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In the early part of 1863, while I was resident in London, – the first of the War Correspondents to go abroad, – I wrote, at the request of Mr. George Smith, publisher of the Cornhill Magazine, a series of chapters upon the Rebellion, thus introduced: – Few wars have been so well chronicled, as...

When ordering a café au lait in Paris, calamari in Venice, or bratwurst in Munich, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy...

This is the Official Holiday FM Travel Guide to Cardiff, including information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Know Before You Go campaign.If you are thinking of visiting, or are planning to visit Cardiff, well done to you!  Its a perfect choice for a day out or a weekend trip, its size is...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Montenegro. Montenegro is in the Balkans and on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south. To the west of Montenegro is the Adriatic Sea. Montenegro's...

La storia di due donne dei Gonzaga: Cecilia e Giulia Gonzaga. I Gonzaga. Bibliografia e alcuni film sulla casata.

Professor Greene, for many years consul of the United States at Rome during the early 19th century brings us a short history of the Catacombs of Rome.

Chosen from his most recent book Farfalla e segno: Poesie scelte 1972-2009, this collection is a sort of "best of." His earlier collection—Echoes of Memory (UPNE, 2003)—was praised and reviewed by numerous poets, including Dana Gioia and Rosanna Warren.

In celebration of the 700th anniversary of the birth of Dante in 1265 the Dante Society of Toronto invited six internationally known scholars to address its members. Believing that the greatest tribute to Dante lies in the constant acquisition of a deeper knowledge of his work, the Society prescribed...

Viaggio in Italia è il resoconto del Gran Tour che Goethe compì in Italia a partire dal settembre del 1786 e che lo fece soggiornare a lungo nel nostro paese . Pubblicato in due volumi nel 1816/17 è una rappresentazione preziosa dell'Italia appena prima della rivoluzione francese. Venezia, Verona,...

Neapel 1647: Die ehrgeizige Patriziertochter Mirella Scandore ist mit einem Neffen des spanischen Vizekönigs verlobt, als sich das Volk von Neapel gegen dessen Herrschaft erhebt. Neapel erwählt den Herzog von Lothringen, Henri de Guise, zu seinem neuen Dogen. Mirella lernt seinen aufrichtigen Einsatz...

Maybe you've heard about Pompeii - that unfortunate city now buried in ashes. Perhaps when you hear the word today, you would immediately think about the horrors residents went through when Mount Vesuvius erupted. But Pompeii was once a thriving city and its residents full of life. Let’s experience Pompeii when it was still full of glory. Open this book today!

Unleash both the historian and architect in your kids with this Ancient Roman Roads and Architecture History Book. There is a whole different but beautifully thought-of world in the ancient Rome that your children will truly enjoy discovering. Show them what historical architecture is all about by getting them a copy of this book. Go ahead and buy a copy today!

Ispirato alle figure di briganti più famosi della Maremma, un romanzo storico per comprendere un pezzo di storia d’Italia molto particolare, tra la fine dell’ 800 e gli inizi del 900, quello che possiamo considerare il nostro Far West. Ma anche un romanzo di formazione, una storia di affetti...

A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale! Chi non conosce questo motto, e quanti altri ne esistono sulla festa più colorata e mattacchiona d’Italia? Abbiamo cercato per voi le filastrocche della tradizione, scoprendo un tesoro di rime, giochi, scherzi e colori che insieme compongono un ricco mosaico del nostro...