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  • Redmond Barry

    An Anglo-Irish Australian

    de Ann Galbally ...
    Sir Redmond Barry was the pre-eminent figure in Melbourne of the middle years of last century. A Supreme Court judge for thirty years, he was the founding and sustaining force behind the University of Melbourne, the Supreme Court Library, the Public Library, the National Gallery and the Museum. As social and cultural benefactor, he stands alone. Paradox pervaded his life. While seen by many as a ... Leer más

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  • Letters from Smike

    The letters of Arthur Streeton, 1890–1943

    Series Libro 78 - Untapped
    Sir Arthur Streeton, a founding member of the Heidelberg School of painters, remains one of Australia’s best known artists. He was also a prolific, engaging letter writer. This collection includes letters to fellow artists Tom Roberts, Lionel Lindsay, Frederick McCubbin, Julian Ashton, George Lambert and Sydney Ure Smith. It offers an invaluable record not only of the life and opinions of one man, ... Leer más

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  • The Restless Republic

    Britain without a Crown

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    THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEEleven years when Britain had no king.In 1649 Britain was engulfed by revolution.On a raw January afternoon, the Stuart king, Charles I, was executed for treason. Within weeks the English monarchy had been abolished and the ‘useless and dangerous’ House ... Leer más

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  • A Very Private Eye

    An Autobiography in Diaries and Letters

    de Barbara Pym ...
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  • Dark Days of Georgian Britain

    Rethinking the Regency

    de James Hobson ...
    A historian reveals the grittier side of Regency England, far from the country houses and costume balls of high society.Often upheld as a period of elegance with many achievements in the fine arts and architecture, the Regency era also encompassed a time of great social, political, and economic upheaval. In this insightful social history, the emphasis is on the lives of those not born into ... Leer más

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  • Freewheeling Through Ireland

    Enfield Pedals the West Coast

    'At one moment you seem to be in the Lake District; then you could be on the moon; then you are in a wilderness; and then beside a Norwegian fjord.' When Edward decided to cycle around Ireland, he was enchanted by prehistoric fortresses, rugged landscapes, and landladies who insisted on washing his shirts. He takes you with him on a gentle ride up the west coast, eating enormous breakfasts and ... Leer más

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  • Regency Spies

    Secret Histories of Britain's Rebels & Revolutionaries

    de Sue Wilkes ...
    Sue Wilkes reveals the shadowy world of Britain's spies, rebels and secret societies from the late 1780s until 1820. Drawing on contemporary literature and official records, Wilkes unmasks the real conspirators and tells the tragic stories of the unwitting victims sent to the gallows. In this 'age of Revolutions', when the French fought for liberty, Britain's upper classes feared revolution was ... Leer más

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  • A Great and Monstrous Thing

    London in the Eighteenth Century

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    This "magisterial history of London" explores the rapidly changing culture and commerce of the eighteenth century in "a book that hums with vitality" ( Times Literary Supplement, UK).London in the eighteenth century was a new city, risen from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1666. The century that followed was an era of vigorous expansion and rapid change as waves of people were drawn to its wealth, ... Leer más

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  • Walking The Invisible

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  • Enthusiasms

    de Mark Girouard ...
    "Charming" essays on literature and life by the British raconteur who "often finds poignancy or humor in the seemingly trivial" ( Publishers Weekly).Does a neglected masterpiece by Jane Austen enshrine her first love affair? Who was Vita Sackville West's real grandfather? What clues are there to the identity of "Walter," doyen of Victorian pornographers? When and why did P.G. Wodehouse mutate from ... Leer más

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  • Gladstone

    A Biography

    de Roy Jenkins ...
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill, a towering historical biography, available for the first time in paperback.William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent sixty-three of his eighty-nine years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. From his ... Leer más

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  • I Never Knew That About the Lake District

    Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a fascinating journey through the Lake District, that majestic landscape in Cumbria beloved of poets and tourists, hill walkers, seekers of scenic beauty and those who mess about in boats.Learn about the hidden places, the secrets and legends, wild characters and human stories that haunt England's most mountainous region - from England's wettest ... Leer más

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