Victor Ambrus was een Britse illustrator, bekend om zijn werk aan boeken over geschiedenis, volksverhalen en dierenverhalen. Hij kreeg ook erkenning voor zijn visualisaties van archeologische vindplaatsen in de televisieserie Time Team. Ambrus' kunst brengt het verleden tot leven en biedt levendige visuele interpretaties van historische locaties. Zijn kenmerkende stijl geeft historische en volksverhalen een unieke en boeiende sfeer.
The book vividly presents historical events and figures through vibrant illustrations and engaging narratives. It aims to immerse readers in the past, making history accessible and enjoyable. By combining detailed artwork with compelling storytelling, it encourages a deeper understanding of historical contexts and themes, appealing to both history enthusiasts and casual readers alike.
A collection of 50 dog stories from various sources by the well known vet.
The archaeology and history of Somerset based on images of the county by Victor Ambrus
How does excavation enable the archaeologist to reconstruct the past? Victor Ambrus, who has been the Channel 4 Time Team artist since the programme's inception in 1994, has selected some of the key excavations from the many series to show how it has been possible to recreate snapshots of the past.
When Herriot is called out on a spring morning, it feels like vetting at its best - an easy, trouble-free case, a nice farmer and a docile patient. But within seconds of administering a new drug, the horse crashes to the ground in front of a shocked vet.
A simplified version of the Victorian horror tale, Frankenstein, in which a monster is created and brought to life by Doctor Frankenstein.
The story grew out of a map that led to imaginary treasure, devised during a holiday in Scotland by Stevenson and his nephew. The tale is told by an adventurous boy, Jim Hawkins, who gets hold of treasure map and sets off with an adult crew in search of the buried treasure. Among the crew, however, is the treacherous Long John Silver who is determined to keep the treasure for himself.Stevenson's first full-length work of fiction brought him immediate fame and continues to captivate readers of all ages.
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
'The Canterbury Tales', compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical language. He evokes a spestrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they wend their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the stories are as diverse as the narrators, encompassing themes such as adultery, revenge, courtly love, lechery, avarice and penitence. As humorous today as when it was written over six centuries ago, 'The Canterbury Tales' remains one of the most popular and enjoyable of the classic works of literature.
Torn between his passion for two women and his abiding attachment to his mother, young Paul Morel struggles with his desire to please everyone ? particularly himself. Lawrence's highly autobiographical novel unfolds against the backdrop of his native Nottinghamshire coal fields, amidst a working-class family dominated by a brutish father and a loving but overbearing mother. Lushly descriptive passages range from celebrations of natural beauty and sensual pleasures to searing indictments of the social blight engendered by industrialism. Essential reading for any study of 20th-century literature.
