The Veiled Hand
| Author | : Frederick Wicks |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 1893 |
| Genre | : English fiction |
| ISBN | : |
The Veiled Hand
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The Romans
| Author | : Andrea Giardina |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 1993-03-15 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780226290492 |
In this book, third in a series which includes Jacques Le Goff's Medieval Characters and Eugenio Garin's Renaissance Portraits, leading scholars search for the character of the ancient Romans through portraits of Rome's most typical personages. Essays on the politician, the soldier, the priest, the farmer, the slave, the merchant, and others together create a fresco of Roman society as it spanned 1300 years. Synthesizing a wealth of current research, The Romans surveys the most complex society ever to exist prior to the Industrial Age. Searching out the identity of the ancient Roman, the contributors describe an urbane figure at odds with his rustic peers, known for his warlike nature and his love of virtue, his magnanimity to foreigners and his predilection for cutting off his enemies' heads. Most important, perhaps, of the themes explored throughout this volume are those of freedom and slavery, of citizenship and humanitas. What results from the depictions Roman society through time and across its many constituent cultures is the variety of Roman identity in all its richness and depth. These masterful essays will engage the general reader as well as the specialist in history and culture.
King Edward VII
| Author | : Marie Belloc Lowndes |
| Publisher | : DigiCat |
| Total Pages | : 214 |
| Release | : 2022-11-13 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
This incredible biography gives us a deep insight into to life of the royal family during the greatest era in British History! Edward VII (1841-1910), the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Before his accession to the throne, he was heir apparent and held the title of Prince of Wales for longer than any of his predecessors. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power, and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties, and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and the Indian subcontinent in 1875 were popular successes, but despite public approval his reputation as a playboy prince soured his relationship with his mother. Content: An Appreciation Birth and Early Years The King's Boyhood Oxford, Cambridge, and the Curragh The King's Visit to Canada and the United States Death of the Prince Consort—Tour in the East The Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra Early Married Life Their Majesties' Tour in Egypt and the Mediterranean The Franco-Prussian War—The King's Illness 1873-1875 The King's Tour in India Quiet Years of Public Work, 1876-1887—Visit to Ireland—Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Silver Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra—Engagement and Marriage of Princess Louise The Baccarat Case—Birth of Lady Alexandra Duff—The King's Fiftieth Birthday—Illness of Prince George The Duke of Clarence and Avondale Chapter XVII. The Housing of the Working Classes—Marriage of Prince George—The Diamond Jubilee—Death of the Duchess of Teck Later Years—A Serious Accident to the King—Gradual Recovery—The Attempt on the King's Life The King as a Country Squire The King in London The King and State Policy The King and the Services The King and Freemasonry The King as a Philanthropist The King as a Sportsman Death of Queen Victoria—The King's Accession
Achilles Maestri and the Veiled Prince
| Author | : Victoria C. Preston |
| Publisher | : Page Publishing Inc |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 2020-04-22 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1647011086 |
When his grandmother falls ill, Achilles, along with an unexpected dwarf ally, must venture to the Witch of the Northern Wood for the cure. However, unbeknownst to the travelers, they began a journey that wouldn't end in the gnarled woods of the north. A veiled entity is turning the hand of fate and creating ripples in time that would come to change every fiber of Achilles's being. In his conquest to pursue the man calling himself the Veiled Prince, he must become more than he ever imagined.
The Hand of Fatima
| Author | : Eva-Maria von Kemnitz |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2023-02-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9004526234 |
The Hand of Fatima traces the khamsa, or hand motif, across the Arab-Islamic world and beyond. It explores multifarious khamsas, from amulets to fine art, with a special focus on the hand symbol in Algeria, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and Shiʿism.
The Veiled Figure and Other Poems
| Author | : Dorothea Hollins |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 1895 |
| Genre | : English poetry |
| ISBN | : |
Christmas Under the Veil of Mystery – Ultimate Collection for the Murder Mystery Holiday
| Author | : Charles Dickens |
| Publisher | : DigiCat |
| Total Pages | : 9591 |
| Release | : 2023-11-10 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
DigiCat presents to you a collection of the greatest mystery cases and puzzles for you to solve and relax with during Christmas and winter holidays: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Mabel & Paul Thorne: The Sheridan Road Mystery Marion Harvey: The Mystery of the Hidden Room Grace Livingston Hill: The Mystery of Mary
Questioning the Veil
| Author | : Marnia Lazreg |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 2009-07-27 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1400830923 |
Why Muslim women should not wear the veil Across much of the world today, Muslim women of all ages are increasingly choosing to wear the veil. Is this trend a sign of rising piety or a way of asserting Muslim pride? And does the veil really provide women freedom from sexual harassment? Written in the form of letters addressing all those interested in this issue, Questioning the Veil examines the inconsistent and inadequate reasons given for the veil, and points to the dangers and limitations of this highly questionable cultural practice. Marnia Lazreg, a preeminent authority in Middle East women's studies, combines her own experiences growing up in a Muslim family in Algeria with interviews and the real-life stories of other Muslim women to produce this nuanced argument for doing away with the veil. Lazreg stresses that the veil is not included in the five pillars of Islam, asks whether piety sufficiently justifies veiling, explores the adverse psychological effects of the practice on the wearer and those around her, and pays special attention to the negative impact of veiling for young girls. Lazreg's provocative findings indicate that far from being spontaneous, the trend toward wearing the veil has been driven by an organized and growing campaign that includes literature, DVDs, YouTube videos, and courses designed by some Muslim men to teach women about their presumed rights under the veil. An incisive mix of the personal and political, supported by meticulous research, Questioning the Veil will compel all readers to reconsider their views of this controversial and sensitive topic.
The Affair of the Veiled Murderess
| Author | : Jeanne Winston Adler |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 331 |
| Release | : 2011-03-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1438435495 |
Troy, New York, 1853. Two Irish immigrants—a man and a woman—die shortly after drinking beer poured by a neighbor. Was it poisoned? And if so, was their slayer the beautiful mistress of an important Democratic politician? Many Trojans soon answer yes to both questions, but others question the guilt of the glamorous accused. Rumored to be the once-respectable Miss Charlotte Wood, a former student at Emma Willard's elite Troy Female Seminary and the runaway wife of a British lord, her identity remains in doubt, and the air of mystery is only heightened by her decision to remain hidden behind a veil during her trial, which earns her the nickname "The Veiled Murderess." As the affair widens to include the antebellum social and political worlds of Troy and Albany, the blossoming scandal threatens important people on both sides of the Atlantic. Drawing on newspapers, court documents, and other records of the time, Jeanne Winston Adler attempts to come to an understanding of the truth behind the strange affair of the veiled murderess. In the process, she addresses a number of topics important to our understanding of nineteenth-century life in New York State, including the changing roles of women, the marginal position of the Irish, and the contentious political firmament of the time.
Euripides' Alkestis
| Author | : Euripides |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 1902 |
| Genre | : College and school drama |
| ISBN | : |
