Frolics in the Face of Europe. Sir Walter Scott, Continental Travel and the Tradition of the Grand Tour, Hardback - Iain Gordon Brown

Sir Walter Scott's journeys, both achieved (Belgium and Paris) and dreamt of (Iberia and the Alps), are examined in the context of the traditional ...

Reducere. After James Douglas and his daughter Ellen are banished from their home, they go into hiding with the help of several enemies of the king. The Lady...

Reducere. After James Douglas and his daughter Ellen are banished from their home, they go into hiding with the help of several enemies of the king. The Lady...

This book examines crucial aspects of the important cultural relationship between Turin and Britain in the period 1600-1800, when Savoy-Piedmont wa...

The special hardback edition of David Purdie's inspired reworking of Sir Walter Scott's classic historical novel. Archaic syntax and extraneous det...

Reducere. This volume includes stories, poetry, and essays by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), the Scottish novelist who worked extensively in the Gothic vein. ...

The forgotten origins and story of the leading power of Europe in the Dark Ages

Publisher: Curly Tale BooksAuthor(s): Alasdair HuttonIllustration(s): 12 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 116Publication date: 2021Dim...

"A remarkable analysis of an important medieval text. . . . This work will surely initiate new studies of the precolonial frame of mind and the rol...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 1 bw illusNumber of pages: 184Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 155 x 235 x 15Cover type: Pape...

Ivanhoe follows Wilfred of Ivanhoe, part of one of the few Saxon families at a time when English nobility was dominated by the Normans, who is out ...

Reducere. Lista piese: 1. Field Commander Cohen (Live at Denver Soundcheck, 2012) - 4: 24 2. I Can't Forget (Live at Copenhagen Show, 2012) - 4: 17 3. Light ...

Reducere. When King Richard the Lionheart's health began to decline, the English leader organized a truce with the leader of the Islamic forces, Saladin. Agr...

A novel full of mystery and delight, from bestselling, award-winning author Philip Reeve. As the entrancing, unfathomable power of the sea fills Ut...

Track list: 1. Field Commander Cohen2. I Can't Forget3. Light as the Breeze4. La Manic5. Night Comes On6. Never Gave Nobody Trouble7. Joan of Arc8....

DescriptionA complete, illustrated guide to the ancient tradition of reading the face to gain insight into health, personality, relationships, and ...

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The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Dr. Jerry (Fellow Teacher and Director of Studies in Classic...

Wormwood and his colleagues are back - as diabolically clever as ever.Publisher: Lion Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Derek WilsonIllustration(s): NoNumber of...

Reducere. 1. Field Commander Cohen (Live at Denver Soundcheck, 2012) - 4: 24 2. I Can't Forget (Live at Copenhagen Show, 2012) - 4: 17 3. Light as the Breeze...

Including, of course, many of the world’s most famous architectural structures, Seidler’s photographs illustrate the history and style—country by c...

This book examines the evolution of materialism within the continental tradition in philosophy. After building a model of materialism, it shows how...

Reducere. During the Golden Age of Sports in the 1920s, Walter Hagen was to golf what Babe Ruth was to baseball. The first professional golfer to make his li...

Walter Scott's novels and poems reveal his view of history and the influences that made him, especially the stories of his native Borders and the e...

Publisher: IndyPublish.comAuthor(s): Sir Walter, Llb ScottNumber of pages: 244Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 239 x 162 x 19Cover type: HardbackR...

A Life In Nature is a portrait of Sie Peter Scott collected from his own conversations, articles and broadcasts including thoughts on expeditions t...

Research shows that Chinese medicine can be very effective in supporting the treatment of cancer by orthodox Western methods. Henry McGrath draws o...

Paddington Bear returns for a day of London sightseeing in this hilarious book by Michael Bond.

Iconic international fashion designer Paul Smith is back with the acclaimed Sam Usher for a second amazing book following the adventures of Moose &...

Reducere. The Talisman takes place at the end of the Third Crusade, mostly in the camp of the Crusaders in Palestine. Scheming and partisan politics, as well...

A Bucket List Tour of Europe's Private Gardens Acres of white-blooming garden rooms on the island of Mallorca. A seven-tiered wonder of stone, plan...

Rome is unique in its combination of abundant, important ruins, a long urban history, and a vibrant city setting with changing political, cultural,...

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The younger son of a youngest son, Captain William Hawksmoor of the Royal Navy never expected to inherit a marquessate, and is none too pleased whe...

In the Face of It is part of a series of three Artists' Books that represent three stages of an artistic journey in the years 1995-2006 exploring t...

Reducere. The Midewiwin is the society of the Mide or Shamans, popularly designated as the Grand Medicine Society. It is found in many Algonkin tribes. Its r...

A journey through time and space, grappling with the ghosts of empirePublisher: Oneworld PublicationsAuthor(s): Iain SinclairNumber of pages: 432Pu...

Reducere. The publication in 2009 of C. G. Jung's The Red Book: Liber Novus has initiated a broad reassessment of Jung's place in cultural history. Among man...

Publisher: FABER MUSICAuthor(s): FRED SHERRYPublication date: 2018Dimensions: 312 x 306 x 20Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii si a...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 350Collection: Hakluyt Society, Third SeriesPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 239 x 26Cover t...

Publisher: Insight EditionsAuthor(s): Iain McCaigIllustration(s): Colour ThroughoutNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 309 x 334 ...

Whether you're stopping for a day hike or spending a long weekend under the stars, escape to the great outdoors with Moon Best of Grand Canyon.Publ...

Contributor(s): Author: Loren R. GrahamEight miles long and four miles wide, Grand Island lies off the south shore of Lake Superior. It was once ho...

At the gateway to the Mediterranean lie the two Pillars of Hercules: Gibraltar and Ceuta, in Morocco. Paul Theroux decided to travel from one to th...

Reducere. A new Ku Klux Klan arose in the early 1920s, a less violent but equally virulent descendant of the relatively small, terrorist Klan of the 1870s. U...

Offers a systematic study of the effects of the comprehensive reform of traditional Chinese theatre conducted in the 1950s and '60s, and is based o...

Reducere. Tour operations focuses on providing and operating the vacation of customers by booking, contracting and packaging different components of the tour...

At the Tour de France, the biggest winner at the bank is not the cyclist who makes it to Paris in the yellow jersey - it's the secretive family tha...

Reducere. Examines the treatment of John the Baptist within the synoptic gospels and Acts, as well as how the early church envisioned his role in God's redem...