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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
A remarkable insight into the real story of the seven Queen Cleopatras of Ancient Egypt
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Ferdowsi
A fresh and compulsively readable new translation of the Persian epic Shahnameh, for fans of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology and Edith Hamilton's Mythology.
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The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt One of history's most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But…
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Derek Llewellyn-Jones
Suitable for women who want to learn more about their bodies and their health. This title provides the medical and gynaecological facts as well as the social aspects of women’s…
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Llewellyn Jones
With Unstoppable Affirmations, Lou empowers you to silence your inner critic and replace negative self-talk with words of positivity and possibility. Discover 30+ powerful affirmations to build confidence and embrace…
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Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
A definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world’s first superpower.
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Alex McAuley
This first full-length study of sister-queens Kleopatra II and Kleopatra Thea explores the roles and ideology of ancient queensship and the significance of family politics in the dysfunctional dynasties of…
Jeremy
Regarded as the leading textbook in obstetrics and gynaecology for over 50 years, Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an ideal introduction to the basic principles of this specialty for…
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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…
Llewellyn Jones Llewellyn
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 was reproduced from the…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Rosie Llewellyn-Jones
The events of the 1857-8 uprising in India as seen through the eyes of British and Indian eye-witnesses, giving a vivid picture of life in the midst of what one…
Grace Llewellyn Jones
""A Historic Fantasy Of Venice"" is a novel written by Grace Llewellyn Jones and first published in 1900. The story is set in the romantic and mysterious city of Venice…
This historical novel is set in Venice in the mid-16th century and follows the adventures of a young Venetian noblewoman, Giulia Gallerani, as she tries to navigate the treacherous waters…
The clothing and ornament of Greek women signalled much about the status and the morality assigned to them. Yet this revealing aspect of women’s history has been little studied. In…
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This volume offers a unique glimpse into a European household in 18th century India. Claude Martin was an entrepreneurial Frenchman who settled in Lucknow, capital of the rich Muslim state…
This book describes the dangerous convoy operations in the Mediterranean necessary to relieve the garrison and people of Malta, covering the period from the beginning of 1941 until the end…
Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this major study. The Greeks, rightly credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part…
Robert Llewellyn Jones
At a time of peace during the Napoleonic wars, James Jenkins, a Royal Navy captain, is found suspended under a dockyard pier in a cage. He is rescued just before…
Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones
An essential new account of how anti-submarine warfare is conducted, with a focus on both historic and present-day operations.
Published here for the first time, this volume presents a superb range of insights into this crucial effort of the Second World War.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
A richly illustrated history showing how the British Empire used buildings in early colonial India to influence attitudes among those who saw and used them.
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During the darkest days of the Second World War a select group of people gathered together in Mayfair to listen to a series of secret lectures organised by the Royal…
The first Persian Empire (559-331 BC) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran…
This book explores the representation of Persian monarchy and the court of the Achaemenid Great Kings from the point of view of the ancient Iranians themselves and through the sometimes…
Explore how history was brought to life on the silver screen and how the Hollywood’s epic movies dictated our vision of the past. This lively study analyses how Hollywood producers…
The Last King in India tells the story of a much-maligned king who had the misfortune to be on the throne when the East India Company usurped power. Wajid Ali…
A "brilliant feat of resurrection" (Tom Holland, author of Dominion), offering a stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over…
Margaret Llewellyn-Jones
Exploring the works of Brian Friel, Frank McGuinness, Tom Murphy, and Thomas Kilroy, the author presents an introduction on the historical context of Irish culture, with particular attention being paid…
Architect, soldier, surveyor, inventor, planter, botanist, financial advisor, political commentator and philanthropists, Claude Martin was one of the most fascinating adventurers associated with the East India Company in eighteenth-century India…
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Richard Llewellyn Jones Llewellyn
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…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
First published in 2022 by Wildfire, an imprint of Headline Publishing Group, an Hachette UK company. –Title page verso.
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (Cardiff University, UK)
Esther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world…
Llewellyn Mark Jones
Deftly crafted around the overarching theme of education, Tales from Eutopia, by author Llewellyn Mark Jones, offers a collection of thirteen intriguing short stories.
Eutopia seems illusory while based on…
