Belinda

Belinda
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1842
Genre:
ISBN:

Staff Sergeant Belinda Watt

Staff Sergeant Belinda Watt
Author: Tom Holzel
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1532002254

When sniper SSGT Belinda Watt is found innocent of the death of General Bloodworthy, the Guardian Council, a fraternal organization of combat officers, swears revenge. She is spirited off to an obscure, Jupiter-size rocky planetMagnus--by an intelligence officer secretly sent there to discover why their precious Lithium Oxycarbide production has fallen so drastically. Once there, the two reluctantly join forces, only to discover the Guardian Council is there, too, diverting the precious metal in order to take over the planet--and the entire Galactic Federation! Then the Magnus Guardian Council discovers she is there

General Belinda

General Belinda
Author: Ethel Carnie Holdsworth
Publisher: Kennedy & Boyd
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2019-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781849211369

The third novel to be brought back into print in The Ethel Carnie Holdsworth Series, edited by Dr Nicola Wilson, a collection and study of the author's writings that explores her contribution to British working-class literature. The novel, first published in 1924, is Introduced by Roger Smalley.

Belinda

Belinda
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2023-12-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Belinda is an 1801 novel by the Irish writer Maria Edgeworth. The novel was Edgeworth's second published, and was considered controversial in its day for its depiction of an interracial marriage between Lucy and Juba. Literary critics argue that Jane Austen's naturalistic female characters owed a debt to this society novel's spirited heroine. Belinda is a young lady who lives with her aunt, Mrs. Stanhope. Being unwed, Belinda is sent to live with Lady Delacour, whom Belinda considers fascinating and charming. Lady Delacour believes herself to be dying of breast cancer. She hides her emotional distress caused by her impending death and poor relationships with her family from Belinda through wit and charm. The first half of the novel is concerned with the blooming friendship between Belinda and Lady Delacour...

Generally Speaking

Generally Speaking
Author: Richard Rohmer
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2004-10-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1770701761

Lieutenant-General Richard Rohmer is arguably Canada’s most decorated citizen. A commander of the Order of Military Merit and an Officer of the Order of Canada, his career began in World War II where he earned the reputation as one of Canada’s top Mustang reconnaissance pilots. For his service, which includes flying over the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross. A lawyer, litigator, journalist and best-selling author of 28 fiction and non-fiction books, Rohmer has met with such public figure as Queen Elizabeth, General George Patton, "Intrepid" Sir William Stephenson, Presidents Eisenhower, Regan, and Clinton, and has flown with John F. Kennedy. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Hollinger Inc. Recently, he chaired the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Advisory Committee to the Minister of Veterans Affairs. His autobiography, Generally Speaking: The Memoirs of Richard Rohmer, is written with Rohmer’s characteristic frankness and insight.

Notable Black American Women

Notable Black American Women
Author: Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher: VNR AG
Total Pages: 842
Release: 1992
Genre: African American women
ISBN: 9780810391772

Arranged alphabetically from "Alice of Dunk's Ferry" to "Jean Childs Young," this volume profiles 312 Black American women who have achieved national or international prominence.