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Жанр "Нехудожественная литература на английском языке"
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Operative surgery and topographic anatomy. Practical surgical skills for students of years II–IV of medical universities and...
The Lives of Haydn, Mozart and Metastasio – Stendhal’s first published work – owes its inspiration to the audacious pragmatism of...
Published posthumously in 1930, Stendhal’s travel notes on his 1838 journey to southern France contain descriptions of cities...
In an examination of his laudanum addiction and the dreams and visions the drug engendered, Thomas De Quincey lays bare the...
When the young naturalist Darwin set sail on a round-the-world expedition at the end of 1831, it was only with a vague notion...
Rising from humble beginnings as a foundling, Castruccio Castracani came to prominence as one of the most powerful and shrewd...
Like all the greatest writers, Samuel Beckett was primarily interested in discovering the meaning and purpose of life and of the...
Few writers have known Italy better than Stendhal: he was only seventeen when he first rode south across the Alps in the wake of...
Life of Dante brings together the earliest accounts of Dante available, putting the celebratory essay of literary genius Giovanni...
This major critical work by the great French novelist reveals Stendhal’s decisive role in the literary renaissance called...
Rossini’s success in Italy in the early 1820s was certainly not echoed in France, where he was regarded as “an ill-bred parvenu,...
As a first-time visitor to London, De Amicis was awestruck by the bustle and magnificence of the Victorian metropolis and wrote a...
In the summer of 1844, taking a break from novel-writing, the thirty-two-year-old Charles Dickens embarked on a journey to Italy...
An exponent of the theory that William Shakespeare, the modestly educated provincial man from Stratford-upon-Avon, could not have...
Follows the text of the first edition published by Secker & Warburg in 1938. Contains over 20 pages of notes
After travelling...
The notorious adventurer and seducer Giacomo Casanova tells of his travels – on the run from the authorities of his native Venice...
At the end of an industrious political career in conflic-triven Italy, the Florentine diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli composed his...
The articles which Stendhal contributed as French correspondent for the London Magazine, New Monthly Magazine and other English...
The influence of Antonin Artaud on the contemporary theatre has only become evident since the early Sixties, although writers and...
A remarkable nineteenth-century account of Istanbul - which begins with a dazzling description of the city gradually appearing...
Admired for the poetical heights of his Canti, the gentle wit of his prose dialogues and the soul-searching questionings of his...
Wit, dandy, literary anarchist, self-publicist, and homosexual martyr, Oscar Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when...
Daily, mindful yoga practice is within your reach—no expensive classes necessary—with this classic book with over a million...
A Feast of Wonder!
Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of...
A complete author's toolkit: The guide that demystifies every step of the publishing process.
No matter what type of book you...
The funny, frank and full autobiography of the nation's favourite comedian.
'It's the first time I've done this. Other people...
A decolonised reading list for anyone who wants to redress the racial bias of their education and to rethink what are considered...
The ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when you know what to...
Whether you are learning to play a piano, blow a trumpet, conduct an orchestra or sing, the essentials of music notation are the...
April 1944. Nineteen-year-old Rudolf Vrba and fellow inmate Fred Wetzler became two of the very first Jews to successfully escape...
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