By this time the imposter prince knew that someone had fallen into the trap. They were discussing it when a runner came to report: “We don't know who it was who fell into the trap, but a heavy sword flew out when the trap was lifted and ...

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Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

ISBN: 9789882378803

Category: Literary Collections

Page: 428

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Murder, Mystery, and Courtroom Drama─Chinese Style! Sanxia wuyi (later revised and called Qixia wuyi) is a semi-historical narrative of adventure, crime-detection, and courtroom drama. It revolves around the famed Song dynasty magistrate, Bao Zheng(999-1072), who is more commonly known as Magistrate Bao (Bao Gong) and is the quintessential incorruptible government official. This novel, derived from the oral narrative attributed to the Qing storyteller Shi Yukun(fl. 1870s), was first published in 1879, after undergoing a complex and fascinating textual evolution. The non-historical component of narrative, which represents the creative genius of the storyteller and his tradition, revolves around a group of compelling heroes and gallants─foremost among them are Zhan Zhao, Hero Par Excellence, Jiang Ping, Diplomat Supreme and Unparalleled Underwater Genius, Ai Hu, Youngest of the Tried and True, and the beloved Bai Yutang, Gallant of Incomparable Elegance and Passion.

In surprise, John Canty let go his grip on the prince for a second, and Edward wasted no time, but dived among the forest of legs about him and disappeared. Within moments, the prince felt safe and free of Canty.

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 9780486142920

Category: Juvenile Fiction

Page: 112

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Specially abridged version of beloved classic about the poor beggar boy and the English prince who exchange identities. Twists and turns in an exciting plot that will thrill young readers and listeners.

The label “Black imposter prince” arguably identified Akwa with role-playing, acting, deception, make-believe, and the realm of the theater more generally. Similar to actors, imposters possess a carefully executed repertoire, ...

Author: Shirin M. Rai

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780190863463

Category: Political Science

Page: 592

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Political scientists and political theorists have long been interested in social and political performance. Theatre and performance researchers have often focused on the political dimensions of the live arts. Yet the interdisciplinary nature of this labor has typically been assumed rather than rigorously explored. Further, it is crucial to bring the concepts of theatre and performance deployed by other disciplines such as psychology, law, political anthropology, sociology among others into a wider, as well as deeper, interdisciplinary engagement. Embodying and fostering that engagement is at the heart of this new handbook. The Handbook brings together leading scholars in the fields of Politics and Performance to map out the evolving interdisciplinary engagement. The authors--drawn from a wide range of disciplines--investigate the relationship between politics and performance to show that certain features of political transactions shared by performances are fundamental to both disciplines, and that they also share, to a large extent, a common communicational base and language. The volume is organized into seven thematic sections: the interdisciplinary theory of politics and performance; performativity and theatricality (protest, regulation, resistance, change, authority); identities (race, gender, sexuality, class, citizenship, indigeneity); sites (states, borders, markets, law, religion); scripts (accountability, authority and legitimacy, security, ceremony, sustainability); body, voice, and gesture (representation, leadership, participation, rhetoric, disruption); and affect (media, care, love empathy, comedy, populism, memory).

She and her brother had been denouncing him as an imposter , and they were enraged to hear that this naga sadhu was ... him the prince's death certificate signed by the doctor , Das Gupta ; the Civil Surgeon of Darjeeling , Lt. Col.

Author: Rajmani Tigunait

Publisher: Himalayan Institute Press

ISBN: 0893892122

Category: Biography & Autobiography

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At the Eleventh Hour is more than just a biography about the accomplishments of Himalayan master Swami Rama and an overview of the profound system of yogic knowledge he brought to the West. This book tells the story of Swamiji through the eyes of Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD, his devoted student and successor as the spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute. As you read Pandit Tigunait's account of life with his master, you will gain insight into the guru-disciple relationships Swami Rama had both with his master and with his own students.This book serves as a guide to some of the more esoteric practices of tantra not commonly known or understood in the West. It brings you to holy places in India, to the source of the Himalayan Tradition, revealing why these sacred sites are important and how to go about visiting them. The wisdom in these stories penetrates beyond the power of words. Discover the legacy of a true Himalayan master and the nature of the yogic wisdom he shared. Purchase your copy of At the Eleventh Hour today!

He emerged just outside the door to the future, and waiting for him was Prince. “Prince, it's good to see ... Grabbing the arm of the imposter, Prince said, “Let me just dispose of this imposter, and I shall return to you.” ZZZaaaapppp!

Author: Ron McConnell

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

ISBN: 9781645150213

Category: Fiction

Page: 260

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Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Enter the fantasy world of the Mausoleum and the intrigue found in the passageways within the Labyrinth below. Join Knox Butler as he ventures into the Labyrinth of tunnels to find pieces of an amulet, the only thing that will save his grandmother. Knox, traveling into the past, present, and future is joined by his friend and romantic interest Jade Schmidt. Little does Knox know, this quest is going to get much more complicated and very DANGEROUS! Powerful forces of evil are out to stop him or kill him if necessary. His friend Jade is in mortal danger! They travel together to wondrous places, discover a terrible secret, and a mysterious old woman keeps showing up at the most peculiar times. Who is this stranger? Can Knox rescue Jade and his grandmother from certain death? You will find yourself postulating how the various plot twists will turn out. Can you solve these mysteries? Can Knox stay one step ahead of the terrible evil creatures that are after him? Who can help him in his quest? Is the amazing technology he uses enough to fight evil and keep the ones he loves safe? Join Knox Butler as he unlocks the mysteries of the Mausoleum!

Her gaze then moved away from us and settled on the imposter prince. “Can I trust you, then?” “Yeh,” Jieun and I replied together. “Then continue to tend to His Royal Highness, and should the king summon him, you are to tell His Majesty ...

Author: June Hur

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

ISBN: 9781250800565

Category: Young Adult Fiction

Page: 225

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June Hur, critically acclaimed author of The Silence of Bones and The Forest of Stolen Girls, returns with The Red Palace—a third evocative, atmospheric historical mystery perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Kerri Maniscalco. To enter the palace means to walk a path stained in blood... Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval. But Hyeon is suddenly thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court politics when someone murders four women in a single night, and the prime suspect is Hyeon's closest friend and mentor. Determined to prove her beloved teacher's innocence, Hyeon launches her own secret investigation. In her hunt for the truth, she encounters Eojin, a young police inspector also searching for the killer. When evidence begins to point to the Crown Prince himself as the murderer, Hyeon and Eojin must work together to search the darkest corners of the palace to uncover the deadly secrets behind the bloodshed. Praise for The Red Palace: An ABA Indie Bestseller A Junior Library Guild Selection Forbes Most Anticipated Book of 2022 Selection "A tense political thriller, a beautiful romance, and a coming of age all in one unique package." —School Library Journal, starred review "This atmospheric historical mystery will transport and captivate readers ... A beautifully written story full of historical and cultural details that will leave readers aching for a follow-up." —Booklist, starred review "An expertly choreographed mystery with a touch of romance and an emotionally satisfying conclusion ... The perfect book to curl up with for a cozy winter afternoon of murder and intrigue." —NPR

His love for an enemy prince threatens his very life.

Author: Wendy Rathbone

Publisher:

ISBN: 1942415214

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His love for an enemy prince threatens his very life. Dare does not mind serving the spoiled and cruel Prince Darius. Growing up with him, Dare does everything for Darius including homework, bed play demands, and even doubling for him as the prince grows too paranoid to face even the smallest of crowds. But everything changes in a single moment when Dare, while posing as Darius, is abducted by the enemy. A captive in a new and hostile land, Dare meets another prince who seems just as indulged and rotten as Darius-until Dare gets to know him, until they fall in love. Against his will, Dare must continue to play the role of Prince Darius for real, or risk everything: his love, his land, and his very life. His only chance for survival is to keep a secret from the one he loves, a secret that is also killing him. A male/male, enemies to lovers novel of mad kings, troubled princes, abduction, fevers, cold dungeons, warm hearths, comfort, wine, and true love.

His novel, Casi el paraíso, used the imposter as the central character, and since the public saw it as a roman à clef, it was an immediate success, going through six editions in four years. Spota's prince turns out to be the ...

Author: Robert Brody

Publisher: University of Texas Press

ISBN: 9780292729711

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 230

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Carlos Fuentes is a master of modern world literature. With the translation of his major works into English and other languages, his reputation has surpassed the boundaries of his native Mexico and of Hispanic literature and has become international. Now each new novel stimulates popular and scholarly reviews in periodicals from Mexico City and Buenos Aires to Paris and New York. Carlos Fuentes: A Critical View is the first full-scale examination in English of this major writer's work. The range and diversity of this critical view are remarkable and reflect similar characteristics in the creative work of Carlos Fuentes, a man of formidable intellectual energy and curiosity. The whole of Fuentes' work is encompassed by Luis Leal as he explores history and myth in the writer's narrative. Insightful new views of single works are provided by other well-known scholars, such as Roberto González Echevarría, writing on Fuentes' extraordinary Terra Nostra, and Margaret Sayers Peden, exploring Distant Relations, for which she served as authorized translator. Here too are fresh approaches to Fuentes' other novels, among them Where the Air Is Clear, Aura, and The Hydra Head, as well as an examination by John Brushwood of the writer's short fiction and a look by Merlin Forster at Fuentes the playwright. Lanin Gyurko reaches outside Fuentes' canon for his fascinating study of the influence of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane on The Death of Artemio Cruz. Manuel Durán and George Wing consider Fuentes in his role as critic of both literature and art. Carlos Fuentes: A Critical View has been prepared with the writer's many English-speaking readers in mind. Quotations are most frequently from standard, readily available English translations of Fuentes' works. A valuable chronology of the writer's life rounds off the volume.

They swept through the next encampments without incident and without delay, Roscoe Gilbert and Prince Geldion bringing even more soldiers into their ... Geldion walked his gray right up before the imposter, the Prince's eyes unblinking.

Author: R. A. Salvatore

Publisher: Open Road Media

ISBN: 9781504080538

Category: Fiction

Page: 225

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Two ill-prepared humans endeavor to stop a war in the land of Faerie, in this final adventure in the Spearwielder’s Tale trilogy by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Dragon’s Dagger. Much has changed in the four years since Gary Leger came home from his second adventure in the mystical land of Faerie. He married his girlfriend, Diane, but more recently, his father passed away. Overcome by grief, he frequently dreams of returning to Faerie and visiting his three friends, Mickey the leprechaun, Kelsey the elf, and Geno the dwarf. And right now, they would love to see him . . . The wicked King Kinnemore and his bloodthirsty son, Geldion, are leading an army of thousands to take over Faerie, and the threat of the evil witch still looms across the land. As war breaks out, Gary is needed to don the enchanted armor and wield the magic spear once more. And when he arrives in Faerie, Diane is by his side. Now Gary and his companions must bring their skills together to strike evil from the land and restore peace to Faerie once and for all . . . Previously published as Dragonslayer’s Return. Praise for the Spearwielder’s Tale “The book’s fast-paced, good-humored nature draws the reader in and makes the world of Faerie a fine place to visit.” —SF Site on The Woods Out Back “Gary has a lively time of it in Faerie, which Salvatore recaptures with verve and wit and many nice touches . . . A classic tale.” —Booklist on The Dragon’s Dagger

They swept through the next encampments without incident and without delay, Roscoe Gilbert and Prince Geldion bringing even more soldiers into their ... Geldion walked his gray right up before the imposter, the Prince's eyes unblinking.

Author: R. A. Salvatore

Publisher: Open Road Media

ISBN: 9781504080552

Category: Fiction

Page: 693

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A factory worker becomes a hero in a mystical world of adventure and danger, in this fantasy trilogy from the New York Times–bestselling author. Gary Leger is desperate for adventure. Daydreaming and fantasy novels are his only escapes, and he spends much of his free time reading in the woods behind his house. That’s when adventure finds him. Or rather, that’s when he’s hit with a tranquilizer arrow . . . When Gary comes to, he discovers he’s traveled to the land of Faerie, a world populated by creatures from his fantasy novels—and they need his help. Only Gary can wear the enchanted armor that will allow him to wield a magic spear. In a series of adventures, Gary will team up with a trouble-making leprechaun, an aloof elf, a surly dwarf, and more. Together they must face off against a fearsome witch, a deadly dragon, an army, and a wicked king to restore peace to the kingdom. Praise for the Spearwielder’s Tale “The book’s fast-paced, good-humored nature draws the reader in and makes the world of Faerie a fine place to visit.” —SF Site on The Woods Out Back “Gary has a lively time of it in Faerie, which Salvatore recaptures with verve and wit and many nice touches. . . . A classic tale.” —Booklist on The Dragon’s Dagger