Описание: This book takes the form of letters written to his brother by an anonymous officer on Edward Parry`s 1819-20 Arctic voyage. It was brought out in 1821 by the enterprising publisher Richard Phillips, and is full of striking details, such as a verse description of the aurora borealis.
Автор: Broughton Название: Letters Written in a Mahratta Camp During the Year 1809 ISBN: 1108190383 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108190381 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5386.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1813, this book reproduces the letters written by an army officer to his brother in the year 1808. Broughton`s aim in producing this book was to provide an English audience with an accurate description of `the character, manners, domestic habits and religious ceremonies of the Mahrattas`.
Автор: Tsien TH Название: Written on Bamboo and Silk ISBN: 0226814165 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226814162 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This study traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. In this revised edition Edward L.Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction.
Описание: Sarah Bernhardt, London, his own acting--Edwin Booth commented on these and hundreds of other subjects in letters to William Winter, friend of twenty years and drama critic for the New York Tribune. Since he wrote neither autobiography nor diary, the letters constitute the fullest and most detailed record of Booth`s career between 1869 and 1890, an
Автор: Thomas Название: Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor ISBN: 1108026915 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108026918 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This 1891 memoir describes the fascinating life and work of the metallurgist and inventor Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850-1885), famed for pioneering the method of eliminating phosphorus from pig iron, and thus improving the quality of steel. It covers Thomas` education, career, travels and achievements, and his early death.
Автор: Bayne Название: The Life and Letters of Hugh Miller ISBN: 1108072380 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108072380 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Life and Letters of Hugh Miller (1871) tells the fascinating story a Victorian geologist whose life was marked by a passionate commitment to both science and religion and the attempt to reconcile the two. Volume 2 covers Miller`s intellectual life; publications; his marriage and children; and his tragic death.
Автор: Pinney Название: The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay ISBN: 0521089026 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521089029 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8078.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The last four years of Macaulay`s life, documented in this final volume of the Letters, began as an agreeable coda to the rest. He had come to terms with his invalid state, and took great satisfaction in the achievement that he had already realised.
Описание: First published between 1844 and 1846, this seven-volume collection of letters documents the celebrated naval career of Lord Nelson in his own words. Volume 5 covers Nelson`s career from 1802 to 1804, during which, after the Peace of Amiens, Nelson enjoyed nineteen months` leave from the navy.
Автор: Pearson Название: The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton ISBN: 1108072437 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108072434 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5386.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Written by his colleague Karl Pearson, this four-part biography of eugenicist Sir Francis Galton presents a detailed account of the life of the controversial scientist. First published in 1930, this second part of Volume 3 includes records of Galton`s travels and occupations, and recollections of friends and family.
Автор: Jameson Название: Letters from the Havana, During the Year 1820 ISBN: 1108024408 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024402 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Robert Francis Jameson was the British Commissioner of Arbitration stationed in Cuba between 1819 and 1823. This volume, first published in 1821, contains his observations on Cuban society, and provides a valuable picture of an economy totally dependent on slave labour at a time when abolition had already begun.
Автор: Howe Название: The Pollock–Holmes Letters ISBN: 1107512069 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107512061 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is the first in a two-volume set containing the trans-Atlantic correspondence between the celebrated jurists Sir Frederick Pollock and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Volume one contains the letters dated between 1874 and 1918 and includes their discussion of topics such as the American Civil War and World War One.
Автор: MacAulay Название: The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay ISBN: 0521088984 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521088985 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6810.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume begins with Macaulay preparing to sail for India as a member of the supreme Council, covers his Indian career, his return to England, renewed election to Parliament and appointment to the Whig Cabinet; it ends with the defeat of Melbourne`s ministry.
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