Download or read book The Reign of Silence Heavy Lies the Crown written by D. Fischer and published by Acorn Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are rumors of a crown that will show the true whereabouts of those who were chosen to replace the gods. A crown that once belonged to the late queen of shadows.Nefari Ashcroft doesn't care about rumors. She plans to take it for herself because with it, she can claim what's rightfully hers: Her title as her peoples' fated queen.First, Nefari must travel to her kingdom - a kingdom that hasn't witnessed a living soul for a decade. This harrowing journey will test everything and everyone she thought she knew.It was prophesied that the shards of a broken kingdom will find the fated queen, but what if these shards slice deeper than glass?
Download or read book Uneasy Lies the Crown written by Tasha Alexander and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Uneasy Lies the Crown, the thrilling new mystery in Tasha Alexander's bestselling series, Lady Emily and her husband Colin must stop a serial killer whose sights may be set on the new king, Edward VII. On her deathbed, Queen Victoria asks to speak privately with trusted agent of the Crown, Colin Hargreaves, and slips him a letter with one last command: Une sanz pluis. Sapere aude. “One and no more. Dare to know.” The year is 1901 and the death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has sent the entire British Empire into mourning. But for Lady Emily and her dashing husband, Colin, the grieving is cut short as another death takes center stage. A body has been found in the Tower of London, posed to look like the murdered medieval king Henry VI. When a second dead man turns up in London's exclusive Berkeley Square, his mutilated remains staged to evoke the violent demise of Edward II, it becomes evident that the mastermind behind the crimes plans to strike again. The race to find the killer takes Emily deep into the capital’s underbelly, teeming with secret gangs, street children, and sleazy brothels—but the clues aren’t adding up. Even more puzzling are the anonymous letters Colin has been receiving since Victoria's death, seeming to threaten her successor, Edward VII. With the killer leaving a trail of dead kings in his wake, will Edward be the next victim?
Download or read book The Reign of Tiberius written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Reign of Tiberius out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus written by Tacitus and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-01-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book The Fountains of Silence written by Ruta Sepetys and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship. Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce him to Ana, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War--as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel's photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of difficult decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city. Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys once again shines light into one of history's darkest corners in this epic, heart-wrenching novel about identity, unforgettable love, repercussions of war, and the hidden violence of silence--inspired by the true postwar struggles of Spain. Includes vintage media reports, oral history commentary, photos, and more. Praise for The Fountains of Silence "Spain under Francisco Franco is as dystopian a setting as Margaret Atwood’s Gilead in Ruta Sepetys’s suspenseful, romantic and timely new work of historical fiction . . . Like [Shakespeare's family romances], 'The Fountains of Silence' speaks truth to power, persuading future rulers to avoid repeating the crimes of the past." --The New York Times Book Review “Full of twists and revelations…an excellent story, and timely, too.” --The Wall Street Journal "A staggering tale of love, loss, and national shame." --Entertainment Weekly * "[Sepetys] tells a moving story made even more powerful by its placement in a lesser-known historical moment. Captivating, deft, and illuminating historical fiction." --Booklist, *STARRED REVIEW* * "This gripping, often haunting historical novel offers a memorable portrait of fascist Spain." --Publishers Weekly, *STARRED REVIEW* * "This richly woven historical fiction . . . will keep young adults as well as adults interested from the first page to the last." --SLC, *STARRED REVIEW* * "Riveting . . . An exemplary work of historical fiction." --The Horn Book, *STARRED REVIEW*
Download or read book Crown Jewels written by Henry Davenport Northrop and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fractured Crowns written by Jenna Powers and published by PEAR Stories. This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leila continues the search for the missing Princess Meriel, spreading out further and further, closing in on areas where the Empire has laid claim. Her sister, Aewyn, grows cautious and concerned of her habits, the two seemingly growing further apart. As they traverse the lands, they quickly find a horrifying sight... Across the seas, to the west, Crown Prince Mutid Kerim al Aziz, of Harub, begrudgingly listens to Prince Loren of the Empire, knowing that he has put himself in this position. The Harubian Army marches south to put the Josin Dynasty on edge, based on false pretenses. While his soldiers have been repositioned, Mutid heads down a secret dungeon to save his long imprisoned mother. And within the Kingdom of Gild, fear grips the Church and the Crown. King Yahob and Prince Udyr cannot believe that Frier and the Empire have joined forces. Yet, Commander Toran says that he saw their banners flying hand in hand. The Great Shepherd, Bertrold, protects the Commander and argues that it is time that Gild insulate itself. Unbeknownst to him, Udyr requests to head north and see for himself, alongside his secret lover, Cristan. When the two learn of the devestation that occurred between the army of Frier and the Tudorian Empire, all manners of peace begin to break...
Download or read book Tickler Or Monthly Compendium of Good Things in Prose and Verse written by and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lawrence Durrell s Notes on Travel Volume One written by Lawrence Durrell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel writing “as luminous as the Mediterranean air” from the acclaimed author of the Alexandria Quartet, who is featured in PBS’s The Durrells in Corfu (Time). Born in India, acclaimed British novelist and poet Lawrence Durrell lived in Corfu as a young man, enjoying salt air, cobalt water, and an unfettered bohemian lifestyle, along with his brother, Gerald, who would also go on to be a writer and a naturalist. Their real-life family is portrayed in the PBS Masterpiece production, The Durrells in Corfu. Over the following decades, he rambled around the Mediterranean, making homes in Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece, always bringing his poet’s eye to document his experiences. Blue Thirst: In the first of a pair of lectures, given during a 1970s visit to California, Durrell recalls his family’s time living on the Greek island of Corfu, expanding on his eloquent memoir, Prospero’s Cell. When the Second World War came to the Mediterranean, Durrell was swept into diplomatic service, an adventure he vividly recounts in his powerful second lecture. “[Durrell’s] travel books arrive like long letters from a civilized and very funny friend.” —Time Sicilian Carousel: For years, Durrell’s friend Martine had begged him to visit her on the sun-kissed paradise of Sicily, but it took her sudden death to finally bring him to the island’s shores. With Martine’s letters in his pocket, Durrell treks from sight to sight, dizzy with history and culture, and finds haunting echoes of his past lives in Rhodes, Cyprus, and Corfu. “Elegant . . . wonderful.” —Time Bitter Lemons of Cyprus: Against the backdrop of the push for independence on Cyprus in the early 1950s, the poet, novelist, and former British government official buys a house, secures a job, and settles in, yearning for a return to the island lifestyle of his youth. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize, this memoir is an elegant picture of island life in a changing world. “Brilliant depth of language . . . gathering slowly from the lighter delightful pages to its lost and questioning end. Never for a moment does [Durrell] lose the poet’s touch.” —The New York Times
Download or read book The London Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Complete dramatic works and miscellaneous poems written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
