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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Tudor Tracts, 1532-1588
Albert Frederick Pollard, Thomas Seccombe
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R1,050
Discovery Miles 10 500
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Mary Barton (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell; Introduction by Thomas Seccombe
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R929
Discovery Miles 9 290
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Jem's heart beat violently when he saw the gay, handsome young man
approaching, with a light, buoyant step. This, then, was he whom
Mary loved. It was, perhaps, no wonder; for he seemed to the poor
smith so elegant, so well-appointed, that he felt the superiority
in externals, strangely and painfully, for an instant. Then
something uprose within him, and told him that "a man's a man for
a' that, for a' that, and twice as much a' that." And he no longer
felt troubled by the outward appearance of his rival. -from Chapter
XV As interest in 19th-century English literature by women has been
reinvigorated by a resurgence in popularity of the works of Jane
Austen, readers are rediscovering a writer whose fiction, once
widely beloved, fell by the wayside. British novelist ELIZABETH
CLEGHORN GASKELL (1810-1865)-whose books were sometimes initially
credited to, simply, "Mrs. Gaskell"-is now recognized as having
created some of the most complex and broadminded depictions of
women in the literature of the age, and is today justly celebrated
for her precocious use of the regional dialect and slang of
England's industrial North. Mary Barton-Gaskell's first novel,
originally published anonymously in 1848-established her reputation
as a champion of the working class. Set in Manchester, where the
author herself settled as the wife of a progressive preacher, it
concerns the trials and tribulations of two poor families, the
Bartons and the Wilsons, and a tragedy that cements their joint
fate and highlights the class divide in highly stratified Victorian
society. Friend and literary companion to the likes of Charles
Dickens and Charlotte Bront-the latter of whom Gaskell wrote an
acclaimed 1857biography-Gaskell is today being restored to her
rightful place alongside them. This charming replica volume is an
excellent opportunity for 21st-century fans of British literature
to embrace one of its most unjustly forgotten authors.
From the deliberate, but delightful, misspelling of Shakespeare in
the title to the carefully portrayed perils of being a Victorian
soldier and the appropriately selected Shakespearian quotes to go
alongside each cartoon, Thomas Seccombe's book will resonate with
all who have an interest in observing life - military and
otherwise. Seccombe was a true son of the Victorian Empire and
served in The Royal Artillery until retiring as a
Lieutenant-Colonel in 1881. This book was first published in 1880
and was so popular that it went on to six reprints in the following
two years. Seccombe subsequently had a flourishing civilian career
as an illustrator. Some 140 years later, even today's readers will
see why Military Misreadings of Shakspere [sic] was such a success.
Seccombe's subtle, but perceptive, observations of human character
are as true today as they ever were. He had a wonderful eye for
detail as well as the ridiculous - but never with malice even when
pairing his cartoons with quotes from the Bard of Avon. This
re-issued edition has the added benefit of former Grenadier Paul
Cordle's highly informative commentary which puts Seccombe's army
into perspective and relates regiments to their modern
successors-in-arms. With a similar eye for detail as the original
illustrator, military historian Paul brings the illustrations to
life with fascinating military observations.
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Tudor Tracts, 1532-1588
Albert Frederick Pollard, Thomas Seccombe
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R805
Discovery Miles 8 050
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1889 Edition.
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