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In the beautiful countryside of Portugal, erstwhile British secret
agent Julia Probyn is to attend a royal wedding. But her former
acquaintance, Countess Hetta Paloczy, the young Hungarian refugee,
unwittingly gets them both tangled in Cold War intrigue. After
Hetta accidentally uncovers a Communist plot to assassinate an
American admiral in Spain, she is a marked woman yet again and must
flee to Portugal. But even in the tranquil beauty of Gralheira,
peril lurks. Unluckily for the assassins, these women are no
strangers to danger. In The Episode at Toledo, book six in the
series, Julia is joined by Hetta and Luzia, uniting all our
heroines from The Julia Probyn Mysteries.
From the clouds with ghostly faces in the Chisos Mountains to the
spirits of the Alamo, follow in the footsteps of a "spirit magnet"
as she takes a wild Western romp across haunted Texas and beyond.
Meet Joshua's ghost in his creepy room in Mineral Wells and Sara,
who is one of the most active spirits at the Menger Hotel in San
Antonio. Did phantom soldiers holding swords of fire really save
the Alamo from destruction by the Mexicans? Is it really Teddy
Roosevelt's ghost that haunts the bar at the Menger? Be amazed at
the phenomenal results from the Spirit Scanner. Find out in this
factual and spine-tingling adventure across the Lone Star State.
Julia Probyn, like most people, knew very little about anonymous
numbered accounts in Swiss Banks. Until her cousin, Colin Munro,
asked her to look into the matter of one containing a fortune for
his fiancee Aglaia Armitage, left to her by her Greek grandfather.
Julia - journalist, amateur sleuth, occasional spy - must learn
fast. When the account is compromised, and documents of vital
interest to the British Secret Service go missing, it is again down
to Julia to foil a Communist plot. In The Numbered Account, book
three in The Julia Probyn Mysteries, Ann Bridge brings her
characteristic wit, suspense and sense of adventure.
Julia Probyn, journalist and amateur sleuth, must acquaint herself
with the world of counterespionage. Hetta, a young Hungarian
Countess, just released from behind the Iron Curtain, is drawn into
a communist plot. Together the two young women will need all of
their strength to unravel the schemes and machinations closing in
from all sides. With Ann Bridge's talent for evoking place and
mixing mystery with humour, The Portuguese Escape, book two in The
Julia Probyn Mysteries, is full of danger and adventure amidst
Communist intrigue.
First published in 1953, A Place To Stand is set in Budapest in the
spring of 1941, Hope - a spoilt but attractive society girl and
daughter of a leading American business man - finds herself playing
the lead in a dangerous and most unexpected affair of underground
intrigue, through the machinations of her journalist fiance. During
the course of her activities she falls in love with a Polish
refugee, and at the moment when Germany invades Hungary, she is
already deeply involved - both emotionally and politically. Bridge,
herself an eye witness of these events, tells in moving and graphic
terms the terrible story of Germany's 'protective' invasion;
although it is presented in the form of an imaginative episode, the
historical significance and accuracy are all too tragically
evident. This admirable novel is at once a charming love story in
the shadow of fear and disruption, a subtle and intimate portrayal
of human beings in a time of crisis, and a most exciting narrative,
set against the enchanting background of Budapest.
While on an assignment with British Intelligence in Morocco, the
widowed Julia Probyn Jamieson, journalist, amateur sleuth and
occasional spy, loses her heart to Gerald O'Brien, a kind and
unassuming lawyer. Together with her five-year-old son, Julia
travels to Gerald's family home in Ireland to see if the country
life could be for her. Julia's quiet vacation is interrupted when
she stumbles upon a plot by a cunning landowner. It is down to
Julia to investigate the devious scheme, which would destroy the
wild beauty of the coast and disrupt the peace of the community.
Julia in Ireland is book eight and last in The Julia Probyn
Mysteries.
The last thing recently widowed Julia Probyn expects to find on the
lush and charming island of Madeira is a clue to her husband's
mysterious death, for Colonel Jamieson perished somewhere in the
wilds of Central Asia while on a top-secret mission for British
Intelligence. No sooner does Julia arrive at Madeira with her
infant son and his devoted Nanny, however, than a series of
strange, sinister, but apparently unconnected events begin to
occur. Suspecting a Cold War plot, Julia summons her cousin, Colin
Munro, and together they might just be able to blow the entire
Russian scheme wide open. The Malady in Madeira, book seven in the
Julia Probyn Mysteries, is a high adventure interwoven with all the
sights, sounds and scenes of fecund Madeira.
Julia Probyn-an old friend of many readers-is sailing off the west
coast of Scotland. On the desolate island of Erinish Beg, she and
her cousin are startled to see a sky-blue pole rise up out of the
ground at their feet. Military Intelligence sends Colonel Jamieson
to investigate this find. The action moves from the Erinishes to a
tweed-shop in Tobermory, an archaeological dig on Lewis, an island
off the County Mayo, and finally to a dramatic end in the Scillies.
The mystery of the sky-blue pole is solved soon enough; but there
is much journeying, heart-searching and danger for Julia before the
whole system of espionage is laid bare. During these events Julia,
more and more attracted to Colonel Jamieson, finds in him the man
she will marry.Miss Bridge's many admirers will warm to this tale
of love and adventure, full of authentic local colour, well
informed about the cold war of science on which its plot is based.
While on her last assignment with British Intelligence in Morocco,
the widowed Julia Probyn Jamieson meets and is strongly attracted
to an Irish country lawyer, Gerald O'Brien, who is travelling with
friends of hers. O'Brien has asked Julia to marry him but she
delays her decision until he has met her five-year-old son Philip,
who is somewhat hard to handle.Boy and man take to each other, and
it becomes clear that Gerald will be an ideal stepfather. On his
part, Gerald insists that she come to Ireland to see his modest
home and meet his friends and neighbors before she makes up her
mind, for his world is far different from the glamorous
cosmopolitan one she is accustomed to.Julia's quiet vacation is
interrupted when she stumbles upon a plot by an unknown land
speculator who, with the unwitting aid of an attractive American
woman and an Irish poet, is surreptitiously buying a strip of land
along the coast for the purpose of building a huge resort hotel and
casino. The intrepid Julia is drawn in as a participant when she
joins Gerald in his investigation of this devious scheme, which
will destroy the wild beauty of the coast and disrupt the peace of
the community.Ann Bridge has woven a web of intrigue against the
background of a remote Irish village, its people, and their
customs. The unexpected denouement and happy ending will delight
the author's many devoted readers.
In print for the first time in fifty years, Mount Le Conte is a
reissue of the important 1966 self-published memoir by Paul J.
Adams (1901-1985), a well-known Tennessee naturalist and the first
custodian of the Smoky Mountain's majestic summit in the years
before the area was declared a national park. Appointed custodian
of Mount Le Conte in 1925 by the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation
Association-the organization leading the national park efforts that
would come to fruition in 1934-Adams went to work immediately and
spent a year making the camp suitable for overnight visitors. Mount
Le Conte, a massive mile-high formation extending five miles from
the main divide of the Great Smoky Mountains, with its rugged
landscapes, rushing streams, and fecund forests, was considered a
prime showplace in efforts to establish the Smokies as a national
park. In addition to an extensive introduction, the editors have
augmented the original text of Mount Le Conte with several
photographs and sketches gleaned from Adams's personal papers,
resulting in a fuller, more complete reconstruction of Adams's role
in establishing the camp that would later come to be known as Le
Conte Lodge. An important source on the fascinating history of
Mount Le Conte in the pre-Park era, this book is a companion to the
recently published Smoky Jack: The Adventures of a Dog and his
Master on Mount Le Conte (University of Tennessee Press, 2016).
In 1925, Paul Adams was appointed custodian of Mount Le Conte, the
third-highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His
job was to welcome tourists, give guided tours, and establish a
camp that would become known as LeConte Lodge, which still stands
in what has become America's most popular national park. Adams had
everything he needed for the job: a passion for the outdoors, a
love of hiking, a desire to preserve the native habitat while
welcoming visitors, and the companionship of a remarkable dog.
During his time on the mountains, Adams trained Smoky Jack to be a
pack-dog-not just carrying supplies but actually making the
four-hour trip to a store in Gatlinburg and back alone. Over the
next nine months, Adams and his dog would become inseperable. Smoky
Jack became his assistant, bodyguard, and best friend. Throughout
Smoky Jack, readers will also gain a unique glimpse into the early
days of the Great Smoky Mountains region during the decade before
it was name a national park in 1934. Adams describes the trials and
triumphs he and the indomitable German sherpherd faced as they
exemplified the ancient relationship between man and dog on Mount
Le Conte, building trails, guiding visitors, and making a life in
nature. Paul Adams's faithful Smoky Jack stays by his side until
the end.
"Terra Incognita" is the most comprehensive bibliography of sources
related to the Great Smoky Mountains ever created. Compiled and
edited by three librarians, this authoritative and meticulously
researched work is an indispensable reference for scholars and
students studying any aspect of the region's past.
Starting with the de Soto map of 1544, the earliest document that
purports to describe anything about the Great Smoky Mountains, and
continuing through 1934 with the establishment of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park--today the most visited national park in
the United States--this volume catalogs books, periodical and
journal articles, selected newspaper reports, government
publications, dissertations, and theses published during that
period.
This bibliography treats the Great Smoky Mountain Region in
western North Carolina and east Tennessee systematically and
extensively in its full historic and social context. Prefatory
material includes a timeline of the Great Smoky Mountains and a
list of suggested readings on the era covered. The book is divided
into thirteen thematic chapters, each featuring an introductory
essay that discusses the nature and value of the materials in that
section. Following each overview is an annotated bibliography that
includes full citation information and a bibliographic description
of each entry.
Chapters cover the history of the area; the Cherokee in the Great
Smoky Mountains; the national forest movement and the formation of
the national park; life in the locality; Horace Kephart, perhaps
the most important chronicler to document the mountains and their
inhabitants; natural resources; early travel; music; literature;
early exploration and science; maps; and recreation and tourism.
Sure to become a standard resource on this rich and vital region,
"Terra Incognita" is an essential acquisition for all academic and
public libraries and a boundless resource for researchers and
students of the region.
When Julia Probyn's cousin and childhood friend Colin cuts off all
contact with his family, it is down to Julia to find him. Setting
sail for Morocco - the last place he was seen - and using her
occupation as a journalist as a cover, Julia is ready for a fairly
lighthearted quest. But Julia wasn't counting on the level of
secrecy surrounding her cousin's disappearance. With the British
consulate offering little help, Julia must use her charm and
tenacity to follow the clues and unravel the mystery left in
Colin's wake. Book one of The Julia Probyn Mysteries, The
Lighthearted Quest has Ann Bridge's trademark blend of humour and
adventure which transports us to exotic places, but also throws a
good deal of light on the explosive political issues that French
Morocco encountered in the 50s.
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