Farthing

Author : Jo Walton
Publisher : Corsair
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472113009

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Farthing by Jo Walton Pdf

Eight years after they overthrew Churchill and led Britain into a separate peace with Hitler, the upper-crust families of the ?Farthing set? are gathered for a weekend retreat. Among them is estranged Farthing scion Lucy Kahn, who can't understand why her and her husband David's presence was so forcefully requested. Then the country-house idyll is interrupted when the eminent Sir James Thirkie is found murdered - with a yellow Star of David pinned to his chest. Lucy begins to realize that her Jewish husband is about to be framed for the crime - an outcome that would be convenient for altogether too many of the various political machinations underway in Parliament in the coming week. But whoever's behind the murder, and the frame-up, didn't reckon on the principal investigator from Scotland Yard being a man with very private reasons for sympathizing with outcasts and underdogs - and prone to look beyond the obvious as a result. As the trap slowly shuts on Lucy and David, they begin to see a way out - a way fraught with peril in a darkening world.

Author : Pen Farthing
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781429921718

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One Dog at a Time by Pen Farthing Pdf

“Kindness flourishes in an Afghan war zone, where British Royal Marine Farthing begins rescuing the starving strays nosing their way onto his compound...Readers will come to know and love each mutt and to admire Farthing, whose caring doesn't end when his tour does.” —People The remarkable true story of one man's fight to save the stray dogs of Afghanistan. In the remote outpost of Now Zad, Afghanistan, Pen Farthing and his troop of young Royal Marines survive frequent engagements with the Taliban and forge links with the local community. Appalled by the horrors of local dog fighting, Pen has no choice but to intervene. Then one of the dogs he frees finds his way into the Marine compound—and into Pen's heart. Soon other strays are drawn into the sanctuary provided by the makeshift pound, including one young mother who crawls under the compound fence carrying her newborn pups to safety. As his tour of duty draws to an end, Pen cannot leave the dogs of Now Zad to their fates. He begins hatching plans to help them escape to a better life. One Dog at a Time is the gripping account of one man's courage and humanity, and his fight to make a difference in the most hostile and dangerous environments, one dog at a time.

Author : Harry Farthing
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538469224

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The Ghost Moths by Harry Farthing Pdf

Whilst searching a windswept mountainside for the fabled ghost moth fungus, a young Tibetan boy unearths a mysterious relic. Moments later the People’s Liberation Army of China marches into his isolated village in the valley below and begins to dismantle an ancient way of life. As the brutal oppression grows, the boy’s precious find becomes first a symbol of hope for the villagers then a tool of survival for a people and a religion. It must be preserved at all costs. Sixty years later, mountain guide Neil Quinn is wrapping up his last climb of the season on the highest mountain in Tibet when a transport shortage leaves him stuck in an empty base camp. An earthquake sets off a chain of mysterious events that directly connect the English climber to the ongoing tragedies of a troubled land where the Chinese authorities strive still for complete control. Unsure of precisely what he witnessed yet determined to protect its truth, Quinn returns to Kathmandu and enlists the help of a famous historian of the Himalayas, an erstwhile American journalist, and a cast of locals as enigmatic as that ancient city—each with their own reasons for joining his quest. Manipulation and murder dog their every step as they strive to piece together a complex puzzle from Tibet’s tortured past while navigating the treacherous present.

Author : Proshanto K. Mukherjee,Mark Brownrigg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783642345982

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Farthing on International Shipping by Proshanto K. Mukherjee,Mark Brownrigg Pdf

The book provides an introduction to shipping in all its aspects. It is a valuable source of information for students of traditional maritime law as well as for those who seek to understand maritime and shipping services on a global scale. The text includes information and analytical content on national and international practices in shipping, including the age-old dichotomy between freedom in international shipping and the persistent demands of states to control specific maritime areas, as well as the tension between, on the one hand, the desire on the part of sovereign states to regulate and protect their shipping interests and, on the other, the abiding concern and unquestioned right of the international community to regulate the global shipping industry effectively, in order to ensure maritime safety, protection of the environment and fair competition.

Author : Mark Roland Langdale
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781785891762

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Penny Farthing and the Man in the Moon by Mark Roland Langdale Pdf

‘Once upon a time many, many moons ago there was a girl named Penny who imagined she was a fairytale dragonfly princess who could fly, and this is her far-fetched fairy story.’ Set in 1978 in the small village of Pleasington in Lancashire, Penny Farthing spends her days riding her pink penny farthing and speaking to the man in the moon. An imaginative, sparky young girl, Penny decides to enter herself into the prestigious Pleasington’s penny farthing race, alongside members of the Pleasington Penny Farthing Preservation Society. With the help of the man in the moon, Penny hopes to win the race and be the best penny farthing rider around! Penny Farthing and the Man in the Moon is a unique fairytale for children aged 9 and over as it encompasses issues surrounding autism and dyslexia, something which the protagonist, Penny, is diagnosed with. This story will appeal to children who enjoy light-hearted fairy stories, but also to parents looking for a story with hidden depths.

Author : Juliana Ewing
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382158125

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A Flat Iron for a Farthing by Juliana Ewing Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : J. H. Ewing
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368182007

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A Flat Iron for a Farthing by J. H. Ewing Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

Author : Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Boys
ISBN : UCAL:$B91308

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A Flat Iron for a Farthing, Or, Some Passages in the Life of an Only Son by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing Pdf

Author : GILES (commonly called Farthing Giles.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1784
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017889168

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Farthing Giles. A poem. Dedicated to Mrs. Wallis of Seaham. (Guinea Dick. A poem. Dedicated to Mrs. ****** of S*****). MS. notes by GILES (commonly called Farthing Giles.) Pdf

Author : Juliana Horatia Ewing
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547530107

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A Flat Iron for a Farthing; or, Some Passages in the Life of an only Son by Juliana Horatia Ewing Pdf

"A Flat Iron for a Farthing; or, Some Passages in the Life of an only Son" by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Clare Kipps,Julian S. Huxley
Publisher : Peter Smith Pub Incorporated
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0844661619

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Sold for a Farthing by Clare Kipps,Julian S. Huxley Pdf

Author : Richard HAYES (Accountant)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1781
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018166233

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Interest at one view, calculated to a farthing ... The fourteenth edition, with additions, etc by Richard HAYES (Accountant) Pdf

Author : Libba Bray
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780731814923

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The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray Pdf

It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Having bound the wild, dark magic of the realms to her, Gemma has forged unlikely and unsuspected new alliances both with the headstrong Felicity and timid Ann, Kartik, the exotic young man whose companionship is forbidden, and the fearsome creatures of the realms. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test those bonds. As her friendship with Felicity and Ann faces its gravest trial, and with the Order grappling for control of the realms, Gemma is compelled to decide once and for all which path she is meant to take. Pulled forward by fate, the destiny Gemma faces threatens to set chaos loose, not only in the realms, but also upon the rigid Victorian society whose rules Gemma has both defied and followed. Where does Gemma really belong? And will she, can she, survive?

Author : John Farthing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Canada
ISBN : 094966703X

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Freedom Wears a Crown by John Farthing Pdf

Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547337034

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The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta by R. Austin Freeman Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta" by R. Austin Freeman. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.