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The size and proportions of a book depend on the size of the original full sheet. If a sheet 480 by 640 mm (19 by 25 in) is used to print a quarto, the resulting untrimmed pages, will be approximately half as large in each dimension: width 240 mm (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and height 320 mm (12 + 1 ⁄ 2 in).
Miranda is a novel written by Antoni Lange in 1924. It was the last great work of Lange before he died [citation needed], and his most famous book today. It is said that Miranda is an "occultic fiction" [1] and a "romance ranked to a philosophical treaty". [1] The novel is also known as "novelty writing" which conciliates dystopia and utopia. [2]
Dragonwyck is a novel written by American author Anya Seton which was first published in 1944. It is the fictional story of the life of Miranda Wells and her abusive marriage to Nicholas Van Ryn, set against the historical background of the Patroon system, Anti-Rent Wars, the Astor Place Riots, [1] and steamboat racing on the Hudson River.
THE COUNTDOWN: Our chief books critic Martin Chilton chooses his very best reads of the year, ... The 20 best books of the year, ranked. Martin Chilton. December 14, 2024 at 6:56 AM.
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Five sets of books were produced, the first set being the easiest to read (Reading Programme Stage 1). Books of each set featured a distinct cover colour. All books are in hardcover format, 7 inches tall and 4.75 inches wide (standard Ladybird format). Here's a list of all 54 books in the series:
Dean Evans reviewed Rise of a Merchant Prince for Arcane magazine, rating it a 7 out of 10 overall. [1] Evans comments that "the book is excellently written but, like an old car on a winter's morn, it takes a while to get going. But when Feist does eventually get into his narrative stride, he writes with a colourful verbosity.
There, they meet their mysterious captain for the first time, the half-elven Calis, as well as encountering Miranda again. They sail across the Endless Sea aboard the Trenchard's Revenge and the Freeport Ranger , to the continent of Novindus , where they must pose as a mercenary group known as "Calis' Crimson Eagles" and attempt to join the ...