Isle of Night

Isle of Night

Author: Veronica Wolff

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1101544112

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Is life offering fewer and fewer options? Then join the dead. When Annelise meets dark and seductive Ronan, he promises her a new life-if she has the courage to chance the unknown. Now, she's whisked away to a mysterious island and pitted against other female recruits to become a Watcher-girls who are partnered with vampires and assist them in their missions. To survive and become a Watcher, Annelise has to beat out every other girl, but she's determined to do so, because to fail doesn't mean dishonor-it means death.


Sword of the Highlands

Sword of the Highlands

Author: Veronica Wolff

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-05-27

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1440635501

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In the second novel in national bestselling author Veronica Wolff's Highlands series, a woman goes back in time and finds the man of her dreams... One minute, she’s New York heiress and art curator Magda Deacon, enraptured by the striking Highlander captured in an old portrait. The next, she’s falling through time to 17th century Scotland—and embarking on the most erotic journey of her life… Infamous playboy James Graham, First Marquis of Montrose, doesn’t know what to make of the strange woman who’s tumbled—literally—into his life…and his bed. Her accent may be foreign, but Magda plays golf and rides like a red-blooded Scotsman—not that James could ever mistake her succulent lips and curves for anything but deliciously female… But war rages in the Highlands, the land for which James and his men will lay down their lives. And when Magda faces a terrifying enemy and a daunting choice, only the legendary Sword of the Highlands will be able to set things right…


Upgrading the Isle of Wight's Railway

Upgrading the Isle of Wight's Railway

Author: Richard C Long

Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport

Published: 2024-10-30

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1399045199

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In 2019 it was announced that the Isle of Wight’s iconic 1938 Stock tube trains were to be withdrawn and replaced with a ‘new’ fleet of refurbished ex-London Underground trains, as part of a wider project to upgrade the Island’s ageing railway infrastructure. This book examines in detail the events that followed: the infrastructure works, the withdrawal and disposal of the old trains, and the development and introduction of their replacements – all of it carried out in the midst of a global pandemic. What went wrong, and what went right? What would happen to the 1938 Stock? And would the new trains even fit through Ryde Tunnel…? In writing this book the author has been able to draw upon unique insights provided by some of the key figures involved in the Island Line upgrade, as well as by the current owners of many of the withdrawn 1938 Stock units.


Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

Author: A. R. Hope Moncrieff

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-29

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Isle of Wight is a geographical work by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. It describes the history and geology of the Isle of Wight; currently the largest and second-most populous island of England.


Hampshire Isle of Wight Ghost Tales

Hampshire Isle of Wight Ghost Tales

Author: Michael O'Leary

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2016-04-04

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 0750963840

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The stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and modern, powerful and fantastical, ambiguous and ambivalent as the ghosts they feature. Here you will find tales of headless horses riding moonbeams, an entrance to another world on Marrowbones Hill, drowned sailors and ghost ships, and a girl riding pillion on a motorbike driven by her dead boyfriend – all told in the distinct voice of noted storyteller Michael O’Leary who, for years, has wandered the highways and byways of Hampshire, immersed in the layers of ghost stories that have accumulated in this ancient county. Richly illustrated with original drawings, these tales are perfect for reading under the covers on dark, stormy nights.