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- the hidden muse an anthology of nineteenth century carroll county maryland newspaper poets
James Henry The Tragic Muse
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Henry James (1843-1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. The Tragic Muse is wide, cheerful panorama of English life follows the fortunes of two would-be artists: Nick Dormer, who throws over a political career in his efforts to become a painter, and Miriam Rooth, an actress striving for artistic and commercial success.
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#1 Worldwide Bestseller Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom. When his mentor Peter Solomon--a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist--is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth . . . all under the watchful eye of Dan Browns most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol is an intelligent, lightning-paced story with surprises at every turn--one of Browns most riveting novels.
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Football is at the heart of British national identity. Through more than forty fascinating stories, Football Nation reveals the hidden and not-so-hidden history of the game since 1945. From the mass audiences of austerity Britain when footballers were amateurs, through the arrival of the Premiership after the Hillsborough disaster, to the present day when top-flight players command a higher weekly wage than the average spectator earns in a year, Football Nation offers an entirely fresh perspective on the history of the beautiful game in Britain.
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Head off to discover hidden tunnels and a bomb shelter beneath the Old City, follow a secret passage open once a year, admire the cathedrals Orpheus capital, pray at Calvins fake grave, look for the plaque that compares the pope with the Antichrist, visit the secret gardens of the Carouge districr, discover xhy the national monument represents two Savoyard women, learn where Frankenstein was created, sleep in Professor Calculusroom, and more… Far from the crowds and cliches, Geneva holds well-hidden treasures that are only revealed to residents and travellers who know how to wander off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who think they know Geneva well or who wants to discover the hidden side of the city.
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Mingle with the most extravagant handlebar moustaches in Britain, pay your respects at the dog cemetery in Hyde Park, visit a Masonic temple, take trapeze lessons in a former power station, pray in a floating church, sail on a disused reservoir, discover the stone from which Arthur drew Excalibur, admire the sacred penis of a pharaoh, take aim on the Citys last bowling green, go stargazing at Greenwich Observatory, examine a rare cucumber straightener, a stuffed mermaid or a cows heart... Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, London still holds hidden treasures for those who know how to wander off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew London well, or who would like to discover the hidden face of the city.
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* The International Sensation* In the tradition of THE SECRET HISTORY and THE ALIENIST - a captivating and suspenseful novel that delves into the true history of Count Dracula . . . Late one night, exploring her fathers library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to My dear and unfortunate successor. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her fathers past and her mothers mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her birthright - a hunt for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the Dracula myth. Deciphering obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions, and evading terrifying adversaries, one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil. Elizabeth Kostovas debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions - a captivating tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful - and utterly unforgettable.
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Four bunnies set off on a jolly Christmas lift-the-flap adventure to find ten little elves hidden under the flaps. Youll have to run, run, run if youre going to catch them all! And there are lots of obstacles along the way, from clippy-cloppy reindeer to roaring polar bears and flippy-flappy penguins. Stuffed with festive frolics, this is the perfect Christmas gift. From the bestselling Laura Hughes, illustrator of Were Going on an Egg Hunt and The Birthday Invitation
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Have your favourite pet blessed, visit an underground mine in the centre of Madrid, see the astounding liquefaction of the blood of Saint Pantaleon once a year, meet Spains only Catholic exorcist, find out how the king had his medicine made using alchemy, smell the apple odour that wafts once a year from the still-intact body of Mariana de Jesus who died in the 17th century, visit an underground art gallery, dine in a car park... Madrid is overflowing with extraordinary and little-known places and curiosities. You just have to know where to look... An essential guide for those who think they know Madrid well or for those looking to discover the hidden side of the city.
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The book Confession of a Toastmaster can be considered the guide of the Fates, Names, unique Cultures of the multinational Russian Soul at the meeting-point of the authors fiction and publicism, where there is no explicit confrontation. And Shatakishvili performs with the apologia of the hidden decency: an aesthete, a fan and a true connoisseur of everything beautiful - from womens beauty to the ringing silence. And the poet said about such people: Could you play nocturne on a flute of drainpipes?
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Discover the historic location of Rembrandts famous Night Watch, the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent interior courtyards; ski in the heart of the town, or become an adept of boat-in - the Amsterdam version of drive-in - and eat a pizza in your own boat. Away from the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam still keeps her treasures so well hidden that they only reveal themselves to the inhabitants and to travellers who know how to wander off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who think they know the Netherlands capital well or for those who want to discover the other face of the town.