Victoria Russell's Books

Exceptionally Unconventional

By: Victoria Clarke

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The Honorable Miss Lucilla Iverson is an exceptionally unconventional young heiress trying her best to be unexceptionally conventional despite her love of horses and racing curricles. When she attracts the attention of a hardened older bachelor, a duke, no less, it sets the ton afire with anticipation. Many young bucks seek her approval, including a notorious (and now penniless) gamester who intends to marry Miss Iverson and her money whether or not she agrees. On an inside track for Lucilla’s attention is Oliver, Lord Hartwell, despite a near miss at running her over while driving his phaeton in the company of his cousin, the handsome and mysterious duke. Which of the three will win her heart and hand, to live happily ever after? That is the question!

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The Wild Rose Press Inc

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1509246193

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9781509246199

The Letters of Queen Victoria

Vol. II: 1844-1853

By: Queen Victoria

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The Letters of Queen Victoria

Vol. II: 1844-1853

By: Queen Victoria

Reproduction of the original.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3732624277

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9783732624270

Nightmares

A Historical Romance

By: Victoria Staat

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Nightmares

A Historical Romance

By: Victoria Staat

Allison Renfew married a cruel and brutal man. Once she was of no use to him and she could take no more, she was sold back to her brother, Cole, for the sum of fifty pieces of gold. In a catatonic state for days, she finally awakened in her family home to discovered her husband has been killed. Physically recovered from her life with Gregory Russell, long after the man’s death, her nightmares still raged. Allison vowed to never marry again. Until the favored knight of King James, Elliot LeLand, a longtime admirer of Allison’s, decides to pursue her. So, with permission from her brother, he begins to court her. That’s when he finds out about her nightmares. Making him more determined than ever to marry her. Still vowing never to marry, Allison finds herself tricked into marrying Elliot. Again, she finds herself in another unwanted marriage. What would befall her this time?

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Satin Romance

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9798886530230

American Classicist

The Life and Loves of Edith Hamilton

By: Victoria Houseman

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American Classicist

The Life and Loves of Edith Hamilton

By: Victoria Houseman

Edith Hamilton (1867-1963), famed popularizer of the classics, whose books include Mythology and The Greek Way, introduced millions-literally millions-of general readers and young adults to the myths and culture of the Greco-Roman world. In the middle of the 20th century, she was arguably the most visible and widely read person on classics and mythology. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and then a successful teacher and administrator at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Hamilton became well known to the public only when she was in her sixties. Her writings, written with a middle-American audience in mind, were intended to introduce general readers to a world of antiquity previously thought to be only the purview of those with knowledge of ancient languages. Her most successful book, Mythology, remains the most popular book of its kind and, like The Greek Way and The Roman Way, has never gone out of print. Houseman recounts Hamilton's life of ninety-five years, beginning with her childhood introduction to the study of Latin and Greek under her father's tutelage. Houseman explores the intellectual influences upon her, emphasizing in particular the nineteenth-century British thinkers whose work she encountered during her years as a student at Bryn Mawr, including Matthew Arnold and Edward Caird. It also tells the story of the two romantic relationships that shaped her life. The first was with Lucy Martin Donnelly, an English professor whose intellectual and aesthetic tastes made a profound impact upon Hamilton. The second, and more enduring, was with Doris Fielding Reid, with whom Hamilton lived for over forty years and with whom she raised a family composed of Reid's nephews and nieces. The biography also describes Hamilton's friendships with writers such as Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound, as well as with Senator Ralph E. Flanders, who led the movement in the Senate to censure Joseph McCarthy and inspired Hamilton's depiction of Demosthenes in her final book, The Echo of Greece. Houseman also situates Edith Hamilton's writing in relation to contemporary events such as the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, American involvement in the Second World War, the dropping of the atomic bombs, and American foreign policy during the Cold War, among others. She argues that Hamilton's writing and themes were often a response to these events. Even Mythology, intended as a modern version of Bulfinch's Mythology, was partly written during the fascist Italian invasion of Greece and makes many arguments for the special claims of Greece in Western history. Her work has influenced generations of readers as well, and was even said to have been a favorite of Robert Kennedy's, who drew on The Greek Way for inspiration in drafting speeches. The book is intended to be the definitive biography of a fascinating and daring woman who arguably helped to save the classics in America. This will be first biography of Hamilton apart from one written by her partner Doris Fielding which was a mix of memoir and biography. This will also be the first to draw on Hamilton's letters and other primary sources"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691236186

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9780691236186

Mid-Air: Two Novellas

By: Victoria Shorr

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Mid-Air: Two Novellas

By: Victoria Shorr

“[B[oth these fine novellas unfurl the kind of complicated family tapestries that every generation ends up weaving from money and love.” —Wall Street Journal Fate is explored in the fall and rise of two twentieth-century American families. Victoria Shorr’s remarkable gift for depicting the inner lives of complex characters shines in two powerful explorations of family, ambition, class, and status. In “Great Uncle Edward,” a family gathers for dinner. At ninety-three, Great Uncle Edward commands the table in his three-piece suit; Cousin Russell attended both Harvard and Yale but is now reduced to selling off the family books; sisters Betty and Molly are caught between ghosts of a storied past and creeping destitution. These lives are signposts along the downward spiral of an old aristocracy. “Cleveland Auto Wrecking” introduces Sam White, an immigrant from eastern Europe. He cannot read but has a gift for math and an instinct for the value of junk. We follow his clan through the Depression to the postwar boom in the West, where their fortunes soar, creating new tests of loyalty. Taken together, these two novellas might be the reverse images of the American dream in the twentieth century. They ask to what degree, in the face of such powerful forces as love, death, and social constraints, do any of us have control over our own lives.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039388211X

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9780393882117

The Personal Librarian

By: Marie Benedict,Victoria Christopher Murray

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The Personal Librarian

By: Marie Benedict,Victoria Christopher Murray

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! “Historical fiction at its best!”* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle’s complexion isn’t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

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Penguin

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0593101545

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9780593101544

Signifying and Understanding

Reading the Works of Victoria Welby and the Signific Movement

By: Susan Petrilli,Lady Victoria Welby

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Signifying and Understanding

Reading the Works of Victoria Welby and the Signific Movement

By: Susan Petrilli,Lady Victoria Welby

This book introduces and provides commentary on a selection of published and unpublished works by Victoria Welby and exponents of the Signific Movement in the Netherlands. Beyond offering an important contribution to the reconstruction of a neglected phase in the history of ideas, it evidences the theoretical topicality of significs, in particular the focus on the relation of signs to value, meaning, and understanding, on verbal and nonverbal behavior, and on language and communication.

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Walter de Gruyter

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311021850X

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9783110218503

The Life of LTC Rolt

Where Engineering Met Literature

By: Victoria Owens

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The Life of LTC Rolt

Where Engineering Met Literature

By: Victoria Owens

In 1926, Tom Rolt who was then sixteen years old, abandoned his public school education. Having taken a job with a small firm of agricultural engineers, he realized that he had found his life’s calling. But the way ahead was neither smooth nor easy. Having secured a premium apprenticeship, the firm which took him on foundered and although he eventually qualified as a mechanical engineer, the 1930s depression made it almost impossible to find regular employment. Nothing daunted, with the encouragement of his mysterious companion ‘Cara’, he turned to writing. His literary career flourished alongside his association with the Vintage Sports Car Club, the Inland Waterways Association and the Talyllyn Railway. Between his Inland Waterways Association and Talyllyn phases, Angela, his first wife, left him to join Billy Smart’s Circus, and Sonia –an actress-turned-boatwoman – would become his second wife. Over the course of his life, he produced over thirty books, their subject matters ranging from canals and railways to engineering biography; company histories; a collection of accomplished ghost stories and a topographical survey of Worcestershire. He also wrote polemics about the plight of the craftsman in a world which relied increasingly upon mass production. In this book, the first full-length biography of Tom Rolt and a complement to his auto-biographical Landscape trilogy, Victoria Owens draws upon his surviving letters and unpublished manuscripts to tell the story of the engineer-turned-writer who made Britain’s industrial past the stuff of enduring literature.

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Pen and Sword History

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1399056638

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9781399056632

Coming to Terms

By: Victoria MacDonald

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Coming to Terms

By: Victoria MacDonald

Addiction is a beast that weaves through generations, wounding innocent children despite their parents’ love. Victoria’s parents’ alcoholism affected her throughout her childhood, and she perpetuated many of the same experiences and patterns in her own adult life, and later, in her parenting. Coming to Terms is the true story of Victoria’s journey through addiction and recovery, including her positive experience with Twelve Step programs, her husband’s cancer diagnosis, and her son’s death by overdose. Told in a series of flashbacks to both her childhood and her days as a young parent, Victoria’s sensitive spirit and tender hope are sure to evoke strong emotion, encouraging readers to continue to break free of their own generational cycles of trauma and strive for a better future. Recovery is possible for everyone, and can help even those deeply struggling with addiction to come to terms with the often tragic and traumatic events that may have occurred in their past.

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FriesenPress

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1039124100

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9781039124103

The Art of the Collection

By: State Library of Victoria,Richard Aitken

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The Art of the Collection

By: State Library of Victoria,Richard Aitken

The Art of the Collection is a celebration of the State Library of Victoria's Picture Collection-the oldest visual documentary collection in Australia. Acting on its mandate to collect and preserve Victoria's documentary heritage, the Library acquires paintings, maps, diaries and documents that showcase all facets of Victorian life, past and present. The Library has an extensive collection of art works and a permanent display of 150 works in the Cowen Gallery. The works illustrate Victoria's landscape, early Melbourne scenes, and significant events and figures in the European exploration and settlement of Australia. The works range from early eighteenth and nineteenth century portraits, busts to contemporary portraits and scenes of Melbourne and Victoria from the 1800s until now. Works of some of our most celebrated and talented Australian artists are in the collection and showcased in this book: Eug ne von Gu rard, John Glover, Frederick McCubbin, Albert Tucker, Ian Fairweather, Lina Bryans, Jan Senbergs, Juan Davila and Howard Arkley to name but a few.

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Melbourne University Publish

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0522853595

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9780522853599

Religion and Modern Thought

By: Victoria S. Harrison

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Religion and Modern Thought

By: Victoria S. Harrison

Written specifically for level 2 undergraduates, this textbook introduces readers to the extremely wide range of forms of religious thought, and the responses of religion to modern ideas, cultural phenomenon and events of the 20th century

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Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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0334041260

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9780334041269

Florida Keys Cookbook

By: Victoria Shearer

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Florida Keys Cookbook

By: Victoria Shearer

The Florida Keys Cookbook is known for its fascinating combination of food history, local lore, and over 175 mouth-watering recipes showcasing the Florida Keys' bounty from Keys restaurant chefs, and home cooks. Archival photographs and informative sidebars elevated the second edition of this beautiful and treasured book that is a celebration of the paradise that is the Florida Keys. Now in its third edition, Victoria Shearer’s successful cookbook is being taken to the next level with over 60 new recipes and even more archival photos. A perfect guide for home cooks of all levels of cooking, Florida Keys Cookbook invites readers to experience the culinary excellence and cultural wonder that embodies the Florida Keys. New recipes include: Peanut-Crusted Yellowtail with Piña Colada Sauce Iced Tomato-Melon Soup Piña Colada Rum Cake Coconut-Almond Carrot Soup Shrimp and Brie Penne Citrus-Splashed Spinach Salad Conch Fusion Cut-Up Baby Asparagus with Orange-Chive-Mustard Sauce Caribbean Shrimp Wraps Pots de Chocolat Crème à L’Orange Sesame Seared Yellowfin Tuna with Ponzu Sauce

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305

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1683343344

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9781683343349

SCM Core Text: Religion and Modern Thought

By: Victoria Harrison

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SCM Core Text: Religion and Modern Thought

By: Victoria Harrison

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SCM Press

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0334048192

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9780334048190

Detroit's Historic Drinking Establishments

By: Victoria Jennings Ross

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Detroit's Historic Drinking Establishments

By: Victoria Jennings Ross

Taverns, saloons, and restaurants have always played an important role in the development of large American cities like Detroit. Historically Detroiters probably regarded their neighborhood watering hole as no more than a place to drink and discuss politics. In fact, these gathering places also served as the backdrop for important social, civic, and economic events that impacted the lives of residents and affected urban development. Detroit's Historic Drinking Establishments traces the evolution of these places from the city's roots as a fur-trapping settlement to Detroit's dominance as a manufacturing giant. Using historical images from a number of sources including the Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical and Virtual Motor City Collections and the Detroit Historical Museum, this book paints a vivid picture of early Detroit as a destination highly prized for its abundant natural resources and its incomparable hospitality.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738561916

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9780738561912

The Trousseau

A Historical Romance

By: Victoria Staat

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The Trousseau

A Historical Romance

By: Victoria Staat

A boy or a girl? That’s the question Cole Renfew must answer in The Trousseau Gen is taking care of her younger sister the best way she can—survival by robbery. The girls conceal their identities as young boys, all while running from a cruel father. But one day, they choose the wrong men to steal from—Cole and Merrick—and without warning, the tables are turned on them. To Gen’s surprise, Lord Cole puts Gen to work on rebuilding his castle wall while Cal, her sister, whom they have discovered is a girl, works in the kitchens. Gen’s days start and end with carrying brick and rock and using her knowledge of weaponry to help build catapults to protect Lord Cole’s castle. Gen tries to keep her identity secret and does a good job of it until Cole finds out and demands the truth about the two girls. It isn’t long, before Cole is barraged with surprise after surprise, until he finds himself giving up a Trousseau that is meant for his bride.

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Satin Romance

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1680469886

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9781680469882

Dead Madonna

By: Victoria Houston

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Dead Madonna

By: Victoria Houston

Whoever thought life in the Northwoods could be this dangerous? When the body of a lovely young woman is found floating beneath a party pontoon on a popular lake in northern Wisconsin on the same morning that a prominent widow is found bludgeoned in her gracious home, Loon Lake Police Chief Lew Ferris is caught short-handed. This is not a problem for Doc Osborne, whom she deputizes to act as coroner and to assist with the investigation. Fishing aside, there's nothing Osborne likes better than helping Lew--a world-class fly fisherman in her own right--delve into Loon Lake's criminal underworld. They're joined in their efforts to untangle two seemingly unrelated murders by walleye-expert, talented tracker, and teller of really bad jokes, Ray Pradt. A charming resort town on the surface, life in Loon Lake turns murky as bank officials soon discover that both victims' accounts have been looted--along with a dozen others. One grisly development after another further links the two murders even though the victims did not know each other. Wealthy Chicagoans, visiting entrepreneurs, and the young denizens of "Party Cove" complicate the scene.

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Simon and Schuster

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1440531579

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9781440531576

Book's by Victoria Russell

Exceptionally Unconventional

Exceptionally Unconventional

The Letters of Queen Victoria

The Letters of Queen Victoria

Nightmares

Nightmares

American Classicist

American Classicist

Mid-Air: Two Novellas

Mid-Air: Two Novellas

The Personal Librarian

The Personal Librarian

Signifying and Understanding

Signifying and Understanding

The Life of LTC Rolt

The Life of LTC Rolt

Coming to Terms

Coming to Terms

The Art of the Collection

The Art of the Collection

Religion and Modern Thought

Religion and Modern Thought

Florida Keys Cookbook

Florida Keys Cookbook

SCM Core Text: Religion and Modern Thought

SCM Core Text: Religion and Modern Thought

Detroit's Historic Drinking Establishments

Detroit's Historic Drinking Establishments

The Trousseau

The Trousseau

Dead Madonna

Dead Madonna

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