Letters on England

Soldier and Dramatist tells the story of LCpl Harold Chapin, a US born actor, author and playwright who volunteered for the British Army in 1914. O...

Nine Love Letters is a poignant and tender novel about the enduring power of love across generations, based on real events. The Weisz and Haroun fa...

In the first half of the nineteenth century, rural New England society underwent a radical transformation as the traditional household economy gave...

This is the first edition of the correspondence of Philip Quaque, a prolific writer of African descent whose letters provide a unique perspective o...

Reducere. In Brethren by Nature, Margaret Ellen Newell reveals a little-known aspect of American history: English colonists in New England enslaved thousands...

Runes are quite frequently mentioned in modern writings, usually imprecisely as a source of mystic knowledge, power or insight. This book sets the ...

Reducere. The first extensive collection of letters written by war hero and travel writing legend Patrick Leigh Fermor. The letters in this volume span seven...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: H. P. LovecraftAuthor: Robert E. HowardEditor: S. T. JoshiH. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard are two of the titans of wei...

Reducere. DescriptionWilliam Temple was one of the towering figures in the Church of England in the twentieth century. As Archbishop of Canterbury he guided ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the entire career of one of Britain's greatest men of letters. It sets in ...

Reducere. An introduction to Early Modern English, this book helps students of English and linguistics to place the language of the period 1500-1700 in its h...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Laura Di PiazzaLearn or improve your pointed pen calligraphy with this easy-to-use workbook. This workbook is a great way t...

Reducere. On July 19, 2001, following a conviction for perjury, international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in prison. Prison...

Reducere. On July 17th 1939, Eileen Alexander, a bright young woman recently graduated from Girton College, Cambridge, begins a brilliant correspondence with...

Now in paperback, a literary time machine that takes readers into the sights, smells, and tastes of the fourteenth century--a book that is revoluti...

DescriptionDuring the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the whaling industry in New England sent hundreds of ships and thousands of men to dista...

Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightenment. His controversial pronouncements on po...

Reducere. Michael Robertson has delighted mystery readers and Sherlock Holmes aficionados everywhere with his charming and innovative Baker Street mystery se...

Reducere. "Written with brio, warmth, and historical understanding, this is the best biography of one of the most attractive inhabitants of Victorian England...

To which are added, several tours in Hungary, in 1799 and 1800: in a series of letters to his sister in England. Pages 27-28 is missing. This book,...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author comes an enthralling historical story inspired by true events - a brilliant, lonely young man and the or...

After 50 years of keeping the tormenting memories of the Vietnam War at bay, Robert W. Smith unveils the horrific experiences he lives with daily. ...

Reducere. Description"A delightful romp...The last third of the novel is one of the finest, scariest sequences in current crime fiction... For anglophiles, c...

Kristen Richardson traces the social seasons of debutantes on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing their stories in their own words, through diaries...

Reducere. In 1527 England was in the throes of violent political upheaval as Henry VIII severed all links with Rome. His daughter, Queen Mary, was even more ...

Reducere. No one who knew John Newton as a young lad would ever have dreamed that this teenage rebel, profane sailor, naval deserter and slave-trader would o...

DescriptionA gripping book club novel about forbidden love, friendship and family secrets in a time of war. Perfect for fans of The Letter by Kathr...

Reducere. Don't Go Chasing After Waterfalls is a murder mystery set in Victorian-time England. Daisy Magee is the first of her kind, a woman who has become a...

Reducere. H. P. Lovecraft was one of the most well-read authors of his time, and his personal library constitutes an intimate glimpse into his mind and imagi...

Reducere. It's spring in England, and location scout Kate Sharp has returned to the quaint village of Nether Woodsmoor with its lush gardens, budding hedgero...

Reducere. The Wars of the Roses tore England asunder. Over the course of thirty years, four kings lost their thrones, countless men lost their lives on the b...

Reducere. National Jewish Book Awards WinnerIn 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army, was wrongfully convicted of being a spy for Germany...

DescriptionSybil Andrews was one of Canada's most prominent artists working throughout the late twentieth century. From a cottage by the sea in Cam...

The history inscribed in New England's meetinghouses waits to be told. There, colonists gathered for required worship on the Sabbath, for town meet...

Reducere. Young girl's panties started to go missing; sexual assaults began to occur, and then female bodies were found Soon this quiet town of Tweed, Ontari...

Reducere. This book teaches history to children following the traditional, story-based method based on tales of heroes and kings. You will find here no moder...

Reducere. DescriptionGilbert Valentine is a recently retired Professor of Leadership and Administration at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. He ...

Reducere. Can a blind couple raise four children on a ranch? Author Susan Vreelend met such a family in 1983 and felt compelled to share their lives. What Lo...

DescriptionAn English cottage to die for . . .It's spring in England, and location scout Kate Sharp has returned to the quaint village of Nether Wo...

Reducere. The hero of John Wain's classic novel is Charles Lumley, a young man fresh out of university and wondering what to do with the rest of his life. Fe...

Reducere. Are you planning a visit to Germany soon?Do you have a curious explorer at home, or do you just want your kid to know more about different cultures...

Reducere. Includes the complete texts of Common Sense; Rights of Man, Part the Second; The Age of Reason (part one); Four Letters on Interesting Subjects, pu...

Reducere. DescriptionDear Glory, Loneliness is built into the fabric of this war, isn't it? I say a little prayer before I stick my hand in the mailbox. The ...

Reducere. In 1739, Major George Lucas moved from Antigua to Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and two daughters. Soon after their arrival, England de...

Reducere. Young girl's panties started to go missing; sexual assaults began to occur, and then female bodies were found Soon this quiet town of Tweed, Ontari...

Reducere. W. Deloss love's biography of Samson Occom is a work of in time. Long out of print, this classic account reveals one of the most unusual actors to ...

Reducere. Using updated scholarship and never before published primary research, this new biography peels away the myths surrounding Emily Dickinson and take...

Reducere. In August of 1942, Great Britain faced a desperate situation. German bombers hammered the nation's industrial cities and towns daily, and the toll ...

Reducere. DescriptionVoltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) was born into a wealthy Parisian family in 1694. His intellectual powers made him a justly influential ...

In this fascinating new exploration of Samuel Beckett's work, Pascale Casanova argues that Beckett's reputation rests on a pervasive misreading of ...

Reducere. DescriptionEditorial Reviews From Booklist Called to active duty late in 1943, University of California-San Francisco surgical resident Kerner went...

This volume presents three of Jane Austen's smaller works, treating readers to the author's timeless observations on life and love in nineteenth-ce...

Reducere. The Coquette (1797) is a novel by American author Hannah Webster Foster. Published anonymously, The Coquette was one of eighteenth-century America'...

"McDowall masterfully plants ideas that grow until they explode into extraordinary shapes. Filthy humour breaks down into a cracked algorithm of le...

In Dianne Freeman's lighthearted mystery series set in Victorian England, the American-born Countess of Harleigh uncovers more deadly intrigue amon...

He is one of the most reviled English kings in history. He drove his kingdom to the brink of civil war a dozen times in less than twenty years. He ...

Reducere. DescriptionI have sat and listened to too manywords of the collaborating muse, and plotted perhaps too freely with my life, not avoiding injury to ...

Reducere. St. Thomas More, by E.E. Reynolds, is a complete life of the saint based on primary source accounts, state papers and contemporary registers. Reyno...

Reducere. St. Thomas More, by E.E. Reynolds, is a complete life of the saint based on primary source accounts, state papers and contemporary registers. Reyno...

Reducere. Essays, journalism and essays by the brilliant, indispensable George Orwell from 1940 to 1943. Even many decades after his death, the more we read ...