The Purple Shroud

Author : Stella Duffy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101603734

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The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy Pdf

Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore, Stella Duffy's chronicle of this amazing woman's early years, delighted readers with its exquisite blend of historical detail and vivid storytelling. Now, The Purple Shroud chronicles Theodora at the height of her power, bringing the ancient world alive in another unforgettable, epic saga. Theodora and Justinian have been crowned Emperor and Empress, but ruling an empire is no easy task. The two factions of Christianity are still battling for dogmatic supremacy, the Empire's borders are not secure, and Theodora worries about the ambitions of Justinian's two best generals. But the most pressing concern is close to home: Constantinople's two factions, the Blues and the Greens, are beginning to unite in their unhappiness with rising taxes. When that unhappiness spills over into all-out violence, thousands are killed (including someone very close to Theodora) and many of the City's landmarks are destroyed, including Theodora's beloved Hagia Sophia. In the aftermath of the riots, Theodora guides Justinian in gaining back the love and trust of the people, her unerring instinct for what the people want proving invaluable. Justinian promises to rebuild the Hagia Sophia to be even more spectacular than before. Theodora comes to realize that being the Augusta is simply another role she must play, though the stakes are much higher and there is no offstage. It's a role she was born to play.

Author : Stella Duffy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101552667

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Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore by Stella Duffy Pdf

"A bravura performance: a witty, moving, sexy book that bursts with as much color and excitement as the city of Constantinople itself." -Financial Times Roman historian Procopius publicly praised Theodora of Constantinople for her piety-while secretly detailing her salacious stage act and maligning her as ruthless and power hungry. So who was this woman who rose from humble beginnings as a dancer to become the empress of Rome and a saint in the Orthodox Church? Award-winning novelist Stella Duffy vividly recreates the life and times of a woman who left her mark on one of the ancient world's most powerful empires. Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore is a sexy, captivating novel that resurrects an extraordinary, little-known figure from the dusty pages of history.

Author : Stella Duffy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : 1322808627

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The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy Pdf

Author : Paolo Cesaretti
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780865652804

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Theodora by Paolo Cesaretti Pdf

An Italian historian’s prize-winning biography of the sixth-century Byzantine empress. Theodora of Byzantium rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful women of the ancient world. As the wife of Emperor Justinian, she was more than a mere figurehead, acting as Justinian’s partner in both politics and life. Though she was ruthlessly criticized by her contemporaries, historian and biographer Paolo Cesaretti shows her to be an ambitious woman and brilliant ruler whose cunning saved the empire time and again. She defied the conventions of her time and triumphed over those who sought to defame and destroy her. This meticulously researched and richly detailed biography won Italy’s prestigious Ginzano Cavour Prize.

Author : Michelle Wan
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385673457

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The Orchid Shroud by Michelle Wan Pdf

A strange beast is killing both livestock and humans in the Dordogne . . . Business is booming for orchidologist Julian and interior designer Mara, but things take a horrifying turn when, in the wall of the sixteenth-century manor house she has been commissioned to restore, Mara’s workmen find a mummified baby. Forensic analysis reveals that the baby had been smothered more than a hundred years before. Julian discovers that the infant’s shawl is embroidered with an exact likeness of a rare orchid he has been researching. Meanwhile Mara falls under suspicion in another more recent murder, linked not only to the mummified child but, seemingly, to the spectre of a werewolf . . . As sinister revelations abound, so too do the legends and superstitions of the Dordogne. The breathtaking world of wild orchids and delectable Dordognais cookery provide atmosphere in equal part to the unraveling mystery. A superb and accomplished follow-up to Deadly Slipper.

Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451697797

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Shroud for a Nightingale by P.D. James Pdf

Hailed as “mystery at its best” by The New York Times, Shroud for a Nightingale is the fourth book in bestselling author P.D. James’s Adam Dalgliesh mystery series. The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. Another student dies equally mysteriously, and it is up to Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard to unmask a killer who has decided to prescribe murder as the cure for all ills.

Author : John Banville
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447207368

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Shroud by John Banville Pdf

‘Shroud will not be easily surpassed for its combination of wit, moral complexity and compassion. It is hard to see what more a novel could do’ Irish Times Dark secrets and reality unravel in Shroud, the second of John Banville's three novels to feature Cass Cleave, alongside Eclipse and Ancient Light. Axel Vander, distinguished intellectual and elderly academic, is not the man he seems. When a letter arrives out of the blue, threatening to unveil his secrets – and carefully concealed identity – Vander travels to Turin to meet its author. There, muddled by age and alcohol, unable always to distinguish fact from fiction, Vander comes face to face with the woman who has the knowledge to unmask him, Cass Cleave. However, her sense of reality is as unreliable as his, and the two are quickly drawn together, their relationship dark, disturbed and doomed to disaster from its very start.

Author : Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1988-02
Category : Canadian fiction
ISBN : 0385251394

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Children of the Shroud by Garfield Reeves-Stevens Pdf

Author : Susan J. Parry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Murder
ISBN : 0956789102

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Purple Shroud by Susan J. Parry Pdf

Author : Andrea Nicolotti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03
Category : Holy Shroud
ISBN : 1481311476

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The Shroud of Turin by Andrea Nicolotti Pdf

Shrouds have long held a special place among the sacred relics of Christendom. In the Middle Ages, shrouds, like holy relics, were the prize possessions of churches and cities. Cloaked in mystery, these artifacts have long been objects of reverence and awe, as well as sources of debates, quarrels, thefts, and excommunications. Shrouds--so some claim--provide visible testimony to faith. One in particular has drawn the interest of scholars, clergy, and the public alike: the Shroud of Turin. In The Shroud of Turin, Andrea Nicolotti chronicles the history of this famous cloth, including its circuitous journey from the French village of Lirey to its home in the Italian city of Turin, as well as the fantastical claims surrounding its origin and modern scientific efforts to prove or disprove its authenticity. Full of intrigue and mystery, The Shroud of Turin dismantles hypotheses that cannot survive the rigors of historical analysis. Nicolotti directly addresses the thorny problem of the authenticity of the relic and the difficult relationship between history, faith, and science.

Author : Chris Elliott
Publisher : Miramax Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1401360114

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The Shroud of the Thwacker by Chris Elliott Pdf

Known to millions for his television and film roles, Chris Elliott is one of the most beloved comedians of his generation. With his novel The Shroud of the Thwacker, Elliott delivers a laugh-out-loud parody that will delight mystery lovers as well as his devoted fans. Set in New York City in 1882, the story hilariously chronicles the adventures of police chief Caleb Spencer and his two cohorts, Evening Post reporter Liz Smith and mayor Teddy Roosevelt, as they unravel the mystery of the world's first (and most bizarre) serial killer: Jack the Jolly Thwacker. The elusive Thwacker dresses his victims in outlandish costumes, leaves behind taunting poetry, and leads the authorities on a wild chase through New York streets and landmarks (complete with gas-powered wooden cell phones, carriages, gaslights, and the original Original Ray's Pizzeria). In a bizarre twist, Chris Elliott himself joins the action, using time travel and historical documents to uncover the Thwacker's identity. With a wink and a nod to Patricia Cornwell, The DaVinci Code, and Caleb Carr's mysteries, Elliott does for the historical crime genre what Douglas Adams did for science fiction in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Author : Frederic William Farrar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Rome
ISBN : HARVARD:HNPEHV

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Darkness and Dawn, Or, Scenes in the Days of Nero by Frederic William Farrar Pdf

Author : Charlotte Beyer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476641713

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Murder in a Few Words by Charlotte Beyer Pdf

The clue-puzzle, legal thriller, and classic whodunit are just a few of the subgenres within the widely popular crime fiction genre. However, despite its popularity among readers, the crime short story genre has yet to be fully explored by scholars. This book offers a deep-dive into crime short stories written by a wide range of authors, tracing the history and evolution of the crime short story. The book offers an accessible and original examination of crime short stories, focusing on compelling themes such as miscarriage of justice, feminism, environmental crime and toxic masculinity.

Author : Q V Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2970108429

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The Purple Shroud, A Novel of the Late Roman Empire by Q V Hunter Pdf

In a desperate bid to revive his spy service, Marcus Gregorianus Numidianus vows to thwart a coup staged by diehard Constantine loyalists against the Valentinian brothers' new regime. But Marcus has underestimated the rebels' clever planning. He arrives in Constantinople too late to save Emperor Valens' throne. Now trapped in the East as a double agent with only a deaf brigand and an escaped slave woman for allies, can the wounded freedman survive to become Magister Agentium in Rebus, spymaster to the new dynasty? Packed with action and intrigue, the Embers of Empire series now takes the reader into the Valentinian Dynasty of the 4th century Late Roman Empire to delight fans of Bernard Cornwell, Steven Saylor, and Robert Harris.

Author : Owen Chadwick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1990-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521398290

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The Secularization of the European Mind in the Nineteenth Century by Owen Chadwick Pdf

Owen Chadwick's acclaimed lectures on the secularisation of the European mind trace the declining hold of the Church and its doctrines on European society in the nineteenth century.