Author: William John GreenwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Greenwood's Business Letter Phrases and Paragraphs
Author: William John GreenwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Christmas at Highclere
Author: The Countess of CarnarvonPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473571030
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Highclere Castle, known as 'the real Downton Abbey' bustles with activity at the best of times, but it is never more alive than at Christmas. Christmas at Highclere is a look behind the scenes at the routines and rituals that make the castle the most magical place to be throughout the festive season. Lady Carnarvon will guide you through Advent, Christmas preparations and Christmas Eve all the way through to the day itself, and beyond. Learn how the castle and grounds are transformed by decorations, including the raising of a twenty-foot tree in the saloon, the gathering of holly and mistletoe from the grounds. All the intricacies of the perfect traditional Christmas are here: from crackers and carol singers. The festive feeling is carried through to Highclere's Boxing Day traditions, the restorative middle days and the New Year's Eve celebrations. This book also tells the story of historic Christmases at Highclere - of distinguished guests warming themselves by the fire after a long journeys home through the snow, unexpected knocks on the door, and, always, the joy of bringing family - and staff - together after a busy year. As well as telling the stories of Highclere Christmases past and present, Lady Carnarvon provides recipes, tips and inspiration from her kitchen so that readers can bring a quintessentially British festive spirit to their own home. Lady Carnarvon divulges the secret to perfectly flakey mince pies, the proper way to wrap presents so that you and your guests are guaranteed a Christmas to remember. Lavish, celebratory and utterly enchanting, Christmas at Highclere is celebration of one of the UK's most beloved historic houses and is the perfect gift for any Downton Abbey fan.
An Infamous Mistress
Author: Joanne MajorPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473844843
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
“Courtesan. Spy. Survivor. A gripping and meticulously researched account of the swashbuckling life of one of history’s most overlooked heroines.” —Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five Divorced wife, infamous mistress, prisoner in France during the French Revolution, and the reputed mother of the Prince of Wales’ child, notorious courtesan Grace Dalrymple Elliott lived an amazing life in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century London and Paris. Strikingly tall and beautiful, later lampooned as “Dally the Tall” in newspaper gossip columns, she left her Scottish roots and convent education behind to reinvent herself in a “marriage à-la-mode,” but before she was even legally an adult she was cast off and forced to survive on just her beauty and wits. The authors of this engaging and, at times, scandalous book intersperse the story of Grace’s tumultuous life with a family history that traces her ancestors from their origin in the Scottish borders, to their move south to London. It follows them to France, America, India, Africa, and elsewhere, offering a broad insight into the social history of the Georgian era, comprising the ups and downs, the highs and lows of life at that time. “A fascinating read . . . a shining example of research done well, presented coherently on the perfect subject: a powerful courtesan that time forgot.” —History of Royals “Set for the first time in the context of Grace’s wider family, this is a compelling tale of scandal and intrigue.” —Scots Heritage Magazine
The Optical Journal and Review of Optometry
Author: National Drug Clerk
Author: A Georgian Heroine
Author: Joanne MajorPublisher: Grub Street Publishers
ISBN: 1473863481
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
“A very fair and balanced portrait of one of the Regency era’s most remarkable—and most unknown—women” from the authors of A Right Royal Scandal (Jacqueline Reiter, author of Earl of Shadows). Rachel Charlotte Williams Biggs lived an incredible life, one which proved that fact is often much stranger than fiction. As a young woman she endured a tortured existence at the hands of a male tormentor, but emerged from that to reinvent herself as a playwright and author; a political pamphleteer and a spy, working for the British Government; and later single-handedly organizing George III’s jubilee celebrations. Trapped in France during the revolutionary years of 1792–95, she published an anonymous account of her adventures. However, was everything as it seemed? The extraordinary Mrs. Biggs lived life upon her own terms in an age when it was a man’s world, using politicians as her mouthpiece in the Houses of Parliament and corresponding with the greatest men of the day. Throughout it all though, she held on to the ideal of her one youthful true love, a man who abandoned her to her fate and spent his entire adult life in India. In A Georgian Heroine, we delve into Mrs. Biggs’ life to reveal her accomplishments and lay bare her continued reinvention of herself. This is the bizarre but true story of an astounding woman persevering in a man’s world. “Reading the first few pages of this absorbing biography, it is hard to believe that the authors haven’t concocted a wild historical spoof, for this is truly an amazing story.” —Jane Austen’s Regency World
Office Appliances
Author: Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine
Author: Buster’S Book
Author: Donald JunkinsPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781475944440
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Providing insight in a familys history against the backdrop of major world wars, Busters Book offers a collection of more than a thousand letters exchanged during the twentieth century as young men provided service to their country. In this memoir, author Donald Junkins has compiled letters, diaries, interviews, recollections, and photographs of the familys participants in both world wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. This fascinating historical record includes the stories of a variety of escapades: from single-handedly opening an eight-year-old Nazi prison camp; to B-24 air forays from New Guinea in which an aerial gunner shot down two Japanese Zero planes; and to the rescue in Korea of wounded men stalled in a jeep in the middle of a freezing river that culminated in the awarding of the Silver Star. Busters Book reflects both the lives of a middle-class American family during these years and the daily activities of two generations of young American men at war.
A Christmas Wish (Darkest Fears Christmas Special, Book Four)
Author: Clair DelaneyPublisher: Clair Delaney
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
A Contemporary Feel Good Christmas Romance. Coral and Tristan have faced many challenges in the short time they have known each other and have come out stronger than ever. They managed to find love against odds so steep, it would scare those of lesser hearts, yet they have held strong through trauma, the past, death and violence. Now settled in their Brighton home together, they face their final challenge - Christmas. It's the one time of year full of heart warming reunions with family and friends, when love is in the air and people are full of festive cheer. Christmas carols are played in stores, Christmas lights decorate the shops and towns and the countdown to Christmas has begun. So with Christmas fast approaching, Coral and Tristan must decide what to do for their very first Christmas together. However Coral has a Christmas wish, and she is determined to make it come true. But as events unfold, Coral comes to realise that sometimes, the one thing you think you really want, isn't always what you truly need... A feel good Contemporary Romantic Christmas Novella that will warm your heart. Part of the Darkest Fears Trilogy, this Christmas Novella continues from the end of the third book in the series, Forever With Him and contains spoilers. It is advised to read all three books consecutively and then the Christmas Novella. This is a British novel written in UK English. Buy A Christmas Wish Today On Google Play! Grab a mug of hot chocolate, sit back and relax with Coral and Tristan once again...