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Author
Publisher
Pook Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
2017 marks the 150th birthday of Arthur Rackham, the best illustrator of the Edwardian era. Over his long and illustrious career, he contributed to an extensive number of books, magazines and periodicals, resulting in a vast array of original artworks. In this book, Pook Press brings together 150 of the best of Rackham's stunning illustrations, sourced from rare and original books. These incredible images cover Rackham's career from his landmark 1905...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From the award-winning author comes a gripping account of one of the most scandalous murder in modern Irish history, at once a propulsive work of true crime and an act of literary subversion. Malcolm MacArthur was a well-known Dublin socialite and heir. Suave and urbane, he passed his days mingling with artists and aristocrats, reading philosophy, living a life of the mind. But by 1982, his inheritance had dwindled to almost nothing, a desperate...
Author
Series
Grail quest volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Three teenagers living in Camelot are forced to undertake a dangerous mission when King Arthur's court falls under a mysterious enchantment on the eve of the quest for the Holy Grail.
10) The fraud
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"It is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper--and cousin by marriage--of a once-famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years. Mrs. Touchet is a woman of many interests: literature, justice, abolitionism, class, her cousin, his wives, this life and the next. But she is also skeptical. She suspects her cousin of having no talent; his successful friend, Mr. Charles Dickens, of being a bully...
Author
Series
Improbable tales of Baskerville Hall volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"What if young Arthur Conan Doyle really went to a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children called Baskerville Hall? When a mysterious man with a pipe notices young Arthur's incredible deductive skills, Arthur's offered a spot at the esteemed Baskerville Hall and a chance to lift his family out of poverty. There Arthur makes quick friends with Irene Eagle, a girl who boldly strides into any adventure, and Jimmie Moriarty, a boy whose brilliance...
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
GN 440L
Language
English
Description
"With the Kingdom of Britain facing chaos, the mysterious Merlin takes the infant Prince Arthur into hiding. Many years later, the young boy is shocked to discover that he is the country's rightful ruler. Alongside his brave Knights of the Round Table, the newly crowned King Arthur must fight many battles to keep his kingdom intact"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Grail quest volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The quest for the Holy Grail is postponed again when Ailis is kidnapped by Morgain the sorceress, and her friends, Newt and Gerard, must leave the court of King Arthur seeking to rescue her, accompanied by a grumbling knight.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
First Knight: As the kingdom of Camelot is being threatened by the forces of the evil Sir Malagant, King Arthur's young bride, Guinevere, falls in love with the newest Knight of the Round Table, Sir Lancelot.
Robin and Marian: After returning from the Crusades, Robin Hood must gather his Sherwood Forest band to rescue the kingdom as well as his love, Marian, from King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, who have seized power after the death of King...
16) The lost world
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
English zoology professor George Edward Challenger discovers a "lost world" of Jurassic reptiles isolated within the thick, unexplored Amazon. To prove their existence, he organizes a group expedition with playboy Lord Roxton, American socialites Jennifer Holmes, her brother David Holmes, news writer and photographer Ed Malone and Challenger's colleague and rival Professor Walter Summerlee. Local pilot Gomez and travel guide Costa lead the pack on...
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Humor, spectacle, and magic rule in Walt Disney's legendary classic tale The Sword In The Stone! Embark on an adventure-filled quest for an unlikely hero! According to legend, only someone with honor, decency, and inner strength can claim the throne of England by pulling out the enchanted sword that lies locked in a massive stone. Many brave knights have tried, so it seems impossible that a young apprentice known as Wart could succeed. But with the...