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In the Shadows of a Newport Mansion

Author : Michael A. Seggie
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781492806899
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book In the Shadows of a Newport Mansion written by Michael A. Seggie and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Seggie was a young boy when he first watched the gothic ABC-TV soap opera, "Dark Shadows," in 1967. An unusual daytime soap, it was filled with ghosts, witches, warlocks, werewolves, and a 175-year old vampire, Barnabas Collins. In 1970, he discovered that the brooding mansion used as the exterior for "Collinwood," was located in nearby Newport, R.I. Named "Seaview Terrace," it was the home for two private boarding schools. With his first visit to Newport, and the mansion, his research on the house and the original owners, began. So much has been written about the famous Gilded Age mansions of Newport, such as "The Breakers," "Marble House," "The Elms," and "Belcourt Castle," but of "Seaview Terrace," its history was unknown. Michael Seggie is the only one to uncover its fascinating history. "In the Shadows of a Newport Mansion" is also about Michael's lifelong interest in Newport, and his time as a tour guide at "Belcourt Castle," and his humorous 12 years as a tour guide with the mansions of the Preservation Society of Newport County. Michael writes of Gloria Vanderbilt, and the movie star, Joan Crawford. And, too, there is the former First lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the most famous Newporter. He writes too, of the infamous Claus von Bulow, the socialite acquitted of trying to murder his rich wife, to marry his mistress, the star of "Dark Shadows." Old Crow Whiskey, A beloved Chaplain of the USMA, West Point, Newport's Queen of Wit, A tragic Newport Fireman, A Society beauty who lost her mind, A Mansion of Broken Dreams....All, "In the Shadows of a Newport Mansion."

Newport Villas

Author : Michael C Kathrens
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Newport Villas written by Michael C Kathrens and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, for all who love grand houses. Newport Villas describes the architectural and social development of this summer resort town, the nexus of wealth and fashion at the end of the nineteenth century. All the accoutrements were the best that money could buy, whether it was Parisian frocks, meticulously groomed thoroughbred horses, or meals prepared by imported French chefs. To properly mount their entertainments, Newport's elite built "cottages" that ranged in size from thirty to seventy rooms. The country's most accomplished architects designed these seaside villas, many of them rivaling the great houses of Europe. Pictured here in abundant archival and new photographs, with accompanying floor plans, the houses cover the gamut of revival styles from Colonial Revival to Italian Renaissance Revival, from French Classical Revival to Georgian Revival.

Beyond the Shadows

Author : Anne Branch
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 059542242X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Shadows written by Anne Branch and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of fourteen, author Anne Branch is faced with a horrific situation-she must marry the man who raped her. Her rapist husband, Manny, is a close friend of her stepfather's. Almost eleven years older than Branch, Manny enjoys the company of many young women on their home of Cape Verde Island, located off the western coast of Africa. But after Manny assaults Branch, her mother forces her to marry him. Soon after their marriage, the couple leaves the island for the United States, where she eventually gives birth to four daughters. It's not long before her husband abandons her for another woman, and at the age of twenty-one, Branch is a single mother of four. With no means of support, Branch depends on welfare benefits to feed her young family, always longing for the day when she can shop at any supermarket without the shame of having to pay for her groceries with food stamps. Instead of succumbing to despair, Branch is determined to give herself a better future. At the age of twenty-nine, she is accepted at Rhode Island College. Though faced with nearly impossible circumstances, Branch refuses to settle for a life of misery, emerging triumphant despite the odds. Beyond the Shadows tells her compelling true story.

Wicked Newport

Author : Larry Stanford
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614231532
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Wicked Newport written by Larry Stanford and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07-30 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a trip with Larry Stanford through 350 years of Newport's hidden, dark history. Founded by a small band of religious freedom seekers in 1639, Newport, Rhode Island, subsequently became a bustling colonial seaport teeming with artists, sailors, prosperous merchants and, perhaps most distinctively, the ultra-rich families of the Gilded Age. Clinging to the lavish coattails of these newly minted millionaires and robber barons was a stream of con artists and hangers-on who attempted to leech off their well-to-do neighbors. From the Vanderbilts to the Dukes, the Astors to the Kennedys, the City by the Sea has served as a sanctuary for the elite, and a hotbed of corruption. Local historian Larry Stanford pulls back the curtain on over 350 years of history, uncovering the real stories behind many of Newport's most enduring mysteries, controversial characters and scintillating scandals.

Murder at the Breakers

Author : Alyssa Maxwell
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 0758290837
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book Murder at the Breakers written by Alyssa Maxwell and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… As the nineteenth century comes to a close, the illustrious Vanderbilt family dominates Newport, Rhode Island, high society. But when murder darkens a glittering affair at their summer home, reporter Emma Cross learns that sometimes the cream of the crop can curdle one’s blood . . . Newport, Rhode Island, August 1895: She may be a less well-heeled relation, but as second cousin to millionaire patriarch Cornelius Vanderbilt, twenty-one-year-old Emma Cross is on the guest list for a grand ball at the Breakers, the Vanderbilts’ summer home. She also has a job to do—report on the event for the society page of the Newport Observer. But Emma observes much more than glitz and gaiety when she witnesses a murder. The victim is Cornelius Vanderbilt’s financial secretary, who plunges off a balcony faster than falling stock prices. Emma’s black sheep brother Brady is found in Cornelius’s bedroom passed out next to a bottle of bourbon and stolen plans for a new railroad line. Brady has barely come to before the police have arrested him for the murder. But Emma is sure someone is trying to railroad her brother and resolves to find the real killer at any cost . . . “Sorry to see the conclusion of Downton Abbey? Well, here is a morsel to get you through a long afternoon. Brew some Earl Grey and settle down with a scone with this one.” —Washington Independent Review of Books

Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930

Author : Gary Lawrance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930 written by Gary Lawrance and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houses of the Hamptons offers a fascinating glimpse into the

Secret Providence: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Author : Rebecca Keister
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681061066
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Secret Providence: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure written by Rebecca Keister and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where in Providence can you…pay homage to the birth of sideburns?...visit a Vampire grave….? view North America’s largest collection of fresco paintings?...see a tree that “ate” a state founder?...get a glimpse of a 58-foot blue bug?...discover the origin of the Seabee?...spend the afternoon at the home of America’s longest-played baseball game?...explore a castle in the middle of the city? You’ll find all these unique—and often little-known—landmarks, attractions and hidden gems and more inside Secret Providence: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Whether you’re interested in Rhode Island’s haunted, hysterical, surprising or somber, Secret Providence gives you insider access to all the mysteries you never knew the city was holding and takes you on a tour like none you’ve seen before. Founded to establish a community of and home for visionaries looking to break free of rules and the status quo, Rhode Island has a deeply rebellious history and those who call it home have always celebrated its spirit of individuality and embraced its welcoming of the offbeat and unique. This scavenger-hunt type guide to the state’s capital city and beyond is an exploration of the weird, wonderful and obscure odds and ends that continue to make it an idyllic spot for uncommon living.

House of Shadows

Author : Nicola Cornick
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369719662
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book House of Shadows written by Nicola Cornick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wooded hills of Oxfordshire conceal the remains of the aptly named Ashdown House—a wasted pile of cinders and regret. Once home to the daughter of a king, Ashdown and its secrets will unite three women across four centuries in a tangle of intrigue, deceit and destiny… In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center. One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears witness as her protector Lord Evershot—desperate to find it—burns the building to the ground. Now in the present day, a battered mirror and the diary of a Regency courtesan are the only clues Holly Ansell has to finding her brother, who has gone missing researching the mystery of Elizabeth Stuart and her alleged affair with Lord Craven. As she retraces his footsteps, Holly’s quest will soon reveal the truth about Lavinia and compel her to confront the stunning revelation about the legacy of the Winter Queen. Previously published.

The Shadows Within

Author : David A. Raby
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781495976001
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Shadows Within written by David A. Raby and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the morning of August 1, 1914 in North Adams, Mass., four people died as a result of an automobile accident. The spirits of three of the victims are said to roam their former residence.

Murder at Beechwood

Author : Alyssa Maxwell
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 075829087X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book Murder at Beechwood written by Alyssa Maxwell and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abandoned baby and a drowned robber baron have a lady reporter playing sleuth in this Gilded Age mystery set among New England’s high society. Having turned down the proposal of Derrick Andrews, Emma Cross has no imminent plans for matrimony—let alone motherhood. But when she discovers an infant left on her doorstep, she naturally takes the child into her care. Using her influence as a cousin to the Vanderbilts and a society page reporter for the Newport Observer, Emma launches a discreet search for the baby’s mother. One of her first stops is a lawn party at Mrs. Caroline Astor’s Beechwood estate. But an idyllic summer’s day is soon clouded by tragedy. During a sailboat race, textile magnate Virgil Monroe falls overboard. There are prompt accusations of foul play—and even Derrick Andrews falls under suspicion. Deepening the intrigue, a telltale slip of lace may link the abandoned child to the drowned man. But as Emma navigates dark undercurrents of scandalous indiscretions and violent passions, she’ll need to watch her step to ensure that no one lowers the boom on her . . . “The glossy ambience of the Gilded Age make this an appealing puzzle enhanced by a blend of fiction and history.” —Publishers Weekly

Private Newport

Author : Bettie Bearden Pardee
Publisher : Bulfinch
ISBN 13 : 9780821228487
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Private Newport written by Bettie Bearden Pardee and published by Bulfinch. This book was released on 2004-04-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newport, Rhode Island, blessed with stunning ocean vistas and constant sea breezes, is home to some of the most exceptional private residences in America. Its deeply rooted history makes it a perennial destination, with more than 3.5 million visitors each year. Although it is one of the most high profile towns in the country, Newport is also one of the most cloistered. Private Newport: At Home and in the Garden offers an invitation to venture beyond the privet hedges and massive iron gates. It is the first book to step inside the privately owned mansions to reveal a diverse collection of architectural jewels complemented by spectacular gardens. These homes, created by distinguished architects and landscape designers, are stunning examples of Newport's 375-year "old-world" heritage. Eighteen exquisite and unique homes are prominently featured-from the resilient crescent curve of majestic Seafair, which withstood the Hurricane of '38, to the prizewinning Japanese garden at Wildacre, to the nostalgic working farm of heritage breeds at Swiss Village-each contributing its own part to the "Eden of America."

Valley of Shadows

Author : Paul Buchanan
Publisher : Legend Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1800319401
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Valley of Shadows written by Paul Buchanan and published by Legend Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second novel in the PI Jim Keegan series. A reclusive millionaire hires PI Jim Keegan to look after her interests, she is currently hidden away at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel. All Keegan has to do is humour her, keep her important papers in his office safe, and make weekly checks of her LA properties, but within a week she goes missing. Keegan suspects her ne’er-do-well young nephew of murder—but all the evidence he can find is circumstantial, and there’s a good chance the kid will get away scot free. ‘Valley of Shadows is an excellent blend of the golden era of crime fiction and sharp modern plotting that reminded me of Poirot, Sam Spade and Columbo all in the one character of Jim Keegan... The plot in Valley of Shadows is a corker.’ Linda’s Book Bag ‘With a clever sense of humour, Paul Buchanan has put together a solid mystery that is engrossing, entertaining, and engaging. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed!’ TheJoyousLiving.com ‘Unforgettable, page turning... this crime novel should be on all our book shelves’ @bookandstitch ‘I thought Valley of Shadows was terrific’ The Book Lover’s Boudoir

The Ghost and The Haunted Mansion

Author : Alice Kimberly
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440658331
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Ghost and The Haunted Mansion written by Alice Kimberly and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the local mailman inherits a haunted house and demands an exorcism, Pen must act fast to save her favorite ghost in this Haunted Bookshop mystery from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle, writing as Alice Kimberly. Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn’t believe in ghosts—until she met the spirit of hard-boiled 1940s detective Jack Shepard. And when Pen’s friend and mailman, Seymour Tarnish, gets into deep trouble, Pen not only believes in her ghost—she also thinks he can help... An elderly lady of leisure has been found dead on posh Larchmont Avenue, her will recently, and suspiciously, revised to name Seymour as heir to her mansion. Just as eyes turn to him as the murderer—and Seymour gets busy settling into his ritzy digs—the mansion’s ghosts begin plaguing him. So he hires a team of parapsychologists to exorcise all the spirits from the town of Quindicott—and that includes Jack Shepard. Now Pen must act fast—because losing Jack scares Pen more than rattling chains and cold spots...

Lost Newport

Author : Paul Miller
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1557090912
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Lost Newport written by Paul Miller and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in cooperation with the Preservation Society of Newport County, this evocative paperback guide recreates 50 summer houses, now lost, built during the golden age of Newport, Rhode Island's reign as the queen of resorts.

The First Lady of Mulberry Walk

Author : David Llewellyn
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848766009
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The First Lady of Mulberry Walk written by David Llewellyn and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anne Acheson was a sensitive, caring and extremely talented sculptress, whose gift to the world at large has remained unacknowledged for almost a century. During voluntary work in the First World War, she applied her artistic skills to invent the first anatomically accurate splints, which helped the injured Tommies’ limbs heal better. These prototype splints were constructed from papier mâché.After this work with her pioneering team at the Surgical Requisites Association (headquarters Number 17 Mulberry Walk in Chelsea), Anne retrained as a precision engineer and draughtswoman in order to do voluntary work during the Second World War (she also worked for the Red Cross during this time). Her eye-witness accounts of the Blitz in London are particularly vivid, capturing the much-talked of ‘Spirit of the Blitz’.Either side of each of the global conflicts, she pursued her chosen career in sculpting, becoming very popular and successful during the 1920s and 1930s. She was one of the first women to be elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors, before becoming the organisation’s first female Fellow.She was appointed a CBE in 1919 for her work with the SRA at Mulberry Walk, and her bust of the female explorer and Arabist, Gertrude Bell, is in the National Museum in Baghdad – presently stored in a basement for safekeeping – while a replica stands in the entrance to the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington Gore.

The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters

Author : Rosemary Guiley
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438130015
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters written by Rosemary Guiley and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters and shape-shifters have always held a special fascination in mythologies, legends, and folklore the world over. From ancient customs to famous cases of beasts and vampires and their reflections in popular culture, 600 entries provide definitions, explanations, and lists of suggested further reading.

Ladies of the House

Author : Lauren Edmondson
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 148807805X
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Ladies of the House written by Lauren Edmondson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in high-society Georgetown, an irresistible family drama about two sisters and the public scandal that just may lead them to rewrite the rules... Named a Best Book of the Month by Good Morning America, Bustle, Popsugar, BookBub, and Frolic “A stellar novel that celebrates sisterhood and the way women can step out of flawed men’s shadows. I delighted in every page.” —Amy Meyerson, bestselling author of The Bookshop of Yesterdays and The Imperfects No surprise is a good surprise. At least according to thirty-four-year-old Daisy Richardson. So when it’s revealed in dramatic fashion that her esteemed father had been involved in a public scandal before his untimely death, Daisy’s life becomes complicated—and fast. For one, the Richardsons must now sell the family home in Georgetown they can no longer afford, and Daisy’s mother is holding on with an iron grip. Her younger sister, Wallis, is ready to move on to bigger and better things but falls fast and hard for the most inconvenient person possible. And then there’s Atlas, Daisy’s best friend. She’s always wished they could be more, but now he’s writing an exposé on the one subject she’s been desperate to avoid: her father. Daisy’s plan is to maintain a low profile as she works to keep her family intact amid social exile, public shaming, and quickly dwindling savings. But the spotlight always seems to find the Richardsons, and when another twist in the scandal comes to light, Daisy must confront the consequences of her continued silence and summon the courage to stand up and accept the power of her own voice. “I was absolutely charmed by Ladies of the House. A wonderful debut.” —Allison Winn Scotch, bestselling author of Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing *Don't miss Wedding of the Season, Lauren Edmondson's next family drama set in Newport, RI. On sale in February 2023 and available now to preorder!