English Houses

It was in Milan that the opera received its premiere in 1831, to a tumultuous reception, and the work was taken up quickly by opera houses around E...

Leper Houses. A history of the English Hospital from an Architectural Perspective - Mara Popescu

Living today in the houses of the English countryside, owners blend contemporary style with the old, good bones of manor houses and country seats, ...

The Adventures of Sally is a transatlantic comedy set in worlds Wodehouse knew well: American theatres, English country houses, and the theatrical ...

DescriptionToo wild to live, too young to die #YOLO Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou . . . Oh wait, he's hanging around in the garden again. Will y...

Romantic English Homes is an inspirational collection of truly timeless houses. Ever since the first milords embarked on a Grand Tour in the sevent...

The first of Jean Plaidy's much-loved Tudor series - Henry Tudor finally unites the warring Houses of York and Lancaster.In the aftermath of the bl...

Reducere. Nakata's ghosts won't stay dead... A chambermaid's seemingly innocent request is granted, an act of kindness that has dire consequences for a guest...

DescriptionAn inspirational look at the most iconic interior styles of magnificent English country houses: a thousand years of decorating as told t...

Reducere. "Gardens for Small Country Houses" is a wonderful guide to English country gardens by Gertrude Jekyll and Lawrence Weaver. It offers useful informa...

Only three houses away from the policeman's home, a man has been sitting dead in front of his TV set for four months. The fourth William Wisting my...

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Ruth DaltonIllustration(s): 88 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 240Publication dat...

Reducere. Japanese master quilter Yoko Saito returns with an all-new collection of house projects to build and enjoy Twenty bags, totes, purses, pouches, wal...

Reducere. Pessoa wrote a large number of poems in English, some of them in the guise of early heteronyms (such as Alexander Search and Charles Robert Anon) w...

Now in paperback, this follows the lives of 5 women who ran great English country houses, showing the real stories behind the }Downton Abbey{ myth....

DescriptionThis dictionary continues a successful collaboration between the two well-known publishing houses of Collins and the Foreign Language Te...

Reducere. "In her pictures of mountain scenery and miners' cabins, deserted mills and smelters, empty boarding houses, once-lavish hotels, and forgotten stor...

DescriptionIn English Decoration, the acclaimed London-based architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a survey of the best of the...

Reducere. An advisor to Italian publishing houses, a translator of Freud and Jung, a friend of Montale and Calvino, Roberto Bazlen was nothing if not a liter...

Nestled in the fertile hills of the Cotswolds, the village of Duntisbourne Abbots is a well-kept secret: beautiful, timeless and quintessentially E...

DescriptionSince it was first introduced in the Summer of 2000, Common Praise the new Hymns Ancient & Modern has sold over one hundred thousand cop...

An unprecedented tour through the rich interiors and magnificent collections of one of the great houses of the English country landscape, and a tre...

Reducere. Safe as Houses, the debut story collection of Marie-Helene Bertino, proves that not all homes are shelters. The titular story revolves around an ag...

Reducere. Every piece of historical writing has a theoretical basis on which evidence is selected, filtered, and understood. This is as true of scientific em...

DescriptionThis illustrated, easy reference guide is packed with all the information you need to help you date English furniture and bring its hist...

A sumptuously presented personal history of English food, from medieval times to the present day, by a beloved food writer of the Two Fat LadiesIn ...

Reducere. ALPHEUS HARLAN'S CLASSIC TOME "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family in America" is not only a must-have keepsake for everybody with the last ...

Here is the only available paperback edition of George Moore's powerful novel, Esther Waters. Controversial and influential on its first appearance...

Reducere. What do devil dogs, witches, haunted houses, Daniel Boone, Railroad Bill, "Justice John" Crutchfield, and lost silver mines have in common? All are...

DescriptionAn intimate celebration of British country life with all the hallmarks of how design and dogs are as intertwined as roses and Wellington...

Reducere. The Professor (1857) is English writer Charlotte Brontë's first novel. Rejected by several publishing houses, Brontë shelved the novel in order to ...

In the 1930s, British colonial officials introduced drama performances, broadcasting services, and publication bureaus into Africa under the rubric...

Reducere. The Society of St John the Evangelist, otherwise known as the Cowley Fathers, was the first men's religious order to be founded in the Church of En...

"Thirteenth-century Edinburgh comes off the page cold and convincing, from the smoke and noise of the tavern kitchen to Holyrood Abbey under a trea...

Reducere. Sepher Raziel--also called Liber Salomonis--is a full grimoire in the Solomonic tradition from a sixteenth century manuscript. It contains seven bo...

A funny and intimate travelogue of one woman's unexpected adventures in Japan. French illustrator Julie Blanchin-Fujita arrived in Tokyo for what s...

Reducere. With his unerring eye, Kaffe has succeeded in finding the perfect location for his exquisite new collection of quilts, featuring both his scintilla...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Terry BarberHarriet Tubman is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. T...

Reducere. "Mom, is that all you think about? What someone's house looks like?" Nick asks. It isn't all that Maggie thinks about, but she does take pride in h...

Reducere. This wonderful find, originally published in 1912 is filled with floor plans of many different styles of houses with floor plans and beautiful illu...

Available for the first time in English Francesco Giubilei explores the most important people, places, and ideas of conservatism from a European pe...

Reducere. Although humble in their function, these carefully crafted barns have shaped the lives of Mainers for centuries. Built long before the days of plas...

DescriptionGaelic Scotland is one of the world's great treasure-houses of song. In this anthology, Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together music a...

A consortium of British architects and their patrons rebelled against the early eighteenth century's Baroque excesses and turned instead toward the...

Reducere. On 10th August 1901, two English women walked into the past. During a visit to the Palace of Versailles, on the anniversary of the French Revolutio...

This new sixth edition of Bradt's Seychelles has been fully updated and remains the most comprehensive English-language guide to the country, with ...

Reducere. How many place names are there in the Hawaiian Islands? Even a rough estimate is impossible. Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe land...

Reducere. When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying e...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ben MillerDuring the eighteenth century, Ireland was Europe's wild west, where the sword was the constant companion of ever...

Reducere. Sway to the sounds, reach for the colors, dance to the rhythms, and you will find your own Mexico in these poems in both English and Spanish. "John...

DescriptionAs a country blessed with natural geothermal energy, no trip to Japan is complete without an authentic onsen (hot spring) experience. Ye...

Art, Commerce and Colonialism 1600-1800 examines European art, architecture and design of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the light of ...

This book is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the destroyed Jewish Community of Ostrow Mazowiecka, Poland, (in Hebrew: Sefer ha-zik...

'The Status of Religion and the Public Benefit in Charity Law' is an apologetic for maintaining the presumption of public benefit for the charitabl...

Reducere. In a compelling approach structured as theme and variations, Barbara Sicherman offers insightful profiles of a number of accomplished women born in...

Reducere. Bruno Walter (1876-1962), one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This engrossing book is ...

Reducere. In this one volume are clear and thorough instructions on remodeling adobe houses plus how to build an adobe fireplace. Illustrations and practical...

Reducere. "I live in a village of stone walls and tall trees, a place of cold hearts and secrets . . ." When Elise Buckley moved with her family to Abingwort...

Reducere. More than a century before Alan Greenspan coined the phrase "irrational exuberance" to describe the speculative bubble inflating technology stocks,...

DescriptionVictor Hugo is an icon of French culture. He achieved immense success as a poet, dramatist, and novelist, and he was also elected to bot...

Reducere. The Fitz Randolph family has a fascinating history, beginning with its origins in the early Middle Ages and traced through centuries of English nob...

Reducere. Keep your cool and get your caffeine fix too with the Perfect Iced Coffee cookbook. Iced coffee has quickly become popular in coffee houses worldwi...

Reducere. A No. 1 international bestseller, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a dazzling novel of mothers and daughters, stories told and untold, and the ties...

The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Two million visitors ann...

The Prophet is a book of 26 fables written in English prose poetry by the Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. It was first publis...

Reducere. Raffi was one of the most influential Armenian writers and political commentators of the 19th century. His works included social and political commen...

Reducere. The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the ...

Reducere. 'The English landscape was made . . . not just for food and shelter and pleasure, but also for the journey of the soul. There is a field of superna...

See God in action in this illustrated study Bible for kids and teens What do you get when you combine the trusted English Standard Version with ill...

Reducere. DescriptionThe definitive collection of W. W. Jacob's macabre tales, and one of only two editions of Jacobs' horror stories available in the Englis...