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A story spanning centuries. A long awaited revenge.In London, journalist Jo Clifford plans to debunk the belief in past-lives in a hard-hitting magazine piece. But her scepticism is shaken when a hypnotist forces her to relive the experiences of Matilda, Lady of Hay, a noblewoman during the reign of King John.She learns of Matilda's unhappy marriage, her love for the handsome Richard de Clare, and the brutal death threats handed out by King John, before it becomes clear that Jo’s past and...
| Автор | Barbara Erskine |
After 75 years, The Hobbit translated for the first time into Latin. Fascinating for Latin learners and for Tolkien fans of all ages.In foramine terrae habitabat hobbitus. (‘In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.’)The Hobbit, published 75 years ago, has become one of the world’s most popular classic stories, appealing to adults as much as to the children for whom J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote the book. Translated worldwide into more than 60 modern languages, now Hobbitus Ille is finally...
| Автор | Mark Walker |
Fall in love with a royal this spring in Marrying the Rebel Prince – perfect for fans of happy-ever-afters and anyone who loved watching Harry and Meghan say I do…A prince who’s used to getting his way…His Royal Highness Prince Nicolas Verbier d’Arennes has a reputation. His come-to-bed eyes, tousled fiery hair and regal credentials make him one of the world’s most notorious bachelors. Because, much to the royal household’s despair, the prince refuses to settle down.…meets a woman who refuses to...
| Автор | Janet Gover |
“Sarah Hegger has a gift for storytelling that is not to be missed. She's a personal favorite of mine.”—Kathryn Le Veque, USA Today bestselling authorIs anything sweeter than revenge? In a family of remarkable people, ordinary Beatrice strives to prove herself worthy. When her family is threatened with losing everything, she rushes to London to save them. Unfortunately, she chooses as her savior the very man who will see her family brought low. Garrett has sworn vengeance on Sir Arthur of...
| Автор | Sarah Hegger |
A European take on the tradition “The Great American Novel’ Has been described as a literary ‘desperate housewives’ and the European answer to Jonathan Franzen. We and Me follows a bourgeois Belgian family over several decades, portraiting how loneliness can thread through even the most intimate of our relationships Lonely in their togetherness, the father is immersed in his high-paying career, the mother spends hours combing her rugs, and their daughter Sarah rebels against her parents and...
| Автор | Saskia de Coster |
Inventive, dreamy Gieles lives with his father and a flock of geese on a plane-spotters’ campsite next to an airstrip. The surrounding landscape reclaimed from the sea, is as isolated as Gieles himself. The fourteen-year-old boy is longing for the mysterious dreadlocked girl he’s met online, and for the affection of his absent mother, off on hapless missions to save the world. The boy conceives a desperate, dangerous plan to attract his mother’s attention. He’ll be a hero. Just like Captain...
| Автор | Anne-Gine Goemans |
Anna, the wife of a prominent local attorney, has decided enough is enough. After nearly twenty years of marriage, she realizes she must get free from her controlling spouse. In the process, she loses the only thing that made escaping worthwhile: her children. Despite their joint custody agreement, her ex uses his wiles, wealth, and legal experience to exile Anna from the family. Her once «normal» relationships with her son and daughter mysteriously sour. The system, the law, and her faith in...
| Автор | Jill Egizii |
In a debut novel brimming with warmth and wit, Terri DuLong spins a tale of new beginnings, old friends, and lives forever bound. . .A New Englander born and bred, the last place Sydney Webster expects to find herself starting over is on an island off the coast of Florida. Yet here she is in Cedar Key, trying to pull herself together after her husband's untimely death–and the even more untimely revelation of his gambling addiction. Bereft of her comfortable suburban life, Syd takes shelter...
| Автор | Terri DuLong |
The Story of the Red Fox is an illustrated short story for young children by illustrator and author AJ Stein. This picture book has engaging and artistic images for very young children and an easy story to be read by ages 8-10.<br><br>The Story of the Red Fox is a make believe story about a young wolf who is rejected by her family because she is different. The young wolf wanders off one day and becomes lost in the desert but she finds new friends and makes a new life. As she is...
| Автор | AJ J.D. Stein |
In one of the large and rich cities of China, there once lived a tailor named Mustapha. He was very poor. He could hardly, by his daily labour, maintain himself and his family, which consisted only of his wife and a son.<br><br>His son, who was called Aladdin, was a very careless and idle fellow. He was disobedient to his father and mother, and would go out early in the morning and stay out all day, playing in the streets and public places with idle children of his own...
| Автор | Various Authors |
The Essential Fables and Fairy Tales Anthology, the classic collection of folk tales and fairy tales from around the world:<br><br>Ade's Fables <br>Fables in Slang- George Ade <br>More Fables- George Ade <br>Aesop's Fables <br>Flower Fables- Louisa May Alcott <br>Fantastic Fables- Ambrose Bierce <br>Hymns, Songs, and Fables, for Young People <br>The Fables of La Fontaine <br>Fifty Famous Fables- Lida Brown McMurry...
| Автор | Aesop |
The essential collection of classic books about folklore in Europe:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>ENGLISH FAIRY TALES<br>FOLK-LORE<br>FOLK-LORE AND LEGENDS SCOTLAND<br>FAIRIES AND FOLK OF IRELAND<br>THE LAUGHING PRINCE<br>DUTCH FAIRY TALES FOR<br>FOLK LORE<br>TALES OF FOLK AND FAIRIES<br>Russian Fairy Tales.<br>FOLK-LORE AND LEGENDS SCANDINAVIAN<br>EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY-BOOK<br>WELSH FOLK-LORE
| Автор | Edmund Dulac |
The Essential Legends and Sagas Collection, classics in one book:<br><br>The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights- James Knowles <br>Four Arthurian Romances- Chretien DeTroyes <br>Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut- Wace <br>Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight <br>Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome- E.M. Berens <br>Legends of Charlemagne- Thomas Bulfinch <br>The Canterbury Tales- Geoffrey Chaucer <br>Legends of the Middle Ages- H.A....
| Автор | Bulfinch Thomas |
This text is considered the ultimate guide to understanding the major deities, characters, themes, rituals and beliefs of Norse mythology. It examines the folklore of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland and other parts of Scandinavia, from prehistoric tales to contemporary beliefs and practices. The work was originally written in Danish, and has been a staple in high schools and universities in Scandinavian countries since its publication in 1898. It contains four sections: the first...
| Автор | Karl Mortensen |
"Once upon a time" is a magical phrase; an incantation that conjures stories into being and gives them life. What we now call «fairy tales» outlived their original creators, outlasted their descendants, and one day might very well survive the death of our species. When, and if, humanity leaves this planet, fairy tales will make the journey too – into the far-flung reaches of the galaxy and into the distant dimension of the future. <P> How different will the fairy tales of the future...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Arthurian legends have long been the source of countless popular tales. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” is one of the best known and most widely read. During King Arthur’s New Year’s celebration, a mysterious knight, with green clothes and horse, arrives with a challenge to the knights of the round table—any one of them may swing at the Green Knight with an axe if he too is willing to take a blow one year and one day after. Gawain, one of Arthur’s most noble knights, steps up and easily...
| Автор | Anonymous |
Will Jennalee, shattered by her true identity, find comfort in the arms of the strong and handsome Lance Forrester? Will Emma Cherie find the courage to leave her abusive husband and take a chance on finding happiness in the form of her one true love? Will the lovely and captivating Charlene learn to relinquish control and let destiny take its course? Family Secrets is set in Pleasant Valley, Texas, and chronicles the heartbreaking, hilarious romantic journeys of three generations of women.
| Автор | DeAnn Daley Holcomb |
The classic Middle Eastern story of Aladdin is presented here in this modern edition, beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane. The famous tale is part of the widely-known collection «One Thousand and One Nights», added in the 18th century by Frenchman Antoine Galland. It tells the story of an impoverished young man called Aladdin who, with the help of a magic lamp that he finds, becomes rich and powerful beyond his wildest dreams. An exciting an charming tale, «Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp» is...
| Автор | Walter Crane |
Drawing from the famous translation of Sir Richard Burton, «The Arabian Nights» is a selection of the voluminous «One Thousand and One Nights», a collection of ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian literature. Many readers will recognize the more famous of these tales: «Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp», «Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves» and «The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor». These exciting and mystical tales can be found in this uncensored and...
| Автор | Sir Richard Burton |
Born and raised in a Longford, Ireland workhouse, Padraic Colum left at seventeen to become a clerk in the Irish Railway Clearing House in Dublin. This venture was short-lived, however, and with the success of a few poems and a play, «The Saxon Shillin',» he left in 1904 to pursue a career in writing. His success as a dramatist, poet, novelist, essayist, biographer, children's writer and editor, as well as his participation in the founding of the Abbey Theatre, made Colum a central...
| Автор | Padraic Colum |
The author of this Icelandic saga is unknown, yet was likely written in the mid-13th century. «Eyrbyggja» begins at the time of Iceland's settlement, but most of the events throughout take place towards the end of the 10th century and early 11th century. The title means the saga of the inhabitants of Eyrr, a farm on Snaefellsnes in Iceland. Throughout the tale, the Ere-Dwellers are confronted by tragedy and death, which result in ghosts, eerie occurrences, and hauntings. The mix of realism...
| Автор | Anonymous |
Once upon a time, two brothers wished to preserve their German folklore in a collection of tales that they believed had been handed down for generations. When they began in 1812 they had just 86 stories that rather harshly reflected the difficult life of European peasantry. Subsequent editions would grow to hold over 200 tales. As time passed, the Brothers Grimm found that their collection of fairy tales, with all of its royalty, magical creatures, and brave adventures, entranced those who read...
| Автор | Brothers Grimm |
‘A must-read modern fairytale!’ Lisa Dickenson on Perfect MatchSurely fairy tales don’t happen in real life?After being jilted at the altar, high-flying journalist Sam doesn’t believe in love any more – and she certainly doesn’t believe in fairy tales! So, when she’s asked to cover the Royal Wedding, it’s the last thing she wants to do.And when she crashes into a ridiculously handsome stranger, Anders, things go from bad to worse. But as the big day draws closer, Sam finds herself being swept up...
| Автор | Zoe May |
The Princess Diaries meets Sex and the City in this fun and flirty contemporary romance will make your heart sore!What happens in Vegas…Waking up to the bright lights of Vegas in an unfamiliar penthouse suite, cocktail waitress Phoenix Montgomery finds she’s covered from head to foot in gold glitter and not alone – aside from the empty bottle of champagne, there’s a mystery man in the shower and a huge sparkly ring on her finger!Stays in Vegas?There’s no denying Max Waldburg’s demi-god sex...
| Автор | Romy Sommer |