An informative guide to the Romans covering key figures battles & events as well as the day-to-day life of Roman citizens & their pastimes & art Colourfully illustrated with detailed artwork diagrams & maps it also

Includes:: internet links that recommend a variety of websites with further information video clips & virtual tours

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Who were the ancient Romans? Where did they go to eat shop & wash? What did they do for fun? You'll find the answers to these questions & lots more in this book about life in Roman times featuring short informative text vivid full colour illustrations & photographs on every page ...

Perilus is a Roman boy who is crazy about chariot racing He loves to practise in his own homemade chariot (pulled by the family goat) & dreams of riding in the Circus Maximus himself one day But when Perilus's hero the brilliant charioteer Scorcha goes missing on the day of the big race Perilus finds his wish coming true sooner than he'd imagined!A laugh-out-loud story from King of Comedy Jeremy Strong ...

Perilus & his family are in trouble again! His dad has been arrested for stealing money from the Imperial Mint Can Croakbag the talking raven save the day once more? ...

This is a fascinating new sticker book full of scenes from Ancient Roman times to fill with stickers From gladiators fighting in the Colosseum a bustling Roman army camp filled with soldiers an extravagant banquet in a senator's house to domestic scenes of Romans going about their daily business this book will not only entertain but educate too ...

Pretty delicate & romantic
- in this book you will find 20 gorgeous lace knitting designs by Monika Eckert & Stephanie van der
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While the battles for modern art & society were being fought in France & Spain it has seemed a betrayal that John Betjeman & John Piper were in love with a provincial world of old churches & tea-shops In this multi-award winning book now available in paperback Alexandra Harris tells a different story In the 1930s & 1940s artists & writers explored what it meant to be alive in England Eclectically passionately wittily they showed that the modern need not be at war with the past Constructivists & conservatives could work together & even the Bauhaus emigre Laszlo Moholy-Nagy was beguiled into taking photographs for Betjemans nostalgic Oxford University Chest This modern English renaissance was shared by writers painters gardeners architects critics tourists & composers John Piper Virginia Woolf Florence White Christopher Tunnard Evelyn Waugh E M Forster & the Sitwells are part of the story along with Bill Brandt Graham Sutherland Eric Ravilious & Cecil Beaton ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein Romantic Outlaws tells the story of the woman behind the novel & her extraordinary mother Mary Wollstonecraft AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER'A gripping account of the heartbreaks & triumphs of two of history's most formidable female intellectuals Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley Gordon has reunited mother & daughter through biography beautifully weaving their narratives for the first time' Amanda Foreman English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft & author Mary Shelley were mother & daughter yet these two extraordinary women never knew one another Nevertheless their passionate & pioneering lives remained closely intertwined their choices dreams & tragedies eerily similar Both women became famous writers & wrote books that changed literary history had passionate relationships with several men were single mothers out of wedlock; both lived in exile fought for their position in society & interrogated ideas of how we should live Romantic Outlaws takes the reader on a vivid journey across revolutionary France & Victorian England to explore in this ground-breaking dual biography of the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman & the author who wrote Frankenstein
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- a pair of visionary women who should have shared a life but who instead share a powerful literary & feminist legacy

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It’s time to treat yourself & a friend family member or loved one to a special couple of days away Release all of those stressful feeling as the two of you relax in one of our lovely spas getaways Enjoy a lovely massage & all the special treatment you could image including manicures & facial pamper sessions The perfect relaxation experiences for any girl’s getaway or couples break are right here! Set in 38 acres of formal gardens & woodland the Bannatyne Spa Hotel at Hastings will make your stay in this beautiful south coast resort town even more memorable Bannatyne Spa Hotel Hastings has an AA four star hotel rating & is a blend of magnificent accommodation fantastic service & fine dining The Spa & Health Club facilities are located a short walk away making it the perfect location for a getaway This spa break

Includes:: everything you need for a loved up break; on arrival to your executive room you will find chocolate dipped strawberries & champagne to start your break with a bang Continue the relaxed romantic vibe by enjoying each other’s company whilst using the Moroccan themed spa hydrotherapy pool & outdoor hot tub Next comes your treatments you can choose between a relaxing Swedish back massage or luxurious chocolate back massage followed by either a scalp massage or welcome touch facial After being pampered enjoy a delicious two course candlelit dinner with your loved one & enjoy the rest of your Romantic retreat You will be required to check in with the Spa a minimum of ten minutes prior to your treatment time & please inform the health club of any skin allergies or medical conditions that may affect you taking part in this activity A health check will be required which may result in the Spa requesting a medical certificate Treatments arrangements will be made at the time of booking your break Robes towels & slippers are provided for your convenience When can you go? This break is available Monday to Sunday throughout the year subject to availability &

Includes:: breakfast dinner & 40 minutes of treatment time per person How long does this activity last? This is a one night break &

Includes:: breakfast dinner & 40 minutes of treatment time each You need to know Minimum age is 18 years old Please inform the Spa of any skin allergies or medical conditions that may affect you taking part in this activity A health check will be required which may result in the Spa requesting a medical certificate This is for a voucher entitling the holder to any of the activities supplied by Activity Superstore up to the value stated You & how many others? This break is for two people to enjoy Family & friends This experience is not suitable for spectators Locations South East
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This new edition of the groundbreaking Romanticism An Anthology is the only book of its kind to contain complete texts of a wide range of Romantic works including Blake's Songs of Innocence & of Experience The Marriage of Heaven & Hell & Urizen ; Wordsworth & Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads (1798); Wordsworth's Two-Part Prelude ; early & revised versions of Coleridge's ' The Eolian Harp' ' This Lime-Tree Bower my Prison' ' Frost at Midnight' & ' The Ancient Mariner'; Shelley's Prometheus Unbound Epipsychidion & Adonais ; Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Canto III & Don Juan Dedication & Cantos I & II; & Keats's Odes the two Hyperions Lamia Isabella & The Eve of St Agnes It also carries explanatory annotations & author headnotes Updated to incorporate the latest scholarly findings it remains the essential text on Romanticism Don Juan Dedication & Cantos I & II; & Keats's Odes the two Hyperions Lamia Isabella & The Eve of St Agnes It also carries explanatory annotations & author headnotes Updated to incorporate the latest scholarly findings it remains the essential text on Romanticism

Includes:: all texts from the third edition with the addition of Keats's Isabella & Shelley's Epipsychidion as well as a selection of the poems of Walter Scott

Includes:: a wider & deeper selection of texts by the Big Six male poets (Blake Wordsworth Coleridge Keats Byron & Shelley) than any competing volume

Includes:: a generous range of texts by female Romantic poets All editorial materials including annotations author headnotes & prefatory materials have been revised for the new edition The only book to contain complete texts edited for this volume from manuscript & early printed sources by Wu along with explanatory annotations & author headnotes Contains everything teachers & students require for an in-depth survey of the principal writings to emerge from the British Romantic period The most widely-used teaching anthology in the field in the UK Companion website features a dynamic timeline detailing significant events of the romantic period & providing images suggestions for further reading & useful links to other online resources wwwromanticismanthologycom





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