In Dark Days of Georgian Britain, James Hobson challenges the long established view of high society during the Regency, and instead details an account of a society in change. Often upheld as a period of elegance with many achievements in the fine arts and architecture, the Regency era also encompassed a time of great social, political and economic upheaval. In this insightful social history the emphasis is on the life of the every-man, on the lives of the poor and the challenges they faced. Using a wide range of sources, Hobson shares the stories of real people. He explores corruption in government and elections; "bread or blood" rioting, the political discontent felt and the revolutionaries involved. He explores attitudes to adultery and marriage, and the moral panic about homosexuality. Grave robbery is exposed, along with the sharp pinch of food scarcity, prison and punishment. It is not a gentle portrayal akin to Jane Austen's England, this is a society where the popular hatred of the Prince Regent was widespread and where laws and new capitalist attitudes oppressed the poor. With Hobson's illustrative account, it is time to rethink the Regency.
About the Author: James Hobson read History at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, and has 25 year's experience of teaching and reading about history. Now retired, he researches the social history of his specialist period, Britain c1790-c1837, and runs his successful blog on the Regency “about1816”. Views: 274
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The endgame is at hand for Penn Cage, his family, and the enemies bent on destroying them in this revelatory volume in the epic trilogy set in modern-day Natchez, Mississippi—Greg Iles’s epic tale of love and honor, hatred and revenge that explores how the sins of the past continue to haunt the present.
Shattered by grief and dreaming of vengeance, Penn Cage sees his family and his world collapsing around him. The woman he loves is gone, his principles have been irrevocably compromised, and his father, once a paragon of the community that Penn leads as mayor, is about to be tried for the murder of a former lover. Most terrifying of all, Dr. Cage seems bent on self-destruction. Despite Penn's experience as a prosecutor in major murder trials, his father has frozen him out of the trial preparations--preferring to risk dying in prison to revealing the truth of the crime to his son.
During forty years practicing medicine, Tom Cage made himself the most respected and beloved physician in Natchez, Mississippi. But this revered Southern figure has secrets known only to himself and a handful of others. Among them, Tom has a second son, the product of an 1960s affair with his devoted African American nurse, Viola Turner. It is Viola who has been murdered, and her bitter son--Penn's half-brother--who sets in motion the murder case against his father. The resulting investigation exhumes dangerous ghosts from Mississippi's violent past. In some way that Penn cannot fathom, Viola Turner was a nexus point between his father and the Double Eagles, a savage splinter cell of the KKK. More troubling still, the long-buried secrets shared by Dr. Cage and the former Klansmen may hold the key to the most devastating assassinations of the 1960s. The surviving Double Eagles will stop at nothing to keep their past crimes buried, and with the help of some of the most influential men in the state, they seek to ensure that Dr. Cage either takes the fall for them, or takes his secrets to an early grave.
Tom Cage's murder trial sets a terrible clock in motion, and unless Penn can pierce the veil of the past and exonerate his father, his family will be destroyed. Unable to trust anyone around him--not even his own mother--Penn joins forces with Serenity Butler, a famous young black author who has come to Natchez to write about his father's case. Together, Penn and Serenity--a former soldier--battle to crack the Double Eagles and discover the secret history of the Cage family and the South itself, a desperate move that risks the only thing they have left to gamble: their lives.
Mississippi Blood is the enthralling conclusion to a breathtaking trilogy seven years in the making--one that has kept readers on the edge of their seats. With piercing insight, narrative prowess, and a masterful ability to blend history and imagination, New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles illuminates the brutal history of the American South in a highly atmospheric and suspenseful novel that delivers the shocking resolution his fans have eagerly awaited. Views: 274
When Ellis Earnshaw and Heathan James met as children, they couldn’t have been more different. Ellis was loud and beautiful – all blond hair, bright laughs and smiles. Heathan was dark and brooding, and obsessed with watching things die.
The pair forged an unlikely friendship, unique and strange. Until they were ripped apart by the sick cruelty of others, separated for years, both locked in a perpetual hell.
Eleven years later, Heathan is back for his girl. Back from a place from which he thought there was no return. Back to seek revenge on those who wronged them.
Time has made Heathan’s soul darker, polluted with hatred and the thirst for blood.
Time has made Ellis a shell of her former self, a little girl lost in the vastness of her pain.
As Heathan pulls Ellis out of her mental prison, reviving the essence of who she once was, down the rabbit hole they will go.
With malice in their hearts and vengeance in their veins, they will seek out the ones who hurt and destroyed them.
One at a time.
Each one more deadly than the last.
Tick Tock.
Dark Contemporary Romance. Contains explicit sexual situations, violence, disturbingly sensitive and taboo subjects, offensive language and very mature topics. Recommended for ages 18 and over. Views: 273
A stray child. A mother’s heart. Cuckoos in the family nest. As a prophecy still winds its wicked fingers through the lives of her children, Hana Du Rose is forced to consider its truths once again. The sons will be the ruin of this family. Views: 273
At lunchtime on a bitterly cold January day in 1969, the strains of guitar chords could be heard in the streets surrounding London's Savile Row. Crowds gathered – At ground level and above. People climbed onto roofs and postboxes, skipped lunch to gather and listen: For the first time in more than two years, The Beatles were playing live.Ringing from the rooftops, disturbing the well-to-do ears of the tailors below, they upset the establishment and bewildered the police. It was filmed by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who hoped the footage would act as the finale to a celebratory TV special. When it finally surfaced, it was in the bleak, tumultuous documentary Let It Be. And The Beatles would never play live again.Tony Barrell examines the concert within the context of its time. He speaks to those who were there: the fans, film-makers, roadies, Apple Corps staff and police. He explores the politics of 1968, when peace gave way to... Views: 273
Greed--An inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs
Dezi was well accustomed to what the palace looked like on the outside--tall, apart, superior, and untouchable.
Like most people from the bottom of society, he had never even dreamed of a day that he would witness the glory within.
But one day, the impossible suddenly fell upon him; he was brought into the palace and asked to be the pet of an expressionless and peculiar prince.
After the initial anger, Dezi slowly realized how easy it was for him to obtain money from the prince with the least amount of effort. Accomplishments, women, and status had never come so easily to him.
When Dezi realized that the prince, who would listen to everything he said, was a rightful heir to the crown, his greed swelled like never before.
However, Dezi only saw the palace shining like a gold mine in the sunlight. He didn’t know that it also buried calamity, hatred, and treachery in the shadows. Behind the prince’s oddity lay the deepest and ugliest secret of the royal family.
As the battle for the crown intensified, dark, sinister clouds gathered above this splendid resident.
What will happen to Dezi, who had got lost in the illusion of his ego?
Will he ever turn around and really look into the affection in the prince’s eyes?
Main plot - Gay Romance/Character development.
Notes: Fantasy historical universe. Magical elements. Dragons. Suspense. Anti-hero. Twisted and abusive romance.
Warning: Dark and disturbing backstories. Contains minor m/f sex theme.
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At last, Dar and Kerry get to go on their long awaited and anticipated vacation in the Grand Canyon. They are looking forward to computer free time, beautiful scenery, and white water rapids. As always, though, life doesn't go smoothly and soon challenges are at hand. Views: 273
Nothing ever stays calm in Possum Creek for long.After watching her husband make-out with another woman during her best friend's wedding, Katie has been forced to acknowledge that her own happily ever after is more like a B-rated horror movie than a fairy tale. Katie loves her daughter more than life itself, but she's pretty sure that Ian loves his Xbox more than he loves either one of them. Addison, the man Katie's been secretly in love with from the safety of the friend-zone for most of her adult life, thinks she's pathetic. At least, that's what his girlfriend told her.Katie doesn't know what her future holds, but she knows it's past time for a change. She's done wasting her life trying to please Ian while silently lusting after Addy. She's ready to move on and leave her feelings for both of them in the past.Addison Malone thinks the dust has finally settled after his sister's wedding. He couldn't be... Views: 273
*The Sunday Times bestseller*Fact: Did you know, over its lifespan, your sofa will witness roughly 293 arguments and 1,369 cuddles?Hiya, my name's Scarlett Moffatt and I love random facts. Almost as much as I love sitting on me sofa. You might know me best from my most famous and celebrated sit thus far on the I'm A Celebrity throne. You might also know me from all sorts of other seats, most especially my Gogglebox sofa. Well this book is my attempt at telling me life story through a whole series of them!So I'd like you right now to stop what you're doing and take a seat, whether it be in the comfort of your own home, on the top deck of the bus, on the tube (so you don't have to make eye contact with anybody) or on the throne of the house (a.k.a. the toilet). I want you to get comfortable and get ready to laugh, cry and maybe even learn a bit, as I chat to you about some of the highs and lows of me life.So grab a... Views: 273
A fated wedding ... *
Bear shifter Sunshine Blackthorn is in Fate Valley to be the maid of honor at her best friend Melody's wedding. At the fun-filled bachelorette party, the bridesmaids convince Sunshine to sign up for a human/shifter dating site.
A heroic bear ... *
Grizzly shifter Harrison Cole is an ex-Marine turned firefighter. A local hero who risked his life to save a woman and child from a burning building, he's delighted to have finally found his mate ... but Sunshine isn't sure about settling down so far from her home on Fate Mountain.
Burning questions *
When the chapel catches fire in the middle of the wedding, Harrison is certain it was deliberately set. Sunshine is just as eager to find out who's responsible, and as the two investigate, their relationship blossoms. Can they uncover the arsonist's identity and see that justice is served? And can Harrison convince Sunshine that her true home is with him?
This is a steamy romance, cozy mystery. Sexy times ahead. Views: 273
Another romantic mystery from Scarlett Grove
A woman betrayed ...
Knitting artisan, Layla Watson, is a master of her craft. Life in Fate Valley is good ... until she discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her. On a whim, she signs up for a shifter-human dating website and gets an instant match: Liam Nash.
A Christmas wish ...
Liam has built a successful career as a real estate investor, but his wealth hasn’t brought him happiness. All he really wants is to finally find his fated mate. When he learns he’s been matched with Layla, he’s thrilled -- but meeting her is just the beginning.
A Holiday Plot
The discovery of a body at the Holiday Market embroils Liam and Layla in a murder investigation. With everyone around them a potential suspect, can they carry on a courtship while they uncover a killer? And is Layla ready to trust a man who wants to claim her forever?
Holiday Bear is a steamy romance cozy mystery. This is a quick and fun short read with sexy times ahead. Views: 273
In a world full of normal people, Madison Haywood stands apart. Madison sees things others cannot, and she uses her visions to assist people who are in trouble - even the Metropolitan Police. Not everyone is accepting of her gift, however, and she isn't certain what to make of the handsome police inspector, Cameron Westland, who has a habit of interrupting her life.Cameron Westland's younger sister has gone missing. Working as an investigator for the Metropolitan Police isn't getting him anywhere. But when his other sister brings in a woman claiming to have visions, he's leery to believe. Although he's attracted to Miss Haywood, he thinks she's losing her mind. Desperate to try anything to find his sister, Cameron gives the puzzling Miss Haywood a chance and soon finds himself in danger of losing his heart. Views: 273
