1870-1916

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia was the second of four daughters of Tsar Nicholas II. Tatiana was acknowledged for her beauty, poise, elegance, and dignity. Her diaries show a remarkably down-to-earth and humorous young woman, full of life and compassion. She was a detail-oriented and observant participant in some of the most historical events of the twentieth century.

Presents biographical and critical profiles of twenty-two British writers spanning the Anglo-Saxon era through the twentieth century, each with a selected bibliography; also includes a chronology and a cumulative index of the "British Writers" series up to Supplement VI. Includes authors from Peter Ackroyd to A.N. Wilson.

Presents biographical and critical profiles of twenty-two British writers spanning the Anglo-Saxon era through the twentieth century, each with a selected bibliography; also includes a chronology and a cumulative index of the "British Writers" series up to Supplement VI. Includes authors from Peter Ackroyd to A.N. Wilson.

Recounts the life of Rasputin from his his Siberian origins to his position at the right hand of Nicholas and Alexandra and ending with his murder.