Download or read book Josephine written by Patricia Hruby Powell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, Honor Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Nonfiction Honor In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait for young people of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.

Download or read book Dearest Josephine written by Caroline George and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love arrives at the most unexpected time . . . 1821: Elias Roch has ghastly luck with women. He met Josephine De Clare once and penned dozens of letters hoping to find her again. 2021: Josie De Clare has questionable taste in boyfriends. The last one nearly ruined her friendship with her best friend. Now, in the wake of her father's death, Josie finds Elias's letters. Suddenly she's falling in love with a guy who lived two hundred years ago. And star-crossed doesn't even begin to cover it . . . “Dearest Josephine is the type of story that becomes your own. The characters’ heartaches worked their way into my own chest until I hurt with them, hoped with them, and dared to dream with them. This book is teeming with swoon-worthy prose, adorable humor, and an expert delivery of ‘Will they end up together?’ I guarantee you’ll be burning the midnight candle to a stub to get answers. Step aside Pride and Prejudice, there’s a new romance on the English moors.” —Nadine Brandes, author of Romanov “Caroline George infuses an epistolary love story with a romance and charm that crosses centuries. Touching and inventive, it bursts with wit, warmth, and a blending of classic and contemporary that goes together like scones and clotted cream. Dearest Josephine is a delight.” —Emily Bain Murphy, author of The Disappearances “Dearest Josephine is more than an immersive read. It is a book lover’s dream experience. Josie’s residence in a gothic English manor and her deeply romantic connection to Elias, who lived years in the past, is as chillingly atmospheric as Rochester calling across the moors. This story is George’s treatise on the power of books and character to creep across centuries, to pull us close and invite us to live in a fantasy where we find love—literally—in the kinship of ink and binding. But it also acknowledges the dangers of letting ourselves fall too deeply when sometimes an equally powerful connection is waiting next door. This love letter to books, and the readers who exist in and for them, is a wondrously singular escape.” —Rachel McMillan, author of The London Restoration and The Mozart Code Romantic and evocative read in both contemporary and historical time periods Stand-alone novel Book length: 86,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Download or read book The Complete Short Story Collections written by Lucy Maud Montgomery and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 1891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Short Story Collections: Chronicles of Avonlea + Further Chronicles of Avonlea + The Road to Yesterday + Uncollected Short Stories" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Famed for her 'Anne of Green Gables' stories, L. M. Montgomery has charmed readers for over a century with delightful tales of provincial life in turn-of-the-century Canada. Now you can explore his Short Story Collections. Table of contents: CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA (1912) FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA (1920) THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY (1974) UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories, related to the Anne of Green Gables series. It features an abundance of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was first published in 1912. Sometimes marketed as a book in the Anne Shirley series, Anne plays only a minor role in the book. Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a sequel to Chronicles of Avonlea. Published in 1920, it includes a number of stories relating to the inhabitants of Avonlea and its region. The Road to Yesterday is a collection of rediscovered short stories first published in 1974. The basis of this collection is a typescript by L.M. Montgomery entitled "The Blythes Are Quoted" that was found in her surviving papers by her son, Dr. E. Stuart Macdonald. The typescript consisted of a mix of short stories, poems, and vignettes.

Download or read book The Complete Short Story Collections Chronicles of Avonlea Further Chronicles of Avonlea Uncollected Short Stories written by Lucy Maud Montgomery and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Short Story Collections: Chronicles of Avonlea + Further Chronicles of Avonlea + Uncollected Short Stories” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Famed for her ‘Anne of Green Gables’ stories, L. M. Montgomery has charmed readers for over a century with delightful tales of provincial life in turn-of-the-century Canada. Table of contents: CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA (1912) FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA (1920) UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories, related to the Anne of Green Gables series. It features an abundance of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was first published in 1912. Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a sequel to Chronicles of Avonlea. Published in 1920, it includes a number of stories relating to the inhabitants of Avonlea and its region. Uncollected Short Stories is the collection of all known short stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery which were never published in book form during the lifetime of the author. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 – 1942), was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays.

Download or read book The Chronicles of Xeo Woolfe The Portal of the Overhackers written by Bruce R. Long and published by Bruce Long. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An octopus burger, though tasty, is an intolerable obscenity and an offence against all that is decent. The existence of an octopus burger franchise in one's neighborhood indicates that locals know what tastes good but are also unenlightened, nasty, brutish, and short on manners. - Commander Xeo Woolfe, Intergalactic Pest Control Mission Join Xeo Woolfe, Gunnery Sergeant Josephine Flowars, astroxenobiologist Fabble Shizzle Tomp-Werd, tactician Avidile Lihuntingtong, spectral ninja-boarder Exocetia Trandrews, and space philosopher Bertlevex Buddlezump as they roast infested globes, pop problem planets, show kindness to ugly, irritated macro-hazards, and navigate a universe full of unidentified weird things of the second and third order. Will Xeo be able to negotiate his relatonship with his new genius dominatrix boss Pummela Gummleflog? Can he evade his Old-Earth family, the Old Earth clan Foodie-House Octoburger? What is the mysterious portal outside of Bingler City? Why is twelve-year-old gamer-girl Rimbly 'Rampoke' Postlexing so dangerous, and what in the vargal void do her parents think they're doing? Read to find out whether these questions have anything but post-postmodern answers, and try not to laugh!

Download or read book Monthly Chronicle of North country Lore and Legend written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Daughter of Time Inspector Alan Grant Mystery written by Josephine Tey and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Grant, Scotland Yard Inspector is feeling bored while confined to bed in hospital with a broken leg. Marta Hallard, an actress friend of his, suggests that he should amuse himself by researching a historical mystery. She brings him some pictures of historical characters, aware of Grant's interest in human faces. He becomes intrigued by a portrait of King Richard III. He prides himself on being able to read a person's character from his appearance, and King Richard seems to him a gentle, kind and wise man. Why is everyone so sure that he was a cruel murderer? With the help of other friends and acquaintances, Grant investigates Richard's life and the case of the Princes in the Tower, testing out his theories on the doctors and nurses who attend to him. Grant spends weeks pondering historical information and documents with the help of Brent Carradine, a likable young American researcher working in the British Museum. Using his detective's logic, he tries to come to the conclusion whether the claim of Richard being a murderer is a fabrication of Tudor propaganda, or was he really a monstrous hunchback. The Daughter of Time was voted greatest mystery novel of all time by the Crime Writers' Association in 1990.

Download or read book Further Chronicles of Avonlea written by L. M. Montgomery and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a captivating follow-up to Chronicles of Avonlea, shifting focus from Anne Shirley’s personal adventures to those of her colorful neighbors. The sequel features 15 stories full of the mystery, romance and warmth Avonlea is famous for. Further Chronicles of Avonlea was published eight years after its predecessor and consists of new and exciting tales. Of the 15 short stories, Anne Shirley makes a brief appearance in "The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily," which centers on her unique relationship with a cantankerous elderly woman. The book also highlights the exploits of a mischievous Persian cat, an estranged father and daughter, and a man who becomes a town pariah. It’s a whirlwind of unforgettable tales that capture the essence of the small yet bold village. In this second collection of stories, L.M. Montgomery continues to expand the world of Avonlea. She introduces new characters and scenarios that take readers on a trip through the unknown. Whether it’s adventure, romance or mystery, the Further Chronicles of Avonlea has a story to be told. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Further Chronicles of Avonlea is both modern and readable.

Download or read book Further Chronicles of Avonlea written by Lucy Maud Montgomery and published by Xist Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Stories Set in the World of Anne of Green Gables “It was in the spring that Josephine and I had first loved each other, or, at least, had first come into the full knowledge that we loved. I think that we must have loved each other all our lives, and that each succeeding spring was a word in the revelation of that love, not to be understood until, in the fullness of time, the whole sentence was written out in that most beautiful of all beautiful springs.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Further Chronicles of Avonlea A lovely collection of stories set in Avonlea featuring the many residents of the village. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

Download or read book Further Chronicles of Avonlea which Have to Do with Many Personalities and Events in and about Avonlea written by Lucy Maud Montgomery and published by Boston : Page Company. This book was released on 1920 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen tales of some very special people living on Prince Edward Island in the early days of the 20th century.

Download or read book My Works and Days written by Lewis Mumford and published by New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. This book was released on 1979 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Memoirs of the Empress Josephine written by Madame de Rémusat (Claire Elisabeth Jeanne Gravier de Vergennes) and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Avonlea Chronicles written by Lucy Maud Montgomery and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both books contained in this beautiful edition belong to the classics in Canadian literature. Written by the author of the Anne of Green Gables bestsellers they feature an abundance of short stories all set in the fictional village of Avonlea. Contents: Chronicles Of Avonlea I. The Hurrying Of Ludovic Ii. Old Lady Lloyd Iii. Each In His Own Tongue Iv. Little Joscelyn V. The Winning Of Lucinda Vi. Old Man Shaw's Girl Vii. Aunt Olivia's Beau Viii. The Quarantine At Alexander Abraham's Ix. Pa Sloane's Purchase X. The Courting Of Prissy Strong Xi. The Miracle At Carmody Xii. The End Of A Quarrel Further Chronicles Of Avonlea I. Aunt Cynthia's Persian Cat Ii. The Materializing Of Cecil Iii. Her Father's Daughter Iv. Jane's Baby V. The Dream-Child Vi. The Brother Who Failed Vii. The Return Of Hester Viii. The Little Brown Book Of Miss Emily Ix. Sara's Way X. The Son Of His Mother Xi. The Education Of Betty Xii. In Her Selfless Mood Xiii. The Conscience Case Of David Bell Xiv. Only A Common Fellow Xv. Tannis Of The Flats This is the extended and annotated edition including an autobiographical annotation by the author herself.

Download or read book Desloge Chronicles A Tale of Two Continents An Amazing Family s Journey Volume One written by Christopher Desloge and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-12-30 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desloge Chronicles, A Tale of Two Continents is a monograph of an amazing family's journey supported by genealogical summaries which provide solid provenance. Situated in France and America, this is an authentic historical narrative built around one family's 600 letters dating from 200 years, providing live-action reality present at France & the French Revolution and the American Frontier. Based upon one of the largest bodies of vibrant correspondence written from the turn of the 1800s, we are able to peer into the scene of teeming wildlife and Native American Indians in the young America expanding from this family's French nobility on the young American frontier and then blooming into titanic industrialists and caring naturalists and philanthropists. Within this monograph, historical fact, studied historical research, and expanded narrative craft a compelling legend of the prominent Desloge family. More than simply cold chronology of facts, these are "action figures".

Download or read book Napoleon written by Steven Englund and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sophisticated and masterful biography, written by a respected French history scholar who has taught courses on Napoleon at the University of Paris, brings new and remarkable analysis to the study of modern history's most famous general and statesman. Since boyhood, Steven Englund has been fascinated by the unique force, personality, and political significance of Napoleon Bonaparte, who, in only a decade and a half, changed the face of Europe forever. In Napoleon: A Political Life, Englund harnesses his early passion and intellectual expertise to create a rich and full interpretation of a brilliant but flawed leader. Napoleon believed that war was a means to an end, not the end itself. With this in mind, Steven Englund focuses on the political, rather than the military or personal, aspects of Napoleon's notorious and celebrated life. Doing so permits him to arrive at some original conclusions. For example, where most biographers see this subject as a Corsican patriot who at first detested France, Englund sees a young officer deeply committed to a political event, idea, and opportunity (the French Revolution) -- not to any specific nationality. Indeed, Englund dissects carefully the political use Napoleon made, both as First Consul and as Emperor of the French, of patriotism, or "nation-talk." As Englund charts Napoleon's dramatic rise and fall -- from his Corsican boyhood, his French education, his astonishing military victories and no less astonishing acts of reform as First Consul (1799-1804) to his controversial record as Emperor and, finally, to his exile and death -- he is at particular pains to explore the unprecedented power Napoleon maintained over the popular imagination. Alone among recent biographers, Englund includes a chapter that analyzes the Napoleonic legend over the course of the past two centuries, down to the present-day French Republic, which has its own profound ambivalences toward this man whom it is afraid to recognize yet cannot avoid. Napoleon: A Political Life presents new consideration of Napoleon's adolescent and adult writings, as well as a convincing argument against the recent theory that the Emperor was poisoned at St. Helena. The book also offers an explanation of Napoleon's role as father of the "modern" in politics. What finally emerges from these pages is a vivid and sympathetic portrait that combines youthful enthusiasm and mature scholarly reflection. The result is already regarded by experts as the Napoleonic bicentennial's first major interpretation of this perennial subject.

Download or read book How Far From Austerlitz written by Alistair Horne and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A London Sunday Times Book of the Year A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year Alistair Horne explores the theme of military success and failure in How Far From Austerlitz? chronicling Napoleon's rise and fall, drawing parallels with other great leaders of the modern era. The Battle of Austerlitz was Napoleon's greatest victory, the culmination of one of the greatest military campaigns of all time. It was also the last battle the "Father of Modern Warfare" would leave in absolute triumph, for, though he did not know it, Austerlitz marked the beginning of Napoleon's downfall. His triumph was too complete and his conquest too brutal to last. Like Hitler, he came to believe he was invincible, that no force could halt his bloody march across Europe. Like Hitler, he paid dearly for his hubris, climaxing in bitter defeat at Waterloo in 1815. In a matter of years, he had fallen from grace.

Download or read book The Antigallican Monitor and Anti Corsican Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: