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A Catalogue of English Books. Printed before 1801. Held by the University Library at Göttingen
A Catalogue of English Books. Printed before 1801. Held by the University Library at Göttingen. F-Z
Redefining William III
William III (1650–1702) was Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His reign has always intrigued historians, as it encompassed such defining events as the Dutch year of Disaster (1672), the Glorious Revolution (1688) and the ensuing wars against France. Although William has played a pivotal role in the political and religious history of his countries, the significance and international impact of his reign is still not very well understood. This volume contains a number of innovative essays from specialists in the field, which have evolved from papers delivered to an international conference held at the University of Utrecht in December 2002. By focusing on the entire period 1650–1702 from an international perspective, the volume moves historical discussion away from the traditional analysis of single events to encompass William's entire reign from a variety of political, religious, intellectual and cultural positions. In so doing it offers a new perspective on the British and Dutch reigns of William III, as well as the wider European milieu.
The Stalking-Horse
"The Stalking-Horse" is a medieval tale by Anglo-Italian author Rafael Sabatini. To the high-spirited daughter of that high-spirited chieftain, Macdonald of Invernaion, the Earl of Lochmore was hardly the husband of her romantic dreams. But it was only after marriage that she discovered how far he failed to realize them. In the brief season of his courtship she had perceived no more than the surface of the man. And on the surface of him there was a certain deceptive glitter. Now with the illusion vanished, and with Lochmore's disdain for his wife becoming public, she stands to fall prey to one of those professors of gallantry who perceive their opportunity in marital discord...
Complete works of Rafael Sabatini
Creator of the legendary Captain Blood, Rafael Sabatini is one of the most outstanding authors of historical adventure stories. An Italian-English author, he was called the “Alexander Dumas of modern fiction.” Sabatini was born in Italy but spent much of his youth in England and other European countries. He first achieved fame as a journalist before becoming one of the greatest adventure novelists in the history of world literature. It took Sabatini almost 20 years after publishing his first novel to gain notoriety. Success finally arrived in 1921 with the publication of Scaramouche, a novel about the French Revolution. Soon the author’s pen shifted to tales of the sea – scribbling a...
