The Lady Of Rhuddesmere

Author : Victoria Strauss
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781497697584

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The Lady of Rhuddesmere by Victoria Strauss Pdf

A lonely young man discovers a new home—and a frightening secret—in an isolated English manor, in this “riveting [and] suspenseful” historical novel (School Library Journal). Young Geraint does not know what to expect when he enters the remote, crumbling estate of Rhuddesmere. The unloved illegitimate son of the cold and scheming Baron of Wallestoke, Geraint has been sent to serve the beautiful, melancholy lady of the house and her brilliant, crippled son, and the warm welcome he receives surprises and pleases him greatly. But even as his affection grows for these strangers who have accepted him without question, the boy becomes ever more troubled with the passing of days. A suffocating atmosphere of tension and mystery surrounds this place and its mistress. When Geraint stumbles on the dark secret that the Lady of Rhuddesmere so carefully guards, he is forced to flee, setting in motion a series of devastating events that could have dire consequences for everyone who dwells within the castle walls. Nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, Victoria Strauss’s acclaimed debut novel bridges the gap between historical fiction for youth and adults with a chillingly provocative Gothic tale that sheds a stark, revealing light on human cruelty, ignorance, and intolerance.

Author : Brian Stableford
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810863456

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The A to Z of Fantasy Literature by Brian Stableford Pdf

Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical past when magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand in earthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Western estimation by the historical past and novelists became increasingly preoccupied with the present, fantasy was temporarily marginalized until the late 20th century, when it enjoyed a spectacular resurgence in every stratum of the literary marketplace. Stableford provides an invaluable guide to this sequence of events and to the current state of the field. The chronology tracks the evolution of fantasy from the origins of literature to the 21st century. The introduction explains the nature of the impulses creating and shaping fantasy literature, the problems of its definition and the reasons for its changing historical fortunes. The dictionary includes cross-referenced entries on more than 700 authors, ranging across the entire historical spectrum, while more than 200 other entries describe the fantasy subgenres, key images in fantasy literature, technical terms used in fantasy criticism, and the intimately convoluted relationship between literary fantasies, scholarly fantasies, and lifestyle fantasies. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography that ranges from general textbooks and specialized accounts of the history and scholarship of fantasy literature, through bibliographies and accounts of the fantasy literature of different nations, to individual author studies and useful websites.

Author : Allen Stroud
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781538166079

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Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature by Allen Stroud Pdf

Fantasy is a genre in motion, gradually expanding its reach and historical sources to embrace a global identity Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature, Second Edition is a snapshot of the genre in this moment, identifying new themes and sources that are emerging to inspire, enhance and invigorate the published works of fantasy writers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : UCSC:32106020979321

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The Horn Book Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : English language
ISBN : IND:30000103894642

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Illinois English Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : American literature
ISBN : UIUC:30112001792057

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Best Sellers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2236 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015058373575

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The Cumulative Book Index by Anonim Pdf

A world list of books in the English language.

Author : Victoria Strauss
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781497697591

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Guardian of the Hills by Victoria Strauss Pdf

A young girl in Depression-era Arkansas discovers her Native American heritage when a series of strange and troubling spiritual events plague an archaeological excavation on sacred lands The mounds have stood for centuries, holy ground for the Quapaw Indians of rural Arkansas. Pamela and her mother, left destitute by the Great Depression and forced to move in with Pamela’s well-to-do grandfather, are newcomers to the small town of Flat Hills. Ostracized by her high school classmates because of her Quapaw heritage—a culture she knows nothing about—the quiet, sad teenager silently wishes they had never come to this place. But while wandering alone through the countryside, she stumbles across the sacred hills and discovers an ancient artifact that fires up her grandfather’s archaeological fervor. Soon a crew moves in to excavate, ignoring the objections of the local Native population, and Pamela begins to experience nightmares and terrible visions as an ancient evil reaches out from beneath the disturbed hallowed ground. When a string of inexplicable accidents befall the workers at the digging site, and thousands of crows gather ominously at its edges, a young girl who has always been kept sheltered from her family’s past will have to make the most difficult decision of her life and embrace the strange and powerful destiny that she never dreamed could be hers. A tale of suspense, the supernatural, and coming-of-age, Victoria Strauss’s Guardian of the Hills was selected by the New York Public Library as a Book for the Teen Age and was a South Carolina Association of School Librarians Junior Book Award nominee. An ingenious blend of historical fiction and dark fantasy, this is a page-turning tale that thrills and chills in equal measure.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Reading
ISBN : UOM:39015059391428

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The Reading Teacher by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Tchudi,Diana Mitchell
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X002050551

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Explorations in the Teaching of English by Stephen Tchudi,Diana Mitchell Pdf

Author : Beverly Lamar
Publisher : New York : Bowker
Page : 1174 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015022005493

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Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy & Poetry for Children, 1876-1985: Titles, awards by Beverly Lamar Pdf

Author : Young Adult Reviewers of Southern California
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Youth
ISBN : UCAL:$B232949

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Annual by Young Adult Reviewers of Southern California Pdf

Author : Kay E. Vandergrift
Publisher : Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015015162970

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Children's Literature by Kay E. Vandergrift Pdf

Useful for practitioners as well as in the classroom, this text treats literary theory, research, and the actual teaching of children's literature as one unit, using course syllabi as practical illustration. Ideal for staff in-service programs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Reading
ISBN : UOM:39015013019032

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Journal of Reading by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015010363755

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Book Bait by Anonim Pdf

This resource is aimed at librarians working with 7th to 9th grade students. It provides information on adult books recommended by young people.