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The Last Lingua Franca: The Rise and Fall of World Languages
A startling new thesis that predicts the end of English as a global language In the twenty-first century, can we really take the dominance of English for granted? In their...
Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin
A detailed and in-depth biography of the Latin language from its very beginnings to the present day from the widely acclaimed author of 'Empires of the Word'. The Latin language...
The Duchess Countess
A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR A VOGUE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A rollicking read... [Ostler] tells Elizabeth's...
Old Friends And Modern Instances
In a delightful book, Nicholas Henderson turns the pages of a varied and interesting life, and remembers. The memories are mostly portraits, often triggered off by passing incidents. The subjects...
The Duchess Countess
$10.00 AUD
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The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth-Century
$20.00 AUD
Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston--a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence....
Nicholas Bacon: The Making Of A Tudor Statesman
$50.00 AUD
Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the heart of Tudor England's political machinery stood Sir Nicholas Bacon, a figure whose shrewd legal mind and formidable administrative talents...