Author: Jess Nevins
Publisher: Monkeybrain
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind.
The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana
Author: Jess Nevins
Publisher: Monkeybrain
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind.
Publisher: Monkeybrain
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind.
Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction
Author: Bradley Mengel
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645475X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Rough justice has often been served in the pages of serial novels, notably beginning with Don Pendleton's The Executioner in 1969. This is the first overview of the serial vigilante genre, which featured such hard-boiled protagonists as Nick Carter, Mark Stone, Jake Brand and Able Team among the 130 series that followed Pendleton's novel. Serial vigilantes repeatedly take the law into their own hands, establishing and imposing their own moral standards, usually by force. The book examines the connections between the serial vigilante and the pulp hero that preceded him and how the serial vigilante has influenced a variety of tough guys, private eyes, spies and cops in different media. A complete bibliography for each series is featured.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645475X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Rough justice has often been served in the pages of serial novels, notably beginning with Don Pendleton's The Executioner in 1969. This is the first overview of the serial vigilante genre, which featured such hard-boiled protagonists as Nick Carter, Mark Stone, Jake Brand and Able Team among the 130 series that followed Pendleton's novel. Serial vigilantes repeatedly take the law into their own hands, establishing and imposing their own moral standards, usually by force. The book examines the connections between the serial vigilante and the pulp hero that preceded him and how the serial vigilante has influenced a variety of tough guys, private eyes, spies and cops in different media. A complete bibliography for each series is featured.
Victorian Fashions
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486402215
Category : Design
Languages : ja
Pages : 132
Book Description
Panoramic display of evolving styles ranges from hoop-skirted gowns of the mid-1800s to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced diminished bustles and close-fitting skirts. "A superb resource." — History in Review.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486402215
Category : Design
Languages : ja
Pages : 132
Book Description
Panoramic display of evolving styles ranges from hoop-skirted gowns of the mid-1800s to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced diminished bustles and close-fitting skirts. "A superb resource." — History in Review.
Tolkien
Author: David Day
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684839792
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The first encyclopedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book brings together every important aspect of Tolkien's vast cosmology. More than five hundred alphabetical entries cover five major subject areas: history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography. The maps, genealogies and time-charts, together with the illustrations of characters, places adn events, reveal to the reader the full dramatic sweep and splendor of Tolkien's world.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684839792
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The first encyclopedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book brings together every important aspect of Tolkien's vast cosmology. More than five hundred alphabetical entries cover five major subject areas: history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography. The maps, genealogies and time-charts, together with the illustrations of characters, places adn events, reveal to the reader the full dramatic sweep and splendor of Tolkien's world.
Boneshaker
Author: Cherie Priest
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429942495
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born. But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead. Now it is sixteen years later, and a wall has been built to enclose the devastated and toxic city. Just beyond it lives Blue's widow, Briar Wilkes. Life is hard with a ruined reputation and a teenaged boy to support, but she and Ezekiel are managing. Until Ezekiel undertakes a secret crusade to rewrite history. His quest will take him under the wall and into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429942495
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born. But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead. Now it is sixteen years later, and a wall has been built to enclose the devastated and toxic city. Just beyond it lives Blue's widow, Briar Wilkes. Life is hard with a ruined reputation and a teenaged boy to support, but she and Ezekiel are managing. Until Ezekiel undertakes a secret crusade to rewrite history. His quest will take him under the wall and into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Blazing World
Author: Jess Nevins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845763176
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, by acclaimed writer Alan Moore (Watchmen) and award-winning artist Kevin O'Neill (Marshal Law), has been a huge critical success, leading to multiple printings and a $175 million blockbuster motion picture! This in-depth analysis of the second volume of the smash-hit graphic novel series is packed with intriguing insights, commentary by co-creator Kevin O'Neill, essays on the literary and historical origins of the various members of the League and their creators, and an exhaustive analysis of each panel of the story. Also featuring a rare interview with and introduction by co-creator Alan Moore, this is one book that no League fan would dare miss!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845763176
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, by acclaimed writer Alan Moore (Watchmen) and award-winning artist Kevin O'Neill (Marshal Law), has been a huge critical success, leading to multiple printings and a $175 million blockbuster motion picture! This in-depth analysis of the second volume of the smash-hit graphic novel series is packed with intriguing insights, commentary by co-creator Kevin O'Neill, essays on the literary and historical origins of the various members of the League and their creators, and an exhaustive analysis of each panel of the story. Also featuring a rare interview with and introduction by co-creator Alan Moore, this is one book that no League fan would dare miss!
Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures
Author: Richard Huber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486319091
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Vast compilation of royalty-free images from many cultures and eras — from prehistoric rock paintings to works of Max Ernst, from the masks of black Africa to the gargoyles of Notre Dame.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486319091
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Vast compilation of royalty-free images from many cultures and eras — from prehistoric rock paintings to works of Max Ernst, from the masks of black Africa to the gargoyles of Notre Dame.
Ellis Island
Author: Stephen Wilkes
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393061451
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Uses photographs accompanied by descriptions and reflections to capture the abandoned buildings that made up the original hospital complex on Ellis Island, offering a look into the world of the immigrants who passed through there.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393061451
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Uses photographs accompanied by descriptions and reflections to capture the abandoned buildings that made up the original hospital complex on Ellis Island, offering a look into the world of the immigrants who passed through there.
Monograms and Alphabetic Devices
Author: Hayward Cirker
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486142477
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
More than 2,500 designs, originally published between 1830 and 1881, offer a splendid source of royalty-free ornaments. Includes two-, three-, and four-letter combos, plus crowns, crests, and coats of arms.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486142477
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
More than 2,500 designs, originally published between 1830 and 1881, offer a splendid source of royalty-free ornaments. Includes two-, three-, and four-letter combos, plus crowns, crests, and coats of arms.
The Flashman Papers: The Complete 12-Book Collection
Author: George MacDonald Fraser
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007532512
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1956
Book Description
George MacDonald Fraser’s uproarious bestselling Flashman series, now available in one complete ebook for the first time.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007532512
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1956
Book Description
George MacDonald Fraser’s uproarious bestselling Flashman series, now available in one complete ebook for the first time.