The Maps of Matthew Paris
Author: Daniel K. Connolly
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781843834786
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of the intricate cartography of Matthew Paris, and the meanings of the maps themselves.
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Author: Daniel K. Connolly
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781843834786
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of the intricate cartography of Matthew Paris, and the meanings of the maps themselves.
Author: Matthew Parris
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780241968291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChance Witness by Matthew Parris - a hilarious and fascinating portrait of life in politics, from Thatcher to Blair Winner of the Channel 4 / Politico's Political Book of the Year Award 'Made me laugh out loud. A book full of wisdom' Simon Hoggart, Guardian In this surprising and eccentric autobiography from a former Conservative MP, Matthew Parris writes of his personal and political life with equal candour. With a First from Cambridge and the possibility of working for the Foreign Office, he decided instead to apply to be an apprentice diesel-fitter with London Transport. He was rejected and so turned to a life in politics. He has worked with Margaret Thatcher, Chris Patten, Tony Blair and Michael Portillo, and his observations of political lifeand those who move within it are truly fascinating. This colourful memoir is an account of a young life already well lived. For readers of Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore, and fans of The End of the Party by Andrew Rawnsley, this is a fascinating glimpse into modern British politics. 'A five-star autobiography. Dazzling, hilarious and wonderful' Sunday Times Matthew Parris was born in Johannesburg in 1949. He was a Conservative MP from 1979 to 1986, since when he has worked as a journalist. He is the author of A Castle in Spain, the acclaimed story of his medieval home in L'Avenc, as well as the bestselling books Parting Shots and A Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase, both based on the BBC Radio 4 series. He divides his time between Derbyshire (where his old constituency was situated) and east London.
Author: Matthew Parris
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2016-11-10
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1782832971
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'He's 100% political herpes. Back in six months whatever you do. Or three days, like last time.' Camilla Long on Nigel Farage 'You're as ugly as a salad.' Bulgarian insult 'I'm going to beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.' Muhammed Ali There's no pleasure like a perfectly turned put-down (when it's directed at somebody else, of course) but Matthew Parris's Scorn is sharply different from the standard collections. Here are the funniest, sharpest, rudest and most devastating insults in history, from ancient Roman graffiti to the battlefields of Twitter. Drawing on bile from such masters as Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth I, Donald Trump, Groucho Marx, Princess Anne, Winston Churchill, Nigel Farage, Mae West and Alastair Campbell - which form an exchange between voices down the ages - Scorn shows that abuse can be an art form. This collection includes extended literary invective as well as short verbal shin-kicks. Encompassing literature, art, politics, showbiz, marriage, gender, nationality and religion, Matthew Parris's sublime collection is the perfect companion for the festive season, whether you're searching for the perfect elegant riposte, the rudest polite letter ever written, or a brutal verbal sledgehammer.
Author: Matthew Parris
Publisher:
Published: 2021-07
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781781257241
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Suzanne Lewis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1987-01-01
Total Pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9780520049819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Matthew Parris
Publisher: Robson
Published: 2004-07-22
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9781861057365
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScandalously it's been business as usual in parliament despite Tony Blair's promise of a new dawn over Britain in 1997. Conmen, secret home loans, walks on the wild side, liars, ridiculously expensive wallpaper and a jailed peer-cum-celebrated author have joined the prostitutes, gropers, shady share dealers, rent boys and Soviet spies that have been such a colourful feature of politics for five centuries. In this comprehensively updated edition of the bestselling 'Great Parliamentary Scandals', Matthew Parris and Kevin Maguire shine an entertaining and highly revealing light into the murky underworld of British parliamentary life, exposing the low side of high office.
Author: Matthew Paris
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780750905237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA monk's chronicle offers a record of life and events in 13th-century England and further afield. Colour reproductions of the original manuscript decorations add to the detail.
Author: Matthew Parris
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780297812173
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Published: 1852
Total Pages: 552
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Matthew Parris
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2011-08-23
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0670919292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUp till 2006, a British Ambassador quitting his post abroad would write a valedictory despatch circulated widely across government, from other far-flung members of the service to the Prime Minister himself. This was the parting shot, the opportunity to offer a personal view of the country he was leaving- the alcoholic intake of its population, the corruption of its ministers, the state of the capital's drains, or the impossibility of getting embassy staff to clean British guests' shoes - whatever he or she wanted to get off their chest. Often funny, frequently astute and almost always gloriously non-politically correct, these parting shots shed light on Britian's place in the world, and reveal the curious cocktail of priviledge and privation which make up the life of an ambassador abroad. 'There is, I fear, no question but that the average Nicaraguan is one of the most dishonest, unreliable, violent and alcholic of the Latin Americans' Roger Pinsent, Managua, 1967 'The detention of the Pinochet made life in Chile unusually interesting... I have never received quite so many death threats' Dame Glynne Evans, Lisbon, 2004