Yazar: W. A. Speck

Definitive, concise, and very interesting… From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain’s most fascinat …

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First published in 1969, this title examines the works of Jonathan Swift from both a literary and an historical perspective. W. A. Speck first presents Swift in his historical context, analysing in p …

First published in 1969, this title examines the works of Jonathan Swift from both a literary and an historical perspective. W. A. Speck first presents Swift in his historical context, analysing in p …

Forced out of power in the"Glorious Revolution" of 1688, and defeated in the subsequent battle of the Boyne by William of Orange, the short reign of James II has an importance that reaches …

Forced out of power in the"Glorious Revolution" of 1688, and defeated in the subsequent battle of the Boyne by William of Orange, the short reign of James II has an importance that reaches …

Speck”s biography examines Paine”s work afresh, in light of new thinking about the role of religion in the formation of his political ideology, and also places Paine within the recently-developed c …

Speck”s biography examines Paine”s work afresh, in light of new thinking about the role of religion in the formation of his political ideology, and also places Paine within the recently-developed c …

Speck’s biography examines Paine’s work afresh, in light of new thinking about the role of religion in the formation of his political ideology, and also places Paine within the recently-developed con …