Dashing for the Post: The Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor 9781473622487, 1473622484

Dashing for the Post: The Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor 9781473622487, 1473622484

Patrick Leigh Fermor was hailed as the greatest travel writer of his generation. His letters are often entertaining and

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Patrick Leigh Fermor: Noble Encounters between Budapest and Transylvania 9789633861721

This book revisits the trajectory of one section of Patrick Leigh Fermor's famous excursion on foot from the Hook o

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The Holmes-Sheehan Correspondence: The Letters of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan 9780823296842

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., distinguished American jurist, and Patrick Augustine Sheehan, an Irish clerical-savant, enjo

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Letters for the Ages: The Private and Personal Letters of Sir Winston Churchill 1399408178, 9781399408172

Here are some of the best of Churchill's letters, many of a more personal and intimate nature, presented in chronol

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Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. 9780823295326

Christian Samito writes in his introduction: "In reading Guiney’s words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what

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For the People, For the Country - Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle [1 ed.] 9780813950235, 9780813950228

In 1799, at the behest of President George Washington, Patrick Henry came out of retirement to defend the Constitution t

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Mike Leigh 9781847791986

Mike Leigh may well be Britain’s greatest living film director; his worldview has permeated our national consciousness.

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The Private Letters of Luke

It is a work of fiction but don't let that deter you. It was written several decades ago but the spiritual insights

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The Letters of Queen Victoria

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The Confession of Saint Patrick [First Edition] 0385491638, 9780385491631

The autobiography of one of the most popular saints in history, now available in a new translation. Beyond being recogn

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