Books with author Mary Taylor

Excerpt from My Lady Clancarty Being the True Story of the Earl of Clancarty and Lady Elizabeth SpencerLady Betty shaded her eyes with her hand and looked out on the rose garden of Althorpe.At her feet the lawn was close clipped and green; beyond was a garland of many colors, roses by hundreds and tens of hundreds, the warmth and glow of the sun upon them; behind them, the long avenue of limes and beeches, and between the trees vistas of level land with the deer moving to and fro.The butterflies - a little host of them -whirled under the window, and her ladyship smiled."Come, Alice," she said, "'t is too fair a day to linger indoors.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.

A web of secrets can risk lives - When Hetty's family move to Martin Street near Portobello bridge in Dublin, they're not sure of their welcome. And next door, Ben's family are not sure about their new Jewish neighbours: World War II is ongoing and they are suspicious of strangers. But for Ben, the chance to earn a few pence is too great and secretly he does odd jobs for them. And there's a bigger secret: Renata, a World War Two refugee, is on the run in the city. Hetty is determined to rescue her. The web of secrets begins to unravel and there are lives at risk. Can Hetty and Ben overcome their differences and save Renata, or are they just meddling in things they know too little about?

Sahari is a normal worker ant in a Weaver colony in the Weaver kingdom. All four kingdoms, the Weavers, the Leafcutters, the Army ants, and the Slavemakers lived in harmony, with one queen ruling over each tribe, and one Queen Major ruling over all the tribes. But one horrible day, the Queen Major is murdered. Sahari, and her best friend, Mira, both get swept away by a flash flood. They are deposited in the Leafcutter kingdom, where two Leafcutter ants, Zalim and Frank, find them. Zalim is instantly in love with Sahari, even if she doesn’t know it yet. With the continent on the brink of total chaos, Sahari wonders who will save the Continent from an unknown danger, the Infinity Egg, which has taken over the minds of all the Slavemaker ants, and is forcing them to take over the continent. Little does she know, that she will be the one to save the Continent.

"When the lights are off And the stars are out, Only shadows move about" When Nicky goes to bed, the familiar objects in his room start to take on scary new shapes. Is that a creepy, crawly snake at the end of the bed? Is there a tall, dark stranger standing by door? Don't worry! The snake is only Nicky's sock and the menacing figure is just his robe hanging on the back of the bedroom door. If you have ever thought there might be someone hiding in your closet or peculiar things underneath the bed, this gentle little book will comfort you and take away all those night-time fears. "But do not fear For they'll be gone, When the switch is turned And the lights are on"