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London's Forest, Its History, Traditions, and Romance
Excerpt from London's Forest, Its History, Traditions, and Romance As no work had been written upon the Essex Forest which combined the technical information contained in the late Mr. R. Fisher's most excellent Forest of Essex with the romance and tradition in which the forest abounds, the author in this - work which is not intended to compete with the various Guides to the Forest - has endeavoured to tell the romantic history of that forest and the topographical, historical, and official connection which the City of London bears to the forest, and thereby to awaken a greater interest in the unique fragment of natural forest which is the heritage of the citizens of London. To tell that story...
Swift: The Man, his Works, and the Age
First published in 1983, Dean Swift is the concluding book in a series of three volumes providing a detailed exploration of the events of Swift’s life. The third volume follows Swift’s life and career from 1714 to 1745 and sets it against the public events of the age, paying close attention to political and economic change, ecclesiastical problems, social issues, and literary history. It traces Swift’s rise to becoming first citizen of Ireland and looks in detail at the composition, publication, and reception of Gulliver’s Travels, as well as many of Swift’s other works, both poetry and prose. It also explores Swift’s later years, his love affairs with Esther Johnson and Esther Vanhomrigh, his complicated friendships with Pope, Lord Bolingbroke, and Archbishop King, and his declining health. Dean Swift is a hugely detailed insight into Swift’s life from 1714 until his death and will be of interest to anyone wanting to find out more about his life and works.
