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  Marching to the Drums -...

  Ian Knight

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  In this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare  from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava and Omdurman, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke's Drift  in the words of the men actually there.These eyewitness accounts provide a vivid and sometimes shocking insight into the brutal realities of warfare for the British imperial soldier, who fought against enemies from massed ranks of Russians and assegai-armed natives to sharp-shooting Boers, in often the most terrible conditions imaginable.These stirring tales of military adventure have been edited by Ian Knight and brought together and published in book form. Originally featured in turn-of-the-century magazine, popular during the heyday of empire, these historically valuable accounts throw considerable light on campaign conditions during Queen Victoria's colonial wars.Marching to the Drums includes accounts focusing on the experience of battle during such pivotal conflicts as the Sikh Wars, the Crimean War, the Afghan Wars, the Anglo-Zulu War, and those in China, the Sudan and South Africa.

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  A Wood Called Bourlon - The...

  William Moore

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  After the great victory in the famous tank battle at Cambrai in 1917 the church bells, having been silent for three years, rang out joyously all over Britain  But within ten days triumph turned to disaster.  How did this hapPen & why?William Moore, a distinguished First World War historian, attempts to explain what went wrong.  All the advantages gained were thrown away; thousands of British troops were captured and hundreds of guns were lost.  Seventy years after these events Mr Moore has studied the evidence (much of it previously unpublished) contained in the inevitable enquiry that followed the disaster and he seeks to answer a number of questions.  Was Field-Marshal Haig really as dour as he has been portrayed or was he a reckless gambler and was General Byng, whose troops and guns were captured, really a brilliant planner or a haughty aristocrat dedicated to proving that cavalry still had a place on the battlefield?  And why were they both obsessed with capturing Bourlon Ridge on which stood the sinister Bourlon Wood?  A Highland Division, a Welsh Brigade, a Yorkshire Division (twice), the Guards, Ulstermen, Lancashire-men, Londoners and Midlanders- all were drawn into the maelstrom in an attempt to consolidate the Cambrai victory  They failed.  It was left to the Canadians to carry the Bourlon position in one of the finest feats of arms of the Great War.  The British are always reputed to take a perverce interest in their own military blunders.  This strange episode is one that most people have been happy to forget.  All those involved in hight places sought to make excuses; some indulged in a profound exercise of duplicity implying that the soldiers themselves were to blame.  Mr Moor's book throws new light on a dark episode in British Military History.

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  Biographical Notes on the...

  Charlotte Brontë

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  A blistering criticism of the literary world in which she lived, Charlotte Brontë's "The Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous Bells" contains two fascinating and insightful essays by the author of "Jane Eyre" addressing her late sisters' Emily and Anne's writing careers (Emily wrote "Wuthering Heights," Anne created "Agnes Grey" and"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall").  With surprising frankness and honesty, Charlotte offers a glimpse of the challenges the young women faced when trying to get their respective works published, which included taking on male pen names - Currer (Charlotte), Ellis (Emily), and Acton (Anne) Bell - in an attempt to sidestep the harsher criticism female authors so often received.  Charlotte - writing as the sole surviving member of the famous "Brontë Sisters" writing trio - also explores some of the qualities that distinguish her sisters from each other - and from other writers - and takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal the difficulties they faced in bringing these groundbreaking novels to the world.

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  Eugeine Empress of the French

  George P. Upton

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  If one is a fan of the Dowager of Downton Abbey, then this book is one not to miss. Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, enduring anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from Germany in 1910, ten years before her death. The Secondary Author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt Is light indeed.Originally published by the late George P. Upton in 1910, the Widow Empress symbolized a passing but lasting Cultural Matriarch on European Culture. Eugenie introduced the high heeled riding boot to amazed ladies in France. Her fashion style was imitated by both European Royalty and the Bourgeoise throughout the Victorian Age.Yet her poignant life even Art could not reflect. With a New Introduction with new sources demonstrating the life and character of the Empress, readers are now in a better position to connect with the late Empress. For more than all the jewelry, pomp and circumstance of the Second French Republic, Eugenie remains a lady most of us would want to have tea with.

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  Stories from Paolino's Tapes -...

  Paul Feyerabend Klaus Sander

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  All the material is excerpted from personal tapes Paul sent to me. It was never meant to be edited or listened to by anyone else. I agree with releasing it for this edition as I believe Paul tells marvelous tales, which can be enjoyed by more people than I alone. He conveys beautifully his love of opera, theatre, cinema and the respect, compassion, admiration and sense of wonder he felt for many people. (Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend)01 The Threepenny OperaA tiny commentary on the wrong rendition in English of a piece from this opera, describing how he was impressed by a single line in Brecht's libretto.02 FalstaffOn Verdi's opera after Shakespeare.03 Fury The story of Fritz Lang's movie.04 Schroedinger Description of what kind of person the physicist Erwin Schroedinger was and Feyerabend's relationship with him.05 MacbethFeyerabend reads Verdi's thoughts on Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking scene: una macchia.06 Xenophanes Some Xenophanes fragments, read by Feyerabend in his own translation, attempting to respect the original metric rhythm.07 Paul Robeson, Joe Louis, Max SchmelingFeyerabend explains a lullaby sung by Paul Robeson, describes the life of this American football star and also a bit of the story of Joe Lewis and Max Schmeling.

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  Patience Worth

  Casper S. Yost

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  Patience Worth is an examination of the communications between a seventeenth century woman and a certain Mrs. Curran of St. Louis, in 1913. Contact with the spirit world or parlor trick? If the latter, it was well done: the quick-witted repartee appeared unrehearsed, the language was authentic, the references to English nature and life accurate, although Mrs. Curran had never visited England. Mrs. Curran, herself, was a smart, quick-witted socialite of good repute, unlikely to have been a fraudster. She did not 'perform' publicly, only in front of friends and invited guests, and never for money. She was a musician by training, not a writer or poet, yet many of the communications took the form of blank verse and were of a poetical nature. Since its publication, the phenomenon has been much studied and general view is that Patience Worth was the invention of Pearl Curran's imagination. In this volume, we are presented with the evidence and left to decide for ourselves. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

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