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Two responses to Michael Barrington's original article of the same name (published in the 'Communications and replies' section of the July, 1908 issue of the Scottish historical review) concerning the debatable authenticity of a letter attributed to the Viscount Dundee John Graham, dating from 1689.
When a young Irish nun, a surgical nurse is assigned to work in Africa with a Swiss/Italian doctor, a widower, emotional sparks fly. Born in a Gaelic village in the West of Ireland, Anya, a precocious and bright child, escapes from an alcoholic and abusive father, by joining an order of nuns. "I saw you like a beautiful bird wanting to fly but having its wings clipped" admitted her mother. Falling in love and feeling the world had left her behind, she makes a soul wrenching decision. Overcoming tragedy and crises during five years of World War II, but supported by loving relationships, her spirit is finally set free. Against all odds she achieves the highest nursing position in England. Anya finally becomes the woman she was meant to be.
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A captivating and unrequited love story is set against the action-packed background of the French Resistance in 1942, where a sophisticated, fashion-conscious Countess, Henriette, owner of a Chateau winery in South West France, is also the head of several Resistance Groups. She falls in love with Pere Louis, the Abbot of a local monastery, also a doctor, who leads a double life as a Resistance leader. A beautiful young female English radio operator and explosives expert, with a killer instinct, parachutes in to help plan the destruction of factories producing weapons and aircraft parts, dynamiting railways, and the ambush of a German armored column. Gripping, and masterfully written, the daring and adrenaline pumping exploits create a breathless suspense, taking the reader on an emotional roller coaster as people struggle to outwit the Gestapo. Let the Peacock Sing, is an engrossing story of survival and Resistance, filled with raw emotions of loss and love, even as underground preparations are being made to support the Allied landings on D-Day, June 6th.
Two Against the Underworld brings together eight years of research to tell the story of The Avengers from both sides of the camera. It has now been further revised following the recovery of the episode Tunnel of Fear. The authors lift the lid on all 26 Series 1 episodes. Comprehensive chapters detail the narratives in extended synopsis form, as well as the production, transmission and reception of each episode, and the talented personnel who made them. The creation of The Avengers, Ian Hendry's departure, the series' destiny and the mystery of the missing episodes are explored in a series of essays, each of which has been revised. Avengers writer Roger Marshall and Neil Hendry both contribute forewords to this volume. The book also boasts black-and-white illustrations by Shaqui Le Vesconte and 70 pages of appendices that deal in depth with the unproduced episodes of Series 1, Keel and Steed's further adventures in the comic strip The Drug Pedlar and the novel Too Many Targets, and much more.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Life of a Regimental Officer During the Great War, 1793-1815" by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.
Sophia’s boss is set to be the next company chairman, and she has a dream—to marry him! Yet she has never even seen his face. His sexy voice, his ambitious personality and, of course, his money make Michael the perfect man by Sophia’s estimation. Then the company’s handsome mail boy catches her eye and, despite all her plans, she kisses him! But can Sophia overcome her mother’s disapproval at her choice of partner? And what will happen when she finds out Mike’s true nature?
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.