Look at her she is the image of our beautiful Italy. Corinne or Italy (1807) is both the story of a love affair between Oswald Lord Nelvil & a beautiful poetess & an homage to the landscape literature & art of Italy. On arriving in Italy Oswald immediately falls under Corinnes magical spell as she is crowned a national genius at the Captitol. Yet on returning to England he succumbs to convention & honours his late fathers wish by marrying the dutiful English girl Lucile despite having learned that Corinne is Luciles Italian half-sister. Corinne dies of a broken heart & Lord Nelvil is left with a seared conscience. Stael weaves discreet French Revolutionary political allusion & allegory into her romance & its publication saw her order of exile renewed by Napoleon. Indeed the novel stands as the birth of modern nationalism & introduces to French usage the word nationalitie. It is also one of the first works to put a womans creativity centre stage. Sylvia Raphaels new translation preserves the natural character of the French original & the edition is complemented by notes & and introduction which serve to set an extraordinary work of European Romanticism in its historical & political contexts. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

The only question which hangs over the life of Sir Richard Wyndham notable whip dandy & Corinthian is one of marriage. On the eve of making the most momentous decision of his life he is on his way home a little worse for drink when he chances upon a beautiful young fugitive climbing out of a window by means of knotted sheets
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This cutting edge & comprehensive book
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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette & Monroe Streets is well-known
- & cautiously avoided
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Susan Hooper is private secretary to bestselling author Vivian Proudfoot. Well-spoken & well-read she soon learns how to hold her own with Londons literary sophisticates. But the attentions of Mercer Hughes a handsome agent with a notorious reputation & a shady past are more than a dockers daughter can cope with & she finds herself falling reluctantly in love. She is soon cut off from her father & at loggerheads with her idealistic brother Ronnie & his gadabout wife Breda. Even her old friend newspaperman Danny Cahill is shocked at the circles in which Susan finds herself where pimps & gangsters rub shoulders with wealthy fascist sympathisers in support of the war in Spain. As the threat of world war grows Susan is torn between loyalty to her family & a lover who will not let her go. But when the time comes to choose she finds a solution that surprises everyone. ...

The ancient land of Cornwall is steeped in mysterious tradition proud heritage & age-old folklore. Before books were widely available wandering droll tellers used to spread Cornish insight & humour to all parts of the Duchy
- exchanging their tales for food & shelter. Anthony James was one such droll teller & this collection follows him as he makes his way around Cornwall one glorious summer. Richly illustrated with h&-drawn images & woodcuts Cornish Folk Tales will appeal to anyone captivated by this beautiful land & its resident kindly giants mischievous piskeys seductive mermaids bold knights & barnacle-encrusted sea captains. Mike OConnor is a powerful & engaging storyteller who performs at many events across the country. An important researcher into Cornish music & folklore he has been awarded the OBE & made a bard of the Gorsedh of Kernow.
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In late 19th century Cornwall h&-knitting was a vital cottage industry & coastal villages developed their own distinctive patterns & names for the traditional navy blue guernsey or knit-frock. Contract-knitting
- the occupation of many Cornish women
- had died out by the 1920s & was almost forgotten until Mary Wright started asking old people what they remembered of it. Her research has resulted in a remarkable picture of social history. This book

Includes:: many delightful contemporary photographs & detailed instructions & charts show how to knit a Cornish guernsey incorporating one of thirty local patterns. Mary Wright is a specialist knitting instructor. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United Kingdom & in Japan. Since the publication of Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks she has given many lectures & broadcasts.



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When artist Maddie inherits a house in Cornwall shortly after the death of her husband she hopes it will be the fresh start she & her step-daughter Hannah desperately need. Trevenen is beautiful but neglected a rambling house steeped in history. Maddie is enchanted by it & determined to learn as much as she can about its past. As she discovers the stories of generations of women whove lived there before Maddie begins to feel her life is somehow intertwined within its walls. But Maddies dream of a calm life in the countryside is far from the reality she faces. Still struggling with her grief & battling with Hannah Maddie is unable to find inspiration for her painting & realises she may face the prospect of having to sell Trevenen just as she is coming to love it. & as Maddie & Hannah pull at the seams of Trevenens past the house reveals secrets that have lain hidden for generations. This gorgeously sweeping debut from Liz Fenwick is touched with romance & mystery a perfect summer read. ...

In 2006 UNESCO designated Cornwall & West Devon Mining Landscape a World Heritage Site. In the eighteenth century Cornwall was one of the countrys principal industrial areas. Before the late 1870s it produced more tin than any other region in the world & in the early nineteenth century its output of copper was two-thirds of world production. The remains of the mines contribute to a distinctive cultural landscape; more than 200 engine houses survive
- the largest concentration of such monuments in the world. This book & its companion Cornish Mines: St Just to Redruth is a guide to the best examples of the surviving mines with stunning photographs & authoritative text.
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Cornwall with its dramatic scenery attractive harbours & scenic branch lines has been drawing many of the best railway photographers since the dawn of railways. This large format photographic portrait focuses on the railways of Cornwall & their development over the past 30 years & is a stunning record of the lines & the attractive countryside & coastal areas through which they run. The book records the final years of BR operation in the county when a distinct local identity
- Cornish Railways
- was fostered through to the period of Privatisation. It reflects the changing face of rolling stock used in the county from the final years of the first-generation DMUs & the Class 50s through to the Voyageurs & second-generation DMUs that are used today. Over 140 dramatic & scenic photographs are included all of which have detailed & informative captions.

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