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The Blooding Of Jack Absolute
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Author : Chris Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-29
The Blooding Of Jack Absolute written by Chris Humphreys and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-29 with Fiction categories.
The brilliant prequel to JACK ABSOLUTE... 'Jack escapes death more often than James Bond in his attempt to find the traitor in the King's ranks . . . an exciting romp' Sunday Telegraph 'Bernard Cornwell is good but Humphreys is better' Historical Novels Review London 1759 and Jack's life is easy. A scholar at Westminster School, a master with cricket bat or billiard cue, the leader of a gang of bucks about the Town, he has both a girl he worships and a courtesan teaching him the more basic arts of love. Yet he plans to give up all carousing, sit the examinations for Cambridge, find a career in any field he chooses. If he can just stay out of trouble for one night... From the billiard halls and brothels of London to a clash of Empires on the Plains of Abraham, Jack's life is forever altered by the tragedies of that night. Through duels, battles, frantic escapes and a brutal winter spent in a cave in Canada, the schoolboy will vanish, and a man appear. But first he must learn to kill. To come of age, Jack Absolute must be blooded.
The Blooding Of Jack Absolute
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Author : Chris C. Humphreys
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
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The Blooding Of Jack Absolute
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Author : Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Release Date : 2022-01-25
The Blooding Of Jack Absolute written by Humphreys and has been published by Library and Archives Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-25 with categories.
"An Absolute Delight!" Diana Gabaldon, Author of 'Outlander'. London, 1759: Life is easy for Jack Absolute, a dashing young man, loved by the ladies and envied by his schoolmates. With a place secured in college at Cambridge and a baronetcy at hand, his future seems bright. But one night of revelry, and a duel over a woman destroys Jack's fortune instantly. He is forced to flee the country and seek a new fate as a soldier in the dangerous New World during the ruthless French and Indian Wars. There, amid hostile natives, fierce colonial rivalries, and the brutal wilds of North America, he struggles for something far more vital than riches: his survival. But to survive, Jack must be blooded for life. He must learn to kill. The gripping start to a riveting historical series, The Blooding of Jack Absolute tracks the stunning transformation of a young dreamer into a daring, larger-than-life hero. "With this, the first novel, C.C. Humphreys begins the finest series of historical novels since Patrick O'Brian." -Good Book Guide (UK)
The Blooding Of Jack Absolute
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Author : C. C. Humphreys
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-07-01
The Blooding Of Jack Absolute written by C. C. Humphreys and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-01 with Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 categories.
London, 1759. Jack Absolute is drawn into the debauchery of London life, in the taverns & billiard halls of Covent Garden, in the boudoir of a lady educating him in the ways of love. Unfortunately, the lady is also mistress to one of the most powerful men in the land & Jack's father is forced to fight a duel on his son's behalf.
Jack Absolute
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Author : Chris Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-29
Jack Absolute written by Chris Humphreys and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-29 with Fiction categories.
The brilliant first outing for a new kind of hero . . . 'Bernard Cornwell is good but Humphreys is better' Historical Novels Review In 1777, Jack Absolute is famous ... as the dashing lover in Sheridan's famous comedy THE RIVALS. However, this notoriety comes as something of a shock to the REAL Jack Absolute when he disembarks at Portsmouth after four months at sea, and seven years in India ... When his old commander is appointed to lead the army that will crush the American Revolution, Jack's history in the Colonies becomes vital. Years before he was adopted by the Iroquois, knows their language and ways, can rally these vital allies to the King's cause. Yet there is a traitor at the heart of the British army, betraying its every move. From a field of honour in London through the Battle of Saratoga and the hunt for a double agent, Jack must fight revolutionaries, incensed rivals and a malevolent secret society - and all while trying to protect the woman he loves...
Absolute Honour
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Author : Chris Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-29
Absolute Honour written by Chris Humphreys and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-29 with Fiction categories.
The powerful sequel to THE BLOODING OF JACK ABSOLUTE ... 'Bernard Cornwell is good but Humphreys is better' Historical Novels Review Jack Absolute is returning to England. On the voyage home, Jack helps in the defeat of a privateer, gaining a friend in a charismatic Irishman, Red Hugh McClune, along with a large share of the prize money and a nasty dose of cholera. Saved by Red Hugh, Jack convalesces in Bath where he falls in love with the man's beautiful cousin, Laetitia. But things are not as they seem, tragedy strikes, and Jack escapes with his life but loses something more important to him: his honour. From an assassination attempt on King George to espionage at the Jacobite Court in Rome, through betrayal, mutiny, cavalry charges and duels, Jack seeks to restore that honour - with a consequence he could not have foreseen, and a price to be paid in blood . . .
Smoke In The Glass
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Author : Chris Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-05-16
Smoke In The Glass written by Chris Humphreys and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-16 with Fiction categories.
'A brilliant epic fantasy debut from a master storyteller' Sebastien de Castell, author of the Greatcoat series including The Traitor's Blade 'Wonderful characters and great world-building, in Humphreys' special brand of addictive storytelling' Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series 'An intriguing premise... an intricate, fast-paced story... Humphreys packs gods, deicide, warring tribes and some impressive world-building into just over 300 pages' Guardian Three lands, peopled by humans and immortals. In Corinthium a decadent endlessly-lived elite run the world for profit and power. But when a poor, honest solider dies, and is reborn, everything changes. In wintry Midgarth, where immortals are revered as deities, one of them has realized that something - or someone - is killing the gods. And in Ometepe there is only one immortal, for he has murdered every other. Until one woman gives birth to a very special baby. Yet there is a fourth, hidden land, where savage tribes have united under the prophecy of 'the One': a child who is neither boy nor girl. Now they plan to conquer the world. Unless a broken soldier, a desperate mother and a crippled god can stop them . . .
Absolute Honour
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Author : C. C. Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Release Date : 2006
Absolute Honour written by C. C. Humphreys and has been published by Thomas Dunne Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Absolute, Jack (Fictitious character) categories.
On his return voyage to England, Jack helps in the defeat of a privateer, gaining a friend in a charismatic Irishman, Red Hugh McClune, along with a large share of the prize money and a nasty dose of cholera. Saved by Red Hugh, Jack convalesces in Bath where he falls in love with the man's beautiful cousin, Laetitia. But this romance soon turns to tragedy. For there is more than love disguised in Bath. The Irishman is using the affair to lure Jack from his rooms that overlook the Circus and use them for political intrigue: on the day set for the elopement, the King is coming to Bath and Red Hugh plans to assassinate him - for the exiled King James III and all Jacobites. Jack foils the plot but, because he owes him his life, allows the Irishman to escape the noose. Red Hugh flees to Rome, taking Laetitia with him. Jack pursues to infiltrate the enemy. But recognised and betrayed by Red Hugh, he spends the winter in jail. He escapes to discover that Laetitia has married an aged Roman count to gain money and power for the cause, and that Red Hugh has gone to Portugal to join an Irish regiment raised to fight the Spanish. Jack's own regiment, the 16th Dragoons, is also there and Jack rejoins them to fight the war, charge with the cavalry at Valencia de Alcantara and defeat the schemes of the Irish traitor ...
Room
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Author : Emma Donoghue
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-05-07
Room written by Emma Donoghue and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-07 with Drama categories.
Kidnapped as a teenage girl, Ma has been locked inside a purpose built room in her captor's garden for seven years. Her five year old son, Jack, has no concept of the world outside and happily exists inside Room with the help of Ma's games and his vivid imagination where objects like Rug, Lamp and TV are his only friends. But for Ma the time has come to escape and face their biggest challenge to date: the world outside Room.
The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories
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Author : Angela Carter
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-10-31
The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories written by Angela Carter and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-31 with Fiction categories.
Discover Angela Carter's classic feminist retelling of favourite fairy tales interwoven by a master of seductive, luminous storytelling. From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. Whether you're discovering these stories for the first time, or revisiting them after years away, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories remains an astounding collection by one of the twentieth century's most exciting and original writers. 'Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality' Ian McEwan, author of Lessons 'A quirky, original, and baroque stylist' Margaret Atwood, author of The Testaments Featuring an introduction from award-winning short story writer Helen Simpson