Описание: "Gareth Russell has chosen a handful of passengers on the doomed liner and by training a spotlight on every detail of their lives, he has given us a meticulous, sensitive, and at times harsh picture of the early 20th century in Britain and America. A marvelous piece of work." --Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton AbbeyA riveting account of the Titanic disaster and the unraveling of the gilded Edwardian society that had created it. In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxury--first class passage on "the ship of dreams," the RMS Titanic Lucy Leslie, Countess of Rothes; son of the British Empire, Tommy Andrews; American captain of industry John Thayer and his son Jack; Jewish-American immigrant Ida Straus; and American model and movie star Dorothy Gibson. Within a week of setting sail, they were all caught up in the horrifying disaster of the Titanic's sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century. Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic's voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era. Writing in his elegant signature prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history. Through their intertwining lives, he examines social, technological, political, and economic forces such as the nuances of the British class system, the explosion of competition in the shipping trade, the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and the Jewish-American immigrant experience while also recounting their intimate stories of bravery, tragedy, and selflessness. Masterful in its superb grasp of the forces of history, gripping in its moment-by-moment account of the sinking, revelatory in discounting long-held myths, and lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this absorbing, accessible, and authoritative account of the Titanic's life and death is destined to become the definitive book on the subject.
Автор: Russell Gareth Название: Young and Damned and Fair ISBN: 0008128286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008128289 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1330 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: `A stunning reappraisal of Henry VIII`s fifth wife ... Gareth Russell`s book is scholarly yet highly readable ... basing his account on exhaustive research into her household, he provides a portrayal that is fresh and compelling. It is a stunning achievement` Tracy Borman, Sunday Times
Автор: Roberts, Gareth Dorney, John Davies, Russell T. Название: Fourth doctor: the well-mannered war & damaged goods ISBN: 1781784418 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781781784419 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 6404 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: A set in luxury packaging collecting these two Doctor Who novel adaptions with a fifth disc of exclusive content: Doctor Who: The Well-Mannered War by Gareth Roberts (adapted by John Dorney). Doctor Who: Damaged Goods by Russell T Davies (adapted by Jonathan Morris).
Описание: Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretation of the tragic life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, breaks new ground in our understanding of the very young woman who became queen at a time of unprecedented social and political tension and whose terrible errors in judgment quickly led her to the executioner s block. On the morning of July 28, 1540, as King Henry s VIII s former confidante Thomas Cromwell was being led to his execution, a teenager named Catherine Howard began her reign as queen of a country simmering with rebellion and terrifying uncertainty. Sixteen months later, the king s fifth wife would follow her cousin Anne Boleyn to the scaffold, having been convicted of adultery and high treason. The broad outlines of Catherine s career might be familiar, but her story up until now has been incomplete. Unlike previous accounts of her life, which portray her as a naive victim of an ambitious family, this compelling and authoritative biography will shed new light on Catherine Howard s rise and downfall by reexamining her motives and showing her in her context, a milieu that goes beyond her family and the influential men of the court to include the aristocrats and, most critically, the servants who surrounded her and who, in the end, conspired against her. By illuminating Catherine's entwined upstairs/downstairs worlds as well as societal tensions beyond the palace walls, the author offers a fascinating portrayal of court life in the sixteenth century and a fresh analysis of the forces beyond Catherine s control that led to her execution from diplomatic pressure and international politics to the long-festering resentments against the queen s household at court. Including a forgotten text of Catherine s confession in her own words, color illustrations, family tree, map, and extensive notes, "Young and Damned and Fair" changes our understanding of one of history s most famous women while telling the compelling and very human story of complex individuals attempting to survive in a dangerous age."
Автор: Russell Gareth Название: Emperors ISBN: 1445650509 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781445650500 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2035 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: The fascinating story of the Austrian, German and Russian imperial families during the four years of the First World War and the political and personal struggles that brought about their ruin
Автор: Russell, Gareth Название: Darksome bounds of a failing world ISBN: 0008296782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008296780 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1814 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell utilises the sinking of the Titanic , the ship of dreams, as a prism through which to look at the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift of modernity the 1910s have come to mark in the West.
Автор: Russell Gareth Название: Darksome Bounds of a Failing World ISBN: 0008263205 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008263201 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1209 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When the ship of dreams sank, so did the Edwardian era. In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell considers the real story of the Titanic, and the seismic shift of modernity the 1910s have come to mark in the West.
In this original and meticulously researched narrative history, the author of the "stunning" (The Sunday Times) Young and Damned and Fair uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Anglo-American world.
In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxury--first class passage on "the ship of dreams," the RMS Titanic: Lucy Leslie, Countess of Rothes; son of the British Empire, Tommy Andrews; American captain of industry John Thayer and his son Jack; Jewish-American immigrant Ida Straus; and American model and movie star Dorothy Gibson. Within a week of setting sail, they were all caught up in the horrifying disaster of the Titanic's sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century. Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic's voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era.
Writing in his elegant signature prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history. Through their intertwining lives, he examines social, technological, political, and economic forces such as the nuances of the British class system, the explosion of competition in the shipping trade, the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and the Jewish-American immigrant experience while also recounting their intimate stories of bravery, tragedy, and selflessness.
Masterful in its superb grasp of the forces of history, gripping in its moment-by-moment account of the sinking, and revelatory in discounting long-held myths, this absorbing, accessible, and authoritative account of the Titanic's life and death is destined to become the definitive book on the subject.
Автор: Russell, Gareth Название: The Immaculate Deception ISBN: 0141334541 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141334547 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Цена: 646 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Russell, Gareth Название: Popular ISBN: 0141334533 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141334530 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 646 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is a fabulously witty and entertaining teen read, perfect for fans of "Gossip Girl" and "The Gallagher Girls". Meredith Harper is rich, popular, manipulative and almost unnaturally beautiful. At the age of sixteen, she's already a social legend.
Imogen Dawson, beautiful and sexy-chic, she's Meredith's best friend and a total bombshell. And doesn't she just know it. Then there's ...Kerry Davison, daddy's little princess with a passion for pink and a penchant for Fabulous Induced Breakdowns.
Now meet Cameron Matthews, six-feet tall, blue-eyed and the most popular guy in school. Together they're unfathomably gorgeous and like, totally beau. But under the glamorous surface of parties and spa-days is a wealth of comforting lies and convenient silences, bitching, break-ups and scandal.
Let the games begin...
Автор: Russell Gareth Название: Darksome Bounds of a Failing World ISBN: 0008263167 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008263164 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 3145 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell utilises the sinking of the Titanic , the ship of dreams, as a prism through which to look at the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift of modernity the 1910s have come to mark in the West.
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