Rumors: Scandal Comes to Wimpole Hall


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What does it matter if society spurns me? Following a disastrous incident at a house party, Lady Isobel Jervis is exiled to the country to avoid further scandal. At the imposing Wimpole Hall, she meets architect Giles Harker. He is as eye-catching as the elegant house, but shockingly arrogant—and infuriatingly dismissive. Despite himself, Giles is strangely drawn to the haughty Isobel, and stuns her with a secret kiss in the gardens. As the illegitimate son of an infamous scarlet woman, he knows love can be dangerous. Their growing attraction could come at the cost of both their reputations. This novel set at Wimpole Hall features real-life characters and is written in association with the National Trust.




Musical News


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Harlequin Historical September 2013 - Bundle 1 of 2


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Harlequin® Historical brings you three new titles for one great price, available now for a limited time only from September 1 to September 30! Escape with rugged cowboys, roguish rakes and daring Vikings in these three timeless love stories. This Harlequin® Historical bundle includes The Ballad of Emma O'Toole by Elizabeth Lane, Rumors by Louise Allen and Promised to the Crusader by Anne Herries. Look for six compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Historical!




Regency Rumours


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The Ballad of Emma O'Toole — Elizabeth Lane After shooting a man, the stakes for gambler Logan Devereaux have never been higher. On trial for his life, he's offered an alternate form of restitution — marriage to his victim's pregnant sweetheart! Beautiful Emma O'Toole has sworn vengeance against him — and when a newspaper man puts her tragic story to song, the whole nation waits to see what she'll do. Their marriage is the riskiest gamble Logan's ever taken. But he'll put everything on the line for a chance at winning Emma's heart. Rumours — Louise Allen Following a disastrous incident at a house party, Lady Isobel Jervis is exiled to the country to avoid further scandal. At the imposing Wimpole Hall, she meets architect Giles Harker. He is as eye-catching as the elegant house, but shockingly arrogant — and infuriatingly dismissive. Despite himself, Giles is strangely drawn to the haughty Isobel, and stuns her with a secret kiss in the gardens. As the illegitimate son of an infamous scarlet woman, he knows love can be dangerous. Their growing attraction could come at the cost of both their reputations. Promised to the Crusader — Anne Herries Haunted by war, Sir Zander de Bricasse is no longer the idealistic youth who left his sweetheart to join the Crusades. Years have passed and he now fully expects to find Elaine married to another. Instead, he discovers she is in grave danger... Fleeing from a murderous earl, Lady Elaine is rescued by a mysterious knight — her beloved Zander! She's never forgotten his promise to wed her, but to restore their lost love she must help this brooding, tormented stranger heal the wounds of his troubled past.




The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century England


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In the Eighteenth-century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This pioneering study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. It looks at the first use of a female author as an icon of modernity in the Athenian Mercury , and reappraises works by Elizabeth Singer Rowe, Mandeville, Defoe, Pope and Elizabeth Carter. Samuel Richardson's novels represent the culmination of the English debate, while contemporary essays by David Hume move towards a fully-fledged enlightenment theory of feminization.




Politics and the Nation


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The author presents a new picture of political life in mid-eighteenth century Britain, a period of history which is poorly understood. Written in a clear, accessible style, and drawing on much original material, this book argues that British politics and political culture in the mid eighteenth century have often been poorly understood through over-emphasis on 'stability'. Using a thematic approach, it reconstructs a political world in which vital issues continued to exercise the minds and emotions of those who made up the contemporary 'political nation', a group which included far more than the handful of politicans who competed for national political office. This is a book which interprets its subject broadly, and which seeks to tell the stories of politics in this period through the words and projects, hopes and fears, of contemporaries . It also represents an important contribution to the difficult, but important, project of writing the history of the British Isles. Development in Scotland and Ireland are given careful attention along with those of England.




The Illustrated London News


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Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.




BLACK SCANDAL


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Organised crime, sex and drug orgies, murder, blackmail and espionage... The Keeler / Profumo affair was the biggest scandal of the 20th century! Lies under oath, corruption at the highest possible level put global security at risk! Who was the paymaster? Who killed who? Which high ranking government official collaborated with the Kray twins to fire the bullets? After 40 years John Edgecombe speaks and we tell it all! This book will really make heads roll!




“The” Athenaeum


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