The Sidelights of London
Author : John Arthur Robert Cairns
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 39,63 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Courts
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Sidelights on Bible Characters
Author : Joseph Charles Philpot
Publisher : Gospel Standard Publications
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Baptists
ISBN : 9781897837344
Book Description
Sidelights on Greek Antiquity
Author : Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 779 pages
File Size : 36,16 MB
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 3110699400
Book Description
Nineteen contributions by eminent scholars cover topics in Greek Epigraphy, Ancient History, Archaeology, and the Historiography of Archaeology. The section on Epigraphy and Ancient History has a particular focus on Attica, whereas material from Eretria, Delphi, the Argolid, Aetolia, Macedonia, Samothrace, and Aphrodisias widens the picture. The section on Archaeology discusses cultural variation as well as matters of cult, myth, and style, especially in Attica, from the Chalcolithic to the Roman period. The final section on the History of Archaeology reviews the early history of archaeological research at sites such as Piraeus, Rhamnous, Marathon, Oropos, Pylos, and Eretria, based on unpublished archival sources as well as on preliminary sketches and architectural drawings by 19th century artists.
London's Teeming Streets, 1830-1914
Author : James Winter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 35,35 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1136104364
Book Description
The streets of Victorian London became increasingly congested with vehicles, fast and furious drivers, pedestrians, costermongers, prostitutes, brass bands, homeless children and other obstacles to safe and rapid motion. Concerned citizens were alarmed by this unprecedented build-up of traffic and pollution. But how did this chaotic state come about - and why was more not done to prevent it? London's Teeming Streets brings an historical perspective to present-day concerns about the effects of continued urban expansion and shows that many current problems date back to the Victorian era. James Winter reveals that the issue of street reform was fraught with political intrigue. Many reformers were liberals; yet the question of attempting to limit or prohibit activity on the King's Highway which was, by definition, an open and democratic preserve, brought the very purpose of liberal reform into sharp focus.
Sidelights on Teutonic History During the Migration Period
Author : M. G. Clarke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 25,9 MB
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1107696321
Book Description
Originally published in 1911, this book attempts to discover the amount of historical truth underlying the allusions to persons and events in Old English heroic poetry. Clarke investigates what certain allusions in poems such as Beowulf and Widsith can tell us of the Teutonic migrations to Britain between the fourth and sixth centuries. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Old English and Anglo-Saxon literature.
Sidelights on New London and Newer York and Other Essays
Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 36,62 MB
Release : 2017-12-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781981354252
Book Description
CONTENTSA FIRST WORD 5PART I NEW LONDON 8I. ON BRIGHT OLD THINGS 8II. ON CALLING NAMES 14III. ON KEEPING YOUR HAIR ON 20IV. THE COWARDICE OF COCKTAILS 28V. GATES AND GATE-CRASHERS 37VI. THE UNPSYCHOLOGICAL AGE 46VII. THE TRUE VICTORIAN HYPOCRISY 53VIII. MARRIAGE AND THE MODERN MIND 60PART II NEWER YORK 67I. THE AMERICAN IDEAL 67II. A PLEA FOR PROHIBITION 74III. WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENT? 77IV A MONSTER: THE POLITICAL DRY 81V. BERNARD SHAW AND AMERICA 89VI. THE CASE AGAINST MAIN STREET 94VII. THE CASE FOR MAIN STREET 102VIII. THEY ARE ALL PURITANS 113IX. SKYSCRAPERS 121X. AND WHAT ABOUT THE QUAKERS? 125XI. ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN LONDON 130XII. UNKNOWN AMERICA 135XIII. WHAT OF THE REPUBLIC? 140XIV. RETURN TO THE VISION 150PART III OTHER ESSAYS 159I. THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE IN LITERATURE 159II. THE MIDDLEMAN IN POETRY 172III. SHAKESPEARE AND SHAW 181IV. BERNARD SHAW AND BREAKAGES 186V. THE POPULARITY OF DICKENS 191VI. MAGIC AND FANTASY IN FICTION 195
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Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 1893
Category :
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Book Description
London in the Twentieth Century
Author : Jerry White
Publisher : Random House
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 31,9 MB
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1407013076
Book Description
Jerry White's London in the Twentieth Century, Winner of the Wolfson Prize, is a masterful account of the city’s most tumultuous century by its leading expert. In 1901 no other city matched London in size, wealth and grandeur. Yet it was also a city where poverty and disease were rife. For its inhabitants, such contradictions and diversity were the defining experience of the next century of dazzling change. In the worlds of work and popular culture, politics and crime, through war, immigration and sexual revolution, Jerry White’s richly detailed and captivating history shows how the city shaped their lives and how it in turn was shaped by them.
Sidelights from Patmos
Author : George Matheson
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 38,78 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Bible
ISBN :
Book Description
Nonconformity in the Nineteenth Century
Author : David M. Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1317242998
Book Description
First published in 1972, this volume shows the potency, and the limitations of Nonconformity in shaping the beginning of modern Britain. It draws upon a wide range of sources including the writings and discussions of Nonconformists themselves, their critics, and contemporary commentators. The extracts and the extensive introduction set Nonconformity in the broader context of social and political history, and address the ‘life’ of the free Churches: their conflicts, internal and externals, their organization and spread, and their theology. The collection demonstrates the variety and diversity of Nonconformity as well as the controversies and debates of the period. This book will be an excellent reference for students of History, English and Theology, and will provide a starting point for those who wish to explore Nonconformist history.
