Revised edition. The Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment was Northwest Ohio’s first regiment raised for the Civil War, and was that state's first unit to see action – near a small... More > Western Virginia town called Philippi. This book is the only official history of that regiment ever written. It was originally published in 1881 and for many years was out of print. Regimental historian Kathleen A. Jones has now transcribed this book, including its rosters, added notes and illustrations, and is once again making it available to the public.
Also included in this edition is new material originally prepared as presentations and featuring various aspects of the regiment.< Less
Welcomed to Phantom Variations, Volume 2: Further Tales from the Worlds of the Opera Ghost. Yes, worlds because there are as many settings for Erik’s story as there are authors with... More > imaginations. In this anthology, The Write Stuff is offering a second volume featuring further tales about Erik, Christine, Raoul as well as some new characters, too. There’s something for everyone, from drabbles, ficlets and one-shots to short stories as well as a couple novellas. Genres range from humor to horror, from drama to romance, from 19th century Paris to Occupied France of World War II, with ALL proceeds benefitting the American Porphyria Foundation.
So sit back in your favorite comfy chair and join us on a journey to the many worlds of the Opera Ghost, and help some good people at the same time.< Less
"The Men of Battery H" is unique among Civil War regimental histories. It focuses on the individuals who made up the Battery and is a compilation of biographical and genealogical... More > information for each of the men who served this unit. The book is illustrated with over 250 photographs of gravesites, as well as wartime and post-war portraits. With the sesquicentennial of the Civil War upon us, what better way to remember these men than by making this information available to genealogists, descendants and researchers alike.< Less
In my walks around Haughton Cemetery – Toledo’s smallest cemetery –I have found six men who were veterans of the American Civil War. There is nothing on their graves to mark that... More > these men answered their country’s call – no GAR markers, no Government Issue headstones. This book attempts to rectify this omission by presenting their stories. Adapted from a presentation made to the Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable.< Less
"The Men of Battery H" is unique among Civil War regimental histories. It focuses on the individuals who made up the Battery and is a compilation of biographical and genealogical... More > information for each of the men who served this unit. The book is illustrated with over 250 photographs of gravesites, as well as wartime and post-war portraits. With the sesquicentennial of the Civil War upon us, what better way to remember these men than by making this information available to genealogists, descendants and researchers alike.< Less
Erik, the man once known as the Phantom of the Opera, had been a man obsessed. When his obsession turns to disaster, he flees Paris and the continent, and after numerous adventures, finds himself in... More > Egypt.
Here, he reinvents himself. No longer the mysterious phantom, he is now the equally mysterious Erik Rien. He has turned his back on music, and instead has become a collector and dealer in rare art and antiquities.
For five years, he has lived a relatively quiet life. That is, until Elizabeth Brackenstall calls upon him to ask his help in locating her missing husband. Against his better judgement, he finds himself falling in love with the spirited English woman, a love that can never be.
But then the unthinkable happens and Elizabeth's life is placed in danger...< Less
A Phantom of the Opera romance by Kathleen A Jones writing as H D Kingsbury. “The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the... More > superstition of the managers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet, their mothers, the box-keepers, the cloak-room attendants or the concierge. Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of a spectral shade.” So wrote a journalist named Gaston Leroux, but what if Leroux got the details wrong? In "Variations on a Theme of Leroux," the author takes this tale of Gothic romance and puts it on its head. Within the pages of this book, you will find a story of romance, suspense and passion, but with a twist. It is the Phantom’s story as it might truly have been.< Less
"The Men of Battery H" is unique among Civil War regimental histories. It focuses on the individuals who made up the Battery and is a compilation of biographical and genealogical... More > information for each of the men who served this unit. The book is illustrated with over 250 photographs of gravesites, as well as wartime and post-war portraits. With the sesquicentennial of the Civil War upon us, what better way to remember these men than by making this information available to genealogists, descendants and researchers alike.< Less
On September 23, 1909, a writer by the name of Gaston Leroux published the first installment of Le Fantôme de l'Opéra in Le Gaulois. The story ran through January 8, 1910, and was not... More > much of a success, even when it came out in book form. There were times when it even went out of print. Then a man by the name of Andrew Lloyd Webber came along and wrote a musical based upon Leroux’s book. From that time on, sales of the book skyrocketed. This year, Erik—the mysterious Phantom of the Opera—observed his centennial anniversary. To help celebrate this auspicious event, the members of The Write Stuff, an online community of readers, writers and lovers of all things Phantom, held a writing contest. This book is the result of this contest, and a labor of love by all involved. Inside, you will find drabbles, ficlets and short stories that celebrate Erik in all his incarnations—from mysterious and monstrous, to romantic and fluffy.
All you are asked to do is read and enjoy!< Less
A Phantom of the Opera romance by Kathleen A Jones writing as H D Kingsbury. “The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the... More > superstition of the managers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet, their mothers, the box-keepers, the cloak-room attendants or the concierge. Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of a spectral shade.” So wrote a journalist named Gaston Leroux, but what if Leroux got the details wrong? In "Variations on a Theme of Leroux," the author takes this tale of Gothic romance and puts it on its head. Within the pages of this book, you will find a story of romance, suspense and passion, but with a twist. It is the Phantom’s story as it might truly have been.< Less
HDKingsbury is, in real life, a retired telephone company supervisor who is now able to devote her time to history and literature. She is actively involved in the Civil War community and is past-president of the Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable. She is also fascinated with Ancient and Medieval history, and is a card-carrying member of the Richard III Society, American Branch.
In addition to a fascination with history, HD is also a voracious reader whose tastes range from non-fiction to fiction, from first-hand accounts of Civil War soldiers, to Gothic Victorian literature, and to modern-day paranormal romances. She is particularly fascinated by "The Phantom of the Opera" phenomenon. Her love of all things Phantom began many years ago when, as a teenager, she fell in love with Claude Rains as Erique Claudin. The rest, as they say...is history!
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