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“matthew dennison”

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  • The Queen

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    Matthew Dennison's elegant and magisterial biography of Her late Majesty, updated following the death of Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III.'A worthy and balanced overview of the Queen's life. Dennison is especially good on her childhood... quietly, tactfully, tastefully reverent.'The TimesThe death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 was more than just a moment of profound ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Behind the Mask

    The Life of Vita Sackville-West

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    A dazzling new biography of Vita Sackville-West, the 20th century aristocrat, literary celebrity, devoted wife, famous lover of Virginia Woolf, recluse, and iconoclast who defied categorization.In this stunning new biography of Vita Sackville-West, Matthew Dennison's Behind the Mask traces the triumph and contradictions of Vita's extraordinary life. His narrative charts a fascinating course from ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Last Princess

    The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    This "beautifully written . . . disarmingly impressive" biography sheds light on the peculiar life of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter ( Daily Telegraph , UK).Born on April 14th, 1857, Princess Beatrice was the last child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. After her father died when she was four, Beatrice became the queen's source of comfort and consolation, a role which required her complete ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Twelve Caesars

    The Dramatic Lives of the Emperors of Rome

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    This vivid history of Rome and its rulers "combines thoughtful reflection and analysis with gossipy irreverence in a bewitching cocktail" ( Daily Express, UK).One was a military genius, one murdered his mother and fiddled while Rome burned, another earned the nickname "sphincter artist". Six of them were assassinated, two committed suicide—and five were considered gods. They are known as the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Queen Victoria

    A Life of Contradictions

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    "An insightful, short look at the life of an immortal if only sometimes-admirable queen" ( Kirkus Reviews )."A concise book [with] the confidence of considerable research, well digested and well delivered. . . . Perfect." — The Times (UK)Queen Victoria is Britain's queen of contradictions. With her combination of deep sentimentality and bombast, cultural ... ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Livia, Empress of Rome

    A Biography

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    Rome is a subject of endless fascination, and in this new biography of the infamous Empress Livia, Matthew Dennison brings to life a woman long believed to be one of the most feared villainesses of history.Second wife of the emperor Augustus, mother of his successor Tiberius, grandmother of Claudius and great grandmother of Caligula, the empress Livia lived close to the center of Roman political ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Last Princess

    The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, later Princess Henry of Battenberg, was the last-born – in 1866 – of Victoria and Albert's children, and she would outlive all of her siblings to die as recently as 1944. Her childhood coincided with her mother's extended period of mourning for her prematurely deceased husband, a circumstance which may have contributed to Victoria's determination to keep her ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Roald Dahl

    Teller of the Unexpected: A Biography

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceFrom one of our finest literary biographers comes a brilliant biography of Roald Dahl: the much-loved author and creator of countless iconic literary characters.Roald Dahl was one of the world's greatest storytellers. He conceived his vocation as as that of any fearless explorer and, in his writing for children, he was able to tap into a child's ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Livia

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    Traducido por Stefano Musilli ...
    Livia Drusilla Claudia fu moglie dell’imperatore Augusto e visse negli anni della trasformazione di Roma da repubblica a impero, testimone sia dei trionfi di Augusto che dell’epoca d’instabilità politica aperta dalla lotta per la successione. Deificata postuma nel 41 d.C., in vita Livia rappresentò per le matrone romane un modello di austerità e dedizione ai valori tradizionali. Ciononostante, i ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Over the Hills and Far Away

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    Inspired by the twenty-three "tales," Matthew Dennison takes a selection of quotations from Potter's stories and uses them to explore her multi-faceted life and character: repressed Victorian daughter; thwarted lover; artistic genius; formidable countrywoman. They chart her transformation from a young girl with a love of animals and fairy tales into a bestselling author and canny businesswoman, so ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Man in the Willows

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    During his regular days in London, Kenneth Grahame sat behind a mahogany desk as Secretary of the Bank of England; on weekends he retired to the house in the country that he shared with his fanciful wife, Elspeth, and their fragile son, Alistair, and took lengthy walks along the Thames in Berkshire, "tempted by the treasures of hedge and ditch; the rapt surprise of the first lords-and-ladies, the ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    The Queen

    de Matthew Dennison ...
    Narrado por Eleanor Bron ...

    Completo

    19 hora 58 minutos

    An elegant and magisterial new biography of Her Majesty The Queen, tracing the events of a reign that now spans seven decades, and evaluating her achievement as a practitioner of monarchy across the entirety of her reign.For millions of people, both in Britain and across the world, Elizabeth II is the embodiment of monarchy. Her long life spans nearly a century of national and global history, from ... Leer más

    $24.17 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook