Author: Gabriel AlexanderPublisher:
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Madalene Lisle; Or, the Maid of Kent. An Historical Romance
Author: Gabriel AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A Gothic Bibliography (Unabridged)
Author: Montague SummersPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 375048144X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
An important and unique work about Gothic fiction, by"the major anthologist of supernatural and Gothic fiction", Montague Summers.
The Family Herald
Author: Reynold's Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, Science, and Art
Author: George William MacArthur ReynoldsPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Reynolds's Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, Science, and Art
Author: George William MacArthur ReynoldsPublisher:
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Category : Penny dreadfuls
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Reynold's Political Instructor
Author: George William MacArthur ReynoldsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Reynold's Political Instructor
Author: The Mirror & the Light
Author: Hilary MantelPublisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 0805096612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 831
Book Description
The brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, and many more With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man’s vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry’s regime to the breaking point, Cromwell’s robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. All of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune’s wheel turns, Cromwell’s enemies are gathering in the shadows. The inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry’s cruel and capricious gaze? Eagerly awaited and eight years in the making, The Mirror & the Light completes Cromwell’s journey from self-made man to one of the most feared, influential figures of his time. Portrayed by Mantel with pathos and terrific energy, Cromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a husband and a father, a man who both defied and defined his age.
A Taste for Monsters
Author: Matthew J. KirbyPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545817943
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
A “lovely, suspenseful, lyrical” ghost story set in Jack the Ripper’s London from the Edgar and PEN Award-winning author of Icefall (Kirkus Reviews). London 1888, and Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the people of the city. Evelyn, a young woman disfigured by her dangerous work in a matchstick factory with nowhere to go, does not know what to make of her new position as a maid to the Elephant Man in London Hospital. Evelyn wanted to be locked away from the world, like he is, shut away from the filth and dangers of the streets. But in Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, she finds a gentle kindred, who does not recoil from her, and who understands her pain. When the murders begin, however, Joseph and Evelyn are haunted nightly by the ghosts of the Ripper’s dead, setting Evelyn on a path to facing her fears and uncovering humanity’s worst nightmares, in which the real monsters are men. “[A] grisly fantasy . . . Evelyn—all grit, anger, and distrust—is a complex and engaging character, the slums and slang of Victorian-era London are carefully delineated, and the eventual revelation of Leather Apron’s identity and fate will leave readers gasping.” —Publishers Weekly “This historical fiction blends horror with mystery and results in wonderfully crafted storytelling with strong, well-drawn characters . . . A great read for fans of history, true crime, or ghost stories.” —School Library Journal “Kirby’s character development, particularly his portrayal of the extraordinary Mr. Merrick, is consistently impressive. Austen devotees are sure to appreciate Kirby’s commitment to the gothic entanglements of Northanger Abbey.” —Booklist
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