Author: Robert Stewart Fraser
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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The Frasers from Rannoch
Author: Robert Stewart Fraser
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Vienna Waltz
Author: Teresa Grant
Publisher: NYLA
ISBN: 1943772061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
With Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to Elba, the elite of Europe have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna--princes, ambassadors, the Russian tsar--negotiating the fate of the Continent by day and flirting and waltzing by night. But on one of those candle-warmed evenings, Princess Tatiana, the most beautiful and talked about woman in Vienna, is found murdered during an ill-timed rendezvous with three of her most powerful conquests. . . Suzanne Rannoch has tried to ignore rumors that her new husband, Malcolm, is also one of Tatiana's lovers. As a protégé of France's Prince Talleyrand and an attaché for Britain's Lord Castlereagh, Malcolm sets out to investigate the murder. He needs Suzanne's unique skills and knowledge if he is to succeed. The complex dance between husband and wife in the search for the truth tests their marriage, their liberty, and their very lives. No one's secrets are safe, and the future of Europe may hang in the balance. . . "Glittering balls, deadly intrigue, sexual scandals. . .the next best thing to actually being there!" —Lauren Willig "A perfect blend of history, mystery, romance, and suspense." --Deborah Crombie
Publisher: NYLA
ISBN: 1943772061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
With Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to Elba, the elite of Europe have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna--princes, ambassadors, the Russian tsar--negotiating the fate of the Continent by day and flirting and waltzing by night. But on one of those candle-warmed evenings, Princess Tatiana, the most beautiful and talked about woman in Vienna, is found murdered during an ill-timed rendezvous with three of her most powerful conquests. . . Suzanne Rannoch has tried to ignore rumors that her new husband, Malcolm, is also one of Tatiana's lovers. As a protégé of France's Prince Talleyrand and an attaché for Britain's Lord Castlereagh, Malcolm sets out to investigate the murder. He needs Suzanne's unique skills and knowledge if he is to succeed. The complex dance between husband and wife in the search for the truth tests their marriage, their liberty, and their very lives. No one's secrets are safe, and the future of Europe may hang in the balance. . . "Glittering balls, deadly intrigue, sexual scandals. . .the next best thing to actually being there!" —Lauren Willig "A perfect blend of history, mystery, romance, and suspense." --Deborah Crombie
Imperial Scandal
Author: Teresa Grant
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758278160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Husband-and-wife British spies investigate a murder in Brussels amid a whirlwind of war and revelry in this “superb” Regency-era mystery (Historical Novel Society). Removed to glamorous Brussels in the wake of Napoleon’s escape from Elba, intelligence agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, warily partake in the country’s pleasures—lush, bucolic afternoons followed by nights filled with lavish balls. But with the Congress of Vienna in chaos and the Duke of Wellington preparing for battle, the festivities are cut short when Malcolm is sent on a perilous mission that unravels a murderous world of espionage. No one knows what the demure and respectable Lady Julia Ashton was doing at the château where Malcolm and a fellow British spy were ambushed. But now her enigmatic life has been ended by an equally mysterious death. And as the conflict with Napoleon marches toward Waterloo, and Brussels surrenders to bedlam, Suzanne and Malcolm will be plunged into the search for the truth—revealing an intricate labyrinth of sinister secrets and betrayal in which no one can be trusted . . . “A superb storyteller.” —Deanna Raybourn, New York Times–bestselling author
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758278160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Husband-and-wife British spies investigate a murder in Brussels amid a whirlwind of war and revelry in this “superb” Regency-era mystery (Historical Novel Society). Removed to glamorous Brussels in the wake of Napoleon’s escape from Elba, intelligence agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, warily partake in the country’s pleasures—lush, bucolic afternoons followed by nights filled with lavish balls. But with the Congress of Vienna in chaos and the Duke of Wellington preparing for battle, the festivities are cut short when Malcolm is sent on a perilous mission that unravels a murderous world of espionage. No one knows what the demure and respectable Lady Julia Ashton was doing at the château where Malcolm and a fellow British spy were ambushed. But now her enigmatic life has been ended by an equally mysterious death. And as the conflict with Napoleon marches toward Waterloo, and Brussels surrenders to bedlam, Suzanne and Malcolm will be plunged into the search for the truth—revealing an intricate labyrinth of sinister secrets and betrayal in which no one can be trusted . . . “A superb storyteller.” —Deanna Raybourn, New York Times–bestselling author
Fraser's Magazine
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Languages : en
Pages : 840
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The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles
Author: Simon Fraser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781492263814
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
This volume of work is probably one of the most respected and well-known collection of this type of music. Originally known as The Knockie Collection of Highland Music, It has been lovingly prepare by Captain Simon Fraser. This is a direct reprint of the original second edition of 1874, by H. Mackenzie, in Inverness. Exceptional time and effort has been made to provide a wonderful edition here that is easy to read, well laid-out, and can easily be played from. Preface by William Mackay, Jr. Spectacular Index, Appendix, and music easily played on piano, harp, or even duet with Violin and Cello, since the lines are mostly linear for both hands and very few chords within the 240ish pieces contained herein. Original title page has been included. 124pps, 8.5"x11", Glossy cover. If you are even remotely interested in this type of music this is a MUST HAVE in your collection.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781492263814
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
This volume of work is probably one of the most respected and well-known collection of this type of music. Originally known as The Knockie Collection of Highland Music, It has been lovingly prepare by Captain Simon Fraser. This is a direct reprint of the original second edition of 1874, by H. Mackenzie, in Inverness. Exceptional time and effort has been made to provide a wonderful edition here that is easy to read, well laid-out, and can easily be played from. Preface by William Mackay, Jr. Spectacular Index, Appendix, and music easily played on piano, harp, or even duet with Violin and Cello, since the lines are mostly linear for both hands and very few chords within the 240ish pieces contained herein. Original title page has been included. 124pps, 8.5"x11", Glossy cover. If you are even remotely interested in this type of music this is a MUST HAVE in your collection.
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Author: James Anthony Froude
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Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.
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Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Directory to noblemen and gentlemen's seats, villages, etc., in Scotland ... To which are added tables, shewing the despatch and arrival of the mails ... throughout Scotland and transmission of letters. Compiled by A. G. Findlay; corrected and edited by G. Thomson
Author: Scotland
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal National Commercial Directory and Topography of Scotland
Author: Isaac Slater
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
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A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans
Author: James Browne
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Category : Clans
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Category : Clans
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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