Download or read book The Humane Gardener written by Nancy Lawson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.

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Download or read book The New Annotated Dracula written by Bram Stoker and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes" returns with this spectacular, lavishly illustrated homage to Bram Stoker's "Dracula." 35 color and 400 b&w illustrations.

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Download or read book Dracula s Guest written by Bram Stoker and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some literary historians believe that Dracula's Guest is an excerpt excised from the original manuscript of Bram Stoker's masterpiece Dracula by an overzealous editor. This short novel recounts the travels of an unnamed Englishman who crosses paths with a foreboding wolf-like creature on his way to Count Dracula's castle. The story is currently being developed into a television series that is slated to air on the CW network in 2010. A must-read for lovers of vampire lit. This edition also includes these short stories: The Judge's House, The Squaw, The Secret of the Growing Gold, The Gipsy Prophecy, The Coming of Abel Behenna, The Burial of the Rats, A Dream of Red Hands and Crooken Sands.

Download or read book Dracula s Daughters written by Douglas Brode and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost as long as cinema has existed, vampires have appeared on screen. Symbolizing an unholy union between sex and death, the vampire—male or female—has represented the libido, a “repressed force” that consumed its victims. Early iconic representations of male vampires were seen in Nosferatu (1922) and Dracula (1931), but not until Dracula’s Daughter in 1936 did a female “sex vampire” assume the lead. Other female vampires followed, perhaps most provocatively in the Hammer films of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. Later incarnations, in such films as Near Dark (1987) and From Dusk till Dawn (1996), offered modern takes on this now iconic figure. In Dracula’s Daughters: The Female Vampire on Film, Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka have assembled a varied collection of essays that explore this cinematic type that simultaneously frightens and seduces viewers. These essays address a number of issues raised by the female vampire film, such as violence perpetrated on and by women; reactions to the genre from feminists, antifeminists, and postfeminists; the implications of female vampire films for audiences both gay and straight; and how films reflected the period during which they were created. Other topics include female vampire films in relationship to vampire fiction, particularly by women such as Anne Rice; the relationship of the vampire myth to sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS; issues of race and misogyny; and the unique phenomenon of teen vampires in young adult books and films such as Twilight. Featuring more than thirty photos spanning several decades, this collection offers a compelling assessment of an archetypal figure—an enduring representation of dark desires—that continues to captivate audiences. This book will appeal not only to scholars and students but also to any lover of transgressive cinema.

Download or read book Dracula s Guest and Other Weird Stories written by Bram Stoker and published by Binker North. This book was released on 1914 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. The same collection has been issued under short titles including simply Dracula's Guest. Meanwhile, collections published under Dracula's Guest and longer titles contain different selections of stories. Contents: Dracula's guest -- The judge's house -- The squaw -- The secret of the growing gold -- The gipsy prophecy -- The coming of Abel Behenna -- The burial of the rats -- A dream of red hands -- Crooken sands.

Download or read book Dracula s Guest written by Bram Stoker and published by Arrow. This book was released on 1914 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we started for our drive the sun was shining brightly on Munich and the air was full of the joyousness of early summer. Just as we were about to depart Herr Delbrck (the matre d'htel of the Quatre Saisons where I was staying) came down bareheaded to the carriage and after wishing me a pleasant drive said to the coachman still holding his hand on the handle of the carriage door:

Download or read book Near Dracula s Castle written by Patrick Vaitus and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura Williams believes in the magic of song. Shes a famous Canadian pop singer, and she feels most alive onstage. Theres something otherworldly about being beneath the bright lights in front of an adoring audience. It truly is magicalas is her newly received invitation to study with a coven of witches in Romania. Laura is skeptical, but that doesnt mean she turns down their offer; soon, shes on a plane crossing the sea. Her teachers believe Laura to be a gifted witch. As she performs her first incantations, their beliefs are solidified by her uncanny natural ability. Lauras teachers are impressed, but they are also concerned. Their new pupil seems to fit very well in Romania, and her magic is very powerful. Perhaps she was Romanian in a past life; perhaps she lived and died on foreign soil. It becomes apparent Laura does have a very real connection to Romania. It appears she is the reincarnated soul of Draculas wife, and her presence in his home country awakens something bloodthirsty from the hallowed ground. Not even the skilled Romanian witches can quench the thirst of this monster, and soon Laura must use every ounce of skill to save the world from an evil vampire prince.

Download or read book Dracula s Guest and Other Weird Stories written by Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of short stories first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. Stories include; Dracula's Guest; The Judge's House; The Squaw; The Secret Of The Growing Gold; The Gipsy Prophecy; The Coming Of Abel Behenna; The Burial Of The Rats; A Dream Of Red Hands; and, Crooken Sands.

Download or read book Dracula s Guest written by Брэм Стокер and published by Litres. This book was released on 2024-08-14 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Брэм Стокер в первую очередь известен как автор “Дракулы”, однако он также является мастером малой прозы. “Гость Дракулы” – сборник рассказов, впервые опубликованный в 1914 году, спустя два года после его смерти.Заглавный рассказ, “Гость Дракулы”, представляет собой пролог к знаменитому роману “Дракула”, который был удален из финальной версии книги. В нем описывается путешествие молодого англичанина Джонатана Харкера в Восточную Европу, где он сталкивается с таинственными и страшными явлениями, предвещающими его встречу с графом Дракулой. Помимо “Гостя Дракулы”, сборник содержит и другие произведения, наполненные мрачной атмосферой и сверхъестественными событиями, демонстрирующие мастерство Стокера в жанре готической литературы. В сборник вошли “The Judge’s House”, “The Squaw”, “The Secret of the Growing Gold”, “A Gipsy Prophecy”, “The Coming of Abel Behenna”, “The Burial of the Rats”, “A Dream of Red Hands” и “Crooken Sands”.Эта книга станет настоящим подарком для любителей классического ужаса и ценителей творчества Стокера, а также позволит насладиться мрачными рассказами автора в оригинале без адаптации.

Download or read book Dracula s Guest and Other Weird Tales written by Bram Stoker and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Bram Stoker is best known for his world-famous novel Dracula, he also wrote many shorter works on the strange and the macabre. This collection, comprising Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories, a volume of spine-chilling short stories collected and published by Stoker's widow after his death, and The Lair of the White Worm, an intensely intriguing novel of myths, legends and unspeakable evil, demonstrate the full range of his horror writing. From the petrifying open tomb in 'Dracula's Guest' to the mental breakdown depicted in 'The Judge's House' and 'Crooken Sands', these terrifying tales of the uncanny explore the boundaries between life and death, known and unknown, animal and human, dream and reality.

Download or read book Dracula s Guest And Other Visitors Illustrated written by Bram Stoker and published by AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ever read a book and wished you could have just a little more of the story? Well, you can with Bram Stoker's Dracula. This nearly lost chapter does exactly that. You'll read it with a shiver—" - Hollis George Literary critics rate Dracula above Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus; the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe; and Emily Brontës Wuthering Heights. Here's the missing chapter from Dracula, plus eight other little-known short stories from the master of horror. Also included is a rare interview with Bram Stoker. And you get a Bonus Story not found in other such collections. This new pictorial edition is illustrated by a dozen-and-a-half frightening fanged photographs.

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Download or read book Dracula s Guest Other Supernatural Tales written by Bram Stoker and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dracula’s Guest and Other Supernatural Tales"is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published as: "Dracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories". "Dracula’s Guest" is Believed to be the omitted first chapter from the original "Dracula" manuscript, it follows an Englishman who visits Munich before setting off for Transylvania on Walpurgis Night. Ignoring the hotelier’s warnings, he leaves his carriage and heads towards an abandoned village. Just as the frightened and superstitious driver departs, a mysterious, lank stranger appears atop the zenith of a nearby hill. This collection of short, shiver-inducing stories is perfect for lovers of the macabre and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Bram Stoker’s bone-chilling horror fiction. Abraham “Bram” Stoker (1847 – 1912) was an Irish author most famous for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula", a seminal book that continues to influence the vampire genre in print and film to this day. Other notable works by this author include: “Miss Betty” (1898), “The Mystery of the Sea” (1902), and “The Jewel of Seven Stars” (1903). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.