In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband, Oscar, for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged position in society. Part of a gilded couple, she was a popular children's author, a fashion icon, and a leading campaigner for women's rights. A founding member of the magical society the Golden Dawn, her pioneering and questioning spirit encouraged her to sample some of the more controversial aspects of her time. Mrs Oscar ...

“There was once” is a collection of fairy tales, stories and nursery rhymes retold by Constance Wilde (Constance Lloyd), the wife of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. “There was once” includes such fairy tales and nursery rhymes as: Little Red Riding Hood, Puss-in-boots, Little Bo-peep, Cinderella, Old Mother Hubbard, The three bears, Babes in the wood, Jack the giant killer, The three kittens.The “Animedia Company” e-book edition (2013) contains the original colorful illustrations by ...

Constance Lloyd, bella e ambiziosa, di origine irlandese, cresce a Londra ed entra in contatto con gli ambienti più esclusivi di fine Ottocento, mentre la regina Vittoria è ben salda al comando di un immenso impero.Tanti vorrebbero sposarla, ma Constance è in cerca di un marito che la lasci libera di realizzare le sue aspirazioni. Il dandy più famoso d'Inghilterra, Oscar Wilde, rimane folgorato mentre la vede recitare in italiano alcuni versi della Divina Commedia. Al centr...

The authors of this book are parents who have been using Train Your Brain philosophies to raise centered, happy children and also to be happier and more centered themselves.As you turn the pages of this book, you will discover that this book is not only about instilling a better mindset in your children but also "training your own brain" too.The best part of this book is that it far surpasses the original Train Your Brain philosophies because you get the c...

In the vastness of the human experience, we sometimes overlook the relationships most precious to our hearts. That of our sacred privilege and responsibility to nurture all children. Conscious Brain Training from your heart is a key to cultivating happiness.This book asks parents and teachers to reimagine how to teach and learn with their children. Instead of for them (and sometimes against everyone’s best interests.)It provides easy-to-follow steps for how to neutralize ne...

Trapped by a Blizzard, Bound by Desire.When a winter storm strands famous country singer Peter Lexington at Kristina Cartwright's remote horse farm, neither expects the heat that ignites between them. She thinks he's delusional about being a star. He's never met a woman immune to his charm.As the snow piles up outside, so does the tension within. For Kristina, horses have always been enough—they never lie, cheat, or leave like the men in her life. For Peter...

When my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer, our lives changed forever. 28 months later, he passed into God’s glory. It was during that time that my faith was challenged in ways I had never imagined. I was stretched, and pruned, and subjected to the fiery purification of grief. This book didn’t begin as a book – it began as a personal journal that then grew into a series of social media posts and updates about my late husband Robert James Murray, Jr.’s (Robb) cancer treatments...

London, July 1889. Eight months have passed since the horrific murder of Mary Jane Kelly. The residents of Whitechapel have begun breathing easy again—daring to leave windows open and walk about at twilight. But when old Alice McKenzie is found dead, throat slashed from ear to ear, the whispers begin once more: Jack the Ripper is back.Constance Piper, a flower seller with a psychic gift, was a friend to both women. With the supernatural help of her late mentor, Miss Emily Tindall, ...

This book contains the following works:Edgar Allan Poe: The Gold BugWilliam Shakespeare: Romeo And JulietJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe: FaustMark Twain: Adventures of Tom SawyerLeo Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Translator: Constance Garnett)Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost WorldHenry James: The Turn of the ScrewAntoine de Saint-Exupery: The Little Prince (Translator: Marina Zhigalova)Oscar Wilde: Th...

The Double: A Petersburg Poem (Russian: Двойник. Петербургская поэма, romanized: Dvoynik. Peterburgskaya poema) is a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published on 30 January 1846 in the Otechestvennye zapiski. It was subsequently revised and republished by Dostoevsky in 1866.

People fall in love with people all the time. People fall in love with books, too. And some people fall in love with books about people falling in love.Contents:Readers love a good love story such as in this collection:Malachi's Cove by Anthony TrollopeThe Lady with the Dog by Anton ChekhovVerotchka by Anton ChekhovThe Storm by Kate ChopinThe Horse Dealer's Daughter by D. H. LawrenceThe Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar WildeTh...