Showing results for "Live" in 20th Century

1918: Freddie was destined for a different life, determined to make his fortune in the plantations of Ceylon. But just as the great war comes to an end, the eldest brother and heir to Coombe Hall, Edward, doesn’t return. Torn between duty and freedom, Freddie must now sacrifice his own dreams to keep the estate – and the future of Coombe – alive. And now he must now marry for an heir, not for love. But the turmoil of war didn’t end on the battlefield; the country faces upheavals like never before.

English girl Sheila Matthews accepts an invitation to holiday in Poland, the country where her father died in mysterious circumstances. When German bombers begin pounding Warsaw, she decides against returning home and is recruited by the Polish underground. Playing a dangerous game as a double agent, Sheila must use all her skill to stay one step ahead of the Gestapo. But soon the Germans begin to suspect her and she flees to the forest, to be reunited with the enigmatic Captain Adam Wisniewski, now a wanted partisan.

Nach einer wahren Geschichte ... Lehrer Heimann hat Anton immer mehr auf dem Kieker. Er gibt Strafarbeiten, wenn Anton zuckt. Er schlägt, wenn Anton schweigt. Er lacht ihn aus, wenn Anton stottert. Er spottet, wenn Anton rechnet. Einer wie Anton hat in der Schule nichts zu suchen. Einer wie Anton hat eigentlich überhaupt kein Recht zu leben. Denn Anton ist behindert, und es ist das Jahr 1941. Aus der Perspektive der Familie und ihres unmittelbaren Umfeldes wird erzählt, wie sich die Situation für Behinderte, für Juden und Andersdenkende zwischen 1938 und 1943 immer weiter zuspitzt...

Published in Harper's Magazine in 1946, "Beware of the Dog," by Roald Dahl, is a short story that recounts the experiences of Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot Peter Williamson after he is shot down during a World War II bombing mission.