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Author | : Greenfield, |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 1989-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0826443400 |
After a distinguished career as a teacher, scholar, bibliographer and literary critic, Stanley Brian Greenfield, Professor of English at the University of Oregon, one of the founders of the annual Anglo-Saxon England and of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists, died in 1987. He wrote primarily on Anglo-Saxon topics as well as later English poetry. He deeply explored the Old English poetic corpus, pointing out important meanings and qualities in insightful and sensitive readings. Hero and Exile brings together some of his most important essays, divided into three sections - Beowulfian Studies, The Old English Elegies and The Theme of Exile - attesting to his long and fruitful engagement with Old English literature.
Author | : Sir Hugh Charles Clifford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Biography |
ISBN | : |
Stories about the lives of lesser-known people throughout history.
Author | : Brian Naslund |
Publisher | : Tor Books |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2019-08-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 125030962X |
2019 Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year First in the Dragons of Terra series, Brian Naslund's Blood of an Exile is a fast-paced adventure perfect for comic readers and fans of heroic fantasy Bershad stands apart from the world, the most legendary dragonslayer in history, both revered and reviled. Once, he was Lord Silas Bershad, but after a disastrous failure on the battlefield he was stripped of his titles and sentenced to one violent, perilous hunt after another. Now he lives only to stalk dragons, slaughter them, collect their precious oil, and head back into the treacherous wilds once more. For years, death was his only chance to escape. But that is about to change. The king who sentenced Bershad to his fate has just given him an unprecedented chance at redemption. Kill a foreign emperor and walk free forever. The journey will take him across dragon-infested mountains, through a seedy criminal underworld, and into a forbidden city guarded by deadly technology. But the links of fate bind us all. Dragons of Terra Series Blood of an Exile Sorcery of a Queen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : Mercedes Lackey |
Publisher | : Astra Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2004-10-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101118636 |
This stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series continues the story of prickly weapons-master Alberich. Once a heroic Captain in the army of Karse, a kingdom at war with Valdemar, Alberich becomes one of Valdemar's Heralds. Despite prejudice against him, he becomes the personal protector of young Queen Selenay. But can he protect her from the dangers of her own heart?
Author | : Gordon Mursell |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780664225049 |
This wide-ranging historical survey provides an indispensable resource for those interested in exploring, teaching, or studying English spirituality. In two stand-alone volumes, it traces history from Roman times until the year 2000. The main Christian traditions and a vast range of writers and spiritual themes, from Anglo-Saxon poems to late-modern feminist spirituality, are included. These volumes present the astonishing richness and variety of responses made by English Christians to the call of the divine during the past two thousand years.
Author | : Anne Osterlund |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2011-04-28 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101514159 |
Crown princess Aurelia is a survivor. She survived attempted assassination. She survived the king's rejection. She survived her mother's abandonment. And now, in exile, she must survive her kingdom-from hostile crowds to raw frontier to desert sands. But even as unknown assailants track Aurelia and expedition guide Robert, she knows what her greatest risk is: falling love...
Author | : K.J. Jackson |
Publisher | : K.J. Jackson |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2023-07-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1940149568 |
She can’t afford to love anyone. He will never marry. They can never have a future…or can they? A fallen lady with a heart of gold and a spine of steel. Long ago, Madame Juliet Thomson was exiled from her family. A fallen lady, she’s worked in one of London’s most famous gaming hells for the last six years. An arrangement that suited her well until an over-zealous lord determines she is his property. Which she is most decidedly not. But convincing the man is another matter, and she needs desperately to disappear for a while—somewhere safe, somewhere she cannot be found. When opportunities present themselves, take them. Evander Docherty wants one thing. To set his future bride in front of his beloved grandfather before the earl dies. A last wish fulfilled. Not that he actually plans to marry the lass. Nor that he even has a fiancée. But for his grandfather, Evan would do anything. Even strike a bargain with a fallen lady. An attraction not to be denied. While danger rears on the journey north to Scotland, Evan and Juliet quickly find the attraction between them is spinning out of control. But she can’t afford to love anyone. And he will never marry. They can never have a future…or can they? Join the adventure today! You’ll love Wicked Exile, the second in the Exile series and a can’t-miss regency romance by USA Today bestselling author, K.J. Jackson. Note: The novels in the Exile series by K.J. Jackson are each stand-alone stories and can be read individually in any order. These historical romances are set in the Regency and Victorian eras, and do not shy away from scenes with steamy heat, occasional naughty language, and moments that might possibly make you squirm.
Author | : Chuck Hogan |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2012-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 141655887X |
Another fabulous Boston-based thriller by Chuck Hogan, this one involving an Iraq war veteran who gets involved with dangerous big-time drug dealers.
Author | : Catherine Jinks |
Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780763620202 |
After fighting the infidels in Jerusalem in 1188, Lord Roland and his squire Pagan return to Roland's castle in France where they encounter violent family feuds and religious heretics. By the author of Pagan's Crusade.
Author | : Sean Oswald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2020-04-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
This isn't a game. This is his new life.Dave has been wandering through life for a long time. His day job bores him and he never seems to be able to meet his family's expectations. The only escape he's ever had is his love of MMORPG's. But when he becomes the subject of a test without even knowing it, he's portaled into a game-world called Eloria with no way out. It's a frequent daydream of his, however, in none of those dreams did his wife and kids ever accompany him. Now, Dave must balance protecting his family with exploring his dream... oh, and trying to stay alive. Monstrous beasts roam Eloria, worst of all, an undead army led by the vile Death Knight.He'll have to adapt fast and learn to cooperate if he hopes to make a new home for his family. And just maybe, along the way, he'll find out why they're living a life in exile.Experience the epic first installment of a LitRPG saga perfect for fans of C.M Carney, Blaise Corvin, and Charles Dean.Also available on Audible, narrated by Peter Berkrot (Alpha World, Earth Force).