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1) The Castle
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kafka's final novel was written during 1922, when the tuberculosis that was to kill him was already at an advanced stage. Fragmentary and unfinished, it perhaps never could have been finished; perhaps the tensions between K., the Castle and the village, K.'s struggle for acceptance or recognition by the mysterious Castle authorities or by the people of the village, never will and never can be resolved.Like much of Kafka's work, The Castle is enigmatic...
2) Castles
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
This children's history book has everything you need to know about medieval castles, including knights, jousting, sieges, drawbridges, and forts. Learn about castle design, from the earliest motte and bailey styles to stone fortresses and beautiful castles in Japan and India.
4) Castle
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated depiction of life during medieval times, covering different cultures and architectural and sociological aspects, including discussion of metalwork, textiles, armaments, and other details of the period.
5) Castles
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fly Guy and Buzz learn about castles, including why they were built, how they protected its inhabitants, and the different people who lived inside a castle.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Knights and Castles is a beautifully designed reader all about incredible medieval fortresses and the people who lived in them. Children will love to find out about why castles were built, some of the coolest castles, and medieval people's lives in and around them both in peace and wartime."
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"They say one's home is one's castle, but when it comes to Wynter Castle, Merry would like it to belong to someone else. But until a buyer bites, she could use some extra dough, so she decides to take in renters. The idea pans out, and Merry's able to find a handful of tenants eager to live in a real castle. The only problem is most of them are crumby, tea-swilling old biddies. The Legion of Horrible Ladies, as Merry calls them, is led by the terribly...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
For more than 700 years, the vast, rambling Trelawney Castle in Cornwall--turrets, follies, a room for every day of the year, four miles of corridors and 500,000 acres--was the magnificent and grand "three dimensional calling card" of the Earls of Trelawney. By 2008, it is in a complete state of ruin due to the dulled ambition and the financial ineptitude of the twenty-four earls, two world wars, the Wall Street crash, and inheritance taxes. Still:...
10) Leap of faith
Author
Language
English
Description
In her fifty-second bestselling novel, Danielle Steel weaves a compelling story of the power of lies, the misuse of trust — and of one woman's triumph over a devastating betrayal.
Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of. Freedom, love, security in a beautiful old French château. But when Marie-Ange is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life. Orphaned and alone, she is sent to America,...
Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of. Freedom, love, security in a beautiful old French château. But when Marie-Ange is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life. Orphaned and alone, she is sent to America,...
11) Castles & forts
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An illustrated exploration of a wide array of castles and fortifications throughout the world, from Norman mottes to Maori forts, including how and why they were built and their importance in history.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lorina Liddel is terrified of embarrassing herself on national TV as the face of Dig Britain!, a new archeological reality show. Lorina would much rather keep her head down and her hands in the dirt underneath Ainslie Castle, but her on-screen partner is proving to be a major distraction"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Rooks and ruin volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The Obsidian Tower begins a bold new epic fantasy trilogy in which the broken magic of one woman will either save an entire continent-or completely destroy it. As the granddaughter of a Witch Lord of Vaskandar, Ryx was destined for power and prestige. But a childhood illness left her with broken magic that drains the life from anything she touches, and Vaskandar has no place for a mage with unusable powers. So Ryx has resigned herself to an isolated...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015, c1992
Edition
Aladdin hardcover ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
William loves to explore Toad-in-a-Cage Castle with it secret passages, stairway that winds down to the dungeon, and the weird creature named Igor who lives there. Then he searches for the cause of the mysterious night noises.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Leedswick Castle has housed the Alnwick family in the English countryside for generations, despite a family curse determined to destroy their legacy and erase them from history. 1870. After a disastrous dinner at the Astor mansion forces her to flee New York in disgrace, socialite Beatrice Holbrook knows her performance in London must be a triumph. When she catches the eye of Charles Alnwick, one of the town's most enviably-titled bachelors, she...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A Critically-Acclaimed Romance set in 1930's England featuring Rose Byrne, Henry Cavill and Bill Nighy. The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. Salvation comes in the form of their American landlord Simon Cotton and his brother Neil. Although initially repelled by Simon, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding...
20) Castle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a "typical" castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales.
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