![]() ![]() First edition, first issue, with pagination at p. 750 copies printed This edition had five new poems as well as alterations to three poems Copies for Sale Civil and Military Gazette Press, Lahore (1886). Kipling's auction career is as robust as his writing career. An endorsed copy of Kipling's poem, If, with a handwritten note from the author sold for $1,434.00 in April of 2011 through Heritage Auctions. His credentials boast of a Nobel Prize in Literature (to which he remains the youngest ever recipient) and several nominations to the British Poet Laureateship for knighthood (which he politely declined).Ī collectible set of Kipling's The Jungle Books including a first edition, second printing of The Jungle Book published in London by Macmillan in 1894 anda first edition copy of The Second Jungle Book also published in London by Macmillan in 1895 were sold in April of 2012 for $1,562.50. He is noted as being an author who "can inspire passionate disagreement." His intuitive narrative gifts have made him a literary icon. He is best known for his works of fiction, including The Jungle Book(1894). Born in Bombay and raised in England, most of his stories involved British soldiers and their adventures India. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English novelist, poet and short-story writer. ![]()
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![]() She conforms outwardly as she rises in positions of authority and responsibility in the order, yet she continues to struggle to understand and resolve her relationship with Nathan-all the while carrying on a secret correspondence with him, until she is forced-in a final encounter and spiritual crisis-to dive deep into the still point of her soul and discover the truth. ![]() Under the guidance of the compassionate abbess, she tries to "reclaim her heart" and her lost fervor. When their forbidden affair ends abruptly, Fiona, now Sister Bridget, suffers a split in her soul. Consolations is a haunting story of forbidden lovea woman’s lifelong struggle to reconcile her highest spiritual desires with her human heart. What she finds there is not what she expects: Reverend Nathan Woods, a Jesuit and professor of theology who comes to give the annual retreat. Following in the footsteps of her inspiration, Thomas Merton, she abandons a promising academic career and enters Epiphany Monastery, ablaze with the certainty that a life dedicated to seeking God alone is the great adventure-and that it is meant for her. ![]() It is 1951 and young Fiona Ingram is full of the fervor of a new convert. ![]() ![]() the two events which led to the writing of her novel, CONSOLATIONS. ![]() After a broken engagement years before, Penelope’s status in the ton has steadily dropped – and she doesn’t really mind. Lady Penelope Marbury is very nearly on the shelf. So when Michael receives word that the land surrounding his very small entailed estate no longer belongs to Langford and is now part of a dowry, he knows what he has to do. ![]() Bourne has spent his time regaining the fortune he lost and awaiting vengeance. He does not move in polite society or do anything marquess-y. ![]() The engineer of this catastrophe, Viscount Langford, was the young marquess’s guardian.the very man who had managed the estate until Michael reached adulthood.Ī decade later, Michael (now known only as Bourne) is a partner in one of London’s notorious gaming clubs – The Fallen Angel. Twenty-one year-old Michael Lawler, Marquess of Bourne, lost everything not entailed to his title – and very little was not part of the entail – on one turn of the cards. Will love help them put their scandalous pasts behind them? ![]() ![]() In her new series, Sarah MacLean returns to Regency London and tells the stories of four lords who, for various reasons, have been cast out of good society. Scoundrels! Scandals! Gambling! A new series that combines all three? I am so there. Historical Romance published by Avon 28 Feb 12 C2’s review of A Rogue by Any Other Name: The First Rule of Scoundrels (Rules of Scoundrels, Book 1) by Sarah MacLean ![]() ![]() But when the fearsome warrior known as the Beast of Wedderburn storms her gates, she finds herself, once again, forced to wed a stranger. Wed at thirteen to a man who tried daily to break her spirit, Lady Alison Douglas is looking forward to a long widowhood. The moment David lays eyes on the dark-haired beauty defending her wee daughters, however, he knows this frail-looking lass is the one person who could bring him to his knees. The treacherous ally who played on his father's weakness is dead and beyond David's vengeance, but his castle and young widow are ripe for the taking. Captured by a Laird Haunted by his father's violent death, David Hume, the new laird of Wedderburn, sets out to make his name so feared that no one will dare harm his family again. But when powerful enemies threaten, each Douglas lass will find she must face them alone. ![]() ![]() The Douglas sisters, beauties all, are valuable pawns in their family's bitter struggle to control the Scottish Crown. ![]() ![]() ![]() OL5730768W Page_number_confidence 94.79 Pages 326 Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0440334454 Confessions of a Shopaholic Shopaholic (Book 1) Can You Keep a Secret The Undomestic Goddess Ive Got Your Number Bridget Joness Diary Bridget Jones (. 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He has contributed to Harper’s, Granta, the Observer, Times Literary Supplement, and London Review of Books. He writes: Thomas used the old ways to keep himself in motion, for like George Borrow whose biography he. ![]() The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the voices that haunt old paths and the stories our tracks tell. Robert Macfarlane is the author of the prize-winning Mountains of the Mind and The Wild Places, both of which were New York Times Notable Books. Thomas, says Macfarlane, experienced the tension between roaming and homing. ![]() In this exquisitely written book, which folds together natural history, cartography, geology, and literature, Robert Macfarlane sets off to follow the ancient routes that crisscross both the landscape of the British Isles and its waters and territories beyond. The acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we moveĬhosen by Slate as one of the 50 best nonfiction books of the past 25 years ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2003, Busiek re-teamed with Perez to create the JLA/Avengers limited series. Busiek's tenure culminated with the Kang Dynasty storyline. Perez departed from the series in 2000, but Busiek continued as writer for two more years, collaborating with artists Alan Davis, Kieron Dwyer and others. ![]() In 1997, Busiek began a celebrated stint as writer of Avengers alongside artist George Perez. As a fan, he created the theory that Jean Grey had never died and became the Phoenix, which was later integrated into the comics. These include Arrowsmith, The Avengers, Icon, Iron Man, The Liberty Project, Ninjak, The Power Company, Red Tornado, Shockrockets, Superman: Secret Identity, Thunderbolts, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, JLA, and (perhaps most notably) the Marvels miniseries followed by Homage Comics Kurt Busiek's Astro City. Kurt has worked on a number of different titles in his career, starting in 1982 with a Green Lantern #162 backup story. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in various towns in the Boston area, including Lexington, where he befriended another future comic book writer, Scott McCloud. Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ![]() ![]() But unlike Sleeping Beauty, Zinnia isn't "suffering from a curse so much as fatal teratogenic damage caused by corporate malfeasance." There's been an industrial accident, and no one born with what the book calls Generalized Roseville Malady reaches 22. So much so, that she graduated early from high school and earned a degree in folklore studies from Ohio University, all before turning 21. In “A Spindle Splintered,” that archetypal story is "Sleeping Beauty," and protagonist Zinnia Gray has been drawn to it since she was a kid. ![]() In Alix Harrow's books, women move between worlds, sometimes because they find enchanted doors (The Ten Thousand Doors of January), sometimes because they rediscover and rekindle ancient magics (The Once and Future Witches), and sometimes because their own story echoes an archetypal story - and they want more from destiny. ![]() ![]() ![]() When we finally came face to face, we found out opposites sometimes do more than attract―we consumed each other. Yet, you know what they say about opposites. The two of us couldn't have been any more different. I didn't expect our exchanges to be hot as hell.I didn't expect to fall for him―all before we even met. I might have also left behind a dirty picture on it first though. So, I left the phone on the empty desk outside the arrogant jerk's office. When I traipsed my ass across town to his fancy company, he refused to see me. ![]() I might have held onto the mystery man's phone for days―until I finally conjured up the courage to return it. I might have gone through all of his photos and called some of the numbers. So suddenly, he dropped his phone on the way out. When his stop came, he got up suddenly and left. Who did the stuck-up suit think he was.God?Īctually, he looked like a God. He was barking at someone on his phone like he ruled the world. Until I became mesmerized by the guy sitting across the aisle. It started out like any other morning on the train. Published by EverAfter Romance on April 11th 2016įrom the New York Times Bestselling authors of Cocky Bastard, comes a sexy new standalone novel. ![]() ![]() Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward ![]() ![]() ![]() Once again, TikTok told us to buy it, and our meals are better for it. There are plenty of vegetable recipes to get you excited about summer produce too, from “Jammy Pepps with Feta & Basil” to “Grilled Corn with Sambal-Sesame Butter.” Once you get this book, chances are your house is going to become *the* place for summer dinner parties this year. ![]() ♬ Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest ![]() #cookingthisbook #cookthisbook #mollybaz #grilling #foodtok #foryoupage #recipe Salad but make it Potato Salad? □□ #CookThisBook #MollyBaz #CaeserSalad #Potato #Cooking #Recipe #Summer #Cookout #Foodie #learnontiktokīored of chicken? What if you made “Crispy McCrisperson Chicken Thighs with Herby Peas & Fennel”? Looking to eat more salad? Baz’s signature “Cae Sal” (Caesar salad) is just the beginning – her takes on wedge salad and Italian salad will blow your mind, too. There are stainless-steel measuring cups with bright handles, a. Inside the book, you’ll find guides to cooking, like “How to Make Food Taste Great” with the sub-section “I Love Salt” (we love Baz’s humorous voice throughout the book), along with flavor-forward, seasonally-focused recipes. Molly Baz, author of the popular Cook This Book and kosher-salt megafan, recently launched a collaboration with Crate & Barrel. The book currently has 4.8 out of 5 stars from 394 ratings, which says a lot. ![]() |