Author: Frederic REYNOLDS
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Languages : en
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The Life and Times of Frederick Reynolds Written by Himself. Second Edition
Author: Frederic REYNOLDS
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Languages : en
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Arthur Murphy
Author: John Pike Emery
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151281573X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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A biography of one of the most popular dramatist of his day, friend of Fielding, Dr. Johnson, David Garrick, and the Thrales.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151281573X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A biography of one of the most popular dramatist of his day, friend of Fielding, Dr. Johnson, David Garrick, and the Thrales.
A bibliographical account of English theatrical literature from the earliest times
Author: Robert William Lowe
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Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England
Author: George Thomas Keppel
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Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England, by Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney Novogorod, Moscow and St.Petersburgh, in the Year 1824
Author: George Thomas Keppel
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Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Author: Anderson Galleries, Inc
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Literature from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Author: Robert William Lowe
Publisher: London : J.C. Nimmo
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Publisher: London : J.C. Nimmo
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Regency Spies
Author: Sue Wilkes
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 147387839X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Sue Wilkes reveals the shadowy world of Britain's spies, rebels and secret societies from the late 1780s until 1820. Drawing on contemporary literature and official records, Wilkes unmasks the real conspirators and tells the tragic stories of the unwitting victims sent to the gallows. In this 'age of Revolutions', when the French fought for liberty, Britain's upper classes feared revolution was imminent. Thomas Paine's incendiary Rights of Man called men to overthrow governments which did not safeguard their rights. Were Jacobins and Radical reformers in England and Scotland secretly plotting rebellion? Ireland, too, was a seething cauldron of unrest, its impoverished people oppressed by their Protestant masters. Britain's governing elite could not rely on the armed services even Royal Navy crews mutinied over brutal conditions. To keep the nation safe, a 'war chest' of secret service money funded a network of spies to uncover potential rebels amongst the underprivileged masses. It had some famous successes: dashing Colonel Despard, friend of Lord Nelson, was executed for treason. Sometimes in the deadly game of cat-and-mouse between spies and their prey, suspicion fell on the wrong men, like poets Wordsworth and Coleridge. Even peaceful reformers risked arrest for sedition. Political meetings like Manchester's 'Peterloo' were ruthlessly suppressed, and innocent blood spilt. Repression bred resentment and a diabolical plot was born. The stakes were incredibly high: rebels suffered the horrors of a traitor's death when found guilty. Some conspirators' secrets died with them on the scaffold... The spy network had some famous successes, like the discoveries of the Despard plot, the Pentrich Rising and the Cato St conspiracy. It had some notable failures, too. However, sometimes the 'war on terror' descended into high farce, like the 'Spy Nozy' affair, in which poets Wordsworth and Coleridge were shadowed by a special agent.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 147387839X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Sue Wilkes reveals the shadowy world of Britain's spies, rebels and secret societies from the late 1780s until 1820. Drawing on contemporary literature and official records, Wilkes unmasks the real conspirators and tells the tragic stories of the unwitting victims sent to the gallows. In this 'age of Revolutions', when the French fought for liberty, Britain's upper classes feared revolution was imminent. Thomas Paine's incendiary Rights of Man called men to overthrow governments which did not safeguard their rights. Were Jacobins and Radical reformers in England and Scotland secretly plotting rebellion? Ireland, too, was a seething cauldron of unrest, its impoverished people oppressed by their Protestant masters. Britain's governing elite could not rely on the armed services even Royal Navy crews mutinied over brutal conditions. To keep the nation safe, a 'war chest' of secret service money funded a network of spies to uncover potential rebels amongst the underprivileged masses. It had some famous successes: dashing Colonel Despard, friend of Lord Nelson, was executed for treason. Sometimes in the deadly game of cat-and-mouse between spies and their prey, suspicion fell on the wrong men, like poets Wordsworth and Coleridge. Even peaceful reformers risked arrest for sedition. Political meetings like Manchester's 'Peterloo' were ruthlessly suppressed, and innocent blood spilt. Repression bred resentment and a diabolical plot was born. The stakes were incredibly high: rebels suffered the horrors of a traitor's death when found guilty. Some conspirators' secrets died with them on the scaffold... The spy network had some famous successes, like the discoveries of the Despard plot, the Pentrich Rising and the Cato St conspiracy. It had some notable failures, too. However, sometimes the 'war on terror' descended into high farce, like the 'Spy Nozy' affair, in which poets Wordsworth and Coleridge were shadowed by a special agent.
The Celebrated Hannah Cowley
Author: Angela Escott
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317323475
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Hannah Cowley (1743–1809) was a very successful dramatist, and something of an eighteenth-century celebrity. New critical interest in the drama of this period has meant a resurgence of interest in Cowley’s writing and in the performance of her plays. This is the first substantial monograph study to examine Cowley’s life and work.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317323475
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Hannah Cowley (1743–1809) was a very successful dramatist, and something of an eighteenth-century celebrity. New critical interest in the drama of this period has meant a resurgence of interest in Cowley’s writing and in the performance of her plays. This is the first substantial monograph study to examine Cowley’s life and work.
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Author: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)
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Languages : en
Pages : 934
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Pages : 934
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