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 Libri
Rosemary Goring è un'autrice celebrata per la sua profonda esplorazione della psiche umana e delle complesse dinamiche interpersonali. Il suo stile di scrittura è contraddistinto da eleganza e acume, che attira i lettori profondamente nella vita interiore e nei destini dei suoi personaggi. Attraverso narrazioni avvincenti, si addentra spesso in temi di identità, memoria e ricerca di significato. Le sue opere sono apprezzate per la loro intelligenza e risonanza emotiva.
Homecoming
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
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
- 1604pagine
- 57 ore di lettura
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
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
The sequel to the critically acclaimed After Flodden, a historical novel set in the Scottish Borders.
Scotland: The Autobiography
- 528pagine
- 19 ore di lettura
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
- 64pagine
- 3 ore di lettura