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201) Gulliver's travels
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Pub. Date
c2010
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A graphic novel adaptation of the tale of the voyages of an Englishman that carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; and a country ruled by horses.
202) American royals
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
La princesa Beatrice siempre ha aceptado su deber, pero empieza a acusar la presión a medida que se acerca el día de convertirse en la primera soberana de Estados Unidos. A nadie le importa Samantha, la princesa sustituta, salvo cuando incumple las normas; así que ella tampoco se interesa por nada... De haber nacido una generación antes, Jefferson, el gemelo de Samantha, hubiera sido el primero en la línea sucesoria, pero las nuevas leyes lo...
203) Shadow scale
Author
Pub. Date
p2015
Description
"Seraphina, half-dragon and half-human, searches for others like her who can make the difference in the war between dragons and humans in the kingdom of Goredd"--
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Series
Apothecary diaries volume 4
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The trail of the garden banquet poisoner leads Maomao to the Garnet Palace! Aiming to uncover the identity and motives of the culprit who nearly succeeded in turning the festivities into a tragedy, the young apothecary-turned-lady's maid temporarily takes up there at Jinshi's behest. Home to Lady Aduo--the consort with the longest tenure in the Emperor's affections--the Garnet Palace harbors many intrigues, some more shocking than even Maomao could...
205) The Dark Days deceit
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Series
Lady Helen novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Lady Helen has retreated to a country estate outside Bath to prepare for her wedding to the Duke of Selburn, yet she knows she has unfinished business to complete. She and the dangerously charismatic Lord Carlston have learned they are a dyad, bonded in blood, and only they are strong enough to defeat the Grand Deceiver, who threatens to throw mankind into chaos. But the heinous death-soaked Ligatus Helen has absorbed is tearing a rift in her mind....
206) Gilt
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
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Kitty Tylney has always lived int he shadow of her best friend, Cat. The Cat worms her way into the court of King Henry VIII - and into the king's heart. When Cat makes her best friend part of her inner circle at court, Kitty is thrust into a glittering new life of fabulous gowns, opulent parties, and dashing men vying for her attention. But Kitty soon discovers that beneath the golden veneer lurks a worold of secrets and lies, trysts and back-door...
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Pub. Date
[1995]
Description
Soon after James Stuart became king of England in 1603, William Shakespeare, while still working in the public theater, became the royal playwright, and his acting troupe became the premier playing company of the realm. How did this courtly setting influence Shakespeare's work? What was it like to view, perform in, and write plays conceived for the Stuart king?
In this fascinating and lively book, one of our most eminent literary critics explores...
208) As you like it
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
A film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, placed in a setting inspired by nineteenth-century Japan, in which exiled royals--including a duke's daughter disguised as a man--and country folk, learn lessons about class and gender through a series of love triangles in the Forest of Arden.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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"In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of her two great loves--Prince Albert and John Brown--Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen's teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the...
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