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Pages : 632

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Languages : en
Pages : 778

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Author: British museum. Dept. of printed books
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Pages : 520

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Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 520

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Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1018

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Author: British Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 1016

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Author: Canada. Department of Public Information
Publisher: Department of Public Information
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: Mack Lynch
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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"Among sailors, "to spin a dip" means "to tell a story." The Naval Association of Canada - Ottawa Branch's Salty Dips series carries on this tradition by collecting entertaining and informative stories about the Canadian Navy as it is remembered by those who have served in its ranks. As they began conceiving this eleventh volume of the Salty Dips series, the authors agreed that the Navy from which they retired was different from the Navy that they joined. Thus, this volume charts the social changes in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Navy since the 1950s; in doing so, Some things pass. Some things change. Some just stay the same. brings the past a bit closer to the present by reminding us of the journey that brought us here. This compendium of stories, musings, recollections, and observations gets to the heart of what it means to serve one's country and spend one's life at sea. These "Old Salts" tell some incredible tales, admit to humorous pranks, and catalogue important historical moments from a personal perspective, including reminiscences of the first female officers to serve at sea in the Canadian Navy. This collection of voices affords us a sense of the textures and nuances of Navy life, covering everything from shaving mishaps to life-changing calls to duty. Whether you are a seasoned mariner or taking your first dip into naval history, this collection promises to entertain, educate, and inspire"--Back cover.

Author: Chretien de Troyes
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300187580
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.

Author: G T (George Thomas) Cary
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014511027
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Languages : en
Pages : 142

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