Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The English Historical Review
Author: The Story of Britain
Author: Roy StrongPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1474607071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
'A triumph' INDEPENDENT 'A thought-provoking and indispensable book' DAILY MAIL 'An instant classic ... I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight' EVENING STANDARD Roy Strong has written an exemplary introduction to the history of Britain, as first designated by the Romans. It is a brilliant and balanced account of successive ages bound together by a compelling narrative which answers the questions: 'Where do we come from?' and 'Where are we going?' Beginning with the earliest recorded Celtic times, and ending with the present day of Brexit Britain, it is a remarkable achievement. With his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, he is the ideal narrator. His book should be read by anyone, anywhere, who cares about Britain's national past, national identity and national prospects.
The English Historical Review
Author: Mandell CreightonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 870
Book Description
An Outline of English History for Use in High Schools and Colleges
Author: Norman Maclaren TrenholmePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Politeness in the History of English
Author: Andreas H. JuckerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108499627
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
From the Middle Ages up to the present day, this book traces politeness in the history of the English language.
University Life in Ancient Athens. Epochs of Ancient History. A Series of Books Narrating the History of Greece and Rome, anf of Their Relations to Other Countries at Successive Epochs
Author: William Wolfe CapesPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385548853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
English Literature in Context
Author: Paul PoplawskiPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107141672
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
From Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, this undergraduate textbook covers the social and historical contexts of the whole of the English literature.
The Epochs of Nature
Author: Georges-Louis LeclercPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022639557X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Georges-Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffon's The Epochs of Nature, originally published as Les Époques de la Nature in 1778, is one of the first great popular science books, a work of style and insight that was devoured by Catherine the Great of Russia and influenced Humboldt, Darwin, Lyell, Vernadsky, and many other renowned scientists. It is the first geological history of the world, stretching from the Earth’s origins to its foreseen end, and though Buffon was limited by the scientific knowledge of his era—the substance of the Earth was not, as he asserts, dragged out of the sun by a giant comet, nor is the sun’s heat generated by tidal forces—many of his deductions appear today as startling insights. And yet, The Epochs of Nature has never before been available in its entirety in English—until now. In seven epochs, Buffon reveals the main features of an evolving Earth, from its hard rock substrate to the sedimentary layers on top, from the minerals and fossils found within these layers to volcanoes, earthquakes, and rises and falls in sea level—and he even touches on age-old mysteries like why the sun shines. In one of many moments of striking scientific prescience, Buffon details evidence for species extinction a generation before Cuvier’s more famous assertion of the phenomenon. His seventh and final epoch does nothing less than offer the first geological glimpse of the idea that humans are altering the very foundations of the Earth—an idea of remarkable resonance as we debate the designation of another epoch: the Anthropocene. Also featuring Buffon’s extensive “Notes Justificatives,” in which he offers further evidence to support his assertions (and discusses vanished monstrous North American beasts—what we know as mastodons—as well as the potential existence of human giants), plus an enlightening introduction by editor and translator Jan Zalasiewicz and historians of science Sverker Sörlin, Libby Robin, and Jacques Grinevald, this extraordinary new translation revives Buffon’s quite literally groundbreaking work for a new age.
History of England from the Accession of James I. To the Outbreak of the Civil War 1603-1642
Author: Samuel Rawson GardinerPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385313759
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
English Literature
Author: William J. LongPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
"English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World" by William J. Long resents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era. It's a useful and interesting guide for students as well as teachers of English literature, specially European and American, despite over a hundred years passing since the time of its first publication.