Originally published in 1899, this is a comprehensive study of the art of Dancing throughout history. It goes into great detail about dancing through the ages, including musical notation, right up to the start of the 1900s. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwo...

The Author WordsThis book is the personificationof a soul seaching.It is what I call the living,loving, and learning that we allobtain through the seasoning ofthe years.Where the postive is separatedfrom the negative, through trialand error.The motivation is the commonknowledge of true being, andacknowledging the spirituality offaith through ones own tripartitesoul, that which concern...

Edward Scott is a man who live for the truth, and a man who grew up on a small farm in West Oakland, California. Unlike other farms where they raise pigs, chickens and cattle, on this farm they raise people for jails, institutions, and death. So he strives and survives to write these truths into metaphor. During his elementary school years, Scott attended Cole Elementary School in Oakland where he won his first poetry contest called My Dream for My Country. That poetry was base on Scotts a...

Edward Scott Ibur uses brazen and cutting satire to relay the story of a middle school teacher clinging to his career and dignity during a yaer spent in professional purgatory. 7th grade English teacher, Scott Eisenberg, bears the brunt of his principal's wrath through lousy evaluations and personal humiliation after a handful of his students fail the critical year-end state assessment. Given the option of termination or probation, the teacher agrees to work with three interventionists (sh...

Howies Dad laments giving his son everything he wanted, and he regrets not teaching him the responsibility of earning money for himself. He hopes the summer job at the Water Company is just the thing Howie will need to make him realize what hard work is all about and how necessary it is to learn responsibility.Howie is challenged by Joe, a fiery, impish, and likable young boy. Joe becomes Howies arch enemy and nemesis when he knocks Howie off his intellectual high horse. He is also...

Remember what's real or your head will be theirs.Survival is never easy, but it's never been harder for Grim, the last bounty hunter in Liwokin. He survived the Great Riot that killed Liwo by the thousands, endured the bloody chaos that ruled the city in its aftermath, and avoided the crushing fist of the Agency created to quell the unrest. The rule of law has returned, but following the rules doesn't put food in your belly.On a job gone wrong, Grim stumble...

He refused to court her once. Can she trust his intentions this time?Spunky Petunia Bateman may be a commoner, but she is far from common. Anyone who cannot appreciate that is not worth her time. Then her best friend’s fiancé, the deposed crown prince of Batavaria, awards her a title, and the man she once loved decides she might be worth another look. Think again, sir!Lord Ashforde had considered the lovely Miss Bateman for his bride three years ago. But hi...

What’s a gal on the run to do when a handsome stranger proposes?When whimsical Sadie Brandywine went into hiding to evade her manipulative stepfather, she hardly expected the chivalrous cowboy who discovered her to propose marriage to protect her reputation. All she’s ever wanted was a proper home and family. Could this be her chance?Jacob Willets has one dream: to start the first school in his remote area of Washington Territory. The most scholarly cowboy ...

A pretend engagement for the chaperone?Chaperone Kitty Chapworth has foiled five elopements, four proposals of ill intent, and the worst first kiss in history, so she isn’t about to believe a gentleman’s silken promises. That is, until charming rake Quentin Adair returns to her life. Ten years ago, Kitty was instrumental in causing the poor fellow to be exiled to Jamaica in a tragic case of love gone wrong. When he requests her help to prevent his father’s ruin, sh...

Pretending to be engaged to the most dashing lord in London isn’t all fun and games.Lady Calantha, middle daughter of the Duke of Wey, has the unique ability to turn invisible in company. Well, not entirely invisible, or the eligible Frederick, Count Montalban, wouldn’t have noticed her at all. But Callie’s shy nature and plain features tend to make people overlook her. And they say the most outrageous things around her as a result, which is why she accide...

Uncommon courtships: Forever loves.Every courtship is special, but when you combine a determined lady and an equally determined gentleman in Regency, England, sparks can fly, and hearts can heal.Enjoy all four warm, witty full-length novels in the Uncommon Courtship series by an award-wining author:The Unflappable Miss Fairchild—Anne Fairchild knows the proper way to seek a husband. But one moment with Chas Prestwick, and she’s rea...