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(0)Lucy Moore
1) Maharanis: the extraordinary tale of four Indian queens and their journey from purdah to Parliament
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of four progressive maharanis, wives of maharajas, who, during the early years of India's independence, acquired educations, became ruling regents, advocated for women's rights, and ran for parliament.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Moore writes this dramatic biography of two notorious criminals in eighteenth-century London. Jonathan Wild is an underworld lord whose chief pursuit is selling goods back to their rightful owners when he himself just stole them, and Jack Sheppard is the petty thief who refuses to work for him. When Wild has Sheppard imprisoned and Sheppard uncannily escapes, the event sets up a folk-hero tale between two thieves which captivates the poorer side of...