Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources (Anonymous)(Paperback)

This comprehensive collection includes Asser's Life of Alfred, extracts from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Alfred's own writings, laws, and will. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles,

The Life of King Alfred (Giles J. a.)(Paperback)

This is a biography of the medieval Anglo-Saxon King Alfred, part of a dynasty that maintained control over England until the Norman Conquest led by William the Conqueror hundreds of years later during the 11th

In Search of Alfred the Great: The King, the Grave, the Legend (Albert Edoardo)(Paperback)

Alfred, son of AEthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, ran. Behind him, the takers of his land and kingdom fanned out, searching for the fleeing king ... Buried in AD 899 as the king of the English at his capital city of Winchester, Alfred the Great's bones were thought to have ultimately been moved

Bosie - The Tragic Life of Lord Alfred Douglas (Murray Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, the lover of Oscar Wilde and 'the other man' in the renowned scandal, by the acclaimed author of The Strange Death of Europe and The Madness of Crowds. With a new Foreword and revised

Warrior Queen - The Life and Legend of Aethelflaed, Daughter of Alfred the Great (Arman Joanna)(Paperback / softback)

thelfl d, eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, has gone down in history as an enigmatic and almost legendary figure. To the popular imagination, she is the archetypal warrior queen, a Medieval Boudicca, renowned for her heroic struggle against the Danes and her independent rule of the Saxon Kingdom

Idylls of the King (Tennyson Alfred)(Paperback)

Tennyson had a life-long interest in the legend of King Arthur and after the huge success of his poem 'Morte d'Arthur' he built on the theme with this series of twelve poems, written in two periods of intense creativity over nearly twenty years. Idylls of the King traces the story of Arthur's rule,

True Tales of Kings & Queens - Reading Book: Boudica, Alfred the Great, King John & Queen Victoria (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

True Tales of Kings & Queens - Reading Book: Boudica, Alfred the Great, King John & Queen

History Starting Points: Alfred the Great and the Anglo Saxons (Gill David)(Paperback)

Alfred was the only English king to ever be given the title 'Great'. Why? He successfully defended Britain from wave after wave of Viking invaders, formed the first English army and navy, encouraged English people to talk in their mother tongue and set up the beginnings of a renowned, progressive

The Curious Tales of Alfred the Great Thinker (Fordham Oliver)(Paperback)

Alfred, 10, is a great thinker. Or at least he thinks he's a great thinker. He knows that life is full of puzzles and mysteries so he has a lot of questions to answer. With a bit of help from Rose (best friend) and Charlie (little brother), he does his best to make some sense of the world. But he

Alfred the Great (Horspool David)(Paperback)

The discovery earlier this year in Winchester of human remains, almost certainly of Alfred the Great or his eldest son, has sparked renewed interest in England's most celebrated monarch. King Alfred's historical achievements, saving his kingdom from invasion by marauding Vikings and attempting both

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah; Volume 1 (Edersheim Alfred)(Paperback)

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah; Volume 2 (Edersheim Alfred)(Paperback)

Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration (Corchado Alfredo)(Paperback)

From prizewinning journalist and immigration expert Alfredo Corchado comes the sweeping story of the great Mexican migration from the late 1980s to today. When Alfredo Corchado moved to Philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only Mexican in the city. But in a restaurant called Tequilas,

Alfred Wallis (British Artists) (Gale Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

Alfred Wallis spent most of his life in the Cornish ports of Newlyn, Penzance and St Ives, and went to sea as a young man. His main occupation was as a dealer in marine supplies and he was in his seventies before he took up painting 'for company'. He sold his works for a few pence, and died in

Edward the Elder: King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred (Key Michael John)(Pevná vazba)

Edward the Elder succeeded his father Alfred the Great to the kingdom of Wessex, but was largely overlooked by his contemporaries (at least in terms of the historical record) and to a greater or lesser extent by later historians. He is the forgotten son of Alfred. Edward deserves to be recognised

The Life of Alfred Wallis (Russon Molly)(Pevná vazba)

An illustrated exploration of the life of British folk artist Alfred Wallis. This is the story of Cornish fisherman-turned-artist Alfred Wallis, whose paintings of boats from his past inspired the future of British modern art. Inspired by Wallis's crudely written letters to his friend and art

Prufrock and Other Observations (Eliot T. S.)(Paperback / softback)

Alfred PrufrockPortrait of a LadyPreludesRhapsody on a Windy NightMorning at the WindowThe Boston Evening TranscriptAunt HelenCousin NancyMr. ApollinaxHysteriaConversation GalanteLa Figlia Che

Alfred the Great (Pollard Justin)(Paperback)

Process and Reality (Whitehead Alfred North)(Paperback)

One of the major philosophical texts of the 20th century, Process and Reality is based on Alfred North Whitehead's influential lectures that he delivered at the University of Edinburgh in the 1920s on process philosophy. Whitehead's master work in philsophy, Process and Reality propounds a system

The Nobel Prize: The Story of Alfred Nobel and the Most Famous Prize in the World (Worek Michael)(Pevná vazba)

'I would like . . . to help dreamers, they find it hard to get on in life.' -- Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel, born in Sweden in 1833, was a brilliant inventor and businessman. Although he held more than 300 patents when he died in 1896, he earned his extensive fortune and worldwide fame through his

A Child's History of England (Dickens Charles)(Paperback)

From the mysterious Druids and noble King Alfred to the notorious Henry VIII and the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the beloved English storyteller traced his country's history for the benefit of young Victorians. Dickens published these historical vignettes over a three-year period in his weekly

Brief History of British Kings & Queens (Ashley Mike)(Paperback / softback)

Presents the British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. This book includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, as well as an overview of the

The Origin of Continents and Oceans (Wegener Alfred)(Paperback)

In 1915 Alfred Wegener''s seminal work describing the continental drift was first published in German. Wegener explained various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. This edition includes new data to support his

Alfred Wegener: Science, Exploration, and the Theory of Continental Drift (Greene Mott T.)(Paperback)

A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLAlfred Wegener aimed to create a revolution in science which would rank with those of Nicolaus Copernicus and Charles