Not every night is filled with the kind of danger that can get you killed, but the night that Rag comes across a mysterious young woman who is being chased by a group of equally young vampires, certainly has potential. He finds himself sucked into a situation that could change his life forever and is compelled to help her, although he has no idea why. Rag needs to find out the truth about what's happening, and quickly, because he has an uneasy feeling that time is running out.
This book is a compilation of the first four volumes of A Little Bit Horror. The fourteen stories cover everything from fairy tales to zombies, life after death to the monsters hidden in the shadows and many other things in between. A collection for the person who likes their horror stories to be varied and told with a touch of humour.
Some tasks are never-ending. This collection of the next three exciting adventures in The Hunter Vampire Chronicles proves the point. First, the gang has to search through the city's underground waterways and tunnels to find a magical creature. And cats. There are always cats. Then, they travel from the city, across the countryside and back to Midbury, to discover the connection between a series of monstrous murders and an innocent looking chrysalis being sold to the public at markets. And finally, they have a showdown with a psychopomp out to take one of them away, whilst a creature already known to them lurks menacingly in the Midbury marshes. This is what life is like when you have to hunt down all the monsters. Sometimes, life throws you more than a few lemons and catching them isn't nearly as simple. If you enjoy your vampire tales laced with humour, sarcasm, and a fairly light smattering of blood, then this series of novellas is the one for you. Why not get your copy today?
Truth is a difficult concept for vampires ... telling it, that is. If Rag had known that welcoming Flynn into their home would cause so many problems (1) he would've said no, (2) he would've said no way, and (3) he would've said over my dead body. It seems that Flynn's life is just one big, dangerous secret piled onto another. Unbelievably, that's the least of his worries. It seems an old acquaintance of his is in town, and not someone he cares to become reacquainted with, especially when, at the moment they meet, threats are thrown around like confetti. He needs to protect those he loves. He's really not sure how that's going to pan out.
Truth is a difficult concept for vampires ... telling it, that is. If Rag had known that welcoming Flynn into their home would cause so many problems (1) he would've said no, (2) he would've said no way, and (3) he would've said over my dead body. It seems that Flynn's life is just one big, dangerous secret piled onto another. Unbelievably, that's the least of his worries. It seems an old acquaintance of his is in town, and not someone he cares to become reacquainted with, especially when, at the moment they meet, threats are thrown around like confetti. He needs to protect those he loves. He's really not sure how that's going to pan out.
Large print version in 20 pt type. Change is unsettling ... but with it comes growth. School is always tough, but when you've been shut away from normal society for most of your life, it's more than difficult. Add to that the fact that your new 'uncle' is a vampire, which you obviously have to keep secret, and that you're not allowed to use your magical abilities to help you get by, and life can become a little overwhelming. Flynn is lucky, because she soon makes a friend. But friends can have secrets too.
Large print version in 20 pt text.Not every night is filled with the kind of danger that can get you killed, but the night that Rag comes across a mysterious young woman who is being chased by a group of equally young vampires, certainly has potential. He finds himself sucked into a situation that could change his life forever and is compelled to help her, although he has no idea why. Rag needs to find out the truth about what's happening, and quickly, because he has an uneasy feeling that time is running out.
Change is unsettling ... but with it comes growth. School is always tough, but when you've been shut away from normal society for most of your life, it's more than difficult. Add to that the fact that your new 'uncle' is a vampire, which you obviously have to keep secret, and that you're not allowed to use your magical abilities to help you get by, and life can become a little overwhelming. Flynn is lucky, because she soon makes a friend. But friends can have secrets too.
The story both of the real world of the Brontës at Haworth Parsonage, their home on the edge of the lonely Yorkshire moors, and of the imaginary worlds they spun for themselves in their novels and poetry. Wherever possible, their story is told using their own words – the letters they wrote to each other, Emily and Anne's secret diaries, and Charlotte's exchanges with luminaries of literary England – or those closest to them, such as their brother Branwell, their father Patrick Brontë, and their novelist friend Mrs Gaskell. The Brontës sketched and painted their worlds too, in delicate ink washes and watercolours of family and friends, animals and the English moors. These pictures illuminate the text as do the tiny drawings the Brontë children made to illustrate their imaginary worlds. In addition, there are facsimiles of their letters and diaries, paintings by artists of the day, and pictures of household life. This beautifully illustrated book offers a unique and privileged view of the real lives of three women, writers and sisters.
Jane Eyre, Cime tempestose, L'inquilino di palazzo Wildfell: capolavori della letteratura di tutti i tempi, romanzi che tutti abbiamo sentito nominare. Eppure pochi conoscono la straordinaria storia delle tre donne che li hanno scritti. Una storia drammatica e appassionata, costellata di dolori, privazioni, rinunce, povertà, solitudine, morte, ma anche di passioni, sogni, speranze, ambizioni, coraggio e talento. Nascere donna nell'Inghilterra dell'Ottocento significava non avere quasi alcuna possibilità di fama e successo. Nascere donna in uno sperduto villaggio di campagna dello Yorkshire, in una famiglia numerosa, rendeva le cose ancora più difficili. Ma Charlotte, Emily e Anne Brontë erano donne dotate di un talento letterario fuori dal comune, e ne erano ben consapevoli. Fu così che non si fermarono davanti ai pregiudizi dell'epoca e sfidarono il mondo. Fu così che, nel 1847, i tre fratelli Ellis, Acton e Currer Bell, pseudonimi dietro i quali si nascondevano le tre sorelle, pubblicarono presso due note case editrici londinesi i loro romanzi, che scossero il mondo editoriale e culturale del Paese. Eppure questo evento così importante non cambiò la vita delle Brontë, che, nascoste dietro un anonimato tenacemente difeso, continuarono a vivere nell'isolamento e nella dolorosa solitudine di Haworth, sognando e scrivendo meravigliose avventure. In un perfetto mélange di realtà storica e di finzione narrativa, questo romanzo ricostruisce la vita, le passioni, le delusioni, le glorie, i sogni, le difficoltà e gli amori di Charlotte e, accanto a lei, di Emily e Anne, regalandoci un ritratto del tutto inedito e indimenticabile delle più famose sorelle della storia della letteratura di tutti i tempi.
The story of the tragic Brontë family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addled wastrel of a brother, wildly romantic Emily, unrequited Anne, and "poor Charlotte." Or do we? These stereotypes of the popular imagination are precisely that - imaginary - created by amateur biographers such as Mrs. Gaskell who were primarily novelists and were attracted by the tale of an apparently doomed family of genius. Juliet Barker's landmark book is the first definitive history of the Brontës. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compelling - but true. Based on first-hand research among all the Brontë manuscripts, including contemporary historical documents never before used by Brontë biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. The Brontës is a revolutionary picture of the world's favorite literary family.
Winner of the 2020 Alfred Fagon Award. As the 19th Century dawns in London, politicians of all parties gather to abolish the slave trade once and for all. But the price of freedom turns out to be a multi-billion pound bailout for slave owners rather than those enslaved. As morality and cunning compete amongst men thirsty for power, two women navigate their way to the true seat of political influence, challenging members of parliament who dare deny them their say. In this provocative new play by Juliet Gilkes Romero, the personal collides with the political to ask, what is the right thing to do and how much must it cost?
A “brilliant” biography of the Brontë family, dispelling popular myths and revealing the true story of Emily, Anne, Charlotte, and their father (The Independent on Sunday). The tragic story of the Brontë family has been told many times: the half-mad, repressive father; the drunken, drug-addicted brother; wildly romantic Emily; unrequited Anne; and “poor Charlotte.” But is any of it true? These caricatures of the popular imagination were created by amateur biographers like Elizabeth Gaskell who were more interested in lurid tales than genuine scholarship. Juliet Barker’s landmark book is the first definitive history of the Brontës. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compelling—but true. Based on firsthand research among all the Brontë manuscripts and among contemporary historical documents never before used by Brontë biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. The Brontës is a revolutionary picture of the world’s favorite literary family.
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