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Book Synopsis The Dashwoods of West Wycombe by : Sir Francis Dashwood
Download or read book The Dashwoods of West Wycombe written by Sir Francis Dashwood and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A genealogy and a history of the Dashwood family of West Wycombe who are descendants of John Dayshwode of Iwerne Minster in the county of Dorset, Eng. and Richard Dashwood of the nearby parish of Tarrant Gunville. Both lived in the 1480's.
Book Synopsis Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire by :
Download or read book Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire written by and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Matters of Fact in Jane Austen by : Janine Barchas
Download or read book Matters of Fact in Jane Austen written by Janine Barchas and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the links between characters in Jane Austen novels and real-life celebrities of the time. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL In Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity, Janine Barchas makes the bold assertion that Jane Austen’s novels allude to actual high-profile politicians and contemporary celebrities as well as to famous historical figures and landed estates. Barchas is the first scholar to conduct extensive research into the names and locations in Austen’s fiction by taking full advantage of the explosion of archival materials now available online. According to Barchas, Austen plays confidently with the tension between truth and invention that characterizes the realist novel. Of course, the argument that Austen deployed famous names presupposes an active celebrity culture during the Regency, a phenomenon recently accepted by scholars. The names Austen plucks from history for her protagonists (Dashwood, Wentworth, Woodhouse, Tilney, Fitzwilliam, and many more) were immensely famous in her day. She seems to bank upon this familiarity for interpretive effect, often upending associations with comic intent. Barchas re-situates Austen’s work closer to the historical novels of her contemporary Sir Walter Scott and away from the domestic and biographical perspectives that until recently have dominated Austen studies. This forward-thinking and revealing investigation offers scholars and ardent fans of Jane Austen a wealth of historical facts, while shedding an interpretive light on a new aspect of the beloved writer's work.
Book Synopsis A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage by : Bernard Burke
Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage written by Bernard Burke and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 2938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oxfordshire Dashwoods by : James Townsend
Download or read book The Oxfordshire Dashwoods written by James Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Libertines and Harlots by : Norman Milne
Download or read book Libertines and Harlots written by Norman Milne and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the clubs explored in this book is The Calf’s Head Club who celebrated the death of Charles I every year on the 30th January. A book of this nature would also be incomplete without the Earl of Rochester, the Duke of Wharton, Sir Francis Dashwood and Charles II who loved nothing more than a leg of mutton and a whore. In the 18th century the notorious members of the Hell Fire Clubs, the Knights of St. Francis and the Demoniac Club all fornicated around Scotland, England and Ireland. However, out of all the clubs in the 18th century that were in and out of vogue the Beggar’s Benison in the kingdom of Fife had to be the strangest. Their initiation ritual was rather bizarre and for most people unthinkable, to say the least. Norman was born in Edinburgh on the 21st July 1961. At sixteen Norman went into the sheet-metal working industry. He has also worked as a registered silversmith with Edinburgh Assay Office, been bouncer, a tour guide and has lectured on Scottish history. In 2001 he decided to accomplish something more arduous. He studied part time at the Open University for two years then at Edinburgh Napier University full time for four years. Norman’s academic achievements are a certificate in social science, an LLB (Bachelor of Laws) and an MSc in (Business Management). Both degrees inspired Norman to write his first book Scottish Culture and Traditions which was published in 2010 (ISBN 978-1-899820-79-5). His other interests are the restoration of classic motorbikes, cooking, history, and trying to play the violin. He is currently a 5th Dan in Shotokan Karate and has taught adults and children for nearly thirty years.
Book Synopsis Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage by :
Download or read book Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire by :
Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Romantic Paganism by : Suzanne L. Barnett
Download or read book Romantic Paganism written by Suzanne L. Barnett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the function of the classical world in the cultural imaginations of the second generation of romantic writers: Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Thomas Love Peacock, John Keats, Leigh Hunt, and the rest of their diverse circle. The younger romantics inherited impressions of the ancient world colored by the previous century, in which classical studies experienced a resurgence, the emerging field of comparative mythography investigated the relationship between Christianity and its predecessors, and scientific and archaeological discoveries began to shed unprecedented light on the ancient world. The Shelley circle embraced a specifically pagan ancient world of excess, joy, and ecstatic experiences that test the boundaries between self and other. Though dubbed the “Satanic School” by Robert Southey, this circle instead thought of itself as “Athenian” and frequently employed mythology and imagery from the classical world that was characterized not by philosophy and reason but by wildness, excess, and ecstatic experiences.
Book Synopsis Bourgeois and Aristocratic Cultural Encounters in Garden Art, 1550-1850 by : Michel Conan
Download or read book Bourgeois and Aristocratic Cultural Encounters in Garden Art, 1550-1850 written by Michel Conan and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 2002 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in garden art cannot be isolated from the social changes upon which they either depend or have some bearing. Bourgeois and Aristocratic Cultural Encounters in Garden Art, 1550 - 1850 offers an unparalleled opportunity to discover how complex relationships between bourgeois and aristocrats have led to developments in garden art from the Renaissance into the Industrial Revolution, irrespective of stylistic differences. These essays show how garden creation has contributed to the blurring of social boundaries and to the ongoing redefinition of the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy. Also illustrated is the aggressive use of gardens by bourgeois in more-or-less successful attempts at subverting existing social hierarchies in renaissance Genoa and eighteenth-century Bristol, England; as well as the opposite, as demonstrated by the king of France, Louis XIV, who claimed to rule the arts, but imitated the curieux fleuristes, a group of amateurs from diverse strata of French society. Essays in this volume explore this complex framework of relationships in diverse settings in Britain, France, Biedermeier Vienna, and renaissance Genoa. The volume confirms that gardens were objects of conspicuous consumption, but also challenges the theories of consumption set forth by Thorstein Veblen and Pierre Bourdieu, and explores the contributions of gardens to major cultural changes like the rise of public opinion, gender and family relationships, and capitalism. Garden history, then, informs many of the debates of contemporary cultural history, ranging from rural management practices in early seventeenth-century France to the development of a sense of British pride at the expansive Vauxhall Gardens favored equally by the legendary Frederick, Prince of Wales, and by the teeming London masses. This volume amply demonstrates the varied and extensive contributions of garden creation to cultural exchange between 1550 and 1850. -- Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire by : Bernard Burke
Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire written by Bernard Burke and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Betjeman's England by : John Betjeman
Download or read book Betjeman's England written by John Betjeman and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than half a century Betjeman's writings have awakened readers to the intimacy of English places - from the smell of gaslight in suburban churches, to the hissing of backwash on a shingle beach. Betjeman is England's greatest topologist: whether he's talking about a townhall or a teashop, he gets to the nub of what makes unexpected places unique. This new collection of his writings, arranged geographically, offers an essential gazetteer to the physical landmarks of Betjeman Country. A new addition to the popular series of Betjeman anthologies, following on from Trains and Buttered Toast and Tennis Whites and Teacakes, this is a treasure trove for any Betjeman fan and for anyone with a love for the rare, curious and unique details of English life.
Book Synopsis A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire by : John Burke
Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire written by John Burke and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis English Explorers in the East (1738-1745) by : Rachel Finnegan
Download or read book English Explorers in the East (1738-1745) written by Rachel Finnegan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In English Explorers in the East (1738-1745). The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke, Rachel Finnegan offers an account of the influential travel writings of three rival explorers, whose eastern travel books were printed within a decade of each other. Making use of historical records, Finnegan examines the personal and professional motives of the three authors for producing their eastern travels; their methods of researching, drafting, and publicising their works while still abroad; their relationships with each other, both while travelling and on their return to England; and the legacy of their combined works. She also provides a survey of the main features (both textual and visual) of the travel books themselves.
Book Synopsis High Wycombe in 50 Buildings by : Eddie Brazil
Download or read book High Wycombe in 50 Buildings written by Eddie Brazil and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the architectural gems and history of High Wycombe in this fascinating exploration of 50 of its buildings from across the centuries.
Book Synopsis The English Landscape Garden by : Tim Richardson
Download or read book The English Landscape Garden written by Tim Richardson and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smooth lawns, glassy pools, cool garden temples, mysterious woodland glades, evocative statuary ... the 18th-century English landscape garden offers a transcendent vision of Arcadia, a world of rich escapism peopled by gods and goddesses, young lovers and dairymaids, poets and philosophers. This sumptuous, beautifully photographed volume celebrates this quintessentially British creation, arguably its greatest artform, taking you on a tour of 20 of the finest surviving gardens, including: Studley Royal (Yorkshire), a dreamy valley garden which culminates with a view down and across the ruins of a Cistercian abbey Stowe (Buckinghamshire), the great politically motivated garden of its day, boasting the ensemble masterpiece that is William Kent’s Elysian Fields Chiswick House (London), Lord Burlington’s experiment in neoclassical architecture Petworth (Sussex) – of ‘Capability’ Brown, who eschewed the symbolism of earlier generations but created instead his own powerful vision of pastoral Arcadia Hawkstone Park (Shropshire), designed to elicit a thrill of fear in visitors as they traverse rocky precipices and encounter live hermits Including much new research and specially commissioned photographs, this is a book to dive into and be transported to an idyllic dream realm.
Book Synopsis A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage, and Companionage by :
Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage, and Companionage written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 3144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
