The Gentleman S Daughter

Author : Bianca M. Schwarz
Publisher : Central Avenue Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781771682411

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The Gentleman's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz Pdf

This is the second book in the popular Gentleman Spy Mysteries — read this as a standalone or look for the first book, The Innkeeper's Daughter! Sir Henry, secret agent to the crown, must marry a lady above reproach to afford his illegitimate daughter entrance into society. After narrowly escaping marriage to a highborn bigot, he takes an assignment in Brighton, leading him to an abandoned abbey full of dark whispers, and a sinister secret society, the very one Henry has been investigating for three years. Isabella is as beautiful as she is talented, but falling in love isn't part of her plans. She only wants to paint, forget her painful past, and keep her overbearing mother at bay. But gaining one's independence isn't easy for a woman in 1823, so Isabella embarks on a fake courtship with Sir Henry. Soon, love and a painting career no longer seem so utterly incompatible. But when the man Isabella fears most kidnaps her, all appears lost. Realizing the kidnapper is part of the same organization he is investigating, Henry chases after them. Entrapped in a web of secrets, both Henry and Isabella must face old enemies, and fight for their happily ever after. The third book in the The Gentleman Spy Mysteries, The Memory of Her, is coming in April 2022.

Author : Amor Towles
Publisher : Random House
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780091944247

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The Songs of St Petersburg by Amor Towles Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility. 'A comic masterpiece.' The Times 'Winning . . . gorgeous . . . satisfying . . . Towles is a craftsman.' New York Times Book Review 'A work of great charm, intelligence and insight.' Sunday Times 'Everything a novel should be: charming, witty, poetic and generous. An absolute delight.' Mail on Sunday 'If we do a better book than this one on the book club this year we will be very very lucky.' Matt Williams, Radio 2 Book Club 'Abundant in humour, history and humanity' Sunday Telegraph 'Wistful, whimsical and wry.' Sunday Express On 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. But instead of being taken to his usual suite, he is led to an attic room with a window the size of a chessboard. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. While Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval, the Count, stripped of the trappings that defined his life, is forced to question what makes us who we are. And with the assistance of a glamorous actress, a cantankerous chef and a very serious child, Rostov unexpectedly discovers a new understanding of both pleasure and purpose.

Author : Diana Davis
Publisher : Daughters of Columbia Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1940096413

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A Gentleman's Daughter by Diana Davis Pdf

It's hate at first sight for Cassandra and Lord David. Can she stand him long enough to him back to health?Cassandra Crofton was raised a gentleman's daughter. When their father dies, however, she and her sister are forced to join their uncle and his family in the American colonies. To add to her humiliation, on the journey to Pennsylvania, she meets a snobbish popinjay who refuses to treat her with the respect she deserves.Lord David Beaufort is the youngest son of the Marquess of Dorset, but no one in all of Dorsetshire would care he was leaving. He wants to find his own place and purpose in Philadelphia-and ignore this impertinent country gentleman's daughter who shows him nothing but contempt.When Cassandra's uncle becomes Lord David's landlord and mentor, she cannot escape him. But as Lord David becomes deathly ill, Cassandra is thrown into the role of nurse. Can they learn to respect one another and find their place in the colonies?

Author : Amanda Vickery
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300177213

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The Gentleman's Daughter by Amanda Vickery Pdf

Based on a study of the letters, diaries and account books of over 100 women from commercial, professional and gentry families, mainly in provincial England, this book provides an account of the lives of genteel women in Georgian times.

Author : Bianca M. Schwarz
Publisher : Central Avenue Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781771682114

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The Innkeeper's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz Pdf

"A gritty, steamy series opener full of dark twists and hot trysts." – Grace Burrowes, New York Times bestselling author "An immersive and suspenseful Regency romance" – Publishers Weekly *One of the most requested romance books on NetGalley* In the twilight of a November evening, Sir Henry March, a man of wealth and charm — and a secret agent for the Crown — comes across a badly beaten Eliza Broad, desperate to escape her cruel stepfather. Knowing she has nowhere to go, Sir Henry takes her to his home to recover, and introduces her to a world of culture, art, and literature she never knew existed. But Eliza's brutal world follows her to London, where elite aristocratic salons coexist with the back alleys of the criminal underworld. As romance blossoms between them, Eliza unearths an old secret that leads them into the dark, sadistic world of sex trafficking, and allows Henry to finally identify a traitor responsible for selling military secrets and causing the death of thousands. A natural at the spy game, Eliza proves herself a worthy partner in the fight for truth and justice. But with time running out, and the fate of one girl hanging in the balance, Henry and Eliza must find a way to outwit a nasty pimp and eliminate a dangerous enemy agent. Look for the second book in the The Gentleman Spy Mysteries series, The Gentleman's Daughter.

Author : Christina Stead
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453265253

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The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead Pdf

“This crazy, gorgeous family novel” written at the end of the Great Depression “is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century” (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times). First published in 1940, The Man Who Loved Children was rediscovered in 1965 thanks to the poet Randall Jarrell’s eloquent introduction (included in this ebook edition), which compares Christina Stead to Leo Tolstoy. Today, it stands as a masterpiece of dysfunctional family life. In a country crippled by the Great Depression, Sam and Henny Pollit have too much—too much contempt for one another, too many children, too much strain under endless obligation. Flush with ego and chilling charisma, Sam torments and manipulates his children in an esoteric world of his own imagining. Henny looks on desperately, all too aware of the madness at the root of her husband’s behavior. And Louie, the damaged, precocious adolescent girl at the center of their clashes, is the “ugly duckling” whose struggle will transfix contemporary readers. Named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by Newsweek, Stead’s semiautobiographical work reads like a Depression-era The Glass Castle. In the New York Times, Jonathan Franzen wrote of this classic, “I carry it in my head the way I carry childhood memories; the scenes are of such precise horror and comedy that I feel I didn’t read the book so much as live it.”

Author : Karen V. Wasylowski
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468940824

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Sons & Daughters by Karen V. Wasylowski Pdf

"Sons & Daughters" is Book Two of the romantic, charming and very funny continuation of "Pride and Prejudice" that began with "Darcy & Fitzwilliam". Mr. Darcy, and his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, are life-long best friends and competitors, whether for the hand of Elizabeth Bennet or for who can avoid Aunt Catherine the longest. A Pride and Prejudice family saga in the making, in Sons & Daughters we follow the children from infancy to adulthood, with all the terrors in between - unrequited love, mistaken romance, French pornography, parents who just don't understand about love, and children who want to grow up much too fast. "Laugh until your sides ache and then laugh some more..." Sons & Daughters will make you laugh and cry...just like life does.

Author : Lauren Smith
Publisher : Lauren Smith
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781947206489

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The Gentleman’s Seduction by Lauren Smith Pdf

‘Tis the season...for revenge. Eleven years ago during Christmas, Martin Banks’ family was thrown into the streets by their wealthy landlord, Edwin Hartwell. Now this holiday season, Fate has handed Martin an unexpected gift. Vengeance. Defeating Hartwell at cards gives Martin the chance to financially ruin the man—but damn, instead of money, Hartwell offers his daughter as payment. And double damn, Martin stupidly accepts. How did retribution turn into seduction? Martin refuses to let himself fall in love, so there must be rules to this game. And perhaps a bit of romance. Desperate to save her father from ruin, Livvy Hartwell agrees to accompany Martin as his paramour. She long ago accepted that a penniless bluestocking like herself had no chance for a well-suited marriage. If a few passionate months with a man like Martin is all she’ll ever have as far as romance, it’s an opportunity she will take. But she must guard her heart. He might be handsome as the devil and tempting as sin, but she can’t be a typical mistress and doesn’t want Martin to call her such. In fact, she has a list of rules. Livvy’s Rules: ~ Adventures outdoors such as horseback riding would be appreciated. ~ Evening meals should be eaten together to converse about the day’s events. ~ Allotted time alone to read gothic novels. ~ Kissing should be kept at a minimum. Martin’s Rules: ~ Adventures are required—particularly indoors—and will be greatly appreciated. ~ Evening meals will sometimes be eaten in the bedroom, naked. ~ Allotted time together to act out the sensual gothic novels. ~ Kissing—a lot of it and in some very pleasurable spots — is required.

Author : Catherine Jinks
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1741141435

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The Gentleman's Garden by Catherine Jinks Pdf

In 1814, Dorothea Brande leaves the quiet harmony of her Devonshire home and accompanies her officer husband, Charles, to the colony of New South Wales. Here she endeavours to escape the harshness of the landscape - and the appalling brutality of common existence - by cultivating an English garden with the help of her convict manservant, Daniel. Together, in the creation of this garden, two bereft and disoriented people find a new strength and a special kind of refuge. But while Dorothea begins to adapt to the unforgiving environment, her husband is increasingly destroyed by it - until at last they stand on opposite sides of an unbridgeable gulf.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09T22:59:00Z
Category : History
ISBN : 9798822506008

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Summary of Amanda Vickery's The Gentleman's Daughter by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The women in this study were from families headed by lesser landed gentlemen, attorneys, doctors, clerics, merchants, and manufacturers. They were not pretentious about their aristocracy, but they did not pretend to be members of the fashionable cosmopolitan beau monde. #2 The Georgian social stratum has not been well served by recent historical investigation. The English lesser gentry, who were recruited into prestigious trades, have not been researched at all. #3 The image of a deep cultural divide between the local elites of land and trade is not accurate at the parish level. In fact, the land to the south of Pendle Hill was known for its poor soil, heavy rainfall, and long-established textile industries. #4 The Pennines were a remote area, far from the centers of polite society. However, they were not lacking in polite families. The valley of the Lancashire Calder was home to many well-established families, who built modest mansions and hosted balls in August 1777.

Author : Maria Edgeworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1799
Category : Women and literature
ISBN : OXFORD:590327542

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Letters for Literary Ladies by Maria Edgeworth Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081674073

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The Gentleman's and London Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Julia Quinn
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062424082

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An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn Pdf

A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Benedict Bridgerton, in the third of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. BENEDICT’S STORY Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball—or that “Prince Charming” would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight. Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid’s garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers her his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy-tale love?

Author : Louis Stokes,David Chanoff
Publisher : Trillium
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : 081421312X

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The Gentleman from Ohio by Louis Stokes,David Chanoff Pdf

Louis Stokes was a giant in Ohio politics and one of the most significant figures in the U.S. Congress in recent times. When he arrived in the House of Representatives as a freshman in 1969, there were only six African Americans serving. By the time he retired thirty years later, he had chaired the House Special Committee on the Kennedy and King assassinations, the House Ethics Committee during Abscam, and the House Intelligence Committee during Iran-Contra; he was also a senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Prior to Louis Stokes's tenure in Congress he served for many years as a criminal defense lawyer and chairman of the Cleveland NAACP Legal Redress Committee. Among the Supreme Court Cases he argued, the Terry "Stop and Frisk" case is regarded as one of the twenty-five most significant cases in the court's history. The Gentleman from Ohio chronicles this and other momentous events in the life and legacy of Ohio's first black representative--a man who, whether in law or politics, continually fought for the principles he believed in and helped lead the way for African Americans in the world of mainstream American politics.

Author : Jane Austen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN6GWD

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Pdf