Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Explorer by Frances Parkinson Keyes The Explorer — Frances Parkinson Keyes. ROMANCE--ADVENTURE--PASSION surge through this dramatic novel of a famous explorer, his quest for an exotic "lost city" high in the Andes--and the woman he left behind. When the handsome and celebrated Nicolas Hale asked the lovely and lonely lady from Virginia to marry him he had no thought of love. His marriage to Margaret would be primarily for convenience. and to provide him with an heir. For Margaret the arrangement was equally convenient. until she found herself caught up in a passion she never knew existed. and discovered that Nicolas, too, had stumbled into her flaming world of love. THE EXPLORER By FRANCES PARKINSON KEYES 1964 First Edition. Title: THE EXPLORER By FRANCES PARKINSON KEYES 1964. Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, NY. Publication Date: 1964. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Type: Book. 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ROMANCE--ADVENTURE--PASSION surge through this dramatic novel of a famous explorer, his quest for an exotic "lost city" high in the Andes--and the woman he left behind. When the handsome and celebrated Nicolas Hale asked the lovely and lonely la. Restless Lady and Other Short Stories. An intimate portrait of Washington's powerful society --- its secrets, scandals, and sins, from Capitol Hill to Georgetown. Prestige, power, passion. Washington, D. C. The city where the games people play are strategic, intriguing, and sometim. Three Ways to Love. ST. AGNES OF ROME ST. FRANCES OF ROME ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA The innocence of St. Agnes, the charity of St. Frances and the devotion of St. Catherine were inspired by their boundless love of God--a love that made them memorable women a. Madame Castel's Lodger. LEGEND OF A HERO Only a Frenchman like Pierre Beauregard could be as accomplished in love as war. Only a novelist like Frances Parkinson Keyes could so brilliantly capture the drama and excitement of his conquests. In this magnificent novel, M. The Chess Players. A novel of New Orleans and Paris. Time Period: Civil War The Chess Players a highly fictionalized biography of Paul Morphy, the world chess champion who was born in New Orleans. Tata continued to murmur, but she did his bidding and, when Paul . The Heritage. Roses in December: A Memoir. Her most moving and memorable story, filled with moonlight, roses, gallant young men--and her own delightful love story. Young Frances Wheeler was blessed with nearly everything that comes with social standing. Her youth is filled with gay and ro. Mother Cabrini: Missionary to the World. In 1946, Francesca Cabrini was canonized as the first saint of the United States. This Vision book for 9 - 15 year olds tells the exciting story of this missionary from Italy who came to America to spread the Faith. She founded a new order nuns, the . Station Wagon in Spain. THE DESERTED SIDEWALKS, the scanty lighting and the strangeness of this unfamiliar region of the city made Allan feel uneasy. He began to doubt the wisdom of going alone to the mysterious meetingplace his caller had designated. In fact, he had begu. Victorine / The Gold Slippers. Victorine -- beautiful, willful, sophisticated -- had returned to her father's magnificent estate in the Deep South. It was a quiet world after a young life of wealth and international travel, but soon she was deeply in love with her handsome neighbo. Blue Camellia. To build a great empire from a pioneer land of Louisiana took a faith and a will as difficult to possess as a blue camellia. In this, one of Frances Parkinson Keyes' finest novels. Determined men and valiant women wrest from the land a mighty traditi. The Royal Box. Politics, intrigue, and the affairs of high society were all at home in The Royal Box. But on the evening Lady Laura Whitford secured the theater's most prestigious seats for her entourage, murder made its debut. -- Lady Laura's social coup was ups. The Ambassadress. Steamboat Gothic. Joy Street. NEVER A WOMAN Emily Field was a tender wife, a charming hostess, a gracious symbol of aristocratic old Boston. But she was never a woman--until she met her husband's handsome and brilliant young law partner, David Salomont. David's first kiss . Dinner at Antoine's. Spilled wine from a trembling hand foreshadows tangled love and tragedy. A lovely girl from the North dines at Antoine's famous New Orleans restaurant and fate plunges her into the middle of a dramatic and mysterious tangle of jealousy, love, in. Came a Cavalier. CAME A CAVALIER--a poignant and compelling saga of love, marriage and war. Once again Frances Parkinson Keyes weaves her storytelling magic into the kind of full, rich novel which has enchanted readers to world over and established her as one of the. Once on Esplanade. The River Road. The sweeping and mighty chronicle of a fabulous family- the hot headed, hot-blooded d'Alverys, and the skeleton ridden house where they were born. On Belle Heloise plantation, with all its old world background; its beer and shrimp parties on the leve. Also the Hills. Frances Parkinson Keyes creates a searching portrait of love and marriage in this absorbing novel of a New England family caught up in the violent drama of war. ALSO THE HILLS is a story of courage and sacrifice, triumph and tragedy, heroism and . Crescent Carnival / If Ever I Cease to Love (UK) The first of Keyes' novels set in Louisiana was Crescent Carnival, which tells the story of three generations of two intertwined families. The Breckenridges are Protestants, while the Fontaines are Catholic Louisiana Creoles. The plot hinges on the w. The Explorer by Francis Parkinson Keyes. About this Item: Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. 429 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. Since Her Mother's Death, Margaret Has Led A Secluded Life. Then She Meets Nicolas, A Famous Explorer Who Proposes To Her As He Desperately Wants A Son And Heir. Seller Inventory # 130563. The Explorer. Francis Parkinson Keyes. Published by McGraw Hill (1964) From: Hockley Books (Palgrave, ON, Canada) About this Item: Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A bit of edgewear, otherwise good. Seller Inventory # 005110. The Explorer. Keyes, Francis Parkinson. Published by McGraw-Hill (1964) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stated first edition. This book is tight, square, sound, and appears unread. It has a previous owner's name on the inside of the front free end paper. The jacket is complete, and has very minimal wear on the top edge. It is now in a Brodart protective plastic sleeve. We ship in cardboard boxes and guarantee satisfaction. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall 0.0. Seller Inventory # 22753. Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Frances Parkinson Keyes Books In Order. Frances Parkinson Wheeler was born in the year 1885 to John Wheeler in Charlottesville. Her father served as the Greek Department chairperson at the University of Virginia. After the death of her father, Parkinson’s mother remarried and then moved to New England with the entire family. Keyes had to split the time she had between Newbury and Massachusetts. Upon moving to New England, Keyes attended private schools in Genève, Switzerland, Boston and Berlin Germany. During her school years, Frances traveled widely across the world. At 18 years, Frances Keyes got married to Henry Keyes and moved to Pine Groove farm which was Henry’s family estate. Frances and Henry had a total of three sons. Henry Keyes got involved in politics and was even elected to the House of Representatives in New Hampshire. Keyes was later elected to the state senate and finally as a governor. Several years later after serving as a governor, Keyes was elected to the Senate where he served for 18 years. After her husband had died in the year 1938, Frances spent most of her time traveling across the United States and Europe before finally deciding to settle at New Orleans, Louisiana. Keyes became a professional writer during the 1920’s when she wrote her very first series, Letters from a Senator’s wife and Good Housekeeping. She also served as a contributing editor between the year 1923 and 1935. Furthermore, Frances also wrote about her life as the wife of a politician in two different memoirs, All Flags Flying and Capital Kaleidoscope.