"and a romance novel, which is set at the time of the War of the Roses, in the late fifteenth century. ""Kidnapped"" is also historical fiction adventure novel. Written as a ""boys' novel"" and first published in the magazine ""Young Folks"" from May to July 1886. The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers including Hilary Mantel. A sequel, ""Catriona"", was published in 1893. This novel is set in 18th-century Scotland, and deals with the ""Appin Murder"", which occurred near Ballachulish in 1752 in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters are based"
"from this and became local entrepreneurs, running, amongst other things, a local stagecoach service. Robert Balfour bought Pilrig House in 1709 with the proceeds, and remodelled the house at that time. The house and estate remained in their possession until the 20th century, their name being recalled by Balfour Street, which links the park to Leith Walk. One inhabitant of the house was Margaret Balfour, mother of Robert Louis Stevenson (fully, Robert Lewis ""Balfour"" Stevenson, with Lewis later changed to Louis). Stevenson would undoubtedly be very familiar with this house. The house is directly referred to in Stevenson's ""Catriona"" ("
"Balefire (novel series) Balefire is a fantasy novel series by Cate Tiernan, the author of the ""Sweep"" (aka ""Wicca"") series. In 2006 the American Library Association picked ""A Chalice of Wind"" as one of their notable children's books for that year. After seventeen-year-old Thais Allard loses her widowed father in a car crash, she is forced to leave home. She moves to live with a total stranger in New Orleans. There, she meets her identical twin, Clio Martin. Thais soon learns that she and her twin come from a family of witches and that she possesses astonishing powers. The twins"
"books as the man behind the re-opening of the drive-in: Mr Balsamo, otherwise known as the eighteenth-century occultist Cagliostro. When Giles is kidnapped, Buffy, Angel and Willow head to the drive-in to confront the villain, while Xander and Cordelia stay at the hospital with his victims. After Image ""This is for the novel by Pierce Askegren. For other uses of the term, see Afterimage (disambiguation)."" Not to be confused with other novels with similar title, including ""Afterimage"", a novel by Helen Humphreys, or ""Afterimage"", a novel by Kathleen George, or ""Afterimage"", a novel by Jay Brandon, or ""Afterimage,"" a novel"
"it is basically an adventure novel, it raises various moral issues, such as the nature of justice (discussed in the previous section) and the fact that friends may have different political viewpoints. The novel has been adapted a number of times, and in multiple media. Film and television versions were made in 1917, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1971, 1978, 1986, 1995 and 2005. Marvel Illustrated published a comic book version in 2007–2008, by Roy Thomas and Mario Gully, who had previously adapted ""Treasure Island"". A four-part adaptation written by Catherine Czerkawska and starring David Rintoul as David Balfour and Paul Young"
"Clara in Blunderland Clara in Blunderland is a novel by Caroline Lewis (pseudonym for Edward Harold Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and M. H. Temple), written in 1902 and published by William Heinemann of London. It is a political parody of Lewis Carroll's two books, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Through the Looking-Glass"". The book was followed a year later by a sequel, ""Lost in Blunderland"". The book is critical of the British Government's engagement in the Second Boer War. A number of prominent politicians are represented by characters from the ""Alice"" books: Clara (the equivalent of Alice) represents Arthur Balfour,"
"The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster""). It examines Seton's novel in historiographic terms and, while praising its general historical accuracy, categorizes it as primarily a feminist romance. Katherine Swynford was a significant figure in English history. Apart from being the direct ancestress of all members of the British royal family since Edward IV, who was her fourth great-grandson, she and John of Gaunt gave Henry Tudor his tenuous claim to the English throne. Queen Elizabeth II is only one of Katherine's and Gaunt's many direct descendants. Katherine (Seton novel) Katherine is a 1954 historical novel by American author"
"1751, whereas in reality the murder occurred in 1752. David Balfour is accused of being an accomplice in the Appin murder, a real life event. The characters of Alan Breck Stewart, Colin Roy Campbell, James Stewart, Cluny MacPherson and Rob Roy MacGregor were real people. A central theme of the novel is the concept of justice, the imperfections of the justice system and the lack of a universal definition of justice. To David justice means the restoration of his inheritance, whereas for Alan it means the death of his enemy Colin Roy of Glenure. Literary critic Leslie Fiedler has suggested"
"Mariana (Dickens novel) Mariana (1940) is the first novel by Monica Dickens. ""Mariana"" is a coming of age novel, which describes the growth and experience of Mary Shannon, a young English girl in the 1930s as the first hints of war begin to permeate English domestic life. First published by Michael Joseph, it was reprinted by Persephone Books in 1999 and is the second in their collection. The title is a reference to the poem of the same name by Alfred, Lord Tennyson The novel starts with an adult Mary spending a weekend in an isolated cottage on the Essex"
"Lost in Blunderland Lost in Blunderland: The further adventures of Clara is a novel by Caroline Lewis (pseudonym for Edward Harold Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and M. H. Temple), written in 1903 and published by William Heinemann of London. It is a political parody of Lewis Carroll's two books, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Through the Looking-Glass"". It is the second of Lewis' parodies, the first being ""Clara in Blunderland"". It is critical of the early administration of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, who is represented by a little girl named Clara. A number of other notable British politicians are identified"
"Sword"". Balfour's novels were mainly historical adventures, often set in Scotland and many having connections with his own medical background. His final novel, ""The Golden Kingdom"" (1903) stands out as a lost race novel, described by The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as being ""under the influence of H. Rider Haggard and Robert Louis Stevenson"". Medical Novels Balfour died in 1930 during his residence at Cassel Hospital. His frozen body was found on 30 January in the grounds of the hospital after he had fallen from a window. He was survived by his wife and two sons. He is buried in"
"considering the life that led him there. As the action flashes back, the story details “the great battle between the pirates of the world, and the band of merciless men who would purge the seas.” The love story of Damrick Fellows, the pirate hunter, and Jenta Stillmithers, paramour of pirates, unfolds in the telling. Blaggard's Moon Blaggard's Moon is the fourth novel by American author, George Bryan Polivka. It is a prequel to the Trophy Chase Trilogy, featuring one of the trilogy’s minor characters, a sailor turned pirate, Smith Delany. It details his adventures leading up to his signing on"
"""Romola"" (1863), E. R. Eddison's ""A Fish Dinner in Memison"" (1941), Irving Stone's ""The Agony and the Ecstasy"" (1961), Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's ""The Palace"" (1978), Michael Ondaatje's ""The English Patient – part two"" 1992, Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley's ""If at Faust You Don't Succeed"" (1993), Timothy Findley's ""Pilgrim"" (1999), Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's ""Rule of Four"" (2004), the novel ""I, Mona Lisa"" by Jeanne Kalogridis (2006), the Showtime series ""The Borgias"", The Sky (Italy) and Netflix (North America) series ""Borgia"", and ""The Botticelli Affair"" by Traci L. Slatton (2013). Other references in popular culture include these: Bonfire of"
"Katherine (Seton novel) Katherine is a 1954 historical novel by American author Anya Seton. It tells the story of the historically important, 14th-century love affair in England between the eponymous Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the third surviving son of King Edward III. In 2003, ""Katherine"" was ranked 95 in the BBC's Big Read survey of Britain's best-loved novels. It is commonly regarded as a prime example of historical fiction, and has been continuously in print since its publication date. ""Katherine"" tells the true story of Katherine de Roet, born the daughter of a minor Flemish"
"cure, but the girl resists all attempts to control her life, determined to marry the man she loves. She joins a troupe of strolling players and becomes the most famous actress in all of Spain. Catalina (novel) Catalina is a novel written by W. Somerset Maugham and first published by Heinemann in 1948. Set in Spain during the Inquisition, the novel is a satire on the power of the church. It was Maugham’s last published novel. Catalina is a crippled girl, supposedly cured by divine intervention after witnessing a vision of the Virgin Mary. As a result of this, she"
"held the number one position on this list. Second Honeymoon (Patterson novel) Second Honeymoon is a novel written on the same pattern as Honeymoon, written by James Patterson and Howard Roughan in 2005. Therefore, it is considered the second novel of a series. This book has two plots. The primary plot concerns a serial killer who targets newlyweds on their honeymoons. FBI agent John O'Hara (who was central to the first book of this series) works this case, trying to determine who the killer is and why the killer targets particular newlyweds, but in a seemingly random manner. The second"
"the course of the novel, he encounters Ivan Pavlov, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Grigory Rasputin. Along with favorable reviews, the novel received recognition from the American Library Association as one of the Best Young Adult Novels of the Year. The novel gained more readers in a Dell Laurel Edition with cover art by renowned illustrator Fred Marcellino, and it was reprinted again as a Dell mass-market paperback in 1990. ""Time After Time"" is the first of what became known as the ""Alex Balfour"" series, although the author usually refers to it as the ""Pastmaster"" series. The appearance of real-life"
"Anya Seton Anya Seton (January 23, 1904 – November 8, 1990), born Ann Seton, was an American author of historical romances, or as she preferred they be called, ""biographical novels"". Seton's historical novels were noted for how extensively she researched the historical facts, and some of them were best-sellers: ""Dragonwyck"" (1944) and ""Foxfire"" (1950) were both made into Hollywood films. Three of her books are classics in their genre and continue in their popularity to the present: ""Katherine"", the story of Katherine Swynford, the mistress and eventual wife of John of Gaunt, and their children, who were the direct ancestors"
"Catalina (novel) Catalina is a novel written by W. Somerset Maugham and first published by Heinemann in 1948. Set in Spain during the Inquisition, the novel is a satire on the power of the church. It was Maugham’s last published novel. Catalina is a crippled girl, supposedly cured by divine intervention after witnessing a vision of the Virgin Mary. As a result of this, she is pressured into becoming a nun in a Carmelite convent. The Bishop of Segovia, himself undergoing a crisis of faith, becomes involved in the debate about the debt owed to God by Catalina for her"
"Apothecaries and received the Maccabean prize for best dissertation. Her biography of 18th-century Scottish surgeon John Hunter was published as her first book, ""The Knife Man"", in 2005. The book received positive reviews and was awarded the 2005 Medical Journalists Open Book Award. As of 2012, ""The Knife Man"" was being adapted by ""A History of Violence"" director David Cronenberg as his first television credit. ""Wedlock"", her second book, was published in 2009, and detailed the abusive second marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore, great-great-great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Bowes' second husband, an Irish soldier who conned her"
"feature on the DVD release of ""Charlie Chan in Shanghai"". The film ""Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise"" (1940), starring Sidney Toler, Oland's successor in the role, was also based on the novel. Charlie Chan Carries On Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) is the fifth novel in the Charlie Chan series by Earl Derr Biggers. Inspector Duff, a Scotland Yard detective and friend of Chan's, first introduced in ""Behind That Curtain"", is pursuing a murderer on an around-the-world voyage; so far, there have been murders in London, France, Italy and Japan. While his ship is docked in Honolulu, the detective is shot"
"Studio work took place at Nassour Studios. Monogram considered making a sequel, ""David Balfour"", also starring McDowall. It was meant to follow ""Tuna Clipper"", the next McDowall-Parsons-Monogram film. However this did not eventuate. Kidnapped (1948 film) Kidnapped is a 1948 drama directed by William Beaudine, starring Roddy McDowall, Sue England and Dan O'Herlihy. The former child star McDowall plays David Balfour in the story about a young man cheated out of his birthright by his wicked, covetous uncle Ebenezer (Houseley Stevenson). Scotland, 1751: At a stately manor near Edinburgh, the young David Balfour arrives with a sealed letter from his"
"since entered development hell. In 2012, Big Finish approached Paul Darrow to write a ""Blake's 7"" novel set after Gauda Prime dealing with the life of Avon after the death of Blake; Darrow agreed and his novel ""Lucifer"" was released in both printed and audiobook (read by Darrow, ) form in June 2013. The plot takes place twenty years after the death of Blake; the old Federation has fallen to be reformed under the leadership of the four leaders known as The Quartet (two male former military leaders, a male economist and Dr. Pandora S [a ruthlessly ambitious female scientist])"
"The ""Delphina"" sets sail for her next port, laden with valuable cargoes, and carrying the four now-inseparable friends. In her afterword, Caroline Lawrence urges the reader to be aware that child slavery is still a very real, big problem in the modern world, and directs the reader to a website on the subject maintained by ""National Geographic"" (""see External Links, below"") ""The Colossus of Rhodes"" was one of the novels adapted for the television series. The Colossus of Rhodes (novel) The Colossus of Rhodes is a children's historical novel by Caroline Lawrence, published in 2005. The ninth book of the"
"conventions of straightforward storytelling and pays close attention to the way women get by, the way they come to forgive one another, the way they choose who they will be."" ""Time Magazine"" noted that ""the central story of mother and daughter runs true, both on and beneath the surface."" The book made the ""Los Angeles Times"" Bestsellers List in 1998. Allison, Dorothy. ""Cavedweller"", Dutton-Penguin, 1998. Cavedweller Cavedweller is the second novel from critically acclaimed author Dorothy Allison. Much like her award-winning novel, ""Bastard Out of Carolina"", ""Cavedweller"" deals with domestic violence, friendship among women, mother-daughter bonds, and poverty in the"
"too. This book was written by Peter David, and was released in 1993. It was a novelization of the . As with ""Dark Horizon"", the later film was somewhat different from the novel. Matt and George investigate the rumor of the birth of a half-human, half-Tenctonese child. Meanwhile, Sikes' relationship with Tenctonese woman Cathy Frankel starts to get serious. This book was written by Barry B. Longyear, and was released in 1994. It was based on an unproduced script for what would have been the second television season. George Francisco undergoes a metamorphosis that could mean the beginning of a"
"of Clan Fraser. Simon Fraser appears twice in fiction, but each time in an unflattering light. He is a character in the novel Catriona written in 1893 by Robert Louis Stevenson. (Events and characters in the novel relate to the Appin Murder). He also features as a character in Diana Gabaldon's 1992 novel ""Dragonfly in Amber"", the second novel in her ""Outlander"" series. In it, Lovat is the uncle of Jamie Fraser. Lovat is played by James Parris in series 2 of the television series ""Outlander"". The image of Fraser above may actually be of his half-brother, Archibald. This is"
"Register"" (1 vol.), and his ""Highland Mary"" (4 vols.) in 1827. He died on 12 September 1829. The ""Remains"", entitled ""Weeds and Wildflowers"", were edited by Dr. D. M. Moir with a sympathetic memoir. Balfour wrote his novels for ""The Minerva Press"", as needing ""daily bread"" but he never pandered to the low morals of its habitual readers. Pathos and shrewdness of insight and a very graphic faculty of sketching character are his chief characteristics. Canning sent him a grant of £100. in recognition of his ability and misfortunes. Alexander Balfour (novelist) Alexander Balfour (1767–1829) was a Scottish novelist born"
"union as a supporter of London Scottish F.C., and became a national selector for the Scottish Rugby Union. During the 1929/30 season, Balfour was made Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union, the President being Sir Augustus Asher. The next season Balfour took on the role of President of the SRU, but did not complete the term due to his untimely death. Outside the medical profession, for which he wrote several papers and publications, Balfour was also a keen writer of adventure novels. In 1897, while still at Cambridge University, he completed and saw published, his first novel ""By Stroke of"
"and Alessandro, is their favorite. Jackson wrote ""Ramona"" three years after ""A Century of Dishonor"", her non-fiction study of the mistreatment of Native Americans in the United States. By following that history with a novel, she sought to portray the Indian experience ""in a way to move people's hearts."" She wanted to arouse public opinion and concern for the betterment of their plight, much as Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel ""Uncle Tom's Cabin"" had done for slaves. Her success in this effort was limited. Jackson intended ""Ramona"" to appeal directly to the reader's emotions. The novel's political criticism was clear, but"
"Balfour, on 5 December 1864. Their children included Guy Stephenson. One notable case occurred in 1889 when Stephenson was given the Cleveland Street scandal to prosecute. It involved various members of the aristocracy (such as Lord Arthur Somerset and the Earl of Euston), but these people were ""allowed"" (in the words of the radical journal the ""North London Press"") to escape prosecution, something which attracted Stephenson a lot of criticism from the press. Augustus Keppel Stephenson Sir Augustus Frederick William Keppel Stephenson, (18 October 1827 in London – 26 September 1904) was a Treasury Solicitor and the second person to"
"Davies suggests that it ""comes across as fan fiction"", calling it ""harmless nonsense"" with ""none of the edginess that still oozes from ""The Catcher in the Rye"""". John David California John David California was the pseudonym used by Swedish book publisher Fredrik Colting when on 7 May 2009 he published ""60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye"" in the United Kingdom. The book was presented as a sequel to ""The Catcher in the Rye"" by J. D. Salinger, with Salinger's antihero Holden Caulfield now a 76-year-old man on the run from a nursing home. Salinger, who died in January 2010,"
"idle looking on, one becking (baking), and another firing bread and cooking’It is here he spent a week with Charles Edward Stuart in September. It is also where the fictional character David Balfour meets Cluny in the novel Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. In September 1754, Charles Edward Stuart (then living incognito in Paris) asked Cluny to come, and to bring any effects or money he had left over from the rebellion, ‘for I hapen to be in great strets’. So, still with a price on his head Cluny travelled through Edinburgh and arrived in London, where he spent several"