Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Paul Maixner
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 562
Release: 1995
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780415134675

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Lives of the Trees

Lives of the Trees
Author: Diana Wells
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-01-19
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1565129695

Diana Wells, author of 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names now turns her attention to something bigger—our deep-rooted relationship with trees. As she investigates the names and meanings of trees, telling their legends and lore, she reminds us of just how innately bound we are to these protectors of our planet. Since the human race began, we have depended on them for food, shade, shelter and fuel, not to mention furniture, musical instruments, medicine utensils and more. Wells has a remarkable ability to dig up the curious and the captivating: At one time, a worm found in a hazelnut prognosticated ill fortune. Rowan trees were planted in churchyards to prevent the dead from rising from their graves. Greek arrows were soaked in deadly yew, and Shakespeare’s witches in Macbeth used “Gall of goat and slips of Yew” to make their lethal brew. One bristlecone pine, at about 4,700 years old, is thought to be the oldest living plant on earth. All this and more can be found in the beautifully illustrated pages (themselves born of birch bark!) of 100 Trees.

A Nightingale in the Sycamore

A Nightingale in the Sycamore
Author: Jane Beaufort
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2021-04-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8726565161

Perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn. Virginia Summers is extremely fond of the Meadow House, which has been bestowed to her by her father. Even the thought of parting with it is inconceivable, debts are beginning to make her life difficult. Then, as fate would have it, a car accident almost at her doorstep presents her with the famous and handsome, although ill-tempered musician, Charles Digby Wickham. Virginia cannot be helped but be drawn to his charming, yet infuriatingly difficult musician. Can she consider being with this man, who has entered her life – it seems - by fate? The romance novel from the 20th century was written under one of Ida Pollock’s pseudonyms, Jane Beaufort. A must-read for fans of literary romance and surprising twists of fate. Jane Beaufort is a pseudonym of Ida Pollock (1908 – 2013), a highly successful British writer of over 125 romance novels translated into numerous languages and published across the world. Ida Pollock has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. Pollock began writing when she was 10 years old. Ida has travelled widely, living in several different countries. She continues to be popular amongst both her devoted fan base and new readers alike. Pollock has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death. On the occasion of her 105th birthday, Pollock was appointed honorary vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association, having been one of its founding members. Ida Pollock wrote in a wide variety of pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen, Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell.

Nightingale's Nest

Nightingale's Nest
Author: Nikki Loftin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2015-01-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1595146237

An award winning modern fairy tale about friendship and family, for fans of Bridge to Terabithia Twelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., “Little John” as he’s always been known, is spending the hot Texas summer helping his father to clear trees for Mr. King, the richest and most powerful man in town. Then one day he hears a song through the brush, one so beautiful that it stops him in his tracks. He follows the melody and finds, not a bird, but a young girl sitting in the branches of a tall sycamore tree. There’s something magical about this girl, Gayle, especially her soaring singing voice. Little John's home is full of sorrow over his sister’s death and endless stress over money troubles. But his friendship with Gayle quickly becomes the one bright spot in tough times . . . until Mr. King forces Little John into an impossible choice: risk his family’s wages and survival, or put Gayle's future in danger. Inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen story, Nightingale's Nest is an unforgettable novel about a boy with the weight of the world on his shoulders and a girl with the gift of healing in her voice. "Magical realism meets coming of age in this sensitive and haunting novel."—BCCB, starred review "Smart and beautiful . . . Once you’ve read it, you’ll have a hard time getting it out of your head.”—Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal Blog