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1) Thornyhold
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Gilly Ramsey's lonely childhood was brightened only by visits to her godmother until her death, when the grown-up Gilly inherits the family cottage, " Thornyhold." Set deep in a wild wood, with its magical and peaceful strength and its sovereign defenses against evil, Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. The old house strikes an end to Gilly's bleak future, offering more than just a new home. It presents a chance...
Author
Series
Arthurian saga volume 2
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon as he grows, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by a vision of a magical sword -- the fabled sword Caliburn, hidden for centuries. Sheathed in fire and stone, water and ice, the sword of the Emperor Maximus is destined to reveal the true High King. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the sword from a perilous chapel to claim his...
4) Rose cottage
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1947, Kate Herrick, widowed by the war, returns to Rose Cottage, her childhood home. A tiny, thatched dwelling nestled in an idyllic country setting, Rose Cottage at first appears the picture of tranquility. But Kate soon discovers that someone has broken in, and valuable family papers have disappeared. The village seethes with gossip. How harmless are her elderly neighbors, who are suspected of witchcraft? And what is behind their...
Author
Series
Arthurian saga volume 3
Pub. Date
1979
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
538 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the rose-gold witch Morgause, King Arthur's half-sister, ensnares him into an incestuous liaison to her own evil ends, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven.
Author
Series
Arthurian saga volume 1
Pub. Date
1970
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
xviii, 521 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys--or as he would later be known, Merlin--leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son, taking him from prophesying before the High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon, and the conception of Arthur--king for once and always.
Author
Pub. Date
1967
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Christabel runs across her cousin Charles while vacationing in Damascus, he mentions their ancient Great Aunt Harriet, who lives cloistered in Dar Ibrahim, a palace atop a hill in Lebanon's Adonis Valley. On a whim, she decides to meet this legendary relative of hers, a Grand Dame replete with young male retinue and secret seraglio. Though her family has told of her aunt's many eccentricities, Christabel is unprepared for what lurks behind Dar...
Author
Pub. Date
1963
Physical Desc
209 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Crete provides a romantic setting for the meeting of attractive, impetuous Nicola Ferris and handsome, Englishman Mark Langley, and their ensuing adventure, which culminates in a startling climax among the fishing boats in picturesque Agios Georgios Bay.
13) The wicked day
Author
Pub. Date
1983
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
453 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Center Point large print ed.
Physical Desc
310 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Much of a strange and tragic drama of revenge, lust, fear, and death has already been played by the time Charity Selborne arrives at a plush resort in the South of France. But by befriending a terrified boy and catching the attention of his enigmatic, possibly murderous father, Charity has inadvertently placed herself center stage.
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Greek isle of Crete is the setting for the final sale of a fortune in stolen emeralds by a ruthless, desperate thief. However, two youthful sleuths, an English girl on holiday with her aunt and a young man wrongly accused of the crime, set out to expose the criminal, and are drawn into a death-defying adventure.