Author: Helen Ashfield
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449208731
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The Lady and the Highwayman
Author: Sarah M. Eden
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN: 9781432872946
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Authors Elizabeth Black and Fletcher Walker go head-to-head as rival writers of Victorian Penny Dreadfuls. As an upper class schoolteacher, Elizabeth must write under the pseudonym "Mr. King" in order to keep her identity a secret, while former street urchin Fletcher is determined to uncover the truth behind this up-and-coming new talent.
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN: 9781432872946
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Authors Elizabeth Black and Fletcher Walker go head-to-head as rival writers of Victorian Penny Dreadfuls. As an upper class schoolteacher, Elizabeth must write under the pseudonym "Mr. King" in order to keep her identity a secret, while former street urchin Fletcher is determined to uncover the truth behind this up-and-coming new talent.
The Highwayman
Author: Kerrigan Byrne
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250076056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
The debut novel in a stunningly lush, intensely sexy new Victorian and Scottish-set historical romance series.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250076056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
The debut novel in a stunningly lush, intensely sexy new Victorian and Scottish-set historical romance series.
The Loving Highwayman
Author: Helen Ashfield
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449208731
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449208731
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The Highwayman
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192738054
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. In Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama and tension, we ride with the highwayman and recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter. The vivid imagery of the writing is matched by Charles Keeping's haunting illustrations which won him the Kate Greenaway Medal. This new edition features rescanned artwork to capture the breath-taking detail of Keeping's illustrations and a striking new cover.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192738054
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. In Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama and tension, we ride with the highwayman and recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter. The vivid imagery of the writing is matched by Charles Keeping's haunting illustrations which won him the Kate Greenaway Medal. This new edition features rescanned artwork to capture the breath-taking detail of Keeping's illustrations and a striking new cover.
The Highwayman of Tanglewood
Author: Marcia Lynn McClure
Publisher: Distractions Ink
ISBN: 0983525056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
A chambermaid in the house of Tremeshton, Faris Shayhan well knew torment, despair, and trepidation. To Faris it seemed the future stretched long and desolate before her—as bleak and dark as a lonesome midnight path. Still, the moon oft casts hopeful luminosity to light one’s way. So it was that Lady Maranda Rockrimmon cast hope upon Faris—set Faris upon a different path—a path of happiness, serenity, and love.Thus Faris abandoned the tainted air at Tremeshton in favor of the amethyst sunsets of Loch Loland Castle and her new mistress, Lady Rockrimmon. Further, it was on the very night of her emancipation that Faris first met the man of her dreams—the man of every woman’s dreams—the rogue Highwayman of Tanglewood.Dressed in black and astride his mighty steed, the brave, heroic, and dashing rogue Highwayman of Tanglewood stole Faris’s heart as easily as he stole her kiss. Yet the Highwayman of Tanglewood was encircled in mystery—mystery as thick and as secretive as time itself. Could Faris truly own the heart of a man so thoroughly enveloped in twilight shadows and mysterious secrets?
Publisher: Distractions Ink
ISBN: 0983525056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
A chambermaid in the house of Tremeshton, Faris Shayhan well knew torment, despair, and trepidation. To Faris it seemed the future stretched long and desolate before her—as bleak and dark as a lonesome midnight path. Still, the moon oft casts hopeful luminosity to light one’s way. So it was that Lady Maranda Rockrimmon cast hope upon Faris—set Faris upon a different path—a path of happiness, serenity, and love.Thus Faris abandoned the tainted air at Tremeshton in favor of the amethyst sunsets of Loch Loland Castle and her new mistress, Lady Rockrimmon. Further, it was on the very night of her emancipation that Faris first met the man of her dreams—the man of every woman’s dreams—the rogue Highwayman of Tanglewood.Dressed in black and astride his mighty steed, the brave, heroic, and dashing rogue Highwayman of Tanglewood stole Faris’s heart as easily as he stole her kiss. Yet the Highwayman of Tanglewood was encircled in mystery—mystery as thick and as secretive as time itself. Could Faris truly own the heart of a man so thoroughly enveloped in twilight shadows and mysterious secrets?
The Highwayman
Author: R. A. Salvatore
Publisher: Tor UK
ISBN: 1743033249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Bestselling author R A Salvatore takes us back to his fantasy world of Corona, introducing a fascinating new hero destined to become a legend Long ago, in a distant land, a lonely young man struggles to discover who he is and where he belongs. He carries the blood and magic of two peoples, a sword of unimaginable power, and a staggering potential for great good... Or greater evil. In the land of Corona, the roads are unsafe to travel, as goblins and bloodthirsty Powries seek out human prey; and, in this savage world, princes feast while peasants starve, and two religions battle for control. A monk, Bran Dynard, returns from his mission in a far-off land with two prizes: a book of mystical knowledge and a new wife, the beautiful and mystical Sen Wi. But the world he left behind has changed, and Bran must now decide who he can trust, and where he should place his faith...
Publisher: Tor UK
ISBN: 1743033249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Bestselling author R A Salvatore takes us back to his fantasy world of Corona, introducing a fascinating new hero destined to become a legend Long ago, in a distant land, a lonely young man struggles to discover who he is and where he belongs. He carries the blood and magic of two peoples, a sword of unimaginable power, and a staggering potential for great good... Or greater evil. In the land of Corona, the roads are unsafe to travel, as goblins and bloodthirsty Powries seek out human prey; and, in this savage world, princes feast while peasants starve, and two religions battle for control. A monk, Bran Dynard, returns from his mission in a far-off land with two prizes: a book of mystical knowledge and a new wife, the beautiful and mystical Sen Wi. But the world he left behind has changed, and Bran must now decide who he can trust, and where he should place his faith...
Rebeccah and the Highwayman
Author: Barbara Davies
Publisher: Nuance
ISBN: 9781934452011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's 1706, the time of good Queen Anne. Mistress Rebeccah Dutton never dreamed that several encounters with the notorious highwayman Blue-Eyed Nick on the deserted heaths around London would turn her respectable world upside down. When she discovers the highwayman is actually a woman named Kate, her curiosity about the dashing thief turns to fascination. Kate has to deal with a thieftaker snapping at her heels and secrets from her past before Rebeccah can become better acquainted with this intriguing highwaywoman. Will Kate avoid the shadow of Tyburn long enough for Rebeccah to explore this twist of fate?
Publisher: Nuance
ISBN: 9781934452011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's 1706, the time of good Queen Anne. Mistress Rebeccah Dutton never dreamed that several encounters with the notorious highwayman Blue-Eyed Nick on the deserted heaths around London would turn her respectable world upside down. When she discovers the highwayman is actually a woman named Kate, her curiosity about the dashing thief turns to fascination. Kate has to deal with a thieftaker snapping at her heels and secrets from her past before Rebeccah can become better acquainted with this intriguing highwaywoman. Will Kate avoid the shadow of Tyburn long enough for Rebeccah to explore this twist of fate?
Historic sketches, remarkable duels, notorious highwaymen, rogueries, crimes, and punishments, and love and marriage
Author: John Timbs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The Highwayman's Daughter
Author: Henriette Gyland
Publisher: Choc Lit Limited
ISBN: 1781890730
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This rousing Georgian-era romance of love and larceny is “anything but predictable”—from the award-winning author of Up Close (Historical Novel Society). Jack Blythe, heir to the Earl of Lampton, is a man who loves a good bet. So when a masked woman brandishing a pistol holds up his carriage in Hounslow Heath, he turns the robbery into a wager with his profligate cousin: Which of them can track down and capture the beautiful outlaw first? But the determined nobleman is risking much more than a hundred guineas . . . As Jack and the elusive highwaywoman enter into a swashbuckling game of cat and mouse, he discovers that his quarry is a virtuous and selfless peasant with more than just her identity to hide. Though he vowed to bring her to justice, Jack now wishes to protect the brave yet vulnerable woman from a mysterious threat. But how far can he trust a desperate thief who’s already stolen his heart?
Publisher: Choc Lit Limited
ISBN: 1781890730
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This rousing Georgian-era romance of love and larceny is “anything but predictable”—from the award-winning author of Up Close (Historical Novel Society). Jack Blythe, heir to the Earl of Lampton, is a man who loves a good bet. So when a masked woman brandishing a pistol holds up his carriage in Hounslow Heath, he turns the robbery into a wager with his profligate cousin: Which of them can track down and capture the beautiful outlaw first? But the determined nobleman is risking much more than a hundred guineas . . . As Jack and the elusive highwaywoman enter into a swashbuckling game of cat and mouse, he discovers that his quarry is a virtuous and selfless peasant with more than just her identity to hide. Though he vowed to bring her to justice, Jack now wishes to protect the brave yet vulnerable woman from a mysterious threat. But how far can he trust a desperate thief who’s already stolen his heart?
The Highwayman's Ride to York; Or, The Death of Black Bess
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description