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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Associations, clubs, societies
A Brief History of Secret Societies examines the significant hidden
power wielded by clandestine organisations from ancient times right
up to the present day. Throughout history, humankind's search for
knowledge has revealed strange truths. Barrett explores the
powerful attraction of esoteric religious beliefs and reveals how
such societies have gained a powerful hold on the popular
imagination. He presents an unbiased and balanced history of
humanity's desire to uncover secret knowledge, and of the societies
that seek to preserve such knowledge.
After the dramatic events of the last few weeks, Greer Macdonald is
trying to concentrate on her A levels. Stuck for a play to direct for
her drama exam, she gets help from an unexpected quarter . . .
A priceless lost play, buried by time, is pushed under her door. It is
Ben Jonson's The Isle of Dogs, a play considered so dangerous in
Elizabethan times that every copy was burned . . . except one. As the
students begin to rehearse, events become increasingly dark and
strange, and they lead Greer back to where she never thought she would
return - Longcross Hall.
There she discovers that not only is the Order of the Stag alive and
well, but that a ghost from the past might be too . . .
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