The Summer Palace and Other Stories

The Summer Palace and Other Stories
Title The Summer Palace and Other Stories PDF eBook
Author C. S. Pacat
Publisher R. R. Bowker
Pages 150
Release 2018-10-20
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780987622334

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Follow Damen, Laurent and the supporting characters of Captive Prince on a series of adventures set in and around the events of the novels - and beyond, to learn what happens after the final page in the trilogy is turned.

Collecting and Displaying China's “Summer Palace” in the West

Collecting and Displaying China's “Summer Palace” in the West
Title Collecting and Displaying China's “Summer Palace” in the West PDF eBook
Author Louise Tythacott
Publisher Routledge
Pages 345
Release 2017-10-25
Genre Art
ISBN 135162489X

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In October 1860, at the culmination of the Second Opium War, British and French troops looted and destroyed one of the most important palace complexes in imperial China—the Yuanmingyuan. Known in the West as the "Summer Palace," this site consisted of thousands of buildings housing a vast art collection. It is estimated that over a million objects may have been taken from the palaces in the Yuanmingyuan—and many of these are now scattered around the world, in private collections and public museums. With contributions from leading specialists, this is the first book to focus on the collecting and display of "Summer Palace" material over the past 150 years in museums in Britain and France. It examines the way museums placed their own cultural, political and aesthetic concerns upon Yuanmingyuan material, and how displays—especially those at the Royal Engineers Museum in Kent, the National Museum of Scotland and the Musée Chinois at the Château of Fontainebleau—tell us more about European representations and images of China, than they do about the Yuanmingyuan itself.

Destruction of Paradise

Destruction of Paradise
Title Destruction of Paradise PDF eBook
Author John Alan Roote
Publisher
Pages 346
Release 2017-09-20
Genre History
ISBN 9780999404690

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An investigation of the sack of the Emperor's Summer Palace, near Beijing, in 1860.

The Summer Palace

The Summer Palace
Title The Summer Palace PDF eBook
Author Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher Macmillan + ORM
Pages 317
Release 2008-06-10
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1429950579

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All of the world is kept in a delicate balance under the supervision of the Wizard Lord. It is his duty to govern lightly and protect his domain...but if he should stray from the way of the just then it is up to the Chosen to intercede. The Chosen are the Leader, the Seer, the Swordsman, the Beauty, the Thief, the Scholar, the Archer, and the Speaker, magically infused mortal individuals who for the term of their service have only one function--to remove an errant Wizard Lord. But the new Wizard Lord has now changed the playing field by neutralizing all magic in his domain (both his own and that of the Chosen) and has successfully killed and/or blocked his adversaries and their challenges to his omnipotence. Sword (now on the run) must work alone to restore order to their fair land and unravel the mystery of the Ninth Talisman--which might be the salvation or downfall of all that is good in their well ordered land. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Je T'Aime, Me Neither

Je T'Aime, Me Neither
Title Je T'Aime, Me Neither PDF eBook
Author April Lily Heise
Publisher Tgrs Communications
Pages 304
Release 2013-05-30
Genre
ISBN 9780992005306

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Is Paris really the eternal City of Love? Dumped suddenly by her Parisian boyfriend, sultry expat Lily is left wondering if je t'aime still exists. Instead of crying into her glass of wine, she decides to heal her bruised ego and quash her romantic doubts with a carefree summer fling . . . or as the French call it: une aventure. Supported by her faithful friends and trusty Saint Amour wine, Lily embarks on her presumably easy quest. Little does she know what-or whom-this adventure has in store! Rather than guide her into the arms of a perfect summer amoureux, the sexy streets of Paris lead her from one impossible candidate to another: disappearing foxy Frenchmen, unavailable Latino heartthrobs, overly-mysterious world travelers, mistress-hunting married men, and not-so-single amnesiacs-oh la la! As her amorous mishaps accumulate, Lily gradually re-evaluates her strategy. But will her good intentions be enough to lead her to the right homme . . . one who might last out the summer-and maybe even beyond? Or will she continue to get embroiled in more mesaventure? This novelized memoir tells the tantalizingly true romantic odyssey of a 21st-Century young woman caught in the mire of desires-which is only intensified by the passion of Paris.

The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs

The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs
Title The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs PDF eBook
Author Emmanuel Ducamp
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2012
Genre Palaces
ISBN 9780500516478

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Specially commissioned photographs by Marc Walter and fascinating archive images capture a bygone age of Romanov splendor that will captivate art lovers and historians alike

Kings Rising

Kings Rising
Title Kings Rising PDF eBook
Author C. S. Pacat
Publisher Penguin
Pages 369
Release 2016-02-02
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0698154320

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The stunning conclusion of worldwide phenomenon—from the boldly original author of Captive Prince and Prince’s Gambit. “I fell in love with the writing, the characters, [and] the story.”—V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author His identity now revealed, Damen must face his master Prince Laurent as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill. On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of both their countries hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor's forces are massing. In the north, the Regent's armies are mobilising for war. Damen's only hope of reclaiming his throne is to fight together with Laurent against their usurpers. Forced into an uneasy alliance the two princes journey deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet. But even if the fragile trust they have built survives the revelation of Damen’s identity—can it stand against the Regents final, deadly play for the throne?