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The long-awaited 26th novel in the bestselling Gorean saga. Deep within the cells of Treve, a glorious and mysterious city at the center of Gor's struggle for supremacy, awakens a nameless slave girl who will witness events about which others will only dare to whisper. Witness of Gor takes us on a whirlwind ride from political plots to tarn raids, epic love stories to relentless Assassins, our witness experiences all the beauty, spender, mystery, brutality, honor and intrigue of the awesome world of Gor.

The setting itself is elemental P. D. James: the bleak coast of East Anglia, where atop a sweep of low cliffs stands the small theological college of St. Anselm’s. On the shore not far away, smothered beneath a fall of sand, lies the body of one of the school’s young ordinands. He is the son of Sir Alred Treves, a hugely successful and flamboyant businessman who is accustomed to getting what he wants—and in this case what he wants is Commander Adam Dalgliesh to investigate his son’s death. Although there seems to be little to investigate, Dalgliesh agrees, largely out of nostal-gia for several happy summers he spent at St. Anselm’s as a boy. No sooner does he arrive, however, than the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder, and Dalgliesh finds himself ineluctably drawninto the labyrinth of an intricate and violent mystery. Here P. D. James once more demonstrates her unrivalled skill in building a classic detective story into a fully realized novel, gripping as much for its psychological and emotional richness as for the originality and complexity of its plotting—and, of course, for the horror and suspense at its heart. Filled with unforgettable characters, brilliant in its evocation of the East Anglian scene and the religious background against which the action takes place, Death in Holy Orders again offers proof, if proof were needed, that P. D. James is not only the reigning master of the crime novel but also, simply, one of the finest novelists writing today.

The setting itself is elemental P. D. James: the bleak coast of East Anglia, where atop a sweep of low cliffs stands the small theological college of St. Anselm’s. On the shore not far away, smothered beneath a fall of sand, lies the body of one of the school’s young ordinands. He is the son of Sir Alred Treves, a hugely successful and flamboyant businessman who is accustomed to getting what he wants—and in this case what he wants is Commander Adam Dalgliesh to investigate his son’s death. Although there seems to be little to investigate, Dalgliesh agrees, largely out of nostal-gia for several happy summers he spent at St. Anselm’s as a boy. No sooner does he arrive, however, than the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder, and Dalgliesh finds himself ineluctably drawn into the labyrinth of an intricate and violent mystery. Here P. D. James once more demonstrates her unrivalled skill in building a classic detective story into a fully realized novel, gripping as much for its psychological and emotional richness as for the originality and complexity of its plotting—and, of course, for the horror and suspense at its heart. Filled with unforgettable characters, brilliant in its evocation of the East Anglian scene and the religious background against which the action takes place, Death in Holy Orders again offers proof, if proof were needed, that P. D. James is not only the reigning master of the crime novel but also, simply, one of the finest novelists writing today.From the Hardcover edition.

A crime expert plays with the rules of murder mystery, only to write himself out of the story. Mr. Treves, a famous criminologist, loves murder mysteries--except for the fact that they all begin with murder. But his desire to move the fatal moment to the end just might be the death of him.

Due to horrible physical deformities, he spent much of his life as a fair-ground freak. He was hounded, persecuted, and starving, until his fortune changed and he was rescued, housed, and fed by the distinguished surgeon, Frederick Treves. The subject of several books, a Broadway hit, and a film, Joseph Merrick has become part of popular mythology. Here, in this fully revised edition containing much fresh information, are the true and unromanticized facts of his life.

The long-awaited 26th novel in the bestselling Gorean saga. Deep within the cells of Treve, a glorious and mysterious city at the center of Gor's struggle for supremacy, awakens a nameless slave girl who will witness events about which others will only dare to whisper. Witness of Gor takes us on a whirlwind ride from political plots to tarn raids, epic love stories to relentless Assassins, our witness experiences all the beauty, spender, mystery, brutality, honor and intrigue of the awesome world of Gor.

Ne pres de l'actuelle Trevise entre 530 et 540, Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus, entreprit de decouvrir la Gaule, alors en proie aux luttes sanglantes des merovingiens. De Mayence a Cologne en passant par Treves, Fortunat apporta sa culture aux dignitaires Francs. Parti sur les traces de saint Martin, il s'installe a Poitiers dont il devint eveque, peu avant de mourir en l'an 600. Les Carmina est l'oeuvre la plus longue et la plus personnelle de Fortunat, meme si l'auteur est reste surtout celebre pour La Vie de saint Martin. Elle constitue une formidable source de documentation sur les grands personnages de l'epoque, tels que Chilperic ou Brunehaut, et complete l'Histoire des Francs en devoilant, non sans humour parfois, de nombreuses anecdotes.Notre edition rassemble en trois volumes les onze livres des Carmina. L'introduction relate et organise les nombreux elements biographiques que Fortunat a laisses et fournit tous les elements historiques necessaires a la comprehension de ces poemes de circonstances. La tradition manuscrite, assez fournie, est assortie d'un stemma codicum, tandis qu'une bibliographie selective guide le lecteur desireux d'en savoir davantage. Des notes accompagnent la lecture et sont approfondies en fin d'ouvrage par des notes complementaires.Texte etabli et traduit par Marc Reydellet, en trois tomes.Tome I: Livres I a IV.Tome II: Livres V a VII.Tome III: Livres IX a XI.

These are the Sir Frederick Treves reminiscences of Joseph Merrick, also known as the Elephant Man, along with other reminiscences.