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The Diary of Thomas Giordani Wright, Newcastle Doctor, 1826-1829 Series: Publications of the Surtees Society The diary of an able young doctor working in an extensive colliery practice in Newcastle in the 1820s; with detail on coal-mining, medical facilities, social life, societies, libraries and transport. Goscelin of St Bertin: The Book of Encouragement and Consolation [Liber Confortatorius] Series: Library of Medieval Women Late eleventh century spiritual counsel for a woman recluse, anticipating medieval advice literature for anchoresses. Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Correspondence with Countess Ottonie Degenfeld Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The English translation of the correspondence between the turn-of-the-century Austrian poet and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Countess Ottonie Degenfeld. Jane Austen: Illusion and Reality Rank and state, church and clergy, marriage, Jane Austen's own convictions: a historian explores. The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery The classic edition of Cook's journals, containing the accounts of his three great voyages of discovery in the Endeavour and the Resolution, 1768 to 1780. Letters of Gerald Finzi and Howard Ferguson Biographical insights into two outstanding musical personalities and commentary on the vitality of the British musical scene of the period. Letters, Orders and Musters of Bertrand du Guesclin, 1357-1380 Evidence from more than fifty archives in western Europe offers factual detail on du Guesclin, the most famous soldier of fourteenth-century France, and glamorised subject of a contemporary chivalric verse-life. The Letters of the Rozmberk Sisters Series: Library of Medieval Women Women in 15c Bohemia express themselves on marriage, companionship, daily castle life, and family relations. Lily Braun (1865-1916) Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First book-length treatment of the famous German feminist and writer. Particular Friends - paperback `Whatever their dissimilarities, Evelyn and Pepys held each other in the highest esteem... Intriguing insight into the minds of two exceptional men whose contribution to our understanding of 17th-century England is incalculable.' SPECTATOR A Radical's Books Jeake's annotated library catalogue sheds light on 17c book-ownership and availability. St Peter Port 1680-1830 The story of the development of St Peter Port in the 18th century and its impact on the economy of Guernsey. To the Highlands in 1786 Late-18th-century Scotland comes to life, from coaching inns and gig upsets to agriculture and Edinburgh society. The Travel Diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978 - paperback Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music Travel diaries reveal musical inspiration, personal encounters, notes on performances. |
