Download or read book The Princess Thora written by John Burland Harris-Burland and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ash Princess written by Laura Sebastian and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the New York Times bestselling series "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" (Bustle), Ash Princess is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people. Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia's family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess--a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner. For ten years Theo has been a captive in her own palace. She's endured the relentless abuse and ridicule of the Kaiser and his court. She is powerless, surviving in her new world only by burying the girl she was deep inside. Then, one night, the Kaiser forces her to do the unthinkable. With blood on her hands and all hope of reclaiming her throne lost, she realizes that surviving is no longer enough. But she does have a weapon: her mind is sharper than any sword. And power isn't always won on the battlefield. For ten years, the Ash Princess has seen her land pillaged and her people enslaved. That all ends here. "Sure to be one of the summer's most talked about YAs. . . . A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down."-Bustle
Download or read book Classics of Fantastic Literature written by Robert Reginald and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes plot summaries and detailed descriptions of 194 works of science fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Download or read book Tales from Northern Sagas written by Donald Alexander Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beauty s Blade written by Lindsay Randall and published by Lindsay Randall. This book was released on 2019-07-27 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tormented by his bastard status, Devon Covington vows to find the signet ring that will prove he is the legitimate heir to his father's estate. When the search leads to Sweden and the deathbed of his childhood friend, Princess Thora-Lisa, Devon faces a new challenge: honor Thora-Lisa's last wish by helping Brigitta, her maid, impersonate the princess and become the healthy bride of Lisa's groom. Brigitta and Devon are blindsided by an undeniable passion for each other. But Brigitta's duty is to marry Erik Bjord and Devon must discredit his loathsome "bastard" title. Then Brigitta's careful masquerade is exposed by her betrothed, forcing Devon to choose: legitimize his birth or protect Brigitta, the only treasure worth claiming.
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 The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family written by Albert Welles and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Real Mandrake the Magician written by Linda Mandrake and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography not only gives you an idea of the brilliant career of Mandrake with over 100 show photos, but also provides a glimpse behind the scenes. What was it like to live on the road with small children while constantly performing magic shows? Mandrake's first son, Lon, at age 6 attended five different schools in grade one yet graduated from U.B.C. with a Bachelor of Science degree years later. Mandrake's performing partner and wife, Velvet, remembers: "One night we had a big show, with full orchestra and a packed house. At the end , the audience really liked us and they came up on stage and presented me with a bouquet of red roses. We took our bows and we felt like the toast of the town. Then back to the hotel room I went to relieve the sitter while Leon organized back stage. I rolled up my sleeves and thought what a contrast, as I spent the rest of the evening washing out dirty diapers in the bathroom sink." Then there was the time the elegant Vancouver hotel phoned Mandrake for help because another magician's doves had flown into the high chandeliers and no one could catch them. A banquet was planned for that evening and they were in a panic. Mandrake, with his great experience in magic, caught all the birds in no time. See the photo of Mandrake in Las Vegas in 1945 when the Last Frontier was one of only three casinos on the strip. Enjoy the adventures of Mandrake and the unusual people he met on the road. Meet the real Mandrake the Magician.
Download or read book To Woo an Heiress Series Books 4 and 5 A Duet of Sweet and Adventurous Regency Romance Novels written by Lindsay Randall and published by Lindsay Randall. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Lindsay Randall comes two sweet Regency heiresses — one with a secret to keep and one who is on a mission to save a friend. Includes: MISS MEREDITH’S MARRIAGE According to her father’s will, heiress Meredith Darlington must find a bridegroom before her next birthday — just two weeks away — or marry the man her eccentric godmama chooses. Panicked, Meredith proposes to Lane Markham Graystone, the third Earl of Graystone, a man she barely knows but who once pierced her heart when she was a young girl on holiday. Unbeknownst to Meredith, Laney isn’t Laney, but his ne’er-do-well twin, Larkin. Estranged from his family at a young age and forever involved in perilous escapades, Larkin is being stalked by a treacherous enemy. As danger and intrigue draw the pair together, Meredith discovers that she’s falling for her bridegroom impostor — and ultimately fears she’s nothing more than a pawn in another of his deadly games. THE HEIRESS AND THE HIGHWAYMAN Miss Lydia Lacey is on a mission to help a friend, but her carriage is waylaid by boys playing at highwaymen. When the true thief arrives—bold, commanding, and sinfully handsome—he takes a wounded Lydia to his hideout where he tends to her injury … and stirs her curiosity. Ignatius “Nash” Westcott, Viscount Vailton, knows the lovely and adventurous Lydia believes him to be nothing more than a lowly thief. He’d like the chance to prove her wrong. When Lydia daringly asks Nash to help rescue her friend from an unscrupulous band of men, he agrees. But aiding Lydia will mean resurrecting his lawless past—and putting his future at risk. Sparks ignite between them and danger escalates as they head into the rough neighborhoods near the London Dock. Lydia soon realizes Nash is stealing her heart. But is a future even possible with the dashing thief who claims to be heir to an earldom?
Download or read book Vikings Ragnar Lodbrok and the Women Who Loved Him written by and published by Rachel Tsoumbakos. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The famous Viking, Ragnar Lodbrok, accomplished many great deeds according to the Viking Sagas associated with him. However, for many, it is his personal life, and the women who loved him that garners the most interest. So, who were these women and why did they love him? Find out: *Who the Vikings were *Who Ragnar was *How many wives he really had *Who his other lovers and mistresses were *Which of his famous sons were attributed to each woman *Which historical texts tell Ragnar's story
Download or read book Who s who in the Theatre written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Queen Victoria and The Romanovs written by Coryne Hall and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander III called Victoria ‘a pampered, sentimental, selfish old woman,’ while to her he was a sovereign whom she could not regard as a gentleman. But the Queen's son and two of her granddaughters married Romanovs.
Download or read book The Romanov Sisters written by Helen Rappaport and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian Helen Rappaport brings the four daughters of the last Tsar to life in their own words, illuminating the opulence of their doomed world and their courage as they faced a terrible end.
Download or read book Land of Fury written by Lindsey Pogue and published by Roar Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "WOW WOW WOW! - I didn’t think this series could get better, but LP just blew my mind!" - Tricia Flowers, Goodreads Once upon a time, there was a desperate princess, a scythe-wielding huntsman, and a band of Viking horsemen. Princess Thora, youngest daughter of the infamous Queen of Norseland, has only known life behind the walls of Winterwood Keep. Shut away from the outside world, Thora awaits the day she is called upon to fulfill her royal duty. When that day arrives, and Thora learns she will marry the kingdom’s most sinister chieftain, she must decide between her freedom, and the dangers stalking the wild winter lands, or her obligation to her kingdom and confronting the evils that lurk the castle corridors she calls home. It’s not long before Thora learns nothing is quite what it seems, and with an unlikely ally at her side, she embarks on a journey that will alter the fabric of Norseland forever. Prepare to feel the kiss of winter on your skin as you’re windswept in this heart-pounding, swoon-worthy Norse-inspired Snow White retelling. If you enjoy love/hate relationships, secret identities, and reluctant heroines on whirlwind adventures, this is the tale for you. **Contains adult content** Visit lindseypogue.com/ruinedlands for trigger warnings. Also included in RUINED LANDS RETELLINGS (inter-connected stand-alones): City of Ruin (Beauty and the Beast) Sea of Storms (Skadi and Njord, Norse Mythology) Land of Fury (Snow White and the Huntsman) Also in the FORGOTTEN WORLD FORGOTTEN LANDS (inter-connected stand-alones): Dust and Shadow Borne of Sand and Scorn (prequel novella) Earth and Ember Tide and Tempest norse mythology, alternative history, post-apocalyptic history, climate change, folklore and mythology retellings, myths and legends, ruined lands series, lindsey pogue, forgotten worlds, dystopian fantasy, fantasy romance, princess, arranged marriage, snow white and the seven dwarves, snow white and the huntsman, adventure fiction, action and adventure stories, epic world building, part of a historical fantasy series, gaslamp fantasy
Download or read book Catland written by Kathryn Hughes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How cat mania exploded in the early twentieth century, transforming cats from pests into beloved pets. In 1900, Britain and America were in the grip of a cat craze. An animal that had for centuries been seen as a household servant or urban nuisance had now become an object of pride and deep affection. From presidential and royal families who imported exotic breeds to working-class men competing for cash prizes for the fattest tabby, people became enthralled to the once-humble cat. Multiple industries sprang up to feed this new obsession, selling everything from veterinary services to leather bootees via dedicated cat magazines. Cats themselves were now traded for increasingly large sums of money, bolstered by elaborate pedigrees that claimed noble ancestry and promised aesthetic distinction. In Catland, Kathryn Hughes chronicles the cat craze of the early twentieth century through the life and career of Louis Wain. Wain's anthropomorphic drawings of cats in top hats falling in love, sipping champagne, golfing, driving cars, and piloting planes are some of the most instantly recognizable images from the era. His round-faced fluffy characters established the prototype for the modern cat, which cat "fanciers" were busily trying to achieve using their newfound knowledge of the latest scientific breeding techniques. Despite being a household name, Wain endured multiple bankruptcies and mental breakdowns, spending his last fifteen years in an asylum, drawing abstract and multicolored felines. But it was his ubiquitous anthropomorphic cats that helped usher the formerly reviled creatures into homes across Europe. Beautifully illustrated and based on new archival findings about Wain's life, the wider cat fancy, and the media frenzy it created, Catland chronicles the fascinating history of how the modern cat emerged.
Download or read book The Last Days of Glory written by Tony Rennell and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Victoria's death in January 1901 shook Britain to its core, and reverberated not just throughout the Commonwealth, but around the world. She was a woman in her eighties, and yet it seems no one could contemplate the end of a reign that had lasted so long. Most could not remember a time when she was not Queen, and the very stability of everyday life seemed to depend on her regency. The anxiety of the government and the royal family about the prospect of the Queen's death was such that the news of her illness was deliberately concealed from the public for more than a week. When it came, people from England to Jamaica wept in the streets, and this grief was surpassed only by fear for the future. "God help us" was the standard reaction from all strata of society. The Last Days of Glory is the definitive account of those last 23 days in January 1901, when Victoria traveled to Osborne House to die. The momentous reaction to the Queen's passing attached to it more significance and a greater sense of change than the turn of the century had carried just a year earlier. Through the prism of those last days Tony Rennell presents us with a series of resonant and absorbing snapshots of a fading Empire at the end of the Victorian Age, and captures a nation coping with change, balancing comfortable nostalgia with the arrival of a new order.
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