Author: Laura Olsher
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780573652271
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ruby Lal
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2024-02-27
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 0300251270
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A captivating biography of one of the world's greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir "Finally, a serious consideration of Gulbadan's achievement.'"--Kirkus Reviews Situated in the early decades of the magnificent Mughal Empire, this first ever biography of Princess Gulbadan offers an enthralling portrait of a charismatic adventurer and unique pictures of the multicultural society in which she lived. Following a migratory childhood that spanned Kabul and north India, Gulbadan spent her middle years in a walled harem established by her nephew Akbar to showcase his authority as the Great Emperor. Gulbadan longed for the exuberant itinerant lifestyle she'd known. With Akbar's blessing, she led an unprecedented sailing and overland voyage and guided harem women on an extended pilgrimage in Arabia. Amid increasing political tensions, the women's "un-Islamic" behavior forced their return, lengthened by a dramatic shipwreck in the Red Sea. Gulbadan wrote a book upon her return, the only extant work of prose by a woman of the age. A portion of it is missing, either lost to history or redacted by officials who did not want the princess to have her say. Vagabond Princess contemplates the story of the missing pages and breathes new life into a daring historical figure. It offers a portal to a richly complex world, rife with movement and migration, where women's conviviality, adventure, and autonomies shine through.
Author: Ruby Lal
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2024-02-27
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 0300277490
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir “Finally, a serious consideration of Gulbadan’s achievement.’”—Kirkus Reviews Situated in the early decades of the magnificent Mughal Empire, this first ever biography of Princess Gulbadan offers an enthralling portrait of a charismatic adventurer and unique pictures of the multicultural society in which she lived. Following a migratory childhood that spanned Kabul and north India, Gulbadan spent her middle years in a walled harem established by her nephew Akbar to showcase his authority as the Great Emperor. Gulbadan longed for the exuberant itinerant lifestyle she’d known. With Akbar’s blessing, she led an unprecedented sailing and overland voyage and guided harem women on an extended pilgrimage in Arabia. Amid increasing political tensions, the women’s “un-Islamic” behavior forced their return, lengthened by a dramatic shipwreck in the Red Sea. Gulbadan wrote a book upon her return, the only extant work of prose by a woman of the age. A portion of it is missing, either lost to history or redacted by officials who did not want the princess to have her say. Vagabond Princess contemplates the story of the missing pages and breathes new life into a daring historical figure. It offers a portal to a richly complex world, rife with movement and migration, where women’s conviviality, adventure, and autonomies shine through.
Author: Ron Rundle
Publisher:
Published: 2020-12-11
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What is the hardest part about growing up? Darly was discovering that is a question with several possible answers. Before you read the book, think about it. See if your ideas match what Darly has to go through.
Author: Mary A.J.
Publisher: Cayelle Publishing/Celest Teen
Published: 2021-09-09
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1952404320
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →All hope abandon ye who read this book. After ruling Hell for more than two centuries, Cecilia escapes the confines of the underworld seeking safety and a normal life. She finds anything but when she lands in Cornelia High School, only to discover a hunt for an ancient artifact, a charming demon, and an enigmatic human. When her whole new life is threatened, she will discover how far she'll go to save the person she loves and keep her freedom. Loyalties, blood, and faith will be tested. At the end of it all, Cecilia must make a choice: preserve her humanity or unleash the merciless Princess of Hell.
Author: Isabelle Eberhardt
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Hao Jingfang
Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press
Published: 2021-03-02
Total Pages: 624
ISBN-13: 1534422099
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A century after the Martian war of independence, a group of kids are sent to Earth as delegates from Mars, but when they return home, they are caught between the two worlds, unable to reconcile the beauty and culture of Mars with their experiences on Earth in this “thoughtful debut” (Kirkus Reviews) from Hugo Award–winning author Hao Jingfang. This “masterful narrative” (Booklist, starred review) is set on Earth in the wake of a second civil war…not between two factions in one nation, but two factions in one solar system: Mars and Earth. In an attempt to repair increasing tensions, the colonies of Mars send a group of young people to live on Earth to help reconcile humanity. But the group finds itself with no real home, no friends, and fractured allegiances as they struggle to find a sense of community and identity trapped between two worlds.
Author: Jean-Paul Clebert
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Published: 2016-04-12
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1590179587
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