Champagne Charlie And The Amazing Gladys

Author : B.G. Hilton
Publisher : Odyssey Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922311023

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Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys by B.G. Hilton Pdf

Hungover aristocrat Edward "Charlie" Decharles awakens in the back of a steam-cab, only to discover that the driver has been murdered. Unused to feeling responsible for anything, he feels compelled to find the killer. As he investigates, he meets "The Amazing" Gladys Dunchurch, a stage magician's assistant whose employer has disappeared – and not in a good way. They form an alliance – Charlie will help Gladys with his considerable resources and Gladys will help Charlie with her even more considerable brains. Soon they discover that their respective mysteries are not only connected to each other, but related to other seemingly unrelated strangeness transpiring in London – the murder of an astronomer, an attack on a patent medicine factory, a mysterious cult in an idyllic town, and reports of deadly creatures in the London sewers. Charlie and Gladys find themselves pitted against dead-eyed assassins, murderous pirates, wingless flying machines, and perhaps even creatures from beyond this Earth. And lurking behind it all lies a sinister cabal that knows the secret origin of the steam-powered society that powers their world. Can our heroes save the day, or will the fallout from that secret destroy two worlds? Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys is a fun, witty Steampunk adventure yarn, featuring a cast of eccentric characters.

Author : BG Hilton
Publisher : BG Hilton
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780645491937

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Clocks and Boxes by BG Hilton Pdf

The future is now, but also was then, and may still be happening at the same time. South Hertling is no stranger to weirdness. Evil hardware stores, aliens, supervillains, talking cats... the little Australian suburb has seen them all, and more. Now there's a spooky Pyramid, and it spreads its shadow across the South Hertling Super Centre every day. It falls to Alfred Pilbrook to do something about it, which is a little unfair because he just runs a watch shop. Fighting anomalous monuments isn't really his thing. But Emma Crispin from the storage accessories shops is quite keen on tidying the Pyramid away and Alfred is quite keen on Emma so... Yeah, it's looking like it's Alfred's problem however you slice it. Fortunately, the shopkeepers have help in the form of the time-lost steampunk engineer Fanaka and the deeply unammused Donna Coheco. Can this colorful quartet save the day and defeat the ill-defined but probably evil forces behind the Pyramid? Or can they fail to do that? Those are really the only options, here. AI content free.

Author : BG Hilton
Publisher : BG Hilton
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780645491913

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Mysterious Aisles by BG Hilton Pdf

Axel Platzoff does not work at the Handy Pavilion by choice. Stacking shelves seemed beneath the former supervillain who had come close to world domination so many times. But as part of his plea deal with the Hague, Axel had to work somewhere, so he worked at the big-box hardware store in the sleepy Australian suburb of South Hertling. Fortunately, he is not the only eccentric employee of the place. Other Pavilionites come from backgrounds almost as strange as Axel's. There are cyborgs, ape-men, ghosts, and assistant managers; dryads, time-travellers, demigods and school leavers. Finally, Axel feels at home. Then, tragedy strikes. The construction of a rival hardware store, just across Hurley Road, threatens Axel's living and his new friends. Axel has no choice but to to take the fight to his enemies, the only way he knows how. But is the DIY Barn really nothing but a rival hardware store, or is it a front for sinister forces, far more terrifying than the Pavilionites ever imagined? (Spoiler: It's the second one) An engaging mix of urban fantasy and workplace comedy, Mysterious Aisles follows its eccentric ensemble cast as they march towards open warfare with the Barnling forces.

Author : Lucy Cecil Lillie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Aunts
ISBN : HARVARD:HN36M8

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The Colonel's Money by Lucy Cecil Lillie Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C2649949

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Harper's Young People by Anonim Pdf

Author : Meredith Heller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780253045690

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Queering Drag by Meredith Heller Pdf

Theatrical gender-bending, also called drag, is a popular form of entertainment and a subject of scholarly study. However, most drag studies do not question the standard words and ideas used to convey this performance genre. Drawing on a rich body of archival and ethnographic research, Meredith Heller illuminates diverse examples of theatrical gender-bending: male impersonation in variety and vaudeville (1860-1920); the "sexless" gender-bending of El Teatro Campesino (1960-1980); queer butch acts performed by black nightclub singers, such as Stormé DeLarverie, instigator of the Stonewall riots (1910-1970); and the range of acts that compose contemporary drag king shows. Heller highlights how, in each case, standard drag discourses do not sufficiently capture the complexity of performers' intents and methods, nor do they provide a strong enough foundation for holistically evaluating the impact of this work. Queering Drag offers redefinition of the genre centralized in the performer's construction and presentation of a "queer" version of hegemonic identity, and it models a new set of tools for analyzing drag as a process of intents and methods enacted to effect specific goals. This new drag discourse not only allows for more complete and accurate descriptions of drag acts, but it also facilitates more ethical discussions about the bodies, identities, and products of drag performers.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : American literature
ISBN : PSU:000052000546

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Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : P. Taylor
Publisher : Springer
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1988-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349193172

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Britain and the Cinema in the Second World War by P. Taylor Pdf

The essays which appear in this book for the most part originated as papers delivered at a conference on Britain and the cinema in the Second World War held in London in May 1985.

Author : Gary Marmorstein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416594260

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A Ship Without A Sail by Gary Marmorstein Pdf

Lorenz Hart, together with Richard Rodgers, created some of the most beautiful and witty songs ever written. Here is the story of the strikingly unromantic life of this songwriting genius. His lyrics spin with brilliance and sophistication, yet at their core is an unmistakable wistfulness. Rodgers and Hart, who wrote approximately thirty Broadway musicals and dozens of songs for Hollywood films, were an odd couple. Rodgers was precise, punctual, heterosexual, handsome, and eager to be accepted by society. Hart was barely five feet tall, alcoholic, homosexual, and more comfortable in a bar or restaurant than anywhere else. His lyrics are all the more remarkable considering that he never sustained a romantic relationship, living his entire life with his mother, who died only months before his own death at 48. Biographer Marmorstein superbly portrays the life of this exuberant yet troubled artist.--From publisher description.

Author : American Film Institute
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1198 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 0520079086

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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films by American Film Institute Pdf

"The entire field of film historians awaits the AFI volumes with eagerness."--Eileen Bowser, Museum of Modern Art Film Department Comments on previous volumes: "The source of last resort for finding socially valuable . . . films that received such scant attention that they seem 'lost' until discovered in the AFI Catalog."--Thomas Cripps "Endlessly absorbing as an excursion into cultural history and national memory."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Author : Donald J. Stubblebine
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997-07-07
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015040541008

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British Cinema Sheet Music by Donald J. Stubblebine Pdf

Claiming that the 2450 entries cite all examples of the genre, provides the title of the film as it appears on the sheet music cover, studio, date of the film's release, main stars, song title, composers and lyricists, publisher, and a brief description of the cover. Listed alphabetically by movie title and indexed by song title and composer. Collecting sheet music is becoming increasingly popular, especially in the US. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Eve Golden
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813180748

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The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall by Eve Golden Pdf

Comedic film actress Kay Kendall, born to a theatrical family in Northern England, came of age in London during the Blitz. After starring in Britain's biggest cinematic disaster, she found stardom in 1953 with her brilliant performance in the film Genevieve. She scored success after success with her light comic style in movies such as Doctor in the House, The Reluctant Debutante, and the Gene Kelly musical Les Girls. Kendall's private life was even more colorful than the plots of her films as she embarked on a series of affairs with costars, directors, producers, and married men. In 1954 she fell in love with her married Constant Husband costar Rex Harrison and accompanied him to New York, where he was starring on Broadway in My Fair Lady. It was there that Kendall was diagnosed with myelocytic leukemia. Her life took a romantic and tragic turn as Harrison divorced his wife and married Kendall. He agreed with their doctor that she was never to know of her diagnosis, and for the next two years the couple lived a hectic, glamorous life together as Kendall's health failed. She died in London at the age of 32 with her husband by her side shortly after completing the filming of Once More with Feeling!. This book was written with the cooperation of Kendall's sister Kim and includes interviews with many of her costars, relatives, and friends. A complete filmography and rare photographs complete this first-ever biography of Britain's most glamorous comic star.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3421234

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1560 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : MINN:31951001929437I

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Motion Picture Herald by Anonim Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1300 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006280452

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Includes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals