Sylphide

Honour be Damned , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 545min

The French Revolution is turning in on itself even as the war with the English drags on. As the armies move towards Italy, George Markham and his Marines find themselves assigned to the sloop Sylphide under the impetuous Captain Germain. Set ashore in the midst of the French army, Markham is charged with escorting a group of loyalists on a secret mission and is soon wishing he was back in the thick of it at sea. His wits and courage are tested to the limits as he tries to untangle the web of subterfuge surrounding young Germain’s insane mission. Just as Markham looks like making headway, the unexpected arrival of a ghost from his past overturns everything and the fight is on again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gerry O'Brien. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/002205/bk_isis_002205_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Duke's Fallen Angel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 620min

When passion begins to boil, fame and fortune no longer seem to matter. The Duke of Ravenscar intended to debut the most acclaimed ballerina in the civilized world to open his London theater. But when the ship arrives with an understudy, Drake is convinced the fortune he has invested will be forfeit. Until he sees the woman dance. Britannia LeClair arrives in London excited to be performing the lead in La Sylphide. A foundling, she has had to work harder and with more determination than anyone in the corps. At last, her debut in London proves her worth despite her lowly birth. Until she meets the smoldering gaze of the Duke of Ravenscar. Determined not to become anyone’s mistress, Britannia keeps the duke at arm's length while she sets to uncovering the mystery of her parentage. With only a miniature painting and a monogrammed handkerchief, her inquiries lead to a series of escalating accidents and threats. When Drake realizes Britannia is in danger, he will move heaven and hell to protect her...if the strong-headed ballerina will let him. As they traverse through the mire of skullduggery and hidden shame, events unravel to endanger them both. Will the truth prove worth uncovering, or will it sever the deep love that has come to bond their very souls? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Raphael Corkhill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/051832/bk_adbl_051832_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Flora Fabbri

Die romantische Epoche des Balletts ab 1830 ist eine der wichtigsten dieser Sparte überhaupt. Werke aus dieser Entstehungszeit wie »La Sylphide« oder »Giselle« bilden noch heute einen wesentlichen Bestandteil des Repertoires großer Ballettcompagnien weltweit. Ebenfalls zu dieser Zeit entstand das Ideal einer Ballerina, wie wir sie uns bis heute vorstellen. Umso überraschender ist es, dass es mit Flora Fabbri eine romantische Ballerina gibt, deren Karriere international glänzend verlief, über die jedoch - bis jetzt - kaum etwas bekannt ist. Die Biografie »Flora Fabbri - Eine Kämpferin trägt Tüll« erzählt von Fabbris Leben und Wirken (1822-1880) und erscheint anlässlich ihres 200.¿Geburtstages. Der Autor folgt Flora Fabbri ab ihrer Studienzeit unter Carlo Blasis, dessen Schule sie nach Europa hinaustrug und die die Tanzszene des Kontinents in der Mitte des 19.¿Jahrhunderts dominierte. Dann zeigt er auf, wie Fabbri einen Erfolg nach dem anderen in zahlreichen Theatern Norditaliens und der Schweiz (Lugano) errang. Fabbris Ehemann, der französische Tänzer Louis Bretin, öffnete ihr die Tür zur Pariser Opéra, die damals neben Wien, Mailand und London das Zentrum der Ballettwelt darstellte. Der neue Stern am Balletthimmel erreichte in London mit dem »triumphalsten Debüt auf den englischen Bühnen« einen künstlerischen Höhe- sowie in einem Verfahren gegen den Theaterdirektor Alfred Bunn einen Tiefpunkt. Das Buch lässt die Geschichte einer großen europäischen Künstlerin aufleben und gibt Einblick in die Zeit des romantischen Balletts.

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Dance with Death: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel

London, 1893: Private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn are called in to protect Tsesarevich Nicholas from nefarious forces as he travels to England for a royal wedding-in Dance with Death, the next mystery in Will Thomas's beloved series. In June of 1893, the future Nicholas II travels to London for a royal wedding, bringing with him his private security force and his ballerina mistress, Mathilde Kchessinska. Rumored to be the target of a professional assassin known only as La Sylphide, and the subject of conspiracies against his life by his own family who covet his future throne, Nicholas is protected by not only private security, but the professional forces of both England and Russia. All of these measures prove inadequate when Prince George of England is attacked by an armed anarchist who mistakes him for Nicholas. As a result, Barker and Llewelyn are brought in to help track down the assassin and others who might conspire against the life of the tsesarevich . The investigations lead them down several paths, including Llewelyn's old nemesis, the assassin Sofia Ilyanova. With Barker and Llewelyn both surviving separate attempts on their lives, the race is on to find both the culprit and the assassin they hired. Taking them through high society (including a masked ball at Kensington Palace) and low, chasing down motives both personal and political, Barker and Llewelyn must solve the case of their life before the crime of the century is committed.

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