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A book describing Blanchard's infamous theft, Stealing Sisi's Star: How a Master Thief Nearly Got Away with Austria's Most Famous Jewel by journalist Jennifer Bowers Bahney was released 21 May 2015. [11] It details the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and the history of the Star. [12] [13]
Circle of Magic is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, [1] [2] set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to control their extraordinary and strong powers and put them to use. [3]
Maria's cousin, Vladimir Meshchersky, stole the letters to her from the heir to the throne and handed them over to the Empress, after which a scandal erupted in the Imperial family [3] though they continued to meet. They were helped by Alexandra Zhukovskaya, who delivered notes, settled disagreements, and guarded the peace during walks.
Empress (French: Impératrice) is a French biographical novel written by Shan Sa, a French author who was born in Beijing. It focuses on Empress Wu Zetian, from her upbringing to her rise to power from concubine to the first Empress of China. The novel is told from her point of view (first person POV), and discusses her motivations in her court ...
Legend of Fuyao (Chinese: 扶摇) is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel Empress Fuyao (Chinese: 扶摇皇后) by Tianxia Guiyuan. It stars Yang Mi and Ethan Juan. [1] The series aired on Zhejiang TV from June 18 to August 13, 2018. [2] [3]
The original title of the novel, The Circle Reforged, refers to the reforging of the four protagonists' friendship.In the year of the Circle of Magic quartet, Sandry, Tris, Daja and Briar live together and develop a strong friendship that manifests itself magically as a bond that allows them to communicate telepathically and causes their magical abilities to cross over from one to another.
[37] Keene thinks that Murasaki's impression of Shōnagon could have been influenced by Shōshi and the women at her court, as Shōnagon served Shōshi's rival empress. Furthermore, he believes Murasaki was brought to court to write Genji in response to Shōnagon's popular Pillow Book. [35] Murasaki contrasted herself to Shōnagon in a variety ...
Empress Bianca, the first novel by Lady Colin Campbell, was initially published in June 2005. [1] One month later, Arcadia Books, the British publisher, withdrew the book and pulped all unsold copies in reaction to a legal threat initiated on behalf of Lily Safra under her interpretation that the book was a defamatory roman à clef.