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Culloden Tales

Author : Hugh G. Allison
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1845968336
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Culloden Tales written by Hugh G. Allison and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culloden was the last battle on British soil. It marked the end of clan culture and was the harbinger of the Highland Clearances. It ensured the inevitability of the American Revolution and increased the outpouring of Scots across the globe. It is the only battle that British Army regiments are not permitted to include in their battle honours; the only battle that Bonnie Prince Charlie ever lost; and the only battle that the Duke of Cumberland ever won. Culloden is a battlefield, a graveyard and an iconic site that draws people from all parts of the world. And as they come, they bring with them their stories and their father's father's stories. These stories tell of civil war, of love, of the unexpected and even of the supernatural. They are peopled by the second-sighted, by clan chiefs and by others who have kept family secrets for centuries. The battlefield is a poignant location, resonant with past deeds and emotive memories. These Culloden tales are offered as a unique record to the power of the place.

Tales of Wudgi Crossing

Author : David Lewis Paget
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0959687637
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Wudgi Crossing written by David Lewis Paget and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beware! Do not read this book unless you are mentally stable and physically fit. The author and publisher accept no responsibility for medical bills relating to ruptured spleens, incontinent bladders or psychiatric disorders arising as a result of ingesting the contents of these pages. This is not a novel, it is a black comedy, a series of stories with a common backdrop, the streets and swamps of Wudgi Crossing. This tiny South Australian town may be searched for unstintingly through the pages of any Gazetteer, the Mobil Series of South Australian Maps, or the murky depths of Arabella Silkenshanks hot nourishing broth. It will not be found. The South Australian Government has always blamed Wudgi Crossing on Victoria, or New South Wales, anyone but the real culprits who were Mick McGurk and his mate Jack Turnip, the latter of whom has a statue to his memory, sitting in a horse trough with a bucket on his head. So you can see what you're letting yourself in for....

The Coward's Tale

Author : Vanessa Gebbie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608197891
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Coward's Tale written by Vanessa Gebbie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My name is Laddy Merridew. I'm a cry-baby. I'm sorry.' 'And my name is Ianto Jenkins. I am a coward. And that's worse.' Nine-year old Laddy Merridew, sent to live with the grandmother he barely knows, stumbles off the bus into a small Welsh mining town, where he begins an unlikely friendship with Ianto 'Passchendaele' Jenkins, the town beggar. Through Ianto, Laddy learns of the collapse decades earlier of the coal mine of Kindly Light: a disaster whose legacy has echoed down through the generations and shaped the lives of all who live in the shadow of the colliery, especially Ianto, the keeper of all their stories. Thaddeus 'Icarus' Evans strives in vain to carve wooden feathers that will float; 'Half' Harris and Matty Harris have the same mother and yet have spent a lifetime ignoring each other; 'Baker' Bowen - despite carrying the name of his forebears - has never learned to bake, and James Little, the gas-meter emptier, digs in his allotment by moonlight, his pockets filled with the treasures of his neighbours. Along with the other men of the town and the women who mothered them, married them and mourned them, they are bound together by the shared tragedy of Kindly Light and by the mysterious figure of Ianto Jenkins.

A Man of Many Parts

Author : Barbara Rawlinson
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9042020857
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book A Man of Many Parts written by Barbara Rawlinson and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study of George Gissing's short stories and related non-fiction is essential reading for students of nineteenth-century realism. For the first time readers will be able to follow the development which transformed Gissing's unremarkable early stories into the very individual tales that elevated his work to the vanguard of realistic short fiction. Gissing's American period is notable for its accumulation of themes that were repeatedly refined and adapted for his later work, causality emerging as the dominant voice. On his return to England, shifting political and philosophical beliefs expressed in his non-fiction had a vital impact on his second phase of short fiction, and the part played by realism in the author's short stories and his writings on Charles Dickens added further dimensions to his work as a whole. By the final phase of Gissing's remarkable development, it is evident that his interest in the concept of causality as the major force in his short work had been replaced by a more challenging preoccupation with the human psyche. This introduced philosophical, sociological and psychological dimensions to Gissing's work that established him in the field of short fiction as a leading exponent of late nineteenth-century realism

13 Ghost Stories: A Collection of the Best Tales of the Masters of Weird Fiction

Author : Osie Turner
Publisher : The Forlorn Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 921 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 13 Ghost Stories: A Collection of the Best Tales of the Masters of Weird Fiction written by Osie Turner and published by The Forlorn Press. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 921 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection consists of thirteen stories by some of the best authors of speculative fiction. While they all feature ghosts, these are not traditional ghost stories. These tales are all unique and will stay with you long after you read them. The anthology contains a biography of Oliver Onions, the author of “The Beckoning Fair One.” There are also some annotations within the book with additional information pertinent to the stories. Table of Contents: The Attic by Algernon Blackwood Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad by M.R. James A Ghost by Guy de Maupassant The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford Bone to His Bone by E.G Swain The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onions The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk by Frank Cowper The Ghosts by Lord Dunsany The Haunted and the Haunters, or the House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer-Lytton In The Tube by E.F. Benson The Toll-House by W.W. Jacobs The Listeners by Walter de la Mare Appendix: The Life of Oliver Onions by Osie Turner

True Dog Stories - True Tales of Working Dogs, Including Stories of Gun Dogs, Sheep Dogs, Police Dogs, Guide Dogs, Military Dogs and More

Author : Lilian Gask
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 152878491X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book True Dog Stories - True Tales of Working Dogs, Including Stories of Gun Dogs, Sheep Dogs, Police Dogs, Guide Dogs, Military Dogs and More written by Lilian Gask and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “True Dog Stories” is a collection of short stories dealing with ordinary dogs and their extraordinary exploits, written for children by the prolific author of dog-based stories, Albert Terhune. This delightful collection of dog tales is the perfect choice for parents to read to their dog-loving children at bedtime, full of heart-warming and entertaining stories sure to be remembered fondly for many years to come. Included in this collection is: “Bud: The Collie with a Sixth Sense”, “The `Pi-Hound' of Nine News Bulletins”, “Treve: The Strangest Dog”, “ The Spitz Heroine of a Queer Melodrama”, and many more. Albert Payson Terhune (1872 – 1942) was an American novelist most famous for his novel “Lad: A Dog”, which follows the adventures and travails of a dog called Lad. Following the success of this novel, Terhune went on to produce over thirty other novels based around the lives of dogs. Other notable works by this author include: “Dr. Dale: A Story Without A Moral” (1900), “The New Mayor” (1907), and “Caleb Conover, Railroader” (1907). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

The Life and Adventures of a Very Little Monkey and Other Tales. by the Author of "Moravian Life in the Black Forest" "Stories of My Pets" Etc

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Author : Beatrice Braithwaite Batty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Adventures of a Very Little Monkey and Other Tales. by the Author of "Moravian Life in the Black Forest" "Stories of My Pets" Etc written by Beatrice Braithwaite Batty and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Murder Mystery: Ultimate Collection (Over 350 Detective Novels, Thriller Tales & True Crime Stories)

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 802724062X
Total Pages : 18263 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis British Murder Mystery: Ultimate Collection (Over 350 Detective Novels, Thriller Tales & True Crime Stories) by : Agatha Christie

Download or read book British Murder Mystery: Ultimate Collection (Over 350 Detective Novels, Thriller Tales & True Crime Stories) written by Agatha Christie and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 18263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes Series A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow Other Mysteries True Crime Stories Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Council of Justice The Just Men of Cordova The Law of the Four Just Men The Nine Bears Angel Esquire The Fourth Plague or Red Hand Grey Timothy or Pallard the Punter The Man who Bought London The Melody of Death A Debt Discharged The Tomb of T'Sin The Secret House The Clue of the Twisted Candle Down under Donovan The Man who Knew The Green Rust Kate Plus Ten The Daffodil Murder Jack O'Judgment The Angel of Terror The Crimson Circle Take-A-Chance Anderson The Valley of Ghosts P.-C. Lee Series Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White No Name Armadale The Moonstone The Haunted Hotel The Law and The Lady The Dead Secret Miss or Mrs? R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke Series Other Mysteries Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary H. C. McNeile: Bulldog Drummond The Black Gang G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown Arthur Morrison: Martin Hewitt Series Dorrington & Hicks Stories Ernest Bramah: Max Carrados Stories Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Thrilling Stories of the Railway Thomas W. Hanshew: Hamilton Cleek Series E. W. Hornung: A. J. Raffles Series Mystery Novels J. S. Fletcher: Mystery Novels Paul Campenhaye – Specialist in Criminology Rober Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag Frank Froest Mystery Novels C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Mystery Novels Isabel Ostander Mystery Novels

A Mother's Tale

Author : Sean Sheridan
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1398404128
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book A Mother's Tale written by Sean Sheridan and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean Sheridan was born into a poor Irish family in the North of Ireland but was destined to travel. His adult life was spent in the world of investment management in the City of London and Luxembourg, a far cry from his native roots. This is a story about growing up in poverty in a strict Catholic environment during the Troubles where priests, poverty and the police were never too far away. It is also a salute to an indomitable mother who overcame so many challenges and setbacks in life and to those whose lives she touched and enhanced. This is the first of, hopefully, many novels and he is currently working on a play about the ritual of Wakes in rural Donegal in the ’70s that he hopes will make it to the London stage in the near future.

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

Author : Meg Medina
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536219916
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away written by Meg Medina and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each other’s número uno, even though one is moving away. A big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb, ready to gobble up Evelyn’s mirror with the stickers around the edge . . . and the sofa that we bounce on to get to the moon. Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela’s best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today—not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it’s time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness of Meg Medina’s beautifully written story about friendship and change is balanced by Sonia Sánchez’s colorful and vibrant depictions of the girls’ urban neighborhood.

Tales from the Back Row

Author : Amy Odell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476749752
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Back Row written by Amy Odell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hilarious, insightful and smart. A must-read for anyone who wears clothes.” —Chelsea Handler *US Weekly, “Riveting Reads for Labor Day”* *Bustle, “2015 Books Every Funny Woman Should Read” and “September 2015’s Best Books”* *Refinery29 “Fall’s Most Highly Anticipated Nonfiction Reads”* *theSkimm, “Skimm Reads”* *Popsugar, “Motivational Books You Should Read this Fall”* *AM NY, “New Books for New Yorkers to Read This Fall”* The Lowdown on High Fashion Cosmopolitan.com editor Amy Odell knows what it’s really like to be a young woman working in the fashion industry. In Tales from the Back Row, Amy—funny and fearless—takes readers behind the stage of New York’s hottest fashion shows to meet the world’s most influential models, designers, celebrities, editors, and photographers. But first, she has to push her way through the crowds outside, where we see the lengths people go to be noticed by the lurking paparazzi, and weave her way through the packed venue, from the very back row to the front. And as Amy climbs the ladder (with tips about how you can, too), she introduces an industry powered by larger-than-life characters: she meets the intimidating Anna Wintour and the surprisingly gracious Rachel Zoe, not to mention the hilarious Chelsea Handler, and more. As she describes the allure of Alexander Wang’s ripped tights and Marchesa’s Oscar-worthy dresses, Amy artfully layers in something else: ultimately this book is about how the fashion industry is an exaggerated mirror of human fallibility—reflecting our desperate desire to belong, to make a mark, to be included. For Amy is the first to admit that as much as she is embarrassed by the thrill she gets when she receives an invitation to an exclusive after-party, she can’t help but RSVP “yes.”

The Magistrate's Tale

Author : Trevor Grove
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408837560
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Magistrate's Tale written by Trevor Grove and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Trevor Grove was called up for Jury service he became so intrigued with the justice system that he wrote a successful book about it - The Juryman's Tale. Now he's joined the magistracy and gives a fascinating, funny and insightful account of just how the magistracy works at a time of great change. Lay magistrates deal with more than 95 per cent of all criminal cases in England and Wales, yet they are all volunteers, drawn from local communities, with no legal training or special qualifications, and are not paid a penny for what they do. Astonishingly little is known about what it is like to serve as a magistrate. (Each year 5,000 people apply to become magistrates; only 25 per cent are successful.) This book is the first for many years to shed light on the experience. Interweaving his own personal experience of becoming a magistrate in north London with general observations, relevant interviews and a little history, Trevor Grove takes us on a fascinating journey into this extraordinary and unique institution. He has visited courts all over the country to talk to magistrates and observe how crimes and criminals differ from region to region, and how the 'benches' dealing with them differ too. He has visited jails and Young Offenders' Institutions and he has interviewed all of the principal players, from the Lord Chief Justice and Home Secretary, to more integral characters such as justices' clerks, ushers, probation officers, local police and offenders. His journey uncovers a remarkable act of national faith in the good sense of ordinary people, which says a great deal more about the strength and health of our democracy than is sufficiently appreciated.

In search of fortune: A tale of the old land and the new

Author : Gordon Stables
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368941836
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book In search of fortune: A tale of the old land and the new written by Gordon Stables and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

Barcelona Tales

Author : Helen Constantine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019251928X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Barcelona Tales written by Helen Constantine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barcelona is one of the most visited cities in Europe, a multilingual capital of an autonomous region that longs to be independent of Spain. The city is famous for its painters, modernist architecture, style of football, and its history, but as Peter Bush reveals it has always been a major centre of literary talent and creativity. Barcelona Tales presents a selection of newly translated short stories by 16 writers, many of them Catalan. The stories explore the themes of migration and class conflict in a city renowned in world literature from the day rural innocents Don Quixote and Sancho Panza visited its streets at the beginning of the seventeenth-century, and witnessed the wonders of the printing press and the cruelties of slavery. Together, they open up the city in ironic, tragic, and lyrical ways, inviting readers to explore fictional lives and literary styles that reflect the dynamic, conflict-ridden character and history of this great European city.

Redeemer of the Realm (Epic Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Doorstopper Fantasy)

Author : Sandra Miller
Publisher : Onda Mountain Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redeemer of the Realm (Epic Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Doorstopper Fantasy) written by Sandra Miller and published by Onda Mountain Books. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danger closes on every side, And the world awaits a legendary hero... Just when Alannys thought she had earned a little peace at the Great Palace, Lord Malrec and his Dark Alliance stormed Dorramon's coronation and declared war on the new king. She's known for a while that Dorramon has some bad news for her, but she's unprepared for just how bad. But it's the midnight attempt on her life that spurs her to action--Ravanmark is imploding around her, and she can't just sit and watch it happen. She knows she caused it, after all. And what of the prophesied savior, the legendary Redeemer? Time is growing short, and the songs of the Redeemer have yet to be found. Alannys will have to take her fight for Ravanmark's future across the country on her own, while Lord Malrec continues his work on the magical device that will enable him to safely hold her prisoner, and use her as a weapon to destroy the king she loves. Join Alannys and her friends again as they continue their epic fight for the kingdom of Ravanmark--because sometimes 'happily ever after' has to wait. Fantasy series, Epic fantasy, fairy tale, doorstopper, strong female lead, magic, music

Dark Tales - Volume 11

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Publisher : Dark Tales
ISBN 13 : 0955510422
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Dark Tales - Volume 11 written by and published by Dark Tales. This book was released on with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: