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The Countess
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Author : Catherine Coulter
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1999-10-01
The Countess written by Catherine Coulter and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10-01 with Fiction categories.
Catherine Coulter's revamped first novel—a gothic regency romance. The #1 New York Times bestselling author's very first novel, rewritten as a Gothic. A woman who makes the wrong choice for a husband may not live to marry the man of her dreams...
The Countess
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Author : Rebecca Johns
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2011-09-27
The Countess written by Rebecca Johns and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-27 with Fiction categories.
Was the “Blood Countess” history’s first and perhaps worst female serial killer? Or did her accusers create a violent fiction in order to remove this beautiful, intelligent, ambitious foe from the male-dominated world of Hungarian politics? In 1611, Countess Erzsébet Báthory, a powerful Hungarian noblewoman, stood helpless as masons walled her inside her castle tower, dooming her to spend her final years in solitary confinement. Her crime: the gruesome murders of dozens of female servants, mostly young girls tortured to death for displeasing their ruthless mistress. Her opponents painted her as a bloodthirsty škrata—a witch—a portrayal that would expand to grotesque proportions through the centuries. In this riveting dramatization of Erzsébet Báthory’s life, the countess tells her story in her own words, writing to her only son—a final reckoning from his mother in an attempt to reveal the truth behind her downfall. Countess Báthory describes her upbringing in one of the most powerful noble houses in Hungary, recounting in loving detail her devotion to her parents and siblings as well as the heartbreak of losing her father at a young age. She soon discovers the price of being a woman in sixteenth-century Hungary as her mother arranges her marriage to Ferenc Nádasdy, a union made with the cold calculation of a financial transaction. Young Erzsébet knows she has no choice but to accept this marriage even as she laments its loveless nature and ultimately turns to the illicit affections of another man. Seemingly resigned to a marriage of convenience and a life of surreptitious pleasure, the countess surprises even herself as she ignites a marital spark with Ferenc through the most unromantic of acts: the violent punishment of an insolent female servant. The event shows Ferenc that his wife is no trophy but a strong, determined woman more than capable of managing their vast estates during Ferenc’s extensive military campaigns against the Turks. Her naked assertion of power accomplishes what her famed beauty could not: capturing the love of her husband. The countess embraces this new role of loving wife and mother, doing everything she can to expand her husband’s power and secure her family’s future. But a darker side surfaces as Countess Báthory’s demand for virtue, obedience, and, above all, respect from her servants takes a sinister turn. What emerges is not only a disturbing, unflinching portrait of the deeds that gave Báthory the moniker “Blood Countess,” but an intimate look at the woman who became a monster.
Shakespeare And The Countess
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Author : Chris Laoutaris
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-04-24
Shakespeare And The Countess written by Chris Laoutaris and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Shortlisted for the Tony Lothian Prize One of the Telegraph's 'Best Books of 2014' 'A gripping tale that enables us to see Shakespeare in a new light...I could not recommend it highly enough.' Alison Weir In November 1596 a woman signed a document which would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare . . . Who was the woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare's life? Never far from controversy when she was alive - she sparked numerous riots and indulged in acts of bribery, breaking-and-entering, and kidnapping - Elizabeth Russell has been edited out of public memory, yet the chain of events she set in motion would be the making of Shakespeare as we all know him today. Providing new pieces to the puzzle, Chris Laoutaris's thrilling biography reveals for the first time the life of this extraordinary woman, and why she decided to wage her battle against Shakespeare. 'A splendid and original book' Sunday Telegraph 'A work of historical and literary detection which takes us straight to the heart of religious politics in Elizabethan England.' Frances Wilson, New Statesman 'I'm in love with the brilliant research on display in Shakespeare and the Countess by Christopher Laoutaris and how it brings to light Lady Elizabeth Russell, a force to be reckoned with and a trailblazing early feminist.' Amma Asante, Observer (Books of the Year)
Romancing The Countess
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Author : Ashley March
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2011
Romancing The Countess written by Ashley March and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fiction categories.
Leah and Sebastian deal with their spouses' affair with each other and scandalous deaths differently--she flaunts her newfound independence and he tries to start a romance with her in order to stop the rumors swirling about their late spouses.
The Countess Lucy
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Author : Richard Edward Gent Kirk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The Countess Lucy written by Richard Edward Gent Kirk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with categories.
Class With The Countess
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Author : LuAnn de Lesseps
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-04-16
Class With The Countess written by LuAnn de Lesseps and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The glamorous star of Bravo's hit show The Real Housewives of New York City makes it easy to be elegant, with contemporary etiquette tips and a complete course in the art of sophisticated living Countess LuAnn de Lesseps knows firsthand that class is a state of mind, not a birthright. Raised in small-town Connecticut-half French Canadian, half Native American-she worked as a registered nurse before she started modeling. On her first trip to Europe, she was awed by the lifestyle of the Italians and stayed, eventually becoming a TV personality. Before long, she began a fairy-tale romance with Alexandre Count de Lesseps, of the Suez Canal dynasty, and married into a world of aristocrats. She learned during her time in Europe that panache comes from within- not from an antiquated manual. Now she shares her savvy advice and her inspiring story in Class with the Countess, including: ?Elegance can most certainly be acquired. ?All of life is a seduction. ?You don't have to be rich and famous to have an unforgettable presence. ?Being interested is what makes you interesting. ?An alluring woman makes everyone want to be near her. The twenty-first century's answer to Emily Post, the Countess gives a new generation of women an exuberant and incomparable guide to modern social graces.
The Countess Cosel A Romance Of History Of The Times Of Augustus The Strong
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Author : Jo_zef Ignacy Kraszewski
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 1905
The Countess Cosel A Romance Of History Of The Times Of Augustus The Strong written by Jo_zef Ignacy Kraszewski and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1905 with categories.
The Countess Eve
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Author : Joseph Henry Shorthouse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The Countess Eve written by Joseph Henry Shorthouse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with English fiction categories.
The Countess Conspiracy
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Author : Courtney Milan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-12
The Countess Conspiracy written by Courtney Milan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with Man-woman relationships categories.
When Sebastian Malheur is not scandalizing ladies in the bedchamber, he's outraging proper society with his scientific theories. He's reviled, acclaimed, and despised-- and he laughs through it all. Violet Waterfield, the widowed Countess of Cambury, on the other hand, is entirely respectable, and she'd like to stay that way. But a ties her to England's most infamous scoundrel: Sebastian's theories aren't his. They're hers. So when Sebastian threatens to dissolve their years-long conspiracy, she'll do anything to save their partnership ... even if it means opening her vulnerable heart to the rake who could destroy it for good.
The Countess Cathleen
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Author : William Butler Yeats
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2017-12-04
The Countess Cathleen written by William Butler Yeats and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-04 with Fiction categories.
Reproduction of the original.