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Inside this volume, readers learn about the life of the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace. This book covers Lovelace’s early childhood, as the highly intelligent and inquisitive daughter of famous poet Lord Byron, as well as her forays into developing the first computer program, over a hundred years before computers as we know them were in use. Readers will learn how Lovelace’s work set the stage for other computer pioneers and how it still impacts us today. This engaging biography pairs information-rich text with vivid artwork to give readers a firm grasp on Lovelace’s life and legacy.

Queen Elizabeth I calls upon her small, select band of advisors for help when a murderer begins terrorizing her summer residence.

Presents the annotated text of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam" inspired by a friend's death and his brother's placement in a mental asylum, and includes essays that discuss the poem's backgrounds and sources, as well as a selection of critical commentary.

Presents a story that deals with the supposed discovery of a novel by Lord Byron that was hidden away by his daughter Ada about Ali, the illegitimate son of the demonic Lord Sane, who was taken from his life in Albania to be raised as a proper English gentleman.

Chronicles the life of Edward Bulwer, discussing how he gained fame throughout mid-nineteenth-century Europe but after the First World War his reputation became tarnished, causing his works to become less widely read.

Collects seven seminal essays; poems are accompanied by explanatory annotation.

A collection of critical essays by noted commentators examines forty years of Tennyson's work.

Peter Palafox and his lifelong friend, Sean, sign on as midshipmen, hoping to find their fortune across the ocean and see more of the world.