Download or read book Widow s Weeds and Weeping Veils written by Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins and published by Gettysburg Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 19th century, death shadowed daily life. A high infant mortality rate, poor sanitation, risk during childbirth, poisons, ignorance, and war kept 19th-century Americans busy practicing the ritual of mourning. The Victorian era in both Europe and America saw these rituals elevated to an art form expressing not only grief, but also religious feeling, social obligation, and even mourning fashion. Complete with period illustrations, Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils explores how Victorians viewed death and dying as a result of the profound historical events of their time. This concise, informative work is ideal for students of Victorian-era culture and Civil War enthusiasts.
Download or read book Loveda Brown Widow s Weeds The Idyllwild Mystery Series Book Six written by Jolie Tunnell and published by Jolie Tunnell. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three women conceal secrets beneath their widow’s weeds, but Loveda’s might be the biggest of them all. Loveda Brown discovers a dead man on the banks of Logan Creek, near the tiny mountainside town of Idyllwild, California, as yet the Wild West of 1912. Then it disappears without a trace. Unexpected guests sweep in with devastating secrets in their wake, forcing Loveda to confront a secret of two of her own. Will she find the killer before becoming a pawn in a sinister game of death and resurrection?
Download or read book Widow s Weeds written by Sara Keefe and published by Sara Keefe. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edo, the capital of Japan, 1907. Helen Motosu is in deep mourning after the death of her husband, private investigator Shigeru Motosu. Restricted to caring for her young children and keeping her brother-in-law from his self-destructive habits, Helen feels stagnated and unchallenged. Until the charismatic Mitsuo Okabe, one of Edo's mayors, requests the Motosus' help in solving the murder of his brother, an energy scientist working on a solar-powered bullet train. The main suspect is a Russian prostitute who was with Dr. Okabe the night he died. Mayor Okabe knows that his brother had enemies in the city, rivals in the development of new energy technologies. The Russian girl refuses to cooperate with the Japanese police, but Mayor Okabe hopes that a foreign woman can convince her to reveal what she witnessed that night. Helen has never actively investigated anything on her own. To solve this crime, she must navigate Japan's scientific circles while maintaining her own precarious social position. Without her, an innocent young woman could lose her life, and a violent murderer will be free to kill again. WIDOW'S WEEDS is the first in an alternate history mystery series set in Japan. Set in a "steampunk-lite" timeline, the world of the Motosu Mysteries is slightly different from our own. Steam-power and clockwork are giving way to new technologies such as solar-power and electro-power. Imagine the world of Sherlock Holmes combined with a Ghibli movie, and you're quite close to the setting and tone of the Motosu Mysteries series.
Download or read book Widow s Weeds written by Eric Griffin and published by White Wolf Publishing. This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Camarilla, after losing ground along the East Coast in its recent war with the Sabbat, has claimed control of New York City at last. Now the story of their covert activities and greatest victories is finally told.
Download or read book Tremere written by Eric Griffin and published by White Wolf Games Studio. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Million Words of Terror It began with Clan Novel: Toreador .... This book, Clan Novel: Tremere, is the twelvth in a 13-novel series concerning the Kindred -- the hugest event ever in the World of Darkness. From small details to grand spectacles, this epic series of one million words reveals the secrets of this hidden world through the eyes of individuals on both sides of a great conflict. The continued existence of all Kindred, from the youngest to the eldest Methuselah, hangs in the The Last of His Kind Further examination of the sketch that sent the Toreador Victoria Ash to Atlanta now reveals deeper secrets to Aisling Sturbridge, the leader of the Tremere chantry in New York City. A traitor in the ranks of the hierarchical Tremere, who was thought is discovered -- and he might be the very cause of the Camarilla/Sabbat war!
Download or read book The Vicar s Widow written by Julia London and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Julia London presents a “love story that warms the heart” (Fresh Fiction). When the vicar’s beautiful widow attracts the attention of Lord Montgomery, one of the ton’s most eligible bachelors, a jealous young debutante spreads rumors to bring the flirtation to a crashing end. But Montgomery isn’t going to let a little bit of scandal keep him from winning the lovely widow’s well-guarded heart. Don’t miss Julia London’s Lucky Charm. The Vicar’s Widow previously appeared in Talk of the Ton.
Download or read book Aarbert written by William Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Lady Awakened written by Cecilia Grant and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cecilia Grant’s emotionally rich and deeply passionate Regency romance debut, a deal with a rumored rogue turns a proper young woman into . . . A Lady Awakened. Newly widowed and desperate to protect her estate and beloved servants from her malevolent brother-in-law, Martha Russell conceives a daring plan. Or rather, a daring plan to conceive. After all, if she has an heir on the way, her future will be secured. Forsaking all she knows of propriety, Martha approaches her neighbor, a London exile with a wicked reputation, and offers a strictly business proposition: a month of illicit interludes . . . for a fee. Theophilus Mirkwood ought to be insulted. Should be appalled. But how can he resist this siren in widow’s weeds, whose offer is simply too outrageously tempting to decline? Determined she’ll get her money’s worth, Theo endeavors to awaken this shamefully neglected beauty to the pleasures of the flesh—only to find her dead set against taking any enjoyment in the scandalous bargain. Surely she can’t resist him forever. But could a lady’s sweet surrender open their hearts to the most unexpected arrival of all . . . love?
Download or read book Chaucer and Array written by Laura Fulkerson Hodges and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the ways in which Chaucer uses details of costume, clothing and fabric, enhancing our understanding of and shedding fresh insights into his work. The use Chaucer made of costume rhetoric, and its function within his body of works, are examined here for the first time. The study explores Chaucer's knowledge of the conventional imagery of medieval literary genres, especiallymedieval romances and fabliaux, and his manipulation of rhetorical conventions through variations and omissions. In particular, it addresses Chaucer's habit of playing upon his audience's expectations, derived from their knowledge of the literary genres involved - and why he omits lengthy passages of costume rhetoric in his romances, but includes them in some of his comedic works, It also discusses the numerous minor facets of costume rhetoric employed in decorating his texts. Chaucer and Array responds to the questions posed by medievalists concerning Chaucer's characteristic pattern of apportioning descriptive detail in his characterization by costume. It alsoexamines his depiction of clothing and textiles representing contemporary material culture while focusing attention on the literary meaning of clothing and fabrics as well as on their historic, economic and religious signification. Laura F. Hodges blends her interests in medieval literature and the history of costume in her publications, specializing in the semiotics of costume and fabrics in literature. A teacher of English literature for a number of years, she holds a doctorate in literature from Rice University.
Download or read book Mourning Dress Routledge Revivals written by Lou Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata. The result is a book which is not only of major importance to students of the history of dress but also to anyone who enjoys social history.
Download or read book Rachel Ray written by Anthony Trollope and published by London : J. Lane ; New York : J. Lane Company. This book was released on 1906 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Anthony Trollope Illustrated written by Anthony Trollope and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 22053 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Trollope is a leading literary figure of the Victorian age, having not only written novels, but also varied works such as sketches, plays, biographies and classical studies. This enormous eBook offers readers the unique opportunity of exploring the prolific writer’s complete works in a manner never before possible. * illustrated with hundreds of images relating to Trollope’s life and works * annotated with concise introductions to the novels and other works * ALL 47 novels – even rare ones - and each with their own contents table * separate contents tables for the Barsetshire and Palliser novels * images of how the novels first appeared, giving your Kindle a taste of the Victorian texts * the Christmas stories, including the scarce novella THE TWO HEROINES OF PLUMPINGTON * rare short story collections like WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES AND OTHER STORIES – first time in digital print * both of the rare plays * includes Trollope’s travel writing and classical studies * includes Trollope’s rare biographies of Lord Palmerston, Thackeray and Cicero * the textbook Trollope analysing Caesar’s Commentaries * rare sketches, like the fully illustrated text CLERGYMEN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, available nowhere else in digital print * boasts a special criticism section, examining Trollope’s contribution to literature * SPECIAL BONUS text of Trollope’s autobiography - explore the author’s interesting life! * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Trollope’s immense oeuvre * UPDATED with more images, corrections and improved structure * UPDATED with rare short story THE GENTLE EUPHEMIA CONTENTS: The Barsetshire Series The Palliser Series The Novels THE MACDERMOTS OF BALLYCLORAN THE KELLYS AND THE O’KELLYS THE WARDEN LA VENDÉE BARCHESTER TOWERS THE THREE CLERKS DOCTOR THORNE THE BERTRAMS CASTLE RICHMOND FRAMLEY PARSONAGE ORLEY FARM THE STRUGGLES OF BROWN, JONES AND ROBINSON RACHEL RAY THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? MISS MACKENZIE THE BELTON ESTATE THE CLAVERINGS NINA BALATKA THE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET LINDA TRESSEL PHINEAS FINN HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT THE VICAR OF BULLHAMPTON SIR HARRY HOTSPUR OF HUMBLETHWAITE RALPH THE HEIR GOLDEN LION OF GRANPÈRE THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS HARRY HEATHCOTE OF GANGOIL LADY ANNA PHINEAS REDUX THE WAY WE LIVE NOW THE PRIME MINISTER THE AMERICAN SENATOR IS HE POPENJOY? JOHN CALDIGATE AN EYE FOR AN EYE COUSIN HENRY THE DUKE’S CHILDREN AYALA’S ANGEL DOCTOR WORTLE’S SCHOOL THE FIXED PERIOD KEPT IN THE DARK MARION FAY MR. SCARBOROUGH’S FAMILY THE LANDLEAGUERS AN OLD MAN’S LOVE The Shorter Fiction TALES OF OTHER COUNTRIES SERIES I TALES OF OTHER COUNTRIES SERIES II THE GENTLE EUPHEMIA LOTTA SCHMIDT AND OTHER STORIES AN EDITOR’S TALES CHRISTMAS DAY AT KIRKBY COTTAGE NEVER, NEVER — NEVER, NEVER CATHERINE CARMICHAEL WHY FRAU FROHMANN RAISED HER PRICES AND OTHER STORIES THE TWO HEROINES OF PLUMPLINGTON NOT IF I KNOW IT The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Sketches HUNTING SKETCHES TRAVELLING SKETCHES CLERGYMEN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LONDON TRADESMEN The Travel Writing THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN NORTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA HOW THE ‘MASTIFFS’ WENT TO ICELAND The Plays DID HE STEAL IT? THE NOBLE JILT The Non-Fiction LIST OF ESSAYS AND ARTICLES THE COMMENTARIES OF CAESAR The Criticism STUDIES IN EARLY VICTORIAN LITERATURE by Frederic Harrison NOTES ON TROLLOPE by Leo Tolstoy EXTRACT FROM ‘THE NEW NOVEL’ by Henry James PARTIAL PORTRAITS: ANTHONY TROLLOPE by Henry James The Biographies THACKERAY LIFE OF CICERO LORD PALMERSTON AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY Visit www.delphiclassics.com for more information and to browse our other Complete Works titles
Download or read book Rachel Ray written by Anthony Trollope and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE RAY FAMILY. There are women who cannot grow alone as standard trees;—for whom the support and warmth of some wall, some paling, some post, is absolutely necessary;—who, in their growth, will bend and incline themselves towards some such prop for their life, creeping with their tendrils along the ground till they reach it when the circumstances of life have brought no such prop within their natural and immediate reach. Of most women it may be said that it would be well for them that they should marry,—as indeed of most men also, seeing that man and wife will each lend the other strength, and yet in lending lose none; but to the women of whom I now speak some kind of marriage is quite indispensable, and by them some kind of marriage is always made, though the union is often unnatural. A woman in want of a wall against which to nail herself will swear conjugal obedience sometimes to her cook, sometimes to her grandchild, sometimes to her lawyer. Any standing corner, post, or stump, strong enough to bear her weight will suffice; but to some standing corner, post, or stump, she will find her way and attach herself, and there will she be married. Such a woman was our Mrs. Ray. As her name imports, she had been married in the way most popular among ladies, with bell, book, and parson. She had been like a young peach tree that, in its early days, is carefully taught to grow against a propitious southern wall. Her natural prop had been found for her, and all had been well. But her heaven had been made black with storms; the heavy winds had come, and the warm sheltering covert against which she had felt herself so safe had been torn away from her branches as they were spreading themselves forth to the fulness of life. She had been married at eighteen, and then, after ten years of wedded security, she had become a widow.
Download or read book Report of the Transactions of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society written by Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Culture and Art of Death in 19th Century America written by D. Tulla Lightfoot and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth-century Victorian-era mourning rituals--long and elaborate public funerals, the wearing of lavishly somber mourning clothes, and families posing for portraits with deceased loved ones--are often depicted as bizarre or scary. But behind many such customs were rational or spiritual meanings. This book offers an in-depth explanation at how death affected American society and the creative ways in which people responded to it. The author discusses such topics as mediums as performance artists and postmortem painters and photographers, and draws a connection between death and the emergence of three-dimensional media.
Download or read book Tudor Costume and Fashion written by Herbert Norris and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monumental study of English fashions from 1485 through 1603 surveys clothing worn by all classes and includes headgear, hairstyles, jewelry, collars, footwear, and other accessories. 1,000 black-and-white figures. 24 halftones. 22 color plates.
