This book contains all the letters that are known to survive from the correspondence of Charles Hutton (1737-1823). Hutton was one of the most prominent British mathematicians of his generation; he played roles at the Royal Society, the Royal Military Academy, the Board of Longitude, the 'philomath' network and elsewhere. He worked on the explosive force of gunpowder and the mean density of the earth, wining the Royal Society's Copley medal in 1778; he was also at the focus of a celebrated...

The whole landscape of space use is undergoing a radical transformation. In the workplace a period of unprecedented change has created a mix of responses with one overriding outcome observable worldwide: the rise of distributed space. In the learning environment the social, political, economic and technological changes responsible for this shift have been further compounded by constantly developing theories of learning and teaching, and a wide acceptance of the importance of learning as th...

These essays, written over a third of a century during a time of huge ideological, technological and methodological upheaval, witness British architecture's unceasing negotation with a vast and rigorous set of constraints and its eventual emergence as a truly modern profession - a special interest group responsive and answerable to social changes but shaped and informed by values and principles that may be on a longer cycle and perhaps a loftier plane. The backdrop to this debate is the te...

The acclaimed author of Witches, Druids, and King Arthur presents a "lucid, open-minded" cultural history of the Druids as part of British identity (Terry Jones).Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Historian Ronald Hutton shows how this lack of definite information has allowed succeeding British generations to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent the Druids. Hutton's captiv...

This "magisterial account" explores the fear of witchcraft across the globe from the ancient world to the notorious witch trials of early modern Europe ( The Guardian, UK).The witch came to prominence—and often a painful death—in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In The Witch, historian Ronald Hutton sets the European witch trials in the widest and deepest possible perspective and trace...

Aimer, honorer et trahir... Deux ans se sont écoulés depuis que lady Marion Tunstall a perdu son mari en mer. Deux ans de chagrin et de deuil. La jeune et attirante veuve vient enfin de reprendre sa place en société. Ce n’est qu’au moment où elle assiste à une joyeuse danse à la campagne avec sa famille que lady Marion voit son mari, vivant et en santé... et qu’elle s’évanouit tout net. Lord Tristan Tunstall n’a d’autre choix que d’avouer: il est vivant, oui, mais il n’est pas entier et ne...

For TV and film inquiries: Nicole Resciniti, The Seymour Agency."Callie Hutton writes humorous and spicy Regency and Victorian romances"Maria ConnorAward winning author of contemporary romanceEngland, 1817. David Worthington, Duke of Penrose dislikes Miss Meredith Chambers, the governess who accompanied his new wards to his home. He might be able to overlook the fact that she is an A...

This book is 100% created by the author. No AI was used.A fake romance only works if you don't fall in love...Lady Elise Smith is a very content woman. She holds intellectual gatherings and attends poetry readings, mind-improving lectures, and art shows. She runs her father's household with quiet and determine efficiency, which is why she is absolutely stunned when Papa informs his three daughters that until Lady Elise is happily settled wi...

Jason Cavendish, le comte de Coventry, essaie discrètement de retrouver sa femme, qu’il ne désirait pas et qu’il a abandonnée dans la haute société de Londres; ce qu’il désire maintenant, c’est faire annuler cette union. Cependant, il ne se rappelle plus du tout de quoi elle a l’air puisqu’il était ivre mort lors de son mariage arrangé et qu’il ne l’a pas revue depuis. La fascinante lady Olivia a capturé l’attention du comte. Nouvellement arrivée de la campagne pour passer la saison mondai...

Ronald Hutton is known for his colourful and provocative writings on original subjects. This work is no exception: for the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world; that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory of attitudes to paganism, witchcraft, and magic in British society since 1800. Itspages reveal...

Streghe che cavalcano lupi e iene, cortei notturni di morti senza riposo, uomini trasformati in animali, formule magiche in grado di controllare spiriti e divinità: ogni popolo e ogni cultura del mondo, dall'alba dei tempi fino a oggi, ha creduto nell'esistenza di individui capaci di nuocere agli altri attraverso poteri magici; personaggi che incutono paura o provocano repulsione, dai quali è necessario difendersi, le cui caratteristiche vanno a formare la sfaccettata figura della strega...

Drake, duc de Manchester, épluche le marché du mariage à la recherche de l’épouse parfaite. Il désire une femme posée, sophistiquée, digne du titre de duchesse. Mais plus que tout, il désire une femme qui ne recherche pas l’inutile émotion qu’est l’amour. Socialement maladroite, mademoiselle Penelope Clayton n’est pas faite pour le mariage. Botaniste sérieuse, elle n’a aucune envie de se marier, alors elle qualifie de torture le fait d’être forcée par son tuteur à participer à la saison mo...