The Tale Of The Tailor And The Three Dead Kings
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Author | : Dan Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1801101299 |
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A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was dank, wet and gloomy; he couldn't wait to get home and sit in front of a blazing fire. Then, out of nowhere, the tailor is knocked off his horse by a raven, who then transforms into a hideous dog, his mouth writhing with its own innards. The dog issues the tailor with a warning: he must go to a priest and ask for absolution and return to the road, or else there will be consequences... First recorded in the early fifteenth century by an unknown monk, The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings was transcribed from the Latin by the great medievalist M.R. James in 1922. Building on that tradition, now bestselling historian Dan Jones retells this medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose.
Author | : Dan Jones |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 2021-10-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1801101302 |
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A chilling medieval ghost story, first written by a 15th-century monk and now retold by historian Dan Jones.
Author | : Derek Johnston |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2015-08-10 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1137298952 |
Download Haunted Seasons Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book explores the literary and cultural history behind certain Christmas and Halloween traditions, and examines the way that they have moved into broadcasting. It demonstrates how these horror traditions have become more domestic and personal, and how they provide a necessary seasonal pause for reflection on our fears.
Author | : James Hanning |
Publisher | : Corsair |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472155939 |
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'James Hanning's book is excellent . . . The fascination of Love & Deception lies in the meticulously detailed account it gives of Philby's strange half-life in Beirut, where he was banished in 1956' Guardian Love & Deception is the extraordinary story of how Eleanor, an able, cultured American living in the espionage hot spot of 1950s Beirut, fell in love with the kindest of men. Unknown to her, that man, Kim Philby, was under suspicion by the British and US intelligence services of having secretly signed up to help the Russians fight fascism in the 1930s, and of remaining in their pay at the height of the Cold War. Despite his mysterious past, Eleanor adored and married Philby, but the strength of their love was challenged as the net steadily closed in on him. The outline of Philby's story is familiar to many, but Love & Deception breaks remarkable new ground. Through extensive research, Hanning produces an eye-opening tale of friendship, politics, love and loyalty. 'Fascinating and superbly researched' TLS 'I am always gripped by the Philby story and James Hanning succeeds in putting new flesh on this fascinating period in his double life . . . I thoroughly recommend it' Marina Hyde 'If ever there was a cautionary tale about the true costs of male privilege in the higher echelons of the British establishment - this is it' Amanda Foreman
Author | : Jenn Lyons |
Publisher | : Tor Books |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2019-02-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250175488 |
Download The Ruin of Kings Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. I loved it."—Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians When destiny calls, there's no fighting back. Kihrin grew up in the slums of Quur, a thief and a minstrel's son raised on tales of long-lost princes and magnificent quests. When he is claimed against his will as the missing son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds himself at the mercy of his new family's ruthless power plays and political ambitions. Practically a prisoner, Kihrin discovers that being a long-lost prince is nothing like what the storybooks promised. The storybooks have lied about a lot of other things, too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, and how the hero always wins. Then again, maybe he isn't the hero after all. For Kihrin is not destined to save the world. He's destined to destroy it. Jenn Lyons begins the Chorus of Dragons series with The Ruin of Kings, an epic fantasy novel about a man who discovers his fate is tied to the future of an empire.
Author | : Stephen King |
Publisher | : Longman |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Childbirth |
ISBN | : 9780582418134 |
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There is a strange men's club in New York where all the members tell each other stories and where no-one looks older, no matter how many years have passed. One night a doctor tells the story of a young woman who gives birth to a baby in the most horrible way.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Fairy tales |
ISBN | : |
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A tailor who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and earns half of his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage.
Author | : Andrew Joynes |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1843832690 |
Download Medieval Ghost Stories Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"Medieval Ghost Stories" is a collection of ghostly occurrences from the eighth to the fourteenth centuries; they have been found in monastic chronicles and preaching manuals, in sagas and heroic poetry, and in medieval romances. In a religious age, the tales bore a peculiar freight of spooks and spirituality which can still make hair stand on end; unfailingly, these stories give a fascinating and moving glimpse into the medieval mind. Look only at the accounts of Richard Rowntree's stillborn child, glimpsed by his father tangled in swaddling clothes on the road to Santiago, or the sly habits of water sprites resting as goblets and golden rings on the surface of the river, just out of reach...
Author | : Andrew Lang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Sara Raasch |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2021-08-10 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062891618 |
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Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Gladiator in this epic duology conclusion about two elemental gladiators swept up in an ancient war between immortals and humans—from Sara Raasch, the New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series, and Kristen Simmons, acclaimed author of Pacifica and The Deceivers. Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes, And I Darken, and The Winner’s Curse. Two gods are dead. The Mother Goddess has returned. War is rising. Fleeing the ruins of Deimos, Ash and Madoc sail across the ocean toward their only possible allies: the water and plant gods. But when Anathrasa attacks on the way, Ash leaps to the defense—by using a power she didn’t know she had. When Madoc made the fire and earth gods mortal, he inadvertently transferred their magic to Ash. Now, if Ash can get energeias from the other four gods, she will be powerful enough to end Anathrasa once and for all. But not all the gods want the Mother Goddess defeated. To stop her, Madoc will have to become the obedient son his mother always wanted, and Ash will have to take a merciless place among the gods. To defeat an immortal, Ash and Madoc must fight like gods—even if it means sacrificing their humanity.