure with espionage and wartime suspense, following Beate Hoyermann and her husband Gerhard as a carefree journey through Japan turns into a hazardous bid for escape under political suspicion and looming conflict. T...

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Die Weiße Rose by B. Traven

Authors: Traven, B., 1882-1969

In Gender Studies

By Abil Kile

Die Weiße Rose by B. Traven is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the Mexican oil zone, it contrasts an aggressively expansionist U.S. oil company with an Indigenous hacendado, Hacinto Yanyez, whose ancestral, communal understanding of land refuses commodification. As the company targets the hacienda La Rosa Blanca, the narrative foc...

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Tiervater Brehm : Seine Forschungsreisen : Ein Gedenkblatt zum 100. Geburtstag

Authors: Floericke, Kurt, 1869-1934

In Sociology

By Abil Kile

"Tiervater Brehm : Seine Forschungsreisen : Ein Gedenkblatt zum 100. Geburtstag." by Dr. Kurt Floericke is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. It commemorates the life and journeys of the naturalist Alfred Edmund Brehm, highlighting his African and European expeditions, his vivid field observations, and his role in popularizin...

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Sämtliche Werke 22: Ein kleiner Held : Vier Novellen by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Authors: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881

In Cultural Analysis

By Abil Kile

"Sämtliche Werke 22: Ein kleiner Held : Vier Novellen" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a collection of novellas written in the mid-to-late 19th century. The volume gathers stories bound by themes of childhood and early emotional awakenings within adult social worlds. In the first novella, an almost eleven-year-old boy visiting a lavish country estate near...

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Straußenpolitik : Neue Tierfabeln by Th. Zell

Authors: Zell, Th. (Theodor), 1862-1924

In Anthropology

By Abil Kile

"Straußenpolitik : Neue Tierfabeln" by Th. Zell is a collection of popular zoological essays written in the early 20th century. The work challenges common “animal fables” and anthropomorphic assumptions, replacing them with evidence-based explanations from natural history and field observation. It examines the adaptive logic behind animal form and ...

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Kurze Geschichte und Beschreibung der k.k. Pfarrkirche zum heiligen Carl…

Authors: Anonymous

In Gender Studies

By Abil Kile

"Kurze Geschichte und Beschreibung der k.k. Pfarrkirche zum heiligen Carl…" is a commemorative ecclesiastical booklet written in the early 19th century. It offers a devotional historical account and architectural description of Vienna’s church dedicated to St. Charles Borromeo, likely composed for a jubilee of its consecration. The book’s topic is ...

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Von Sonnen und Sonnenstäubchen : Kosmische Wanderungen by Wilhelm Bölsche

Authors: Bölsche, Wilhelm, 1861-1939

In Cultural Analysis

By Abil Kile

"Von Sonnen und Sonnenstäubchen : Kosmische Wanderungen" by Wilhelm Bölsche is a collection of popular-science essays written in the early 20th century. The volume ranges across astronomy, geology, evolution, and animal life, blending travel vignette, philosophy, and clear exposition to make modern science vivid to general readers. Its unifying the...