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An Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Costume

by James R. Planche ...

Series series Dover Fashion and Costumes
Thousands of terms associated with apparel worn in the principal countries of Europe appear in this extensive and convenient reference. The alphabetically arranged items of clothing span nearly 2,000 years of fashion history — from the onset of the Christian era in the first century to the beginning of the reign of George III, c. 1760.From abacot, hacketon, helm, jipocoat, and jump to xainture, ... Read more

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Thousands of terms associated with apparel worn in the principal countries of Europe appear in this extensive and convenient reference. The alphabetically arranged items of clothing span nearly 2,000 years of fashion history — from the onset of the Christian era in the first century to the beginning of the reign of George III, c. 1760.From abacot, hacketon, helm, jipocoat, and jump to xainture,
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Beauty and the Beast

A Fairy Extravaganza, in Two Acts

by James Planché ...

A story about a beautiful young maiden falling in love with a hideous beast seems to be a tale as old as time. Beauty and the Beast: A Fairy Extravaganza In Two Acts by J.R. Planche provides a Victorian take on the tale that blends in intriguing elements.Planche's script was first performed as a play in 1841. It has beautiful Victorian English styling. As expected, there is a beauty and a beast. ... Read more

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A story about a beautiful young maiden falling in love with a hideous beast seems to be a tale as old as time. Beauty and the Beast: A Fairy Extravaganza In Two Acts by J.R. Planche provides a Victorian take on the tale that blends in intriguing elements.Planche's script was first performed as a play in 1841. It has beautiful Victorian English styling. As expected, there is a beauty and a beast.
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Beauty and the Beast

by Madame de Villeneuve ...

Translated by James Planché ...

Originally published as 'La Belle et la Bête', Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve's 'Beauty and the Beast' was published in 1740 and is the oldest known version of this fairytale."A tale as old as time", 'Beauty and the Beast' is the bewitching fantasy romance story of Belle – a young woman imprisoned in the magical castle of a monstrous yet princely beast, where she is forced to "be our guest".This ... Read more

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Originally published as 'La Belle et la Bête', Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve's 'Beauty and the Beast' was published in 1740 and is the oldest known version of this fairytale."A tale as old as time", 'Beauty and the Beast' is the bewitching fantasy romance story of Belle – a young woman imprisoned in the magical castle of a monstrous yet princely beast, where she is forced to "be our guest".This
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The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles (UNABRIDGED)

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Freely adapted from Lord Byron’s Fragment of a Novel, J.R. Planché’s The Vampire; or, the Bride of the Isles predates Dracula in its depiction of the vampire as a seductive, sophisticated, and noble figure. It also helped popularize the character of Lord Ruthven, a nefarious “creature of the night” who would later be immortalized in numerous films, operas, roleplaying games, novels and comic books ... Read more

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Freely adapted from Lord Byron’s Fragment of a Novel, J.R. Planché’s The Vampire; or, the Bride of the Isles predates Dracula in its depiction of the vampire as a seductive, sophisticated, and noble figure. It also helped popularize the character of Lord Ruthven, a nefarious “creature of the night” who would later be immortalized in numerous films, operas, roleplaying games, novels and comic books
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Four and Twenty Fairy Tales

Selected from Those of Perrault, and Other Popular Writers

by J. R. Planché ...

Translated by J. R. Planché ...

Complete and unabridged, with 37 full-page plates by Édouard Manet, Jean-Antoine Watteau and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Fairy tales from the French court writers — Perrault, Madame de Murat, Mademoiselle de la Force, Caylus, Madame de Beaumont — translated and introduced by the dramatist who put them on the London stage. Planché wrote a hundred and seventy burlesques and knew this material as a ... Read more

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Complete and unabridged, with 37 full-page plates by Édouard Manet, Jean-Antoine Watteau and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Fairy tales from the French court writers — Perrault, Madame de Murat, Mademoiselle de la Force, Caylus, Madame de Beaumont — translated and introduced by the dramatist who put them on the London stage. Planché wrote a hundred and seventy burlesques and knew this material as a
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The Bride of the Isles (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

by James Robinson Planche ...

He is noble. He is seductive. He must marry you to consume you.Lady Margaret is troubled by prophetic visions of her own death--a terrifying visitation from a supernatural fiend intent on draining her blood. Her nightmares soon become reality when her betrothed arrives in the Scottish Isles: the aristocratic, charming, and utterly villainous Lord Ruthven.Ruthven is the creature of rumor and dread, ... Read more

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He is noble. He is seductive. He must marry you to consume you.Lady Margaret is troubled by prophetic visions of her own death--a terrifying visitation from a supernatural fiend intent on draining her blood. Her nightmares soon become reality when her betrothed arrives in the Scottish Isles: the aristocratic, charming, and utterly villainous Lord Ruthven.Ruthven is the creature of rumor and dread,
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Christmas: Its Origin and Associations (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Cultural History of Christmas Origins, Folklore, Customs, and Festive Traditions

by William Francis Dawson, Blythe Norbourne ...

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations (Illustrated Edition) is an antiquarian yet lively cultural history tracing the festival from its pre-Christian and early Christian antecedents through the customs, symbols, and social practices that shaped Victorian and Edwardian observance. Dawson's prose is learned without being forbidding, combining historical anecdote, folklore, liturgical reference, and ... Read more

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Christmas: Its Origin and Associations (Illustrated Edition) is an antiquarian yet lively cultural history tracing the festival from its pre-Christian and early Christian antecedents through the customs, symbols, and social practices that shaped Victorian and Edwardian observance. Dawson's prose is learned without being forbidding, combining historical anecdote, folklore, liturgical reference, and
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The Witches of Scotland (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

by Eliza Lynn Linton ...

Explore the shadowy world of Scottish folklore and some historical accounts with Eliza Lynn Linton's Witches of Scotland.Part of the Fantasy and Horror Classics series, this compelling work explores the chilling history of witchcraft accusations and trials that gripped Scotland for centuries.Linton, a prominent Victorian author, masterfully blends historical research with atmospheric storytelling, ... Read more

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Explore the shadowy world of Scottish folklore and some historical accounts with Eliza Lynn Linton's Witches of Scotland.Part of the Fantasy and Horror Classics series, this compelling work explores the chilling history of witchcraft accusations and trials that gripped Scotland for centuries.Linton, a prominent Victorian author, masterfully blends historical research with atmospheric storytelling,
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The Curiosities of Heraldry

With Illustrations from Old English Writers

by M. A. Lower ...

LITTLE need be said to the lover of antiquity in commendation of the subject of this volume; and I take it for granted that every one who reads the history of the Middle Ages in a right spirit will readily acknowledge that Heraldry, as a system, is by no means so contemptible a thing as the mere utilitarian considers it to be. Yet, notwithstanding, how few are there who have even a partial ... Read more

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LITTLE need be said to the lover of antiquity in commendation of the subject of this volume; and I take it for granted that every one who reads the history of the Middle Ages in a right spirit will readily acknowledge that Heraldry, as a system, is by no means so contemptible a thing as the mere utilitarian considers it to be. Yet, notwithstanding, how few are there who have even a partial
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Delphi Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan (Illustrated)

by William Schwenck Gilbert, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 7 - Delphi Series Eight
The Victorian theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan produced fourteen comic operas that would exact a major influence on the history of theatre. Such popular classics as ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’, ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ and ‘The Mikado’ conjured fanciful "topsy-turvy" worlds, where absurd premises are taken to a logical conclusion. Notable for their humour ... Read more

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The Victorian theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan produced fourteen comic operas that would exact a major influence on the history of theatre. Such popular classics as ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’, ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ and ‘The Mikado’ conjured fanciful "topsy-turvy" worlds, where absurd premises are taken to a logical conclusion. Notable for their humour
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Mary Tudor, Queen of France

by Mary Croom Brown ...

Mary Croom Brown´s "Mary Tudor, Queen of France" narrates the fascinating story of Mary Tudor, the third daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York and the younger sister of King Henry VIII, who was Queen of France. Mary became the third wife of Louis XII of France, more than 30 years her senior. Following his death, she married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The marriage, which ... Read more

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Mary Croom Brown´s "Mary Tudor, Queen of France" narrates the fascinating story of Mary Tudor, the third daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York and the younger sister of King Henry VIII, who was Queen of France. Mary became the third wife of Louis XII of France, more than 30 years her senior. Following his death, she married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The marriage, which
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Medieval People

by Eileen Power ...

Every schoolboy knows that the Middle Ages arose on the ruins of the Roman Empire. The decline of Rome preceded and in some ways prepared the rise of the kingdoms and cultures which composed the medieval system. Yet in spite of the self-evident truth of this historical preposition we know little about life and thought in the watershed years when Europe was ceasing to be Roman but was not yet ... Read more

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Every schoolboy knows that the Middle Ages arose on the ruins of the Roman Empire. The decline of Rome preceded and in some ways prepared the rise of the kingdoms and cultures which composed the medieval system. Yet in spite of the self-evident truth of this historical preposition we know little about life and thought in the watershed years when Europe was ceasing to be Roman but was not yet
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