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D. K. Broster Collection

Author : D. K. Broster

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 2798 pages

File Size : 40,64 MB

Release : 2023-12-16

Category : Fiction

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This unique collection of D. K. Broster's greatest historical novels and action adventures has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. The edition incorporates an active table of contents, interactive footnotes and all other information relevant to the content which makes the reading experience meticulously organized and enjoyable: The Jacobite Trilogy: The Flight of the Heron The Gleam in the North The Dark Mile The Vision Splendid The Yellow Poppy "Mr. Rowl" Ships in the Bay! Almond, Wild Almond Child Royal A Fire of Driftwood Our Lady of Succour The Inn of the Sword On Parole The Laurel of the Race The Aristocrat The Admiral's Little Letty All Soul's Day The Crib The Book of Hours Fate the Eavesdropper The Promised Land Clairvoyance The Window



D. K. Broster: Collected Works

Author : D. K. Broster

Publisher : DigiCat

Page : 2594 pages

File Size : 31,52 MB

Release : 2022-05-17

Category : Fiction

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This unique and meticulously edited collection of D. K. Broster's greatest works includes: The Jacobite Trilogy:_x000D_ The Flight of the Heron_x000D_ The Gleam in the North_x000D_ The Dark Mile_x000D_ Other Novels:_x000D_ The Vision Splendid_x000D_ The Yellow Poppy_x000D_ "Mr. Rowl"_x000D_ Ships in the Bay!_x000D_ Almond, Wild Almond_x000D_ Child Royal_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_



The Collected Works of D. K. Broster

Author : D. K. Broster

Publisher : DigiCat

Page : 2799 pages

File Size : 16,4 MB

Release : 2023-11-14

Category : Fiction

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DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited collection of D. K. Broster's greatest historical novels, tales of romance in the past and thrillers: Contents: The Jacobite Trilogy: The Flight of the Heron The Gleam in the North The Dark Mile The Vision Splendid The Yellow Poppy "Mr. Rowl" Ships in the Bay! Almond, Wild Almond Child Royal A Fire of Driftwood Our Lady of Succour The Inn of the Sword On Parole The Laurel of the Race The Aristocrat The Admiral's Little Letty All Soul's Day The Crib The Book of Hours Fate the Eavesdropper The Promised Land Clairvoyance The Window



The Flight of the Heron

Author : Dorothy Kathleen Broster

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Page : 407 pages

File Size : 11,15 MB

Release : 1927

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Couching at the Door

Author : D. K. Broster

Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing

Page : 345 pages

File Size : 20,35 MB

Release : 2016-10-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1787201678

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In this collection of dark, supernatural tales the esteemed author D. K. Broster gave full reign to her vivid imagination. Sometimes—as in “The Window” or “The Pestering,” or “All Soul’s Day”—these are what we might call ‘explainable’ ghost stories: apparitions or hauntings whose origin is to be found in some violent or unjust action in the past. Other stories, “Couching at the Door” and “From the Abyss,” have little or no explanation, even in supernatural terms. Add to these an elegant reworking of the Persephone myth, “The Taste of Pomegranates,” the downright bloodthirsty “Clairvoyance,” and the psychological studies, “The Promised Land” and “The Pavement” which so well merit the heading ‘Madness and Obsession’, and you have a collection to disturb and unsettle the strongest nerves. Literary historian Jack Adrian describes Couching at the Door as “a pure masterwork, one of the most satisfying weird collections of the century”.



The Yellow Poppy

Author : Dorothy Kathleen Broster

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Page : 464 pages

File Size : 40,70 MB

Release : 1920

Category : English fiction

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Set in France after the Great Terror which followed the French Revolution, this is the story of the Duc de Trelan and his last ditch attempt to defy Napoleon's forces and lead a rebellion of aristocrats and peasants from North West France. The novel also centres on his wife, whom he presumes met her death during the Terror while he was in England. Both the duc and the duchesse are strong minded and principled characters but have not as yet come to appreciate each other's courage in the face of danger and their faithfulness to the ideals of their class. The duc, in disguise and under a cloud of infamy for having, supposedly, abandoned his wife, returns to France to lead an uprising against Napoleon. Meanwhile his wife, who has escaped the guillotine, is also living under a false name, ironically as the regime's concierge of their own chateau. How the two find each other again, then lose each other forever through their conviction that personal happiness must be sacrificed to honour and how the uprising fails forms the plot of this fast paced novel.



The Last Days of Pompeii & Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes

Author : Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Publisher : DigiCat

Page : 827 pages

File Size : 26,97 MB

Release : 2022-05-17

Category : Fiction

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"The Last Days of Pompeii" - Pompeii, A.D. 79. Athenian nobleman Glaucus arrives in the bustling and gaudy Roman town and quickly falls in love with the beautiful Greek Ione. Ione's former guardian, the malevolent Egyptian sorcerer Arbaces, has designs on Ione and sets out to destroy their budding happiness. But will he succeed in his evil plot? Or, will the cataclysmic destruction of the city by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius be the end of all? And, what will happen to the love story of Glaucus and Ione? Read on!_x000D_ "Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes" – Bulwer-Lytton has created a true masterpiece that inspired none other than the great Wagner to create his opera titled "Rienzi." Set during the Italian Renaissance period, in the 14th century, the story depicts the rise and fall of Rienzi, the beloved last Tribune of Rome and his lovely wife Nina. Intrigue dog this great man at every stage and backstabbers are always around the corner, but Reinzi towers above them all. However, his formidable nemesis, Walter de Montreal, will not let him go that easily..._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_



DUMAS - The Greatest Works of the Father and the Son

Author : Alexandre Dumas

Publisher : DigiCat

Page : 7958 pages

File Size : 33,54 MB

Release : 2023-11-13

Category : Fiction

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DigiCat presents the revolutionary works of French literature, the popular and influential classics of various genres and themes – action-adventures, historical thrillers, revealing the hypocrisy of the society, and the questioning of morals and beliefs through its main characters, all relatable until this day. This is the legacy of the French literary giants - Alexandre Dumas elder, and his son Alexandre Dumas younger: Alexandre Dumas pere: The D'Artagnan Romances The Three Musketeers Twenty Years After The Vicomte of Bragelonne Ten Years Later Louise de la Valliere The Man in the Iron Mask The Valois Trilogy: Marguerite de Valois (La Reine Margot) Chicot the Jester (La Dame de Monsoreau) The Forty-Five Guardsmen The Memoirs of a Physician Series: Joseph Balsamo (The Magician) The Mesmerist's Victim (Andrea de Taverney) The Queen's Necklace Taking the Bastille (Ange Pitou) The Countess de Charny (The Execution of King Louis XVI) Other Novels: The Count of Monte Cristo The Conspirators (The Chevalier d'Harmental) The Regent's Daughter (A Sequel to The Conspirators) The Hero of the People The Royal Life Guard (The Flight of the Royal Family) Captain Paul The Sicilian Bandit The Corsican Brothers The Companions of Jehu The Wolf Leader The Black Tulip The Last Vendee (The She-Wolves of Machecoul) The Prussian Terror (A Dramatic Memories) Short Stories: A Masked Ball Solange Other Works: Celebrated Crimes The Borgias The Cenci Massacres of the South Mary Stuart Karl-Ludwig Sand Urbain Grandier Nisida Derues La Constantin Joan of Naples The Man in the Iron Mask (An Essay) Martin Guerre Ali Pacha The Countess De Saint-Geran Murat The Marquise De Brinvilliers Vaninka The Marquise De Gange Alexandre Dumas fils: The Lady with the Camellias The Son of Clemenceau The Princess of Bagdad



The Flight of the Heron

Author : D. K. Broster

Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing

Page : 536 pages

File Size : 44,82 MB

Release : 2016-10-27

Category : History

ISBN : 1787201996

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Set during the 1745 Jacobite uprising under Bonnie Prince Charlie, D. K. Broster’s The Flight of the Heron is the first of the Jacobite Trilogy. At the centre of the story are the intersecting fortunes of two men, who at first glance seem almost complete opposites: Ewen Cameron, a young Highland laird in the service of the Prince, is dashing, sincere, and idealistic, while Major Keith Windham, a professional soldier in the opposing English army, is cynical, world-weary, and profoundly lonely. When a second-sighted Highlander tells Ewen that the flight of a heron will lead to five meetings with an Englishman who is fated both to do him a great service and to cause him great grief, Ewen refuses to believe it. But as Bonnie Prince Charlie’s ill-fated campaign winds to its bitter end, the prophecy is proven true—and through many dangers and trials, Ewen and Keith find that they have one thing indisputably in common: both of them are willing to sacrifice everything for honour’s sake... Twice adapted for BBC Radio (1944 and 1959) and made into a TV serial by Scottish Television (1968) and the BBC (1976), this is the unmissable best-seller that first catapulted author D. K. Broster to fame!



Almond, Wild Almond

Author : D. K. Broster

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 46,12 MB

Release : 2023-12-15

Category : Fiction

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Almond, Wild Almond is a romantic tale of a love in a war time, and it tells the story of Ranald Maclean and his beloved lady Bride Stewart, whose love gets disturbed by the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. The storyline follows the exploits of Ranald Maclean before and after the battle of Culloden and his secret longings for his "Bride of the Gold" while struggling with his sense of honor. As he goes through numerous escapades on his thorny path, Ranald never stops worrying whether he will come back too late and see loved one gone, as she also struggles with various problems.