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Ladies of the Grand Tour Ladies of the Grand Tour Brian Dolan "According to the 1747 publication The Art of Governing a Wife, women in Georgian England were to "lay up and save, look to the house; talk to few and take of all within." However, some women broke f… OL100267W
Neopurismus in Deutschland nach der Wende Neopurismus in Deutschland nach der Wende Falco Pfalzgraf Etwa seit den 1990ern kommt es in Deutschland vermehrt zu fremdwortkritischen Stimmen innerhalb der Bevölkerung, zahlreiche Politiker kritisieren den angeblich übermäßigen Anglizismengebrauch, ein Sp… OL10087398W
Wolio Dictionary Wolio English Indonesian Wolio Dictionary Wolio English Indonesian Amceoax The Wolio language is part of the Austronesian language family. The text, as well as providing a dictionary, aims to introduce the reader to traditional Wolio language and literature. OL10101538W
The Shakespearean stage, 1574-1642 The Shakespearean stage, 1574-1642 Andrew Gurr "For almost forty years The Shakespearean Stage has been considered the liveliest, most reliable and most entertaining overview of Shakespearean theatre in its own time. It is the only authoritative … OL102630W
The encyclopedia of women's health The encyclopedia of women's health Christine Ammer Women in the United States today face a wide range of serious health concerns. More than 8 million women live with heart disease, and 43 percent of American women die from cardiovascular disease. Mor… OL103308W
Telugu-English dictionary = Telugu-English dictionary = P. Sankaranarayana It is an valuable for Andhra predesh OL1040505W
Naam ghosa Naam ghosa Madhavadeva On Krishna, Hindu deity; verse translation in English. OL1040672W
Little Miss Contrary Little Miss Contrary Roger Hargreaves Little Miss Contrary says the exact opposite of what she means. This can get very confusing unless you know Little Miss Contrary well! She lives in Muddleland, where everything, as you can probably g… OL10467271W
Mr. Muddle Mr. Muddle Roger Hargreaves Mr. Muddle botches absolutely everything he tries to do. His friend George is determined to figure out how to help him. Can he discover the secret of how to unmuddle Mr. Muddle? OL10467287W
The painted garden The painted garden Noel Streatfeild This is a children's novel about an English family who travel to California. It focuses on the cross-grained Jane, whose personality alone lands her the role of Mary in a film version of *The Secret… OL10472216W
The robbery The robbery William Murray,W. Murray,Ladybird Books,Jill Corby,W. Murray 41 p. : 18 cm OL10472383W
Great Polish-English Dictionary Great Polish-English Dictionary Jan Stanislawski 2 volumes ; 24 cm OL10474793W
The Silver Link The Silver Link Claire Lorrimer Pretty Adela Carstairs had lived in a secure and loving home until her father died. But her happy world is shattered when her mother remarries a cruel, hard-drinking man. As her stepfather's drunken … OL10540179W
Variations Variations Claire Lorrimer A collection of stories to suit the reader's every mood... tender, funny, romantic, bitter-sweet, nostalgic... Sensitively written and with particular insight into the emotions of the young and the o… OL10540181W
The Wilderling The Wilderling Claire Lorrimer Although born into the British aristocracy, the Honourable Sophia Lucienne Rochford was raised in obscurity first in a French convent and then in a Parisian brothel. Like a wilderling—a cultivated fl… OL10540189W
A Shine of Rainbows A Shine of Rainbows Lillian Beckwith ***Mairi and Sandy live on a lonely Hebridean island, content with each other, despite their lack of children.*** When Mairi brings home Thomas, a child from the orphanage, Sandy is jealous of Mai… OL10591088W
The Scarlet Thread The Scarlet Thread Evelyn Anthony A wartime love affair in Italy between an English nurse and an American captain is reawakened ten years later when they meet by chance in New York. OL10591912W
Romney Romney Owen Wister "Even in its incomplete state - nearly fifty thousand words - Romney is Wister's longest piece of fiction after The Virginian and Lady Baltimore. Writing at the express command of his friend Theodore… OL106148W
Evergreen Evergreen Belva Plain **8 Months on the N.Y. Times Best-Seller List. The Best-Loved Best-Seller of the Year:** A young Polish immigrant woman, in love with the scion of the German-Jewish banking family for which she work… OL10672947W
The Englishwoman in America The Englishwoman in America Isabella L. Bird This account by an English lady traveling in America in 1854 with relatives was written for her friends rather than for publication. At nearly 500 pages, her narrative is very rich in detail. Probabl… OL1077885W
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