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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances B...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ... VI. 1864. For some few years William Henry Alexander's health had been in a rather critical state, owing to weakness of the heart; and occasional attacks on his breathing after exposure to cold, or over-exertion, had given warning to himself and his family of the uncertainty of his life. It was not, therefore, surprising that in the severe weather of the early part of 1864, a needful journey to London should, notwithstanding every precaution, be attended with serious r...
Accompanied by two autograph letters, signed, from W.H. Alexander to his mother and a friend, written in 1826 from the U.S. Naval base at Pensacola, Florida, with background information about the journal and letters supplied by Between the Covers Rare Books. Also includes typewritten essay (copy) "Ships named Constellation" by Olsson and Reilly, ships history researchers, dated May 22, 1968 (18 leaves, missing the first leaf).
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Bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith's charming account of how the poet W. H. Auden has helped guide his life—and how he might guide yours, too When facing a moral dilemma, Isabel Dalhousie—Edinburgh philosopher, amateur detective, and title character of a series of novels by best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith—often refers to the great twentieth-century poet W. H. Auden. This is no accident: McCall Smith has long been fascinated by Auden. Indeed, the novelist, best known for his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, calls the poet not only the greatest literary discovery of his life but also the best of guides on how to live. In this book, McCall Smith has written a char...