Ophelia's Fan: A Novel
Ophelia's Fan: A Novel

Author: Christine Balint

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2005-10-17

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1324020962

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"Reconstructs the vibrantly intoxicating atmosphere of the theatrical world in the early nineteenth century. Lavishly romantic." --Booklist Christine Balint reimagines the bittersweet life of Harriet Smithson, the tragedienne who brought Shakespeare to the French. Born in County Clare, Ireland, in 1800, Harriet is left in the care of the elderly priest Father Barrett, and is brought up on Lamb's Shakespeare, lime-sherbet sweets, and prayer. A child of traveling players, her ultimate inheritance is Covent Garden, London, the green room, and the theater's rough magic. With the arrival of Charles Kemble's English Theatre troupe in Paris in 1827, the Odeon Theatre is awash with the drama and music of Shakespeare. Harriet is Ophelia. The French Romantics swoon, traffic stops, and the high-society women plait straw in their hair in honor of her mad Ophelia. The fiery composer Hector Berlioz falls in love. In Ophelia's Fan, Balint re-creates the texture and breadth of the nineteenth century and brings alive Harriet Smithson; the actress and the woman, her roles and her loves. Reading group guide included.

Ophelia Starcluck and the Golden Egg
Ophelia Starcluck and the Golden Egg

Author: Kristen Gwen

Publisher: Squirrel Power Books LLC

Published: 2024-10-18

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1961927101

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Mistakes were made. Can Ophelia make them right? Ophelia Starcluck is a chickling with guilt in her gullet. When she first arrived at BAST a few months ago, she made some horrible mistakes that hurt her friends and could have ended in a galactic war. Now, she hopes to make it up to them at the Hard-Boiled Mystery Adventure, as they search for the Golden Egg. One hundred years ago, Nester City’s most notorious mobster, Tony Buzzini, stole this legendary Egg from the chickadee royalty. Clues left in Buzzini’s memoir could be the key to finding it. But Ophelia and her friends aren’t the only ones searching. Duke Skysquawker is also on the lookout for this mysterious egg, and he’s recruited an ambitious mime to help him search. The duke will stop at nothing to get his wings on that Egg. If the duke finds it first, he will be the most powerful bird on the planet, plunging them all into the chickadee’s evil, tiny clutches yet again. Ophelia can’t let that happen. Besides, if she and her friends find the Egg first, they’ll be famous. Surely then they’ll forgive her mistakes, and she can shake this icky, space sludgy feeling inside her. If you like scavenger hunts, silly, self-centered mimes, and stuffing yourself with super sticky watermelon, you’ll love Ophelia’s third adventure. Snatch up your copy today!

The Ninth Guest
The Ninth Guest

Author: Jennifer St. Clair

Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing

Published: 2002-06

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1876962720

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Jacob Lane is a ten-year-old girl who's spent her life unaware of her magical heritage. After being sent to Darkbrook, a school of magic, supernatural mysteries seem to spring to life all around her and her new friends. When Jacob's friend Ophelia's family decides to open up their castle for guests, amateur paranormal sleuth Jacob Lane is invited to join in on the fun. "Spend the night in a vampire's castle and live to tell the tale!" is supposed to be a fundraiser to help Ophelia's family pay the bills. Heating a castle costs quite a bit, after all. But, after the truth of an old secret is uncovered, what began as an innocent business venture soon turns deadly when vampire hunters get involved. For years, the vampire hunters have had only one goal: To destroy all vampires. With the help of a new friend, Jacob and Ophelia must work together to save the entire VonBriggle family from extinction.

The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray

Author: Christine Calella

Publisher: Page Street YA

Published: 2024-04-09

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1645678210

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Storms and pirates are nothing compared to the evil within men’s hearts. After a lifetime of abuse at the hands of superstitious townsfolk, Ophelia Young, a bastard child of the notorious pirate queen, is tired of paying for the sins of her mother. Despite playing by the rules her whole life, she’s earned nothing but spite and suspicion. So when a naval officer saves her from the jeering crowd at her mother’s hanging, Ophelia hatches a new hope of enlisting in the navy to escape her mother’s legacy and redeem her own reputation for good. But Ophelia soon discovers that a life at sea isn’t as honorable as she hoped. Betsy Young is as different as she could be from her half-sister Ophelia. She’s a nervous homebody who wants to keep her family safe and longs to be in love. So naturally, she’s devastated when the son of their family’s business partner rejects her hand in marriage and her sister joins the navy. But when her father contracts a life-threatening illness as well, Betsy has to bring Ophelia home to save the family business. Unfortunately for the Young sisters, Betsy trying to get Ophelia recalled reveals that Ophelia enlisted fraudulently under Betsy’s name, a secret which Ophelia struggles to keep from crewmates who would kill her if they knew she was the pirate queen’s daughter. To save Ophelia from the naval authorities, Betsy will have to board a ship during hurricane season and brave all the dangers of the sea to get them both home safe.

Charming Ophelia
Charming Ophelia

Author: Rachael Miles

Publisher: Zebra Books

Published: 2017-05-30

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 1420146548

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THE MARRIAGE PLOT Ophelia Elliot has delayed marriage long enough. Now, for the sake of her future, she must choose between three impatient suitors. But she’s determined to use only the most rational of methods to make her decision. And when her dear friend, Sidney Mason, offers to help, how can the discerning debutante resist? Besides, spending time with him is no hardship—his dashing looks and irresistible laughter have delighted her for years. Not that Sidney is a suitable prospect. As a member of Parliament, he’s already married to the state. No matter how chivalrous his attentions, falling in love with him would be most unreasonable . . . The fact is, Sidney finds Ophelia infuriatingly stubborn—and yet there is no other woman for him. Convincing her that she must marry for love—his love—will be a formidable challenge. So he concocts a clever strategy to expose her suitors’ true natures—and show the strong-willed beauty that when it comes to marriage, it is imperative that she follow her heart—straight into his strong and loving arms . . . “Rachael Miles’ knowledge of the time period she writes about adds a depth of authenticity that enriches every page.” —Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author

The Oracle Ophelia
The Oracle Ophelia

Author: Mary Colleen Carney

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

Published: 2014-06-25

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 1625161034

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In a vast land where dark and light spirits have fought for domination over thousands of years, two orphans adopted by the Monastery of the Brotherhood rejoin the fight to sustain the light. Ophelia is traveling home to Ringell, the crown jewel and capital of the land of Hinnom. She goes there to meet Kempis, her surrogate brother also adopted by the brotherhood, now turned priest. She hopes to convince him to travel with her to Havenwood, an ancient site of conflicts between light and dark, where the cold war has again come alive. Abba, the spiritual leader of the creatures of light, reveals his wishes and wisdom through the oracles sent to Ophelia. These oracles prove evasive and dangerous, yet are enlightening to Ophelia and her companions, as their god leads them through a web of darkness that threatens to destroy them all.