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Frances Wilson
From one of our leading biographers and critics comes an insightful look at the intoxicating nature of beautiful literature.
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Frances Wilson Huard
Ce livre classique a ete initialement publie il y a plusieurs decennies sous le titre ""My Home in the Field of Honor"". Il a maintenant ete traduit par Writat en…
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Dieses klassische Buch wurde urspruenglich vor Jahrzehnten unter dem Titel ""My Home in the Field of Honor"". Es wurde jetzt von Writat fuer seine franzoesischsprachigen Leser in die franzoesische Sprache…
Brian Dillon
A lucid and delicate exploration of memory and grief from the author of Essayism.
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D H Lawrence
A beautifully produced assortment of Lawrence’s intimate and exquisite stories.
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The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth’s beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy’s birth.
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The first critical edition in transcription with facing English translation of a medieval Sanskrit text that is known in most parts of India, especially in Bengal. The Krsnakarnamrta ( Nectar…
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE**
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‘Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.’
Thomas De Quincey- opium-eater, celebrity journalist, and professional doppelganger -…
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An electrifying, revelatory life of D.H. Lawrence, with a focus on his difficult middle years –
This collection of essays by leading Byronists explores the development of the myth of Byron and the Byronic from the poet’s self-representations to his various appearances in nineteenth- and twentieth-century…
The author hopes to encourage readers to think about how words including viewpoints can affect relationships. Words and views are like windows. Just like there are various types of windows…
Frances Wilson (Chester University)
A century after the disaster, a gripping new account of the sinking of the Titanic.
National Book Critics Circle Award, Biographers International Organization Plutarch Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
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Described by the writer and opium addict Thomas De Quincey as the very wildest … person I have ever known, DorothyWordsworth was neither the self-effacing spinster nor the sacrificial saint…
A poignant memoir of a young woman's experiences as a nurse during World War I, providing a firsthand account of life on the front lines and the toll that war…
First published in 1917, this memoir provides a vivid and compelling account of life in France during World War I. Huard, an American journalist and war correspondent, tells the stories…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
Lilies, white and red This book, Lilies, white and red, by Frances Wilson Huard, is a replication of a book originally published before 1919. It has been restored by human…
My Home in the Field of Honor, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions…
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books…
Includes Huard’s autobiography, accompanied by illustrations drawn by her husband, an official French war artist.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Focuses on 50 key issues across the public health discipline. Readers can dip into the book to find a snapshot of the definition of the concept, or read it through…
Elsie Frances Wilson Mack
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Frances Wilson Huard, Maurice Barres
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Frances (Barrie) nee Wilson Huard, Baroness de Villiers (1885-after 1968) was an American author. Her works include: My Home in the Field of Honor (1916), My Home in the Field…
Paul Lintier
My 75: Reminiscences Of A Gunner Of A 75mm Battery In 1914 is a memoir written by Paul Lintier and first published in 1917. The book recounts Lintier's experiences as…
Francois Boucher
From The Earliest Days To The Present Times.
Thomas De Quincey
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is a powerful nineteenth-century autobiography tracing Thomas De Quincey’s journey of addiction, introduced by biographer, critic and academic Dr Frances Wilson.
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