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Book Synopsis The Countess's Deadly Discovery by : Issy Brooke
Download or read book The Countess's Deadly Discovery written by Issy Brooke and published by Issy Brooke. This book was released on with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did the Countess of Calaway’s innocent letter of enquiry cause a murder? When the body of a young craftsman is found dead, he is surrounded by articles belonging to an ancient local family which has sunk into decline. But those valuables went missing decades ago; this isn’t a straightforward case of theft gone wrong. As Lord and Lady Calaway investigate, they discover that what was stolen goes beyond silver cigar cases and fancy boxes. Names, identities, and even a man’s wife: a whole future has been taken and the victim didn’t seem to realise it. Theodore fights for justice, because he’s on the side of right. But Adelia fights for her conscience, because as the truth unravels, she realises she may have been wrong… How do you bring about true justice when everyone is guilty of something – even the detectives? The Countess’s Deadly Discovery is the sixth book in Issy Brooke’s Victorian murder mystery series, The Discreet Investigations of Lord and Lady Calaway. If you are looking for authentic British history with a dash of humour and a traditional style, then you’ll love this new novel. Try this book now, or start with book one, Murder at Mondial Castle, for a diverting escape into a simpler past…
Book Synopsis Authentic Adventures of the Celebrated Countess de La Motte by :
Download or read book Authentic Adventures of the Celebrated Countess de La Motte written by and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Authentic Adventures of the Celebrated Countess de la Motte. Including the Fraudulent Transaction with Cardinal de Rohan. Translated from the French. To which is Added, a Narrative of Her Escape to London, as Stated by Herself. Also Memoirs of Her Sister, Under the Character of Marianne by : Countess Jeanne de La Motte
Download or read book Authentic Adventures of the Celebrated Countess de la Motte. Including the Fraudulent Transaction with Cardinal de Rohan. Translated from the French. To which is Added, a Narrative of Her Escape to London, as Stated by Herself. Also Memoirs of Her Sister, Under the Character of Marianne written by Countess Jeanne de La Motte and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The British Mercury Or Annals of History, Politics, Manners, Literature, Arts Etc. of the British Empire by :
Download or read book The British Mercury Or Annals of History, Politics, Manners, Literature, Arts Etc. of the British Empire written by and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood Countess written by Lana Popovic and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lush and bloody historical thriller” based on the infamous real-life inspiration for Countess Dracula, a Hungarian noblewoman turned serial killer.(Kirkus Reviews) In sixteenth-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants’ quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend, confident and lover. It’s not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess’s spell—and the Countess t”akes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiancé, Anna realizes she’s not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows it’s only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her, too. “Popovic balances lush, romantic language with gruesome imagery in this tale of innocence lost. Readers will likely be inspired to do actual research into Lady Bathory’s murderous misdeeds.” —Booklist “Popovic also touches on how a patriarchal society can drive women to extremes without letting the truly terrifying Bathory, or Anna, off the hook for their own actions.” —Kirkus Reviews “Hand to fans of dark historical fiction and powerful female characters.” —School Library Journal
Book Synopsis Some Account of the English Stage, from the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 by : John Genest
Download or read book Some Account of the English Stage, from the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 written by John Genest and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Oakcliffe Hall; or the Fatal effects of feudal quarrels. A tale of the fifteenth century. [By Sarah Wilkinson]. by :
Download or read book Oakcliffe Hall; or the Fatal effects of feudal quarrels. A tale of the fifteenth century. [By Sarah Wilkinson]. written by and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Some Account of the English Stage by : John Genest
Download or read book Some Account of the English Stage written by John Genest and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The double doubt. (cont.). The tragedy of the Truenfels. The prisoner of the Pfalz. Countess Kunigund. Heidelberg Castle and its legends. The legend of the wolf's brun. The legend of Ruprecht's building by : Thomas Colley Grattan
Download or read book The double doubt. (cont.). The tragedy of the Truenfels. The prisoner of the Pfalz. Countess Kunigund. Heidelberg Castle and its legends. The legend of the wolf's brun. The legend of Ruprecht's building written by Thomas Colley Grattan and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Countess Elizabeth Bathory by : Charles River
Download or read book Countess Elizabeth Bathory written by Charles River and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures*Includes historic accounts of the Countess' life and crimes*Includes footnotes, online resources, and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"She didn't fear death because inside herself, she didn't conceive it as a common destiny, although she had seen it several times, although it had upset her so many times. Death is what happens to others, to the weak ones, she might have thought in her delirious blindness. As far as the physical pains and punishments were concerned, these had been exciting her ever since she was a child." - Javier Garcia Sanchez, Contesa Dracula Erzs�bet B�thoryThe legends of vampires like Dracula have generated massive interest throughout time. Indeed, the story of a man (in some versions a very handsome, dashing man), who feeds on the blood of virgins in order to survive, and who walks the earth only at night, has been revived throughout the centuries in different forms. However, one famous tale that has been lost among the legends is the story of a female Dracula, an educated woman from a well-known family of 16th century Hungary who was so afraid to lose her beauty and young looks that she engaged in dangerous practices, combining witchcraft with exsanguination.Countess Elizabeth B�thory is this female Dracula. She is said to have drained the blood of approximately 600 young women, in order to drink it, spread it all over her body as a nurturing blend, or simply to bathe in it. Her preferences for such practices can be explained by several factors, including the practices of the time as far as torture was concerned, her genetic heritage, personal madness, and the fear of fading beauty. Despite the general impression that B�thory was exsanguinating these girls and bathing in their blood, it appears that she did much more. Sources indicate that most of the girls had been beaten, tortured, and even forced into particular sexual activities. Regardless, her attempts to do anything to keep her beauty apparently went for naught, because upon her death, B�thory was no longer the beautiful and young woman she desired to be. In essence, it seems that all her criminal efforts had been in vain.Based on her behavior and the reactions to it throughout time, it is virtually impossible to set Erzs�bet B�thory in a character typology. On one hand, she could be considered a bored wife left alone by her husband for long periods of time, time that she used to develop passions for same-sex relations and an acute interest in inflicting pain on her victims. She might be seen as a mentally unstable person who found great joy in torturing others. Perhaps most disturbing of all, there's a possibility that the countess was a common character within the nobility of the 16th century who was acting normally based on the customs and norms of her era. Adding to the mystery of the story is that historical records are still mostly inaccessible because of the language barriers (most historical sources are in Hungarian). As a result, researchers interested in her life story and history usually rely on a limited number of available sources, such as biographies, articles, published letters said to have belonged to her, and scholarly articles on the topic.Countess Elizabeth Bathory: The Life and Legacy of History's Most Prolific Female Serial Killer details the mysterious and sordid history of one of the world's first and worst serial killers. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Countess Bathory like never before, in no time at all.
Download or read book The Countess written by Rebecca Johns and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was the “Blood Countess” history’s first and perhaps worst female serial killer? Or did her accusers create a violent fiction in order to remove this beautiful, intelligent, ambitious foe from the male-dominated world of Hungarian politics? In 1611, Countess Erzsébet Báthory, a powerful Hungarian noblewoman, stood helpless as masons walled her inside her castle tower, dooming her to spend her final years in solitary confinement. Her crime: the gruesome murders of dozens of female servants, mostly young girls tortured to death for displeasing their ruthless mistress. Her opponents painted her as a bloodthirsty škrata—a witch—a portrayal that would expand to grotesque proportions through the centuries. In this riveting dramatization of Erzsébet Báthory’s life, the countess tells her story in her own words, writing to her only son—a final reckoning from his mother in an attempt to reveal the truth behind her downfall. Countess Báthory describes her upbringing in one of the most powerful noble houses in Hungary, recounting in loving detail her devotion to her parents and siblings as well as the heartbreak of losing her father at a young age. She soon discovers the price of being a woman in sixteenth-century Hungary as her mother arranges her marriage to Ferenc Nádasdy, a union made with the cold calculation of a financial transaction. Young Erzsébet knows she has no choice but to accept this marriage even as she laments its loveless nature and ultimately turns to the illicit affections of another man. Seemingly resigned to a marriage of convenience and a life of surreptitious pleasure, the countess surprises even herself as she ignites a marital spark with Ferenc through the most unromantic of acts: the violent punishment of an insolent female servant. The event shows Ferenc that his wife is no trophy but a strong, determined woman more than capable of managing their vast estates during Ferenc’s extensive military campaigns against the Turks. Her naked assertion of power accomplishes what her famed beauty could not: capturing the love of her husband. The countess embraces this new role of loving wife and mother, doing everything she can to expand her husband’s power and secure her family’s future. But a darker side surfaces as Countess Báthory’s demand for virtue, obedience, and, above all, respect from her servants takes a sinister turn. What emerges is not only a disturbing, unflinching portrait of the deeds that gave Báthory the moniker “Blood Countess,” but an intimate look at the woman who became a monster.
Book Synopsis W. Appleby's general catalogue of new & second-hand books by : W. Appleby
Download or read book W. Appleby's general catalogue of new & second-hand books written by W. Appleby and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Legends of the Rhine ... To which is Added: Lays and Legends of the Rhine by I. R. Planché by : Thomas Colley GRATTAN
Download or read book Legends of the Rhine ... To which is Added: Lays and Legends of the Rhine by I. R. Planché written by Thomas Colley GRATTAN and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Rejected Princesses by : Jason Porath
Download or read book Rejected Princesses written by Jason Porath and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on the popular Tumblr blog. Well-behaved women seldom make history. Good thing these women are far from well behaved . . . Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies, and on endless toys, books, and tutus on its head, paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong, fierce, and yes, sometimes weird, women: warrior queens, soldiers, villains, spies, revolutionaries, and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place. An entertaining mix of biography, imagery, and humor written in a fresh, young, and riotous voice, this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms, including real life, literature, mythology, and folklore. Each profile features an eye-catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world, from a princess-cum-pirate in fifth century Denmark, to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston, to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess, and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China’s seas.
Book Synopsis Legends of the Rhine and of the Low Countries by : Thomas Colley Grattan
Download or read book Legends of the Rhine and of the Low Countries written by Thomas Colley Grattan and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mortal Word by : Genevieve Cogman
Download or read book The Mortal Word written by Genevieve Cogman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest novel in Genevieve Cogman's historical fantasy series, the fate of worlds lies in the balance. When a dragon is murdered at a peace conference, time-travelling Librarian spy Irene must solve the case to keep the balance between order, chaos...and the Library. When Irene returns to London after a relatively straightforward book theft in Germany, Bradamant informs her that there is a top secret dragon-Fae peace conference in progress that the Library is mediating, and that the second-in-command dragon has been stabbed to death. Tasked with solving the case, Vale and Irene immediately go to 1890s Paris to start their investigation. Once they arrive, they find evidence suggesting that the murder victim might have uncovered proof of treachery by one or more Librarians. But to ensure the peace of the conference, some Librarians are being held as hostages in the dragon and Fae courts. To save the captives, including her parents, Irene must get to the bottom of this murder--but was it a dragon, a Fae, or even a Librarian who committed the crime?
Book Synopsis Decadent Romanticism: 1780-1914 by : Dr Mark Sandy
Download or read book Decadent Romanticism: 1780-1914 written by Dr Mark Sandy and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all its strong reactions against Romanticism, Decadence shared with the period a mutual distrust of the philosophy of utilitarianism and the aesthetics of neo-Classicism. Decadent Romanticism reflects on the interstices between Romantic and Decadent literature and explores these movements' obsessions with subjectivity, isolation, addiction, fragmentation, representation, romance, and voyeurism, as well as a poetics of desire and anxieties over the purpose of aestheticism.
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