The Bagpiper's Ghost


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A boy becomes possessed by an angry ghost after a visit to a Scottish graveyard Twins Jennifer and Peter rarely get along, except when it comes to their fascination with ghosts, magic, and mystery. While visiting their grandmother in Scotland, the 2 children sneak off to a graveyard—which unfortunately turns out to be a very, very bad idea. Jennifer and Peter were hoping to see the ghost of Mary MacFadden, who died of a broken heart when her brother, Andrew, forbade her marriage. Instead, Andrew’s angry ghost takes over Peter’s body, and if Jennifer and their grandmother can’t get the spirit to leave within 24 hours, Peter will be gone forever! A story rich in Scottish lore and supernatural surprises, The Bagpiper’s Ghost is a wonderful treat for young readers and for fantasy lovers of any age who remain gloriously and unapologetically youthful at heart. The Bagpiper’s Ghost is the 3rd Tartan Magic book, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Jane Yolen including rare images from the author’s personal collection.




The Bagpipers


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The Bagpiper's Ghost


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Magic is everywhere you turn, and for visiting American teens Jennifer and Peter, that can really complicate a summer vacation.




Delphi Collected Works of George Sand (Illustrated)


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One of the most notable novelists of the Romantic era, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, best known by her pen name George Sand, achieved fame for her ‘rustic’ novels, drawing inspiration from her lifelong love of the countryside and sympathy for the poor. The familiar theme of her work was love transcending the obstacles of convention and class, all set against the backdrop of her beloved Berry countryside. She was one of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, being more renowned than both Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac in England in the mid-nineteenth century. This comprehensive eBook presents Sand’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sand’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 24 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many translations are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Includes Sand’s correspondence with fellow author Gustave Flaubert * Special criticism section, with four works evaluating Sand’s contribution to world literature * Features two biographies – discover Sand’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 Indiana (1832) Valentine (1832) Lavinia (1833) Leone Leoni (1833) Mauprat (1837) The Last of the Aldinis (1837) The Countess of Rudolstadt (1843) Teverino (1845) The Sin of M. Antoine (1845) The Miller of Angibault (1845) The Devil’s Pool (1846) Francois the Waif (1847) Fadette (1849) The Bagpipers (1853) The Gallant Lords of Bois-Doré (1857) She and He (1859) The Snow Man (1859) Marquis de Villemer (1860) The Germandre Family (1861) Antonia (1863) A Rolling Stone (1870) Handsome Lawrence (1870) Nanon (1872) The Tower of Percemont (1876) The Letters The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters (1921) The Criticism Dedication to ‘Letters of Two Brides’ (1840) by Honoré de Balzac Obsèques de George Sand (1876) by Victor Hugo George Sand (1877) by Henry James George Sand (1902) by Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie The Biographies Memoir of George Sand (1902) by J. Alfred Burgan George Sand (1911) by Francis Storr 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




Searching Pictish Ghosts:


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Frustrated in his work as a college librarian, 42-year-old Mark finds fulfillment in outdoor activities. On a camping journey to Chaco Culture National Historical Monument, his search for spiritual connection with the ancient Anastasis is shattered by a group of campers, who chant and drum late into the night. His pleas for quiet are met with ridicule and threats. Unable to find another campsite, defeated, he heads back to Santa Fe, his home. Along the way he reflects that he has been victimized by bullies ever since his childhood, and vows to evolve into a courageous and proud man. But he is at a loss on how to proceed. In a dream, a wise, old man in a castle advises him to emulate daredevils who have ventured into forbidding deserts, unknown oceans, and towering mountains. On a visit to the local library branch he finds a book describing three winter months in a remote Scottish Highlands cabin, with no electricity or running water. Nightly, on the way to the privies, the author sensed invisible eyes spying on him. Because the cabin was in the heart of the ancestral Pictish land, Marc concludes that the spying eyes must have belonged to their ghosts. The Picts were fearless. They fought Roman legionnaires naked except for paint on their bodies. He packs his things and leaves for the Highlands in search of the ghosts, and if he finds them, to ask them to teach him the secrets of their ancestors’ fearlessness and daring. He is in luck. The ghosts enroll him into their tribe and appoint Derile, a member, to be his guardian angel. ln Dunvegan Castle Mark falls in love with Debbie, an American tourist, waiting for the arrival of her boyfriend. Derile advises restraint. Mark must decide whether to follow the calling of his heart and act like a Pict, or be his cautionary self.







Bagpipes and Blood


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Bagpipes and Blood is set in the Highlands of Scotland and is a sequel to the novel Ghosts in the Wood. Stuart Brodie and Ryan Jones have now formed an alliance. Ryan Jones is asked by D.I Ian Brady to come out of retirement to investigate a very mysterious case. The intrepid Ryan Jones with the help of Stuart Brodie sets about trying to solve the murders which took place fifty years ago. There are, however, sinister and very dangerous people who have an interest in the case. These people have no morals whatsoever, and no mercy for anyone that gets in their way. As Ryan and Stuart dig deeper into the past things start becoming very ugly, and innocent people begin to suffer. Tensions rise and friendships are put to the test. There is gruesome scenes and moments of sadness keeping the reader engrossed and intrigued right to the very end.




Holland House


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Holland House


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Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.




Holland House


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