A biography of British political theorist, author, and civil servant Leonard Woolf, discussing the extremes of his personality and behavior, and focusing on the nature of his relationship with his wife, author Virginia Woolf.
Tells the parallel stories of the skepticism and incredulity that accompanied Guglielmo Marconi's invention of wireless communication in the late nineteenth century, and the investigation of the murder of an inconvenient wife by her love-starved husband, Dr. H.H. Crippen, who would likely have pulled off the perfect crime had it not been for the ability to send wireless transatlantic transmissions.
Presents an overview of the medieval castle, providing an examination of how they were employed in battle as walled fortresses, as well as their role as a symbol of a power and social control. Includes glossary, chronology, and index.
After her father breaks up her engagement to the unscrupulous Sir Geoffrey Blandon, Lady Rose Summer attends a last-chance soiree at Telby Castle in order to find a husband, but when a guest is found dead under mysterious conditions, Rose teams up with investigator Harry Cathcart to solve the murder.
Contains fifteen critical essays in which contributors examine various aspects of English romantic poetry as seen in the works of Wordsworth, Yeats, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and others.
Offers a brief introduction to the life of J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the "Lord of the Rings", discussing his childhood, private life, religious beliefs, and writing career.
Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from five specific time periods, and includes time lines, glossaries, and resources for further study.
An illustrated biography of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, discussing his youth in England, his early career, his move to Hollywood, his masterpiece films, and his later years, and including writings by Hitchcock, a chronology, and a list of his films.
