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Thomas Adolphus Trollope's 'A Decade of Italian Women (Vol. 1&2)' is a masterful exploration of gender roles and societal expectations in Italy during the mid-19th century. Trollope utilizes a combination of historical facts and personal anecdotes to paint a vivid picture of the lives of Italian women. The narrative is rich in detail and showcases Trollope's keen observational skills, making the reader feel as though they are living in that tumultuous period. His writing style is engaging, with a perfect balance of description and analysis that keeps the reader hooked until the very last page. Thomas Adolphus Trollope, a well-traveled and highly respected author, was uniquely positioned to w...
Vols. for 1957-61 include an additional (mid-January) no. called Directory issue, 1st-5th ed. The 6th ed. was published as the Dec. 1961 issue.
Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK. The Dictionary includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day.
This book features the biographical accounts of ten women selected by the author not so much with any intention of bringing together the best, greatest, or most admirable, nor even the most remarkable women Italy has produced, as with a view of securing the greatest amount of variety, in point of social position and character. Each figure of the small gallery was intended to illustrate a distinct phase of Italian social life and civilization: the canonized Saint, that most extraordinary product of the "ages of faith," highly interesting as a social, and perhaps more so still as a psychological phenomenon; the feudal Châtelaine, one of the most remarkable results of the feudal system, and af...
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"The Ticino Guide covers the area ... from the Swiss canton through upper Lombardy to Milan. An excellent introduction discusses the indigenous architecture." -Progressive Architecture