A duty to the dead charles todd summary6/30/2023 ![]() Something rests heavily on his conscience, and to give him a bit of peace as he dies, she promises to deliver a message to his brother. On one voyage, Bess grows fond of the young, gravely wounded Lieutenant Arthur Graham. At the outbreak of World War I, Bess volunteered for the nursing corps, serving from the battlefields of France to the doomed hospital ship Britannic. Growing up in India, she learned the importance of responsibility, honor, and duty from her officer father. ![]() Independent-minded Bess Crawford's upbringing was far different from that of the usual upper-middle class British gentlewoman. Once again the New York Times bestselling author brilliantly evokes post-Great War Europe, casting an indomitable heroine into a simmering cauldron of village secrets, family intrigues, and murder.Įngland, 1916. ![]() A Duty to the Dead introduces readers to an unforgettable new protagonist in an exceptional new series: Bess Crawford, a courageous World War I nurse and determined investigator. ![]()
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A modest proposal by dr jonathan swift6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Others have gone further, suggesting removal of Jefferson’s image from our nickel and Jackson’s from the twenty-dollar bill. We have known for years that Jefferson had slaves, and that President Andrew Jackson ordered the deportation of the Cherokees from their home in the southeast to the dusty prairies of today’s Oklahoma, the infamous “Trail of Tears”. I was recently delighted to learn that the Democrat Party of Connecticut, with urging from the NAACP, changed the name of its traditional Jefferson- Jackson – Bailey Dinner celebration to distance itself from those racist names. But for those of us who really care our patience is running thin. I’m certain it was thought an honor back then, and to many even now. Although we’ve made progress in wiping some of those racist place names from the map of Maine, still on the waiting list is the apparently durable Indian mascot of Skowhegan High School. Likewise later on I spent many happy hours skiing at Squaw Mountain oblivious as to how hurtful that name was to some. When I was a child I used to enjoy trips to Squapan Lake without realizing how offensive the name was to our Native American neighbors. But a lot of work is still necessary to complete the reversal of centuries of oppression by our (mainly white) ancestors. Our Western civilization is approaching a great day. ![]() The last night at the telegraph6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() "On Wednesday evening, May 16, the NYPD assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. "Dissemination of these images, given the ways in which they were obtained, encourages a highly intrusive practice that is dangerous to all in involved." Julian Phillips, a deputy commissioner at the New York Police Department While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone's safety. ![]() "This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers. ![]() "Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi. This is what they say: The Duke and Duchess The Telegraph has collated six statements from those connected to the chase including police, paparazzi and a New York taxi driver. ![]() The line by jd horn6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Horn weaves magic, romance, and betrayal into a captivating Southern Gothic fantasy with a contemporary flair. In The Line, the first book of the Witching Savannah series, J. Savannah is considered a Southern treasure, a city of beauty with a. But when a series of mishaps-culminating in the death of the Taylor matriarch-leaves a vacuum in the mystical underpinnings of Savannah, she finds herself thrust into a mystery that could shake her family apart.and unleash a darkness the line of Taylor witches has been keeping at bay for generations. Series list: Witching Savannah (4 Books) by J.D. Having grown up without magic of her own, in the shadow of her talented and charismatic twin sister, Mercy has always thought herself content. Despite being powerless herself, of course. Mercy Taylor is all too familiar with the supernatural side of Savannah, being a member of the most powerful family of witches in the South. Those who know her well, though, can see beyond her colonial trappings and small-city charm to a world where witchcraft is respected, Hoodoo is feared, and spirits linger. To the uninitiated, Savannah shows only her bright face and genteel manner. Savannah is considered a Southern treasure, a city of beauty with a rich, colorful past. ![]() |