Download or read book Parlor Games written by Maryka Biaggio and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sparkling historical novel based on the remarkable true story of turn-of-the-century con artist May Dugas, once dubbed America's "Most Dangerous Woman.” It’s 1887, and eighteen-year-old May Dugas has ventured to Chicago in hopes of earning enough money to support her family. Yet when circumstances force her to take up residence at the city’s most infamous bordello, she chooses to use her feminine wiles to extract not only sidelong looks but also large sums of money from the men she encounters. Insinuating herself into high society, May lands a well-to-do fiancé—until, that is, a Pinkerton detective named Reed Doherty intervenes. Reed has made it his mission to bring May to justice, and he pursues her across the world, from Shanghai to London and back, until he makes one last daring attempt to corner her. But May still has a few tricks up her sleeve, tricks that just might prove she’s one tough woman to catch.
Download or read book Parlor Games written by Robert Marasco and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a world of glamorous, gifted, intelligent people, the novel is a psychosexual drama about the close and sinister relationship between Maggie Newman and Peter and Gail, brother and sister, whose love, when threatened, degenerates into possessiveness and then darkest evil.
Download or read book Parlor Amusements for the Young Folks written by George Bradford Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Parlour Games and the Public Life of Women in Renaissance Italy written by George W. McClure and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confined by behavioural norms and professional restrictions, women in Renaissance Italy found a welcome escape in an alternative world of play. This book examines the role of games of wit in the social and cultural experience of patrician women from the early sixteenth to the early eighteenth century. Beneath the frivolous exterior of such games as occasions for idle banter, flirtation, and seduction, there often lay a lively contest for power and agency, and the opportunity for conventional women to demonstrate their intellect, to achieve a public identity, and even to model new behaviour and institutions in the non-ludic world. By tapping into the records and cultural artifacts of these games, George McClure recovers a realm of female fame that has largely escaped the notice of modern historians, and in so doing, reveals a cohort of spirited, intellectual women outside of the courts.
Download or read book Parlor Amusements Classic Reprint written by George Bradford Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Parlor Amusements The dramatic element exists, in a greater or less degree, in every mind; for the little child begins to imagine or personate some character at a very early age. The doll is invested with histrionic power, and plays many different roles as time goes on; and the love of acting lasts after old age has dulled many other enjoyments. No pleasanter manner of whiling away a long evening can be found than by a simple entertainment in which old and young unite. The chief objection to such performances has been the trouble which attends their preparation. This little book is intended to obviate this difficulty, as the scenes are so arranged that the most of them can be performed in any parlor with simple properties and costumes, and most of them without study or practice. Every one of them, however, has been tried before large audiences in hundreds of cities, and they are now simplified and arranged for performance by old and young. In the opening chapter, proof of the long experience of the manager is given; and the last ones are devoted to games of thought, in which new games, and old ones in a new dress, are presented in the hope that much benefit to the thinking powers may be gained, as well as amusement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Parlor Amusements for the Young Folks written by George Bradford Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Parlor Amusements for the Young Folks written by George Bradford Bartlett and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-14 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Download or read book Parlor Amusements for the Young Folks written by G. B. Bartlett and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Download or read book PARLOR AMUSEMENTS FOR THE YOUN written by George Bradford 1832-1896 Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Home Amusements written by M. E. W. Sherwood and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting work presents several sketches of the celebrated writers, painters, sculptors, models, and other impressive personalities. Anecdotes and reminiscences of Hans Christian Andersen, Thackeray, Vernet, John Gibson, Delaroche, Princess Borghese, Ivanoff, Gordon, Crawford, Thorwaldsen, and a group of equally famous people are mixed with remarkable and interesting extracts from the history of representatives of the upper classes of Italian society, or of the humble ranks from which artists secure the models for their sculptures and paintings.
Download or read book Party Games for Adults written by Lillian Frankel and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adults like to play too--and these sophisticated games are for after the kids go to bed. Perfect for parties, clubs, and other gatherings, they’re great for breaking the ice, getting guests acquainted, and keeping everyone happy. Choose from more than 100 types, including puzzlers, mental games, active amusements, games for bachelors, and even some sedate ones. In "Vicious Circle” the host uses a rope to tie the wrists of both a man and a woman together: the goal is for the two to free themselves. Soon they’re flailing--and enjoying the start of a beautiful friendship. "Avoid that Letter” keeps conversations from getting into a rut. Or have an energetic "Book Relay,” with volumes balanced on your head. They’re all fun!
Download or read book Parlor Amusements Or the Art of Entertaining written by Frank Bellew and published by . This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
