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Poldark - Tome 1 Les falaises de Cornouailles

Autor: Winston Graham

Número de Páginas: 329

1783. Après avoir pris part à la Guerre d'Indépendance, le jeune et fougueux Ross Poldark quitte l'armée britannique et l'Amérique pour retrouver les siens.C'est un homme blessé qui rejoint ses falaises de Cornouailles. Là, il trouve le domaine familial en déshérence : son père vient de mourir et Elizabeth, sa fiancée, a rompu sa promesse pour en épouser un autre...Se repliant sur lui-même, il décide de relancer le domaine. Agriculture, élevage, prospection minière, il se bat sur tous les fronts. Et se lie même avec ses fermiers et ouvriers – quitte à se brouiller avec ses proches et l'aristocratie locale.Un jour, lors d'une foire aux bestiaux, il prend la défense d'une fillette de treize ans, Demelza, qu'il ramène chez lui et engage à son service comme domestique.Les années passent, Demelza s'épanouit. Et ce qui devait arriver... Quitte à choquer une fois de plus les bien-pensants, Ross n'écoutera que son cœur.

The Black Moon

Autor: Winston Graham

Número de Páginas: 499

The Black Moon is the enthralling fifth novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Cornwall 1794. The birth of a son to Elizabeth and George Warleggan serves only to accentuate the rift between the Poldark and Warleggan families. And when Morwenna Chynoweth, now governess to Elizabeth’s eldest son, grows to love Drake Carne, Demelza’s brother, the enduring rivalry between George and Ross finds a new focus for bitter enmity and conflict. The Black Moon is followed by the sixth book in the Poldark series, The Four Swans.

Legacy of Darkness

Autor: Jane Godman

Número de Páginas: 191

1837 Cornwall, England Orphaned, penniless and reduced to the role of lady's companion, Lucy Alleyne is relieved when a distant relation spirits her away to Castle Athal. But gratitude soon gives way to fear—and unlooked-for pleasure. The ancient Cornish castle is a dark monument to family, fortune and blood. Within its walls, the Jago family keeps its wards close…and its secrets closer. Lucy is drawn to Tynan, Earl of Athal. The young heir is handsome and caring, yet tortured in his mind like his father before him. Tynan is utterly different from his uncle Uther—a commanding, seductive presence whose leonine power radiates from his every word and gesture. These two Jago men have innocent Lucy enthralled—mind, soul and body. But if she remains within the poisonous castle keep, with its history of ill-starred passion and madness, a mere broken heart will seem a mercy.

Exploring the River Fowey

Autor: John Neale

Número de Páginas: 245

Explore the delightful journey along the beautiful river Fowey. A must read not only for those who know the river but also for those who have yet to discover it.

Genealogical Memoirs of the Extinct Family of Chester of Chicheley

Autor: Robert Edmond Chester Waters

Número de Páginas: 414

The Chester family of England.

Genealogical Memoirs of the Extinct Family of Chester of Chicheley, Their Ancestors and Descendants, Etc

Autor: Robert Edmond Chester Waters

Número de Páginas: 418

Notes and Queries

Número de Páginas: 598

Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc

Número de Páginas: 668

The Lost Village

Autor: Richard Askwith

Número de Páginas: 372

The idea of the village - unspoilt, unpretentious, unchanging and growing almost organically out of the landscape - is one of the most potent in the English imagination. Writers, artists and ordinary people have waxed lyrical on the theme for centuries, while today millions have left the cities in search of the rural idyll. Yet the village is plainly dying. The unchanging rhythms of village life, as experienced with little variations by generations, have vanished. But not without trace ... they exist in living memory. In the voices of men and women for whom the old ways were life-shaping realities. Richard Askwith, an award-winning writer and journalist, describes a journey in search of the quintessential English village, through dales and suburbs, down ancient lanes and estates. He captures the voices of poachers and gamekeepers, farmers and hunters, nurses and postmen, teachers and craftsmen, and demonstrates that, while the landscape more changed than we thought, the past is never so simple as we imagine.

Ross Poldark (Poldark 1)

Autor: Winston Graham

Número de Páginas: 494

Ross Poldark es la primera novela de la popular serie POLDARK, que ahora se ha convertido una vez más en una de las grandes series internacionales de televisión, protagonizada por Aidan Turner. Una serie repleta de romance, drama y personajes inolvidables en un escenario maravilloso y evocador. Cansado por la severa Guerra en Estados Unidos, Ross Poldark vuelve a su Cornoalles natal con su familia. Pero el dulce regreso a casa con el que había soñado, se convierte en una nueva vida llena de dolor y problemas. Su padre ha muerto, sus propiedades están sumidas en el abandono y la mujer que ama se ha comprometido con su primo. Pero su simpatía por los mineros y granjeros indigentes de la zona le llevan a rescatar de una pelea a una joven ladrona casi muerta de hambre. Ross se lleva la chica a su casa –un acto que cambiará por completo el rumbo de su vida. Reseñas: «Tanto si eres un seguidor de la serie como si aún no la conoces, esta resulta una oportunidad ideal para iniciarte o bien rememorar el comienzo de la historia.» The perks of being more than a reader «Un libro que me quita el sueño, que me llevo de paseo allá adonde vaya, es un libro que para mí está...

The Scariest Places in the World

Autor: Bob Curran

Número de Páginas: 208

There are certain places in the world where people fear to tread. From castles where horrific executions took place to tombs where paranormal creatures are said to gather, the author takes readers on a world tour to some of the scariest places on Earth. The author examines the history and folklore regarding these sites, many of which have a sinister past, and explores the feelings and experiences they evoke in visitors. Readers will enjoy feeling a chill down their spine while remaining safely at home.

England

Autor: Candida Lycett Green

Número de Páginas: 248

Unspoilt corners, hidden valleys and sequestered villages and buildings with coloured photographs and touring guide.

Shivers Box Set

Autor: Barbara J. Hancock , Jane Godman , Dawn Brown , Jenna Ryan

Número de Páginas: 727

Lose yourself in four eerie, atmospheric tales of romance…and revenge In a decaying mansion, a ghostly presence refuses to relinquish the artist she's long haunted to a new lover and muse. In an ancient Cornish castle, an innocent woman may be sacrificed to a family's legacy of madness. On the fringes of a Welsh estate, a vengeful figure targets the long-lost daughter of a cursed clan. In the Louisiana bayou, a serial killer hunts the one woman who can bring his demonic crimes to light. If you love Gothics by Victoria Holt, Daphne du Maurier and Barbara Michaels, and enjoy dark romance, then delve into the new Shivers Collection. Four beguiling stories, one great price. DARKENING AROUND ME by Barbara J. Hancock LEGACY OF DARKNESS by Jane Godman DEVIL'S EYE by Dawn Brown BLACK ROSE by Jenna Ryan Mood, mystery…romance that makes you shiver. Look for more titles coming in April 2014.

A Field Guide to the English Clergy

Autor: The Revd Fergus Butler-gallie

Número de Páginas: 186

‘Ridiculously enjoyable’ Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The ‘Mermaid of Morwenstow’ excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming commandeered a Navy helicopter. ‘Mad Jack’ swapped his surplice for leopard skin and insisted on being carried around in a coffin. And then there was the man who, like Noah’s evil twin, tried to eat one of each of God’s creatures… In spite of all this they saw the church as their true calling. These portraits reveal the Anglican church in all its colourful madness.

Kernowland Darkness Day

Autor: Jack Trelawny

Número de Páginas: 184

Kernowland 2 Darkness Day is the second book in the Kernowland in Erthwurld series by Jack Trelawny. Tizzie, Louis, and Misty the little blue mouse, were left in dire straits at the end of Book 1. In Book 2, we find out which of them survives. We meet more of the gruesome characters in Kernowland, like Wendron the wrinkled witch and Warleggan the warty warlock, as well as old favourites like the fearsome Cap'n Pigleg, the scowling Sheviok Scurvy, and the nasty Melanchol Drym, who appears on the front cover. And then we discover what happens to poor old Dribble the dust dog when Drym catches up with him, as he surely must...

The Moor

Autor: William Atkins

Número de Páginas: 259

In this deeply personal journey across our nation's most forbidding and most mysterious terrain, William Atkins takes the reader from south to north, in search of the heart of this elusive landscape. His account is both travelogue and natural history, and an exploration of moorland's uniquely captivating position in our literature, history and psyche. Atkins may be a solitary wanderer across these vast expanses, but his journey is full of encounters, busy with the voices of the moors, past and present: murderers and monks, smugglers and priests, gamekeepers and ramblers, miners and poets, developers and environmentalists. As he travels, he shows us that the fierce landscapes we associate with Wuthering Heights and The Hound of the Baskervilles are far from being untouched wildernesses. Daunting and defiant, the moors echo with tales of a country and the people who live in it - a mighty, age-old landscape standing steadfast against the passage of time.

The Four Swans

Autor: Winston Graham

Número de Páginas: 595

The Four Swans is the striking sixth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, the major TV series from Masterpiece on PBS. Just when Ross Poldark, now something of a war hero, seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, he must confront a new dilemma: the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer with his wife Demelza. And it soon becomes evident that Demelza is not the only woman close to him whose life is in turmoil. Ross’s old love Elizabeth, her cousin Morwenna, and his friend’s new wife Caroline have also become embroiled in their own personal conflicts in life and in love. It’s a time of dramatic change for Poldark and Cornwall, and those who cope best will come out ahead. Winston Graham's The Four Swans will sweep you into new territory, as the stakes for the Poldark and Warleggan clans intensify in shocking ways.

Demelza (Poldark 2)

Autor: Winston Graham

Número de Páginas: 572

Demelza es la segunda novela de la popular serie POLDARK, que ahora se ha convertido una vez más en una de las grandes series internacionales de televisión, protagonizada por Aidan Turner. Una serie repleta de romance, drama y personajes inolvidables en un escenario maravilloso y evocador. Demelza Carne, la hija de un minero venido a menos, y a quien Ross Poldark rescató de las llamas, es ahora su esposa. Pero los eventos de los años turbulentos en los que les ha tocado vivir, siguen poniendo a prueba tanto a su matrionio como a su amor. Los esfuerzos de Demelza por adaptarse a la vida de la alta burguesía y a la de su marido, le generan muchas confusiones y constantes momentos de desamor, a pesar de la felicidad por el nacimiento de su primer hijo. Ross comienza una lucha agridulce por los derechos sobre las comunidades mineras, sembrando al mismo tiempo una semilla de una profunda enemistas con el poderoso George Warleggan. Reseñas: «Una saga de una calidad incuestionable que todo aquel al que le gusten las historias de época debería leer.» Cosechas de otoño «Una historia con una ambientación maravillosa, con romance, drama, lazos familiares que por ciertos...