Set in March 1817, the story follows Jane Austen as she grapples with declining health while investigating the mysterious death of a student at Winchester College. The victim, Arthur Prendergast, is found with a note that implicates William Heathcote, the son of a close friend. As Jane navigates the insular and often perilous environment of the prestigious school, she must race against time to uncover the truth and exonerate William, all while battling her own deteriorating condition.
"May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript-about a baronet's daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain-cannot alleviate. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. Jane decides to use some of the profits earned from her last novel, Emma, and treat herself to a period of rest and reflection at the spa, in the company of her sister, Cassandra. Cheltenham Spa hardly turns out to be the relaxing sojourn Jane and Cassandra envisaged, however. It is immediately obvious that other boarders at the guest house where the Misses Austen are staying have come to Cheltenham with stresses of their own-some of them deadly. But perhaps with Jane's interference a terrible crime might be prevented. Set during the Year without a Summer, when the eruption of Mount Tambora in the South Pacific caused a volcanic winter that shrouded the entire planet for sixteen months, this fourteenth installment in Stephanie Barron's critically acclaimed series brings a forgotten moment of Regency history to life"-- Provided by publisher
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Jennie Jerome took Victorian England by storm when she landed on its shores. As Lady Randolph Churchill, she gave birth to a man who defined the twentieth century: her son Winston. Jennie lived an outrageously modern life all her own, filled with controversy, passion, tragedy, and triumph.
Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful Regency-era mystery November, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, high-flying banker, is about to declare bankruptcy—dragging several of his brothers down with him. The crisis destroys Henry’s health, and Jane flies to his London bedside, believing him to be dying. While she’s there, the chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent invites Jane to tour Carlton House, the Prince’s fabulous London home. But her visit takes a startling turn when Jane stumbles upon a body—sprawled on the carpet in the Regent’s library. The dying man utters a single failing phrase: “Waterloo map,” sending Jane on the hunt for a treasure of incalculable value and a killer of considerable cunning.
Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful murder mystery set over the twelve days of a Regency-Era Christmas party.Christmas Eve, 1814: Jane Austen has been invited to spend the holiday with family and friends at The Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. As the year fades and friends begin to gather beneath the mistletoe for the twelve days of Christmas festivities, Jane and her circle are in a celebratory mood: Mansfield Park is selling nicely; Napoleon has been banished to Elba; British forces have seized Washington, DC; and on Christmas Eve, John Quincy Adams signs the Treaty of Ghent, which will end a war nobody in England really wanted. Jane, however, discovers holiday cheer is fleeting. One of the Yuletide revelers dies in a tragic accident, which Jane immediately views with suspicion. If the accident was in fact murder, the killer is one of Jane’s fellow snow-bound guests. With clues scattered amidst cleverly crafted charades, dark secrets coming to light during parlor games, and old friendships returning to haunt the Christmas parties, whom can Jane trust to help her discover the truth and stop the killer from striking again?
Il 28 marzo 1941 Virginia Woolf si recò sulle rive dell'Ouse, non lontano dalla sua casa nel Sussex, dove viveva col marito, si riempì le tasche del soprabito di pietre e si gettò nelle acque del fiume, togliendosi la vita. Sessant'anni più tardi, l'architetto del paesaggio Jo Bellamy giunge a Sissinghurst Castle per studiare il celeberrimo «giardino bianco» che la scrittrice Vita Sackville-West aveva creato per la sua amata Virginia. Ma tra le ombre di una delle più famose dimore d'Inghilterra, Jo fa una scoperta sconcertante: tra i documenti conservati negli archivi della residenza trova quello che sembra l'ultimo diario di Virginia Woolf, la cui prima pagina riporta la data del giorno successivo alla sua morte. Se quel quaderno si rivelasse autentico metterebbe in discussione ogni precedente teoria sulla fine della famosa scrittrice. Ma prima che Bellamy possa svelare la sua scoperta, il prezioso diario scompare. Chi l'ha rubato? E perché? Quale mistero si cela tra quelle pagine? E che collegamento c'è tra i segreti che custodiscono e quelli nascosti nel giardino bianco.
Set against the backdrop of Regency England, the story unfolds as Adelaide Fiske prepares for a second marriage, only to have her past resurface with the discovery of a corpse near her wedding site. Jane Austen, reluctantly assisting her brother Edward, the local magistrate, delves into the investigation. As they uncover a web of secrets linked to Adelaide's late husband and a second murder, Jane must navigate the dangers of a killer on the loose, putting her own life at risk in the process.
The restorative power of the ocean brings Jane Austen and her beloved brother Henry, to Brighton after Henry’s wife is lost to a long illness. But the crowded, glittering resort is far from peaceful, especially when the lifeless body of a beautiful young society miss is discovered in the bedchamber of none other than George Gordon—otherwise known as Lord Byron. As a poet and a seducer of women, Byron has carved out a shocking reputation for himself—but no one would ever accuse him of being capable of murder. Now it falls to Jane to pursue this puzzling investigation and discover just how “mad, bad, and dangerous to know” Byron truly is. And she must do so without falling victim to the charming versifier’s legendary charisma, lest she, too, become a cautionary example for the ages.
"Double Feature: Deutsch-deutsche Kunst bis zum Mauerfall" bietet einen Überblick über die Kunstproduktion in Deutschland von 1945 bis 1989. Der Band zeigt den Einfluss politischer und kultureller Diskurse und behandelt 300 Werke von 120 Künstlern. Essays thematisieren nationale Identität und politischen Kontext bis zur Wiedervereinigung.
