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The Book of Gladness / Le Livre de Leesce - Jehan Le Fevre - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Book of Gladness (ca. 1380) contains one of the most powerful, original, and influential pro-feminine voices of the late Middle Ages. In a spirited riposte to the misogynist tradition, Le Fevre (with the help of Gladness, his lady-persona) boldly reinterprets the Bible while questioning ancient authorities in the light of "true" experience, especially his own. Despite its foundational importance, this work has never been translated into English. The present prose translation is lively and accessible, yet thoroughly grounded in scholarship. An Introduction explains the textual challenges hindering the full recognition of this classic up to now and elucidates its contribution to the medieval debate on the nature and status of women and marriage. Also included is the first-ever English translation and discussion of a newly discovered scribal interpolation on Christine de Pizan in a manuscript of Jehan Le Fevre''s Lamentations . The bibliography provides the first complete list of manuscripts containing the French Lamentations and Le Livre de Leesce .

DKK 421.00

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Ursula K. Le Guin's Journey to Post-Feminism - Amy M. Clarke - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The first book-length treatment of Le Guin''s feminism, this text offers a career-spanning look at her engagement with modern gender theory and practice. During the 1970s, Le Guin experienced a paradigm shift to feminism, a change which had profound effects on her work. This critical examination explores the masculinist nature of her early writing and how her work changed both thematically and aesthetically as a result of her newfound feminism. Of particular interest is her later phase, wherein Le Guin transitions to a more inclusive post-feminism, privileging unity and balance over separatism. A vital addition to Le Guin criticism.

DKK 334.00

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Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun - Judith Lissauer Cromwell - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This biography follows the remarkable life of Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, whose portraits of European royalty and nobility hang in many of the world''s most important galleries. As a young woman in the male-dominated society of late 18th century France, she was denied an artistic education and forced to nurture her passion outside the restrictions of conventional schooling. Vigee Le Brun''s vibrant art, in addition to her charm and beauty, caught the attention of Queen Marie-Antoinette, who honored her as her chosen painter. At the pinnacle of her fame and fortune, however, the Revolution forced Vigee Le Brun to flee Old Regime France, leaving everything behind except her only child. Drawn from her memoirs, archival research, and reexamination of the judgment of her contemporaries, this book portrays a single working mother who survived because of her cachet, charisma, and artistic talent. Cast on a storm-tossed continent, solely reliant on her palette, Vigee Le Brun produced some of her major works during her twelve-year exile, returning to France to continue her work after Napoleon had restored stability. Her story is one of triumph, adversity, perseverance, and ultimately peace.

DKK 422.00

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Le Roy Fitch - Myron J. Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch, U.S. Navy. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers; fought against Morgan, Wheeler and Forrest, as well as irregulars; commanded an ironclad monitor during the Battle of Nashville; and was renowned for his abilities in counterinsurgency and convoy tactics.

DKK 429.00

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Serving the Doughboy - Mary Frances Willard - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mary Frances Willard, a public-school principal from Chicago, was one of thousands of American women who served as welfare workers for U.S. troops in France during World War I. During the war''s final months, she operated a canteen and post exchange in Troyes, attended to convalescing servicemen, arranged their burials and wrote letters to their families. After the Armistice, she headed canteen operations in Le Mans for hundreds of thousands of returning servicemen in embarkation camps. In her final months in France, she toured battlefields and the decimated towns along the Western Front. Presented in historical context, her weekly letters home--from August 1918 through July 1919--relate stories of her service to the doughboys and her interactions with French citizens.

DKK 523.00

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French Immigrants and Pioneers in the Making of America - Marie Pierre Le Hir - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Americans have long had a rich if complicated relationship with France. They adore all things French, especially food and fashion. They visit the country and learn the language. Historically, Americans have also been quick to blame France at certain times of international crisis, and find fault with their handling of domestic issues. Despite ups and downs, the friendship between the countries remains very strong. The author explains the strength of Franco-American relations lies in the diplomatic ties that extend back to the founding of the United States, but more importantly, in the French DNA that is imprinted on American culture. The French were the first Europeans to settle the regions now known as Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas--and Frenchman remained in Louisiana after the land was purchased by the United States. This book explores the effects that France has had on American culture, and why modern Americans of French descent are so fascinated by their ancestry.

DKK 607.00

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Arthurian Figures of History and Legend - Frank D. Reno - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This biographical dictionary separates myth from history by differentiating and defining figures associated with Arthuriana. Entries cover more than 400 legendary and historic figures, and include extensive cross-referencing, maps, illustrations and photographs. An appendix provides a comprehensive character index of Sir Thomas Malory''s Le Morte D''Arthur .

DKK 421.00

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The Irish Vampire - Sharon M. Gallagher - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The origins of the vampire can be traced through oral traditions, ancient texts and archaeological discoveries, its nature varying from one culture to the next up until the 20th century. Three 19th century Irish writers--Charles Robert Maturin, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker--used the obscure vampire of folklore in their fiction and developed a universally recognizable figure, culminating in Stoker''s Dracula and the vampire of today''s popular culture. Maturin, Le Fanu and Stoker did not set out to transform the vampire of regional folk tales into a global phenomenon. Their personal lives, national concerns and extensive reading were reflected in their writing, striking a chord with readers and recasting the vampire as distinctly Irish. This study traces the genealogy of the modern literary vampire from European mythology through the Irish literature of the 1800s.

DKK 329.00

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King Arthur and Robin Hood on the Radio - Katherine Barnes Echols - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Before stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood were adapted and readapted for film, television and theater, radio scriptwriters looking for material turned to Thomas Malory''s Le Morte Darthur (1485) and Howard Pyle''s The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883). Throughout the 1930s to the mid-1950s, their legends inspired storylines for Abbott and Costello, Popeye, Let''s Pretend, Escape, Gunsmoke, The Adventures of Superman and others. Many of these adaptations reflect the moral and ethical questions of the day, as characters'' faced issues of gender relations, divorce, citizenship, fascism, crime and communism in a medieval setting.

DKK 334.00

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The Fabulous Journeys of Alice and Pinocchio - Peter Hunt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lewis Carroll''s Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) and Carlo Collodi''s Le Avventure di Pinocchio (1883) are among the most influential classics of children''s literature. Firmly rooted in their respective British and Italian national cultures, the Alice and Pinocchio stories connected to a worldwide audience almost like folktales and fairy tales and have become fixtures of postmodernism. Although they come from radically different political and social backgrounds, the texts share surprising similarities. This comparative reading explores their imagery and history, and discusses them in the broader context of British and Italian children''s stories.

DKK 429.00

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Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV - Jean Denis G.g. Lepage - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A man of inventiveness, versatility and reformist ideas, Marshal Sebastien Le Preste de Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France''s national frontiers. More than just a fortification designer, Vauban was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. This book tells the complete story of Vauban''s exceptional career, placing him within the framework of Louis XIV''s reign and revealing his lasting influences in France and other nations. With the aid of numerous detailed drawings, 17th century bastioned fortification, artillery, and seige warfare are described in detail. Vauban''s fortifications that are still standing today are particularly highlighted.

DKK 421.00

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Ingrid Pitt, Queen of Horror - Robert Michael Cotter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Ingrid Pitt, icon of horror cinema: her life and career. Full cast and production credits, synopses, reviews and notes are offered for all of her film, stage and television appearances, along with a critical listing of her novels and other published works. An analysis of Hammer Films'' Karnstein Trilogy--of which Pitt''s celebrated The Vampire Lovers (1970) was the first installment--is included, and also examined is the trilogy''s original literary source, Sheridan Le Fanu''s "Carmilla." Other features are rare photographs and other movie-related graphics from every phase of the actress'' career and a foreword by Ingrid Pitt herself.

DKK 334.00

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The Art of Indirection in British Espionage Fiction - Robert Lance Snyder - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In contrast to the classical detective story, the spy novel tends to be considered a suspect, somewhat subversive genre. While previous studies have focused on its historical, thematic, and ideological dimensions, this critical work examines British espionage fiction''s unique narrative form, which is typically elliptical, oblique, and recursive. Featured works include eighteen novels by Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, Len Deighton, John le Carre, Stella Rimington, and Charles Cumming, most of which exemplify the existential or serious spy thriller. Half of these texts pertain to the Cold War era and the other half to its aftermath in the so-called "Age of Terrorism."

DKK 421.00

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Narrative Subversion in Medieval Literature - E.l. Risden - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A story that follows a simple trajectory is seldom worth telling. But the unexpected overturning of narrative progress creates complexity and interest, directing the reader''s attention to the most powerful elements of a story. Exile, for example, upsets a protagonist''s hopes for a happy earthly life, emphasizing spiritual perception instead. Waking life interrupts dreams, just as dreams may redirect how one lives. Focusing on medieval literature, this study explores how narrative subversion works in such well known stories as Beowulf , Piers Plowman , Le Morte D''Arthur , The Canterbury Tales , Troylus and Criseyde , "Voluspa" and other Old Norse sagas, Grail quest romances, and many others.

DKK 334.00

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Placenames of France - Adrian Room - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

From Arles and fontana to sanctus, Joinville-le-Pont and Notre-Dame-des-Champs, this work is an alphabetical dictionary of more than 4000 placenames in France (including Corsica; and Monaco and Andorra). Natural features such as rivers, mountains and islands; administrative regions1such as historical provinces and modern departments; and inhabited centers such as cities, towns and villages are all listed. When possible, entries include examples of the early forms of the names and cross-references are provided as appropriate. The text concludes with four appendices: "Key Elements in French Placenames," "Revolutionary Placenames," "Names of Paris Metro Stations" and "Names of Major Features in Paris."

DKK 429.00

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Nature and the Numinous in Mythopoeic Fantasy Literature - Chris Brawley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book makes connections between mythopoeic fantasy--works that engage the numinous--and the critical apparatuses of ecocriticism and posthumanism. Drawing from the ideas of Rudolf Otto in The Idea of the Holy , mythopoeic fantasy is a means of subverting normative modes of perception to both encounter the numinous and to challenge the perceptions of the natural world. Beginning with S.T. Coleridge''s theories of the imagination as embodied in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner , the book moves on to explore standard mythopoeic fantasists such as George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Taking a step outside these men, particularly influenced by Christianity, the concluding chapters discuss Algernon Blackwood and Ursula Le Guin, whose works evoke the numinous without a specifically Christian worldview.

DKK 329.00

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Medieval Women on Film - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In this first ever book-length treatment, 11 scholars with a variety of backgrounds in medieval studies, film studies, and medievalism discuss how historical and fictional medieval women have been portrayed on film and their connections to the feminist movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. From detailed studies of the portrayal of female desire and sexuality, to explorations of how and when these women gain agency, these essays look at the different ways these women reinforce, defy, and complicate traditional gender roles. Individual essays discuss the complex and sometimes conflicting cinematic treatments of Guinevere, Morgan Le Fay, Isolde, Maid Marian, Lady Godiva, Heloise, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Joan of Arc. Additional essays discuss the women in Fritz Lang''s The Nibelungen , Liv Ullmann''s Kristin Lavransdatter , and Bertrand Tavernier''s La Passion Beatrice .

DKK 429.00

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Practicing Science Fiction - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Drawn from the Science Fiction Research Association conference held in Lawrence, Kansas, in 2008, the essays in this volume address intersections among the reading, writing, and teaching of science fiction. Part 1 studies the teaching of SF, placing analytical and pedagogical research next to each other to reveal how SF can be both an object of study as well as a teaching tool for other disciplines. Part 2 examines SF as a genre of mediation between the sciences and the humanities, using close readings and analyses of the literary-scientific nexus. Part 3 examines SF in the media, using specific television programs, graphic novels, and films as examples of how SF successfully transcends the medium of transmission. Finally, Part 4 features close readings of SF texts by women, including Joanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Octavia E. Butler.

DKK 259.00

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The Past That Might Have Been, the Future That May Come - Lauren J. Lacey - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book explores how contemporary fantastic fiction by women writers responds to the past and imagines the future. The first two chapters look at revisionist rewritings of fairy tales and historical texts; the third and fourth focus on future-oriented narratives including dystopias and space fiction. Writers considered include Margaret Atwood, Octavia E. Butler, Angela Carter, Ursula K. Le Guin, Doris Lessing, and Jeanette Winterson, among others. The author argues that an analysis of how past and future are understood in women''s fantastic fictions brings to light an "ethics of becoming" in the texts--a way of interrupting, revising and remaking problematic power structures that are tied to identity markers like class, gender and race. The book reveals how fantastic fiction can be read as narratives of disruption that enable the creation of an ethics of becoming.

DKK 334.00

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Magic Words, Magic Worlds - C. W. Sullivan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

While all fiction uses words to construct models of the world for readers, nowhere is this more obvious than in fantasy fiction. Epic fantasy novels create elaborate secondary worlds entirely out of language, yet the writing style used to construct those worlds has rarely been studied in depth. This book builds the foundations for a study of style in epic fantasy. Close readings of selected novels by such writers as Steven Erikson, Ursula Le Guin, N. K. Jemisin and Brandon Sanderson offer insights into the significant implications of fantasy''s use of syntax, perspective, paratexts, frame narratives and more. Re-examining critical assumptions about the reading experience of epic fantasy, this work explores the genre''s reputation for flowery, archaic language and its ability to create a sense of wonder. Ultimately, it argues that epic fantasy shapes the way people think, examining how literary representation and style influence perception.

DKK 429.00

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Literary Eats - Gary Scharnhorst - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is a comprehensive collection of authentic recipes, some 500 in all, for drinks and dishes that more than 150 American authors since the late 18th century are known to have enjoyed. The book should appeal to amateur chefs and so-called "foodies" who may want to test some of the recipes in their kitchens; to American literature instructors and scholars who may use it as a teaching tool; and general readers who will read it for pleasure. In effect, this is a celebrity cookbook to which many literary celebrities, living and dead, have contributed, among them Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rudolfo Anaya, Denise Chavez, Emily Dickinson, William Faulkner, Harlan Ellison, Ursula Le Guin, Benjamin Franklin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Jack London, Allen Ginsberg, Lafcadio Hearn, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Elmore Leonard, Bobbie Ann Mason, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gertrude Stein, Onoto Watanna, Eudora Welty, Walt Whitman, and Gerald Vizenor.

DKK 329.00

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The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature - Paul Meehan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Vampires have been a popular subject for writers since their inception in 19th century Gothic literature and, later, became popular with filmmakers. Now the classical vampire is extinct, and in its place are new vampires who embrace the hi-tech worlds of science fiction. This book is the first to examine the history of vampires in science fiction. The first part considers the role of science and pseudo-science, from late Victorian to modern times, in the creation of the vampire, as well as the "sensation fiction" of J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells. The second part focuses on the history of the science fiction vampire in the cinema, from the silent era to the present. More than sixty films are discussed, including films from such acclaimed directors as Roger Corman, David Cronenberg, Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg, among others.

DKK 421.00

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Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company - Rick Roemer - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In the late 1960s, Charles Ludlam (1943-1987) brought his unique brand of theatre to New York audiences. Based in part on traditional comic characters, his "ridiculous" school included such inspirations as Hollywood B movies, camp, drag, and opera. His shows were also a study in self-collaboration; Ludlam acted as playwright, director, designer, and actor in his own Off Broadway theatre--the Ridiculous Theatrical Company. Critically, Ludlam''s works were often overlooked or misunderstood, and since his death The Mystery of Irma Vep is the only one of his 29 plays consistently performed in regional theatres. This work provides an overview of Ludlam''s life, explores the theatrical underpinnings of his work and goes on to cover the entire Ludlam canon. The book includes examinations of such plays as Le Bourgeois Avant-Garde, Bluebeard, Galas and Stage Blood . It concludes with a look at Ludlam''s work in the 1980s when he focused on presenting new plays, many of them original farces.

DKK 429.00

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Up from the Vault - John T. Soister - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A number of thrillers made in the 1920s and 1930s have become available again thanks to new technology. There are a few, however, that remain elusive to most, if not all, movie buffs. This book covers 21 thrillers from those decades that are well-regarded and eagerly sought, but difficult to find-- The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu (1923), The Unknown Purple (1923), The Sorrows of Satan (1926), While London Sleeps (1926), The Monkey Talks (1927), The Chinese Parrot (1927), Stark Mad (1929), The Unholy Night (1929), High Treason (1929), The Spider (1931), Eran Trece (1931), The Monkey''s Paw (1933), Trick for Trick (1933), Deluge (1933), The Vanishing Shadow (1934), The Witching Hour (1934), Double Door (1934), Black Moon (1934), Le Golem (1936), The Scarab Murder Case (1937), and Sh! The Octopus (1937). For each film, the author provides such details as the production company, running time, release date(s), cast and production credits, a synopsis, and commentary.

DKK 382.00

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Major General Philip Kearny - Robert R. Laven - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Union General Philip Kearny began his career as a lieutenant with the 1st U.S. Dragoons. He studied cavalry tactics in France and fought with the Chasseurs d''Afrique in Algeria, where his fearlessness earned him the nickname "Kearny le Magnifique." Returning to America, he wrote a cavalry manual for the U.S. Army and later raised a troop of dragoons--using his own money to buy 120 matching dapple-gray mounts for his men--and led them during the Mexican War, where he lost an arm. This biography chronicles the military life of one of the most talented field officers in the Army of the Potomac at the outbreak of the Civil War, who famously led a charge at the Battle of Williamsburg with his reins in his teeth, and sometimes disobeyed General George McClellan, once protesting an order to retreat as "prompted by cowardice or treason." Kearny was on the verge of higher command when he was killed at the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.

DKK 334.00

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The Book of Gladness / Le Livre de Leesce - Jehan Le Fevre - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Ursula K. Le Guin's Journey to Post-Feminism - Amy M. Clarke - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun - Judith Lissauer Cromwell - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Le Roy Fitch - Myron J. Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Serving the Doughboy - Mary Frances Willard - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

French Immigrants and Pioneers in the Making of America - Marie Pierre Le Hir - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Arthurian Figures of History and Legend - Frank D. Reno - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Irish Vampire - Sharon M. Gallagher - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

King Arthur and Robin Hood on the Radio - Katherine Barnes Echols - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Fabulous Journeys of Alice and Pinocchio - Peter Hunt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV - Jean Denis G.g. Lepage - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Ingrid Pitt, Queen of Horror - Robert Michael Cotter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Art of Indirection in British Espionage Fiction - Robert Lance Snyder - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Narrative Subversion in Medieval Literature - E.l. Risden - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Placenames of France - Adrian Room - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Nature and the Numinous in Mythopoeic Fantasy Literature - Chris Brawley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Medieval Women on Film - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Practicing Science Fiction - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Past That Might Have Been, the Future That May Come - Lauren J. Lacey - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Magic Words, Magic Worlds - C. W. Sullivan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Literary Eats - Gary Scharnhorst - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature - Paul Meehan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company - Rick Roemer - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Up from the Vault - John T. Soister - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Major General Philip Kearny - Robert R. Laven - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

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