Author: John Buchan
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Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Book of Escapes And Hurried Journeys
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This work presents a collection of twelve famous escapes or hurried journeys from history, including Charles II's escape after the Battle of Worcester, Marie Antoinette's flight to Varennes, and Winston Churchill's adventures during the Boer War. The stories show how little decisions, odds, and unexpected events can change the course of history and how the success of one plan may be hindered by the failure of another. In addition, it emphasizes how much a successful escape or journey often relies on an individual's courage.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This work presents a collection of twelve famous escapes or hurried journeys from history, including Charles II's escape after the Battle of Worcester, Marie Antoinette's flight to Varennes, and Winston Churchill's adventures during the Boer War. The stories show how little decisions, odds, and unexpected events can change the course of history and how the success of one plan may be hindered by the failure of another. In addition, it emphasizes how much a successful escape or journey often relies on an individual's courage.
A Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys
Author: John Buchan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Buying List of Books for Small Libraries
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum
Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1586
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1586
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1584
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 1584
Book Description
The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650-1950
Author: Richard Maxwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107404460
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This book examines how the French invention and the Scottish re-invention of historical fiction prepared the genre's popularity during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107404460
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This book examines how the French invention and the Scottish re-invention of historical fiction prepared the genre's popularity during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The Scottish Educational Journal
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Bookseller & Stationer and Office Equipment Journal
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Category : Booksellers and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Booksellers and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
The Spectator
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The Frontier Complex
Author: Kyle J. Gardner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108840590
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Reveals how British imperial border-making in the Himalayas transformed a crossroads into a borderland and geography into politics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108840590
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Reveals how British imperial border-making in the Himalayas transformed a crossroads into a borderland and geography into politics.