Author: Katharine Tiernan
Publisher: Sacristy Press
ISBN: 1789590817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A tale of violence and intrigue, revenge and reconciliation – and of true love lost and found. Set in the ninth century at the time of the Viking invasions, Place of Repose follows the flight of St Cuthbert's monks from Lindisfarne and their turbulent journey in search of a new home for the saint.
Place of Repose
Author: Katharine Tiernan
Publisher: Sacristy Press
ISBN: 1789590817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A tale of violence and intrigue, revenge and reconciliation – and of true love lost and found. Set in the ninth century at the time of the Viking invasions, Place of Repose follows the flight of St Cuthbert's monks from Lindisfarne and their turbulent journey in search of a new home for the saint.
Publisher: Sacristy Press
ISBN: 1789590817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A tale of violence and intrigue, revenge and reconciliation – and of true love lost and found. Set in the ninth century at the time of the Viking invasions, Place of Repose follows the flight of St Cuthbert's monks from Lindisfarne and their turbulent journey in search of a new home for the saint.
Angle of Repose
Author: Wallace Stegner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101075821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Stegner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of personal, historical, and geographic discovery Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier. But his research reveals even more about his own life than he's willing to admit. What emerges is an enthralling portrait of four generations in the life of an American family. "Cause for celebration . . . A superb novel with an amplitude of scale and richness of detail altogether uncommon in contemporary fiction." —The Atlantic Monthly "Brilliant . . . Two stories, past and present, merge to produce what important fiction must: a sense of the enchantment of life." —Los Angeles Times This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Jackson J. Benson. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101075821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Stegner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of personal, historical, and geographic discovery Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier. But his research reveals even more about his own life than he's willing to admit. What emerges is an enthralling portrait of four generations in the life of an American family. "Cause for celebration . . . A superb novel with an amplitude of scale and richness of detail altogether uncommon in contemporary fiction." —The Atlantic Monthly "Brilliant . . . Two stories, past and present, merge to produce what important fiction must: a sense of the enchantment of life." —Los Angeles Times This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Jackson J. Benson. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
In the Palace of Repose
Author: Holly Phillips
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 7770043646
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 7770043646
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language, in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals Explained in Their Different Meanings
The Imperial Lexicon of the English Language
Author: John Boag
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
The Sepulchre of Christ in Art and Liturgy
English Synonyms Explained
Author: George Crabb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
Mistress Masham's Repose
Author: T H White
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448173663
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors' crumbling mansion, with warm-hearted Cook and the eccentric Professor as her only friends. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. For the island is home to a community of tiny people - the Lilliputians that Gulliver first met on his famous travels. But as Maria grows closer to her new friends, her own life is in grave danger. Her wicked governess and the cruel vicar are plotting to steal her rightful inheritance - and they will stop at nothing. How can Maria keep the Lilliputians safe, while protecting herself? A timeless classic from the author of The Sword in the Stone, with an introduction by Anne Fine.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448173663
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors' crumbling mansion, with warm-hearted Cook and the eccentric Professor as her only friends. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. For the island is home to a community of tiny people - the Lilliputians that Gulliver first met on his famous travels. But as Maria grows closer to her new friends, her own life is in grave danger. Her wicked governess and the cruel vicar are plotting to steal her rightful inheritance - and they will stop at nothing. How can Maria keep the Lilliputians safe, while protecting herself? A timeless classic from the author of The Sword in the Stone, with an introduction by Anne Fine.
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language: ... with Observations Etymological, Critical, and Grammatical
Author: John Walker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description