JUVENILE · HISTORY
John Guy
Also known as: Guy, J. N., Guy, John N.
British historian, author
There was a big old house where nobody lived.
— from Ghosts
Most acclaimed
Early Civilizations
###German-language description: Die Ägypter ist ein Titel der Reihe Wissen der Welt. Diese spannende Buchreihe bietet ungewöhnliches Wissen in faszinierenden Bildern. Die Themen aus Geschichte, Natur und Technik reichen von den Weiten des Universums bis in die Tiefen des Meeres, von früheren Kulturen bis zu modernen Errungenschaften des Menschen. Entdecke ... - das Mysterium der großen Pyramiden - wie die Ägypter lebten, aßen und sich kleideten - die Kriegstaktiken der ägyptischen Armee - wie beliebt Make-up bei Männern und Frauen war - die Methoden zur Einbalsamierung und Mumifizierung der Toten und vieles, vieles mehr ...
Ghosts
Ringing the Changes - novelette by Robert Aickman Author! Author! - novelette by Isaac Asimov Touring - novelette by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick [as by Jack M. Dann and Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick] The Wind in the Rose-Bush - short story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Come Dance with Me on My Pony's Grave - short story by Charles L. Grant The Fire When It Comes - novelette by Parke Godwin The Toll-House - short story by W. W. Jacobs The Invasion of the Church of the Holy Ghost - novelette by Russell Kirk A Terrible Vengeance - novelette by Mrs. J. H. Riddell [as by Charlotte Riddell] Elle Est Trois, (La Mort) - novelette by Tanith Lee A Passion for History - short story by Stephen Minot Daemon - novelette by C. L. Moore The Lady's Maid's Bell - novelette by Edith Wharton The King of Thieves - short story by Jack Vance
Elizabeth I
New York Times bestselling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen-as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart. One of today's premier historical novelists, Margaret George dazzles here as she tackles her most difficult subject yet: the legendary Elizabeth Tudor, queen of enigma-the Virgin Queen who had many suitors, the victor of the Armada who hated war; the gorgeously attired, jewel- bedecked woman who pinched pennies. England's greatest monarch has baffled and intrigued the world for centuries. But what was she really like? In this novel, her flame-haired, lookalike cousin, Lettice Knollys, thinks she knows all too well. Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. This is a story of two women of fierce intellect and desire, one trying to protect her country, and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family and each vying to convince the reader of her own private vision of the truth about Elizabeth's character. Their gripping drama is acted out at the height of the flowering of the Elizabethan age. Shakespeare, Marlowe, Dudley, Raleigh, Drake-all of them swirl through these pages as they swirled through the court and on the high seas. This is a magnificent, stay-up-all-night page-turner that is George's finest and most compelling novel and one that is sure to please readers of Alison Weir, Philippa Gregory, and Hilary Mantel.