Lola Montez & The Poisoned Nom de Plume
Lola Montez & The Poisoned Nom de Plume

Author: Kit Brennan

Publisher: House of Stratus

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1938231708

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Lola Montez runs from the haunting memories of Spain. She meets Franz Liszt; performs her racy Spider Dance at the Paris Opéra; then meets the man of her dreams, a friend of Alexandre Dumas. Shadowy figures try to stop another venture: writing a novel about a feisty female character. In the heady atmosphere of the left bank, will Lola survive?

Lola Montez Starts A Revolution
Lola Montez Starts A Revolution

Author: Kit Brennan

Publisher: House of Stratus

Published: 2014-12-07

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1938231899

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Lola Montez, on an outrageous dare, seduces King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The aging royal cannot resist her moves as a Spanish dancer, nor the exciting wardrobe malfunction which ensues. Meanwhile, Europe seethes with unrest. In 1848, Lola is the target of a terrifying witch hunt, and must save herself and also foment a remarkable revolution.

Lola Montez Conquers The Spaniards
Lola Montez Conquers The Spaniards

Author: Kit Brennan

Publisher: House of Stratus

Published: 2014-08-07

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1938231465

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It is 1842, and twenty-two year old Lola Montez seeks escape from a divorce trial. She accepts an offer to fulfil a few tasks for Juan de Grimaldi—a spy for the exiled Spanish queen. Going undercover, she falls dangerously in love and becomes a double agent, and is forced to flee to France, with a dangerous group of Loyalists in hot pursuit.

Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions

Author: Robert Glancy

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1408852209

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Frank has been in a car accident*. The doctor tells him he lost his spleen, but Frank believes he has lost more. He is missing memories - of those around him, of the history they share and of how he came to be in the crash. All he remembers is that he is a lawyer who specialises in small print**.In the wake of the accident Frank begins to piece together his former life - and his former self. But the picture that emerges, of his marriage, his family and the career he has devoted years to, is not necessarily a pretty one. Could it be that the terms and conditions by which Frank has been living are not entirely in his favour***?In the process of unravelling the knots into which his life has been tied, he learns that the devil really does live in the detail and that it's never too late to rewrite your own destiny.*apparently quite a serious one**words that no one ever reads*** and perhaps never have been

Manet's Modernism
Manet's Modernism

Author: Michael Fried

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 9780226262178

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"Fried put forward a highly original, beholder-centered account of the evolution of a central tradition in French painting from Chardin to Courbet."--P. [4] of cover.

Lola Montez Starts A Revolution
Lola Montez Starts A Revolution

Author: Kit Brennan

Publisher: House of Stratus

Published: 2014-12-07

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1938231880

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Lola Montez, on an outrageous dare, seduces King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The aging royal cannot resist her moves as a Spanish dancer, nor the exciting wardrobe malfunction which ensues. Meanwhile, Europe seethes with unrest. In 1848, Lola is the target of a terrifying witch hunt, and must save herself and also foment a remarkable revolution.

New Orleans City Guide
New Orleans City Guide

Author: Works Progress Administration

Publisher: Garrett County Press

Published: 2011-08-15

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 189105340X

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In 1938, under the direction of novelist and historian Lyle Saxon, The Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration produced this delightfully detailed portrait of New Orleans. Containing recipes, photographs and folklore, it is consistently hailed as one of the best books produced about the city. Remarkably, many of the sites and attractions the WPA chronicled in 1938 are still around today.