![]() ![]() Goddard's 1990 book Into the Blue was the inaugural winner of the W H Smith Thumping Good Read Award, presented to the best new fiction author of the year. He has since written more than twenty novels the majority have been Sunday Times Top Ten best-sellers in the UK. Goddard's first novel, Past Caring, was published in 1986. ![]() They usually involve the lead character gradually uncovering a secret or conspiracy which has long been kept secret, by means of historical documents such as diaries or by means of word-of-mouth accounts that have been handed down from one person to another. His thrillers usually have a historical element and settings in provincial English towns and cities, and many plot twists. After unsuccessful attempts at careers in both journalism and teaching, he worked for a time as an educational administrator in Devon before becoming a full-time novelist. Goddard was educated at Bathampton County Primary School then Wallisdean County Junior School and Price's Grammar School in Fareham before going on to study history at Peterhouse at the University of Cambridge. ![]() Robert William Goddard (born 13 November 1954 in Fareham, Hampshire) is an English novelist. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() After all, a woman’s place is obviously right by the dead body, magnifying glass in evening-gloved hand. Unlike some protagonists in historical mysteries, Fiona isn’t afraid to challenge the social norms of her time. The Fiona Figg series is perfect for fans of cozy mysteries and female sleuths who can shift from a fake mustache to a ballgown at a moment’s notice. Can she prevent the Black Panther from striking again, save her own skin, and find a decent cup of tea, all before the enemy’s emperor realizes she’s a spy? But as the chase brings her into the Austrian countryside, Fiona begins to question her loyalties. ![]() ![]() When the dancing and festivities end with a royal body count, Fiona is certain that this must have something to do with her nemesis, the Black Panther. Villainy in Vienna follows Fiona Figg, an inquisitive file clerk turned British agent, to a lavish high-society ball in 1917 Austria. While in the pre-order phase, the book hit #1 bestselling status in the Women Sleuths category on Barnes & Noble. This charming whodunnit combines the social intrigue of Downton Abbey with a puzzling royal murder worthy of Agatha Christie. – January 4, 2022) – Best-selling author Kelly Oliver has announced the release of Villainy in Vienna, the much-awaited third installment in the Fiona Figg mystery series. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Internet Archive has digitized over 4 million books and microforms. The Internet Archive also encourages libraries, content holders and the reading community at large, to have their printed materials non-destructively digitized and put online for the benefit of all. Please visit the FAQ for more information about DAISY files and how to un-encrypt them. In addition to the collections here, print disabled people may access a large collection of modern books provided as encrypted DAISY files on. There is also a collection of 2.3 million modern eBooks that may be borrowed by anyone with a free account.īooks on Internet Archive are offered in many formats, including DAISY files intended for print disabled people. The Internet Archive offers over 20,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts. ![]() ![]() ![]() In an appendix there are details of the revisions made by Tolkien at various times to the publsihed text, which provide an uncommon and privileged glimpse into the special concerns of an exceptional and painstaking writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Additionally, many of Tolkien’s own illustrations embellish the text, and numerous illustrations from foreign editions exhibit an extraordinary range of visual interpretation. The Hobbit is, therefore, an ideal book for annotation: as well as offering a marvellous and entrancing story, it introduces the reader to the richly imagined world of Middle-earth, a world more fully and complexly realised in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.ĭouglas Anderson’s annotations make fascinating reading. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad…Īs with all classics, repeated readings continue to bring new detail and perspectives to the reader’s mind, and Tolkien’s Middle-earth is a vast mine of treasures and knowledge, its roots delving deep into folklore, mythology and language. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. The definitive edition of this beloved children’s classic, featuring a wealth of accompanying illustrations and notes which take the reader further into both the story, and the tale of how it was written. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Content: With 174 illustrations Physical Description Extent: 366 p. Citation/reference: Blanck 3415 // In this copy the states of the following pages as given in Blanck are: title leaf, state 2 p. ![]() Webster Issuance: monographic Library locations George Arents Collection Shelf locator: Arents S 1398 Topics Tobacco Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) Race relations - Fiction Missouri Boys in literature Genres Books Illustrations Notes Date: Copyright date: 1884 Content: "Pretty soon I wanted to smoke, and asked the widow to let me. Cover of the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, 1884. ' Cover of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933 (Illustrator) Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 (Author) Webster, Charles L., 1851-1891 (Publisher) Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1885 Place: New York Publisher: C. Embossed book cover for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn showing Huck, friend of Tom Sawyer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nisha’s tale begins with a birthday and the receipt of her diary. I read it in one sitting and was captivated throughout. ![]() In the process she finds the true meaning of home and identity. Nisha’s experiences unfold through the letters she writes to her late mother in a diary. The journey will take them by foot and by train through rough and dry terrain. The divide doesn’t make any sense to her.Īs tensions grow, Papa decides it’s no longer safe for them to remain in Pakistan, and they join the thousands of refugees now in search of a new home. Nisha doesn’t understand why her family has to move. In the process, hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders. ![]() With the split comes a mass exodus from both sides as people move to the “designated” country. India is no longer under British rule, and while many want India to remain a unified country, it splits into two - Pakistan for Muslim Indians and India for Hindus. Veera Hiranandani’s The Night Diary explores the events leading up to and immediately after the partition through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl. Prior to that, it was part of India, which was under British rule. I think most young people would be surprised to learn that Pakistan has only been a country since the late 1940s. THE NIGHT DIARY, by Veera Hiranandani, Dial Books, March 6, 2018, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 8-12) ![]() ![]() John Foster Dulles-usually referred to in the book as “Foster”-and Allen Dulles were secretary of state and director of the CIA, respectively, during a formative period: the hardening and intensification of the Cold War during the Eisenhower administration. ![]() ![]() global dominance: John Foster Dulles and his brother Allen. The book provides a fascinating look at two individuals who arguably did more than any others to shape U.S. Beyond overt profiteering, covert operations have at times become preferred modes of intervention when wars appeared to be too costly and unpopular to be supported by the general population.Ī new book from former New York Times correspondent Stephen Kinzer, The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War, profiles the nexus, frequently covert, that ties together Wall Street law firms, powerful corporations, and U.S. covert operations and secretive intelligence agencies have invented a new kind of racket, one that covertly guides foreign policy to the benefit of powerful interests. From the last half of the 20th century and into the 21st, U.S. war profiteering in World War I as a marginally moral enterprise. ![]() Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler once remarked, describing U.S. ![]() ![]() Through the eyes and emotions of the Gaines family, Daniels’ film follows the changing tides of American politics and race relations from the assassinations of John F. Cecil’s commitment to his "First Family" fosters tensions at home, alienating Gloria and creating conflict with his anti-establishment son (David Oyelowo). At home, his loving wife Gloria (Oprah Winfrey) raises their two sons, and the family benefits from a comfortable middle-class existence enabled by Cecil’s White House position. ![]() ![]() There, Cecil becomes a first-hand witness to history and the inner workings of the Oval Office as the civil rights movement unfolds. Along his arduous journey to manhood Cecil learns invaluable skills that ultimately lead to an opportunity of a lifetime: a job as a butler at The White House. The film begins in 1926 and follows a young Cecil as he escapes the tyranny of the fiercely segregated South in search of a better life. ![]() The film is inspired by Wil Haygood’s 2008 Washington Post article “A Butler Well Served by This Election” which chronicled the real life of former White House butler Eugene Allen. Academy Award® nominated director Lee Daniels’ (Precious) epic drama tells the story of White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), who serves during seven presidential administrations between 19. ![]() Lee Daniels' The Butler is set against the tumultuous political backdrop of 20th century America. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her assignment – to spend her days in an apartment transcribing conversations taking place in the adjoining room between a spy, Godfrey Todd, and the ‘home grown evil’ (Nazi sympathisers) who divulge their secrets to him. We see Juliet at eighteen, plucked from a secretarial pool in Security Services by the tweed-clad Perry Gibbons to be his ‘girl’ in a vague corner of MI5. Atkinson swiftly heads back to 1940, from where the bulk of the novel’s action unfolds. Shifting back to 1950, we see Juliet working for the BBC’s school’s programming division, helping them repackage British history for educational purposes. Transcription begins with a short sequence set in 1981 in which Juliet Armstrong has an awkward encounter with a ghost from her past. ![]() It’s inspired by real events the author uncovered in National Archive files, in particular, the story of a British spy who posed as a Gestapo officer during the so-called ‘Phoney War’ (1939-40). ![]() Atkinson’s latest novel, Transcription, mines a similar historical period. ![]() Life After Life (2013) and its companion, A God in Ruins (2015), are brilliant evocations of England, set predominantly during World War II and its aftermath, that use their period settings to investigate complex stories about the mutability of identity. Kate Atkinson has a gift for blending fiction with historical detail. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Don pursues Rosie and persuades her to return. Don’s unconventional approach alienates Rosie and eventually leads to the breakdown of their marriage. The book follows Don’s attempts to prepare for parenthood and to support Rosie in her own preparation, drawing on science and the unreliable advice of his friends. The work was first published on 24 September 2014 in Australia / New Zealand by Text Publishing and the rights have since been sold in 24 other territories. Don also tested a stain of Phil’s blood from their bout at the gym, and it showed he was Rosie’s biological father all along.Oct 4, 2013 Phil was the father, despite his eye color, which was supposedly the mother’s genetic misunderstanding. ![]() |