During the last decade the osprey has risen phoenix-like from the ashes
- once extinct in Britain now returned as a powerful symbol
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjous close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjous close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Jacquetta daughter of the Count of Luxembourg & kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe was married to the great Englishman John Duke of Bedford uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love & then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend & a Lancaster supporter
- until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love & married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina & to the founder of the house of Luxembourg together with her reputation for making magic she is the most haunting of heroines.
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Neville Roscoe notorious & enigmatic lives resolutely outside society bound only by his code of honour
- until challenged by his
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SEDUCING THE CAPTAIN It would be unwise to mistake me for an innocent debutante
- for years I have graced the smoky gloom of many
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This collection brings together Jane Austen's earliest experiments in the art of fiction & novels that she left incomplete at the time of her premature death in 1817. Her fragmentary juvenilia show Austen developing her own sense of narrative form whilst parodying popular kinds of fiction of her day. Lady Susan is a wickedly funny epistolary novel about a captivating but unscrupulous widow seeking to snare husbands for her daughter & herself. The Watsons explores themes of family relationships the marriage market & attitudes to rank which became the hallmarks of her major novels. In Sanditon Austen exercises her acute powers of social observation in the setting of a newly fashionable seaside resort. These novels are here joined by shorter fictions that survive in Austen's manuscripts including critically acclaimed works like Catharine Love & Freindship [sic] & The History of Engl&. ...

Such was the power of the BEAUTY INSIDE her that Winter turned to Spring in her path & flowers grew in her footsteps. Edward Monkton's verse dedicated to an extraordinary woman whose incredible gift was to radiate beauty from within! perfect for Mother's Day. Edward Monkton books are highly collectable & stylish gifts-- at home on a coffee table in the bathroom in quiet places & perfect for giving to a loved one or for keeping for yourself. This is a charming portrait of an amazing woman whose inner beauty turned Winter into Spring. A lovely lyrical story The Lady who was Beautiful Inside celebrates those who deserve praise most. Each book in this new series is an original story charmingly illustrated & created especially for this br&-new series of gift books. H&-lettered in the same style as the Edward Monkton cards by the Really Good company the tales are wonderfully packaged with the utmost style & attention to detail to make these hugely desirable objects & perfect gifts for special occasions. These creations prove there is a universal & enduring audience for stories that inspire & touch hearts. Their philosophy is to heal unite amuse & delight in equal measures. ...

The Lady with the Little Dog & Other Stories 1896-1904" is an enchanting collection of tales which showcase Anton Chekhov at the height of his power as a writer. This " Penguin Classics" edition is translated by Ronald Wilks with an introduction by Paul Debreczeny. In the final years of his life Chekhov produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces & some of the most highly-regarded works in Russian literature. The poignant " The Lady with the Little Dog" & " About Love" examine the nature of love outside of marriage
- its romantic idealism & the fear of disillusionment. & in stories such as " Peasants" " The House with the Mezzanine" & " My Life" Chekhov paints a vivid picture of the conditions of the poor & of their powerlessness in the face of exploitation & hardship. With the works collected here Chekhov moved away from the realism of his earlier tales
- developing a broader range of characters & subject matter while forging the spare minimalist style that would inspire such modern short-story writers as Ernest Hemingway & William Faulkner. Ronald Wilks's translation is accompanied by an introduction in which Paul Debreczeny discusses the themes that Chekhov adopted in his mature work. This edition also

Includes:: a publishing history & notes for each story a chronology & further reading. Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was born in Taganrog a port on the sea of Azov. In 1879 he travelled to Moscow where he entered the medical faculty of the university graduating in 1884. During his university years he supported his family by contributing humorous stories & sketches to magazines. He published his first volume of stories " Motley Tales" in 1886 & a year later his second volume " In the Twilight" for which he received the Pushkin Prize. Today his plays including " Uncle Vanya" " The Seagull" & " The Cherry Orchard" are recognised as masterpieces the world over. If you enjoyed " The Lady with the Little Dog" you might like Leo Tolstoy's " The Death of Ivan Ilyich & Other Stories" also available in " Penguin Classics"."



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