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![]() Valdemar does not fear his own death, but rather accepts it as an inevitability. It was his custom, indeed, to speak calmly of his approaching dissolution, as of a matter neither to be avoided nor regretted" Poe, pg. ![]() ![]() ![]() Next, he tries to find someone who would be willing to subject themselves to mesmerism while dying, and he recalls his friend Ernest Valdemar, who is a well-known scholar and book author that has resided in " Harlaem, N.Y., since the year 1839" is in poor health, and "For some months previous to my becoming acquainted with him, his physicians had declared him in a confirmed phthisis. The main problem that the narrator wishes to solve in his quest for knowledge is that nobody has ever been mesmerized right before death, "in articulo mortis," and he wonders if perhaps death could even be avoided if this were done. The narrator is presumably a doctor as well, but this does not appear to be directly established in the story. describes that he has an increasing interest in a process known as Mesmerism, to be more commonly interpreted as hypnotism, or rather, to put someone into a trancelike state of mind, and to thus cause an increased responsiveness to questions. ![]() ValdemarĪn unnamed narrator whose first name is P. Stories of Edgar Allan Poe The Facts in the Case of M. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Hearing her treatment of different character voices gave the story a whole new depth. Nicola Victoria Vincent is a wonderful voice actor. I was sold on making the commitment to have the book recorded. Not long after that she sent me a sample of a scene from Changing Perspectives. I gave her my two latest books to look at. We met for an initial discussion about how she worked and I didn’t need much more convincing to take the plunge. I was lucky to find the ideal narrator living almost on my doorstep, only a few miles along the road. With the right narrator, the words gained new life. However, listening to books that I’d already read gave me an insight into how the different medium could enhance the story. Up until then I hadn’t seriously considered having any of my books narrated. I only started listening to audiobooks about four years ago. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Knowing the brilliant Roman historian Mary Beard was told in 2017 that she was talking rubbish when she said there was evidence of black Africans living in Roman Britain, I thought it worth exploring any clues to their presence in England in the medieval period. His black skin makes him stand out from the crowd but whilst his presence in London would have been a novelty, was it in any way unique? Rook is an African from Abyssinia – modern day Ethiopia. ![]() In my latest Seb Foxley medieval murder mystery, The Colour of Lies, set in London in the 1470s, readers will meet a new character, Rook. A very warm welcome to Toni Mount, who is visiting us here at the Anne Boleyn Files as part of her book tour for her latest book The Colour of Lies, which is fantastic! ![]()
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Aideen la casey read online5/10/2023 ![]() Those I loved surrounded me, and what should have been a happy time, wasn’t. ![]() ![]() Aideen Collins was wrapped up in the arms of her fiancé-Kane Slater-and they both focused their attention on their beautiful baby boy, Jax. I repeated the thought over and over as I sat in my best friend’s apartment. ![]() Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, establishments, organizations, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously to give a sense of authenticity. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. 337/2011 – European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Universal Service and Users’ Rights) Regulations 2011, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the author. ![]()
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Unforgettable You by Georgina Penney5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() From memory, I ended up getting up at around two in the morning and jotting down the initial notes about his character and then he took over the show.Ģ What have you found most rewarding about your writing? The only problem was finding a man that matched her personality! Then one night along came Ben. The lead character, Amy features in the prequel, Unforgettable You, which I’d already written (it will be released around May) so it was a natural progression to write her story. I’m obsessed with pin up fashion and old movies so the feel of the book has been in the back of my mind for ages. I don’t function without it!ġ Where did you get the idea for Irrepressible You? I’ve been making banana and pecan bread this morning. ![]()
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John stephens the books of beginning5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Children of the Red King ( inactive community).Children of the Lamp ( inactive community).Don't Look At It! Don't Touch It! ( not built).Amelia's Notebooks ( inactive community).Agatha Christie/Mary Westmacott ( page) ✓.Markus Zusak ( low page count main page revamp).Diana Wynne Jones ( inactive community).Chris Van Allsburg ( low page count main page revamp).The following is the archive of existing footers and previous submissions. If you copy a footer's design, make sure to add attribution by linking back to the original footer template. Please note: If you create your own footer template based on Fandom's footers, please make sure not to include the Fandom logo and to make it otherwise clear that it's not a staff-sponsored footer template. That way, you can be sure your footer only contains the wikis you want to partner up with and is updated as often as you'd like it. We won't delete these footer templates or remove them from the wikis where they are currently embedded, but encourage you to create your own footer template with links to related wikis if you'd like to network with them. ![]() In the meantime, we won't be reviewing requests for new links for these footers or review the current links on a regular basis. That's still Fandom's goal - but we're working on some long-term projects to do this more efficiently. The literature footers serve to bring communities of like-minded people on Fandom closer together. ![]()
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Heartless by Marissa Meyer5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() You don’t know what it’s like to work every day so you can feed yourself and keep a roof over your head. Look at the things you have, the life you’re accustomed to. Heartless is about Catherine - daughter of a Marquess, talented baker, and likely future bride to the King of Hearts. ![]() ![]() It's perfectly weird without being too weird (to be honest, the original gives me a fond nostalgic feeling, but it's a bit too nonsensical for me). It stands on its own with a full cast of strong characters, and its own unique plot that doesn't just feel like the same old story told with some modern slang thrown in. This book can be enjoyed whether you like the original or not. However, that's also just what it is - more inspiration than retelling. ![]() Without having to be told, anyone could read this book and understand where it gets its inspiration. Her fairy tales contain characters and references that make them instantly recognizable (the phrase "fairy tale retelling" isn't just thrown around as a marketing tool). I mentioned this before, but I'm starting to understand why I enjoy Meyer's retellings so much. It was unputdownable.Īlso: I really really want macarons right now. Meyer's writing and stories just seem to keep improving, and her latest foray into the world of Alice in Wonderland was exactly the right combination of prophecy, romance, Victorian-style female repression, and weirdness. “These things do not happen in dreams, dear girl,” he said, vanishing up to his neck. ![]()
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The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() John Snow on the 200th anniversary of his birth, this book successfully mixes historical fact with historical fiction resulting in a dynamic book with engaging characters. Now it is up to Eel to help the doctor prove that it is the water that carries the disease before hundreds more die.Ĭelebrating the visionary Dr. Everyone knows that it is spread through the air, but one doctor, that Eel does small chores for, thinks differently. Then in the summer of 1854, his entire world turns upside down and the Great Trouble begins as the Blue Death of cholera comes right into his neighborhood in London. But Eel still keeps his street smarts and listens, so he knows that Fisheye is back after him. It helps that he faked his own death to get Fisheye Bill Tyler off of his trail. He has serious responsibilities that he keeps entirely private. ![]() ![]() Things have been a lot worse for Eel in the past, he now has a place off of the streets where he can sleep safely and he only goes to the River Thames to dig for things to sell to make ends meet. The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson ![]()
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Book i kissed shara wheeler5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() It’ll be worth it, if Chloe can drag Shara back before graduation to beat her fair and square. The three have nothing in common except Shara and the annoyingly cryptic notes she left behind, but together they must untangle Shara’s trail of clues and find her. There’s also Smith, Shara’s longtime quarterback sweetheart, and Rory, Shara’s bad boy neighbor with a crush. On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she’s not the only one Shara kissed. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal’s perfect progeny.īut a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes. ![]() The thing that’s kept her going: winning valedictorian. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and the puritanical administration of Willowgrove Christian Academy. From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need.Ĭhloe Green is so close to winning. ![]()
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Paolo roversi dior images5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Though Roversi gave an account of the role as challenging, he endured Sackmann for nine months. The British photographer Lawrence Sackmann took Roversi on as his assistant in 1974. ![]() Roversi soon apprenticed himself to a local photographer in order to hone his craft further. Once home he set up a darkroom in his cellar with the help of the local postman Battista Minguzzi. The Italian photographer’s interest in photography was sparked as a teenager during a family vacation in Spain in 1964. His haunting, unguarded shots consistently strip away the facade of his subjects and draw out their raw selves, offsetting fashion’s tendency to conceal and recast. Paolo Roversi is one of the most saught-after photographers in the fashion industry, for his minimalistic approach to portraiture. ![]() |