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Kilvert's World of Wonders

Author : John Toman
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
ISBN 13 : 0718841778
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Kilvert's World of Wonders written by John Toman and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kilvert's World of Wonders takes a fresh look at the Victorian era, one that does not turn away from the smoke stacks and crowded streets of popular imagining, but which sees them from the distance of the rural countryside. Though a countryman and lover of country ways, here the well know diarist is shown to be deeply stirred by what he saw as a society being changed and improved by science, technology, and by the liberal, enlightened ideas that were starting to circulate. The social changes seen by Kilvert resonated with the vision of progress that was imbued in him by his Victorian upbringing, and as a result his diaries can be seen as a response to these changes and not, as previous Kilvert scholarship suggests, as a simple record of country life. Toman's new work goes beyond the biographical and social realities of Kilvert's family by comparing them to almost twenty other middle-class families in order to show common factors in the familial experience of a rapidly changing society. At the heart of this re-evaluation of Kilvert's life and times is the theme of Wonder, various aspects of which are explored throughout. Away from the rapidly growing urban centres the effects of industrialisation are seen in a surprisingly positive light by Francis Kilvert, a fervent Christian coming to terms with the encroachments that science, scepticism and secularism were making upon religious faith and yet seeing all around him a 'world of wonders'.

George and Emily Eden

Author : Brigid Allen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0718897455
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book George and Emily Eden written by Brigid Allen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George and Emily Eden were a devoted sibling pair. Both unmarried, they were accepted as a mildly unconventional couple by friends in the dynastically conscious governing class. George (1784-1849) entered politics as a Whig to replace his elder brother, who had been groomed for success but drowned in the Thames off Westminster one January night in 1810. Four years later George inherited his father’s peerage as 2nd Baron Auckland. In 1835 he was appointed Governor-General of India, and Emily (1797-1869), although reluctant to leave her close friend, the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, went with him. A witty and perceptive writer, who later published a distinctively voiced pair of novels, Emily chronicled the Indian period, as she did her entire adult life, in letters. Allen traces the development of her closeness to George, their interlocking private and public lives and the events that impacted on them, including the Afghan disaster of January 1842 and the mixture of blame and forbearance that George attracted at home. A poignant coda describes Emily’s final twenty years as Victorian invalid, author, and observer of the political scene.

Kilvert's Diary

Author : Francis Kilvert
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1784875716
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Kilvert's Diary written by Francis Kilvert and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few have written more beautifully about the British countryside than Francis Kilvert. A country clergyman born in 1840, Kilvert spent much of his time visiting parishioners, walking the lanes and fields of Herefordshire and writing in his diary. Full of passionate delight in the natural world and the glory of the changing seasons, his diaries are as generous, spontaneous and vivacious as Kilvert himself. He is an irresistible companion. This new edition of William Plomer’s original selection contains new archival material as well as a fascinating introduction illuminating Kilvert’s world and the history of the diaries. ‘One of the best books in English’ Sunday Times 'Kilvert has touched and delighted (and mildly shocked) readers of his diaries ever since they were first published. New readers are in for a treat' Alan Bennett

Kilvert's Diary

Author : Robert Francis Kilvert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Kilvert's Diary written by Robert Francis Kilvert and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kilvert's diary

Author : Kilvert's diary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kilvert's diary written by Kilvert's diary and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kilvert's Diary

Author : Francis Kilvert
Publisher : Arrow
ISBN 13 : 9780099528753
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Kilvert's Diary written by Francis Kilvert and published by Arrow. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Kilvert was an country clergyman who lived from 1840 to 1879, and these are his diaries- gossipy, sweet-natured, generous, curious, and full of an abiding wonder and delight in the natural world and the beauties of the changing seasons. The worthy heir to Pepys and Dorothy Wordsworth, Kilvert is an irresistible companion.

Kilvert the Victorian

Author : Robert Francis Kilvert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Kilvert the Victorian written by Robert Francis Kilvert and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

After Kilvert

Author : A. Laurence Le Quesne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book After Kilvert written by A. Laurence Le Quesne and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kilvert's Diary, 1870-1879

Author : Robert Francis Kilvert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Kilvert's Diary, 1870-1879 written by Robert Francis Kilvert and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kilvert's Diary: 14 May 1874-18 March 1879

Author : Robert Francis Kilvert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Kilvert's Diary: 14 May 1874-18 March 1879 written by Robert Francis Kilvert and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World

Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500775435
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World written by Philip Matyszak and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of forty forgotten ancient civilizations which highlights the important contributions that each has made to modern society. The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. While several of these are well known, for all those that have been recorded, many have been unjustly forgotten. Our history is overflowing with different cultures that have all evolved over time, sometimes dissolving or reforming, though ultimately shaping the way we continue to live. But for every culture that has been remembered, what have we forgotten? This thorough guide explores those civilizations that have faded from the pages of our textbooks but played a significant role in the development of modern society. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World covers the Hyksos to the Hephthalites and everyone in between, providing a unique overview of humanity’s history from approximately 3000 BCE–550 CE. A wide range of illustrated artifacts and artworks, as well as specially drawn maps, help to tell the stories of forty lost peoples and allow readers to take a direct look into the past. Each entry exposes a diverse culture, highlighting their important contributions and committing their achievements to paper. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World is an immersive, thought-provoking, and entertaining book for anyone interested in ancient history.

Cloud Atlas

Author : David Mitchell
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307373576
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Cloud Atlas written by David Mitchell and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks | Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in twenty-first-century fiction, David Mitchell combines flat-out adventure, a Nabokovian love of puzzles, a keen eye for character, and a taste for mind-bending, philosophical and scientific speculation in the tradition of Umberto Eco, Haruki Murakami, and Philip K. Dick. The result is brilliantly original fiction as profound as it is playful. In this groundbreaking novel, an influential favorite among a new generation of writers, Mitchell explores with daring artistry fundamental questions of reality and identity. Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. . . . Abruptly, the action jumps to Belgium in 1931, where Robert Frobisher, a disinherited bisexual composer, contrives his way into the household of an infirm maestro who has a beguiling wife and a nubile daughter. . . . From there we jump to the West Coast in the 1970s and a troubled reporter named Luisa Rey, who stumbles upon a web of corporate greed and murder that threatens to claim her life. . . . And onward, with dazzling virtuosity, to an inglorious present-day England; to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok; and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history. But the story doesn’t end even there. The narrative then boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky. As wild as a videogame, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.

The Treasures of Tutankhamun

Author : Jaromír Málek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780233003481
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Treasures of Tutankhamun written by Jaromír Málek and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explaining Tutankhamun's background and the role of the Pharaoh, this book shows how Egypt became a source of fascination for those in the West. It aims to bring to life the excitement and wonderment that Carter and Carnarvon must have felt upon opening the tomb.

Imperial China

Author : DK
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0744020476
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Imperial China written by DK and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the long and rich history of China's great dynasties. From the clans and legends of prehistory to the last Qing emperor, this book brings China's imperial history to life through its pivotal events, political forces, and powerful people, in a stunning collaboration between British and Chinese publishing houses. Covering more than 5,000 years of history and featuring images of artifacts not previously seen outside of China, this definitive visual guide will captivate readers with the key events that shaped Chinese history and laid the foundations of the modern nation. Starting with prehistory and early humans, Imperial China sets the scene for the arrival of China's first dynasty and reveals how the warring states of early China gave birth to the emperor-led dynasties - and China's long imperial age. With illuminating features on important historical figures, cultural achievements, and philosophy - such as the rise of Confucianism and the silk and tea trades - Imperial China explores how the Chinese empire flourished and declined over the course of two millennia - from the unifying "first emperor" of the Qin and the golden ages of Tang and Song, to the final fall of the Manchu Qing dynasty. With stunning photography of art and artifacts to bring key events to life, this exquisite and comprehensive history is ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about China's extraordinary heritage.

The Kite Book

Author : Benjamin Sayre Cory Kilvert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kite Book written by Benjamin Sayre Cory Kilvert and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wally Wimple went a-kiting, In the simple sort delighting, Kite as big again as Walter, Never once did Walter falter. Till a sudden gust of weather Lifted Wally off the heather, Though to keep his feet a-fighting, Wally Wimple went a-kiting." And so Wally goes flying through the air, knocking the old professor into the pond, the hornets' nest out of the tree, and the laundry off the line.

Cion

Author : Zakes Mda
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 142993364X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Cion written by Zakes Mda and published by Picador. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Picador Paperback Original The hero of Zakes Mda's beloved Ways of Dying, Toloki, sets down with a family in Middle America and uncovers the story of the runaway slaves who were their ancestors. Toloki, the professional mourner, has come to live in America. Lured to Athens, Ohio, by an academic at the local university, Toloki makes friends with an angry young man he meets at a Halloween parade and soon falls in love with the young man's sister. Toloki endears himself to a local quilting group and his quilting provides a portal to the past, a story of two escaped slaves seeking freedom in Ohio. Making their way north from Virginia with nothing but their mother's quilts for a map, the boys hope to find a promised land where blacks can live as free men. Their story alternates with Toloki's, as the two narratives cast a new light on America in the twenty-first century and on an undiscovered legacy of the Underground Railroad.

King Tutankhamun

Author : Zahi Hawass
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500293902
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book King Tutankhamun written by Zahi Hawass and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate book on King Tut and his tomb—the most exciting archaeological find the world has ever known—now in a compact edition The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its breathtaking treasures, remains the most sensational archaeological find of all time. This brilliantly illustrated volume takes the reader through Tutankhamun’s tomb room-by-room in the order that it was discovered and excavated by Howard Carter, illuminating the tomb’s most magnificent artifacts and objects. Leading authority Dr. Zahi Hawass imbues the text with his own inimitable flavor, imagining how the uncovering and opening of the tomb must have felt for Carter, while Sandro Vannini’s extraordinary photographs reproduce the objects in infinitesimal detail. Now available in a compact edition, and published to coincide with a global touring exhibition that begins in Los Angeles in March 2018 and ends at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2023, this sumptuous volume is the definitive record of Tutankhamun’s legacy.