nobility

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nobility

The dark mirror

2005
Bridei, a young nobleman, takes in an abandoned child against the wishes of Broichan; however, as the girl grows into a beautiful woman, Bridei begins to feel differently about her and Broichan is fearful that she could lead to Bridei's doom.

The marble faun

2004
Three American art students, befriended by the alluring Italian, Donatello, while studying in Rome, find their lives irrevocably changed when one of the group commits an unspeakable crime.

William the Conqueror

first Norman king of England
2005
An illustrated biography of King William I of England, or William the Conqueror, that covers such topics as the Battle of Hastings, his style of rule, and his Christianity.

My enemy the Queen

1978
A fictional account of the rivalry and enmity between Queen Elizabeth I of England and the beautiful Lettice Devereux.

The jester

2004
An innkeeper just back from the First Crusade disguises himself as a court jester to save his wife, who has been abducted by an evil duke searching for a holy relic.

The tempest

1994
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play, explanatory notes, introduction to Shakespeare's language, an annotated reading list, and information about Shakespeare's life.

Cesare Borgia

1987
A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian political and military figure described by Machiavelli in "The Prince.".

The tempest

the graphic novel : original text version
2009
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in which Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter, Miranda, have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples.

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