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    Writer's Luck

    door David Lodge ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...

    Niet ingekort

    14 uur 16 min

    Luck plays an important part in the careers of writers. In this book David Lodge explores how his work was inspired and affected by unpredictable events in his life. In 1976 Lodge was pursuing a ‘twin-track career’ as novelist and academic. As a literary critic, he made serious contributions to the subject, before carnivalising it in his comic-satiric novel Small World. The balancing act between ... Meer lezen

    € 16,74 of Gratis met Kobo Plus

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    The Life of Samuel Johnson

    door James Boswell ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...

    Niet ingekort

    51 uur 3 min

    Charming, vibrant, witty and edifying, The Life of Samuel Johnson is a work of great obsession and boundless reverence. The literary critic Samuel Johnson was 54 when he first encountered Boswell; the friendship that developed spawned one of the greatest biographies in the history of world literature. The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterisation, and paints a vivid picture of ... Meer lezen

    € 98,23

  • The History of Theatre

    door David Timson ...
    This bold undertaking covers Western theatre from ancient Greece to the present day. It traces the development of dramatic art through the miracle plays, the great Shakespearean period, Molière and Racine in France, Goethe in Germany, through the nineteenth century and the main movements in the twentieth century. It is written by David Timson, the British actor and director who features ... Meer lezen

    € 6,54

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    Now is the Time

    The gripping historical novel from the Booker Prize-longlisted author and national treasure

    door Melvyn Bragg ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...

    Niet ingekort

    11 uur 53 min

    At the end of May 1381, the fourteen-year-old King of England had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian Poll Tax was being widely evaded. Yet Richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his God-given right to reign.Within two weeks, the unthinkable happened: a vast force of common people invaded London, led by a former ... Meer lezen

    € 26,99

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    Opera Explained La Traviata

    door Thomson Smillie ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...
    Serie series Opera Explained 

    Niet ingekort

    1 uur 5 min

    La Traviata owes its enduring popularity to a superb story of young love and fatal sacrifice, set to music by Italy’s master melodist at the peak of his powers. Interest and poignancy are added by the fact that this is a true story the baritone ‘heavy’ is Alexander Dumas who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo. But it is the central figure, the heroine Violetta, the archetypal ‘whore with the heart of ... Meer lezen

    € 7,48

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    The Wisdom of Psychopaths

    door Kevin Dutton ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...

    Niet ingekort

    8 uur 46 min

    Psychopath. No sooner is the word out than images of murderers, suicide bombers and gangsters flash across our minds. But unlike their box-office counterparts, not all psychopaths are violent, or even criminal. In fact, they are fearless, confident, ruthless and focused – qualities tailor-made for success in twenty-first-century society. In this groundbreaking adventure into the world of ... Meer lezen

    € 15,69 of Gratis met Kobo Plus

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    Opera Explained Carmen

    door Thomson Smillie ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...
    Serie series Opera Explained 

    Niet ingekort

    1 uur 5 min

    Carmen is among the most popular operas for all the obvious reasons: great characters, a gripping story and fabulous music. But what sets it on a pinnacle is an amazing combination of three factors: a sizzling gipsy heroine (one of the most psychologically complex and compelling characters in all theatre), great atmosphere (Spain, hot sun, the bull-ring) and the prodigality of melodic invention ... Meer lezen

    € 7,48

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    Opera Explained Aida

    door Thomson Smillie ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...
    Serie series Opera Explained 

    Niet ingekort

    1 uur 3 min

    Ancient Egypt and the war with Ethiopia is the setting for Verdi’s grandest opera. It is the story of the love between Rhadames, the Egyptian general and Aida, an Ethiopian slave, and the jealousy of Amneris, daughter of the King of Egypt. It was written in 1871 to a commission from the Khedive of Egypt to inaugurate the new opera house in Cairo. Aida generally is considered one of the most ... Meer lezen

    € 7,48

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    An Introduction to Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor

    Verteld door David Timson, David Timson ...

    Niet ingekort

    16 min

    David Timson introduces London Labour and the London Poor and its author Henry Mayhew, who in 1841 founded the satirical magazine Punch before his social conscience moved him to expose in his remarkable book the terrible poverty in London then the richest city in the world. ... Meer lezen

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  • Keane's Company

    door Iain Gale ...
    Serie Boek 1 - Captain James Keane
    Meet James Keane: loveable rogue and unlikely hero. 'Wonderfully imaginative' Bernard Cornwell, author of The Last Kingdom**. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Bernard Cornwell.**James Keane - card sharp and ladies' man - is one of the finest soldiers of Wellington's army. Keane - hot-tempered, a maverick, never quite accepted by his fellow officers - is in trouble for killing his man in a ... Meer lezen

    € 3,99

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    The Piccadilly Murder

    door Anthony Berkeley ...
    Verteld door David Timson ...

    Niet ingekort

    9 uur 16 min

    Ambrose Chitterwick is in the lounge of the Piccadilly Palace Hotel, away from his overbearing aunt, to enjoy some afternoon refreshments when he witnesses a murder. It looks like suicide but he saw something being put into the lady’s coffee cup. He is Scotland Yard’s chief witness but he also conducts an investigation of his own. Despite his diffidence and self-deprecation, his sleuthing is not ... Meer lezen

    € 25,26

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    London Labour and the London Poor

    Verteld door David Timson ...

    Niet ingekort

    27 uur 14 min

    London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, a founder and editor of the satirical magazine Punch, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society. We encounter street entertainers, ‘pure finders’, cabinetmakers, gingerbread sellers, ... Meer lezen

    € 29,00