Captain Fantom

Captain Fantom
Author: Reginald Hill
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504059697
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From an award-winning author, a historical novel inspired by the life of a Croatian mercenary in seventeenth-century England. In the chaotic days of the early 1600s, Carlo Fantom, a Central European who spoke thirteen languages, would gladly accept payment to fight, no matter the country or the cause—battling and brutalizing his victims whether he was on the side of the king or his enemies in the English Civil War, for the Christians against the Turks or the Turks against the Christians. Written in the form of a memoir, this imaginative biographical novel weaves the historical facts that are known about Captain Fantom with a dramatic and action-filled portrayal of his adventures and misadventures, both alone and with his band of warriors, chosen for their military prowess and moral depravity. “Reginald Hill’s stories must certainly be among the best now being written.” —The Times Literary Supplement

The Forging of Fantom

The Forging of Fantom
Author: Reginald Hill
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504059735
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The award-winning author of Captain Fantom returns with the origin story of the notorious seventeenth-century mercenary. Carlo Fantom spoke thirteen languages—a skill that proved useful as he traveled widely to sell his brutal services to any party who would pay him. This novel, written in the form of his personal memoirs, takes readers on a journey to his younger days—from the Croatian farm where he was born and raised to Venice, where he sails to collect a ransom for hostages—and offers both an intriguing look at how his character was formed and an action-packed account of his earliest adventures. “Reginald Hill’s stories must certainly be among the best now being written.” —The Times Literary Supplement

Aubrey's Brief Lives

Aubrey's Brief Lives
Author: John Aubrey
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2016-04-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1473521734
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RUTH SCURR John Aubrey was a modest man, a self-styled antiquarian and the man who invented modern biography. His ‘lives’ of the prominent figures of his generation and the Elizabethan era, including Shakespeare, Milton and Sir Walter Raleigh, have been plundered by historians for centuries for their frankness and fascinating detail. Collected here are all of Aubrey’s biographical writings, a series of unforgettable portraits of the characters of his day, still more alive and kicking than in any conventional work of history.

A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language

A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language
Author: T.J. Carty
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1723
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1135955859
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In its first edition Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms established itself as a comprehensive dictionary of pseudonyms used by literary writers in English from the 16th century to the present day. This new Second Edition increases coverage by 35%! There are two sequences: Part I - which now includes more than 17,000 entries- is an alphabetical list of pseudonyms followed by the writer's real name. Part II is an alphabetical list of writers cited in Part I-more than 10,000 writers included-providing brief biographical details followed by pseudonyms used by the wrter and titles published under those pseudonyms. Dictionary or Literary Pseudonyms has now become a standard reference work on the subject for teachers, student, and public, high school, and college/universal librarians. The Second Edition will, we believe, consolidate that reputation.