Fire in the Thatch

Author: Edith Caroline Rivett
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Fire in the Thatch" by Edith Caroline Rivett. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Fire in the Thatch

Author: E.C.R. Lorac
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1464209685
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Readers will enjoy watching the conflicts that arise between the wary country folk and the cocktail-drinking Londoners invading their habitat. In sum, this is jolly good fun." —Publishers Weekly The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accident, takes refuge in Devon—renting a thatched cottage in the beautiful countryside at Mallory Fitzjohn. Vaughan sets to work farming the land, rearing geese and renovating the cottage. Hard work and rural peace seem to make this a happy bachelor life. On a nearby farm lives the bored, flirtatious June St Cyres, an exile from London while her husband is a Japanese POW. June's presence attracts fashionable visitors of dubious character, and threatens to spoil Vaughan's prized seclusion. When Little Thatch is destroyed in a blaze, all Vaughan's work goes up in smoke—and Inspector Macdonald is drafted in to uncover a motive for murder.

FIRE IN THE THATCH

Author: E.C.R.. Lorac
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 1667625403
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
One of the very few known facts about the life of Edith Caroline Rivett is that she was evacuated from London to South Devon during the war. Among London and North Lancashire this region provides the setting for several of her novels. As seen in Fire in the Thatch she apparently knows about its landscape and agriculture, its vernacular architecture and its people. Haycraft, Howard in Murder for Pleasure suggests a formula for the detective genre "50% good detection, 25% character, 25% what you know best". Mrs. Rivett, writing as E. C. R Lorac, certainly fulfils the last 25%. The setting in time is excellent, too. It’s about 1944 and references to the war abound. Rationing of petrol is even an integral part of the story.

Coals of Fire

Author: Elizabeth Hershberger Bauman
Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.
ISBN: 0836197232
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
Preacher Peter is wakened by strange noises on the roof. To his dismay he finds there are young men destroying his hatch. As a Mennonite minister he believes in the way of peace, so instead of calling the authorities or shouting threats, Peter and his wife invite the young men in for a midnight meal. Their act of kindness brings unexpected results. Peter is not alone in this collection of true stories. Each tells of returning love for hate, good for evil. Written for elementary age children (but of interest to teens and adults), Elizabeth H. Bauman shares 17 true stories of men and women from various times and countries who showed the universal power of Christian love.

Anne Bradstreet and Her Time

Author: Helen Campbell
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387058780
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Fire

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire extinction
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description

The Craftsman

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 774

Book Description
An illustrated monthly magazine in the interest of better art, better work and a better more reasonable way of living.

Building Surveys

Author: P. V. Glover
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1856176061
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 367

Book Description
Since the first edition was published in 1983, Building Surveys has been the core text in its field for students and professionals alike. Covering everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report, this book is a proven indispensable guide. It considers all the structural elements required when surveying a property for example, foundations, walls and roofs as well as what to look out for and how to deal with it. Legal considerations and recent cases are used to illustrate good working practice making this a comprehensive text to this important subject.

Building Surveys

Author: Peter Glover
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136192069
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 367

Book Description
Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for over 30 years, evolving throughout its eight editions to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report, making it indispensable to those practicing in or studying this field. This updated eighth edition features new material on modern methods of construction, and the drive for green homes. Essential reading for building construction students, professional surveyors, and others who may be required to inspect and report on buildings. Illustrated throughout with colour photos showing examples of building defects in full detail. All the structural aspects of property surveying are explained, covering foundations, walls and roofs as well as what to look out for, and how to deal with problems. Materials and techniques no longer in use are covered as well as new technologies, so the reader is prepared for anything they might encounter. Legal considerations and recent cases are also used to illustrate good working practice, making this an extremely practical companion to the subject.

The English Pilgrim

Author: Martin Blake
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1481768611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
Corruption, decadence, racial hatred and the clash of faiths. Welcome to southern France in the 14th century. Nicholas, a young monk from Croyland Abbey in the wild and remote Lincolnshire fens, takes a turbulent ride through the medieval Languedoc. Already struggling to adapt to the more licentious environment outside the monastic cloister, he is forced to undertake a hazardous journey which takes him from the Papal Palace at Avignon to Bziers, Narbonne, Carcassonne and the shrine of Rocamadour. Along the way, he encounters a disturbing and often frightening world of mindless slaughter, the abuse of power and the spreading tentacles of the Inquisition. At the same time, he finds himself challenged and ultimately transformed by his dramatic experiences, and by the memorable characters he meets along the way. The English Pilgrim is a novel about faith, adventure, human suffering and self-discovery.