Joan Peterson discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of "romance"-a problem to be solved, a man to marry-and every time she falls in love she's torn from her world and thrust into another tear-soaked tale.
The Republic of Atala's president has turned into a ruthless despot, and one of his most trusted associates, Director Bo, is forced to choose a side in a civil war that threatens to destroy their beloved nation.
Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there's tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there's Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Together they are the March sisters.
In it, Mary Lennox, an overindulged child suddenly orphaned, is almost magically transformed into an agreeable child when she comes to live at Misselthwaite Manor, the gloomy Yorkshire estate owned by her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven.
Generations of children and adults have delighted in the whimsical poems of Edward Lear. And, despite his achievements as a noted English landscape painter and illustrator of animal life, Lear today is known for his delightful volumes of nonsense verse.
The Cuthberts had decided to adopt an orphan - a nice sturdy boy to help with the farm chores. The orphanage sent a girl instead - a mischievous, talkative redhead who'd be no use at all.
From the humble garb of peasants to the elaborate styles of the nobility, this meticulously researched coloring book offers expertly rendered illustrations of medieval costumes.
