Author: J. J. Webb Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: 0805977058 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 295
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"Set in Richmond and Mobile during the 1880s, Feet of clay is a family saga, a historical romance, a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and a study of human behavior. There are no perfect heroes here, only men with feet of clay. They have been wronged; they ahve done wrong, but they are all honorable men with all too human flaws."--Recto
Author: Harold Brighouse Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1783192925 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 101
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Commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, Horniman's Choice brings together four plays by the leading figures of the 'Manchester School' of playwrights – Harold Brighouse, Stanley Houghton and Allan Monkhouse, all originally championed by Annie Horniman, owner of Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, the first regional repertory theatre in Britain. The first professional UK productions for more than 90 years‘If Lancashire playwrights will send their plays to me I shall pledge myself to read them through. Let them not write as one dramatist does, about Countesses and Duchesses and society existing in imaginations, but about their friends and enemies - about real life.’ - Annie Horniman THE PRICE OF COAL by Harold Brighouse 1909. The mines. Collier Jack Tyldesley heads off at 5.30am for another day's hard graft at the coalface. His lover, Mary Bradshaw, has promised to answer his marriage proposal when he returns home, but Jack's mother is haunted by premonitions of disaster. Risk is part of the job, but too often the cost of fuel outweighs the cost of the lives of men. LONESOME LIKE by Harold Brighouse 1911. The mill. Sarah Ormerod has worked in a Lancashire mill for many years, but age and hard work have taken their toll. When she loses the use of her hands, she is condemned to spend the rest of her days in the workhouse, unless someone can help her. Without a welfare state, what happens to the elderly and disabled? THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW by Stanley Houghton 1914. The home. Christopher Battersby is a devout Christian, running his household in strict and obsessive accordance with the Old Testament. When his daughter runs off to London with an unsuitable man, he struggles with his faith and the limits of what he can forgive. NIGHT WATCHES by Allan Monkhouse 1916. The trenches. A new orderly begins work on the night shift at a Red Cross hospital, only to find that two of the patients are more comically surprising and disruptive that originally seemed.
Author: Gwendolen Lampshire Hayden Publisher: TEACH Services, Inc. ISBN: 1479601020 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 135
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Is it a true story? is the perennial query of children at their mother or father's knee. These well-told thrilling tales about real children by Mrs. Hayden will fascinate both young and old through the practical lesson of life they teach. The virtues of obedience, trust, diligence, unselfishness, and high idealism are reflected in the lives of the people who march across the pages of this book. Full of stirring and hair-raising adventures, these exciting stories will be often read and reread.The following stories are featured in this book:The Wolves of SaratovYoung Princess CharmingRiding on a ThunderboltFloating FirsViolin in the SageThe Golden VoicePinto PonyMissionary MittensDouble DeathA Christmas Tree for EuropeThe Dog in the Willow TreeThe Mystery of Malheur Cave
Author: Ada Bell Publisher: Empress Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 648
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Enjoy this paranormal cozy mystery collection by best-selling author Ada Bell. This three book omnibus includes Haunted Haven Mysteries 1-3 Emma thought life was weird before she found out she was a witch. Now she’s got some pretty cool powers, a snarky-yet-insightful talking cat, and a fabulous mansion-turned-BnB, complete with ghost Unfinished Witchness: Emma is thrilled to come into her legacy: not only has she inherited stacks of money and a mansion, she’s got magic! Everything is coming up roses until she finds her new chef dead in the kitchen and her other employee accused of murder. If she can’t find the real killer, this haunted haven might never open for business. Risky Witchness: Now that Emma’s bed and breakfast is bustling with activity, she decides to treat herself to some R&R at the local fancy spa. But when she finds another guest dead, Emma becomes the prime suspect. She’ll need the help of his ghost to help find the real killer before they find her. Open for Witchness: When Ben convinces Emma to investigate the mysteriously closed bar in Shady Grove, she discovers it’s being guarded by an extremely unpleasant spirit. The only way to help her friend is to solve the mystery—but the trail has been cold for decades. Can she close the case and reopen the bar?
Author: Kirsten Osbourne Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 94
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Martha Sanders has always been the quietest and least understood of the orphans adopted by Edna Petunia Sanders, and she likes it that way. When she has the opportunity to move to her sister’s ranch and help her out with her growing family, she jumps at it. After all, she’s never planning to marry, so what difference does it make if she’s stuck in the country or spending time in town? When Andrew Ford moves to the McClain ranch, he has no idea he is looking for love. As soon as he spots his boss’s sister-in-law, he knows he has feelings. He’s ready to drop everything to marry the mysterious woman. No matter how many attempts he makes to get her attention, she simply doesn’t seem interested. Will her shyness put him off? Or will he break through her barrier to the Martha inside?
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