Apothecary Melchior And The Ghost Of Rataskaevu Street

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Apothecary Melchior and the Ghost of Rataskaevu Street

Author : Indrek Hargla
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720618908
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Apothecary Melchior and the Ghost of Rataskaevu Street written by Indrek Hargla and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tallinn, 1419. What links the Keeper of the Tower, a prostitute and a Flemish painter to a haunted house on Rataskaevu Street? All three claim to have seen a ghost near the house, and each is found dead soon afterwards. Melchior Wakenstede, apothecary and assistant bailiff, is charged with unearthing the truth. With a cultivated sense for justice, Melchior investigates the deaths and attempts to find out whether, as the denizens of medieval Tallinn believe, ghosts can reap their revenge upon the living. When a powerful merchant dies, Melchior perceives a corporeal connection between this and the other deaths. As Melchior becomes embroiled in the conflicts and rivalries between religious orders, merchant guilds and Teutonic Knights, all vying with one another for control of the town, what he discovers is more incredible and more terrible than any ghost.

Beyond Cadfael

Author : Lucy C. Barnhouse
Publisher : Trivent Publishing
ISBN 13 : 6156405828
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Cadfael written by Lucy C. Barnhouse and published by Trivent Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medievalism and medieval medicine are vibrant subfields of medieval studies, enjoying sustained scholarly attention and popularity among undergraduates. Popular perceptions of medieval medicine, however, remain understudied. This book aims to fill that lacuna by providing a multifaceted study of medical medievalism, defined as modern representations of medieval medicine intended for popular audiences. The volume takes as its starting point the fictional medieval detective Brother Cadfael, whose observations on bodies, herbs, and death have shaped many popular conceptions of medieval medicine in the Anglophone world. The ten contributing authors move beyond Cadfael by exploring global medical medievalisms in a range of genres and cultural contexts. Beyond Cadfael is organized into three sections, the first of which engages with how disease, injury, and the sick are imagined in fictitious medieval worlds. The second, on doctors at work, looks at medieval medical practice in novels, films and television, and public commemorative practice. These essays examine how practitioners are represented and imagined in medieval and pseudo-medieval worlds. The third section discusses medicine designed for and practiced by women in the Middle Ages and today, with a focus on East Asian medical traditions. These essays are guided by the recognition that medieval medical practices are often in dialogue with contemporary medical practices that fall outside the norms of Western biomedicine.

Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church

Author : Indrek Hargla
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720618746
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church written by Indrek Hargla and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a series of books that have taken Europe by storm and are soon to be filmed, featuring a chemist-turned-sleuth who battles ignorance and superstition—as well as killers—in a beautiful setting and in a gripping and mysterious era of historyThe Apothecary Melchior series plunges the reader into 15th-century Tallinn when Estonia is at the edge of Christian lands and the last foothold before the East: a town of foreign merchants and engineers, dominated by the mighty castle of Toompea and the construction of St Olaf's Church, soon to become the tallest building in the world. Apothecary Melchior is a divisive figure in the town: respected for his arcane knowledge and scientific curiosity but also slightly feared for his mystical witch-doctor aura. When a mysterious murder occurs in the castle, Melchior is called in to help find the killer and reveals a talent for detection. But Tallinn has a serial killer in its midst, and Melchior is tested to the limit in a plot with as many twists and turns as the turreted castle itself. Melchior uncovers a mystery surrounding St Olaf's and a secret society that has been controlling the town for years, uncovering truths about the town that may spell danger.

Half a Pound of Tuppenny Rice

Author : David Coubrough
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720618827
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Half a Pound of Tuppenny Rice written by David Coubrough and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The events of August 1972—a poisoning, a drowning and a possible cover-up—disturb the 17-year-old Grant Morrison. Forty years later, still obsessed with the case and the fear that his late mother might have been involved, Grant sets out to unravel the twisted network of the suspects' relationships while haunted by an old nursery rhyme sung by the echoing voice of a child.

Fofefa

Author : Heiti Kender
Publisher : Fofefa OÜ
ISBN 13 : 9949886015
Total Pages : 741 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book Fofefa written by Heiti Kender and published by Fofefa OÜ . This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Friendies and the Adib@ Gang will take you on an incredible adventure around the world and beyond. One good deed at a time, they help to make the world a better place. Throughout their adventures, the group of friends introduce the reader to science, including mathematics, physics, astronomy, and biology. All that in an easy and friendly way - to nourish the mind and feed the interest. Among other things, the short stories emphasize the importance of helping others, showing empathy, learning, and being kind. And cookies. Yes, lots of cookies.

The Czar's Madman

Author : Jaan Kross
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 186046579X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Czar's Madman written by Jaan Kross and published by Random House. This book was released on 2001 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timo von Bock's release by the Czar from nine years' incarceration does not spell the end of the Baron's troubles: he is confined to his Livonian estate to live under the constant eye of police informers planted among his own household, and is subjected to endless humiliations. It is claimed that he is a madman and in need of "protection:" a man would need to be insane, after all, to have taken a Czar at his word when asked for a candid appraisal of the state's infirmities. From the year of his release from prison and return to his wife Eeva, a woman of peasant stock to whom, with her brother Jakob, he has given a solid education, the Baron's life is recorded in a secret journal by this same Jakob, a shrewd and observant house-guest. Reconstructing the events leading up to the Baron's incarceration in 1818 and subsequent to his release in 1827, Jakob little by little brings to light mysteries surrounding the "Czar's madman." Was his madness genuine? What was the secret understanding between him and his boon companion Czar Alexander I, who committed him to prison? In The Czar's Madman, Jaan Kross weaves together the elements of intrigue surrounding those historical characters who survived in post-Napoleonic Russia, and by a skillful shifting of chronology and viewpoints, creates a superbly rich and moving narrative.

The Gothamites

Author : Eno Raud
Publisher : Elsewhere Editions
ISBN 13 : 1939810299
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Gothamites written by Eno Raud and published by Elsewhere Editions. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Estonia's most celebrated children's author Eno Raud, comes a spirited tale of the wise, turned utterly foolish Gothamites, on a journey to capture light, solve riddles, and make sense of the world without a "grain of wisdom." Through Pritt Parn's brilliant and overflowing illustrations, the world of Gotham bounds beyond each page. In a faraway land live a bright, industrious people called the Gothamites. They are known for being model citizens, so much so that other communities constantly call upon them for advice, leaving the Gothamites with no time for themselves. Fed up, they hit on a solution: they'll become the most foolish people around: after all, no one wants foolish advice. Chaos ensues, brilliantly captured by Eno Raud's wordplay and Priit Parn's crowded illustrations. From one of Estonia's most cherished children's authors comes the spirited tale of a town that decides to wreak havoc in hilarious fashion.

Murder Underground

Author : Mavis Hay
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464206627
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Murder Underground written by Mavis Hay and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "In terms of plot, the novel is almost pure puzzle, making it a prime example of a Golden Age mystery, but Hay injects humor and keen characterization into the mix as well." —Booklist STARRED review When Miss Pongleton is found murdered on the stairs of Belsize Park station, her fellow-boarders in the Frampton Hotel are not overwhelmed with grief at the death of a tiresome old woman. But they all have their theories about the identity of the murderer, and help to unravel the mystery of who killed the wealthy 'Pongle'. Several of her fellow residents—even Tuppy the terrier—have a part to play in the events that lead to a dramatic arrest. This classic mystery novel is set in and around the Northern Line of the London Underground. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s, with an introduction by award-winning crime writer Stephen Booth.

Cavemen Chronicle

Author : Mikhel Mutt
Publisher : Estonian Literature
ISBN 13 : 9781564787088
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Cavemen Chronicle written by Mikhel Mutt and published by Estonian Literature. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel paints a fascinating portrait of bohemian culture in Estonia in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The "cavemen" in question are the regulars at the underground (both literally and figuratively) bar called "The Cave," including artists, musicians, writers, and philosophers, who escape the dreary Soviet reality "above" with vodka and high-minded discussion in their secret hideaway. The arrival of national independence upsets the balance of these dissidents' lifestyle, and the narrator recounts how each individual adapts to their newfound freedom. The Cavemen Chronicle presents an illuminating and thrilling look into life on the fringes of Soviet culture, both pre- and post perestroika, and is also a meditation on what it means to be an Estonian.

Called to Song

Author : Kharnita Mohamed
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780795708596
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Called to Song written by Kharnita Mohamed and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Qabila and Rashid's marriage has been falling apart for years. A pregnancy trapped them, although he was seeing Thandi at the time. Has he ever stopped seeing her? With her mother's passing, Qabila's world crumbles. She dreams of strange songs and makes lists to stay sane. After years of feeling unloved, she wants a divorce. Why does Rashid resist?

A Charmed Circle

Author : Anna Kavan
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720617995
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book A Charmed Circle written by Anna Kavan and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a family marooned in a country house near an ugly, expanding manufacturing town of the 1920s, while yearning for life in the capital. Anna Kavan masterfully contrasts the English countryside with the brittle London life of the era.

Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age

Author : Albrecht Classen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110294583
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age written by Albrecht Classen and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All societies are constructed, based on specific rules, norms, and laws. Hence, all ethics and morality are predicated on perceived right or wrong behavior, and much of human culture proves to be the result of a larger discourse on vices and virtues, transgression and ideals, right and wrong. The topics covered in this volume, addressing fundamental concerns of the premodern world, deal with allegedly criminal, or simply wrong behavior which demanded punishment. Sometimes this affected whole groups of people, such as the innocently persecuted Jews, sometimes individuals, such as violent and evil princes. The issue at stake here embraces all of society since it can only survive if a general framework is observed that is based in some way on justice and peace. But literature and the visual arts provide many examples of open and public protests against wrongdoings, ill-conceived ideas and concepts, and stark crimes, such as theft, rape, and murder. In fact, poetic statements or paintings could carry significant potentials against those who deliberately transgressed moral and ethical norms, or who even targeted themselves.

Best of Robert Service

Author : Robert Service
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780399550089
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Best of Robert Service written by Robert Service and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989-01-27 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, collected in a single volume, are the most popular verses of the great English-born Canadian poet. His famous ballads of the Klondike are here: “The Shooting of Dan McGrew,” “The Spell of the Yukon,” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee.” Also included are unforgettable portrayals of the artists, grisettes, and models of the merry, tragic life of bohemian Paris, and other verses inspire by the First World War, during which Service drove an ambulance in France. And not to be overlooked are the many expressions of the poet’s own homespun philosophy—his comments on women, on life and death, ambition, and success and failure, which strike a responsive chord in the reader’s heart. Gaiety, humor, nostalgia, and pathos fill every page, along with the genuine Service ring of virility which has made his verse loved throughout the English reading world.

Village Christmas

Author : Miss Read
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Village Christmas written by Miss Read and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London family, newly moved to a quiet country village, are accepted by the unfriendly townfolk only after a newborn baby boy arrives at Christmas.

The High Toby

Author : John Boynton Priestley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The High Toby written by John Boynton Priestley and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Making of Zombie Wars

Author : Aleksandar Hemon
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374712530
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Zombie Wars written by Aleksandar Hemon and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seriously, seriously funny roller-coaster ride of sex and violence that Aleksandar Hemon has long promised Script idea #142: Aliens undercover as cabbies abduct the fiancée of the main character, who has to find a way to a remote planet to save her. Title: Love Trek. Script idea #185: Teenager discovers his girlfriend's beloved grandfather was a guard in a Nazi death camp. The boy's grandparents are survivors, but he's tantalizingly close to achieving deflowerment, so when a Nazi hunter arrives in town in pursuit of Grandpa, he has to distract him long enough to get laid. A riotous Holocaust comedy. Title: The Righteous Love. Script idea #196: Rock star high out of his mind freaks out during a show, runs offstage, and is lost in streets crowded with his hallucinations. The teenage fan who finds him keeps the rock star for himself for the night. Mishaps and adventures follow. This one could be a musical: Singin' in the Brain. Josh Levin is an aspiring screenwriter teaching ESL classes in Chicago. His laptop is full of ideas, but the only one to really take root is Zombie Wars. When Josh comes home to discover his landlord, an unhinged army vet, rifling through his dirty laundry, he decides to move in with his girlfriend, Kimmy. It's domestic bliss for a moment, but Josh becomes entangled with a student, a Bosnian woman named Ana, whose husband is jealous and violent. Disaster ensues, and as Josh's choices move from silly to profoundly absurd, The Making of Zombie Wars takes on real consequence.

Medieval Callings

Author : Jacques Le Goff
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226470870
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Callings written by Jacques Le Goff and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-12-18 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays by eleven internationally renowned historians present nuanced profiles of the major social and professional groups—the callings-of the Middle Ages. The contributors focus on attitudes of medieval men and women toward their own society. Through a variety of techniques, from a reading of the Song of Roland to a reading of administrative records, they identify characteristic viewpoints of members of the fighting class, the clergy, and the peasantry. Along with vivid descriptions of what life was like for warrior knights, monks, high churchmen, criminals, lepers, shepherds, and prostitutes, this innovative approach offers a valuable new perspective on the complex social dynamics of feudal Europe. "Very useful discussions of texts, both learned and literary."—Christopher Dyer, Times Literary Supplement Contributors: Mariateresa Fumagalli Beonio Brocchieri, Franco Cardini, Enrico Castelnuovo, Giovanni Cherubini, Bronislaw Geremek, Aron Ja. Gurevich, Christiane Klapisch-Zuber, Jacques Le Goff, Giovanni Miccoli, Jacques Rossiaud, and André Vauchez.