Liaison 1914: A Narrative of the Great Retreat (Spears Edward)(Paperback)

Liaison 1914: A Narrative of the Great Retreat (Spears Edward)(Paperback)

Reprint of one of the finest books covering the outbreak and crucial early months of The Great

Edward II Revised (Marlowe Christopher)(Paperback)

Dramatically compressing the reign of Edward II and enlivening the historical narrative with humour, romance, and horrific violence, Marlowe interrogates how the transgression of accepted codes of behaviour affects even those at the highest level of society. Kept off the stage for almost three

Gothic death 1740-1914: A literary history (Smith Andrew)(Paperback)

Gothic death 1740-1914 explores the representations of death and dying in Gothic narratives published between the mid-eighteenth century and the beginning of the First World War. The book investigates how eighteenth century Graveyard Poetry and the tradition of the elegy produced a version of death

In Pursuit of Spring (Thomas Edward)(Paperback)

In March 1913, as the storm clouds of the Great War gathered, the great poet, Edward Thomas took a bicycle ride from Clapham to the Quantock Hills in Somerset. This is the story of that journey. With an introduction by Alexandra Harris, the acclaimed author of

Dublin - Foundation (Rutherfurd Edward)(Paperback / softback)

Edward Rutherfurd's great Irish epic reveals the story of the people of Ireland through the focal point of the island's capital

The Great War and the Making of the Modern World (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

Casting aside conventional narratives of The Great War, Jeremy Black returns to a vast range of original sources and investigates not only the key events of the war, but its consequences in restructuring the old order. Black also considers the struggle not only in its historical context, but also

The Riders of the Purple Sage (Grey Zane)(Paperback)

A master of narrative momentum and suspense, Zane Grey sweeps readers into his stories and makes them feel that things are out of control, that boundaries are being burst. In Riders of the Purple Sage, the most famous novel of the American West, Grey creates a hero of epic proportions, a villain of

Retreat of Western Liberalism (Luce Edward)(Paperback / softback)

An insightful and brilliantly researched book about modern society, and a stirring analysis of how enlightened ideas can be defended from the issues we currently

Poems of the Great War - 1914-1918(Paperback / softback)

Offers an introduction to the First World War Poetry. This title features the sequence of poems that is drawn from a number of sources, mixing both well-known and less familiar

Great War: 1914-1918 (Hart Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The Great War was the first truly global conflict, and it changed the course of world history. In this magnum opus, the author examines the conflict in every arena around the world, in a history that combines scholarship with vivid and unfamiliar eyewitness accounts, from kings and generals, and

Diversity of Life (Wilson Edward O.)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at

Reckoning (Penman Sharon)(Paperback / softback)

Presents the major figures the splendid dominant King of England, Edward I, and The Great Llewellyn II, Prince of Wales. This book details the political machinations of Edward against the Welsh and the Scots, together with Llewellyn's struggle to control the recalcitrant Welsh

The King's Evil (Marston Edward)(Paperback)

In a London ravaged by the Great Fire, Christopher Redmayne envisages the rebuilding of the city. He is thrown together with Jonathan Bale, a decidedly Puritan constable, when one of his clients is killed, leading the pair on a journey through the dark underbelly of London and the hedonistic Court

Selected Poetry (Pushkin Alexander)(Paperback)

Winner of the 2020 Read Russia Prize A new collection of Pushkin's great narrative and lyric verse, translated by Antony Wood A Penguin Classic Pushkin's The Bronze Horseman, based on the statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg and the great flood of 1824, is widely considered to be his most

The Details of Modern Architecture: Volume 1 (Ford Edward R.)(Paperback)

How did the great architects of this century reconcile their vision of architecture with the realities of building? This is a crucial question that every student of architecture must confront. The Details of Modern Architecture, the first comprehensive analysis of both the technical and the

Edward Thomas (Thomas Edward)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive collection of Edward Thomas's poetic

Very Great Profession - The Womans' Novel 1914 -39 (Beauman Nicola)(Paperback / softback)

Russification in the Baltic Provinces and Finland, 1855-1914 (Thaden Edward C.)(Pevná vazba)

Accompanying the gradual systematization of government and modernization of society in Russia during the reforms of the 1860s was a policy of Russification toward Finland and the Baltic provinces of Estland, Livland, and Kurland. From a variety of group and national perspectives, five scholars here

Europe 1783-1914 (Simpson William)(Paperback)

The third edition of Europe 1783-1914 provides a comprehensive overview of Europe from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the origins of the First World War. William Simpson and Martin Jones combine accounts of the most important countries, notably France, Germany and Russia, with the wider

Toldi (Arany John)(Paperback)

This book collects the epic and narrative poetry of the great 19th century Magyar poet, J?nos Arany. Toldi is a lengthy epic poem based on Magyar folk legends, telling the story of a 14th century legendary hero. Arany (1817 - 1882), the son of an impoverished noble, is considered one of the

Ypres 1914: The Menin Road (Cave Nigel)(Paperback)

These three Battleground Europe books on Ypres 1914 mark the centenary of the final major battle of the 1914 campaign on the Western Front. Although fought over a relatively small area and short time span, the fighting was even more than usually chaotic and the stakes were extremely high. Authors

Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers (Fiennes Peter)(Paperback)

A Guardian Travel Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 'The premise of this book is simple, or that is what it seemed when I started.' Peter Fiennes follows in the footsteps of twelve inspirational writers, bringing modern Britain into focus by peering through

Edward I (Prestwich Michael)(Paperback)

Edward I--one of the outstanding monarchs of the English Middle Ages--pioneered legal and parliamentary change in England, conquered Wales, and came close to conquering Scotland. A major player in European diplomacy and war, he acted as peacemaker during the 1280s but became involved in a bitter

Black Watch and the Great War, 1914-18 - Rediscovered Histories from the Regimental Family(Paperback / softback)