The Mystery Of Haverford House

Author : Rachel Burton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781803287263

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The Mystery of Haverford House by Rachel Burton Pdf

'A delicious Big House mystery mirrored from one timeline to the next ... I was swept along in this seductive story sewn together with Shakespeare and secrets!' – Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House and The Moon Gate 'I was swept away, desperate to unlock the mystery... I really couldn't have enjoyed it more... gorgeous... atmospheric... page-turning plot... it might just be Rachel Burton's best novel yet!' – Jenny Ashcroft A captivating and moving tale of love, the true meaning of home, and the haunting secrets that can bind generations. 1933. Annie Bishop is sixteen years old when she first climbs the steps of Haverford House ready to take service as a maid. She knows her place until, during a summer of high society, she crosses paths with wealthy America heir, Thomas Everard. In his arms, Annie dares to dream of a different life. Until she vanishes without a trace. 2003. Viola Hendricks knows what it's like to dream big. So when she reads about Annie's disappearance shortly before she sees an advert for a job at Haverford House, it seems fate is at work. Five years later, when the house faces closure, Viola is determined to do everything she can to keep it open. What's not in her plans is enigmatic American Chase Matthews, with an agenda of his own... If they want to save Haverford House, they must look for answers together - but are they prepared for the truth about what really happened to Annie Bishop? Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore, Lorna Cook and Kathryn Hughes.

Author : Rachel Burton (Romantic fiction writer)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Americans
ISBN : 1399169041

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The Mystery of Haverford House by Rachel Burton (Romantic fiction writer) Pdf

1933. Annie Bishop is 16 years old when she first climbs the steps of Haverford House ready to take service as a maid. She knows her place until, during a summer of high society, she crosses paths with wealthy American heir, Thomas Everard. In his arms, Annie dares to dream of a different life.Until she vanishes without a trace.2003. Viola Hendricks knows what it's like to dream big. So when she reads about Annie's disappearance shortly before she sees an advert for a job at Haverford House, it seems fate is at work. Five years later, when the house faces closure, Viola is determined to do everything she can to keep it open. What's not in her plans is enigmatic American Chase Matthews, with an agenda of his own...

Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513284927

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An Arrow in a Sunbeam by Sarah Orne Jewett Pdf

Featuring six works of short fiction, An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales promotes morals and regionalist pride. Each containing a unique theme and virtue, these stories provoke thought while following the lives of compelling characters. Miss Sydney’s Flowers encourages the acceptance of change through the depiction of Miss. Sydney, a long-term resident of her town. When the city decides to pave a new road next to her home, Miss Sydney is upset and resentful of the change. However, as the days go by, she realizes the benefits of having a busy street near her house. In A Brave Boy, two brothers, Fred and Albert, who are as opposite as can be, discuss what they would do in the event of a robbery, pondering the true meaning of bravery. Following the life of a mysterious elderly woman, Lady Ferry depicts the relationship between Lady Ferry and a young girl who is left in the care of her cousin after her parents embark on a long sea voyage. Finally, in the title story, An Arrow in a Sunbeam, a church minister seeks out a sad, shabbily dressed widow that he noticed during a service. Originally planning to be of help to her, the minister is shocked when he discovers he has much to learn from the widow. Described as a touching and masterfully-written collection, An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales by Sarah Orne Jewett is sentimental and intriguing. First published for children, An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales promotes timeless virtues and themes in a gentle and accessible manner, yet is sophisticated and applicable to older audiences. This edition of An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales by Sarah Orne Jewett features an eye-catching new cover design and is presented in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, this edition is accessible and appealing to contemporary audiences, restoring An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales to modern standards while preserving the original tranquility and beauty of the work of Sarah Orne Jewett.

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486466026

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Great American Ghost Stories by Mike Ashley Pdf

Sixteen spine-tingling tales from the dark side of our nation's literary history include "The Gray Champion" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe, plus fables by Sarah Orne Jewett, Henry James, Mark Twain, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Frank R. Stockton, Parke Godwin, and others.

Author : Katherine Winfield
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1492269662

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Haverford House by Katherine Winfield Pdf

When Josh and Libby Langston move from Baltimore to a small fishing town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, they'll soon find out that the sleepy town of Corsica has some deep-rooted secrets. Thinking that she has finally found the perfect place to call home, Libby will discover her new dream house has a troubled past that is about to be awakened.After a Haverford descendant, dead for over a century, sends Libby cryptic messages for help, Libby decides to seek the aid of the local townspeople. However, as the hidden history begins to be uncovered, and a suspicious death at the house twenty years ago comes into focus, Libby will learn that sometimes the past is better left buried. “Winfield masterfully reveals how the complicated lives of the people in Corsica are intertwined. In the first half of the narrative, she paints a rich picture of the characters' personalities. She also establishes a strong sense of setting, especially as it involves the atmosphere of the house. Winfield draws readers in with her use of details… deftly shifting from a character-driven story to a plot-driven, action-filled mystery. Winfield explores themes about the nature of good and evil, of right and wrong. With unusual but appealing characters, she keeps readers deeply engaged throughout her eccentric, compelling novel.” – FIVE STARS – Maria Siano, Foreword/Clarion Review

Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783732698608

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Old Friends and New by Sarah Orne Jewett Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Old Friends and New by Sarah Orne Jewett

Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 5263 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781913487263

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Delphi Complete Works of Sarah Orne Jewett (Illustrated) by Sarah Orne Jewett Pdf

An important practitioner of American literary regionalism, Sarah Orne Jewett was a novelist, short story writer and poet, whose works are noted for ‘local color’, set against the backdrop of her beloved seacoast of Maine. Her acknowledged masterpiece, ‘The Country of the Pointed Firs’ portrays the isolation and loneliness of a declining seaport town, blended with the unique humour of its people. Her works are sympathetic, yet unsentimental in approach, portraying a nostalgic view of a provincial and rapidly disappearing society, imbued with the naturalism of Gustave Flaubert. This comprehensive eBook presents Jewett’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts and informative introductions. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Jewett’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 7 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes Jewett’s rare non-fiction works * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Deephaven (1877) A Country Doctor (1884) A Marsh Island (1885) Betty Leicester (1890) The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) Betty Leicester’s Christmas (1899) The Tory Lover (1901) The Shorter Fiction Play Days (1878) Old Friends and New (1879) Country By-Ways (1881) The Mate of the Daylight, and Friends Ashore (1884) A White Heron and Other Stories (1886) The King of Folly Island and Other People (1888) Tales of New England (1890) Strangers and Wayfarers (1890) A Native of Winby and Other Tales (1893) The Life of Nancy (1895) The Queen’s Twin and Other Stories (1899) An Empty Purse (1905) Uncollected Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry Collections Verses (1916) Uncollected Poems The Non-Fiction The Story of the Normans, Told Chiefly in Relation to Their Conquest of England (1887) Miscellaneous Essays and Articles Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Author : Laird Scranton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620555743

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The Mystery of Skara Brae by Laird Scranton Pdf

An investigation of the origins of the Neolithic farming village on Orkney Island • Reveals the striking similarities between Skara Brae and the traditions of pre-dynastic ancient Egypt as preserved by the Dogon people of Mali • Explains how megalithic stone sites near Skara Brae conform to Dogon cosmology • Examines the similarities between Skara Brae and Gobekli Tepe and how Skara Brae may have been a secondary center of learning for the ancient world In 3200 BC, Orkney Island off the coast of Northern Scotland was home to a small farming village called Skara Brae. For reasons unknown, after nearly six centuries of continuous habitation, the village was abandoned around 2600 BC and its stone structures covered over--perhaps deliberately, like the structures at Gobekli Tepe. Although now well-excavated, very little is known about the peaceful people who lived at Skara Brae or their origins. Who were they and where did they go? Drawing on his in-depth knowledge of the connections between the cosmology and linguistics of Egyptian, Dogon, Chinese, and Vedic traditions, Laird Scranton reveals the striking similarities between Skara Brae and the Dogon of Mali, who still practice the same cosmology and traditions they once shared with pre-dynastic Egypt. He shows how the earliest Skara Brae houses match the typical Dogon stone house as well as Schwaller de Lubicz’s intrepretation of the Egyptian Temple of Man at Luxor. He explains how megalithic stone sites near Skara Brae conform to Dogon cosmology, each representing sequential stages of creation as described by Dogon priests, and he details how the houses at Skara Brae also represent a concept of creation. Citing a linguistic phenomenon known as “ultraconserved words,” the author compares words of the Faroese language at Skara Brae, a language with no known origin, with important cosmological words from Dogon and ancient Egyptian traditions, finding obvious connections and similarities. Scranton shows how the cultivated field alongside the village of Skara Brae corresponds to the “heavenly field” symbolism pervasive throughout many ancient cultures, such as the Field of Reeds of the ancient Egyptians and the Elysian Fields of ancient Greece. He demonstrates how Greek and Egyptian geographic descriptions of these fields are a consistent match with Orkney Island. Examining the similarities between Skara Brae and Gobekli Tepe, Scranton reveals that Skara Brae may have been a secondary center of initiation and civilizing knowledge, a long-lost Egyptian mystery school set up millennia after Gobekli Tepe was ritually buried, and given the timing of the site, is possibly the source of the first pharaohs and priests of ancient Egypt.

Author : Peter Shinkle
Publisher : Steerforth Press / Truth to Power
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781586423148

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Ike's Mystery Man by Peter Shinkle Pdf

The Cold War, The Lavender Scare, and the Untold Story of Eisenhower's First National Security Advisor. President Eisenhower's National Security Advisor Robert "Bobby" Cutler -- working alongside Ike and also the Dulles brothers at the CIA and State Department -- shaped US Cold War strategy in far more consequential ways than previously understood. A lifelong Republican, Cutler also served three Democratic presidents. A charming raconteur, he was a tight-lipped loyalist who worked behind the scenes to get things done. Cutler was in love with a man half his age, naval intelligence officer and NSC staffer Skip Koons. Cutler poured his emotions into a six-volume diary and dozens of letters that have been hidden from history. Steve Benedict, who was White House security officer, Cutlers' friend and Koons' friend and former lover, preserved Cutler's papers. All three men served Eisenhower at a time when anyone suspected of "sexual perversion", i.e. homosexuality, was banned from federal employment and vulnerable to security sweeps by the FBI. This gripping account reveals in fascinating detail Cutler's intimate thoughts and feelings about US efforts to confront Soviet expansion and aggression while having to contend with the reality that tens of millions of people would die in a first nuclear strike, and that a full nuclear exchange would likely lead to human extinction. And Shinkle recounts with sensitivity the daily challenges and personal dramas of a small but representative group or patriotic gay men who were forced to hide essential aspects of who they were in order to serve a president they admired and a country they loved.

Author : Charles G. Waugh,Martin Harry Greenberg,Frank D. McSherry
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN : OSU:32435010302107

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Haunted New England by Charles G. Waugh,Martin Harry Greenberg,Frank D. McSherry Pdf

Author : Enoch Lewis,Samuel Rhoads
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Society of Friends
ISBN : HARVARD:AH6GJ5

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Friends' Review by Enoch Lewis,Samuel Rhoads Pdf

Author : Clara Benson
Publisher : Mount Street Press
Page : 783 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Angela Marchmont Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Clara Benson Pdf

This omnibus edition contains the first three books in the Angela Marchmont Mystery series Meet enigmatic "lady detective" Angela Marchmont in this series of light-hearted and charming 1920s mysteries! Includes: THE MURDER AT SISSINGHAM HALL (Book 1) On his return from South Africa, Charles Knox is invited to spend the weekend at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland, whose beautiful wife Rosamund was once Knox's fiancée. But in the dead of night Sir Neville is murdered. Who did it? As suspicion falls on each of the house guests in turn, Knox finds himself faced with deception and betrayal on all sides, and only the enigmatic Angela Marchmont seems to offer a solution to the mystery. This 1920s whodunit will delight all fans of traditional country house murder stories. THE MYSTERY AT UNDERWOOD HOUSE (Book 2) Old Philip Haynes was never happier than when his family were at each other's throats. Even after his death the terms of his will ensured they would keep on feuding. But now three people are dead and the accusations are flying. Can there really be a murderer in the family? Torn between friendship and duty, Angela Marchmont must find out the truth before the killer can strike again. THE TREASURE AT POLDARROW POINT (Book 3) When Angela Marchmont goes to Cornwall on doctor's orders she is looking forward to a nice rest and nothing more exciting than a little sea-bathing. But her plans for a quiet holiday are dashed when she is caught up in the hunt for a diamond necklace which, according to legend, has been hidden in the old smugglers' house at Poldarrow Point for over a century. Aided by the house's elderly owner, an irrepressible twelve-year-old, and a handsome Scotland Yard detective, Angela soon finds herself embroiled in the most perplexing of mysteries. Who is the author of the anonymous letters? Why is someone breaking into the house at night? And is it really true that a notorious jewel-thief is after the treasure too? Angela must use all her powers of deduction to solve the case and find the necklace—before someone else does.

Author : Norman C. Delaney
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623490881

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The Maltby Brothers' Civil War by Norman C. Delaney Pdf

On December 11, 1863, a US brigadier general and a Confederate artillery captain met on board the packet steamer Diligent on the Mississippi River below Vicksburg. The Confederate officer had not come on board on official business; he was a paroled prisoner of war. The brigadier general was his older brother, who had learned of the younger man’s capture three weeks earlier at Confederate Fort Semmes, on the Texas coast, and had arranged to have him brought from New Orleans to Vicksburg to be given medical care at the Federal garrison. The American Civil War has rightly been called a war of brothers; Henry, Jasper, and William Maltby were three such brothers. The scene recounted above was between Jasper and William, who had not seen each other in several years since Jasper had left their birth home in Ohio, but who met frequently over the months following their reunion, their familial bond overriding their political allegiances. The three brothers’ lives cover the critical years of Civil War and Reconstruction, a time when Jasper devotedly served the Union cause, while Henry and William became outspoken secessionists, operating Confederate newspapers in Corpus Christi, Matamoros, and Brownsville, eventually as a thorn in the side of Reconstruction officials. Despite their own Southern sympathies, the two Confederates cherished their Yankee brother, whose bravery at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg took a heavy toll on his health and eventually cost him his life. Both Rebels named a son in honor of their hero brother. Combining detailed research in William Maltby’s personal papers with contemporary accounts, military and court records, and the editorials of the two who became newspapermen, veteran scholar and educator Norman Delaney has created a vibrant story of how war can affect a family and a community.

Author : Sarah Orne Jewett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : New England
ISBN : UCSC:32106002075213

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Lady Ferry by Sarah Orne Jewett Pdf

Author : Eugene Ehrlich,Gorton Carruth
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:49015000448978

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The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to the United States by Eugene Ehrlich,Gorton Carruth Pdf

Contains information about the birthplaces, homes, and workplaces of over fifteen hundred literary figures from Colonial times to the present.