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The seventh and final index volume in this catalogue, this marks the completion of one of the largest oriental cataloguing projects undertaken by the British Library this century. It documents the whole Hugh Nevill collection of over 2000 texts, which are not only of relevance to Sinhalese Buddhist literature, but more widely to the social and intellectual history of the later Theravadin tradition in Sri Lanka.
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A study of power in the middle ages: the Nevilles of Raby, who included among their members Warwick the Kingmaker, was one of the major baronial families in England.
The novel Beside Still Waters from British writer Arthur Christopher Benson offers an in-depth look at the life of one Hugh Neville, beginning with his earliest childhood recollections and concluding in his old age. Through spiritual crises and personal tragedies, Hugh's indefatigable spirit and unique outlook on life remain unscathed. It's an inspirational and engaging look at a life well lived.
Shakspere’s history plays are more than dramatized history lessons. They explore contemporary dangers inherent in royal succession at a time when Elizabeth I decreed that mere discussion of who would inherit the throne was treason. The plays were political and therefore dangerous. Yet William Shakspere from Stratford-upon-Avon was never arrested for his writing nor spent time in prison, unlike his fellow playwrights Marlowe, Kyd and Jonson. In 1601 Sir Henry Neville was imprisoned and “Shakespeare” stopped writing history plays. The identification of Neville as an authorship candidate, put forward by James and Rubinstein (2005), urges reinterpretation of the plays. Neville enjoyed priv...
"Runnymede and Lincoln Fair" was the last story drawing upon the wars and great affairs of English history by John G. Edgar. This book's intended audience is a non-academic American readership, generally uninitiated into the events described. The book can fairly be called a work (narrative history) directed at a mass audience.
A novel concerning the life of a sensitive young man named Hugh Neville.
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