History of English

A History of English Literature has received exceptional reviews. Tracing the development of one of the world's richest literatures from the Old En...

Informative but light-hearted social and cultural history of our obsession with drinking and bathing in spa waters. Beautifully illustrated with pa...

Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide c...

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 ...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. First published in 1895, Sir Frederick Pollock and Frederic William Maitland's legal classic The History of English Law before the Time of Edward I...

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

This celebration of some of the greatest art, architecture and furniture to be found in English churches offers a fascinating account of centuries ...

Social historian and author Gillian Perry takes us on a highly entertaining whistle-stop tour of the history of the English afternoon tea, enhanced...

A brief history of English literature. From anglo-saxon oral literature to romantic poetry and prose - Corina Alexandrina Lirca

This book examines the role of civil law in determining mental capacity over a five hundred year period in England and in New Jersey. -- .Publisher...

Speaking American shows what the English language looked like from various points on the American continent at crucial points in its linguistic his...

Reducere. But in September of the same year we find a cloud on the horizon, the prelude of a coming storm. The Trade Union Congress had just been held and th...

Much has been written on dialect formation through contact between dialects of the same language, but the question of what happens when closely rel...

DescriptionThis book examines the powerful influence of civil law on understandings and responses to madness in England and in New Jersey. The infl...

'With God's help, I, Bede ... have assembled these facts about the history of the Church in Britain ... from the traditions of our forebears, and f...

DescriptionThis lively account of the making of Canadian English traces the variety's conceptual, social and linguistic developments from the twent...

This concise dictionary is intended to be helpful in the reading of archaeological books and publications, and in the writing of papers and article...

Contributor(s): Author: John Graham JonesIn the years since its original publication, John Graham Jones's The History of Wales has become the stand...

Reducere. This special re-print edition of J.W. Coopers' book "Game Fowls, their Origin and History" is a historical guide to the breeding and keeping of Gam...

Reducere. "Exemplary...Hitchings has created a fascinating, wholly readable, and gratifyingly informative book."---Financial Times (London) The English langu...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of England, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: History of England: A Capt...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of England, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: History of England: A Capt...

The complete history of the public house, from eighteenth-century coaching inns to twenty-first century wine barsIllustrations: Illustrations, blac...

Henry of Huntingdon's History is a major source for events in England and Normandy during his lifetime, including the Battle of Hastings, the reign...

Reducere. Seth Lerer tells a masterful history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. Many have written about the evolution of...

Reducere. The IRA has been a much richer, more complexly layered, and more protean organization than is frequently recognized. It is also more open to balanc...

Reducere. After 2, 000 years, his writings remain an important and relevant source for historians and Bible Scholars. Josephus - The History of the Jews Cond...

You Talkin' to Me? explores the hidden history of English in New York City - a history that encompasses social class, immigration, culture, economi...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of England, then keep reading...There are few places that entice the imagination quite like England...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of England, then keep reading...There are few places that entice the imagination quite like England...

The Old English History of the World, produced around the year 900, is an anonymous translation and adaptation of Paulus Orosius's immensely popula...

Publisher: BiblioLifeAuthor(s): Howard Seavoy LeachIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 12Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 218 x ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowl...

But the drum of the New Model Army beat ever louder and in October 1645, Oliver Cromwell rolled in the heavy guns. The Siege of Loyalty House tells...

Prize-winning British historian tells the story of the English-speaking peoples in the 20th century - 'Magnificently provoking' New Statesman

English Begins at Jamestown explores how people tell and have told the story of English, from its Indo-European origins to its present-day status a...

Reducere. DescriptionFirst published in 1202, Fibonacci's Liber abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arab...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Pierre SengesAuthor: Antonio de GuevaraTranslator: Jacob Siefring"Few or none of them heard of a book entitled Refutatio ma...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

A history of Great Britain and its former colonies and possessions, from Caesar's invasions to the beginning of the First World War.

This book, the second volume in A Linguistic History of English, describes the development of Old English from Proto-Germanic. It is an internal hi...

Reducere. "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" is considered one of the most important documents of Anglo-Saxon history. The work is chiefly co...

Richard the second son of King John was a crusader and one of the wealthiest men in Europe. He was also a constant threat to his brother, Henry III...

New paperback edition - Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation. The first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen.Publi...

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was an unmitigated disaster for the women of Iran. That fact is well known. What is less well-known and what Manda Z...

Reducere. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was an unmitigated disaster for the women of Iran. That fact is well known. What is less well-known and what Manda Z...

Reducere. Sounds Like Teen Spirit provides hundreds of pairings of songs that appear to have "borrowed" their melodies from earlier songs. Readers wil discov...

This is the first volume to capture the literary history of the English short story. Written by international experts, it seeks to overcome obstacl...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. This deluxe edition of The Art of War by Sun Tzu features both English and Chinese side by side for easy reference and bilingual support. The Art o...

A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. It covers topics that include - di...

There is evidence of the practice of Kuji for some centuries, but unfortunately we have received few historical documents with reference to all asp...

Reducere. DescriptionIn early 1969, word reached London that the little Caribbean island of Anguilla had become a hotbed of rebellion and a haven for gangste...

A lively history of flash photography from the nineteenth century to the present that covers diverse topics like race, poverty, and the paparazzi. ...

Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): Thomas CorserIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 2...

A Handbook exploring how the events of the English Revolution grew out of, and resonated, in the politics and interactions of the each of the Three...

Discover the many twists and turns through history that led to the language, accents and turns of phrase which make up modern EnglishPublisher: Amb...

A history of Great Britain and its former colonies and possessions, from Caesar's invasions to the beginning of the First World War.

"This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fin...

This clear and thought-provoking examination of the years from Queen Victoria's accession to the close of the century, pays particular attention to...

A history of chess in the English Civil Service

This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. Drawing ex...

The Cambridge History of the English Novel chronicles an ever-changing and developing body of fiction across three centuries. An interwoven narrati...

This book opens readers' eyes to something they see all the time but take for granted: street signs. It is a portrait of the signs on modern Englis...

This book opens readers' eyes to something they see all the time but take for granted: street signs. It is a portrait of the signs on modern Englis...

Sir John Hawkins was a naval commander and privateer during the Elizabethan era in the 16th century, who explored swathes of the New World amid dan...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sir Sir Winston S. ChurchillNumber of pages: 632Collection: Bloomsbury RevelationsPublication date: ...

Reducere. Bonds of Empire presents an account of slave law that is entirely new: one in which English law imbued plantation slavery with its staying power ev...