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The illegitimate daughter of an English lord, Sian Jones abandoned her heritage to live in a stalwart coal-mining community in South Wales. Empowered by their cause, she's engaged to be married to the leader of a revolutionary movement that is bracing itself against the tyranny of English mine owners. But Sian's principles are unexpectedly shaken when she accepts a job as governess under Alexander Hyatt, the mysterious marquess of Craille, the oppressive symbol of everything she has come to resist.

This Victorian best seller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her as the main rival of the master of the sensational novel, Wilkie Collins. A protest against the passive, insipid 19th-century heroine, Lady Audley was described by one critic of the time as "high-strung, full of passion, purpose, and movement." Her crime (the secret of the title) is shown to threaten the apparently respectable middle-class world of Victorian England.

At the most magical time of the year, will Mary choose independence or love? It's 1909 and Mary Richards has worked hard to gain an education and become a teacher in her close-knit, picturesque village in the Cotswolds, but not everyone approves of her modern ways. When her sister Emily becomes...

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Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and...

In this revelatory biography of one of Canada's most internationally celebrated writers, Mary Henley Rubio looks far beyond Montgomery's own published journals and draws on years of primary research and interviews, as well as a wealth of previously undiscovered material. The result is an account of a fascinating life that is certain to surprise. This comprehensive account of Montgomery's life, all set in rich social context, has taken its place as the definitive biography of this Canadian literary icon.

Blaze, AJ, and all their fast friends from Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines are the stars of this fun-filled audiobook.

Abigail Westcott's dreams for her future were lost when her father died and she discovered her parents were not legally married. But now, six years later, she enjoys the independence a life without expectation provides a wealthy single woman. Indeed, she's grown confident enough to scold the careless servant chopping wood outside without his shirt on in the proximity of ladies. But the man is not a servant. He is Gilbert Bennington, the lieutenant colonel and superior officer who has escorted her wounded brother, Harry, home from the wars with Napoleon.  

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A classic Victorian sensation mystery by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, *Lady Audley's Secret* opens when Robert Audley, a lazy young barrister, travels to the country to visit his uncle Sir Michael and encounters the beautiful new young wife Lady Audley, who...

Inspiring women to boldly and joyfully embrace biblical womanhood

'The Charioteer remains compelling both as a snapshot of a particular - and particularly fascinating - cultural moment, and as a deeply romantic story of love fulfilled against the odds. It has all those qualities that make Mary Renault so memorable as a novelist: craft, subtlety, intelligence...

Ten of Mary Shelley’s best short stories that push the boundaries of Gothic literature Mary Shelley is most known for Frankenstein, but in the years following the release of her magnum opus, which were beset by the loss of several children and her husband, she produced novels, poems, short...

Reise mit Anne und Philipp im magischen Baumhaus. Rätselhafte Abenteuer in fremden Welten und längst vergangenen Zeiten erwarten dich auch in dieser Folge! San Francisco im April 1906: Die Sonne geht gerade über den Hügeln auf, als Anne und Philipp aus dem magischen Baumhaus klettern...

Reise mit Anne und Philipp im magischen Baumhaus. Rätselhafte Abenteuer in fremden Welten und längst vergangenen Zeiten erwarten dich auch in dieser Folge! Nichts als Himmel und Meer sehen Anne und Philipp, als sie mitten in der Nacht auf einem riesigen Schiff landen. Das magische Baumhaus hat...

Reise mit Anne und Philipp im magischen Baumhaus. Rätselhafte Abenteuer in fremden Welten und längst vergangenen Zeiten erwarten dich auch in dieser Folge! Es stürmt heftig, als Anne und Philipp mit dem Baumhaus im irischen Moor landen. Sie sollen ein Mädchen namens Augusta finden und ihre...

In ihrem neuesten Abenteuer reisen Anne und Philipp mit dem magischen Baumhaus durch Zeiten und Welten nach Camelot, an den Hof des mythischen König Artus. Dort müssen sie innerhalb eines Tages ein Rätsel lösen, eine Räuberbande austricksen und einen verschollenen Drachen wiederfinden, um...

Reise mit Anne und Philipp im magischen Baumhaus. Rätselhafte Abenteuer in fremden Welten und längst vergangenen Zeiten erwarten dich auch in dieser Folge! Eigentlich sollen sich Anne und Philipp bei einem Traumurlaub an der mexikanischen Küste einmal so richtig erholen, aber dann begehen sie...

Wellen schlagen ans Ufer, Palmen rauschen im Wind – das magische Baumhaus hat Anne und Philipp nach Hawaii gebracht! Dort lernen die Geschwister das Leben der Ureinwohner kennen. Doch als Anne und Philipp mit ihren neuen Freunden zum Surfen gehen, bebt plötzlich die Erde. Und ehe sie sich...

Reise mit Anne und Philipp im magischen Baumhaus. Rätselhafte Abenteuer in fremden Welten und längst vergangenen Zeiten erwarten dich auch in dieser Folge! Hohe Wellen zerbersten an den steilen Felsklippen einer irischen Insel. Hierher hat es Philipp und Anne mit dem magischen Baumhaus...

Als Anne und Philipp aus dem magischen Baumhaus klettern, können sie es kaum glauben: Sie sind bei den ersten Siedlern in Nordamerika gelandet! Die Männer und Frauen haben einen Winter voll Hunger, Krankheit und Kälte in der Neuen Welt überlebt und feiern jetzt ein Fest mit befreundeten...