The villagers whispered about it—an exquisite instrument with a body carved from the wood of a cursed tree. Its strings, they said, were woven with silver spun under a blood moon. It was calledThe Violin of Whispers. For 16-...
The only response was the low hum of the gears as they began to turn. The clock’s mechanisms roared to life, and the room was filled with the deafening sound of grinding metal. In the dim light, Lydia noticed somethi...
Meanwhile, Marco Polo tells us in his book that his father and uncle after several years of trading in Constantinople (present day Istanbul, Turkey) would travel further southeast, spending time in present-day Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, and China. During the Polo brothers’ time in B...
and,wemay add, to our social existence; for the comforts and welfare of so large a mass of our people, whether engaged in agriculture or manufactures, have of late been proved to depend so greatly on the existence
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling, is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is the second book in the series of seven Harry Potter books. The book was published in 1998. A film was theatrically released in November 2002. ...
Admittedly I agree to some degree, which brings us back around to today’s royal rethink of Elvis The King’s Jungle Room. If it’s the 1970s, brown, orange, and green rule the color palette. Flickr Boone Leather Barrel Chair Haussmann® Wood Elephant Chang Stool Elvis referred to the...
hanging a housebreaker on Saturday who had been taken on Tuesday; now, burning people in the hand at Newgate by the dozen, and now burning pamphlets at the door of Westminster Hall; to-day, taking the life of an atrocious murderer, and to-morrow of a wretched pilferer who had robbed a...
100 Of The Best Paranormal Romance Books And Series to Read (In No Particular Order) Standalone Paranormal Romance Books for Adults #1: The Baker’s Man by Jennifer Moorman Book Summary: Anna, a bakery owner in a Southern town, discovers a recipe for creating the perfect man with “magic ...
Bridge at Bellomont usually lasted till the small hours; and when Lily went to bed that night she had played too long for her own good. Feeling no desire for the self-communion which awaited her in her room, she lingered on the broad stairway, looking down into the hall below, where...
The solid smack of wood striking wood resounded through the camp. “Improvisation—good!” exclaimed Brom, eyes gleaming. His arm moved in a blur, and there was an explosion of pain on the side of Eragon’s head. He collapsed like an empty sack, dazed. A splash of cold water roused...