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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 31,82 MB
Release : 1845
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Author : Tobias Smollett
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 37,12 MB
Release : 1812
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ISBN : 1716126584
Author : Henry Spencer Ashbee
Publisher :
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 14,63 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Erotic literature
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Author : Benjamin Sass
Publisher : Saint-Paul
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,80 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 9783525537602
Author : the younger Pliny
Publisher : Lebooks Editora
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 6558942380
The Letters of Pliny the Younger, also known as the Epistles of Pliny the Younger, have been studied for centuries, as they offer a unique and intimate glimpse into the daily life of Romans in the 1st century AD. Through his letters, the Roman writer and lawyer Pliny the Younger (whose full name was Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) discusses philosophical and moral issues; but he also talks about everyday matters and topics related to his administrative duties. One of these letters, Letter 16 from Book VI, addressed to Tacitus, holds unparalleled historical value. In it, Pliny describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the city of Pompeii. Many scholars claim that with his letters, Pliny invented a new literary genre: the letter written not only to establish pleasant communication with peers but also to publish it later. Pliny compiled copies of every letter he wrote throughout his life and published those he considered the best in twelve books. This edition presents selected letters chosen for their various characteristics and covering several books, focusing mainly on Books I, II, and III. The work is part of the famous collection: 501 Books You Must Read.
Author : Gabriel Naudé
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 38,54 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Books
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Author : Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 32,7 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520066960
"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilization of Ancient Egypt, the history of Nubia, Ethiopia, North Africa and the Sahara, as well as of the other regions of the continent and its islands."--Publisher's description
Author : Samuel Bochart
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781377144382
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Zur Shalev
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9004209387
This book examines the scholarly genre of 'geographia sacra' in early modern Europe, tracing its contours, the outlooks and concerns of its practitioners, as well as the intersections of religion and geography in an age that saw dramatic revolutions in both fields.
Author : André Breton
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 13,25 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802150264
"Nadja, " originally published in France in 1928, is the first and perhaps best Surrealist romance ever written, a book which defined that movement's attitude toward everyday life. The principal narrative is an account of the author's relationship with a girl in teh city of Paris, the story of an obsessional presence haunting his life. The first-person narrative is supplemented by forty-four photographs which form an integral part of the work -- pictures of various "surreal" people, places, and objects which the author visits or is haunted by in naja's presence and which inspire him to mediate on their reality or lack of it. "The Nadja of the book is a girl, but, like Bertrand Russell's definition of electricity as "not so much a thing as a way things happen, " Nadja is not so much a person as the way she makes people behave. She has been described as a state of mind, a feeling about reality, k a kind of vision, and the reader sometimes wonders whether she exists at all. yet it is Nadja who gives form and structure to the novel.
