Author: Ann BridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Peking Picnic
Author: Ann BridgeLady Glenconner's Picnic Papers
Author: Anne GlenconnerPublisher: Bedford Square Publishers
ISBN: 183501240X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
From the peaks of the Himalayas to the historic grounds of Hampton Court, there's always a perfect spot for a picnic! Anne Glenconner invites both old friends and new acquaintances to join her in The Picnic Papers. Featuring contributions from Bryan Adams, Graham Norton, Lorraine, Rupert Everett, Tina Brown, Freya Stark and many more, they explore the curious British obsession with dining alfresco, despite our famously unpredictable weather. Picnics, it turns out, spark strong opinions. HRH Princess Margaret insisted on having hers at a proper table, while the indefatigable John Julius Norwich enjoyed 147 picnics over seven weeks in the Sahara. In stark contrast, writer James Lees-Milne simply loathed them. Brimming with extraordinary tales and a few nostalgic recipes (though this is not a recipe book!) Lady Glenconner's The Picnic Papers is an invitation to a delightful feast of memories and culinary delights.
From War to Nationalism
Author: Arthur WaldronPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521523325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book investigates the 'warlord' period in China, focusing on the pivotal year 1924.
The Book World
Author: Nicola Louise WilsonPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004315888
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
British literature underwent profound changes in the period 1900-1940. What role did audiences and channels of book distribution play in this? In this wide-ranging collection, the influence of publishers, distributors, librarians and readers come to the foreground to open up new perspectives on literature and print culture. Rooted in original archival research, chapters include studies of the engagement of canonical writers and bestsellers with the literary marketplace; the influence of international and mobile audiences; publishing practices involving genre, promotion, and censorship; and the significance of spaces of reading including bookshops, circulating libraries and on-board passenger ships. Through a series of detailed case-studies that focus on under-explored aspects of distribution and readership, the contributors open up new perspectives on literature and the British book trade.
Bulletin
Author: Massachusetts Library ClubPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006
Author: Kaiser KuoPublisher: True Run Media
ISBN: 9780977333400
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
In My Time
Author: Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412826075
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In My Time is a vivid account of the fascinating life of Robert Strausz-Hupé, who served American presidents for twenty years in a variety of diplomatic posts. It is a life filled with both excitement and tragedy. In this autobiography, Strausz-Hupé covers a wide range of topics, including his youth in Vienna, his familial background, and his schooling. The author also discusses his emigration to the United States, describing his initial impressions of the country as well as how he viewed the changes that were occurring in American society and culture. Strausz-Hupé has written a poignant introduction for the republication of this volume. He explains how he reaches out to history for an explanation of who he is as an individual. Just as entire nations should learn from history, so should individuals, as Strausz-Hupé has attempted to do in his autobiography. Robert Strausz-Hupé is one of those increasingly rare, universally educated men whose minds conform only to their own beliefs and findings. His views of events such as the rise of German Nazism, or Chinese Communism, or the world of the theater in Europe between the two world wars are always fresh, exciting, and informed. In My Time will be enjoyed by all who read it, especially historians, political theorists, and policymakers.
A Dance with the Dragon
Author: Julia BoydPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 085773184X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
With its fossil hunters and philosophers, diplomats, dropouts, writers and explorers, missionaries and refugees, Peking's foreign community in the early 20th century was as exotic as the city itself. Always a magnet for larger than life individuals, Peking attracted characters as diverse as Reginald Johnston (tutor to the last emperor), Bertrand Russell, Pierre Loti, Rabrindranath Tagore, Sven Hedin, Peter Fleming, Wallis Simpson and Cecil Lewis. The last great capital to remain untouched by the modern world, Peking both entranced and horrified its foreign residents. Ignoring the poverty outside their gates, they danced, played and squabbled among themselves, oblivious to the great political events that were to shape modern China unfolding around them. This is a dazzling portrait of an eclectic foreign community and of China itself.
Literature and the International Mind
Author: Florence Elberta BarnesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : International cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Search for a Vanishing Beijing
Author: M.A. AldrichPublisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789622097773
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"The Search for a Vanishing Beijing weaves the genres of travel essays and travel guides into a comprehensive narrative about the cultural mosaic of the capital of China.