Author: Emily HendricksonPublisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451214317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Two delightful Regency romance classics are available for the first time in one volume at one wonderful price. Original.
Elizabeth's Rake and Cupid's Mistake
Author: Emily HendricksonPublisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451214317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Two delightful Regency romance classics are available for the first time in one volume at one wonderful price. Original.
Miss Whitlow's Turn
Author: Jenna MindelPublisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451210357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Miss Harriet Whitlow's father wishes to see her married to a wealthy nobleman, but her heart belongs to George Clasby, a notorious rake who wishes to reform. Now, Miss Whitlow must find the courage to throw caution and convention to the wind to fulfill her desire. Original.
Elizabeth and her German Garden
Author: Elizabeth von ArnimPublisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8726552884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel "Elizabeth and Her German Garden" was first published in 1898. It was instantly popular and has gone through numerous reprints ever since. This story is the main character Elizabeth’s diary, where she relates stories from her life, as she learns to tend to her garden. Whilst the novel has a strongly autobiographical tone, it is also very humorous and satirical, due to Elizabeth’s frequent mistakes and her idiosyncratic outlook on life. She comments on the beauty of nature and shares her view on society, looking down on the frivolous fashions of her time and writing "I believe all needlework and dressmaking is of the devil, designed to keep women from study." The book is the first in a series about the same character. Elizabeth von Arnim (1866–1941), née Mary Annette Beauchamp, was a British novelist. Born in Australia, her family returned to England when she was three years old; and she was Katherine Mansfield’s cousin. She was first married to a Prussian aristocrat, the Graf von Arnim-Schlagenthin, and later to the philosopher Bertrand Russel’s older brother, Frank, whom she left a year later. She then had an affair with the publisher Alexander Reeves, a man thirty years her junior, and with H.G. Wells. Von Arnim moved a lot, living alternatively in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, before dying of influenza in South Carolina during the Second War. Elizabeth von Arnim was an active member of the European literary scene, and entertained many of her contemporaries in her Chalet Soleil in Switzerland. She even hired E. M. Forster and Hugh Walpole as tutors for her five children. She is famous for her half-autobiographical, satirical novel "Elizabeth and her German Garden" (1898), as well as for "Vera" (1921), and "The Enchanted April" (1922).
A Lady of Talent
Author: Evelyn RichardsonPublisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451210098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In this charming story, an earl and an artist are drawn together by fate and a very special painting. Original.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
Author: Lauren WilligPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451217424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Nothing goes right for Eloise. The one day she wears her new suede boots, it rains cats and dogs. When the subway stops short, she’s always the one thrown into some stranger’s lap. Plus, she’s had more than her share of misfortune in the way of love. In fact, ever since she realized romantic heroes are a thing of the past, she’s decided it’s time for a fresh start. Setting off for England, Eloise is determined to finish her dissertation on that dashing pair of spies, the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian. But what she discovers is something the finest historians have missed: the secret history of the Pink Carnation—the most elusive spy of all time. As she works to unmask this obscure spy, Eloise stumbles across answers to all kinds of questions. Like how did the Pink Carnation save England from Napoleon? What became of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian? And will Eloise Kelly escape her bad luck and find a living, breathing hero all her own?
What Do I Read Next?
Author: Passages from the French and Italian Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Author: Corcoran Gallery of ArtPublisher: Lucia Marquand
ISBN: 9781555953614
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.
Elizabeth's Rake
Author: Emily HendricksonPublisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451175526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Elizabeth is both surprised an annoyed when the Viscount Leighton appears in Surrey where she fled to get away from him.
Dragon Lovers
Author: Mary Jo PutneyPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451220394
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Presents a quartet of love stories dealing with dragons of all forms, ranging from a virgin princess's first love and a shape-shifting samurai groom to a knight dealing with a damsel in distress and a young widow involved in a secret project with her sexy handyman.