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"It's really quite good." - Elon Musk Twelve Against the Gods was
an instant bestseller when it first published in 1929. In his
trademark journalist style, author William Bolitho details the
lives of twelve great adventurers-Alexander the Great, Casanova,
Christopher Columbus, Mahomet, Lola Montez, Cagliostro (and
Seraphina), Charles XII of Sweden, Napoleon I, Lucius Sergius
Catiline, Napoleon III, Isadora Duncan, and Woodrow Wilson. Bolitho
shines light on both the struggles and successes that made these
figures so iconic, and demonstrates how they all battled convention
and conformity to achieve enduring fame and notoriety. "We are born
adventurers," Bolitho writes, "and the love of adventures never
leaves us till we are very old; old, timid men, in whose interest
it is that adventure should quite die out. This is why all the
poets are on one side, and all the laws on the other; for laws are
made by, and usually for, old men." Though his essays are nearly
one hundred years old, they encompass the timeless values of
perseverance, bravery, and strength of spirit that have proven to
resonate with the pioneers and thought leaders of today.
This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.
Title: Nug . A rhyming medley.Publisher: British Library,
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British Library Bolitho, William; 1891. viii. 52 p.; 4 .
11650.h.83.
1930. A collection of essays by William Bolitho (pseudonym of
William Bolitho Ryall) author of English miscellanies, which
originally appeared in the New York World. In the preface Coward
illustrates the quality of Bolitho's work through his description
of a cabaret, which in three short years has fallen from fashion,
as having an indefinable air of antiquity, not the precious aroma
of centuries, but the shabby, premature aging of a clown. See other
titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
1926. Contents: The Origin of Fascism; Socialism and Fascism; The
Tyranny; The Fascist Doctrine; Militia, Army, King; The Foreign
Policy of Fascism; Fascist Finance; The Slave State; The Enemies of
Fascism; The Conquered South; and The Fascist Internationale.
1926. Contents: The Origin of Fascism; Socialism and Fascism; The
Tyranny; The Fascist Doctrine; Militia, Army, King; The Foreign
Policy of Fascism; Fascist Finance; The Slave State; The Enemies of
Fascism; The Conquered South; and The Fascist Internationale.
1930. A collection of essays by William Bolitho (pseudonym of
William Bolitho Ryall) author of English miscellanies, which
originally appeared in the New York World. In the preface Coward
illustrates the quality of Bolitho's work through his description
of a cabaret, which in three short years has fallen from fashion,
as having an indefinable air of antiquity, not the precious aroma
of centuries, but the shabby, premature aging of a clown. See other
titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
1930. A collection of essays by William Bolitho (pseudonym of
William Bolitho Ryall) author of English miscellanies, which
originally appeared in the New York World. In the preface Coward
illustrates the quality of Bolitho's work through his description
of a cabaret, which in three short years has fallen from fashion,
as having an indefinable air of antiquity, not the precious aroma
of centuries, but the shabby, premature aging of a clown. See other
titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
1930. A collection of essays by William Bolitho (pseudonym of
William Bolitho Ryall) author of English miscellanies, which
originally appeared in the New York World. In the preface Coward
illustrates the quality of Bolitho's work through his description
of a cabaret, which in three short years has fallen from fashion,
as having an indefinable air of antiquity, not the precious aroma
of centuries, but the shabby, premature aging of a clown. See other
titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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