Marcella
Marcella

Author: Mrs. Humphry Ward

Publisher: New York : Macmillan ; Toronto : Toronto News Company

Published: 1894

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13:

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Word Crimes
Word Crimes

Author: Joss Marsh

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1998-08-15

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780226506913

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In 1883 newspaper editor G.W. Foote stood trial three times for blasphemy. Here Joss Marsh reconstructs the forgotten cases of more than 200 working-class "blasphemers" in Victorian England, whose stubborn refusal to silence their "hooligan" voices, along with Foote, helped secure our rights to speak and write freely today. 22 photos.

Essays in London and Elsewhere
Essays in London and Elsewhere

Author: Henry James

Publisher: William Press

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1408672936

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Originally published in 1897, this early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Contents include; The function of Latin, Chansons De Geste, The Matter of Britain, Antiquity in Romance, The making of English and the settlement of European Prosody, Middle High German Poetry, The 'Fox, ' The 'Rose, ' and the minor Contributions of France, Icelandic and Provencal, The Literature of the Peninsulas, and Conclusion..... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwor