Author: John Mathew Gutch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Caraboo
Author: John Mathew Gutch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Companion for Caraboo
Author: Walter Bates
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo
Author: Catherine Johnson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448197589
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2016, this is a very curious tale indeed . . . Out of the blue arrives an exotic young woman from a foreign land. Fearless and strong, 'Princess' Caraboo rises above the suspicions of the wealthy family who take her in. But who is the real Caraboo? In a world where it seems everyone is playing a role, could she be an ordinary girl with a tragic past? Is she a confidence trickster? Or is she the princess everyone wants her to be? This the tale of the ultimate historical hustle, steeped in delectable romance. Whoever Caraboo turns out to be, she will steal your heart . . .
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448197589
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2016, this is a very curious tale indeed . . . Out of the blue arrives an exotic young woman from a foreign land. Fearless and strong, 'Princess' Caraboo rises above the suspicions of the wealthy family who take her in. But who is the real Caraboo? In a world where it seems everyone is playing a role, could she be an ordinary girl with a tragic past? Is she a confidence trickster? Or is she the princess everyone wants her to be? This the tale of the ultimate historical hustle, steeped in delectable romance. Whoever Caraboo turns out to be, she will steal your heart . . .
Caraboo. A narrative of a singular imposition, practised ... by a young woman of the name of Mary Willcocks, alias Baker, alias Bakerstendht, alias Caraboo, Princess of Javasu. Illustrated with two portraits, etc
Caraboo
Author: Jennifer Raison
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781566561792
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781566561792
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Princess Caraboo
Author: John Wells
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780330336307
Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780330336307
Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Figures of Speech
Author: Tim Cassedy
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609386124
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Tim Cassedy’s fascinating study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one’s identity. During this time of revolution (U.S., French, and Haitian) and globalization, language served as a way to categorize people within a world that appeared more diverse than ever. Linguistic differences, especially among English-speakers, seemed to validate the emerging national, racial, local, and regional identity categories that took shape in this new world order. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time—from the woman known as “Princess Caraboo” to wordsmith Noah Webster—Cassedy shows how each put language at the center of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era’s linguistic ideas. The result is a highly entertaining and equally informative look at how perceptions about who spoke what language—and how they spoke it—determined the shape of communities in the British American colonies and beyond. This engagingly written story is sure to appeal to historians of literature, culture, and communication; to linguists and book historians; and to general readers interested in how ideas about English developed in the early United States and throughout the English-speaking world.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609386124
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Tim Cassedy’s fascinating study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one’s identity. During this time of revolution (U.S., French, and Haitian) and globalization, language served as a way to categorize people within a world that appeared more diverse than ever. Linguistic differences, especially among English-speakers, seemed to validate the emerging national, racial, local, and regional identity categories that took shape in this new world order. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time—from the woman known as “Princess Caraboo” to wordsmith Noah Webster—Cassedy shows how each put language at the center of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era’s linguistic ideas. The result is a highly entertaining and equally informative look at how perceptions about who spoke what language—and how they spoke it—determined the shape of communities in the British American colonies and beyond. This engagingly written story is sure to appeal to historians of literature, culture, and communication; to linguists and book historians; and to general readers interested in how ideas about English developed in the early United States and throughout the English-speaking world.
Princess Caraboo
Author: John Matthew Gutch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781434103246
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Bristol, England, 1817. A beautiful young stranger speaking an unknown language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it becomes understood that the woman is a princess from an exotic foreign land. She is welcomed by a family of aristocrats interested in using her to increase their prestige. But is Caraboo really a princess? This true story was the basis of the 1994 film Princess Caraboo, starring Phoebe Cates in the title role. A fascinating look at one of the greatest hoaxes of all time.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781434103246
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Bristol, England, 1817. A beautiful young stranger speaking an unknown language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it becomes understood that the woman is a princess from an exotic foreign land. She is welcomed by a family of aristocrats interested in using her to increase their prestige. But is Caraboo really a princess? This true story was the basis of the 1994 film Princess Caraboo, starring Phoebe Cates in the title role. A fascinating look at one of the greatest hoaxes of all time.
Romantic Liars
Author: D. Lee
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137077409
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137077409
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason.
Instructions to Young Sportsmen
Author: Peter Hawker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description