Download or read book India Black and the Widow of Windsor written by Carol K. Carr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black is back-Her Majesty's favorite spy is off to Scotland in this new adventure to ensure the Queen doesn't end up getting killed. When Queen Victoria attends a séance, the spirit of her departed husband, Prince Albert, insists she spend Christmas at their Scottish home in Balmoral. Prime Minister Disraeli suspects the Scottish nationalists plan to assassinate the Queen-and sends the ever resourceful India and the handsome British spy, French, to the Scottish highlands. French will take the high road, looking for a traitor among the guests-and India will take the low road, disguised as a servant in case an assassin is hiding among the household staff. India is certain that someone at Balmoral is determined to make this Her Majesty's last Christmas...
Download or read book India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy written by Carol K. Carr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Victorian London, India Black has all the attributes a high-class madam needs to run a successful brothel--wit, beauty, and an ability to lie with a smile. Luckily for Her Majesty's Government, all these talents also make her a first-rate spy... India Black, full-time madam and occasional secret agent, is feeling restless, when one of Disraeli's men calls on her to meet the prime minister--alone. Even though all her previous meetings have been organized by the rakishly handsome spy French, it's been decided this is a mission India must attempt on her own. Revolt has spread across Europe and reached the shores of England--anarchists have begun assassinating lords and earls, one by one. Now India must infiltrate the ranks of the underground group responsible for those attacks, the sinister Dark Legion. To stop their dread plot, India will go from the murkiest slums of London to the highest levels of society, uncovering secrets that threaten her very existence...
Download or read book India Black and the Gentleman Thief written by Carol K. Carr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India Black’s double life operating a high-class brothel and running high-stakes espionage for Her Majesty’s government can take its toll. But there’s no rest for the weary—particularly when an international conspiracy comes knocking… India Black is one of Victorian London’s most respected madams—not a bloody postmistress. So when Colonel Francis Mayhew forwards a seemingly innocuous shipping bill to her address, she’s puzzled. And when three thugs bust down her door, steal the envelope, and rough up both her and fellow agent French…well, that’s enough to make India Black see red. The veteran spies soon discover that Mayhew has been butchered in his own bedroom. An impromptu investigation leads them to London’s docks, where India makes a startling discovery she can’t bear to tell the rakish French—she has a history with their chief suspect, the gentleman thief who once stole her heart…
Download or read book India Black written by Carol K. Carr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read India Black's blog and other content on the Penguin Community. When Sir Archibald Latham of the War Office dies from a heart attack while visiting her brothel, Madam India Black is unexpectedly thrust into a deadly game between Russian and British agents who are seeking the military secrets Latham carried. Blackmailed into recovering the missing documents by the British spy known as French, India finds herself dodging Russian agents-and the attraction she starts to feel for the handsome conspirator.
Download or read book India Black in the City of Light Novella written by Carol K. Carr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to undercover work, nobody does it better than Madam of Espionage India Black... India and the handsome British spy, French, are ordered to escort a Russian agent to Paris where he will be exchanged for one of Her Majesty’s operatives. The task seems straightforward and India looks forward to enjoying the delights of the city—and the delights of French. But it isn’t long before things go awry and the duo are battling for their lives in the City of Light. Includes a preview of the Madame of Espionage Mystery, India Black and The Gentleman Thief
Download or read book The Opening Night Murder written by Anne Rutherford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of the Restoration Period, Suzanne Thornton hopes to find a second life in the theater. But instead, on opening night, she finds a dead body on stage… The triumphant return of King Charles II in 1660 is occasion for much celebration in London. The Merry Monarch’s unquenchable thirst for entertainment creates opportunities for everyone from tavern keepers to brothel owners to actors. One of these is Suzanne Thornton. No longer a kept woman since her man has fled, she sees an opportunity to reopen a theater and stage the classics—Shakespeare, Marlowe, and the like. And now, thanks to Royal decree, Juliet can be played by a woman. Suzanne secures financing from an old lover, assembles a troupe, and restores the venue—none other than the historic Globe Theater. Tragically, during the opening night performance, a dead body lands on the stage. After the curtain comes down, Suzanne finds herself a suspect. But she also finds that murder is good for business—the next night’s performance is sold out. Wishing to live to enjoy her success, Suzanne undertakes her own investigation to find a killer who may try to close her down for good…
Download or read book Empress written by Miles Taylor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entirely original account of Victoria's relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837 In this engaging and controversial book, Miles Taylor shows how both Victoria and Albert were spellbound by India, and argues that the Queen was humanely, intelligently, and passionately involved with the country throughout her reign and not just in the last decades. Taylor also reveals the way in which Victoria's influence as empress contributed significantly to India's modernization, both political and economic. This is, in a number of respects, a fresh account of imperial rule in India, suggesting that it was one of Victoria's successes.
Download or read book Kipling in India written by Harish Trivedi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores and re-evaluates Kipling’s connection with India, its people, culture, languages, and locales through his experiences and his writings. Kipling’s works attracted interest among a large section of the British public, stimulating curiosity in their far-off Indian Empire, and made many canonize him as an emblem of the ‘Raj’. This volume highlights the astonishing social and thematic range of his Indian writings as represented in The Jungle Books; Kim; his early verse; his Simla-based tales of Anglo-Indian intrigues and love affairs; his stories of the common Indian people; and his journalism. It brings together different theoretical and contextual readings of Kipling to examine how his experience of India influenced his creative work and conversely how his imperial loyalties conditioned his creative engagement with India. The 18 chapters here engage with the complexities and contradictions in his writings and analyse the historical and political contexts in which he wrote them, and the contexts in which we read him now. With well-known contributors from different parts of the world – including India, the UK, the USA, Canada, France, Japan, and New Zealand – this book will be of great interest not only to those interested in Kipling’s life and works but also to researchers and scholars of nineteenth-century literature, comparative studies, postcolonial and subaltern studies, colonial history, and cultural studies.
Download or read book India Black and the Rajah s Ruby written by Carol K. Carr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India Black uses her wit and wiles as both a madam and a spy, proving she’s the best there is when it comes to undercover work… Drawn into intrigue by her lover Philip Barrett, India finds herself being used as a pawn to help him steal a valuable jewel. Turning the tables, she proves that India Black answers to no man, no matter how attractive he may be… Includes a preview of India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy
Download or read book Kipling s Indian Fiction written by Mark Pafford and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989-10-16 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1990 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasury of 44 poems recalls British character and attitudes at the height of the Empire. "Gunga Din," "Danny Deever," "If," "The White Man s Burden," many others, reprinted from standard texts. Notes."
Download or read book Victoria Abdul Movie Tie In written by Shrabani Basu and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears, releasing September 22, 2017. History’s most unlikely friendship—this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearestcompanion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim. In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of hertwo great loves—Prince Albert and John Brown—Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen’s teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria’s long reign. As the royal household roiled with resentment, Victoria and Abdul’s devotion grew in defiance. Drawn from secrets closely guarded for more than a century, Victoria & Abdul is an extraordinary and intimate history of the last years of the nineteenth-century English court and an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen.
Download or read book Barrack Room Ballads written by Rudyard Kipling and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-03 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Barrack-Room Ballads" by Rudyard Kipling is a timeless collection of poems that encapsulates the camaraderie, hardships, and adventures of soldiers serving in the British Army during the late 19th century. Published in 1892, this anthology showcases Kipling's keen insight into the lives of ordinary soldiers and his ability to capture their experiences with authenticity and empathy. Drawing inspiration from his own experiences as a journalist and traveler, Kipling's poems in "Barrack-Room Ballads" transport readers to the barracks and battlefields where soldiers live, love, and fight. Through his vivid imagery and evocative language, he brings to life the sights, sounds, and emotions of military life, from the monotony of garrison duty to the thrill of combat. One of the defining features of this collection is Kipling's use of balladry—a traditional form of storytelling through verse. The ballads in "Barrack-Room Ballads" are characterized by their narrative style, rhythm, and often repetitive refrains, which lend themselves well to oral recitation and communal singing, mirroring the camaraderie and solidarity among soldiers. Thematically, the poems in "Barrack-Room Ballads" cover a wide range of subjects, including patriotism, courage, loyalty, and the harsh realities of war. Kipling explores the human cost of military service, the bonds forged between soldiers, and the often unspoken struggles faced by those who serve their country.
Download or read book Queen Victoria written by Hourly History and published by Hourly History. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Queen of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years, the mother of nine children and grandmother to 42, Queen Victoria’s life was one of magnificent proportions. Victoria’s childhood was difficult and lonely but from the time she took the throne aged just eighteen she blossomed into a powerful woman, both frivolous and formidable. Inside you will read about... ✓ An Unsentimental Marriage ✓ Race to Produce an Heir ✓ Finally an Adult and Finally a Queen ✓ V&A ✓ Die Shattenseite ✓ The Hungry Forties and Albert’s Great Exhibition ✓ The Widow at Windsor And much more! In her later years, Victoria struggled to find balance between her wish to live a very private life as a widow and her duty to live the very public life of a Queen and later Empress. The world Victoria was born into was a very different world to that which she left behind and her life story is an incredible journey from infant heir to matriarchal Queen and Empress.
Download or read book Allen s Indian mail and register of intelligence for British and foreign India written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twilight of Splendor written by Greg King and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features the court of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Royalty and the Victorian era, with coverage of the people, pageantry, and power of Queen Victoria's court. Beginning with the Queen's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, this book describes her long reign. It paints a portrait of a unique ruler at the height of empire.
Download or read book Letters from India written by Emily Eden and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
