Author : Alexander Gordon
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 20,1 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Alexander Gordon served as aide-de-camp to his uncle, Sir David Baird, in the Coruna campaign of 1808-9, then joined Wellington's staff and remained at his side through to the Waterloo campaign. His letters, presented here, offer a unique insight into the British campaigns in the Peninsula.
Author : Joanna Hill
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 22,98 MB
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752492993
General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Almarez was imaginative, brave – and perhaps more surprisingly for the period in which he lived an d fought – compassionate towards those under his command. He was a man who frequently led from the front in some of the deadliest battles ofthe Napoleonic Wars. Hill was given his own ‘detached’ corps and fought his way through Spain, Portugal and France, winning battles against the odds – such at St Pierre, where he defeated the redoubtable Maréchal Soult when outnumbered two to one. When ministers at home asked that Hill be allowed to leave the Peninsula and lead an army elsewhere, Wellington dismissed the idea with ‘Would you cut off my right hand?’ Hill fought at Roliça, Corunna, Talavera, Bussaco, Almarez, Vitoria and Waterloo. He succeeded the Duke in 1828 as Commander-in-Chief. Based upon theHill papers made available to Joanna Hill – the General’s great, great, great niece – and a wide range of other primary sources, Wellington’s Right Hand is an important addition to the literature of the Napoleonic age and in particular to that of the Peninsular War.
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Page : 826 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 1915
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Author : Julie Berry
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1728223261
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Julie Berry comes a brand new middle-grade fantasy adventure full of friendship, magic, and mischief. Be careful what you wish for ... Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for "Upright Young Ladies." When punishment forces her to sort through the trash, she finds a sardine tin that houses a foul-tempered djinni with no intention of submitting to a schoolgirl as his master. Soon an orphan boy from the charitable home next door, a mysterious tall man in ginger whiskers, a disgruntled school worker, and a take-no-prisoners business tycoon are in hot pursuit of Maeve and her magical discovery. It'll take all of her quick thinking and sass to set matters right. Maeve Merritt is one feisty heroine you won't soon forget. First published as an Audible Original in 2018 The perfect book for: Ages 8-11 Young fantasy readers Empowering young girls
Author : Joanna Hill
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 37,86 MB
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752492993
One of the most unlikely soldiers of his day, General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Almarez was imaginative, brave – and perhaps more surprisingly for the period in which he lived and fought – compassionate towards those under his command. This is the compelling story of one of history's forgotten heroes, a man who frequently led from the front in some of the deadliest battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Hill was given his own 'detached' corps and fought his way through Spain, Portugal and France, winning battles against the odds – such at St Pierre, where he defeated the redoubtable Marechal Soult when outnumbered two to one. When ministers at home asked that Hill be allowed to leave the Peninsula and lead an army elsewhere, Wellington dismissed the idea with 'Would you cut off my right hand?' Hill fought at Roliça, Corunna, Talavera, Bussaco, Almarez, Vitoria and Waterloo. He succeeded the Duke in 1828 as Commander-in-Chief of the forces and served as such until he resigned in 1842, a period marked by civil unrest that he reluctantly was obliged to confront. Based upon the Hill papers and a wide range of other primary sources, Wellington's Right Hand is an important addition to the literature of the Napoleonic age and in particular to that of the Peninsular War. Writer and historian Joanna Hill is the great, great, great niece of Rowland Hill and as such has gained unique access to the Hill family archives. In April 2005, she published her first book on the Hill family, The Hills of Hawkstone and Attingham; the Rise, Shine and Decline of a Shropshire Family. Serendipity has sometimes led her life in the footsteps of her illustrious ancestor. While working at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University's post graduate department for the history of art and archaeology, she spent three very hot seasons excavating in the Nile Delta of Egypt, a few kilometres from the site of one of the General's very first battles, at Aboukir in 1801. She currently lives with her husband (and an international champion Skye terrier, Dougal) in a 13th-century hilltop bastide village in South West France. This is just a short distance north of St Pierre d'Irube at the foot of the Pyrenees, where Rowland Hill won his very own general action in the closing stages of the Peninsular War in December 1813. When the victorious British cavalry rode home through France from Toulouse to the channel ports in May the following year, they must have passed by.
Author : New Zealand. Parliament
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Page : 818 pages
File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 1903
Category : New Zealand
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Author : New Zealand. Legislature. House of Representatives
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Page : 908 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 1906
Category : New Zealand
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Author : Charlotte Brontë
Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 1850
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Author : The Brontes
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 3491 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 2013-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1908909110
The sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne produced some of the most admired masterpieces of Victorian literature, in spite of their own tragic destinies. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the Brontë Sisters, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to lives of the Brontë sisters and their works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 8 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features rare poetry collections, including the complete poetical works of the Brontë Sisters * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Charlotte Brontë’s complete Juvenilia - spend hours exploring the author’s early works – many texts available in no other collection * Special bonus sections featuring the works of Patrick Brontë, the authors’ father, and Branwell Brontë, the brother of the famous sisters * Features four biographies - discover the Brontë’s literary life * UPDATED with new and scarce Juvenilia texts * UPDATED with rare poetry collections * UPDATED with more images and detailed introductions * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Charlotte Brontë’s Novels JANE EYRE SHIRLEY VILLETTE THE PROFESSOR EMMA Charlotte Brontë’s Juvenilia TALES OF ANGRIA MINA LAURY STANCLIFFE’S HOTEL THE STORY OF WILLIE ELLIN ALBION AND MARINA ANGRIA AND THE ANGRIANS TALES OF THE ISLANDERS THE GREEN DWARF ARTHURIANA OTHER JUVENILIA WORKS Emily Brontë’s Novel WUTHERING HEIGHTS Anne Brontë’s Novels AGNES GREY THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL The Poetry of the Brontë Sisters POEMS BY CURRER, ELLIS, AND ACTON BELL THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ANNE BRONTË THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY BRONTË The Poems of the Brontë Sisters LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Patrick Brontë’s Works COTTAGE POEMS TWO SERMONS “AND THE WEARY ARE AT REST” Branwell Brontë’s Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Biographies THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË by Elizabeth Gaskell CHARLOTTE BRONTË by T. Wemyss Reid THE BRONTË FAMILY by Francis A. Leyland CHARLOTTE BRONTË AND HER CIRCLE by Clement King Shorter Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
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Page : 1872 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Postal service
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