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Gothic Terror MEGAPACK (R)
17 Classic Tales
Av Gertrude Atherton, Henry James m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
18 kr
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The Gothic Terror MEGAPACK™ presents 17 tales from the early and late Gothic periods, drawn from both the English and American Gothic movements. Here you will find murder, insanity, scandal, obsession, secrets, and gloom…and even the occasional ghost. Included are: A Chapter in the History of the …
Crystal Cup
E-bok, 2021
18 kr
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Inhibitions and a neurosis against sex fight a losing battle with endocrines and glands In a romance of atavism, which Gertrude Atherton calls "The Crystal Cup.” Taking her title from George Sterling''s "Into a crystal cup the dusky wine I pour, and, musing at so rich a shrine, I watch the star …
Crystal Cup
E-bok, 2021
16 kr
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Drawing her title from George Sterling''s poem "Into a crystal cup the dusky wine I pour" Atherton begins her exploration of Freudian theories, disecting contemporary morals and inhibitions.
Hermia Suydam
E-bok, 2023
16 kr
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Hermia Suydam is another of Atherton''s controversial works, deemed immoral by London critics.
Julia France and Her Times
E-bok, 2023
16 kr
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The book gives, perhaps, the most vivid and coherent account in literature of the Suffragette Movement in England, written with an insight and sympathy that render the story luminous and powerful. It is a great book, but is neither nice, pretty, dainty or conventional. It is a book for real men and …
Life in the War Zone
E-bok, 2023
16 kr
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Atherton had spent many years in Germany and still had friends there, but her initial sympathy for Germany in 1914 was erased by the German attack on the Lusitania. In 1915 Atherton voiced her anti-pacifist beliefs in the columns of the New York Times. Her article, “Life in the War Zone,” appeared …
Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-hand
E-bok, 2023
16 kr
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"This is a most amusing little story of what we may call the “genteel farce” kind. Mrs. Pendleton, who has been a pronounced flirt in her married life, becomes a widow at twenty-four, and receives simultaneous offers of marriage from four admirers. It must, she thinks, be a practical joke; to …
Patience Sparhawk and Her Times, A Novel
E-bok, 2023
16 kr
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Atherton wrote Patience Sparhawk and Her Times, A Novel in 1897, but it proved too controversial. In 1898, and John Lane of The Bodley Head agreed to publish it. William Robertson Nicoll gave a review of it in the April 12, 1897 edition of The Bookman that said it was "crude" in its portrayal of a …
Tower of Ivory
E-bok, 2023
16 kr
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The Tower of Ivory follows Margaret Hill, a singer whose talent attracts Al Levering. He rescues her from the notorious dive in which she is performing and pays for her musical education. Just as she is about to join an opera company, Levering is arrested for embezzlement and Margaret, out of …
Dead and the Countess
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Häftad, 2022
92 kr
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World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2022. The dead sleep peacefully—until a railway is built near their cemetery. While the old priest works to keep them at rest, the count’s dying wife begs to be buried near the railway. But when her last wish is granted, the …
Striding Place
Ljudbok, 2020
50 kr
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Runtime: 15 minutesIn Gertrude Atherton's The Striding Place, the concept of identity and a lonely death are addressed. Weigall remembers talking with Wyatt about the soul and afterlife. Wyatt states, "e;If I had my way, I should stay inside my bones until the coffin had gone into its niche, …
Black Oxen
E-bok, 2019
29 kr
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A 1922 novel by American novelist Gertrude Atherton. The story centers on the relationship between thirty-four year old columnist Lee Clavering and Mary Zattiany, a 58 year old woman who, through modern science, has regained her youth. The story takes place within New York’s high society and there …
Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-hand
E-bok, 2019
17 kr
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This is a most amusing little story of what we may call the genteel farce kind. Mrs. Pendleton, who has been a pronounced flirt in her married life, becomes a widow at twenty-four, and receives simultaneous offers of marriage from four admirers. It must, she thinks, be a practical joke; to avenge …
Tower of Ivory
E-bok, 2019
17 kr
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The book follows the travails of Margaret Hill, whose singing ability attracts Al Levering. He rescues her from the notorious dive in which she is performing and pays for her musical education. Just as she is about to join an opera company, Levering is arrested for embezzlement and Margaret, out of …
Spinners' Book of Fiction by Spinners Club
E-bok, 2020
29 kr
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A great collection of short stories by classic authors. Featured here are stories by: Gertrude Atherton, Mary Austin, Geraldine Bonner, Mary Halleck Foote, Eleanor Gates, James Hopper, Jack London, Bailey Millard, Miriam Michelson, W. C. Morrow, Frank Norris, Henry Milner Rideout, Charles Warren …
Essential Novelists - Gertrude Atherton
Av August Nemo, Gertrude Atherton
E-bok, 2020
23 kr
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Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors.For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Gertrude Atherton which are Black Oxen and Tower of Ivory. Gertrude Atherton was an …
7 best short stories by Gertrude Atherton
Av August Nemo, Gertrude Atherton
E-bok, 2020
11 kr
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Welcome to the 7 Best Short Stories book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors.This edition is dedicated to Gertrude Atherton was an American author. Her bestseller Black Oxen was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short …
Daughter of the Vine
E-bok, 2022
42 kr
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In this emotionally engaging and richly detailed multi-generational epic, author Gertrude Atherton uses her own family history as a lens through which to trace the evolution of the fictional Randolph family, from their roots in England to their eventual ascendance to power and prestige in the …
B. J. Harrison Reads The Dead and the Countess
Ljudbok, 2020
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
162 kr
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What is the worst thing that can happen in a cemetery? "The Dead and the Countess" gives one truly horrific description which will keep you at the edge of your seat until the very end. Now do you really want to know what happened in the Breton cemetery? Its inhabitants’ long sleep has been …
B. J. Harrison Reads The Bell and the Fog
Ljudbok, 2020
101 kr
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Ralph Orth is an American novelist who decides to move to the English countryside. There he buys a marvellous estate called Chillingsworth. Inside Chillingsworth’s gallery, Orth finds an old portrait of a young girl who takes Orth’s breath away. He is fascinated and is determined to find out who …
A Daughter of the Vine
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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Originally serialised in a magazine under the title ‘The Randolphs of Redwood: A Romance’, Gertrude Atherton’s ‘A Daughter of the Vine’ was published as a full-length book in 1899. So scandalous was the serialisation at the time that it caused much friction between Atherton and her family when she …
Ancestors
E-bok, 2021
213 kr
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A group of aging, aristocratic English ladies have decided to take a trip to America. They plan to travel across it and see the beauty of America’s varied landscapes for themselves while they still can. All strong, independent women, Gertrude Atherton skilfully contrasts their varied characters and …
Black Oxen
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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First published in 1923 ‘Black Oxen’ is one of feminist author Gertrude Atherton’s most famous and most controversial novels. Set in New York during the 1920s, it tells the story of the budding romance between young playwright Lee Clavering and an American widow, Madame Mary Zatianny – an older …
Mrs. Balfame
E-bok, 2021
96 kr
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Enid Balfame is a respectable, middle-aged woman, who lives a quiet life in a peaceful, sleepy small town. As her marriage turns sour, Enid can see only one way out – a solution to all of her problems, but a decision which will send her down a path of spiritual and personal transformation from …
Rezanov
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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‘Rezanov’ is an historical romance by the popular feminist author Gertrude Atherton. Nikolai Rezanov, a Russian privy councillor and grand chamberlain to Alexander the First of Russia, has come to California to seek out new lands and advantageous ways to serve his king. Here he meets the headstrong …
Senator North
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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Independent and beautiful, when young Betty Madison encounters politicians including the rising star Senator North, she makes quite an impression. Despite her restless nature, Betty finds herself falling in love with the married Senator – and is shocked when these feelings appear to be …
Sleeping Fires
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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Set in the high-society of 1860s San Francisco, ‘Sleeping Fires’ by famous feminist author Gertrude Atherton is a tale of love and resentment and an exploration of the moral and social standards of the time. Madeleine Talbot is newly married but deeply unhappy. Believing herself to be truly in love …
The Avalanche
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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First published in 1919, ‘The Avalanche’ by Gertrude Atherton is set in San Francisco following a devastating earthquake. Young Price Ruyler is struggling to keep the California branch of the family business running when he encounters a beautiful young French woman, Helene Perrin. The pair fall …
The Bell in the Fog, and Other Stories
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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‘The Bell in the Fog, and Other Stories’ is a supernatural short story collection from famous American author Gertrude Atherton. The collection focusses on the dark side of human nature and the corrupting influence of wealth, and is heavily influenced by Atherton’s fascination and admiration for …
