Pretty Plaything


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As a mafia princess, I've always known that one day I'd have to marry the man my father chooses. But I never thought that man would be Alessandro Bellini. Ruthless, heartless, and twisted, he's the last person I want to meet, let alone spend the rest of my life with. Alessandro demands my complete obedience and my body to use as he pleases. He wants me to be his plaything in his special dungeon. But even though he's the embodiment of everything I hate, he knows how to play my body and make me feel things I haven't even known existed. As the spark between us ignites, I find myself wanting something I've never wanted before. Will my wish come true? Pretty Plaything is a standalone dark arranged marriage mafia romance with potentially triggering situations and is intended for mature audiences.




Guesses at the Beautiful


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Play Days


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The History of the Fairchild Family, Or, The Child's Manual


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The exploits of a British family whose children, while frequently involved in misbehavior, are taught the error of their ways with strong doses of Christian doctrine.










Delphi Complete Works of Dinah Craik (Illustrated)


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The bestselling Victorian author Dinah Craik, often credited as Miss Mulock, is best remembered today for her novel ‘John Halifax, Gentleman’, a celebrated classic that presents the ideals of English middle-class life. She enjoyed great success as a novelist, earning vast sums and securing an adoring readership, who admired the genuine passion and imaginative storytelling of her novels. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Craik’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, detailed introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Craik’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 20 novels, digitised here for the first time, 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 short stories you want to read * Includes Craik’s rare non-fiction, including her last book ‘An Unknown Country’ – available in no other collection * Features two biographies – discover Craik’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Ogilvies (1849) Olive (1850) The Head of the Family (1851) Alice Learmont (1852) Agatha’s Husband (1853) The Little Lychetts (1855) John Halifax, Gentleman (1857) A Life for a Life (1859) Mistress and Maid (1862) Christian’s Mistake (1865) A Noble Life (1866) Two Marriages (1867) The Woman’s Kingdom (1869) A Brave Lady (1870) Hannah (1871) My Mother and I (1874) The Laurel Bush (1876) Young Mrs. Jardine (1879) Miss Tommy (1884) King Arthur (1886) The Shorter Fiction Michael the Miner (1846) How to Win Love (1848) Cola Monti (1849) The Half-Caste (1851) Bread upon the Waters (1852) A Hero (1853) Avillion and Other Tales (1853) The Fairy Book (1863) Little Sunshine’s Holiday (1871) The Adventures of a Brownie (1872) Is It True? (1872) The Little Lame Prince and His Travelling-Cloak (1875) His Little Mother (1881) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction A Woman’s Thoughts about Women (1858) An Unsentimental Journey through Cornwall (1884) An Unknown Country (1887) The Biographies Miss Muloch (1887) by Ella Dinah Mulock (1897) by Mrs. Parr 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




The Evergreen


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Vols. 1-7 include music.







Madama Butterfly/Madam Butterfly


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Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular operas of all time, despite its disastrous premiere, after which it was immediately withdrawn and revised. This guide explores how and why the libretto was softened to suit the tastes of European opera-goers, and the different variants are set out, side by side. Professor Jean-Pierre Lehmann introduces the story and shows how the theme of a Japanese girl deserted by a heartless foreigner became a classic. Since John Luther Long's novella - on which the opera was based - is included as well, it is possible to judge how successful Puccini was in catching its essence in his hauntingly beautiful score.Contents: Images of the Orient, John-Pierre Lehmann; Tribulations of a Score, Julian Smith; Madame Butterfly, John Luther Long; Madama Butterfly: Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi lllica after the book by John Luther Long and the play by David Belasco; Madam Butterfly: English version based on that of R.H. Elkin