The Chimney Sweep's Ransom

The Chimney Sweep's Ransom
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Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 1556612680
ISBN-13 : 9781556612688
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis The Chimney Sweep's Ransom by : Dave Jackson

A young English boy is sold to be trained as a chimney sweep and is rescued by his brother with the help of John Wesley. Ages 8-12.

Chimney Sweep's Ransom

Chimney Sweep's Ransom
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ISBN-10 : 1417607769
ISBN-13 : 9781417607761
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Chimney Sweep's Ransom by : Dave Jackson

In this Trailblazer Book, a young English boy is sold to be trained as a chimney sweep and his rescued by his brother with the help of John Wesley.

A King's Ransom

A King's Ransom
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781441178961
ISBN-13 : 1441178961
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis A King's Ransom by : Simon Burrows

If Charles Théveneau de Morande was a character in a novel, he would be considered the ultimate anti-hero. Morande's historical significance far transcends his success as a blackmailer and scandalous pamphleteer. Having extorted the French monarchy he turned coat and during the War of American Independence and throughout the 1780s was France's leading political spy in London. In addition, he was a highly successful police agent among his fellow exiles and one of the most influential journalists of his time. His enemies or victims - who invariably suffered intense damage to their reputations - included many of the most colourful figures of his day. Nevertheless, Morande survived the wrath of both Louis XV and the revolution, outlived his enemies, and died peacefully in his bed. Morande's life story is a tale of intrigue, blackmail, espionage, duels, kidnap, murder, politics, conspiracy and crime. At the same time, it offers a chance to examine some of the most important issues of French history and revolution.

Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps

Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps
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Publisher : Metro Publishing
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781784180423
ISBN-13 : 1784180424
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps by : Bruce Montague

Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps is a wideranging, highly readable collection of information about marriage, a miscellany of facts, lore, statistics, old wives' tales, historical snippets, anecdotes, quotations, myths and superstitions.From the origin of the reading of banns to marriages conducted by ships' captains, the significance to a bride of the wooden spoon to the tradition of tossing her garter, the red tape required before a marriage can take place to Amish weddings and wedlock in literature, here is a book in which readers, married, soon-to-be-married, or determinedly single, are bound to find something to interest, amuse, astonish or, sometimes, appal them.Whether read or dipped into by anxious fiancé, nervous bride, doubtful father-in-law, doting aunt, beaming bridesmaid or melancholy former lover - or simply someone with a passing interest in some of our oldest traditions, religious and pagan - this is a book to delight even the least romantically minded reader.

Lord Shaftesbury

Lord Shaftesbury
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Total Pages : 474
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015004861657
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Lord Shaftesbury by : John Wesley Bready

The Ravenmaster's Secret

The Ravenmaster's Secret
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Publisher : Perfection Learning
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 075694791X
ISBN-13 : 9780756947910
Rating : 4/5 (1X Downloads)

Synopsis The Ravenmaster's Secret by : Elvira Woodruff

The 11-year-old son of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London befriends a Jacobite rebel being held prisoner there.

Wedded Bliss

Wedded Bliss
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Publisher : Untreed Reads
Total Pages : 195
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ISBN-10 : 9781611873634
ISBN-13 : 1611873630
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Wedded Bliss by : Barbara Metzger

Robert Rothmore, Earl of Rockford, thinks Alissa Henning is simply delightful-exactly the kind of woman who'd make the perfect mother for his sons. But Alissa swore she'd spend the rest of her life scraping pennies together rather than wed the insufferable earl and become a glorified governess. Still, she couldn't very well let her own children starve-and there was no doubt that Rockford would give them all a good life. So she reluctantly accepts his offer...but there's more to a good life than what's in one's pockets. And Alissa intends to find out what's in her new husband's heart.

The Elder Sons of George III

The Elder Sons of George III
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Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781473872509
ISBN-13 : 1473872502
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Elder Sons of George III by : Catherine Curzon

For nearly 60 years, King George III reigned over a tumultuous kingdom. His health and realm were in turmoil, while family life held challenges of its own. From the corpulent Prinny and the Grand Old Duke of York, to a king who battled the Lords and the disciplinarian Duke of Kent, this is the story of the elder sons of George III. Born over the course of half a decade of upheaval, George, Frederick, William, and Edward defined an era. Their scandals intrigued the nation and their efforts to build lives away from the shadow of their impossibly pious parents led them down diverse paths. Whether devoting their lives to the military or to pleasure, every moment was captured in the full glare of the spotlight. The sons of George III were prepared from infancy to take their place on the world’s stage, but as the king’s health failed and the country lurched from one drama to the next, they found that duty was easier said than done. With scandalous romances, illegal marriages, rumors of corruption and even the odd kidnapping plot, their lives were as breathless as they were dramatic. In The Elder Sons of George III: Kings, Princes, and a Grand Old Duke, travel from Great Britain to America and on to Hanover in the company of princes who were sometimes scandalous, sometimes sensational, but never, ever dull.

Perelandra

Perelandra
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:221247861
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Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Perelandra by : Clive Staples Lewis