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Henry's Stories V1
Ten science fiction short stories by Henry Melton, including the gaming classic Catacomb. These adventures have been collected from the on-line magazine Henry's Stories, both new and previously published in other magazines. In this volume are: "Catacomb," "Everybody Knows Bob," "Litterbug," "Patterns," "The One," "Bad Blood," "Coldseeker," "Forget It!," "Far Exile," and "Making It Fit."
Victorian Sensations
"Wildly popular with Victorian readers, sensation fiction was condemned by most critics for scandalous content and formal features that deviated from respectable Victorian realism. Victorian Sensations is the first collection to examine sensation fiction as a whole, showing it to push genre boundaries and resist easy classification. Comprehensive in scope, this collection includes twenty original essays employing various critical approaches to cover a range of topics that will interest many readers." "Essays are organized thematically into three sections: issues of genre; sensational representations of gender and sexuality; and the texts' complex readings of diverse social and cultural phenomena such as class, race, and empire. The introduction reviews the critical reception of sensation fiction to situate these new essays within a larger scholarly context."--BOOK JACKET.
Sister Janet
Janet Well's achievements make for fascinating reading. She was only 18 when decorated for her nursing service to the Russians in the 1878 Balkan War. The following year she became the only nurse to serve at the Front in the Anglo Zulu War. After a period in Northern Zululand she was sent to the garrison at Rorke' Drift very soon after the legendary action. Revered by the soldiers, she had to make do in appalling conditions with scant supplies. She overcame extreme difficulties and prejudice despite her youth. After returning to England in time for her 20th birthday, her achievements were recognized by the award of the Royal Red Cross - the highest accolade and the equivalent of the Victoria Cross. This is a gripping tale of a true heroine who refused to accept the conventions of the age and in so doing made a huge contribution to the welfare of the British Army.
Islands on Storm
When German contemporary art gallery owner Anne Briest gets betrayed by her fianc, she travels to the British Channel Islands to forget. Yet she finds anything but peace of mind. How are an art fraud, a fake cholera grave, a Russian passport, and a German poem with a weird dedication interconnected? Who is LAnge Douce? And why is everybody acting in such a reserved way? Anne discovers a story of sacrifice and human passion that leads back to a part of WWII history known by few to this day.
Owls Do Cry
'Owls Do Cry remains innovative and relevant' GUARDIAN 'Janet Frame was a unique and troubled soul whose luminous words are the more precious' HILARY MANTEL 'Her dark, eloquent song captured my heart ' JANE CAMPION Owls Do Cry is the story of the Withers family: Francie, soon to leave school to start work at the woollen mills; Toby, whose days are marred by the velvet cloak of epilepsy; Chicks, the baby of the family; and Daphne, whose rich, poetic imagination condemns her to a life in institutions. It is one of the classics of New Zealand literature and has remained in print continuously for fifty years. A fiftieth anniversary edition was published in 2007. Owls Do Cry is Janet Frame's firs...
