Changing Conceptions of National Biography
Changing Conceptions of National Biography

Author: Keith Thomas

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-06-30

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781139443302

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The publication of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography in September 2004 was an event of great literary and scholarly importance. In his Leslie Stephen Lecture, commemorating the founder of the original Dictionary of National Biography, the celebrated historian Keith Thomas surveys the many earlier attempts at collective biography, considers the relationship of the Oxford DNB to them, and offers a preliminary assessment of the Oxford DNB itself. The author, who has been chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Oxford DNB since its inception, writes with intimate knowledge of the project. This Leslie Stephen Lecture complements the earlier Lecture on the DNB by the late Colin Matthew, Founder-Editor of the Oxford DNB, and published by Cambridge in 1997.

The Great Game: Documents
The Great Game: Documents

Author: Martin Ewans

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780415316392

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second spans the period between that conflict and the Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878-80, while the third terminates with the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, which effectively marked the end of the confrontation.

Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations
Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations

Author: R. C. Bell

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 0486145573

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This encyclopedic volume provides the rules and methods of play for more than 180 different games: Ma-jong, Hazard, Wei-ch'i (Go), Backgammon, Pachisi, and many others. Over 300 photographs and line drawings.

An Unlikely Leader
An Unlikely Leader

Author: Dr Robert Barnes

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Published: 2018-08-30

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1743321295

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Despite several landmarks across the state bearing his name, John Hunter, the second governor of New South Wales, remains somewhat of an enigma. His solitary, career-driven life on land and at sea was tumultuous. As a governor, he had a tough time making his mark and taking charge, and eventually failed. Upon his return to England he went to great lengths to redeem his standing in society.