Craigdarroch Castle In 21 Treasures
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Craigdarroch Castle In 21 Treasures
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Author : Moira Dann
language : en
Publisher: TouchWood Editions
Release Date : 2021-05-11
Craigdarroch Castle In 21 Treasures written by Moira Dann and has been published by TouchWood Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with History categories.
Told in 21 objects—including furnishings, artwork, and tools—this approachable museum guide takes readers into the family history, local lore, and oddities of one of Victoria's most famous landmarks. Craigdarroch Castle, built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir for his wife, Joan, and their family, was completed in 1890. Following Joan's death, the castle was put up for sale in 1908, and later housed a military hospital and the nascent University of Victoria. Since 1979 the castle has operated as a museum and is one of the top tourist attractions in the city, a prime example of a “bonanza castle” and a rich repository of Victorian-era furnishings and décor, as well as objects evoking the hospital and college eras. Author Moira Dann offers the reader 21 selections from the castle's collection, using each artifact as a portal into the history of the building and life in Victorian and more recent times. The Black Forest clock, acquired by Joan on a trip to Europe; the telescope used by the eldest Dunsmuir son, James, aboard his yacht the Dolaura; the castle's famous stained-glass windows; a nineteenth-century intercom system known as a speaking tube—these and 17 more are described with detail and enthusiasm, and accompanied by photographs. Dann provides careful research into each object's provenance and manufacture, while inviting readers to join her imaginative journeys into the lives of the castle's occupants through the years.
Craigdarroch Castle Pass
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Author : Craigdarroch Castle (Victoria, B.C.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Craigdarroch Castle Pass written by Craigdarroch Castle (Victoria, B.C.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir during the reign of Queen Victoria and now a National Historic Site, Craigdarroch Castle has been meticulously restored as an historic house museum, giving visitors a glimpse of privileged life in the 1890s. The Castle weaves a fascinating tale of an intriguing family - their achievements, their relationships and even their quirks.
War Of The Wolf
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Author : Bernard Cornwell
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2018-10-02
War Of The Wolf written by Bernard Cornwell and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-02 with Fiction categories.
Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series—"like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer)—the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom. His blood is Saxon His heart is Viking His battleground is England "Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg. And while Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems that a peaceful life is not to be – as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king. And the new foe is Sköll, a Norseman, whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria and who leads a frightening army of wolf-warriors, men who fight half-crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other. In this new chapter of the Saxon Tales series—a rousing adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love and battle, as seen through the eyes of a warrior straddling two worlds—Uhtred returns to fight once again for the destiny of England.
This Victorian Life
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Author : Sarah A. Chrisman
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2015-11-03
This Victorian Life written by Sarah A. Chrisman and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Part memoir, part micro-history, this is an exploration of the present through the lens of the past. We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? How do interactions with antique objects influence perceptions of the modern world? From Victorian beauty regimes to nineteenth-century bicycles, custard recipes to taxidermy experiments, oil lamps to an ice box, Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman decided to explore nineteenth-century culture and technologies from the inside out. Even the deepest aspects of their lives became affected, and the more immersed they became in the late Victorian era, the more aware they grew of its legacies permeating the twenty-first century. Most of us have dreamed of time travel, but what if that dream could come true? Certain universal constants remain steady for all people regardless of time or place. No matter where, when, or who we are, humans share similar passions and fears, joys and triumphs. In her first book, Victorian Secrets, Chrisman recalled the first year she spent wearing a Victorian corset 24/7. In This Victorian Life, Chrisman picks up where Secrets left off and documents her complete shift into living as though she were in the nineteenth century.
Way Of The Ferret
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Author : Judi Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Way Of The Ferret written by Judi Harris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Databases categories.
This book is designed to assist educators' exploration of the Internet and educational resources available online. An overview lists the five basic types of information exchange possible on the Internet, and outlines five corresponding telecomputing options. The book contains an overview and four sections. The chapters in Section One, "Information Resources," focus on: (1) Gopher Tools; (2) The World Wide Web; (3) Interactive Telnet Sessions; (4) File Transfers on the Internet; and (5) Receiving and Uncompressing Files. Section Two, "Interpersonal Resources," contains chapters: (6) Electronic Mail Services; (7) Internet-Based Discussion Groups; and (8) Finding People on the Internet. Section Three, "Educational Applications," includes chapters: (9) Telecollaborative Educational Activities, including interpersonal exchanges, information collections, problem-solving projects, and an educational telecomputing archive; and (10) Teleresearch Activities. Section Four consists of five appendixes which list recommended gophers, World Wide Web pages; telnet sites; FTP archives; and mailing lists; and an index. (AEF)
Providence
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Author : Valerie Green
language : en
Publisher: Hancock House Publishers
Release Date : 2022-03
Providence written by Valerie Green and has been published by Hancock House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03 with Fiction categories.
Providence, the first in the McBride Chronicles trilogy, describes the sweeping story of two parallel lives ? Jane Hopkins, an orphaned young girl from England and Gideon McBride, the son of a poor fisherman from Scotland - who separately travel to the New World in search of a better life. Their individual stories contain hardship, adventure, intrigue, deception and lies but, above all, a great love as they each find their way to survive in an unforgiving world ? Jane through music and a desperate need for the foundations of a happy family life, and Gideon through a desire to escape from a lifestyle he was expected to embrace. The beginning of the McBride family dynasty starts in Victoria, British Columbia's capital city, and is set against a backdrop of the Province's vivid history ? from the days of the first gold rush along the mighty Fraser River, the incorporation of Victoria as a city, and a smallpox epidemic that decimated the Indigenous population - to B.C. joining confederation in 1871. This book describes the moral as well as the corrupt days of early colonization. Providence tells a mighty story depicting the strength and determination of early settlers.
A Country Road A Tree
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Author : Jo Baker
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2016-05-17
A Country Road A Tree written by Jo Baker and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-17 with Fiction categories.
From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a remarkable imagining of Samuel Beckett’s wartime experiences. In 1939 Paris, the ground rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs-Élysées, and a young, unknown writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon he will put them both in mortal danger by joining the Resistance. Through the years that follow, we are witness to the workings of a uniquely brilliant mind struggling to create a language to express a shattered world. A story of survival and determination, of spies and artists, passion and danger, A Country Road, A Tree is a portrait of the extremes of human experience alchemized into one man’s timeless art.
Zagat Vancouver Restaurants
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Author : Zagat Survey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-06
Zagat Vancouver Restaurants written by Zagat Survey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06 with Travel categories.
Castles Of Scotland
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Author : Martin Coventry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Castles Of Scotland written by Martin Coventry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
A must for all those who want to visit Scotland's many castles. The book covers all of the coutry's famous strongholds, as well as many lesser-known places, with location, access, visitor facilities, and contact details. There is a map, many photos, a glossary of architectural terms, and a family-name index, allowing the reader to identify any castle associated with their family.
Zagat Best Of Vancouver
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Author : Tim Pawsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-06-14
Zagat Best Of Vancouver written by Tim Pawsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-14 with Travel categories.
The best of Vancouver, including Restaurants, Nightlife, Hotels and Attractions!