Books with author Laura E. Richards

Excerpt from When I Was Your AgeHere 's a pound of candy from him. He said he had bought it for you, but on arriving he was afraid it was too trifling a gift; but hop ing you would not throw it away. He re quested me to give it to that virtuous young lady, as he calls you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Binding Witch and the Bounty Hunter: The Kate Roark Magic Series: the saga continues!Kate’s powers finally manifest, but before she can celebrate the good news, a terrifying bounty hunter kidnaps her mother. In a race against time to save her mother, Kate must sleuth her way to through a series of paranormal encounters with creatures, both urban and fantastic. To top it all off, she discovers long-lost magical family members who maybe should have stayed lost. Kate is finally a witch—but it just might kill her. If you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hermione Granger and iZombie, you’ll be rooting for this smart, snarky teen girl on every page. Book Two of the Kate Roark Magic Series – discover this fast-paced, contemporary fantasy & magic ebook read today!

Excerpt from Queen Hildegarde: A Story for GirlsYes, replied his wife, with sixteen trunks, a maid, a footman, and three lapdogs! That would never do for Hilda.You surely are not thinking of leaving her alone here with the servants?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Captain January was written in 1891. Captain January saves an infant girl from a shipwreck in which her parents were drowned. He names her Star. He raises her for several years. The wealthy sister of Star’s deceased mother sees her when she visits Maine and wants to adopt her but the young girl Star emphatically refuses. Captain January dies shortly thereafter. The story ends with the Captain, near death, makes arrangements for the wealthy sister to be notified. The book Captain January was made into two movies: A 1924 silent film starring Baby Peggy and the 1936 musical starring Shirley Temple.

Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc, IPA: 6 January c. 1412– 30 May 1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans) is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. Joan of Arc was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle, a peasant family, at Domrémy in north-east France. Joan said she received visions of the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent Joan to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence after the siege was lifted only nine days later. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at Reims. This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory. On 23 May 1430, she was captured at Compiègne by the Burgundian faction which was allied with the English. She was later handed over to the English,[6] and then put on trial by the pro-English Bishop of Beauvais Pierre Cauchon on a variety of charges.[7] After Cauchon declared her guilty she was burned at the stake on 30 May 1431, dying at about nineteen years of age.