Bibliotheca Scotia

Bibliotheca Scotia PDF Author: John Smith & Sons
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Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Bibliotheca Scotia

Bibliotheca Scotia PDF Author: John Smith & Sons
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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The Surnames of Scotland

The Surnames of Scotland PDF Author: George F. Black
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788852966
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2181

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First published by the New York Public Library in 1946, Black's The Surnames of Scotland has long established itself as one of the great classics of genealogy. Arranged alphabetically, each entry contains a concise history of the family in question (with many cross-references), making it an indispensable tool for those researching their own family history, as well as readers with a general interest in Scottish history. An informative introduction and glossary also provide much useful information.

Reforming the Scottish Church

Reforming the Scottish Church PDF Author: Linda J. Dunbar
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351905694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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As Superintendent of Fife, John Winram played a pivotal role in the reform of the Scottish Church. Charting his career within St Andrews priory from canon to subprior, Linda Dunbar examines the ambiguity of Winram's religious stance in the years before 1559 and argues that much of the difficulty in pinning down Winram's views stems from the mis-identification of John Knox's un-named reforming sub-prior with Winram. In fact, as the book shows, this early reformer was probably Winram's own sub-prior, Alexander Young. The various reforming influences on Winram, and the gradual change in his religious stance is charted, together with his robust attempts at Catholic reform with St Andrews and his profound effect upon John Knox during the siege of the castle. In 1559, Winram eventually decided to side with the Protestants. The book concludes with an analysis of the difficulties experienced by Winram and the preponderance of accusations against him which led to his final relinquishing of office in 1577. In his transition from a Catholic to a Protestant reformer, Winram's experience is typical of that of many of his contemporaries in Scotland and in Europe.

The Diaries of Elizabeth Inchbald

The Diaries of Elizabeth Inchbald PDF Author: Ben P Robertson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000743829
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1296

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An energetic woman, Inchbald achieved fame as an actress, novelist, playwright and critic. This work includes her eleven surviving diaries, which record Inchbald's social contacts and professional activities, itemize her day-to-day expenditure, and chart the development of affairs such as the Napoleonic Wars and the trial of Queen Caroline.

Mid-Victorian Poetry, 1860-1879

Mid-Victorian Poetry, 1860-1879 PDF Author: Catherine Reilly
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0720123186
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 583

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These two volumes list late-and mid-Victorian poets, with brief biographical information and bibliographical details of published works. The major strength of the works is the 'discovery' of very many minor poets and their work, unrecorded elsewhere.

The Publisher

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Languages : en
Pages : 1048

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Bibliotheca Scotica

Bibliotheca Scotica PDF Author: John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Ltd
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Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Seekers of Truth

Seekers of Truth PDF Author: Gary J. Previts
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 076231298X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 463

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The mid nineteenth century founders of the foundation of institutionalised public accountancy in the English-speaking world were public accountants practicing in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. Their historical legacy is a respected profession world-wide. This book aims to celebrate this legacy in biographies of 138 accountants.

Edinburgh's Festivals

Edinburgh's Festivals PDF Author: David Pollock
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 180425116X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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In August 1947, an émigré Austrian opera impresario launched the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama to heal the scars of the Second World War through a celebration of the arts. At the same time, a socialist theatre group from Glasgow and other amateur companies protested their exclusion from the festival by performing anyway, inventing the concept of 'fringe' theatre. Now the annual celebration known collectively as the Edinburgh Festival is the largest arts festival in the world, incorporating events dedicated to theatre, film, art, literature, comedy, dance, jazz and even military pageantry. It has launched careers – from Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Beyond the Fringe to Phoebe Waller-Bridge with Fleabag – mirrored the political and social mood of its times, shaped the city of Edinburgh around it and welcomed a huge all-star cast, including Orson Welles, Grace Kelly, Yehudi Menuhin and Mark E Smith's The Fall and many many more. This is its story.

The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions

The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions PDF Author: Janet Horowitz Murray
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315395045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498

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The Englishwoman’s Review, which published from 1866 to 1910, participated in and recorded a great change in the range of possibilities open to women. The ideal of the magazine was the idea of the emerging emancipated middle-class woman: economic independence from men, choice of occupation, participation in the male enterprises of commerce and government, access to higher education, admittance to the male professions, particularly medicine, and, of course, the power of suffrage equal to that of men. First published in 1985, this thirty-ninth volume contains issues from 1907 to 1908. With an informative introduction by Janet Horowitz Murray and Myra Stark, and an index compiled by Anna Clark, this set is an invaluable resource to those studying nineteenth and early twentieth-century feminism and the women’s movement in Britain.