Lucy Pollard: 2 books
The Quest for Classical Greece
Early Modern Travel to the Greek World
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
'Greece and Asia Minor proved an irresistible lure to English visitors in the seventeenth century. These lands were criss-crossed by adventurers, merchants, diplomats and men of the cloth. In particular, John Covel (1638-1722) - chaplain to the Levant Company in the 1670s, later Master of Christ's...
The Fictional 100
Ranking the Most Influential Characters in World Literature and Legend
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2010
Some of the most influential and interesting people in the world are fictional. Sherlock Holmes, Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Anna Karenina, Genji, and Superman, to name a few, may not have walked the Earth (or flown, in Superman's case), but they certainly stride through our lives. They influence us personally:...