Download or read book Figurehead written by Carly Holmes and published by Parthian Books. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '(An) impressive first collection ... skilfully orchestrated' – Publishers Weekly "starred" review 'This truly is quality literature of our modern times' – The British Fantasy Society 'To read Carly Holmes is to be enchanted. Luscious, flowing prose that is never afraid to peer into the wild' – Angela Readman Beneath her soft skin covering, my mother was once made of twigs and branches. Sometimes in the autumn I swear there was a gleam of berry in her eye, a sloe-shine peep between the thorny tangle of her lashes. In this debut collection of stories Carly Holmes peers into every corner of the strange fiction genre: from rural gothic through to traditional ghost stories and the uncanny. Mothers turn into trees when the sun goes down; Russian Dolls mourn their missing sisters in rotting houses; men offer sacrifices to the monsters who embody their inner wildness; and murderous demons protect young girls' virginity. Ranging from flash fiction to novelette, these stories are in turn chilling, playful, and melancholy. The bonds of family and of community, both in their fracturing and their healing states, the uneasy relationship between living in the present and yearning for the past, are themes that thread their way through Figurehead. Every tale is rich with landscapes haunted by loss and longing.
Download or read book Figureheads of the Royal Navy written by David Pulvertaft and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first figureheads that were carved to represent the names of British warships appeared during the reign of Henry VIII; the last ones were carved in the early years of the twentieth century. During the intervening three hundred and fifty years it is estimated that some 5000 ships of the Royal Navy carried a figurehead of some description. This book follows the development of these diverse carvings, examining how the figurehead carvers interpreted the names and the symbolism incorporated in their designs. Evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources: contemporary ship models, ship plans, designs submitted for approval of the Navy Board and, of course, from those figureheads that have survived.Lavishly illustrated with much previously unpublished material, the book explores the wide range of subjects that were represented on the bows of Their Majesties Ships and recounts many of the stories that were told about them.The narrative is complemented by a catalogue that provides a brief description of each surviving figurehead, each carvers design drawing with its source and reference number as well as those ship plans and contemporary models that show the figureheads detail. This combination makes the book useful to a wide range of historians, researchers and anyone with an interest in Britains maritime past.
Download or read book A Flight of Figureheads written by David Pulvertaft and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating and illustrated story behind the warship figureheads on display at The Box, Plymouth.
Download or read book The Figurehead of the Folly written by Augusta Huiell Seaman and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Figurehead of the "Folly"" by Augusta Huiell Seaman. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Figurehead written by Patrick Allington and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you saved a man's life and he went on to play a leading role in one of the bloodiest revolutions of modern times? Ted Whittlemore, a radical Australian journalist, does just that. In the late '60s, he saves Nhem Kiry, soon to become known as 'Pol Pot's mouthpiece'. The consequences haunt him for the rest of his days. When the Khmer Rouge take power in Cambodia, Whittlemore watches, fascinated and horrified, as the ideals he holds dear are translated into unfathomable violence. In the intervening decades, as he tries to make sense of what went wrong, it is as if Kiry's life has become intertwined with his own. In this gripping novel, Patrick Allington takes readers deep into the world of power politics and agents of influence. He enters the worlds of Nhem Kiry and Ted Whittlemore, and with humour, intelligence and an unfailing moral sense, brings them to life. "Figurehead" is about guilt and memory, and the awful distance that separates dreams from reality. It is about those people who, as George Orwell said, are 'always somewhere else when the trigger is pulled'.
Download or read book Old Ship Figureheads Coloring Book written by John Batchelor and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figureheads — those magnificent carvings that once adorned the prows of early sailing vessels — are the focus of this intriguing coloring book. Twenty-seven illustrations of these splendid embellishments depict the figure of a sailor ("Jolly Jack Tar"), the warrior chief "Tecumseh," Eurydice, a Scottish soldier of the Blackwatch regiment, and many others.
Download or read book New Outlook written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Figureheads written by Prichard Prichard and published by Royal Museums Greenwich. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figureheads, the carved wooden sculptures that decorate the prows of sailing ships, offer protection for the crew from harsh seas and lends the vessel its specific spirit--or at least that was the theory in the distant past. Figureheads developed from an ancient tradition of decorating ships with painted eyes, carved figures, and animal heads. Vikings in northern Europe adorned the bows of their vessels with dragon heads, which were thought to help ships see their way through the sea. They are considered the only tangible evidence of the "Great Age of Sail." But what other purposes did sailors believe figureheads served? What stories do these beautiful objects tell? And what do the different characters symbolize? On the Bow of the Ship contains over fifty examples of wooden carvings from the National Maritime Museum in London, home to the world's most extensive collection of figureheads. The illustrated guide explores themes surrounding these unique carvings from mythology and gender to politics and literature. For instance, superstitious crew members often lovingly cared for their figureheads, which were often the only female presence on board. On the Bow of the Ship delves deeply into the history and contexts of figureheads and, by so doing, provides a fresh image of the life at sea.
Download or read book The Canadian Patent Office Record written by Canada. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Origins of the Figurehead written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Figurehead written by Thomas Larus and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney Bill Montfort wins a lottery and decides to run for political office as a sacrificial lamb candidate. He rises rapidly in politics, and figures out that there is a conspiracy behind his rise.
Download or read book Figurehead written by Carly Holmes and published by Parthian. This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this debut collection of stories Carly Holmes peers into every corner of the strange fiction genre: from rural gothic through to traditional ghost stories and the uncanny. Mothers turn into trees when the sun goes down; Russian Dolls mourn their missing sisters in rotting houses; men offer sacrifices to the monsters who embody their inner wildness; and murderous demons protect young girls' virginity. Ranging from flash fiction to novelette, these stories are in turn chilling, playful, and melancholy. The bonds of family and of community, both in their fracturing and their healing states, the uneasy relationship between living in the present and yearning for the past, are themes that thread their way through Figurehead. Every tale is rich with landscapes haunted by loss and longing.
Download or read book The Newark Museum Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1977- include Newark Museum annual report as winter issue.
Download or read book FIGUREHEAD written by CARLY. HOLMES and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Figurehead written by Rock Lambert and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage brother and sister playing on a beach along the Virginia coast discover a fully intact wooden figurehead from the sailing ships of old buried in the sand. Over twelve feet long and weighing almost three tons, the incredibly well-preserved figurehead is carved to resemble a gorgeous woman. The woman's beauty, coupled with the mysterious markings carved into the folds of her dress, lead to the discovery that she once adorned the prow of The Avenger, a ship that went down more than three hundred years ago with more than eleven tons of gold and treasure aboard. Tourism in town explodes, and plans are developed to recreate The Avenger, with the figurehead on the bow. While the town bubbles with excitement, few notice that the figurehead seems to be restoring itself. She's watching, observing, learning, and waiting. She's waited for centuries to hear someone speak the words that will set her free, and unleash her terrifying power. A supernatural adventure tale spanning three centuries, Figurehead brings to life the great ships of Virginia in the 1600s, the men who sailed them, and the pirates who preyed on them in their quest for profit and treasure-laden holds. Leapfrogging from the past to the present, two tales intertwine to create a world where love transcends time, and legends are born.
