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  • The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire

    by Edward Legge ...
    "The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire" by Edward Legge is a compelling exploration of the complex social and political landscape during the Second French Empire. Legge delves into the duality of the era, highlighting the juxtaposition of grandeur and despair that characterized the period. Through vivid narratives and insightful analysis, he captures the essence of a society caught between ... Read more

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  • The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire

    Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period

    by Edward Legge ...
    In "The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire," Edward Legge offers a profound exploration of the political and social intricacies of France during the Second Empire (1852'Äì1870). Utilizing a blend of vivid narrative and incisive commentary, Legge weaves together the contrasting themes of optimism and despair that characterized this era. The book's literary style oscillates between satire and ... Read more

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  • The Synge Letters

    Bishop Edward Synge to His Daughter Alicia, Roscommon-Dublin, 1746-52

    by Edward Synge ...
    Edward Synge wrote 221 letters to Alicia, his daughter, betweeen May and October of 1746 to 1752. He was an adoring though not uncritical father, advising, gossiping and instructing her from his country estate. Synge was a wealthy man and Alicia a considerable heiress; his concern about her need to marry well and her motherless condition is a running, if tacit, theme of the letters.While writing ... Read more

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  • New Limits on European Agriculture

    Politics and the Common Agricultural Policy

    by François Duchêne, Edward Szczepanik, Wilfrid Legg ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Agribusiness and Land Use
    Until about 1970, Western Europe was regarded as the great food-importing region of the world. Over the next 15 years it also became a major food exporter. This study, originally published in 1985, analyses the expansionary policies of individual nations, as well as those of the Community itself, which have helped produce this momentous reversal of Western Europe’s traditional role. The phenomenon ... Read more

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  • The Synge Letters

    Bishop Edward Synge to His Daughter Alicia, Roscommon-Dublin, 1746-52

    by Edward Synge ...
    Edward Synge wrote 221 letters to Alicia, his daughter, betweeen May and October of 1746 to 1752. He was an adoring though not uncritical father, advising, gossiping and instructing her from his country estate. Synge was a wealthy man and Alicia a considerable heiress; his concern about her need to marry well and her motherless condition is a running, if tacit, theme of the letters.While writing ... Read more

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  • Jane Austen's England

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  • The Escape from Elba

    The Fall & Flight of Napoleon, 1814–1815

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