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Daphne: An Autumn Pastoral
by Margaret Pollock Sherwood"Her Excellency, --will she have the politeness," said Daphne slowly, reading from a tiny Italian-English phrase-book, "the politeness to"--She stopped helpless. Old Giacomo gazed at her with questioning eyes. The girl turned the pages swiftly and chose another phrase. "I go," she announced, "I go to make a walk. "
Daphne Deane (Grace Livingston Hill Tyndale House #19)
by Grace Livingston Hill"Lovely Daphne Deane is a small-town girl who has been trained for a life of faith and simple devotion. Then she falls helplessly in love with architect Keith Morrell, who is investigating a series of mysterious happenings at his deserted family home--and who is engaged to another woman! Suddenly Daphne finds herself drawn into a world of money and social intrigue as her faith is tested to its limits." Like other Grace Livingston Hill novels, the author pens her story within a Christian context.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 1: Frenchman's Creek; The Birds & Other Stories; Hungry Hill (Vmc Ser. #97)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes the novels Frenchman's Creek and Hungry Hill, and the story collection The Birds & Other Stories.Frenchman's Creek tells the story of Lady Dona St Columb's escape from the Restoration Court in search of love and adventure at Navron in Cornwall. Hungry Hill is a powerful tale of the feud between two great families, the Donovans and the Brodricks. Daphne du Maurier's short story 'The Birds' was the basis for the classic Hitchcock film.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 1: Frenchman's Creek; The Birds & Other Stories; Hungry Hill (Virago Modern Classics #107)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes the novels Frenchman's Creek and Hungry Hill, and the story collection The Birds & Other Stories.Frenchman's Creek tells the story of Lady Dona St Columb's escape from the Restoration Court in search of love and adventure at Navron in Cornwall. Hungry Hill is a powerful tale of the feud between two great families, the Donovans and the Brodricks. Daphne du Maurier's short story 'The Birds' was the basis for the classic Hitchcock film.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 2: The House on the Strand; Julius; The Loving Spirit; The Doll: Short Stories (Vmc Ser. #98)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes The House on the Strand, Julius, The Loving Spirit and The Doll: Short Stories.Written in the tradition of Poe and Lovecraft, The House on the Strand is a gripping, time-travelling horror tale. The eponymous hero of Julius is a quick-witted urchin caught up in the Franco-Prussian war, who is soon on his way to seek a fortune in London. The Loving Spirit, Daphne du Maurier's first published novel, is the history of the lives, loves and hardships of a Cornish family at the turn of the twentieth century. This omnibus also includes The Doll, a collection of some of du Maurier's most thrilling short stories.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 2: The House on the Strand; Julius; The Loving Spirit; The Doll: Short Stories (Virago Modern Classics #108)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes The House on the Strand, Julius, The Loving Spirit and The Doll: Short Stories.Written in the tradition of Poe and Lovecraft, The House on the Strand is a gripping, time-travelling horror tale. The eponymous hero of Julius is a quick-witted urchin caught up in the Franco-Prussian war, who is soon on his way to seek a fortune in London. The Loving Spirit, Daphne du Maurier's first published novel, is the history of the lives, loves and hardships of a Cornish family at the turn of the twentieth century. This omnibus also includes The Doll, a collection of some of du Maurier's most thrilling short stories.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 3: Jamaica Inn; The Flight of the Falcon; The King's General; The Glass Blowers; The Breaking Point & Other Stories; Mary Anne (Vmc Ser. #99)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes Jamaica Inn, The Flight of the Falcon, The King's General, The Glass Blowers, Mary Anne, and The Breaking Point & Other Stories.Jamaica Inn weaves a tale of mystery at the eponymous inn on Cornwall's bleak moorlands. The Flight of the Falcon is set in the Italian town of Ruffano: in the 20th century the town has nearly forgotten its violent history, but is it still stained by its dark past? Set in the 17th century at Menabilly in Cornwall, The King's General is the story of a country and a family riven by war. The French Revolution is the backdrop to The Glass Blowers, a tale of family tragedy. Mary Anne is a vivid portrait of one woman's ambition as she rises from ordinary beginnings to become an influential royal mistress to the Duke of York.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 3: Jamaica Inn; The Flight of the Falcon; The King's General; The Glass Blowers; The Breaking Point & Other Stories; Mary Anne (Virago Modern Classics #109)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes Jamaica Inn, The Flight of the Falcon, The King's General, The Glass Blowers, Mary Anne, and The Breaking Point & Other Stories.Jamaica Inn weaves a tale of mystery at the eponymous inn on Cornwall's bleak moorlands. The Flight of the Falcon is set in the Italian town of Ruffano: in the 20th century the town has nearly forgotten its violent history, but is it still stained by its dark past? Set in the 17th century at Menabilly in Cornwall, The King's General is the story of a country and a family riven by war. The French Revolution is the backdrop to The Glass Blowers, a tale of family tragedy. Mary Anne is a vivid portrait of one woman's ambition as she rises from ordinary beginnings to become an influential royal mistress to the Duke of York.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel (Vmc Ser. #100)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier's best-known and bestselling novel, is the classic tale of a young woman who marries handsome widower Maxim de Winter and moves to his great house at Manderley in Cornwall, only to find that all is not as it first seems . . . In My Cousin Rachel, Philip Ashley, an orphan raised by his benevolent cousin Ambrose, is drawn into the orbit of Ambrose's beautiful, mysterious new wife Rachel.
Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics #110)
by Daphne Du MaurierIncludes Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier's best-known and bestselling novel, is the classic tale of a young woman who marries handsome widower Maxim de Winter and moves to his great house at Manderley in Cornwall, only to find that all is not as it first seems . . . In My Cousin Rachel, Philip Ashley, an orphan raised by his benevolent cousin Ambrose, is drawn into the orbit of Ambrose's beautiful, mysterious new wife Rachel.
Daphne's Book
by Mary Downing HahnDaphne is the last person Jessica wants to work with on the Write-a-Book project, but her feelings change when she gets to know Daphne and stumbles on her terrible secret.
Daphnis and Chloe: Introduction, Greek Text, Notes (G - Reference,information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
by LongusA tender novel describing eager and inept young love, Daphnis and Chloe tells the story of a baby boy and girl who are discovered separately, two years apart, alone and exposed on a Greek mountainside. Taken in by a goatherd and a shepherd respectively, and raised near the town of Mytilene, they grow to maturity unaware of one another's existence - until the mischievous god of love, Eros, creates in them a sudden overpowering desire for one another. A masterpiece among early Greek romances, attracting both high praise and moral disapproval, this work has proved an enduringly fertile source of inspiration for musicians, writers and artists from Henry Fielding to Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Maurice Ravel. Longus transforms familiar themes from the romance genre - including pirates, dreams, and the supernatural - into a virtuoso love story that is rich in insight, humorous and ironical in its treatment of human sexual experience.
Daphnis and Chloe (Penguin Little Black Classics)
by Longus'This only they knew, that the kiss had destroyed him and the bath had destroyed her.'In this beautiful Ancient Greek tale, Daphnis and Chloe are the inexperienced goatherd and shepherd who must face pirates, rivals and the confusion of their own feelings to find true love.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
Daphnis and Chloe (Oxford World’s Classics)
by Ronald McCail LongusDaphnis and Chloe is the best known, and the best, of the early Greek romances, precursors to the modern novel. Admired by Goethe, it has been reinterpreted in music and art by Ravel and Chagall. This new translation is immensely readable, and does full justice to the humor and humanity of the story.
Dapple Gray: The Story of a Great Horse
by Thomas C. HinkleDapple Gray is a wild stallion tamed by Charley Pratt in the exciting cattle days of the old west. When the horse saves his master’s life by killing a grizzly bear bent on eating Charley, the two become lifelong friends.
Dappled Annie and the Tigrish
by Mary McCallumA beautiful story of nature, family, bravery, and a touch of something magical. There are faces in the hedge at the end of the garden, and a nest of tiny fantails, and that's where nine-year-old Annie gets to play one hot summer while her father works up at the lighthouse. One after another, an earthquake and a terrible wind leave Annie with losses that seem irreplaceable, and her little brother Robbie emerges as the only person who can help her find what she's lost―him and the tigrish.
Dar and the Spear Thrower
by Marjorie CowleyA young boy living 15,000 years ago in southeastern France is initiated into manhood by his clan and sets off on a journey to trade his valuable fire rocks for an ivory spear thrower.
Dara
by Suresh KundalDara is a story of a legendary boy, which dates back to early 1940s. He is born in a poor family, in a remote village of Vaidan Di Kotli, situated at Indo-Pak border. His life is full of struggle and adventures. He is a fortunate child born in an unfortunate family. During Indo-Pak partition in 1947, people migrate in large volumes from either sides of the border. Dara's family settles in a village called Khilchian, 30kms from Amritsar. A school master sees a sparkle in Dara's eyes and convinces his step-mother to put him in a school, but he finds true friends amidst the immortal elements of nature and animals. Later, the school master encourages him to join the Army. Dara meets a caring friend in a recruitment camp. After joining his regiment, he discovers a band of brothers…a family beyond blood. Once, while crossing a graveyard, he gets trapped in a vicious circle. It's a rendezvous with death. While he is away, his sister, Beero, is forcibly married. Dara sinks in a deep anguish. Dara falls in love with a beautiful damsel and is submerged into an ocean of romance.
Dara Palmer's Major Drama
by Emma Shevah"'The lead role of Maria in The Sound of Music goes to ..."I could practically hear her say "Dara Palmer." This was going to be my big break! But what really came out of my teacher's mouth was "Ella Moss-Daniels."My heart went huuuuggggggghhhhht.Dara Palmer longs for stardom-but when she isn't cast in her middle school's production of The Sound of Music, she get suspicious. It can't be because she's not the best. She was born to be a famous movie star. It must because she's adopted from Cambodia and doesn't look like a typical fraulein. (That's German for girl.) So irrepressible Dara comes up with a genius plan to shake up the school: write a play about her own life. Then she'll have to be the star.Praise for Dream On, Amber:A Booklist 2015 Top 10 First Novels for YouthA Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015"[This] novel is a charmer...While its humor and illustrations lend it Wimpy Kid appeal, its emotional depth makes it stand out from the pack."-Booklist Starred review "A gutsy girl in a laugh-out-loud book that navigates tough issues with finesse." -Kirkus Starred review"Amber's effervescent and opinionated narration captivates from the start." -Publishers Weekly Starred review"By turns playful and poignant, in both style and substance, this coming-of-age novel will hook readers from the first page to the last." -School Library Journal Starred review
Daran – Aus der Asche (Gods of War #4)
by Xenia MelzerBand 4 des »Gods of War« Fantasy-EposObwohl einige Kämpfe siegreich endeten, bleiben den Kriegsgöttern Ruhe und Frieden verwehrt. Stattdessen müssen sie sich mit der manchmal schrecklichen und Angst einflößenden Natur ihrer Kräfte auseinandersetzen –– und den Auswirkungen, die diese Kräfte auf die Menschen, die sie lieben, haben. Nach dem Feldzug in Ummana kehren die Götter ins Tal zurück und haben endlich alle Emeris um sich versammelt. Sic ist der achte Emeris, der sich Renaldo und Canubis in ihrem Krieg gegen die Gute Mutter anschließt. Dennoch müssen sie noch darauf warten, dass ihre Kräfte sich ganz manifestieren und vor ihnen liegen noch viele Prüfungen. Erst als eine Tragödie Aegid, Kalad und Daran trifft, lernt Sic das wahre Ausmaß seiner Kräfte als Luksari kennen. Was er tut, wird Daran für immer verändern – und ihm ein Trauma bescheren, das ihn an seiner Beziehung zu Aegid und Kalad zweifeln lässt. Daran muss seine Hingabe zu seinen Liebhabern und seine neue Stellung unter ihnen durch Blut und Gewalt festigen. Auch wenn sich Renaldos und Castos Beziehung gebessert hat, haben sie doch immer wieder Probleme, die sich als gefährlicher herausstellen könnten, als sie denken – denn die Gute Mutter plant bereits ihren nächsten Schachzug.
Darby
by Jonathon Scott Fuqua<P>Darby Carmichael thinks her best friend is probably the smartest person she knows, even though, as Mama says, Evette’s school uses worn-out books and crumbly chalk. <P>Whenever they can, Darby and Evette shoot off into the woods beyond the farm to play at being fancy ladies and schoolteachers. <P>One thing Darby has never dreamed of being - not until Evette suggests it - is a newspaper girl who writes down the truth for all to read. <P>In no time, and with more than a little assistance from Evette, Darby and her column in the Bennettsville Times are famous in town and beyond. <P>But is Marlboro County, South Carolina, circa 1926, ready for the truth its youngest reporter has to tell?
Darby O'Gill and the Crocks of Gold
by Herminie Templeton KavanaghWritten a century back, these Irish folktales brings the jumble and tumble of men who walk the lanes of the Emerald Isle by day and wander its fields by night.
D'Arc
by Robert RepinoThe startling saga of Mort(e) continues . . .In the aftermath of the War With No Name, the Colony has been defeated, its queen lies dead, and the world left behind will never be the same. In her madness, the queen used a strange technology to uplift the surface animals, turning dogs and cats, bats and bears, pigs and wolves into intelligent, highly evolved creatures who rise up and kill their oppressors. And now, after years of bloodshed, these sentient beasts must learn to live alongside their sworn enemies—humans.Far removed from this newly emerging civilization, a housecat turned war hero named Mort(e) lives a quiet life with the love he thought he had lost, a dog named Sheba. But before long, the chaos that they escaped comes crashing in around them. An unstoppable monster terrorizes a nearby settlement of beavers. A serial killer runs amok in the holy city of Hosanna. An apocalyptic cult threatens the fragile peace. And a mysterious race of amphibious creatures rises from the seas, intent on fulfilling the Colony’s destiny and ridding the world of all humans. No longer able to run away, Sheba and Mort(e) rush headlong into the conflict, ready to fight but unprepared for a world that seems hell-bent on tearing them apart. In the twilight of all life on Earth, love survives, but at a cost that only the desperate and the reckless are willing to pay.
Darcey the Dance Diva Fairy: The Showtime Fairies Book 4 (Rainbow Magic #4)
by Daisy MeadowsGet ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Jack Frost has stolen the Showtime Fairies' magic stars, which means everyone is losing their special talent! Can Rachel and Kirsty get the stars back before the Tippington Variety Show is ruined? 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com Read all seven fairy adventures in the Showtime Fairies set! Madison the Magic Show Fairy; Leah the Theatre Fairy; Alesha the Acrobat Fairy; Darcey the Dance Diva Fairy; Amelia the Singing Fairy; Isla the Ice Star Fairy; Taylor the Talent Show Fairy. If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Darci and the Dance Contest (Darci Book #2)
by Martha TollesDarci never expected to get soaked by a water balloon on the second day at her new school! When the popular girls find out what Nathan did, they tell Darci to get even with him. That's a great idea, until Darci ends up getting Nathan in trouble. What Darci needs are some friends like the ones she had at her old school. When she hears about the sixth-grade Dance Contest, she hopes she'll meet some nice kids by entering it. Only problem is. Darci doesn't have a partner. Who could she possibly ask? The only boy she knows is Nathan. Could they ever be friends? No way!