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Appearing in 1852, Basil was Wilkie Collins’s second published novel. The eponymous narrator is emotionally torn between two women: Margaret Sherwin and his sister Clara. His marriage to Margaret, a draper’s sexually precocious daughter, is to remain secret and unconsummated for the first year, as agreed with her father.

Discover the captivating tale of Basil, a young man born into high society, who falls hopelessly in love with a girl he spots on a bus - Margaret Sherwin, a linen drapers daughter. Though his father disapproves, Basil persuades Margarets father to let him secretly marry her under one condition - they must live separately for the first year due to Margarets young age. The plan works initially, but the enigmatic Mannions return from abroad stirs turmoil. On the final night of the year, Basil uncovers an unsettling truth about Margaret and Mannion, which changes everything.

Japanese culture has fascinated the West ever since the country’s doors opened up in the 1800s. In many ways, Japan has remained elusive, and people have travelled from all around the world to see for themselves how unique this nation remains. Another way of exploring this enigmatic culture is through its literature. The English language succeeds surprisingly well in revealing the Japanese sense of life.

l’isola: stromboliil vulcano: idduuna locanda: casa del tramontol mare, Il vento, i gabbiani, le voci dei pescatori.un naufrago senza passato: nella sua memoria solo versi di poesie diario stromboliano è un mio omaggio a Stromboli, l’isola a me tanto cara, e alla poesia, il mio salvagente…. io sono basilio santoro... su quest’isola nera, tra onde, vento e fuoco, s’annega il pensier mio…. e il naufragar m’è dolce… in questo mare.

Eine lebenslustige Erbin trifft auf einen verführerischen Duke. Eine mitreißende Regency-Romance von Stacy Reid – voller Leidenschaft, Gefühl und einer Prise Humor. Die amerikanische Erbin Miss Elizabeth Armstrong hat genug von Glücksrittern, die mehr an ihrem Vermögen interessiert sind als an ihrem Herzen. Enttäuscht von den falschen Absichten der Männer in der Londoner High Society, hat sie die Hoffnung auf eine Heirat längst aufgegeben.

Basil St. Florian is an accomplished agent in the British Army, tasked with dozens of dangerous missions for crown and country across the globe. But his current mission, going undercover in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, might be his toughest assignment yet. He will be searching for an ecclesiastic manuscript that doesn't officially exist, one that genius professor Alan Turing believes may hold the key to a code that could prevent the death of millions and possibly even end the war.

The Basil Reads to Basil Show – is a fiction podcast, created by Anna and Luiza – two sisters-twins on their road to their Big Dream – to become full time authors and entertainers. This Podcast presents: …A story of a girl, brought up in an aristocratic society, who finds herself in the company of pirates, that changes her… …A story of a young man who, having lost everything, through difficulties, doubts, struggles and trials of life finds his way among the stars and a new home. And inspiring conversations of the twins themselves, where they share their dreams, creative ideas, ...

Book nerd and internet lurker Basil Forest is joined by New York Times best selling author Mercury Stardust to discuss books and queer culture. Each month we'll be reading and discussing a different book across both fiction and nonfiction, with the primary theme of queerness. Basil typically reads the physical copies of books and Mercury listens to audiobooks - All types of readers are welcome here!Books for 2024:March - Dreadnaught by April DanielsApril - Tripping ArcadiaMay - I'm Afraid of MenJune - Horse BarbieJuly - BelliesAugust - Felix Ever AfterSeptember - Whipping GirlOctober - The ...

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It takes more than silver bullets to kill a werewolf. Sylvester James knows what it is to be haunted. His mother died giving birth to him and his father never let him forget it; until the night he was butchered by a werewolf - the night a full moon ruined his life.

Jonathan Grave finds it hard to believe that a fellow combat vet has gone rogue, killing American agents and leaking sensitive intel to hostile foreign interests. With black ops assassins on the trail of his old friend, Grave sets out to get to him first. He finds far more than he bargained for. Not only the wily operative but evidence of a conspiracy so dangerous, so far reaching, that an unthinkable tragedy is in motion. Grave and his elite team of specialists must expose a deadly high-level secret - and do it in time to avert a catastrophe of historic proportions.

Journey through the annals of history, tracing an unbroken lineage of valiant heroes. These extraordinary men and women faced danger, privation, and even death to share the light of Jesus Christ with the worlds darkest corners. From well-known individuals to those whose stories have faded into obscurity, all are part of an unyielding band of torch-bearers. Join their epic adventures as they confront cannibals, combat slave traders, and administer care to sick foes, driven by one unwavering mission – to serve their Lord and guide others towards His divine light. (Summary by BookAngel7)

A short sublime book on the three things dearest to Jean-Claude Izzo’s heart: his native Marseilles, the sea in all its splendor, and Mediterranean noir — the literary genre his books helped to found. This collection of writings shows Izzo, author of the acclaimed Marseilles trilogy, at his most contemplative and insightful. His native city, with its food, its flavors, its passionate inhabitants, and its long, long history of commerce and conviviality, constitute the lifeblood that runs through all of Izzo’s work.

Isabella, or the Pot of Basil (1818) is a poetic retelling of a story from The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. The poem relates the sad fate of two victims of youthful love. The aristocratic and nubile Isabella is intended for marriage to an eligible suitor but falls in love with the plebeian Lorenzo. Isabella's brothers murder Lorenzo and bury his body, the location of which is revealed to Isabella by a ghost. She exhumes the body and re-inters the head in a pot of basil.

First Lady Anna Darmond's penchant for late night parties in South East DC is a harmless open secret - until she's kidnapped out from under the noses of her Secret Service agents in a bloody gunfight. It's an unthinkable crime that, if revealed, could cause public panic. That's why hostage rescue specialist Jonathan Grave and his team must operate in absolute secrecy.

Sylvester Logan James' feud with the Beast has wracked his body and bedeviled his soul, but after 25 years it has failed to satisfy his need for vengeance. When a werewolf delivers a pair of severed heads, James finds himself embroiled in an ancient grudge between the First Beast Prince and the seven Wolves who tried to overthrow him.

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes shows from the Mutual Broadcasting System radio program starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. The show was sponsored in 1939-40 by Grove's Bromo Quinine and later enjoyed an extended run as The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes under the sponsorship of Petri Wines. These recordings are of varying quality with most in the good to very good sound range. The files have been tagged with the most accurate information available and each file name begins with the original broadcast air date.The New Adventure of Sherlock Holmes ...

An actual play TTRPG Podcast available on any podcatcher! Consisting entirely of @Northeastern students! Created by @Bazzzul.

“These are poems that go beyond the limits of words. By wrestling with the poems in 3rd I, by engaging with them, the world is more intensely lived. This guy is offering us everything. This is heroic poetry.” (John Marsden)

A collection of Short Stories by action author Basil Sands. These stories will get your heart racing in thirty minutes or less as you plummet to the depths of human emotion and the desire to protect what is dearest when all hell breaks loose and there is no one there to do anything about it but an Average Joe...or an almost Average Joe. Think of each episode as something like the Twilight Zone, with guns, knives, and whatever the hero can find to defend themselves and their families from the bad guys. These are Basil's original action novels taken down to single episode bite size chunks ...