Author: Robert Bernard
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The common perception of Britain's Victorian era as one of strict and strait-laced conformity has long been subject to rebuttal, and Robert Bernard Martin's Enter Rumour (1962) was an early and distinguished endeavour in this line. Herein Martin weighs the evidence of four scandalous incidents that aroused great public interest during the first dozen years of Victoria's reign, each of them emanating from 'what the Victorians might have called the higher orders of society.' Martin recounts the sorry tale of Lady Flora Hastings, victim of Court gossip; Lord Eglinton, who tried and failed to revive the medieval tournament; the strange case of the St Cross Hospital Charity; and George Hudson, 'Railway King', whose rise and fall remains a story for our times. Martin examines sources expertly and further explores how three of these scandals were transformed into fiction - by none less than Dickens, Disraeli and Trollope.
Enter Rumour
Author: Robert Bernard
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The common perception of Britain's Victorian era as one of strict and strait-laced conformity has long been subject to rebuttal, and Robert Bernard Martin's Enter Rumour (1962) was an early and distinguished endeavour in this line. Herein Martin weighs the evidence of four scandalous incidents that aroused great public interest during the first dozen years of Victoria's reign, each of them emanating from 'what the Victorians might have called the higher orders of society.' Martin recounts the sorry tale of Lady Flora Hastings, victim of Court gossip; Lord Eglinton, who tried and failed to revive the medieval tournament; the strange case of the St Cross Hospital Charity; and George Hudson, 'Railway King', whose rise and fall remains a story for our times. Martin examines sources expertly and further explores how three of these scandals were transformed into fiction - by none less than Dickens, Disraeli and Trollope.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The common perception of Britain's Victorian era as one of strict and strait-laced conformity has long been subject to rebuttal, and Robert Bernard Martin's Enter Rumour (1962) was an early and distinguished endeavour in this line. Herein Martin weighs the evidence of four scandalous incidents that aroused great public interest during the first dozen years of Victoria's reign, each of them emanating from 'what the Victorians might have called the higher orders of society.' Martin recounts the sorry tale of Lady Flora Hastings, victim of Court gossip; Lord Eglinton, who tried and failed to revive the medieval tournament; the strange case of the St Cross Hospital Charity; and George Hudson, 'Railway King', whose rise and fall remains a story for our times. Martin examines sources expertly and further explores how three of these scandals were transformed into fiction - by none less than Dickens, Disraeli and Trollope.
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. The play is often seen as an extension of aspects of Henry IV, Part 1, rather than a straightforward continuation of the historical narrative, placing more emphasis on the highly popular character of Falstaff and introducing other comic figures as part of his entourage, including Ancient Pistol, Doll Tearsheet, and Justice Robert Shallow. Several scenes specifically parallel episodes in Part 1.
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. The play is often seen as an extension of aspects of Henry IV, Part 1, rather than a straightforward continuation of the historical narrative, placing more emphasis on the highly popular character of Falstaff and introducing other comic figures as part of his entourage, including Ancient Pistol, Doll Tearsheet, and Justice Robert Shallow. Several scenes specifically parallel episodes in Part 1.
The Works of William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard III. King John. Merchant of Venice. King Henry IV, pt. I-II
Author: William Shakespeare
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The Works of William Shakespeare: King Henry IV, pt.II ; King Henry V ; The merry wives of Windsor
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
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Category : Stratford-upon-Avon (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
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Category : Stratford-upon-Avon (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Plays and Poems
Author: William Shakespeare
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
The Works
Author: Shakespeare
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
The Works of Shakspeare
Author: William Shakespeare
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Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
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Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
Shakespeare's Works
Author: William Shakespeare
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
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The Works of William Shakspere
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description