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John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Written by a renowned scholar and broadcaster, this account of Wilmot''s work strives to place it in its socio-political context and describe the way the poet & his work were...
Rochester: The Critical Heritage
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few poets have provoked as much controversy,...
Rochester And Court Poetry
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the glittering, dangerous world of the Restoration court, poetry was as much a weapon as a rapier...
Spirit Of Wit: Reconsiderations Of Rochester
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the scandalous heart of the Restoration court stood John Wilmot, the Second Earl of Rochester — rake, libertine, and one of the most...
So Idle a Rogue: The Life and Death of Lord Rochester
The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the...
Glass
A writer in self-imposed exile in London receives a call from the Prime Minister of his former country, inviting him to return to write the Prime Minister's biography. As he...
Lyrics & Satires Of John Wilmot Earl Of Rochester
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew poets in the English literary canon have burned as brightly — or as scandalously — as John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, whose...
Ralegh And The Throckmortons
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of Tudor biography and social history, this study chronicles the intertwined lives of Sir Walter Ralegh...
Daniel Deronda
George Eliot's final novel, 'Daniel Deronda' (1876), follows the intertwining lives of the beautiful but spoiled and selfish Gwendolene Harleth and the selfless yet alienated Daniel Deronda, as they search...
The Complete Poems Of John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets of the English Restoration have provoked as much fascination, scandal, and scholarly debate as John Wilmot, the second...
The Letters Of John Wilmot Earl Of Rochester
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew figures in English literary history are as electrifying — or as scandalous — as John Wilmot, the Second Earl of Rochester, the Restoration court...
John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester: Critical Essays
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew figures in English literary history are as brilliantly contradictory as John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester — a Restoration court wit, libertine poet, and...
The Locks Of Norbury: The Story Of A Remarkable Family In The Xviiith And Xixth Centuries
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Author: The Duchess Of SermonetaBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1940Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and worn blue...