1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOBE00019836

Autore

Iuvenalis, Decimus Iunius

Titolo

1

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Augustae Taurinorum : ex typis Iosephii Pomba, 1830

Descrizione fisica

CXXXIX, 484 p. ; 25 cm

Collana

Collectio latinorum scriptorum cum notis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456798003321

Autore

Covert James

Titolo

A Victorian marriage : Mandell and Louise Creighton / / James Covert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

1-283-27129-X

9786613271297

0-8264-2729-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (445 p.)

Disciplina

920.042

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Text Illustrations; Preface; 1 Who is That Girl?; 2 The Nicest Man I Have Met; 3 A Most Promising Scholar; 4 Undoubtedly the Ablest Man; 5 A Glorious Game; 6 The Peak; 7 A Charm about Oxford; 8 Exile; 9 The Happiest Years; 10 A Great Work; 11 A Breath of



Fresh Air; 12 Inspiring Influences; 13 The Blow has Fallen; 14 I Went to Visit the Queen; 15 Fulham is a Nice Place; 16 Tell Her That I Love Her; 17 Dear Mrs Creighton; 18 A Sincere Fine Old Thing; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Mandell Creighton (1843-1901) was a famous historian and the first editor of the English Historical Review. His intelligence and energy made an impression upon everyone he met. Admired by Queen Victoria, only his untimely death stopped him becoming Archbishop of Canterbury. His wife Louise (1850 -1936) was a prolific historian in her own right. Her strength of character and organisational ability made her a natural leader of Victorian women's movements. The writings of this remarkable couple, especially their letters, reveal their relationships with each other and with their seven children, th