![]() But Imogen’s plan to protect the heiresses of her beloved Shropshire from the erstwhile Duke of Penning, the bane of her existence since childhood, soon turns into something altogether unacceptable for the proper lady … who suddenly finds herself longing to keep his heated glances and tempting kisses all to herself. She can write a sermon in a day and spot a rogue in a second, so she sees right through Perry’s seductive façade. Facing ruin, Perry must use his charm and good looks to win an heiress-all the while ignoring his fascination with the one interfering and alluring chit who is intent on sabotaging his efforts.Įveryone knows Imogen Bates, the virtuous daughter of the senile vicar. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. ![]() Peregrine Butler’s privileged blue-blooded world is rocked to the core when it is revealed he was born before his parents’ marriage and therefore is not the legal heir to the dukedom. Buy The Duke Goes Down: The Duke Hunt by Jordan, Sophie (ISBN: 9780063035638) from Amazons Book Store. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan begins the all new The Duke Hunt series with the illegitimate son of a duke who meets his match in the daring daughter of a vicar. ![]()
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![]() There has been much speculation as to why Thoreau went to live at the pond in the first place. He identifies many plants and animals by both their popular and scientific names, records in detail the color and clarity of different bodies of water, precisely dates and describes the freezing and thawing of the pond, and recounts his experiments to measure the depth and shape of the bottom of the supposedly "bottomless" Walden Pond. Thoreau makes precise scientific observations of nature as well as metaphorical and poetic uses of natural phenomena. Walden details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and-to some degree-a manual for self-reliance. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. Walden ( / ˈ w ɔː l d ən/ first published in 1854 as Walden or, Life in the Woods) is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. ![]() Original title page of Walden featuring a picture drawn by Thoreau's sister Sophia ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The world Heinlein creates and the snappy dialogue (as always) between characters are the most appealing aspects of the work. If anyone knows more about this period in his writing career I’d love to know… I suspect this type of oversight influenced Heinlein’s decision to publish solely juveniles for almost two decades afterwards (well, and the market). Campbell, who first published the work in Astounding - who compelled him to integrate it into the plot. David Brin points out that the tagline was the brainchild of Heinlein’s editor - John W. Unfortunately, Beyond this Horizon is plagued by an utterly contrived first half and a frustrating tagline that governs Heinlein’s world-building - “an armed society is a polite society.” The second half is remotely more readable but I was so disenchanted by that point that I was desperate for the conclusion. Interesting tangent: Starship Troopers (1959) was originally conceived as a juvenile but rejected by his normal publisher due to its more serious content. Heinlein’s second published novel and one of the few non-juvenile works he published until the late 50s and early 60s. (Sandy Kossin’s cover for the 1960 edition)īeyond This Horizon (magazine publication 1942, novelized 1948) was Robert A. ![]() |