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46 produkter
Scott of the Antarctic
A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South
Av David Crane
E-bok, 2012
120 kr
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David Crane has given us the definitive biography of one of Britain’s greatest heroes and explorers.`It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more…For God’s sake look after our people.’These were the final words written in Scott’s diary on 29 March 1912, as he lay dying in his tent with …
Kindness of Sisters
Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons
Av David Crane
Häftad, 2003
164 kr
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A groundbreaking work of Romantic biography; David Crane’s book is an astonishingly original examination of Byron, and a radical approach to biography.Crane focuses on the lifelong feud between Augusta – Byron’s half-sister with whom he had a passionate affair – and Annabella, his society wife. …
Witnessing Waterloo
24 Hours, 48 Lives, a World Forever Changed
Av David Crane
E-bok, 2015
102 kr
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A sweeping political, social, military and cultural overview of the United Kingdom on the eve, and then the day, of the greatest battle fought by British arms.Midnight, Sunday, 17 June 1815. There was no town in England that had not sent its soldiers, hardly a household that was not holding its …
Witnessing Waterloo
24 Hours, 48 Lives, a World Forever Changed
Av David Crane
Häftad, 2016
171 kr
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[Previously published as ‘Went The Day Well’]‘Of all the books marking the bicentenary Waterloo, this has to be the best’ Spectator‘A book to die for’ Evening StandardFrom Samuel Johnson Prize shortlisted author David Crane, this is a breathtaking portrait of the Britain that fought the battle of …
Men of War
The Changing Face of Heroism in the 19th Century Navy (Text Only)
Av David Crane
E-bok, 2012
238 kr
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Through the lives of three outstanding naval officers – each considered the most brilliant commander of his generation – David Crane offers a unique portrait of the Royal Navy at a time when it held unchallenged dominion over the world's oceans.Although all three died young, their careers covered …
Kindness of Sisters
Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons (Text Only)
Av David Crane
E-bok, 2012
94 kr
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A groundbreaking work of Romantic biography; David Crane’s book is an astonishingly original examination of Byron, and a radical approach to biography.Crane focuses on the lifelong feud between Augusta – Byron’s half-sister with whom he had a passionate affair – and Annabella, his society wife. …
Lord Byron’s Jackal
A Life of Trelawny (Text Only)
Av David Crane
E-bok, 2012
71 kr
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`There is a mad chap come here – whose name is Trelawny… He comes on the friend of Shelley, great, glowing, and rich in romance… But tell me who is this odd fish? They talk of him here as a camelion who went mad on reading Lord Byron’s `Corsair’.’ JOSEPH SEVERNDavid Crane’s brilliant first book …
Scott of the Antarctic
The Definitive Biography
Av David Crane
Häftad, 2012
195 kr
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David Crane has given us a magisterial portrait of one of Britain’s greatest heroes and explorers, acclaimed as the ‘masterpiece’ on the subject. Reissued for the 100th anniversary of Scott’s doomed expedition.‘It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more…For God’s sake look after our …
Empires of the Dead
How One Man’s Vision LED to the Creation of WWI’s War Graves
Av David Crane
Häftad, 2014
137 kr
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Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction. The extraordinary and forgotten story of the building of the World War One cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarkable man, Fabian Ware. In the wake of the First World War, Britain and her Empire faced the enormous question of how to …
Empires of the Dead
How One Man’s Vision LED to the Creation of WWI’s War Graves
Av David Crane
E-bok, 2013
88 kr
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Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; the extraordinary and forgotten story of the building of the World War One cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarkable man, Fabian Ware.Before WWI, little provision was made for the burial of the war dead. Soldiers were often …
To Fight Alongside Friends
The First World War Diaries of Charlie May
Av Gerry Harrison, David Crane
Ljudbok, 2014
202 kr
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The First World War Diaries of Manchester Pals Captain Charlie May – written and kept in secret and published now for the first time. A born storyteller, Charlie May’s vivid eye for detail and warm good humour brings his experience in the trenches (and the experience of millions of ordinary men …
Last Buccaneer
Alan Ross – Poetry, Cricket and the London Magazine
Av David Crane
Inbunden, 2027
371 kr
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Poet, writer, veteran and cricket devotee, Alan Ross’s brilliant editorship of the London Magazine kept alive a literary tradition.The life of Alan Ross throws light on the whole period in which he lived. Born in Calcutta and shaped by his experience of the Royal Navy in the Second World War, Ross …
Sheridan Studies
Häftad, 2006
785 kr
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This book is a systematic attempt to establish Sheridan as a major figure in the history of English comedy. Leading scholars address Sheridan's role not only as an outstanding playwright, but also as the manager of Drury Lane Theatre, and his subsequent career as a Member of Parliament. The essays …
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Av William Shakespeare, David Crane
Häftad, 2010
189 kr
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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen …
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Av William Shakespeare, David Crane
Inbunden, 2010
1022 kr
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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen …
Sheridan Studies
Inbunden, 1995
1872 kr
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This book is a systematic attempt to establish Sheridan as a major figure in the history of English comedy. Leading scholars address Sheridan's role not only as an outstanding playwright, but also as the manager of Drury Lane Theatre, and his subsequent career as a Member of Parliament. The essays …
Some Explicit Polaroids
Av David Crane, Seth Friedman m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
327 kr
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Musical revue Words by David Crane, Seth Friedman and Marta Kauffman. Music by William Dreskin, Joel Philip Friedman, Seth Friedman, Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz and Michael Skloff. Characters: 3 male, 3 female Unit set. This is a wonderful collection of songs about people who place lonely hearts …
Critic
Av Richard Brinsley Sheridan, David Crane
Häftad, 1989
187 kr
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The Critic was Sheridan's response to a very specific political and theatrical situation. In the summer of 1779, a Franco-Spanish invasion seemed imminent and patriotic fervour superseded party divisions and personal animosities. The Critic satirises the panic of the summer in the form of the …
Dutch Courtesan
Häftad, 1997
187 kr
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Although it was written shortly before or after Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603 and performed by the boy company at Blackfriars, this play foreshadows the light ladies and callous gallants of Restoration comedy. Passion is a scourge, love is humiliation, and friends might as well be enemies. …
Marriage A-La-Mode
Häftad, 2003
187 kr
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Dryden's audiences in 1671, both aristocratic and middle-class, would have been quick to respond to the themes of disputed royal succession, Francophilia and loyalty among subjects in his most successful tragicomedy. In the tragic plot, written in verse, young Leonidas has to struggle to assert his …
Merry Wives of Windsor
Av William Shakespeare, David Crane
E-bok, 2010
207 kr
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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen …
Merry Wives of Windsor
Av William Shakespeare, David Crane
E-bok, 2010
207 kr
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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen …
Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy
Av David Crane
Häftad, 2007
370 kr
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Marriage A-La-Mode
E-bok, 2014
197 kr
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Dryden''s audiences in 1671, both aristocratic and middle-class, would have been quick to respond to the themes of disputed royal succession, Francophilia and loyalty among subjects in his most successful tragicomedy. In the tragic plot, written in verse, young Leonidas has to struggle to assert …
Marriage A-La-Mode
E-bok, 2014
197 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Dryden''s audiences in 1671, both aristocratic and middle-class, would have been quick to respond to the themes of disputed royal succession, Francophilia and loyalty among subjects in his most successful tragicomedy. In the tragic plot, written in verse, young Leonidas has to struggle to assert …
Dutch Courtesan
E-bok, 2014
197 kr
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Although it was written shortly before or after Queen Elizabeth''s death in 1603 and performed by the boy company at Blackfriars, this play foreshadows the light ladies and callous gallants of Restoration comedy. Passion is a scourge, love is humiliation, and friends might as well be enemies. …
Dutch Courtesan
E-bok, 2014
193 kr
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Although it was written shortly before or after Queen Elizabeth''s death in 1603 and performed by the boy company at Blackfriars, this play foreshadows the light ladies and callous gallants of Restoration comedy. Passion is a scourge, love is humiliation, and friends might as well be enemies. …
Critic
Av Richard Brinsley Sheridan, David Crane
E-bok, 2014
193 kr
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The Critic was Sheridan''s response to a very specific political and theatrical situation. In the summer of 1779, a Franco-Spanish invasion seemed imminent and patriotic fervour superseded party divisions and personal animosities. The Critic satirises the panic of the summer in the form of the …
Critic
Av Richard Brinsley Sheridan, David Crane
E-bok, 2014
197 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Critic was Sheridan''s response to a very specific political and theatrical situation. In the summer of 1779, a Franco-Spanish invasion seemed imminent and patriotic fervour superseded party divisions and personal animosities. The Critic satirises the panic of the summer in the form of the …
