Novelistic Biographies

This new study of the Meiji Government”s controversial Education Minister and thinker, Mori Arinori, seeks to complement Ivan P. Hall”s excellent earlier biography (1973) by providing an alternativ …

‘‘Delicious.’ I licked my lips. The wine filled me with joy. A picture of a vineyard drenched in sunlight formed in my mind. Sean drew me rudely back to the lounge of our semi-d. ”How can they be in …

_____________________ The fabulous follow-up memoir to the word-of-mouth sensation Diplomatic Baggage _____________________ ”Hilarious and hair-raising by turns” – Daily Mail ”Refreshingly candi …

Since publication in 1973 James I has established itself as one of the most popular short accounts of James I”s reign. The First Edition was described by John Morrill as `a far better, shrewder, mor …

In this life-affirming book, author David Shaw explores ten major themes that affect us all – and offers a unique way to engage with them.Whether it’s fear or forgiveness, credence or clarity, materi …

Stalin and the Soviet Union offers new interpretations of recently uncovered archives examining the Soviet leader”s domestic and foreign policy. It covers core topics such as: * Stalin”s rise to po …

Criminal biographies enjoyed enormous popularity in the Eighteenth Century: today they offer us some fascinating perspectives on the period. Drunks, Whores and Idle Apprentices is the first book to r …

This biographical narrative is a detailed portrayal of the life and career of the first Christian emperor Constantine the Great (273 – 337). Combining vivid narrative and historical analysis, Charles …

Geographers is an annual collection of studies on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from …