Download or read book The Crystal Mirror and The Mystery of the Ring of Fire written by Niel Robertson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of two short stories represents the best of the childhood imagination. Written when he was only nine years old, The Crystal Mirror and The Mystery of the Ring of Fire are wonderful tales of adventure and discovery. While youthful in their very nature, both remind us of the pleasure of storytelling. The Crystal Mirror chronicles the adventures of young Dunlew as he seeks to help his father and destroy the dreaded Crystal Mirror. The writer Lloyd Alexander, whose novels, The Chronicles of Prydain, inspired Robertson's own story, has high praise for this work. "It's an exciting, excellent work, really in every way--the characters, the plot, and the language, all splendid. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it...as a writer I can appreciate the great amount of work involved." The second story in the collection, The Mystery of the Ring of Fire, captures one event in the illustrious career of Renton Brack, a world class detective. Renton and his partner must discover who stole the jewel bound vase. The answer is sure to surprise everyone! These stories are perfect for inspiring young writers and the young at heart to continue creating stories for all to enjoy.
Download or read book Century 1 Ring of Fire written by P. D. Baccalario and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every hundred years, four kids from four cities must save the world.Rome, December 29.A mix-up with their reservations forces Harvey from New York, Mistral from Paris, and Sheng from Shanghai to share a room with the hotel owner’s daughter, Elettra. The four kids discover an amazing coincidence—they all have birthdays on February 29, Leap Day. That night, a strange man gives them a briefcase and asks them to take care of it until he returns. Soon afterward, the man is murdered.The kids open the briefcase. In it they find a series of clues that take them all over Rome, through dusty libraries and dark catacombs, in search of the elusive Ring of Fire, an ancient object so powerful that legend says even a Roman emperor couldn’t control it.In the first book of the Century quartet, Italian author P. D. Baccalario begins a mystery that will take four cities and four extraordinary kids to solve.
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Download or read book Franciscans and Preaching written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis of Assisi, whose Gospel performance captured the imagination of his day, fostered a movement of men and women who were fascinated by the transformative power of the embodied Word. Learned or unlettered, theologian or penitent, their shared conviction took form in various gestures, languages, and literary genres. For their part, medieval artisans and craftsmen reflected this Franciscan predilection to preach in architecture, frescoes, and reliquaries. In Franciscans and Preaching, scholars from Europe and North Amercia offer the first extensive English language study of medieval Franciscan preaching. Contributors are C. Colt Anderson, Joshua C. Benson, Michael W. Blastic, Jay M. Hammond, J.A. Wayne Hellmann, Timothy J. Johnson, Beverly M. Kienzle, Francesco Lucchini, Steven J. McMichael, Alison More, Stephen Mossman, Patrick Nold, Darleen Pryds, Amanda Quantz, Bert Roest, Michael Robson, Francisco Javier Rojo Alique, and Nicholas W. Youmans.
Download or read book Tolkien s Theology of Beauty written by Lisa Coutras and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Lisa Coutras explores the structure and complexity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s narrative theology, synthesizing his Christian worldview with his creative imagination. She illustrates how, within the framework of a theological aesthetics, transcendental beauty is the unifying principle that integrates all aspects of Tolkien’s writing, from pagan despair to Christian joy. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christianity is often held in an unsteady tension with the pagan despair of his mythic world. Some critics portray these as incompatible, while Christian analysis tends to oversimplify the presence of religious symbolism. This polarity of opinion testifies to the need for a unifying interpretive lens. The fact that Tolkien saw his own writing as “religious” and “Catholic,” yet was preoccupied with pagan mythology, nature, language, and evil, suggests that these areas were wholly integrated with his Christian worldview. Tolkien’s Theology of Beauty examines six structural elements, demonstrating that the author’s Christianity is deeply embedded in the narrative framework of his creative imagination.
Download or read book The Secret Shire of Cotswold written by Steve Ponty and published by Steve Ponty. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Ponty researched the topography of the Cotswolds and unearthed J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Shire' by comparison between the maps of Middle- and Mother-earth. Apart from the secrets of geography hidden in the epic story, there are allusions, never revealed before this brand new perspective, to personalities contemporary with Tolkien’s writings.
Download or read book The Birthday Murder An American Mystery Classic written by Lange Lewis and published by Penzler Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her husband is murdered using a method from one of her books, a screenwriter becomes the main suspect A successful writer and a B-movie director seem like the perfect match in the Hollywood Hills and, with him working to produce her novel for an upcoming film, the pair’s recent marriage isn’t the only way that they’re connected. When the husband is found murdered on the wife’s birthday using a method of poisoning that was described in one of her books, Victoria suddenly becomes the main suspect as her new happy life comes crashing down around her. The case appears straightforward from the outside but the LAPD investigator on the scene finds the truth to be anything but. Though all the signs point to Victoria, there’s no motive to be found. Now, to solve the mystery of whodunnit, he’ll have to dig beneath the veneer of the household and reveal its inner workings, and to understand the deadly drama that unfolded just beneath the surface. Reprinted for the first time in over half a century, The Birthday Murder is a beautifully written and psychologically astute Golden Age mystery set in old Los Angeles. It will appeal to fans of vintage whodunnits and of standout domestic suspense authors from the era such as Dorothy B. Hughes, Charlotte Armstrong, and Margaret Millar.
Download or read book DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE Complete Murder Mysteries Collection 11 Novels in One Volume written by Anna Katharine Green and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 2815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Ebenezer Gryce Series is a collection of eleven novels featuring the author's main character, Detective Ebenezer Gryce of the New York Metropolitan Police Force. The author, Anna Katharine Green, is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic form, and developing the series detective. Table of Contents: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow The Sword of Damocles Hand and Ring That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study One of My Sons The House of the Whispering Pines Initials Only Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel". She stamped the mystery genre with the distinctive features that would influence writers from Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle to contemporary authors of suspenseful "whodunits".
Download or read book 22 DETECTIVE NOVELS Ultimate Mystery Collection The Leavenworth Case Lost Man s Lane Dark Hollow Hand and Ring The Mill Mystery The Forsaken Inn The House of the Whispering Pines written by Anna Katharine Green and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 4473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tower of the Medusa written by Lin Carter and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the distant future, when science has evolved into an art indistinguishable from magic, Kirin the thief finds himself forced down on an alien planet. Gathering allies, he must defeat the Witch Queen -- who plans nothing less than the conquest of the entire galaxy! A thrilling sword-and-planet adventure in the grand tradition of Leigh Brackett and C.L. Moore.
Download or read book Heir of Fire written by Sarah J. Maas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heir of ash and fire bows to no one. A new threat rises in the third book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak, but now she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth. That truth could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. To defeat them, Celaena will need the strength not only to fight the evil that is about to be unleashed but also to harness her inner demons. If she is to win this battle, she must find the courage to face her destiny-and burn brighter than ever before. The third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series continues Celaena's epic journey from woman to warrior.
Download or read book Solariad written by Surazeus Astarius and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solariad of Surazeus - Guidance of Solaria presents 114,920 lines of verse in 1,660 poems, lyrics, ballads, sonnets, dramatic monologues, eulogies, hymns, and epigrams written by Surazeus 2006 to 2011.
Download or read book Popular Magic written by Joseph Dunninger and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Ring and the Book written by Robert Browning and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2001-08-27 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June, 1860, Browning purchased an "old yellow book" from a bookstall in Florence. The book contained legal briefs, pamphlets, and letters relating to a case that had been tried in 1698 involving a child bride, a disguised priest, a triple murder, four hangings and the beheading of a nobleman. Browning resolved to use it as the source for a poem. The result, The Ring and the Book, is certainly one of the most important long poems of the Victorian era and is arguably Browning's greatest work. Basing their edition on the 1888-89 version of the poem, Altick and Collins include the last corrections Browning intended before his death. In addition to a substantial introduction, this Broadview Literary Texts edition also includes selections from Browning's correspondence, and contemporary reviews and reactions to the work.
