The Emperor S Aeronaut

Author : Shelley Adina,R.E. Scott
Publisher : Moonshell Books, Inc.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950854394

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The Emperor's Aeronaut by Shelley Adina,R.E. Scott Pdf

Napoleon is determined to conquer the world with his steam-powered weapons. Nothing in England can stop him … except two young lady inventors. In 1819, France is surrounded by armies. With Russia in the north, the Karlsruhe Confederacy in the east, and a pirate kingdom in the south, Napoleon cannot break out, nor can the English Navy seem to break in. Europe teeters on the edge of a sword. Whichever side rules the air will win. Celeste Blanchard, daughter of the Emperor’s disgraced Air Minister, is running out of time to develop an air ship that can carry his armies to England and restore her mother to glory. But on a daring and desperate test flight, she is blown off course … and washes up, half drowned, on the shores of Cornwall, in the heart of enemy territory. Loveday Penhale, cosseted daughter of gentry, has her own inventions to build, even as pressure mounts to behave like a proper young lady and seek a husband instead of a design for a high-pressure steam engine. But when Arthur Trevelyan, heir to the neighboring estate, Gwynn Place, asks for her help in rescuing an unconscious young woman on the beach, Loveday discovers an aeronaut and an inventor as skilled as she is. Between them, a friendship blossoms, and Loveday wonders if they might even pull off the impossible and invent an air ship that will catch the eye of the Tinkering Prince Regent, who has offered a prize to anyone who can help England break the impasse. Celeste’s loyalties are torn in two. If she is caught working secretly for France, she will lose her friend, the love of an honorable man—and her life. But if Napoleon learns she has betrayed him, she will be executed on sight. Can friendship prevail in the face of war? Or is there a third solution—one where everything hinges on the bravery and daring of a Cornish debutante and the Emperor’s aeronaut? The Emperor’s Aeronaut is the first novel in the Regent’s Devices trilogy set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. It promises no strong language, the possibility of a very proper kiss, and a guaranteed happy ending of the trilogy. If you like books by Regina Scott, Gail Carriger, or Emma Jane Holloway, you’re in the right place. Enjoy! "Adina and Scott launch their Regent’s Devices series with a witty and whimsical flight of fancy in a subgenre they call Prinnypunk (Regency-era steampunk); it plays out as a delightfully fun mash-up of Jane Austen and Jules Verne, right down to the hint of sweet romance and the array of ingenious inventions.” —Booklist

Author : Louis Constant Wairy
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781908692498

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Memoirs of Constant - First Valet de Chambre to the Emperor by Louis Constant Wairy Pdf

Louis Constant Wairy, mainly known as Constant through-out his life and as the author of his memoirs, was a man intimately connected to General Bonaparte and his wife Josephine Beauharnais, and later in their incarnation as Emperor and Empress of the French. Achieving the rank of first valet de chambre to the Emperor after the previous incumbent Louis Marchand, who also wrote a memoir of his experiences shadowing Napoleon, had abandoned him in 1814. A definite admirer of the Emperor, his place in the Emperor’s household allowed access to the Great man and as he says himself; “From the departure of the First Consul for the campaign of Marengo, whither I attended him, until the departure from Fontainebleau, where I was obliged to leave the Emperor, I was absent from him only twice, the first time for three times twenty-four hours, the second for seven or eight days. Aside from these brief holidays, the last of which was necessary in order to restore my health, I quitted the Emperor no more than his shadow did.” For this reason alone ensures that the memoirs which he wrote, and although not quite the “warts and all” portrait that Constant might have us believe it is of capital interest to the general reader and the Napoleonic enthuasiast. Author – Louis Constant Wairy, known as Constant 02nd December 1778-1845 Foreword - Imbert de Saint-Amand. 1834-1900

Author : Louis Constant Wairy Constant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030015003389

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Memoirs of Constant, first valet de chambre of the emperor, on the private life of Napoleon, his family and his court by Louis Constant Wairy Constant Pdf

Author : Louis Constant Wairy
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664637369

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Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete by Louis Constant Wairy Pdf

Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete, penned by Louis Constant Wairy, provides an intimate account of Napoleon's personal life. Translated by Walter Clark, this book offers unique insights into the private world of the legendary French leader. Wairy's first-hand observations and anecdotes shed light on Napoleon's character, daily routines, and significant events during his reign, making it an essential read for history enthusiasts and those fascinated by the enigmatic figure of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Author : Sharon Wright
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781399005395

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The Lost History of the Lady Aeronauts by Sharon Wright Pdf

“A simply brilliant history that rescues from undeserved obscurity a roster of pioneering women in the very beginning of the age of aviation.” —Midwest Book Review From have-a-go Georgians to emancipated Edwardians, the lady aeronauts were actresses, writers, heiresses, scientists, engineers, explorers, showgirls and suffragettes. These unsung trailblazers for female freedom enjoyed lives shot through with sheer courage and joie de vivre. Yet they were all but forgotten. Hold on tight for a white-knuckle balloon ride through their remarkable real-life stories . . . “You couldn’t want for a better antidote to pinkness than these tales of girls and women unleashing their pluck and inventiveness in the unregulated age of balloonomania . . . This is history at its most satisfying.” —Damesnet “Sharon Wright tells a fabulous tale, and has uncovered some terrific stories of long forgotten heroines of the air. Some stories are comic, many are tragic, many are a bit of both, and she tells it brilliantly.” —Bristol Post “History has never been so much fun!” —What’sHerName Podcast

Author : Michael R Lynn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317324157

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The Sublime Invention by Michael R Lynn Pdf

Ballooning, like the Enlightenment, was a Europe-wide movement and a massive cultural phenomenon. Lynn argues that in order to understand the importance of science during the age of the Enlightenment and Atlantic revolutions, it is crucial to explain how and why ballooning entered and stayed in the public consciousness.

Author : Louis Constant Wairy
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368623067

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Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon by Louis Constant Wairy Pdf

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Author : Louis Constant Wairy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Valets
ISBN : HARVARD:HWUBHJ

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Memoirs of Constant by Louis Constant Wairy Pdf

Author : James Glaisher
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612197975

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The Aeronauts by James Glaisher Pdf

The True Story Behind the Major Motion Picture — and one of the greatest daredevil stories in the history of aviation In 1862, ambitious scientist James Glaisher set out to do the impossible: ascend higher into the skies than ever before. A pioneer of weather forecasting and of photography, and a founding member of the Royal Meteorological Society, he wanted to take ground-breaking research measurements from different altitudes. On 5th September, along with experienced balloonist Henry Coxwell as his pilot, he lifted off in a hot air balloon for what would prove to be a death-defying and historic flight. Rising above the English countryside, they rose to the remarkable height of 37,000 feet (7 miles or 11km), almost killing both men, who experienced blurred vision, loss of motor function and, eventually, unconsciousness. It was a miracle they survived to tell the tale. Written in his own words, The Aeronauts chronicles Glaisher’s incredible flights and discoveries first hand, as well as his observations on those pioneers who came before and inspired him. His audaciously daring journey forms the story of the forthcoming major motion picture The Aeronauts. With an introduction by Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive at the Royal Meteorological Society

Author : Louis Constant Wairy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Valets
ISBN : HARVARD:32044087879276

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Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon by Louis Constant Wairy Pdf

Author : Louis Constant Wairy Constant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030010841056

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Memoirs of Constant, first valet de chambre... by Louis Constant Wairy Constant Pdf

Author : S.L. Kotar,J.E. Gessler
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780786449415

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Ballooning by S.L. Kotar,J.E. Gessler Pdf

The hot air balloon has a fascinating history of much trial and error, scientific research and bold adventure. This book chronicles the development and advances in the endeavor and also provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book traces the history of ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers' first experiments with a paper balloon in Annonay, France, in 1782, through the next several decades, when the sport's waning novelty forced aeronauts to develop bigger, better and more dangerous tricks. It concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete.

Author : Shelley Adina,R.E. Scott
Publisher : Moonshell Books, Inc.
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ladies of the Air: A Regency-set steampunk adventure box set by Shelley Adina,R.E. Scott Pdf

“Witty and whimsical.” —Booklist In 1819, during the Tinkering Prince’s Regency, Loveday Penhale is a young inventor living next door to the Trevelyan estate of Gwynn Place. Celeste Blanchard is a young French aeronaut running away from an unwanted marriage. When Celeste is blown off course during her escape and Loveday saves her life, they join forces against the technological might of Napoleon in a desperate attempt to save England from invasion. Follow their adventures in the skies and the drawing room as they journey from England to France and back again, managing the intrigue of Napoleon’s court, uncovering French spies in England, and then joining the most elite steampunk corps in England, the Prince’s Own Engineers. Their ultimate goal? To develop an airborne fleet that will end Napoleon’s dreams of conquering their homeland forever. And if love should find them along the way—what better choice could a landed gentleman make than a lady of the air? “These two authors blend together so well that I am unable to tell where one ends and the other continues. The entire series is fun to read. As I neared the ending, I slowed my reading pace. I wanted to make the story last as long as possible… and the ending left me thoroughly satisfied. Brava!” —Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews This box set contains the Regent’s Devices trilogy set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. It promises no strong language, the possibility of a very proper kiss, and a guaranteed happy ending of the trilogy. If you like books by Regina Scott, Gail Carriger, or Emma Jane Holloway, you’re in the right place. Enjoy!

Author : Shelley Adina,R. E. Scott
Publisher : Regent's Devices
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1950854515

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The Emperor's Aeronaut by Shelley Adina,R. E. Scott Pdf

Napoleon is determined to conquer the world with his steam-powered weapons. Nothing in England can stop him ... except two young lady inventors. In 1819, France is surrounded by armies. With Russia in the north, the Karlsruhe Confederacy in the east, and a pirate kingdom in the south, Napoleon cannot break out, nor can the English Navy seem to break in. Europe teeters on the edge of a sword. Whichever side rules the air will win. Celeste Blanchard, daughter of the Emperor's disgraced Air Minister, is running out of time to develop an air ship that can carry his armies to England and restore her mother to glory. But on a daring and desperate test flight, she is blown off course ... and washes up, half drowned, on the shores of Cornwall, in the heart of enemy territory. Loveday Penhale, cosseted daughter of gentry, has her own inventions to build, even as pressure mounts to behave like a proper young lady and seek a husband instead of a design for a high-pressure steam engine. But when Arthur Trevelyan, heir to the neighboring estate, Gwynn Place, asks for her help in rescuing an unconscious young woman on the beach, Loveday discovers an aeronaut and an inventor as skilled as she is. Between them, a friendship blossoms, and Loveday wonders if they might even pull off the impossible and invent an air ship that will catch the eye of the Tinkering Prince Regent, who has offered a prize to anyone who can help England break the impasse. Celeste's loyalties are torn in two. If she is caught working secretly for France, she will lose her friend, the love of an honorable man-and her life. But if Napoleon learns she has betrayed him, she will be executed on sight. Can friendship prevail in the face of war? Or is there a third solution-one where everything hinges on the bravery and daring of a Cornish debutante and the Emperor's aeronaut?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UCAL:B2909603

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The Aeronautical Journal by Anonim Pdf