Author: Alessandro Baricco
Publisher: McSweeney's
ISBN: 1940450551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
After celebrated author Jasper Gwyn suddenly and publicly announces that he will never write another book, he embarks on a strange new career path as a “copyist,” holding thirty-day sittings in a meticulously appointed room and producing, at the end, brief but profoundly rich portraits in prose. The surprising, beautiful, and even frightening results are received with rapture by their subjects—among them Gwyn’s devoted assistant, Rebecca; a beautiful fabric importer; a landscape painter; Gwyn’s own literary agent; two wealthy newlyweds; a tailor to the Queen; and a very dangerous nineteen-year-old. Then Gwyn disappears, leaving behind only a short note to his assistant—and the portraits. As Rebecca studies his words, she realizes that the mystery is larger than the simple fact of Gwyn’s whereabouts, and she begins to unravel a lifetime’s worth of clues left by a man who saw so much but said so little, a man whose solitude masked a heart as hungry as hers.
Mr. Gwyn
Author: Alessandro Baricco
Publisher: McSweeney's
ISBN: 1940450551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
After celebrated author Jasper Gwyn suddenly and publicly announces that he will never write another book, he embarks on a strange new career path as a “copyist,” holding thirty-day sittings in a meticulously appointed room and producing, at the end, brief but profoundly rich portraits in prose. The surprising, beautiful, and even frightening results are received with rapture by their subjects—among them Gwyn’s devoted assistant, Rebecca; a beautiful fabric importer; a landscape painter; Gwyn’s own literary agent; two wealthy newlyweds; a tailor to the Queen; and a very dangerous nineteen-year-old. Then Gwyn disappears, leaving behind only a short note to his assistant—and the portraits. As Rebecca studies his words, she realizes that the mystery is larger than the simple fact of Gwyn’s whereabouts, and she begins to unravel a lifetime’s worth of clues left by a man who saw so much but said so little, a man whose solitude masked a heart as hungry as hers.
Publisher: McSweeney's
ISBN: 1940450551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
After celebrated author Jasper Gwyn suddenly and publicly announces that he will never write another book, he embarks on a strange new career path as a “copyist,” holding thirty-day sittings in a meticulously appointed room and producing, at the end, brief but profoundly rich portraits in prose. The surprising, beautiful, and even frightening results are received with rapture by their subjects—among them Gwyn’s devoted assistant, Rebecca; a beautiful fabric importer; a landscape painter; Gwyn’s own literary agent; two wealthy newlyweds; a tailor to the Queen; and a very dangerous nineteen-year-old. Then Gwyn disappears, leaving behind only a short note to his assistant—and the portraits. As Rebecca studies his words, she realizes that the mystery is larger than the simple fact of Gwyn’s whereabouts, and she begins to unravel a lifetime’s worth of clues left by a man who saw so much but said so little, a man whose solitude masked a heart as hungry as hers.
Tale of Gwyn
Author: Cynthia Voigt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481445642
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
"False, they were all of them false, the stories; as false as the stories of fairies dancing in moonlight glades on Midsummer Night." But they served a purpose. In a distant time and far-off kingdom, life is hard. People don't have enough to eat, and winter is upon them. There's little that offers hope, and many turn to the legends of Jackaroo -- the masked outlaw hero who rides at night giving aid to the helpless and coin to the destitute -- for solace. But Gwyn, the Innkeeper's daughter -- sensitive, industrious, and independent -- is too practical to believe such tales. But when a snowstorm forces her and a young Lordling to seek refuge in an abandoned house, Gwyn wonders if perhaps she has been too cynical. Hidden away in an old forgotten cupboard, Gwyn discovers a package -- a cloak, a mask, a sword....Jackaroo? Could the stories be true? It takes a shock and a devastating betrayal for Gwyn to begin to understand what -- and who -- Jackaroo really is. And she comes to know what part she will play in discovering the truth, such as it may be, behind the legends.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481445642
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
"False, they were all of them false, the stories; as false as the stories of fairies dancing in moonlight glades on Midsummer Night." But they served a purpose. In a distant time and far-off kingdom, life is hard. People don't have enough to eat, and winter is upon them. There's little that offers hope, and many turn to the legends of Jackaroo -- the masked outlaw hero who rides at night giving aid to the helpless and coin to the destitute -- for solace. But Gwyn, the Innkeeper's daughter -- sensitive, industrious, and independent -- is too practical to believe such tales. But when a snowstorm forces her and a young Lordling to seek refuge in an abandoned house, Gwyn wonders if perhaps she has been too cynical. Hidden away in an old forgotten cupboard, Gwyn discovers a package -- a cloak, a mask, a sword....Jackaroo? Could the stories be true? It takes a shock and a devastating betrayal for Gwyn to begin to understand what -- and who -- Jackaroo really is. And she comes to know what part she will play in discovering the truth, such as it may be, behind the legends.
Gwyn
Author: Yuri Leitch
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 0957211368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Glastonbury’s most ancient mysteries, the true roots of Avalon as an otherworldly realm, and the legends of Gwyn ap Nudd, Britain’s original hunter god. • with many original beautiful illustrations and quotes from arcane medieval Welsh manuscripts
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 0957211368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Glastonbury’s most ancient mysteries, the true roots of Avalon as an otherworldly realm, and the legends of Gwyn ap Nudd, Britain’s original hunter god. • with many original beautiful illustrations and quotes from arcane medieval Welsh manuscripts
Mapping Gendered Ecologies
Author: K. Melchor Quick Hall
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793639477
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This collection of women's racialized and gendered mappings of place, people, and nature includes the stories of teachers, organizers, activists, farmers, healers, and gardeners. From their many entry points, the contributors to this work engage crucial questions of coexistence with nature in these times of overlapping climate, health, economic, and racial crises.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793639477
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This collection of women's racialized and gendered mappings of place, people, and nature includes the stories of teachers, organizers, activists, farmers, healers, and gardeners. From their many entry points, the contributors to this work engage crucial questions of coexistence with nature in these times of overlapping climate, health, economic, and racial crises.
Viola Gwyn
Author: George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher:
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Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
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Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Sayings of Charles II.
Author: Peter Cunningham
Publisher: New York : [s.n.]
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher: New York : [s.n.]
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Savings of Charles II.
Author: Peter Cunningham
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Nell Gwyn - Comedian
Author: Frank Frankfort Moore
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Fae in Cardiff 2: Gwyn
Author: A.R. Moler
Publisher: A.R. Moler
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Ethan Whitney is a rock star- literally. He's filming a video in Cardiff, Wales. Gwyn Davies is a professional make-up artist doing Ethan's make-up for the current shoot. Ethan's really attracted to Gwyn but a previous one-night stand with the female actress starring in the video means that Gwyn isn't too sure about Ethan's motivations. Besides, Ethan's rich and famous; Gwyn isn't. Then too, Gwyn's got secrets that complicate her life a good bit. So does Ethan. His psychic abilities aid in his performances. Outside of that, those abilities are kind of a nuisance. Gwyn's secrets are a lot bigger than Ethan's--and they are about to slam into her life. Gwyn's father is a fae aristocrat. Once again, fae politics and half-blood secrets are about to collide. Violence and love swirl around Ethan and Gwyn. How will their future look, if it happens at all? Key words related to this book: romance, urban fantasy romance, fae romance, fae book, makeup artist, rock star, trilogy, romance book, steamy romance, spicy spicy romance
Publisher: A.R. Moler
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Ethan Whitney is a rock star- literally. He's filming a video in Cardiff, Wales. Gwyn Davies is a professional make-up artist doing Ethan's make-up for the current shoot. Ethan's really attracted to Gwyn but a previous one-night stand with the female actress starring in the video means that Gwyn isn't too sure about Ethan's motivations. Besides, Ethan's rich and famous; Gwyn isn't. Then too, Gwyn's got secrets that complicate her life a good bit. So does Ethan. His psychic abilities aid in his performances. Outside of that, those abilities are kind of a nuisance. Gwyn's secrets are a lot bigger than Ethan's--and they are about to slam into her life. Gwyn's father is a fae aristocrat. Once again, fae politics and half-blood secrets are about to collide. Violence and love swirl around Ethan and Gwyn. How will their future look, if it happens at all? Key words related to this book: romance, urban fantasy romance, fae romance, fae book, makeup artist, rock star, trilogy, romance book, steamy romance, spicy spicy romance
Pagan Portals - Gwyn ap Nudd
Author: Danu Forest
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1785356305
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Gwyn, the bright god of the Brythonic underworld Annwfn and Faery king of the wild Welsh spirits, the twlwyth teg, is an ancient and mysterious figure. His tales are scattered through oral folklore and across medieval Welsh literature, a depository of our ancient god-tales. Said to dwell within the legendary glass castle in Glastonbury Tor, as well as the black mountains of Wales, he is both a figure of romance and fear. A dark lover through the winter months, leader of the wild hunt, and guardian of the dead. He is the ancient companion of bards and visionaries through the initiatory journey to the depths of the Celtic Underworld, in search of the Goddess of the land herself. With a close look at traditional magic and lore as well as practical exercises, Gwyn ap Nudd is an essential guide for all those who seek wisdom from the darkness and wild communion with the sovereignty of the land.
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1785356305
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Gwyn, the bright god of the Brythonic underworld Annwfn and Faery king of the wild Welsh spirits, the twlwyth teg, is an ancient and mysterious figure. His tales are scattered through oral folklore and across medieval Welsh literature, a depository of our ancient god-tales. Said to dwell within the legendary glass castle in Glastonbury Tor, as well as the black mountains of Wales, he is both a figure of romance and fear. A dark lover through the winter months, leader of the wild hunt, and guardian of the dead. He is the ancient companion of bards and visionaries through the initiatory journey to the depths of the Celtic Underworld, in search of the Goddess of the land herself. With a close look at traditional magic and lore as well as practical exercises, Gwyn ap Nudd is an essential guide for all those who seek wisdom from the darkness and wild communion with the sovereignty of the land.