An abridgement of the dictionary of ancient Greek, this work includes some discussion of word usage, citing examples and phrases. From Homer downwards, to the close of Attic Greek, it includes almost all words, as well as those used by Aristotle, Plutarch in his "Lives", Polybius, Strabo, Lucian, an[...]

America's remarkable explosion of industrial output and national wealth at the end of the nineteenth century was matched by a troubling rise in poverty and worker unrest. As politicians and intellectuals fought over the causes of this crisis, Henry George (1839-1897) published a radical critique of [...]

This is the story of England's most famous, and notorious, king. The facts of Henry VIII's life and reign were more astonishing, poignant and outlandish than the plot twists of most fiction. Henry's character was complex: he was a charismatic, ardent -- and brash -- young lover who married six times[...]

Noted musicologist's exceptionally full and detailed study of the man, his music and his times -- widely considered the standard biography. Childhood, early music training, years in London; composition of "Messiah, " other oratorios and operas; analysis of Handel's musical style and individual works[...]

Henry George (1839-97) was an American journalist and newspaper editor. In Progress and Poverty, his most famous work (1879), he seeks to explain the apparent paradox that the gulf between rich and poor in a developed city (or nation) is much less that that in a less developed community: 'Like a fla[...]

The life story of the Victorian novelist George Eliot is as dramatic and complex as her best plots. This new assessment of her life and work combines recent biographical research with penetrating literary criticism, resulting in revealing new interpretations of her literary work. A fresh look at Geo[...]

This is the story of England's most famous, and notorious, king. The facts of Henry VIII's life and reign were more astonishing, poignant and outlandish than the plot twists of most fiction. Henry's character was complex: he was a charismatic, ardent - and brash - young lover who married six time[...]

Kirjailija, yhteiskuntafilosofi Henry Georgen USA:ssa vuonna 1883 ilmestynyt Social Problems ottaa kantaa köyhyyteen, maanomistusoloihin ja ihmisten yhdenvertaisiin oikeuksiin. Arvid Järnefeltin suomennos Sosialinen pulma ilmestyi vuonna 1908 Vihtori Kososen kustantamana. Joitakin vuosia sitten he[...]