Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
Book Description
Death and the Dutch Uncle
Author: Patricia Moyes
Publisher: Felony & Mayhem Press
ISBN: 1631941615
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A classic mystery “bubbling with humor, bursting with clues, and switching from petty misdemeanors on the home shores to intrigue and adventure abroad.” —Sheffield Morning Telegraph As “Pudge” Coombe-Peters proved, Moyes had a gift for the kind of dreadful nicknames the British are so good at. This time around it’s “Flutter” Byers, a small-time hood who gets himself killed in a seedy Soho pub (was there, ever, any other kind?). Byers consorted with criminals and owed money all over town; his death should have been little more than a footnote in the history of London gangs. But for some reason, Inspector Tibbett of Scotland Yard believes it’s connected to PIFL, a backwater do-good outfit, currently trying to referee a murderous squabble between two small African nations. And these dark suspicions begin to look more likely when Henry gets word of another assassin’s bullet—headed, this time, for one of PIFL’s earnest, tweedy justice warriors. Praise for Patricia Moyes “The author who put the ‘who’ back in whodunit.” —Chicago Daily News “A new queen of crime . . . her name can be mentioned in the same breath as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh.” —Daily Herald “An excellent detective novel in the best British tradition. Superbly handled.” —Columbus Dispatch “Intricate plots, ingenious murders, and skillfully drawn, often hilarious, characters distinguish Patricia Moyes’ writing.” —Mystery Scene
Publisher: Felony & Mayhem Press
ISBN: 1631941615
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A classic mystery “bubbling with humor, bursting with clues, and switching from petty misdemeanors on the home shores to intrigue and adventure abroad.” —Sheffield Morning Telegraph As “Pudge” Coombe-Peters proved, Moyes had a gift for the kind of dreadful nicknames the British are so good at. This time around it’s “Flutter” Byers, a small-time hood who gets himself killed in a seedy Soho pub (was there, ever, any other kind?). Byers consorted with criminals and owed money all over town; his death should have been little more than a footnote in the history of London gangs. But for some reason, Inspector Tibbett of Scotland Yard believes it’s connected to PIFL, a backwater do-good outfit, currently trying to referee a murderous squabble between two small African nations. And these dark suspicions begin to look more likely when Henry gets word of another assassin’s bullet—headed, this time, for one of PIFL’s earnest, tweedy justice warriors. Praise for Patricia Moyes “The author who put the ‘who’ back in whodunit.” —Chicago Daily News “A new queen of crime . . . her name can be mentioned in the same breath as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh.” —Daily Herald “An excellent detective novel in the best British tradition. Superbly handled.” —Columbus Dispatch “Intricate plots, ingenious murders, and skillfully drawn, often hilarious, characters distinguish Patricia Moyes’ writing.” —Mystery Scene
The Dutch Uncle
Author: Margery Hilton
Publisher: Harlequin Books
ISBN: 9780373010684
Category : Love stories
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher: Harlequin Books
ISBN: 9780373010684
Category : Love stories
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Dutch Girl
Author: Robert Matzen
Publisher: Paladin Communications
ISBN: 1732273545
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was." Audrey Hepburn's war included participation in the Dutch Resistance, working as a doctor's assistant during the "Bridge Too Far" battle of Arnhem, the brutal execution of her uncle, and the ordeal of the Hunger Winter of 1944. She also had to contend with the fact that her father was a Nazi agent and her mother was pro-Nazi for the first two years of the occupation. But the war years also brought triumphs as Audrey became Arnhem's most famous young ballerina. Audrey's own reminiscences, new interviews with people who knew her in the war, wartime diaries, and research in classified Dutch archives shed light on the riveting, untold story of Audrey Hepburn under fire in World War II. Also included is a section of color and black-and-white photos. Many of these images are from Audrey's personal collection and are published here for the first time.
Publisher: Paladin Communications
ISBN: 1732273545
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was." Audrey Hepburn's war included participation in the Dutch Resistance, working as a doctor's assistant during the "Bridge Too Far" battle of Arnhem, the brutal execution of her uncle, and the ordeal of the Hunger Winter of 1944. She also had to contend with the fact that her father was a Nazi agent and her mother was pro-Nazi for the first two years of the occupation. But the war years also brought triumphs as Audrey became Arnhem's most famous young ballerina. Audrey's own reminiscences, new interviews with people who knew her in the war, wartime diaries, and research in classified Dutch archives shed light on the riveting, untold story of Audrey Hepburn under fire in World War II. Also included is a section of color and black-and-white photos. Many of these images are from Audrey's personal collection and are published here for the first time.
Dutch Color
Author: Douglas M. III Jones
Publisher: Canon Press & Book Service
ISBN: 188576765X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In seventeenth-century Holland, a young woman vows to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance following a voyage to Venice to obtain paint color recipes for the painters of Utrecht.
Publisher: Canon Press & Book Service
ISBN: 188576765X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In seventeenth-century Holland, a young woman vows to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance following a voyage to Venice to obtain paint color recipes for the painters of Utrecht.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
Book Description
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present
Author: William Ernest Henley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Dictionary of phrase and fable. [A dictionary of English literature] by W.D. Adams, with additions
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
Sicilian Uncles
Author: Leonardo Sciascia
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847089267
Category : Suspense fiction, Italian
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The four novellas in this text show illusions being lost and ideas betrayed amid war and revolution. Each one has its own historical moment: the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Spanish Civil War, the death of Stalin and the revolution of 1848.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847089267
Category : Suspense fiction, Italian
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The four novellas in this text show illusions being lost and ideas betrayed amid war and revolution. Each one has its own historical moment: the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Spanish Civil War, the death of Stalin and the revolution of 1848.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108068871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 993
Book Description
A 'museum of literary odds and ends', this classic work of 1870 elucidates the etymology of 20,000 words and phrases.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108068871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 993
Book Description
A 'museum of literary odds and ends', this classic work of 1870 elucidates the etymology of 20,000 words and phrases.