John Nichol: 14 books

2 works of John Nichol Scottish literary academic (1833-1894) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of John Nichol. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Byron Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle John Nichol, scottish literary academic (1833-1894) This ebook presents «Thomas Carlyle», from John Nichol. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- PREFATORY NOTE -03- INTRODUCTORY...

Byron John Nichol, scottish literary academic (1833-1894) This ebook presents «Byron», from John Nichol. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- ANCESTRY AND FAMILY -03- EARLY YEARS AND SCHOOL...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction. First published in 1880, this biography explores the life of Lord Byron (1788-1824), one of Britain's greatest poets. Setting Byron's work in an historical context, Nichol shows how he was idolised as well as morally condemned, and discusses the reflection of Byron's flamboyant person in his famous literary characters.

This 1892 biography of the great English historian was part of the acclaimed English Men of Letters series. Nichol wrote the biography based on his own in-depth analysis of Carlyle’s work, Nichol’s personal impressions of Carlyle, as well as information from other biographies. As well as the story...

Night after night they stifled their fears and flew through flak and packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that would demolish the Third Reich. The airmen of the United States 8th Army Air ForceAmerican and British Bomber Command were among the greatest heroes of the Second World War, defying...

The Dambusters were the go-to forces for dangerous precision attacks: They bombed Hitler’s prize battleship, Tirpitz, as well as rocket sites, weapon strongholds, and the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr; they targeted enemy leaders including Hitler and Mussolini; and they created a false...

Lord Byron was an English poet who became one of the leading figures in the Romantic Movement.  Byron is still considered to be one of the most influential poets in history.  This edition of John Nichol’s biography on Lord Byron includes a table of contents.

This 1880 English Men of Letters volume focuses on the rock star of Romanticism.  "Byron's life was passed under the fierce light that beats upon an intellectual throne," writes Nichol.  "He succeeded in making himself—what he wished to be—the most notorious personality in the world of letters of our century."

As WW2 drew to a close, hundreds of thousands of British and American prisoners of war, held in camps in Nazi-occupied Europe, faced the prospect that they would never get home alive. In the depths of winter, their guards harried them on marches outof their camps and away from the armies advancing...

Literary biography. According to the Preface: "The following record of the leading events of Carlyle's life and attempt to estimate his genius rely on frequently renewed study of his work, on slight personal impressions--"vidi tantum"--and on information suppliedby previous narrators. Of these the great...

The following record of the leading events of Carlyle's life and attempt to estimate his genius rely on frequently renewed study of his work, on slight personal impressions—"vidi tantum"—and on information supplied by previous narrators. Of these the great author's chosen literary legatee is the...

Humour, fantasy, tragedy, drama, romance... Startling and original, the stories selected for this mouth-watering anthology are guaranteed to satisfy your appetite for the unique pleasure of reading. From a sad tagine to vintage blood, bottled light to luminous water, the theme of nourishment...