What if another world existed… where the Titanic had never sunk? When the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic leaves Olivia Davenport orphaned, she’s sent to live with her guardians, the Fairchi…

From a Certain Point of View by Elizabeth Schaefer (Editor) Goodreads Blurb: Forty years. Forty stories. On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han, Luke, Leia, a pair of droids, a Wookiee, an old wizard, a villain in black, and a galaxy full of possibilities. Forty years on, Star Wars remains an unparalleled cultural phenomenon, having inspired and influenced generations of fans and creators.

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I have, in the past, looked at a wide variety of colours worn during the Georgian era, and this article is about the colour purple, which was very fashionable throughout the period. According to The Elements of Dying by Claude Louis Berthollet in 1824: Purple has been, almost everywhere, a mark of distinction attached to high birth and dignities. It was an ornament of the first office of Rome; but luxury, which was carried to great excess in that capital of the world, rendered the use of it common among the opulent, till the emperors reserved to themselves the right of wearing it; soon afterwards, it became the symbol of their inauguration.

History, travel, nostalgia and genealogy

U.S.-based applicants to a prestigious EU research scheme have increased five-fold.