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Languages : en
Pages : 864
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“The” Athenaeum
Author: The Athenaeum
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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Racine County in the World War
Author: Walter L. HaightPublisher:
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Category : Racine County (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Sind Revisited
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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The English explorer and author Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) began his long and adventurous career in India, where he arrived in 1842 to join the 18th regiment of Bombay infantry as a young commissioned officer. In 1844 Burton's regiment was posted to Sind, the province located in present-day southeastern Pakistan, at that time only recently annexed by the British. Burton lived in Sind for a number of years and published three early books based on his experiences and observations: Scinde, or, The Unhappy Valley (two volumes, 1851), Sindh, and the Races that Inhabit the Valley of the Indus (1851), and Falconry in the Valley of the Indus (1852). The "unhappy valley" of the title of his first book refers to the valley of the Indus, which, along with the Indus River delta, largely defines the geography of Sind. More than two decades later, in 1875-76, Burton and his wife Isabel made a return visit to the province. Sind Revisited, published in London in 1877, is a result of this later journey. The book contains Burton's observations on the cities of Karachi and Hyderabad; the state of the Anglo-Indian army; relations among Muslims and Hindus and, in particular, the relentless pressure on the Hindus to convert to Islam; Sindi men and women; the Indus Valley Railway; and many other topics. Throughout, Burton uses the literary device of a fictitious traveling companion, "Mr. John Bull," to whom he addresses comments and asides. He also includes translations of poems and summaries of colorful local tales and legends, for example, that of "the seven headless prophets." In concluding remarks, Burton judges British rule to have had a positive influence, by bringing improvements in health and access to education for the Sindi people. The book is indexed but has no maps or illustrations.
A History of the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Author: Algernon GravesPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 483
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Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings
Author: John Denison ChamplinPublisher:
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Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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500 Years of New Words
Author: Bill SherkPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1550025252
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
If you ever use words and find yourself wondering where they came from, who wrote them first, and why they became necessary, then you will savour 500 Years of New Words, a new volume that takes you on an exciting journey through the English language from the days before Shakespeare to the first decade of the twenty-first century. The entries are arranged not alphabetically but in chronological order based on the earliest known year that each word was printed or written down.
The Ampleforth Journal
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Category : Benedictine movement (Anglican Communion)
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Bi-centennial History of Albany
Author: George Rogers HowellPublisher:
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Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Author: John Taylor