![]() Stranded behind enemy lines, Sharpe returns to his mission to find Kate Savage. Sharpe, however, does not have a choice: He and his squad of riflemen are on the lookout for the missing daughter of an English wine shipper, when the French onslaught begins and the city of Oporto becomes a setting for carnage and disaster. ![]() ![]() Napoleon is advancing fast in northern Portugal, and no one knows whether the small contingent of British troops stationed in Lisbon will stay to fight or sail back to England. It is 1809, a few years after Lieutenant Richard Sharpe's heroic exploits on the battlefields of India and at Trafalgar, and Sharpe finds himself fighting the savage armies of Napoleon Bonaparte as they try to bring the whole of the Iberian Peninsula under their control. Bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell returns to the battlefields of the Iberian Peninsula with Sharpe's Havoc, where the lieutenant and his men bravely fight the French invasion into Portugal. ![]()
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![]() Hello and welcome to The Honey POP! We are so excited to talk to you today. How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs? In addition to Josh’s recurring infidelity, Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into-sometimes literally-in unfortunate ways. ![]() And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day.Įmilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed-and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. Summary: After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. Image Source: Courtesy of Simon & Schuster ![]() ![]() ![]() The Theodore Dreiser Collection is one of a number of collections related to modern American history and literature. The Penn Libraries' Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image has created a digital portal offering online access to important portions of the Dreiser Collection: the Dreiser Web Source. ![]() Dreiser's personal library is also part of the Collection and constitutes a substantial resource of literature and other publications from the early twentieth century. It also includes many collections notable for their relationship to Dreiser, including friends, romantic partners, and professional collaborators. The Theodore Dreiser Collection contains the Theodore Dreiser papers (1890-1965), including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs that document Dreiser's personal life and his careers as journalist, novelist, essayist, and political activist. ![]() ![]() ![]() But until Julienne frees herself of the burden of the secret and surrenders the lost world the flawed diamond represents, love and security continue to elude her. Pursued by agents of the various factions seeking to keep the Dauphin from regaining the throne, Julienne flees the blood-soaked streets of Revolutionary Paris for the wilderness of Pennsylvania, where French exiles are building a haven for the queen they hope to save. Foreseeing her own arrest, the Queen entrusts Julienne with a jewel meant to ensure the future of the young Dauphin. Martin's Press in 1989, this novel tells the story of Julienne, a poor seamstress who uses her wits, skills and determination to become one of Marie Antoinette's favorite dressmakers. One such book is THE FRENCHWOMAN by Jeanne Mackin. I'm always thrilled to come across an older book that escaped my attention when it first came out yet has the substance and sparkle to compete with newer titles. However, there are many older novels well worth reading. Given historical fiction's recent explosion in popularity, it's hard to keep up with all the new titles publishers turn out each month. ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() In July 1982, a private member’s bill to change the name to Canada Day was proposed by Vaudreuil MP Hal Herbert. ![]() In the decades following the Second World War, several private members’ and government-sponsored bills were proposed to change the name of Dominion Day, but none succeeded. A more successful effort, sponsored by Senator Robert Carrall of British Columbia, passed through Parliament in 1879, making Dominion Day a public holiday. In May 1869, a bill to make Dominion Day a public holiday was debated in the House of Commons, but it was withdrawn after several members of Parliament voiced objections. While several communities did organize celebrations on this day, the legal status of Dominion Day as a public holiday was uncertain. Of the anniversary of Confederation on 1 July 1868. In June 1868, Governor General Charles Stanley Monck called for a celebration The British North America Act came into effect on 1 July 1867, creating the country of Canada with its initial four provinces of Ontario, ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the astonishing story of how culture enabled us to become the most successful species on Earth.Īn entirely fresh view of our history, Vince makes the convincing case that it is the combination of our genes, environments and cultures, working in rich feedback-loops over deep millennia, that have boot-strapped this weak ape’s unlikely success. ![]() Captivating… A provocative, highly readable take on our astonishing emergence from the primordial soup. ![]() |