Julia Briggs: 4 books
A Woman of Passion
The Life of E. Nesbit
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2000
In A Woman of Passion, Julia Briggs chronicles the life of author Edith Nesbit who is credited with being the first modern writer for children and the creator of the children's adventure story. Nesbit recorded her life with varying degrees of honesty in verse and prose, and while she seldom wrote...
by Julia Briggs, Dennis Butts
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The astonishing success of J.K. Rowling and other contemporary children's authors has demonstrated how passionately children can commit to the books they love. But this kind of devotion is not new. This timely volume takes up the challenge of assessing the complex interplay of forces that have created...
by William Shakespeare, Nicholas Arnold, Julia Briggs
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
In the Duke's absence from Vienna, his strict deputy Angelo revives an ancient law forbidding sex outside marriage. The young Claudio, whose fiancée is pregnant, is condemned to death by the law. His sister Isabella, soon to become a nun, pleads with Lord Angelo for her brother's life. But her purity...
by Alexandra Fuchs, Christian Handel, Julia Adrian
Language: German
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Language: German
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Tief verborgen in verwunschenen Wäldern leben magische Wölfe, weben finstere Hexen mächtige Zauber und suchen mutige Recken nach Erlösung. Lausche dem Gesang der Sirenen, triff den König der Feen und tanze mit den Wesen der Anderswelt im Mondlicht. Doch achte auf deine Schritte. Denn wer sich...