This dictionary of writers, from the earliest Arabic poets to the bestselling authors of the present day, includes over 6,000 concise and pithy biographies
Rosemary Goring Boeken
Rosemary Goring is een auteur die wordt geprezen om haar diepgaande verkenning van de menselijke psyche en complexe interpersoonlijke dynamieken. Haar schrijfstijl wordt gekenmerkt door elegantie en scherpzinnigheid, waardoor lezers diep in het innerlijke leven en de lotsbestemmingen van haar personages worden getrokken. Door middel van meeslepende verhalen duikt ze vaak in thema's als identiteit, herinnering en de zoektocht naar betekenis. Haar werken worden gewaardeerd om hun intelligentie en emotionele resonantie.
Homecoming
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In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary’s Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall.
Chambers Biographical Dictionary
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20,000 profiles of distinguished people from every age and every walk of life. The coverage is international, and covers all aspects of human endeavour. The dictionary is revised and updated regularly; the previous edition was published in 1984.
Dacre's War
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- 13 uur lezen
The sequel to the critically acclaimed After Flodden, a historical novel set in the Scottish Borders.
Scotland: The Autobiography
- 528bladzijden
- 19 uur lezen
Offers an account of Scotland's history, composed of eye-witness accounts by those who experienced it first-hand. This title features key historic moments - ranging from Bannockburn and Flodden to the SNP parliamentary victory in 2007 - along with an array of readable insights into the everyday life of Scotland through the millennia.
The Unitarians
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- 3 uur lezen