144 Results for : dowry
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Borgohain:Women and Law
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.07.2015, Medium: Taschenbuch, Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Titel: Women and Law, Titelzusatz: A Study of Dowry Laws in India, Autor: Borgohain, Pallavi, Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Sprache: Englisch, Rubrik: Politikwissenschaft, Seiten: 132, Informationen: Paperback, Gewicht: 213 gr, Verkäufer: averdo- Shop: averdo
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Massinger:The Works of Philip Massinger
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2017, Medium: Taschenbuch, Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Titel: The Works of Philip Massinger, Titelzusatz: Vol. 2. Containing The Renegado. The Picture. The Fatal Dowry. The Emperor of the East. The Maid of Honour., Autor: Massinger, Philip // Coxeter, Thomas, Verlag: Hansebooks, Sprache: Englisch, Rubrik: Belletristik // Romane, Erzählungen, Seiten: 460, Informationen: Paperback, Gewicht: 698 gr, Verkäufer: averdo- Shop: averdo
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Hunting and the Dowry , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1min
Akbar was one of the most admired and also one of the most feared emperors of India. He patronized art and promoted religious harmony due to which he is called "Akbar the Great". In his court was present one of the wisest men of his time - Birbal. The interactions between Akbar and Birbal are the stuff of legend and folklore due to the interesting problems and situations that Akbar posed and the witty solutions and answers that Birbal gave. You will definitely admire the timeless charm of the witty replies and possibly come away learning something ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Claire Heffron. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/066495/bk_acx0_066495_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Dressmaker's Dowry: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 580min
For listeners of Lucinda Riley, Sarah Jio, or Susan Meissner, this gripping historical debut novel tells the story of two women: one an immigrant seamstress who disappears from San Francisco's gritty streets in 1876 and the other a young woman in the present day who must delve into the secrets of her husband's wealthy family only to discover that she and the missing dressmaker might be connected in unexpected ways. An exquisite ring, passed down through generations, connects two women who learn that love is a choice, and forgiveness is the key to freedom. San Francisco: 1876 Immigrant dressmakers Hannelore Schaeffer and Margaret O'Brien struggle to provide food for their siblings while mending delicate clothing for the city's most affluent ladies. When wealthy Lucas Havensworth enters the shop, Hanna's future is altered forever. With Margaret's encouragement and the power of a borrowed green dress, Hanna dares to see herself as worthy of him. Then Margaret disappears, and Hanna turns to Lucas. Braving the gritty streets of the Barbary Coast and daring to enter the mansions of Nob Hill, Hanna stumbles upon Margaret's fate, forcing her to make a devastating decision - one that will echo through the generations. San Francisco: Present Day In her elegant Marina apartment overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, Sarah Havensworth struggles to complete the novel she quit her job for. Afraid to tell her husband of her writer's block, Sarah is also hiding a darker secret - one that has haunted her for 14 years. Then a news headline from 1876 sparks inspiration: "Missing Dressmakers Believed to be Murdered". Compelled to discover what happened to Hannelore and Margaret, Sarah returns to her roots as a journalist. Will her beautiful heirloom engagement ring uncover a connection to Hanna Schaeffer? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Barrie Kreinik. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005760/bk_harp_005760_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Quadrille (eBook, ePUB)
Everyone in bon ton knew that Lord Hubert Challenge had married country mouse Mary Tyre for her dowry, but no one had yet guessed that Mary had actually fallen in love with her husband! And she would try anything - sumptuous clothes, a saucy manner, even flirting with another man - to get her handsome husband's attention. Until she learned that two could play at that particular game.- Shop: buecher
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The Earl's Defiant Wallflower: Dukes of War, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 248min
Oliver York returns from war to find his father dead, his finances in arrears, and himself the new Earl of Carlisle. If he doesn't marry an heiress - and fast! - he and his tenants are going to be pitching tents down by the Thames. He definitely shouldn't be trading kisses with a penniless debutante...no matter how captivating she is! Miss Grace Halton is in England just long enough to satisfy the terms of her dowry. But a marriage of convenience isn't as easy as she'd hoped. Back in America, her ailing mother needs medicine only Grace's dowry can afford. Which means the dashing earl she can't get out of her mind is the one man she can't let into her heart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/048108/bk_acx0_048108_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Car Talk, The Four-Wheeled Dowry, July 6, 2013, Hörbuch, Digital, 53min
Car Talk is a radio talk show broadcast weekly throughout the United States and elsewhere. Its subjects are automobiles and repair, and it often takes humorous turns. The hosts of Car Talk are brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/cart/130706/rt_cart_130706_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Pompous Schemes: Pemberley Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 133min
From best-selling author Ayr Bray comes the latest in her entertaining and satisfying Pemberley collection. Thrown from his horse, Colonel Richard Fitzwiliam is left to traverse the remaining 15 miles to Pemberley on foot. Richard never imagined the first carriage to cross his path would contain the one woman he thought he would never see again. Lady Aimée de Bourbon the only child of Prince du Sang Geoffroy de Bourbon, Marquis of Agen had captured and nearly broke Richard's heart four years earlier. He had loved her and planned to give up his bachelor ways, but her father intended her to marry a royal, not an English Earl's second son. Now Lady Aimée is affianced to Señor Duarte de Cortázar, a lesser Portuguese royal. While lost in his thoughts of his prior love, the carriage is robbed, Lady Aimée's dowry stolen, and Lord Agen is injured. Colonel Fitzwilliam directs the driver to take them to Pemberley where Mr. Darcy and his wife Elizabeth take them in and offer refuge and a place to heal. Ancient customs of Dom Duarte's family forbids marriage without the dowry present at the wedding and now with the dowry stolen, Lady Aimée and her father fear the de Cortázar's will call off the marriage. But Lady Aimée intends to have love and will let nothing stand in her way, even if it means hurting the man she once professed to love. In Pompous Schemes, Ayr Bray continues her masterfully created world around Pemberley. A world that will make you want to submerse yourself into the fascinating aura of mystery, awe, and romance and never leave. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/046737/bk_acx0_046737_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Heretic's Apprentice: The Sixteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael, Hörbuch, Digital, 181min
It is June in the Year of Our Lord 1143 when Elave, young clerk to William of Lythwood, returns from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with his elderly master's body. His mission is twofold, to bury William in his home abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, and to deliver a dowry to William's adopted daughter Fortunata. But Elave, suspected of harboring views inimical to church doctrine, is held for ecclesiastical trial. And when Aldwin, the Lythwood family clerk hired in Elave's absence, is stabbed to death, Elave is incarcerated not only for heresy, but for murder. Fortunata's dowry, an intricately carved box with mysterious contents, holds the key to the mysteries that spring up around Elave and the Lythwood family. Shrewd and patient, Brother Cadfael is at his best here. Performed by Tony Award-winning actor Derek Jacobi, this sixteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael is sure to delight old friends and new fans. Language: English. Narrator: Sir Derek Jacobi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/dove/000400/bk_dove_000400_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Submitting for Christmas: Erotic Historical Romance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 432min, (USK 18)
The Marquess of Alastair has doubled the dowry he is providing Miss Abbott because the sooner she is married, the sooner she is out of his care - and his fantasies. To Mildred Abbott's dismay, her dowry is now attracting numerous unwanted suitors, and she has no interest in marrying. What she wants is an encore of her night at the Ch'teau Follet, where Alastair once fulfilled her most wicked desires. When just such an opportunity unexpectedly arises, Alastair concedes to her proposition on one condition: that she never again return to Ch'teau Follet. But when their families get together for Christmas and Mildred is confronted with her true feelings for Alastair, will the wicked debauchery of Ch'teau Follet prove too great a temptation? Listener advisory: Listening to the previous book, Submitting to the Marquess, is recommended but not required to enjoy this scorching hot holiday story. This erotic historical romance contains BDSM elements, themes of submission and domination, and other forms of wicked pleasures. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Em Brown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/084764/bk_acx0_084764_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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