The Secret Rooms

Author : Catherine Bailey
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780670917556

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A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death in Catherine Bailey's The Secret Rooms. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. For weeks, as his health deteriorated, his family, his servants - even the King's doctor - pleaded with him to come out, but he refused. After his death, his son and heir, Charles, the 10th Duke of Rutland, ordered that the rooms be locked up and they remained untouched for sixty years. What lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time, in The Secret Rooms, Catherine Bailey unravels a complex and compelling tale of love, honour and betrayal, played out in the grand salons of Britain's stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century, and on the battlefields of the Western Front. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden. This extraordinary mystery from the author of Black Diamonds, perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey, Brideshead Revisited and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Praise for The Secret Rooms: 'Reads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses and heirlooms, cowardice and connivance, and a deeply dysfunctional family...gripping' Sunday Times 'Astonishing...jaw-dropping...It would spoil the book if I revealed the whole works, suffice it to say...what a family' Sunday Telegraph 'An extraordinary detective operation' John Julius Norwich

Author : Catherine Bailey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101636749

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For fans of Downton Abbey, this New York Times bestseller is the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died alone in a cramped room in the servants’ quarters of Belvoir Castle on April 21, 1940, his son and heir ordered the room, which contained the Rutland family archives, sealed. Sixty years later, Catherine Bailey became the first historian given access. What she discovered was a mystery: The Duke had painstakingly erased three periods of his life from all family records—but why? As Bailey uncovers the answers, she also provides an intimate portrait of the very top of British society in the turbulent days leading up to World War I.

Author : Catherine Bailey
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780241960387

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A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death, this book is perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey and Brideshead Revisited. On 21st April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite in the servants' quarters of his home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. After his death, his son and heir Charles, ordered that the rooms be locked up and they remained untouched for sixty years. But what lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time, Catherine Bailey unravels a complex and compelling tale of love, honour and betrayal, played out in the grand salons of Britain's stately homes. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden . . . 'Reads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses and heirlooms, cowardice and connivance, and a deeply dysfunctional family...gripping' Sunday Times 'Astonishing...jaw-dropping...It would spoil the book if I revealed the whole works, suffice it to say...what a family' Sunday Telegraph 'An extraordinary detective operation' John Julius Norwich

Author : Catherine Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 753 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1410468623

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After opening a room in a wealthy British estate that had been sealed for 60 years, a historian discusses the intrigue surrounding the death of the Ninth Duke of Rutland and why he erased portions of his life from all family records. (general history).

Author : Uri Shulevitz
Publisher : Farrar Straus & Giroux
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0374465967

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The Secret Room by Uri Shulevitz Pdf

The king's clever treasurer tries to clear his name when the chief minister accuses the treasurer of stealing.

Author : Hazel Townson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1598890034

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The Secret Room by Hazel Townson Pdf

Adam opens the door to a world where he faces terrible danger.

Author : Jerry Dzindzeleta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1990-10
Category : Burglary protection
ISBN : 0967113903

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Secret Rooms Secret Compartments by Jerry Dzindzeleta Pdf

Author : Dori Hillestad Butler
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780698412149

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The Secret Room #5 by Dori Hillestad Butler Pdf

Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all “skizzy,” he can go explore Beckett’s secret room at the back of the library. What he finds there is a mystery he never expected!

Author : Secret room
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590893167

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Author : Dori Hillestad Butler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1484461746

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The Secret Room by Dori Hillestad Butler Pdf

Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all "skizzy," he can go explore Beckett's secret room at the back of the library. What he finds there is a mystery he never expected!

Author : Andy Rector
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0784701792

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Troy Foxworth's winning of a shopping cart full of toys brings him little joy when the rest of his family is too busy to share his excitement.

Author : Kate Scott
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780241512623

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Penguin Readers Level 2: The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank (ELT Graded Reader) by Kate Scott Pdf

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis in the Second World War. Anne wrote a diary of that time, and later it became very famous. This is the story of Anne's short life. Visit the Penguin Readers website Register to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).

Author : Helen Moss
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444008289

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The Mystery of the Secret Room by Helen Moss Pdf

When Boomerang the cat disappears into a tiny gap behind the fireplace at Stone Cottage, Scott, Jack and Emily are amazed to discover a secret room that Aunt Kate never knew existed! But what was the room created for? Inside is very little other than an enormous old chest which Jack is convinced must be full of treasure, but what secrets will be revealed when the friends finally manage to open the box?

Author : Joyce Magyar
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781644245545

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The Haunting of Griswall Island and The Secret Want Ad by Joyce Magyar Pdf

The Haunting of Griswall Island Griswall Island has been family-owned for generations. Many years ago, mysterious occurrences have happened that the townspeople dare not talk about, which started back in the year 1945 between two men. Two men committed a crime that they are about to resurrect, and a secret leads the crime to them. Greediness sets in when they learn somewhere on the island is a considerable amount of money, and unexpected visitors creates a diversion. As the two men find a way to search for the money, their secret slowly unfolds. Still a mysterious stranger lurks in the shadows as a note is left on the porch, and the mystery continues on who will get to the money first. The Secret Want Ad Everyone says that a stranger off the street is dangerous, but what about a stranger entering a stranger's home? I answered an ad in the newspaper which seemed too good to be true, but it was just what I was looking for. As I started my journey with this job, it was more than I ever expected. My first day was like a fairy-tale, and the next day my life was over. I was made a prisoner and was stranded on an island with no way off it. I was lied to, beaten, and drugged; and some days I didn't know where I was. All I knew was I had to find a way off the island, even if it meant going through hell first. A familiar face had a change of heart, but we weren't out of the woods as an army of guards, a curse, and greed that takes over men for a treasure connected to a magical medallion on a mysterious island.

Author : Ellen Kushner
Publisher : Bantam Books
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01
Category : Plot-your-own stories
ISBN : 055326270X

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Mystery of the Secret Room by Ellen Kushner Pdf

Great-aunt Celia leaves you in charge of her strange house. You open the door to a secret room where you find three boxes and a note. "Open one - but only one - of the boxes" it says.