Author: J.A. Stein
Publisher: J.A. Stein Publishing
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448

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Sometimes the monsters are only shadows of bigger monsters. In 1199, Lady Eleanor de Levan and Sir Alec Earnblaec have finally settled into a life of peace. That is, until a chance encounter in a marketplace resurrects old ghosts and leaves Eleanor scrambling to piece together more of her past. Twenty-seven years prior, Lady Igraine le Brun betrayed her family to marry for love. As Eleanor’s parents’ love story is revealed, so are the layers of loyalty binding Igraine to Lord Montag, the brother she will one day entrust her only child to. Family secrets are revealed that are tangled with love, betrayal, and echoes of a monster who is stepping out of shadow. The books in this series may be read as stand-alone novels, but it is recommended to read them in order. Though Lady of the Tournament is in some ways a prequel, it is intended to be read after Knightess. This is a story for readers that want a little romance with their plot, not the other way around. In true J.A. Stein style, the story twists and turns from light to dark to something in between in an emotional dance that will resonate with you long after you close the book. If you have content concerns, please visit the author's website at www.authorjastein.wordpress.com.

Author: Robert St. John Corbet
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: Robert Saint John Corbet
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Languages : en
Pages : 258

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Author: Clare McManus
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719062506
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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Through detailed historicized and interdisciplinary readings of the performances of Anna Denmark in the Scottish and English Jacobean Courts, Women on the Renaissance Stage fundamentally reassesses women's relationship to early modern performance. It investigates the staging conditions, practices, and gendering of Denmark's performances, and brings current critical theorizations of race, class, gender, space, and performance to bear on the female court of the early 17th century.

Author: Kia Vahland
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0762496428
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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This new biographical look at Leonardo da Vinci explores the Renaissance master's groundbreaking portrayal of women which forever changed the way the female form is depicted. Leonardo da Vinci was a revolutionary thinker, artist, and inventor who has been written about and celebrated for centuries. Lesser known, however, is his revolutionary and empowering portrayal of the modern female centuries before the first women's liberation movements. Before da Vinci, portraits of women in Italy were still, impersonal, and mostly shown in profile. Leonardo pushed the boundaries of female depiction having several of his female subjects, including his Mona Lisa, gaze at the viewer, giving them an authority which was withheld from women at the time. Art historian and journalist Kia Vahland recounts Leonardo's entire life from April 15, 1452, as a child born out of wedlock in Vinci up through his death on May 2, 1519, in the French castle of von Cloux. Included throughout are 80 sketches and paintings showcasing Leonardo's approach to the female form (including anatomical sketches of birth) and other artwork as well as examples from other artists from the 15th and 16th centuries. Vahland explains how artists like Raphael, Giorgione, and the young Titan were influenced by da Vinci's women while Michelangelo, da Vinci's main rival, created masculine images of woman that counters Leonardo's depictions.

Author: Robert L. Antrim
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573650642
Category : Children's plays
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Author: Diana L Paxson
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473625769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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The four jewels of power had been created by a priestess in the days when the Covenant between the people and the Guardian of the land had been threatened. The heirs of her line held the Jewels - one of each of the sovereign elements - and through them, ruled Westria. In the sixth century of the Covenant, the Estates of Westria petitioned the King to marry, so that he might have an heir. So the King and his companions set out to find a Lady for Westria - a woman who would become both the mistress of his heart and the Mistress of the Jewels.

Author: Robert Bernard
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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The common perception of Britain's Victorian era as one of strict and strait-laced conformity has long been subject to rebuttal, and Robert Bernard Martin's Enter Rumour (1962) was an early and distinguished endeavour in this line. Herein Martin weighs the evidence of four scandalous incidents that aroused great public interest during the first dozen years of Victoria's reign, each of them emanating from 'what the Victorians might have called the higher orders of society.' Martin recounts the sorry tale of Lady Flora Hastings, victim of Court gossip; Lord Eglinton, who tried and failed to revive the medieval tournament; the strange case of the St Cross Hospital Charity; and George Hudson, 'Railway King', whose rise and fall remains a story for our times. Martin examines sources expertly and further explores how three of these scandals were transformed into fiction - by none less than Dickens, Disraeli and Trollope.

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Languages : en
Pages : 722

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Author: David L. Hudson
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1612340296
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 281

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Two books on hoops weren’t enough, so now there’s a third: Basketball Championships’ Most Wanted™, focusing on the best, worst, greatest, and most amusing from basketball’s long history of championships in college and the pros—mens’ and womens’, ABA and CBA, and the Olympics as well! March Madness is one of the most exciting times of year, when anything can happen and Cinderella looks for her prince, sometimes even finding him. And when May and June roll around and the NBA playoffs are in full swing, the intensity ratchets up as the professionals take center stage. Basketball Championships’ Most Wanted™ celebrates both of these and more, with fifty top-ten lists on topics like unlikely heroes and fantastic freshmen in the NCAA tournament, some of the best long-range gunners in play-off history, players who stepped up big-time with a triple-double in important games, the best buzzer-beaters of all time, and even teams that excelled in the regular season but withered in the pressure cooker. The championship hunt is the most thrilling and action-packed time of the year in basketball, and now you can relive all the excitement. Get in on all the “hoopla” with Basketball Championships’ Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of March Mayhem, Playoff Performances, and Tournament Oddities.