Books with author V.M. Hillyer

1924. With many illustrations by Carle Michel Boog and M.S. Wright. A Child's History of the World is a classic. Written shortly after World War I by Calvert School's first Head Master, Virgil Hillyer, this history storybook combines charm with facts to stimulate young minds and leave them yearning for more information. This volume of A Child's History of the World contains 79 stories that start at the beginning of time and reach to the present.

New York and London, The Century Co., [1924] Binding: Hardback Dark green cloth-covered boards, blind-stamped lettering on front board (hardcover binding). Illustrated by Carle Michel Boog and M.S. Wright. Pronouncing index. CONDITION: Cover is slightly soiled and rubbed at extremities, else Very Good book, sound and tight. Fourteenth printing (5 1/2" x 8 1/8"). xxvi, 480 pages.

The day Annabel and Mirrany’s parents die, everything changes—they’re sent to live in a dilapidated orphanage lodged in the heart of London, and are repeatedly subjected to the abusive treatment of Maud, its cruel headmistress.But with Mirrany by her side, Annabel never faces anything alone. That is, until a mysterious illness separates them—taking Mirrany’s life at the age of sixteen and returning to take Annabel’s at the same age, years later. But the illness doesn’t bring Annabel death, it brings her life—she awakens in a world preparing for war, which she’s been prophesized to stop.Twelve of the thirteen Kingdoms have already fallen to the dark wizard’s force. The inhabitants of the twelve fallen Kingdoms and the people of the last standing Kingdom rely on her help to win the battle that will change their lives forever, a war which will come to determine which side will rule once and for all. If Annabel can help the last Kingdom unlock the powers hidden deep inside the Kingdoms ancient walls, they might just find victory.But if she fails, this mythical world she’s come to love could dissipate—along with the friends that’ve become family, the unexpected love that’s become worth dying for, and the mysterious Princess who’s so much like her late sister.In this exciting Epic Young Adult Fantasy, readers will fall in love with the ornate world-building, the thrilling adventure, and most of all, the bond Annabel shares with her sister, Mirrany, which can’t be broken—even by death. The story will captivate you in a way that will make you feel in tune with the character’s emotions and thoughts. There are messages in this story that will make you reflect about the most crucial aspects of life such as love, war, power and injustice.