The English Castle

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Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collabora...

This illustrated book contains the history of Stirling Castle in Scotland, a place famous for its beautiful design, for accommodating various royal...

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The castle is an evocative structure, no matter its setting, and this is no truer than in Scotland, where the multitude of castles reflect the coun...

DescriptionWindsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, has been a site of fundamental historical, cultural, and architectu...

The founding work of Gothic fiction On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His cal...

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Reducere. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, ...

He only cares about revenge. Until he meets her. A widow after only one year of marriage, Lady Roysa chooses to run to her sister Idalia, who is wi...

DescriptionAn inspirational look at the most iconic interior styles of magnificent English country houses: a thousand years of decorating as told t...

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DescriptionAs wild as the rugged North Country where she was raised, Saxan Honey Todd has sworn to avenge the murder of her twin brother. Recklessl...

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"This is history as it should be told " --GOOD BOOK GUIDE In late summer 1297, Margaret Kerr heads to the town of Stirling at the request of Willia...

Reducere. DescriptionFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a...

Reducere. Macavity AwardJapanese-American Rei Shimura is a 27-year-old English teacher living in one of Tokyo's seediest neighborhoods. She doesn't make much...

Contributor(s): Author: Horace WalpoleAuthor: William BeckfordAuthor: Mary ShelleyWalpole's The Castle of Otranto, Beckford's Vathek, and Shelley's...

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In the latest mystery in the USA Today bestselling series, Jessica Fletcher rings in the New Year with British aristocracy, but someone's about to ...

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A strange figure foretells tragedy on the railway tracks. A plague threatens to encroach upon an isolated castle. The daughter of an eccentric scie...

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On the morning of 19 May 1536, a French blade stilled the heart of an English queen. Her name was Anne Boleyn and her story has made an indelible m...

'Look, my lordSee heaven itself declares against your impious intentions ' The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural English novel and...

'They won't know you, the you that's hidden somewhere in the castle of your skin' Nine-year-old G. leads a life of quiet mischief crab catching, te...

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From her discovery of an aristocratic infant abandoned in a village telephone booth, to dark doings amongst Scottish banks and braes, it's a roller...

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During World War II, Danny Carter defused bombs in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. He rendered-safe the first ever intact V-1 rocket bomb th...

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Reducere. From coast to coast, the English landscape is still richly studded with castles both great and small. As homes or ruins, these historic buildings a...

Reducere. It is enshrined in English law that your home is your castle. Whether it is indeed a castle, a humble studio or a tree house, the principle remains...