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Montaigne's English Journey

Reading the Essays in Shakespeare's Day

By: William M. Hamlin

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Montaigne's English Journey

Reading the Essays in Shakespeare's Day

By: William M. Hamlin

Montaigne's English Journey provides a vivid account of the ways in which English readers made sense of Montaigne's Essays during the seventeenth century and how it influenced their own writing.

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352

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0199684111

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9780199684113

Peter M. Pringle, Master Decoy Maker

By: William C. Reeve

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Peter M. Pringle, Master Decoy Maker

By: William C. Reeve

Reeve (German, Queen's U.) traces the life and achievements of Peter Pringle, whose decoys, considered to be among the finest in this field of art, have remained for the most part unknown until recently. The text and 180 color and 65 b & w illustrations illuminate aspects of his life and details about how he carved about 120 decoys for his own use, as well as the fate of his decoys after his death in 1953. Oversize: 11.25x10". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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221

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773523480

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9780773523487

Boyd's New York City Tax-Book

By: William Henry Boyd

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Boyd's New York City Tax-Book

By: William Henry Boyd

Reprint of the original, first published in 1857.

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266

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3375168101

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9783375168100

The Tudors on Film and Television

By: Sue Parrill,William B. Robison

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The Tudors on Film and Television

By: Sue Parrill,William B. Robison

With its mix of family drama, sex and violence, Britain's Tudor dynasty (1485-1603) has long excited the interest of filmmakers and moviegoers. Since the birth of movie-making technology, the lives and times of kings Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI and queens Mary I, Jane Grey and Elizabeth I have remained popular cinematic themes. From 1895's The Execution of Mary Stuart to 2011's Anonymous, this comprehensive filmography chronicles every known movie about the Tudor era, including feature films; made-for-television films, mini-series, and series; documentaries; animated films; and shorts. From royal biographies to period pieces to modern movies with flashbacks or time travel, this work reveals how these films both convey the attitudes of Tudor times and reflect the era in which they were made.

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353

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McFarland

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1476600317

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9781476600314

A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

By: Walter W. Skeat,Walter William Skeat

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A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

By: Walter W. Skeat,Walter William Skeat

This 1901 volume of A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language completely updates the classic reference work first published in 1882. Skeat provides a staggering number of words, including those most frequently used in everyday speech and those most prominent in literature. They appear along with their definitions, their language of origin, their roots, and their derivatives. Those who are fascinated with the English language will find much to explore here and many overlooked but interesting tidbits and treasures of an ever-evolving language. Walter W. Skeat was a scholar of Old English, mathematics, English place names, and Anglo-Saxon. He founded the English Dialect Society in 1873 and was a professor at Cambridge University. Skeat edited many classic works, including Lancelot of the Laik, Piers Plowman, The Bruce, Lives of Saints, and a seven-volume edition of Chaucer.

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685

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Cosimo, Inc.

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ISBN 10

1596050926

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9781596050921

The Furthest Shore

Images of Terra Australis from the Middle Ages to Captain Cook

By: William Lawrence Eisler

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The Furthest Shore

Images of Terra Australis from the Middle Ages to Captain Cook

By: William Lawrence Eisler

This book traces the history of pictorial imagery associated with Terra Australis, showing the link between art and exploration.

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216

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Cambridge University Press

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0521392683

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9780521392686

The Elusive Eden

A New History of California, Fifth Edition

By: Richard B. Rice,William A. Bullough,Richard J. Orsi,Mary Ann Irwin,Michael F. Magliari,Cecilia M. Tsu

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The Elusive Eden

A New History of California, Fifth Edition

By: Richard B. Rice,William A. Bullough,Richard J. Orsi,Mary Ann Irwin,Michael F. Magliari,Cecilia M. Tsu

California is a region of rich geographic and human diversity. The Elusive Eden charts the historical development of California, beginning with landscape and climate and the development of Native cultures, and continues through the election of Governor Gavin Newsom. It portrays a land of remarkable richness and complexity, settled by waves of people with diverse cultures from around the world. Now in its fifth edition, this up-to-date text provides an authoritative, original, and balanced survey of California history incorporating the latest scholarship. Coverage includes new material on political upheavals, the global banking crisis, changes in education and the economy, and California's shifting demographic profile. This edition of The Elusive Eden features expanded coverage of gender, class, race, and ethnicity, giving voice to the diverse individuals and groups who have shaped California. With its continued emphasis on geography and environment, the text also gives attention to regional issues, moving from the metropolitan areas to the state's rural and desert areas. Lively and readable, The Elusive Eden is organized in ten parts. Each chronological section begins with an in-depth narrative chapter that spotlights an individual or group at a critical moment of historical change, bringing California history to life.

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555

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Waveland Press

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1478639911

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9781478639916

Medical Education in the United States Before the Civil War

By: William Frederick Norwood

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Medical Education in the United States Before the Civil War

By: William Frederick Norwood

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

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504

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1512805009

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9781512805000

Book's by William Drake

Montaigne's English Journey

Montaigne's English Journey

Peter M. Pringle, Master Decoy Maker

Peter M. Pringle, Master Decoy Maker

Boyd's New York City Tax-Book

Boyd's New York City Tax-Book

The Tudors on Film and Television

The Tudors on Film and Television

A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

The Furthest Shore

The Furthest Shore

The Elusive Eden

The Elusive Eden

Medical Education in the United States Before the Civil War

Medical Education in the United States Before the Civil War

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