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The Electrification of Russia, 1880–1926
by Jonathan CoopersmithThe Electrification of Russia, 1880–1926 is the first full account of the widespread adoption of electricity in Russia, from the beginning in the 1880s to its early years as a state technology under Soviet rule. Jonathan Coopersmith has mined the archives for both the tsarist and the Soviet periods to examine a crucial element in the modernization of Russia. Coopersmith shows how the Communist Party forged an alliance with engineers to harness the socially transformative power of this science-based enterprise. A centralized plan of electrification triumphed, to the benefit of the Communist Party and the detriment of local governments and the electrical engineers. Coopersmith’s narrative of how this came to be elucidates the deep-seated and chronic conflict between the utopianism of Soviet ideology and the reality of Soviet politics and economics.
Electrified Sheep: Glass-eating Scientists, Nuking The Moon, And More Bizarre Experiments
by Alex Boese"Perfect summertime reading—preferably with a friend nearby who can be constantly interrupted with unsettling facts." —Daily Mail (UK )Benjamin Franklin was a pioneering scientist, leader of the Enlightenment, and a founding father of the United States. But perhaps less well known is that he was also the first person to use mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on an electric-shock victim. Odder still, it was actually mouth-to-beak resuscitation on a hen that he himself had shocked. Welcome to some of the weirdest and most wonderful experiments ever conducted in the name of science. Filled with stories of science gone strange, Electrified Sheep is packed with eccentric characters, irrational obsessions, and extreme experiments. Watch as scientists attempt to nuke the moon, wince at the doctor who performs a self-appendectomy, and catch the faint whiff of singed wool from an electrified sheep.
Electrified Voices: How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945 (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University)
by Kerim YasarLong before karaoke’s ubiquity and the rise of global brands such as Sony, Japan was a place where new audio technologies found eager users and contributed to new cultural forms. In Electrified Voices, Kerim Yasar traces the origins of the modern soundscape, showing how the revolutionary nature of sound technology and the rise of a new auditory culture played an essential role in the formation of Japanese modernity.A far-reaching cultural history of the telegraph, telephone, phonograph, radio, and early sound film in Japan, Electrified Voices shows how these technologies reshaped the production of culture. Audio technologies upended the status of the written word as the only source of prestige while revivifying traditional forms of orality. The ability to reproduce and transmit sound, freeing it from the constraints of time and space, had profound consequences on late nineteenth-century language reform; twentieth-century literary, musical, and cinematic practices; the rise of militarism and nationalism in the 1920s and 30s; and the transition to the postwar period inaugurated by Emperor Hirohito’s declaration of unconditional surrender to Allied forces—a declaration that was recorded on a gramophone record and broadcast throughout the defeated Japanese empire. The first cultural history in English of auditory technologies in modern Japan, Electrified Voices enriches our understanding of Japanese modernity and offers a major contribution to sound studies and global media history.
The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 World's Fair
by Margaret CreightonThe Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, meant to herald the twentieth century, went tragically, spectacularly awry. In 1901, Buffalo was the eighth-largest city in the United States, and its leaders had big dreams. They would host a world’s fair, showcasing the Americas, and bring millions of people to western New York. With nearby Niagara Falls as a drawing card and with stunning colors and electric lights, they hoped the fair would be more popular and more brilliant, literally, than Chicago’s White City of 1893. The Exposition opened with fanfare; its wonders, both strange and magnificent, dazzled the public. Then tragedy struck. In the early autumn of 1901, an assassin stalked the fairgrounds, waiting for President William McKinley. That was shocking enough, but there were more surprises in store. A female daredevil captivated crowds by trying to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls. Apache leader Geronimo startled visitors with a controversial performance. And a showman called the Animal King, the self-proclaimed star of the Midway, announced that one of his acts, the smallest woman in the world and the fair’s “mascot,” had been kidnapped. Then he staged the attempted electrocution of an elephant. In this extraordinary account, Margaret S. Creighton lifts the curtain on the assassination of McKinley as well as on the fair’s lesser-known battles, involving both notorious and forgotten figures. In a story that is by turns suspenseful, heartrending, and triumphant, she reveals the myriad power struggles that not only marked the Exposition but shaped the new century.
Electro Swing: Resurrection, Recontextualisation, and Remix (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)
by Chris InglisElectro swing is a relatively recent musical style and scene which combines the music of the swing era with that of the age of electronic dance music. Chris Inglis considers key questions about electro swing’s place in contemporary society, including what it may mean for a contemporary genre to be so reliant upon the influences of the past; the different ways in which jazz may be presented to a modern audience; how one may go about defining jazz in todays postmodern world; and how this emergent genre may be analysed in terms of the wider issues of race and class consumption.
Electroconvulsive Therapy in America: The Anatomy of a Medical Controversy (Routledge Studies in Cultural History #49)
by Jonathan SadowskyElectroconvulsive Therapy is widely demonized or idealized. Some detractors consider its very use to be a human rights violation, while some promoters depict it as a miracle, the "penicillin of psychiatry." This book traces the American history of one of the most controversial procedures in medicine, and seeks to provide an explanation of why ECT has been so controversial, juxtaposing evidence from clinical science, personal memoir, and popular culture. Contextualizing the controversies about ECT, instead of simply engaging in them, makes the history of ECT more richly revealing of wider changes in culture and medicine. It shows that the application of electricity to the brain to treat illness is not only a physiological event, but also one embedded in culturally patterned beliefs about the human body, the meaning of sickness, and medical authority.
Electrographic Architecture: New York Color, Las Vegas Light, and America's White Imaginary
by Prof. Carolyn L. KaneBridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, Electrographic Architecture forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban advertisements, light empires, and neoclassical buildings in the early twentieth century; the midcentury construction of polychromatic electrographic spectacles; and their eclipse by informatically intense, invisible algorithms at the dawn of the new millennium. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and visual analysis, Electrographic Architecture shows how the development of America's electrographic surround runs parallel to a new paradigm of power, property, and possession.
Electromagnetism and the Metonymic Imagination (AnthropoScene: The SLSA Book Series #4)
by Kieran M. MurphyHow does the imagination work? How can it lead to both reverie and scientific insight? In this book, Kieran M. Murphy sheds new light on these perennial questions by showing how they have been closely tied to the history of electromagnetism.The discovery in 1820 of a mysterious relationship between electricity and magnetism led not only to technological inventions—such as the dynamo and telegraph, which ushered in the "electric age"—but also to a profound reconceptualization of nature and the role the imagination plays in it. From the literary experiments of Edgar Allan Poe, Honoré de Balzac, Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, and André Breton to the creative leaps of Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein, Murphy illuminates how electromagnetism legitimized imaginative modes of reasoning based on a more acute sense of interconnection and a renewed interest in how metonymic relations could reveal the order of things.Murphy organizes his study around real and imagined electromagnetic devices, ranging from Faraday’s world-changing induction experiment to new types of chains and automata, in order to demonstrate how they provided a material foundation for rethinking the nature of difference and relation in physical and metaphysical explorations of the world, human relationships, language, and binaries such as life and death. This overlooked exchange between science and literature brings a fresh perspective to the critical debates that shaped the nineteenth century.Extensively researched and convincingly argued, this pathbreaking book addresses a significant lacuna in modern literary criticism and deepens our understanding of both the history of literature and the history of scientific thinking.
Electromagnetism and the Metonymic Imagination (AnthropoScene #4)
by Kieran M. MurphyHow does the imagination work? How can it lead to both reverie and scientific insight? In this book, Kieran M. Murphy sheds new light on these perennial questions by showing how they have been closely tied to the history of electromagnetism.The discovery in 1820 of a mysterious relationship between electricity and magnetism led not only to technological inventions—such as the dynamo and telegraph, which ushered in the “electric age”—but also to a profound reconceptualization of nature and the role the imagination plays in it. From the literary experiments of Edgar Allan Poe, Honoré de Balzac, Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, and André Breton to the creative leaps of Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein, Murphy illuminates how electromagnetism legitimized imaginative modes of reasoning based on a more acute sense of interconnection and a renewed interest in how metonymic relations could reveal the order of things.Murphy organizes his study around real and imagined electromagnetic devices, ranging from Faraday’s world-changing induction experiment to new types of chains and automata, in order to demonstrate how they provided a material foundation for rethinking the nature of difference and relation in physical and metaphysical explorations of the world, human relationships, language, and binaries such as life and death. This overlooked exchange between science and literature brings a fresh perspective to the critical debates that shaped the nineteenth century.Extensively researched and convincingly argued, this pathbreaking book addresses a significant lacuna in modern literary criticism and deepens our understanding of both the history of literature and the history of scientific thinking.
Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture (Media And Popular Culture Ser.)
by Thom HolmesElectronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture provides a comprehensive history of electronic music, covering key composers, genres, and techniques used in analog and digital synthesis. This textbook has been extensively revised with the needs of students and instructors in mind. The reader-friendly style, logical organization, and pedagogical features of the fifth edition allow easy access to key ideas, milestones, and concepts. New to this edition: * A companion website, featuring key examples of electronic music, both historical and contemporary. * Listening Guides providing a moment-by-moment annotated exploration of key works of electronic music. * A new chapter--Contemporary Practices in Composing Electronic Music. * Updated presentation of classic electronic music in the United Kingdom, Italy, Latin America, and Asia, covering the history of electronic music globally. * An expanded discussion of early experiments with jazz and electronic music, and the roots of electronic rock. * Additional accounts of the vastly under-reported contributions of women composers in the field. * More photos, scores, and illustrations throughout. The companion website features a number of student and instructor resources, such as additional Listening Guides, links to streaming audio examples and online video resources, PowerPoint slides, and interactive quizzes.
Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture (Media And Popular Culture Ser.)
by Thom HolmesElectronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture, Sixth Edition, presents an extensive history of electronic music—from its historical beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its everchanging present—recounting the musical ideas that arose in parallel with technological progress. In four parts, the author details the fundamentals of electronic music, its history, the major synthesizer innovators, and contemporary practices. This examination of the music’s experimental roots covers the key composers, genres, and techniques used in analog and digital synthesis, including both art and popular music, Western and non-Western. NEW to this edition: A reorganized and revised chapter structure places technological advances within a historical framework Shorter chapters offer greater modularity and flexibility for instructors Discussions on the elements of sound, listening to electronic music, electronic music in the mainstream, Eurorack, and more An appendix of historically important electronic music studios around the globe Listening Guides throughout the book provide step-by-step annotations of key musical works, focusing the development of student listening skills. Featuring extensive revisions and expanded coverage, this sixth edition of Electronic and Experimental Music represents an comprehensive accounting of the technology, musical styles, and figures associated with electronic music, highlighting the music’s deep cultural impact.
Electronic Value Exchange
by David L. StearnsElectronic Value Exchange examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based on research gathered from personal documents and interviews with key actors; investigates, for the first time, both the technological and social infrastructures necessary for the VISA system to operate; supplies a detailed case study, highlighting the mutual shaping of technology and social relations, and the influence that earlier information processing practices have on the way firms adopt computers and telecommunications; examines how "gateways" in transactional networks can reinforce or undermine established social boundaries, and reviews the establishment of trust in new payment devices.
Electronica, Dance and Club Music (The\library Of Essays On Popular Music Ser.)
by Mark J. ButlerDiscos, clubs and raves have been focal points for the development of new and distinctive musical and cultural practices over the past four decades. This volume presents the rich array of scholarship that has sprung up in response. Cutting-edge perspectives from a broad range of academic disciplines reveal the complex questions provoked by this musical tradition. Issues considered include aesthetics; agency; 'the body' in dance, movement, and space; composition; identity (including gender, sexuality, race, and other constructs); musical design; place; pleasure; policing and moral panics; production techniques such as sampling; spirituality and religion; sub-cultural affiliations and distinctions; and technology. The essays are contributed by an international group of scholars and cover a geographically and culturally diverse array of musical scenes.
Un elefante bajo el parasol blanco
by Elena Álvarez«Así se conocía Laos en tiempos medievales: Lan Xang Hom Khao,el reino del millón de elefantes bajo el parasol blanco...» Una cautivadora novela en la exótica Indochina de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Una historia de superación protagonizada por una joven de clase alta que emprende un largo viaje para trazar su propio destino. Anne-Frédérique Noël, la joven hija de un terrateniente francés en Indochina, debe abandonar su hogar en Laos para marcharse a Japón con uno de los socios de su padre, quien busca tanto protegerla de la guerra como afianzar sus alianzas comerciales. Lo que nadie sospecha es que Fred guarda un gran secreto que la empuja a no regresar a casa cuando el coche en el que viaja tiene un accidente. Lejos de su familia, decide unirse a Kun, el sirviente que la acompaña, en una peligrosa aventura que los llevará a recorrer Laosen busca de una nueva vida. Descubrirá el amor, encontrará su propia identidad y acabará sumergida de lleno en esa guerra que parecía tan lejana desde el corazón de la jungla. En su cautivadora primera novela con Plaza y Janés, Elena Álvarez ha creado unos personajes redondos y una trama absorbente ambientada en un entorno único: la exótica Indochina de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. U n elefante bajo el parasol blanco es una historia de amor y pérdida, coraje y tenacidad, crecimiento y superación. En definitiva, una aventura épica difícil de olvidar. La autora sobre Un elefante sobre el parasol blancoUna novela tiene muchos principios, aunque solo llegue el último de ellos impreso a los lectores. El primero de los comienzos de Un elefante bajo el parasol blanco fue una pequeña mención a Laos, casi una nota a pie de página, que por casualidad llegó a mí mientras leía un libro sobre la Guerra Fría. Cada nuevo detalle que aprendía sobre este país apasionante, sobre su cultura y sus gentes, me animaba más y más a querer escribir sobre él. Poco a poco, esta historia fue tomando forma. El contexto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el Pacífico, tan fascinante como trágico, determinó los escenarios de la novela: un mercado bullicioso en Vientián, una aldea pequeña en medio de la jungla, un campamento de soldados en lo alto de una montaña. Y después llegaron las relaciones entre los personajes principales, cada uno con su manera de pensar y actuar, con sus errores y remordimientos. Todo ello me llevó a construir el mundo en que vive Fred, la protagonista de esta novela. Y, al igual que ella, también yo me he enamorado de Laos al recorrer las Rutas Coloniales de ese «reino del millón de elefantes» regado por el río Mekong, en el corazón de la península de Indochina. Elena Álvarez
El elefante de marfil
by Nerea RiescoUna ambiciosa saga familiar de amores apasionados, secretos inconfesables y misterios del pasado, con unos personajes cuyas vidas se ven marcadas, a lo largo de tres generaciones, por un antiguo pacto entre musulmanes y cristianos. El día de Todos los Santos de 1755, un terremoto sacude la ciudad; también precipita el destino de doña Julia López de Haro: tras sobrevivir al desastre, la bella viuda, dueña de la imprenta de más renombre de Sevilla, decide dar un giro a su existencia, hace caso a sus sentimientos y, horas más tarde, se entrega a León de Montenegro, un joven proveniente de Malta y empleado en su negocio. Este insondable hombre será el gran amor de su vida, aunque doña Julia ignora que es depositario de una secreta y peligrosa misión que, tras contraer matrimonio, traspasará a su descendencia. Así se inicia la apasionante peripecia de tres generaciones unidas por una misteriosa herencia: honrar un antiguo pacto entre cristianos y musulmanes que debe culminar en la celebración de una partida de ajedrez que, tras seis siglos de espera, sigue pendiente y que fuerzas muy poderosas tienen empeño en evitar que se lleve a cabo. Reseña: «Una recreación magnífica de la Sevilla del siglo XVIII.» Ildefonso Falcones
La elegancia masculina: Los secretos del guardarropa
by Eugenia De la TorrienteUna guía de referencia sobre elegancia masculina ¿Qué diferencia hay entre un frac y un chaqué?¿Cuándo y dónde se perdió el hábito de llevar sombrero a diario?¿Cómo consiguieron las zapatillas saltar de las canchas deportivas a los despachos? Para responder a estas y otras muchas preguntas, una guía definitiva de la elegancia masculina que combina el análisis de la evolución histórica del vestir, las anécdotas y la información práctica. La estructura parte de cuatro grandes bloques (sastrería, deportivo, complementos y zapatos) que son presentados con una introducción y una imagen histórica para después desglosarse en apartados específicos, solo aparentemente enciclopédicos, para cada una de las prendas más significativas. La guía, elegantemente ilustrada, tiene una voluntad atemporal y trasciende de las tendencias del momento para convertirse en una referencia clásica a la vez queamena. «Sea tu vestido tan costoso cuanto tus facultades lo permitan; pero no afectado en su hechura, rico, no extravagante, porque el traje dice por lo común quién es el sujeto, y los caballeros y principales señores franceses tienen el gusto muy delicado en esta materia.»Shakespeare, Hamlet
An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature
by Hugh Maccallum Nathaniel Culverwell Robert GreeneComposed in a period of religious and political upheaval, Culverwell's Discourse of the Light of Nature is an imaginative statement of the teachings of Christian humanism concerning the nature and limits of human reason and the related concepts of natural and divine law. The lengthy introduction to this new critical edition throws light on the evolution of English rationalism in the seventeenth century, and the annotation establishes for the first time the full range of Culverwell's sources – classical, medieval, and Renaissance – and enables the reader to appreciate his manner of citing authority and handling illustration. (Department of English Studies and Texts 17)
Elegant Country and Suburban Houses of the Twenties
by Charles S. KeefeThis handsomely illustrated book showcases outstanding examples of suburban and country houses of the 1920s—a great period for domestic architecture in the United States. Lovely photographs present exterior and interior views of 51 classic homes, primarily in the metropolitan area of New York City, as well as other suburbs on the east coast and in California.A variety of distinctive architectural styles are depicted, from a simple Long Island Dutch colonial to an elegant Spanish villa in California with courtyard and terrace. Floor plans as well as interior and exterior views display an array of striking arrangements: central buildings with flanking wings and pavilions, arched passageways, kitchens with pantries, sun porches, servants' rooms, and even a "men's dining room"; while photographs depict such architectural details as sweeping staircases, gardens and pools, and decorative cornices, chimney caps, and fireplace mantels.An ideal reference for preservationists and home restorers, this volume will delight enthusiasts of gracious architecture of the 1920s.
An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
by Matt RichtelA magnificently reported and soulfully crafted exploration of the human immune system–the key to health and wellness, life and death. An epic, first-of-its-kind book, entwining leading-edge scientific discovery with the intimate stories of four individual lives, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times journalist.“An Elegant Defense by Matt Richtel is one of those rare nonfiction books that transcends the genre. On one level it is a fascinating and engrossing account of the latest, and quite astonishing, discoveries involving the human immune system and how it works. But it is also a story about people facing mortality, about the passion of scientists searching for truth, and a meditation on death and how all of us struggle with the ultimate mystery. Heartfelt and moving, full of compassion, love, and the human drama, this is the work of a writer of high ethical character who is grappling with big issues and deep humanistic problems. What an inspiring and wonderful read. I highly recommend this extraordinary book.” —DOUGLAS PRESTON, #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God
The Elegant Economist
by Eliza ActonBefore Mrs Beeton there was Eliza Acton, whose crisp, clear, simple style and foolproof instructions established the format for modern cookery writing, leading to her being called 'the best writer of recipes in the English language' by Delia Smith. Including such English classics as suet pudding, raspberry jam, lemonade and 'superlative mincemeat' as well as evocatively-named creations like 'Threadneedle Street Biscuits', 'Baron Liebig's Beef Gravy' and 'Apple Hedgehog', these recipes advocate using the best produce available to create wholesome, inexpensive dishes that are still a pleasure to cook and eat today.
Elegant Etiquette in the Nineteenth Century
by Mallory James&“A scholarly guide to etiquette as entertaining and amusing as a work of fiction&” (Jane Austen&’s Regency World Magazine). Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to live in the nineteenth century? How would you have gotten a partner in a ballroom? What would you have done with a letter of introduction? And where would you have sat in a carriage? Covering all these nineteenth-century dilemmas and more, this book is your must-have guide to the etiquette of our well-heeled forebears. As it takes you through the intricacies of rank, the niceties of the street, the good conduct that was desired in the ballroom, and the awkward blunders that a lady or gentleman would have wanted to avoid, you will discover an abundance of etiquette advice from across the century, and a lively, occasionally tongue-in-cheek, and thoroughly detailed history of nineteenth-century manners and conduct. This well-researched book is enjoyable, compelling reading for anyone with an interest in this period. In exploring the expectations of behavior and etiquette, it brings the world of the nineteenth century to life.
Elegant Small Homes of the Twenties: 99 Designs from a Competition (Dover Architecture)
by Chicago TribuneIn 1927, the Chicago Tribune sponsored a competition for "trained men of talent, incorporating into the small home ideas of real worth, types of rare charm, and the best possible plans for comfort and convenience." This collection spotlights the challenge's top results, presenting the nineteen prize-winning designs for five- and six-room houses, plus eighty additional sets of the best architectural plans. A new introduction by Daniel D. Reiff, Ph.D., adds interesting detail about the competition and the competitors. These fascinating snapshots of American domestic architecture of the 1920s include glimpses of New England and Southern colonials, Normandy cottages, stately Italianate dwellings, and other styles. Each of the designs features a floor plan and exterior views of the house. Architects, architecture buffs, and historians will prize these authentic renderings of the leading designs in American architecture of nearly a century ago.
An Elegant Woman: A Novel
by Martha McPheeFor fans of Mary Beth Keane and Jennifer Egan, this powerful, moving multigenerational saga from National Book Award finalist Martha McPhee—ten years in the making—explores one family&’s story against the sweep of 20th century American history.Drawn from the author&’s own family history, An Elegant Woman is a story of discovery and reinvention, following four generations of women in one American family. As Isadora, a novelist, and two of her sisters sift through the artifacts of their forebears&’ lives, trying to decide what to salvage and what to toss, the narrative shifts to a winter day in 1910 at a train station in Ohio. Two girls wait in the winter cold with their mother—the mercurial Glenna Stewart—to depart for a new life in the West. As Glenna campaigns in Montana for women&’s suffrage and teaches in one-room schoolhouses, Tommy takes care of her little sister, Katherine: trapping animals, begging, keeping house, cooking, while Katherine goes to school. When Katherine graduates, Tommy makes a decision that will change the course of both of their lives. A profound meditation on memory, history, and legacy, An Elegant Woman follows one woman over the course of the 20th century, taking the reader from a drought-stricken farm in Montana to a yellow Victorian in Maine; from the halls of a psychiatric hospital in London to a wedding gown fitting at Bergdorf Goodman; from a house in small town Ohio to a family reunion at a sweltering New Jersey pig roast. Framed by Isadora&’s efforts to retell her grandmother&’s journey—and understand her own—the novel is an evocative exploration of the stories we tell ourselves, and what we leave out.
Elegia per Melusine: Una Favola Medioevale
by Claire DelacroixCondannata da una maledizione a cambiare forma un giorno a settimana, Melusine sa che solo l'amore può renderla libera. Quando incontra Raymond, un affascinante cavaliere con un disperato bisogno di aiuto che solo lei può soddisfare, crede che la sua occasione sia arrivata. Giura di diventarne la moglie devota e di guadagnarsi il suo amore, anche se sceglie di tenere segreta la sua maledizione. Quando la loro felice unione viene messa alla prova dalla sfortuna, Raymond giura di dimostrare che le malelingue si sbagliano. Sarà tentato di rompere la sua promessa a Melusine per scoprire la verità? E l'amore per la sua sposa sopravvivrà se il segreto di lei verrà svelato?
La elegida (Los caballeros del tiempo #1)
by Jimena CookLa primera parte de la Trilogía «Los caballeros del tiempo». Kimball, condede Essex, acaba de regresar de las cruzadas con el rey Ricardo. El precipitado enlace matrimonial de su hermana adelanta su retorno. De camino hacia las tierras sajonas se encuentra a una mujer herida y sin conocimiento... una mujer que cambiará su existencia para siempre. Una serie de sucesos inesperados irrumpirán en la vida de Elizabeth trastocando su destino. Sin ninguna explicación lógica despierta en un castillo, en territorio sajón, en la época de Ricardo Corazón de León. Desconoce que tiene una importante misión que cumplir, un cometido en el que un hombre será el encargado de velar para que el plan establecido llegue a su fin. Desde el bosque de Sherwood y hasta las Tierras Altas, entre torneos, batallas, amenazas, incógnitas y el misterio sin resolver de la vida de Elizabeth, ella y Kimball vivirán una apasionada y trepidante aventura.