Bøger af John Harwood

Stamboul: And The Sea Of Gems is a historical novel written by John Harwood in 1852. The story is set in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century and follows the adventures of a young Englishman named Edward Dacre. Dacre travels to Istanbul, also known as Stamboul, to work as a trader in the city's famous bazaar. However, he soon finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of politics and intrigue, as he becomes embroiled in the rivalry between the Ottoman Sultan and the Persian Shah.As Dacre navigates the treacherous waters of Ottoman politics, he also becomes involved in a search for a legendary treasure known as the Sea of Gems. The treasure is said to be hidden somewhere in the city, and many people are willing to kill to get their hands on it. Dacre must use all his wits and cunning to survive in this dangerous world, as he uncovers secrets and conspiracies that threaten to tear the Ottoman Empire apart.Stamboul: And The Sea Of Gems is a thrilling adventure story that immerses readers in the exotic world of the Ottoman Empire. Harwood's vivid descriptions of the bustling bazaar, the opulent palaces, and the treacherous backstreets of Istanbul bring the city to life, while his fast-paced plot keeps readers on the edge of their seats. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves historical fiction, adventure stories, or tales of exotic lands and hidden treasures.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Harwood, master of creeping Victorian horror, does it again . . . Twisted in every sense of the word and wonderfully atmospheric. "Booklist"

A haunting tale of apparitions, a cursed manor house, and two generations of women determined to discover the truth, by the author of The Ghost Writer Sell the Hall unseen; burn it to the ground and plow the earth with salt, if you will; but never live there . . .? Constance Langton grows up in a household marked by death, her father distant, her mother in perpetual mourning for Constance's sister, the child she lost.Desperate to coax her mother back to health, Constance takes her to a séance: perhaps she will find comfort from beyond the grave. But the meeting has tragic consequences. Constance is left alone, her only legacy a mysterious bequest that will blight her life.So begins The Séance, John Harwood's brilliant second novel, a gripping, dark mystery set in late-Victorian England.It is a world of apparitions, of disappearances and unnatural phenomena, of betrayal and blackmail and black-hearted villains?and murder. For Constance's bequest comes in two parts: a house and a mystery. Years before, a family disappeared atWraxford Hall, a decaying mansion in the English countryside with a sinister reputation.Now the Hall belongs to Constance. And she must descend into the darkness at the heart of theWraxford Mystery to find the truth, even at the cost of her life.

A tantalizing tale of suspense and family secrets that weaves Victorian ghost stories into the present-where they start to come true Timid, solitary librarian Gerard Freeman lives for just two things: his elusive pen pal Alice and a story he found hidden in his mother's drawer years ago. Written by his great-grandmother Viola, it hints at his mother's role in a sinister crime. And as he discovers more of Viola's chilling tales, he realizes that they might hold the key to finding Alice and unveiling his family's mystery-or will they bring him the untimely death they seem to foretell? Harwood's astonishing, assured debut shows us just how dangerous family skeletons-and stories-can be.

'...a book which should be read by all students contemplating enrolment for a university course in modern English or European literary studies.' - Roy Harris, Times Higher Education Supplement Eliot to Derrida is a sardonic portrait of the cult of the specialist interpreter, from I.A.

A young woman wakes in a strange bed. A sickly light filters through a metal grille. But when Dr Straker sends a telegram to her uncle in London, the reply is swift:GEORGINA FERRARS HERE STOP YOUR PATIENT MUST BE IMPOSTER STOPMadness?

Constance Langton lives in a gloomy home with a distant father and a grief-stricken mother; Left alone, her only legacy is a mysterious inheritance that will blight her life and take her deep into a world of apparitions, betrayal and blackmail, black-hearted villains - and murder.

Viola Hatherley was a writer of ghost stories in the 1890s whose work lies forgotten until her great-grandson, as a young boy in Mawson, Australia, learns how to open the secret drawer in his mother's room.

It is now twenty years since Cohen and Boyer's first steps into DNA cloning. The future of basic molecular biology must lie in the ability to analyze DNA (and especially the genes within it) starting at the DNA level.

'...a book which should be read by all students contemplating enrolment for a university course in modern English or European literary studies.' - Roy Harris, Times Higher Education Supplement Eliot to Derrida is a sardonic portrait of the cult of the specialist interpreter, from I.A.