Live by Mary Ann Rivers (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Posy Briggs, the runt of Green River, turned eighteen years old alone in a dark room, whimpering from the pain of her latest beating. After her mother's death six years ago, her father turned her into his punching bag, taking all of his sorrow and rage out on her small self. He isolated her from her pack, turned her older brothers against her, and put her wolf into a coma with an overdose of wolfsbane. Posy's sure she won't live to see her next birthday, yet every morning she rises with the sun and hopes for something to change - and it finally does when Alpha Kendall Briggs' madness draws the attention of the Werewolf King. He sends five alphas to investigate. Five alphas who burst into Posy's life with the most delicious scents she ever imagined. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Victorian belief that women were the 'weaker sex' who were expected to devote themselves entirely to family life, made it almost inconceivable that they could ever be capable of committing murder. What drove a woman to murder her husband, lover or even her own child? Were they tragic, mad or just plain evil? Using various sources including court records, newspaper accounts and letters, this book explores some of the most notorious murder cases committed by seven women in nineteenth century Britain and America. It delves into each of the women's lives, the circumstances that led to their crimes, their committal and trial and the various reasons why they resorted to murder: the fear of destitution led Mary Ann Brough to murder her own children; desperation to keep her job drove Sarah Drake to her crime. Money was the motive in the case of Mary Ann Cotton, who is believed to have poisoned as many as twenty-one people. Kate Bender lured her unsuspecting victims to their death in 'The Slaughter Pen' before stripping them of their valuables; Kate Webster's temper got the better of her when she brutally murdered and decapitated her employer; nurse Jane Toppan admitted she derived sexual pleasure from watching her victims die slowly and Lizzie Borden was suspected of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe, so that she could live on the affluent area known as 'the hill' in Fall River, Massachusetts. AUTHOR: Debbie Blake is a freelance writer whose historical articles have been published in various publications in the UK, Ireland, Canada, and the United States. She has written articles for the internet and runs two blogs Women's History Bites and The Wee History Blog. She is the author of Daughters of Ireland: Pioneering Irish Women and The Little Book of Tipperary, published by The History Press. 25 b/w illustrations Delves into each of the women's lives, the circumstances that led to their crimes, their committal and trial and the various reasons why they resorted to murder. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Victorian belief that women were the 'weaker sex' who were expected to devote themselves entirely to family life, made it almost inconceivable that they could ever be capable of committing murder. What drove a woman to murder her husband, lover or even her own child? Were they tragic, mad or just plain evil? Using various sources including court records, newspaper accounts and letters, this book explores some of the most notorious murder cases committed by seven women in nineteenth century Britain and America. It delves into each of the women's lives, the circumstances that led to their crimes, their committal and trial and the various reasons why they resorted to murder: the fear of destitution led Mary Ann Brough to murder her own children; desperation to keep her job drove Sarah Drake to her crime. Money was the motive in the case of Mary Ann Cotton, who is believed to have poisoned as many as twenty-one people. Kate Bender lured her unsuspecting victims to their death in 'The Slaughter Pen' before stripping them of their valuables; Kate Webster's temper got the better of her when she brutally murdered and decapitated her employer; nurse Jane Toppan admitted she derived sexual pleasure from watching her victims die slowly and Lizzie Borden was suspected of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe, so that she could live on the affluent area known as 'the hill' in Fall River, Massachusetts. AUTHOR: Debbie Blake is a freelance writer whose historical articles have been published in various publications in the UK, Ireland, Canada, and the United States. She has written articles for the internet and runs two blogs Women's History Bites and The Wee History Blog. She is the author of Daughters of Ireland: Pioneering Irish Women and The Little Book of Tipperary, published by The History Press. 25 b/w illustrations Delves into each of the women's lives, the circumstances that led to their crimes, their committal and trial and the various reasons why they resorted to murder. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Victorian belief that women were the 'weaker sex' who were expected to devote themselves entirely to family life, made it almost inconceivable that they could ever be capable of committing murder. What drove a woman to murder her husband, lover or even her own child? Were they tragic, mad or just plain evil? Using various sources including court records, newspaper accounts and letters, this book explores some of the most notorious murder cases committed by seven women in nineteenth century Britain and America. It delves into each of the women's lives, the circumstances that led to their crimes, their committal and trial and the various reasons why they resorted to murder: the fear of destitution led Mary Ann Brough to murder her own children; desperation to keep her job drove Sarah Drake to her crime. Money was the motive in the case of Mary Ann Cotton, who is believed to have poisoned as many as twenty-one people. Kate Bender lured her unsuspecting victims to their death in 'The Slaughter Pen' before stripping them of their valuables; Kate Webster's temper got the better of her when she brutally murdered and decapitated her employer; nurse Jane Toppan admitted she derived sexual pleasure from watching her victims die slowly and Lizzie Borden was suspected of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe, so that she could live on the affluent area known as 'the hill' in Fall River, Massachusetts. AUTHOR: Debbie Blake is a freelance writer whose historical articles have been published in various publications in the UK, Ireland, Canada, and the United States. She has written articles for the internet and runs two blogs Women's History Bites and The Wee History Blog. She is the author of Daughters of Ireland: Pioneering Irish Women and The Little Book of Tipperary, published by The History Press. 25 b/w illustrations Delves into each of the women's lives, the circumstances that led to their crimes, their committal and trial and the various reasons why they resorted to murder. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A family saga, live the life as pioneer in old Wyoming, on the beautiful Green River. Walk the paths of youth, of the young boys and girls. Watch our unbridled spirits. Meet Billy Dove Donner, the hero. Listen to pa tell us boys about 'brains not yet,' good grief. Taste the Civil War and courage of the human mind and body. Be there as Billy is wounded; and comes up short with amnesia. Travel with Billy and his wife Mary as they search for his home and memory. Walk among giants of the westward movement, the builders of Western America. Work alongside the folks of the Union Pacific Railroad and live with workers and camp followers. Revisit with Soapy La Rue, a little older now, however, still with spirit and zest. Live the lusty life and the morality of it all. Climb the High Sierra as the Central Pacific Railroad goes over the top. Stop and witness the camps along the way, Hairy Ann's, Molly's Nipples, and Lotta. Feel the pain and hurt as things go wrong. Then, be happy, as (Bear) your Vizsla dog becomes a national hero. Chase bad guys and witness the silliness of it all. Laugh at the fickle lady and watch Billy squirm. Don't miss Lucky Butterworth and his tall tales. Be there, as Billy, Mary and Bear return home to Wyoming and to a hero's welcome. Come to my wedding and visit with our President, General Grant, and attend Billy Dove.

Cloth. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A first edition, first impression copy of George Eliot's immensely successful novel, complete here in three volumes and with all half-titles. First edition, first impression, first state, with no advert to Volume I.In the original publishers cloth binding - the 'A' state binding variant.This is the earliest issue.Half-title present to each volume.Sixteen pages of adverts to the rear of Volume III.'The Mill on the Floss' is a novel following the lives of siblings Maggie and Tom Tulliver over a period of about ten to fifteen years. The siblings live at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss. The main focus of the novel is the relationship between the two siblings, and also with the relationships - both platonic and romantic - of Maggie, with Maggie being the protagonist.The novel shows the circumstances of these characters, and their efforts and energies to struggle against them. There is also a sense of determination throughout the novel in various characters, most especially in Mr Tullier, the sibling's parent.It is an emotional novel, so much so that Eliot is known to have cried whilst writing the closing chapters. It is no doubt an autobiographical novel. Eliot had a fractured and strained relationship with her own brother, whom she adored. It is likely that she wrote the relationship and close bond between Maggie and Tom, wishing it to be her own relationship with her brother. Eliot's brother had broken off with her and refused contact after she told him that she was cohabiting in London with a married man. George Eliot was the pseudonym used by the writer Mary Ann Evans. She published under a male name to escape the preconceived ideas about women's fiction during the era. Eliot is one of the best known Victorian writers, and many believe that her novel 'Middlemarch' is the greatest novel in the English Language. Her other works include 'Adam Bede', 'Romola', and 'Daniel Deronda'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a Mudie's Library label to the head of the front board of Volume III, and remnants of the label to the head of the front board of Volumes I and II. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. A little marking and discolouration to the boards and spines. Spines are a little wrinkled. Hinges are strained. Last leaf of adverts and rear endpaper of Volume III detached but present. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down of Volume I. Prior owner's inscription to the recto to the front endpaper of Volume III. Good. book.