Author: Peter Cheyney
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471901726
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
'The British, once they take the gloves off - once they forget to play cricket, to be English gentlemen - they are the toughest things on earth,' says one German espionage agent to another in Dark Duet. And the trouble with Michael Kane, hero of this spy thriller is that he never plays cricket with Nazi spies ... 'Dark Duet seems to me damn good' Raymond Chandler
Dark Duet
Author: Peter Cheyney
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471901726
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
'The British, once they take the gloves off - once they forget to play cricket, to be English gentlemen - they are the toughest things on earth,' says one German espionage agent to another in Dark Duet. And the trouble with Michael Kane, hero of this spy thriller is that he never plays cricket with Nazi spies ... 'Dark Duet seems to me damn good' Raymond Chandler
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471901726
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
'The British, once they take the gloves off - once they forget to play cricket, to be English gentlemen - they are the toughest things on earth,' says one German espionage agent to another in Dark Duet. And the trouble with Michael Kane, hero of this spy thriller is that he never plays cricket with Nazi spies ... 'Dark Duet seems to me damn good' Raymond Chandler
Dark Duet
Author: Linda D. Addison
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
You’ve heard their voices before, but never like this: from three-time HWA Bram Stoker Award winner Linda D. Addison and multiple Rhysling Award nominee Stephen M. Wilson comes Dark Duet. Two different voices, in harmony, creating verse that sings and moves on the page, taking the reader through time and space on an infinite symphony of self-exploration. Come dance with them and you may find your own song.
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
You’ve heard their voices before, but never like this: from three-time HWA Bram Stoker Award winner Linda D. Addison and multiple Rhysling Award nominee Stephen M. Wilson comes Dark Duet. Two different voices, in harmony, creating verse that sings and moves on the page, taking the reader through time and space on an infinite symphony of self-exploration. Come dance with them and you may find your own song.
The Dark Street
Author: Peter Cheyney
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471901769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The sinister business of counter-espionage is played out by an array of magnificent characters. Quayle, compounded of wisdom, administrative genius and the ability to live without sleep, wine or women; Shaun O'Mara, who loves all those things, looks like an actor and is an aristocrat, and works with subtlety, artistry and distinction; and Ricky Kerr, a cleverly drawn portrait of a man who is not quite able to stand the pace. The women, of course, dress superbly, move like angels, are as beautiful as diamonds and, with one notable exception, behave abominably. 'If there are better thrillers it is hardly possible to think of them while under the spell of this one' Times Literary Supplement
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471901769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The sinister business of counter-espionage is played out by an array of magnificent characters. Quayle, compounded of wisdom, administrative genius and the ability to live without sleep, wine or women; Shaun O'Mara, who loves all those things, looks like an actor and is an aristocrat, and works with subtlety, artistry and distinction; and Ricky Kerr, a cleverly drawn portrait of a man who is not quite able to stand the pace. The women, of course, dress superbly, move like angels, are as beautiful as diamonds and, with one notable exception, behave abominably. 'If there are better thrillers it is hardly possible to think of them while under the spell of this one' Times Literary Supplement
Captive in the Dark (2024)
Author: CJ Roberts
Publisher: Neurotica Books LLC.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Revised and Expanded Special Edition! Captive in the Dark (Book One of The Dark Duet series) was originally published in ebook and paperback in 2011 by indie author CJ Roberts. It has been read by thousands of dark erotica/romance lovers and the series is considered one of the original contemporary dark romances that challenged the genre. The Dark Duet series has been translated into seventeen languages and is an international bestseller. This Special Edition of Captive in the Dark (2024) features: A new cover featuring up-and-coming artist Addyson Joy Edited and Expanded Chapters 7 New bonus scenes from her never-before-published screenplay Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped and sold into slavery as a young boy by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. To get close enough to strike he captures a beautiful girl to train her into all he once was. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has woken up blindfolded, bound, and to the sound of a calm male voice. A man demanding to be called Master. Although she is frightened by the sadistic and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him. WARNING: This book contains ethically and morally disturbing situations, non and dubious consent, strong language, and graphic violence. Table of Contents 1 Bonus Scene 1 2 Caleb: Stalking 3 Livvie: Kidnapped 4 Caleb: Recompense 5 Bonus Scene 2 6 Livvie: Captive 7 Bonus Scene 3 8 Livvie: Punished 9 Caleb: Pondering 10 Bonus Scene 4 11 Caleb: Kéleb 12 Bonus Scene 5 13 Livvie: Kitten 14 Bonus Scene 6 15 Livvie: Master 16 Livvie: Making Conversation 17 Caleb: Slipping 18 Livvie: Out of the Frying Pan 19 Caleb/Livvie: Tick-tock 20 Caleb: Flashback 21 Livvie: Into the Fire 22 Livvie: Gambit 23 Caleb: Falling 24 Bonus Scene 7
Publisher: Neurotica Books LLC.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Revised and Expanded Special Edition! Captive in the Dark (Book One of The Dark Duet series) was originally published in ebook and paperback in 2011 by indie author CJ Roberts. It has been read by thousands of dark erotica/romance lovers and the series is considered one of the original contemporary dark romances that challenged the genre. The Dark Duet series has been translated into seventeen languages and is an international bestseller. This Special Edition of Captive in the Dark (2024) features: A new cover featuring up-and-coming artist Addyson Joy Edited and Expanded Chapters 7 New bonus scenes from her never-before-published screenplay Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped and sold into slavery as a young boy by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. To get close enough to strike he captures a beautiful girl to train her into all he once was. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has woken up blindfolded, bound, and to the sound of a calm male voice. A man demanding to be called Master. Although she is frightened by the sadistic and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him. WARNING: This book contains ethically and morally disturbing situations, non and dubious consent, strong language, and graphic violence. Table of Contents 1 Bonus Scene 1 2 Caleb: Stalking 3 Livvie: Kidnapped 4 Caleb: Recompense 5 Bonus Scene 2 6 Livvie: Captive 7 Bonus Scene 3 8 Livvie: Punished 9 Caleb: Pondering 10 Bonus Scene 4 11 Caleb: Kéleb 12 Bonus Scene 5 13 Livvie: Kitten 14 Bonus Scene 6 15 Livvie: Master 16 Livvie: Making Conversation 17 Caleb: Slipping 18 Livvie: Out of the Frying Pan 19 Caleb/Livvie: Tick-tock 20 Caleb: Flashback 21 Livvie: Into the Fire 22 Livvie: Gambit 23 Caleb: Falling 24 Bonus Scene 7
Complete Works of Peter Cheyney. Lemmy Caution Books, Slim Callaghan Books, Dark Novels, Short Fiction
Author: Peter Cheyney
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5972
Book Description
Peter Cheyney is perhaps best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution. Caution was first portrayed as a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, and in later stories as a private detective. Another popular creation was the private detective Slim Callaghan who also appeared in a series of novels and subsequent film adaptations. He was constructed as a British response to the more hardboiled detectives of American fiction such as Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. A meticulous researcher, Cheyney kept a massive set of files on criminal activity in London, but these were destroyed during the Blitz in 1941; he however, soon began to replace his collection of clippings. He dictated his work. Typically he would "act out" his stories for his secretary, Miss Sprauge, who would copy them down in shorthand and type them up later… Lemmy Caution Books This Man Is Dangerous Poison Ivy Dames Don't Care Can Ladies Kill? Don't Get Me Wrong You'd Be Surprised Your Deal, My Lovely Never A Dull Moment You Can Always Duck Slim Callaghan Books The Urgent Hangman Dangerous Curves You Can't Keep The Change It Couldn't Matter Less Sorry You've Been Troubled Calling mr. Callaghan Dark Novels Dark Duet The Stars Are Dark The Dark Street Dark Hero Dark Bahama Lost Novels Death Chair The Gold Kimono The Sign On The Roof The Vengeance Of Hop Fi Other Novels Ladies Won't Wait The Curiosity Of Etienne Macgregor The Deadly Fresco Dressed To Kill Short Fiction The Alonzo Mactavish Omnibus Lemmy Caution Stories Slim Callaghan Stories Other Stories
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5972
Book Description
Peter Cheyney is perhaps best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution. Caution was first portrayed as a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, and in later stories as a private detective. Another popular creation was the private detective Slim Callaghan who also appeared in a series of novels and subsequent film adaptations. He was constructed as a British response to the more hardboiled detectives of American fiction such as Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. A meticulous researcher, Cheyney kept a massive set of files on criminal activity in London, but these were destroyed during the Blitz in 1941; he however, soon began to replace his collection of clippings. He dictated his work. Typically he would "act out" his stories for his secretary, Miss Sprauge, who would copy them down in shorthand and type them up later… Lemmy Caution Books This Man Is Dangerous Poison Ivy Dames Don't Care Can Ladies Kill? Don't Get Me Wrong You'd Be Surprised Your Deal, My Lovely Never A Dull Moment You Can Always Duck Slim Callaghan Books The Urgent Hangman Dangerous Curves You Can't Keep The Change It Couldn't Matter Less Sorry You've Been Troubled Calling mr. Callaghan Dark Novels Dark Duet The Stars Are Dark The Dark Street Dark Hero Dark Bahama Lost Novels Death Chair The Gold Kimono The Sign On The Roof The Vengeance Of Hop Fi Other Novels Ladies Won't Wait The Curiosity Of Etienne Macgregor The Deadly Fresco Dressed To Kill Short Fiction The Alonzo Mactavish Omnibus Lemmy Caution Stories Slim Callaghan Stories Other Stories
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader
Author: Jens Richard Giersdorf
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135173486
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid-to-late twentieth century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135173486
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid-to-late twentieth century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance.
The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas
Author: John W. Freeman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393040517
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Contains the plots of 150 of the world's most popular operas, short biographies of the 72 composers represented, plus background material pertinent to each work.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393040517
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Contains the plots of 150 of the world's most popular operas, short biographies of the 72 composers represented, plus background material pertinent to each work.
Lady in the Dark
Author: Bruce D. Mcclung
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199725128
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
When Lady in the Dark opened on January 23, 1941, its many firsts immediately distinguished it as a new and unusual work. The curious directive to playwright Moss Hart to complete a play about psychoanalysis came from his own Freudian psychiatrist. For the first time since his brother George's death, Ira Gershwin returned to writing lyrics for the theater. And for émigré composer Kurt Weill, it was a crack at an opulent first-class production. Together Hart, Gershwin, and Weill (with a little help from the psychiatrist) produced one of the most innovative works in Broadway history. With a company of 101 and an astronomical budget, Lady in the Dark launched the career of a young nightclub performer named Danny Kaye and starred Gertrude Lawrence in the greatest triumph of her career. With standees at many performances, Lady in the Dark helped establish the practice of advance ticket sales on the Great White Way, while Paramount Pictures' bid for the film rights broke all records. New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson hailed the production as "splendid," anointed Kurt Weill 'the best writer of theatre music in the country,' and worshiped Gertrude Lawrence as "a goddess." Though Lady in the Dark was a smash-hit, it has never enjoyed a Broadway revival, and a certain mystique has grown up around its legendary original production. In this ground-breaking biography, bruce mcclung pieces together the musical's life story from sketches and drafts, production scripts, correspondence, photographs, costume and set designs, and thousands of clippings from the star's personal scrapbooks. He has interviewed eleven members of the original company to provide a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the backstage story. The result is a virtual ticket to opening night, the saga of how this musical play came to be, and the string of events that saved the experimental show at every turn. Although America was turned upside down by Pearl Harbor after the production was on the boards, Lady in the Dark played an important role for the war effort and rang up 777 performances in 12 cities. In what may be the most illuminating study of a single Broadway musical, this biography brings Lady in the Dark back to the spotlight and puts readers in the front row.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199725128
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
When Lady in the Dark opened on January 23, 1941, its many firsts immediately distinguished it as a new and unusual work. The curious directive to playwright Moss Hart to complete a play about psychoanalysis came from his own Freudian psychiatrist. For the first time since his brother George's death, Ira Gershwin returned to writing lyrics for the theater. And for émigré composer Kurt Weill, it was a crack at an opulent first-class production. Together Hart, Gershwin, and Weill (with a little help from the psychiatrist) produced one of the most innovative works in Broadway history. With a company of 101 and an astronomical budget, Lady in the Dark launched the career of a young nightclub performer named Danny Kaye and starred Gertrude Lawrence in the greatest triumph of her career. With standees at many performances, Lady in the Dark helped establish the practice of advance ticket sales on the Great White Way, while Paramount Pictures' bid for the film rights broke all records. New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson hailed the production as "splendid," anointed Kurt Weill 'the best writer of theatre music in the country,' and worshiped Gertrude Lawrence as "a goddess." Though Lady in the Dark was a smash-hit, it has never enjoyed a Broadway revival, and a certain mystique has grown up around its legendary original production. In this ground-breaking biography, bruce mcclung pieces together the musical's life story from sketches and drafts, production scripts, correspondence, photographs, costume and set designs, and thousands of clippings from the star's personal scrapbooks. He has interviewed eleven members of the original company to provide a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the backstage story. The result is a virtual ticket to opening night, the saga of how this musical play came to be, and the string of events that saved the experimental show at every turn. Although America was turned upside down by Pearl Harbor after the production was on the boards, Lady in the Dark played an important role for the war effort and rang up 777 performances in 12 cities. In what may be the most illuminating study of a single Broadway musical, this biography brings Lady in the Dark back to the spotlight and puts readers in the front row.
Melody in the Dark
Author: Adrian Wright
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A comprehensive reassessment of British musical films 1946-1972 including King's Rhapsody, Beat Girl, The Tommy Steele Story, Rock You Sinners, The Golden Disc, and Oliver! Acting as a sequel to Adrian Wright's Cheer Up! British Musical Films, 1929-1945 (Boydell, 2020), Melody in the Dark offers the first major reassessment of the British musical film from the end of Second World War up to the beginning of the 1970s. In the immediate post-war world, British studios sought to reflect fast-changing social attitudes as they struggled to create inventive diversions in an effort to rival American competition. Hollywood stars Errol Flynn, Vera-Ellen, Jayne Mansfield and Judy Garland were among those brought in to provide Hollywood glamour. Embedded in the British consciousness, the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan were represented in three productions. Studios occasionally attempted adaptations of British stage musicals, among them King's Rhapsody and Expresso Bongo, and sexploitation movies turned musical via Secrets of a Windmill Girl and Beat Girl. It was left to minor studios to acknowledge the impact of rock'n'roll on social change in three early films, The Tommy Steele Story, Rock You Sinners and the iconic The Golden Disc. Through the sixties, British cinema seemed intent on flooding the market with entertainments promoting pop singers and rock groups such as Cliff Richard, Billy Fury and The Beatles. Towards the end of the period, it aspired to more grandiose projects such as Oliver! and Oh! What a Lovely War.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A comprehensive reassessment of British musical films 1946-1972 including King's Rhapsody, Beat Girl, The Tommy Steele Story, Rock You Sinners, The Golden Disc, and Oliver! Acting as a sequel to Adrian Wright's Cheer Up! British Musical Films, 1929-1945 (Boydell, 2020), Melody in the Dark offers the first major reassessment of the British musical film from the end of Second World War up to the beginning of the 1970s. In the immediate post-war world, British studios sought to reflect fast-changing social attitudes as they struggled to create inventive diversions in an effort to rival American competition. Hollywood stars Errol Flynn, Vera-Ellen, Jayne Mansfield and Judy Garland were among those brought in to provide Hollywood glamour. Embedded in the British consciousness, the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan were represented in three productions. Studios occasionally attempted adaptations of British stage musicals, among them King's Rhapsody and Expresso Bongo, and sexploitation movies turned musical via Secrets of a Windmill Girl and Beat Girl. It was left to minor studios to acknowledge the impact of rock'n'roll on social change in three early films, The Tommy Steele Story, Rock You Sinners and the iconic The Golden Disc. Through the sixties, British cinema seemed intent on flooding the market with entertainments promoting pop singers and rock groups such as Cliff Richard, Billy Fury and The Beatles. Towards the end of the period, it aspired to more grandiose projects such as Oliver! and Oh! What a Lovely War.
The Special Branch
Author: LeRoy Panek
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879721787
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The author has chosen seventeen of the most important or representative British spy novelists to write about. He presents some basic literary analysis and criticism, trying both to place them in historical perspective and to describe and analyze the content and form of their fiction.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879721787
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The author has chosen seventeen of the most important or representative British spy novelists to write about. He presents some basic literary analysis and criticism, trying both to place them in historical perspective and to describe and analyze the content and form of their fiction.