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The Blue Lagoon
H. De Vere Stacpoole
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R865
Discovery Miles 8 650
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Henry De Vere Stacpoole (1863-1951) was an Irish author, best known
for his 1908 romance novel The Blue Lagoon, which was adapted three
times for the silver screen. His 1914 Monsieur de Rochefort was
also published in the United States as The Presentation. The Comte
de Rochefort uncovers a plot to sabotage the presentation of Madame
Dubarry at the French court and foils it,
Nineteen tales of flowering enigmas and leafy terrors are presented
in Coachwhip Publications' third volume of cryptobotanical short
stories from classic science fiction and fantasy. Man-eating trees,
poisonous orchids, killer cacti, and lycanthrope-inducing blossoms
are among the mysterious vegetation we meet in these tales, as the
botanical kingdom shows its teeth. Stories include The Giant
Wistaria (1891), Kasper Craig (1892), The Gold Plant (1895), The
Story of the Grey House (1898), The Flower of Death (1916), The
Lure of the Lavender Trees (1917), The Warlock of Glororum (1919),
An Orchid of Asia: a Tale of the South Seas (1920), "Glued" (1921),
The Tree (1921), Through the Crater's Rim (1926), The Blood-Flower
(1927), The Devils of Po Sung (1927), White Orchids (1927), Vine
Terror (1934), The Devil Flower (1939), The Garden of Hell (1943),
and Cactus (1950).
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Garryowen (Paperback)
H. De Vere Stacpoole
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R592
R523
Discovery Miles 5 230
Save R69 (12%)
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