Cousin George, and other tales PDF Download

Author: mrs. Walker
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Languages : en
Pages : 344

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Author: Walker
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385262313
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Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Author: Mrs. Walker (Writer of Fiction.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Author: Miranda Carter
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 1400043638
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 561

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In the years before World War I, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II. Carter uses the cousins' correspondence and a host of historical sources to tell their tragicomic stories.

Author: Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402227043
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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Georgette Heyer, bestselling Queen of Regency Romance, invites readers to an extraordinary Gothic tale of love, mystery, and intrigue. A surprising invitation Kate Malvern is rescued from penury by her aunt Minerva, who brings her to stay at Staplewood. But the household is strange and strained—Kate's uncle lives in his own private wing, and her handsome, moody cousin Torquil lives in another. A dark family secret As bizarre events unfold and Kate begins to question the reasons for her aunt's unexpected generosity, she has no one to confide in but her cousin Philip. Sympathetic though he may appear, will he tell her what she most needs to know... before it's too late? Praise for Cousin Kate: "Miss Heyer serves up a very different sort of tale in the same period setting, nothing less than a full-fledged Gothic. And a very expert job she does of it, too, complete with a remote and forbidding country house, screams in the night, dark hints of something best left unmentioned... nicely leavened with wit, romance, and wonderful period slang."—Publishers Weekly

Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Author: New York Free Circulating Library. George Bruce Branch
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Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Author: Stuart Trueman
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Category : Canadian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Author: Simon Cooke
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317128672
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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Though well-known as the author of Trilby and the creator of Svengali, the writer-artist George Du Maurier had many other accomplishments that are less familiar to modern audiences. This collection traces Du Maurier’s role as a participant in the wider cultural life of his time, restoring him to his proper status as a major Victorian figure. Divided into sections, the volume considers Du Maurier as an artist, illustrator and novelist who helped to form some of the key ideas of his time. The contributors place his life and work in the context of his treatment of Judaism and Jewishness; his fascination with urbanization, Victorian science, technology and clairvoyance; his friendships and influences; and his impact on notions of consumerism and taste. As an illustrator, Du Maurier collaborated with Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell and sensational writers such as M. E. Braddon and the author of The Notting Hill Mystery. These partnerships, along with his reflections on the art of illustration, are considered in detail. Impossible to categorize, Du Maurier was an Anglo-Frenchman with cultural linkages in France, England, and America; a social commentator with an interest in The New Woman; a Punch humourist; and a friend of Henry James, with whom he shared a particular interest in the writing of domesticity and domestic settings. Closing with a consideration of Du Maurier’s after-life, notably the treatment of his work in film, this collection highlights his diverse achievements and makes a case for his enduring significance.