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Book SynopsisDraws on the unpublished diaries, correspondence, informal memoir, and other personal documents of the U.S. Navy’s only flying “ace” of World War I to tell his unique story.Trade Review“Historian Geoffrey L. Rossano…shines a light on the transatlantic experiences of a figure hitherto in the dark, and allows Ingalls’ articulate hand and eloquent voice to shine through when describing his service with the RAF…. Such astute editing makes, to be sure, for a gripping first-hand narrative.…This book [is] a must-have for those with a specific interest in war-time diaries and, more generally, for those interested in America’s coming of age as a world power. Hero of the Angry Sky is a worthy contribution to the growing historiography of the Great War.” * Stand-To! *“Congratulations to Ohio University Press and Geoffrey Rossano for performing the admirable service of editing the diary of the United States Navy’s first bona fide ‘ace,’ David S. Ingalls. Students of history and, especially, of naval aviation will find this a valuable resource and a window into the bygone age at the time of the Great War. Rossano informs Ingalls’s own words with valuable commentary and astute editing. Buffs and scholars alike will enjoy the book immensely.”“Geoffry Rossano has made a name for himself on the subject of American naval aviation…” * Ohio History *“Rossano possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the men and machines that the United States Navy deployed to Europe in 1917–1918…. Readers of this brilliantly edited book will come away with valuable insights into the origins of American naval aviation. They will receive a useful corrective to fashionable stereotypes about the Great War.” * The Journal of American Culture *“If you are looking for a micro-level, first-person history of U.S. naval aviation in the First World War, or a different perspective on the United States in that war, then read (Hero of the Angry Sky). Rossano’s annotations mean that you do not need any “background knowledge” to follow Ingalls’s writing. If you already have the MacLeish and Sheely books, then Hero makes an excellent, perhaps even necessary, addition to your collection.” * H-War *“(Hero of the Angry Sky) is both a war memoir and biography of a relatively unknown, yet influential, pioneer of naval aviation. The combat service of World War I Navy flyers is often over-shadowed by Army Air Service aviators like Eddie Rickenbacker, Billy Mitchell and Frank Luke. Yet Rossano demonstrated how American naval aviators also played a significant role during the Great War. His contribution to the growing World War I historiography is timely with the commemoration just around the corner.” * Naval Historical Review *“(Ingalls) was always happy and expectant; his letters home are full of youthful exuberance and it is hard not to smile while reading his accounts of flying, which he truly loved. Rossano has taken the young man’s story well beyond anything yet published while also filling in a lot of missing information on the early activities of American naval aviation.” * The Aviation Historian *“The Ohio University Press has made an excellent choice for its first offering in a new series devoted to ‘War and Society in North America…’. (H)ighly recommended.” * Over the Front *“Rossano employs an interesting and effective technique in communicating the fascinating story of Ingalls’ brief but exciting combat flying career…. Hero of the Angry Sky is a must for naval aviators, history buffs, and academics interested in our nation’s first experience in naval air combat on a large scale.” * Proceedings magazine *“‘I’d rather shoot than be shot at,’ (Ingalls) writes, and proves it in his cool accounts of dogfights in his Sopwith Camel, going on daily raids to seek out the Hun and coming back with a plane full of bullet holes. Ingalls returned to Yale still a teenager, highly decorated, and began a lifetime of public service, including a term as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.” * The Akron Beacon Journal *“In a modern era of cryptic messages on social media, it is refreshing to read the words of naval aviator David S. Ingalls, the depth and detail emerging from his letters and diary telling a deeply personal story of the U. S. Navy's first fighter ace. With the in-depth research and analysis characteristic of historian Geoffrey Rossano, Hero of the Angry Sky adds an important chapter to the century-old history of U. S. naval aviation, when young men like David S. Ingalls ushered in a new age in warfare.”

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Book SynopsisNever-before-published documents from Henry Stanley’s historic 1871 expedition to what is now Tanzania in search of David Livingstone recasts Stanley’s sensationalized narrative with new details about the people involved, their systems of knowledge, commerce, and labor, the natural environment, and the spread of modern colonial powers in Africa.Trade Review“Henry Morton Stanley’s expedition in search of David Livingstone is one of the iconic events in the history of African exploration. Yet what we knew about the expedition came mainly from Stanley’s sensationalist published account. A far more complicated picture emerges from his original field notes and journals, which are brought to light at last in this superbly edited volume.”“An invaluable resource of original documents … an extraordinary work of meticulous and detailed research and scholarship that is especially and unreservedly recommended as a core addition to personal, professional, community college, and university libraries [and] reading lists.” * Midwest Book Review *

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Book SynopsisNever-before-published documents from Henry Stanley's historic 1871 expedition to what is now Tanzania in search of David Livingstone recasts Stanley's sensationalized narrative with new details about the people involved, their systems of knowledge, commerce, and labor, the natural environment, and the spread of modern colonial powers in Africa.Trade Review“Henry Morton Stanley’s expedition in search of David Livingstone is one of the iconic events in the history of African exploration. Yet what we knew about the expedition came mainly from Stanley’s sensationalist published account. A far more complicated picture emerges from his original field notes and journals, which are brought to light at last in this superbly edited volume.” -- Dane Kennedy, author of The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia“An invaluable resource of original documents … an extraordinary work of meticulous and detailed research and scholarship that is especially and unreservedly recommended as a core addition to personal, professional, community college, and university libraries [and] reading lists.” * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword (G. Gryseels, RMCA) Foreword (D. Allard, KBF) Abbreviations and Editorial Notations Introduction Documents Journal S.A. 73, Excerpts (January 1871–May 1872) Journal S.A. 7, Full Transcript (1871) Journal S.A. 11, Full Transcript (10 November 1871–Unyanyembe, 8 May 1872) Field Notebook S.A. 8, Full Transcript Field Notebook S.A. 9, Full Transcript Field Notebook S.A. 10, Full Transcript Account Book of the New York Herald Expedition to Central Africa (S.A. 74), Full Transcript Notebook S.A. 1, Excerpts for the Year 1871 Muster Roll of Soldiers Engaged for the New York Herald Central African Expedition (S.A. 74), Full Transcript Journal S.A. 12 to Zanzibar, Excerpts (May 15–29, 1872) Appendix Contracts of Engagement of Employees for the Search for Livingstone Contract of Selim Heshmesh (S.A. 4734) Contract of Seedy Mubarak Bombay (S.A. 4744) Contract of Abdel Kader, Bunder Salaàm, Celim (S.A. 4745) Contract of W. L. Farquhar (S.A. 4746) Contract of Saboori Mkuba, Saboori Mdogo, and Kombo (S.A. 4748) Instructions to John W. Shaw (S.A. 2469) Journal S.A. 4, Excerpts (1869) Journal S.A. 5, Excerpts (1870) Letter of Introduction from John MacGregor to David Livingstone (S.A. 480) Letters from Francis R. Webb, American Consul in Zanzibar, to Stanley (S.A. 2598, 2654, 2655, 2657) Letters from John Webb, American Consul in Zanzibar, to Stanley (S.A. 2658, 2659) Letters from John Kirk, British Consul in Zanzibar, to Stanley (S.A. 2656, 2660) Letters from Dr. Livingstone to Stanley (S.A. 477, 478, 479) Letters from W. Oswell Livingstone to Stanley (S.A. 488) Letters from the New York Herald Staff in London to Stanley Finley Anderson (S.A. 2588, 2589) Douglas A. Levien (S.A. 2626) Letters from Stanley to J. Gordon Bennett (S.A. 6926, 6925) List of Letters Carried by Stanley from Dr. Livingstone (S.A. 4754) Contracts of African Soldiers with Uredi Manwa Sera as Captain to Serve Dr. Livingstone (S.A. 4749) and Contract of Mohammed bin Galfin (S.A. 4750) Glossary of Kiswahili Words Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLove, H is an intimate selection of letters from a forty-year correspondence between writer Hettie Jones and painter and sculptor Helene Dorn, who both survived their time as wives in the Beat bohemia of the 1960s and went on to successful artistic careers of their own.Trade Review"This moving portrait of a friendship has much to offer those with an interest in the lives of women writers and artists." * Publishers Weekly *"What does emerge is an inkling of the friendship, understanding, and empathy between the two women who saw themselves as 'Babes in Boyland.'... A fertile trove...." * Kirkus Reviews *"[T]his book makes an important contribution to the growing literature on women in the Beat Generation." -- William Gargan * Library Journal *"This captivating chronicle of a free wheeling dialogue between two phenomenal women resonates with depth, support and mature self-awareness. More then a fascinating record of contemporary friendship, Hettie Jones and Helene Dorn personify brave, full artistic lives enriched by their enduring platonic love." -- Ilka Scobie * American Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Chapter 1. 6 Chapter 2. 34 Chapter 3. 51 Chapter 4. 77 Chapter 5. 100 Chapter 6. 122 Chapter 7. 140 Chapter 8. 163 Chapter 9. 184 Chapter 10. 203 Chapter 11. 220 Chapter 12. 238 Chapter 13. 253 Chapter 14. 279 Chapter 15. 297 Chapter 16. 313 Chapter 17. 333 Doing 70 351 Acknowledgments 357 Credits 359 Index 361

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Book SynopsisThe twenty-five original essays in this remarkable book constitute both a state of the art survey of Dante scholarship and a manifesto for new understandings of one of the world's great poets. The fruit of an historic conference called by the Dante Society of America, the essays confront a range of important questions. What theories, methods, and issues are unique to Dante scholarship? How are they changing? What is the essence of the distinctive American Dante tradition? Whyand howdo we read Dante in today's global, postmodern culture? From John Ahern on the first copies of the Commedia to Peter Hawkins and Rachel Jacoff on Dante after modernism, the essays shed brilliant new light on Dante's texts, his world, and what we make of his legacy. The contributors: John Ahern, H. Wayne Storey, Guglielmo Gorni, Teodolinda Barolini, Gary P. Cestaro, Lino Pertile, F. Regina Psaki, Steven Botterill, Giuseppe Mazzotta, Alison Cornish, Robert M. Durling, Manuele Gragnolati, GTrade Review"These scholars stand as staunch supporters of the constant need to re-evaluate Dante's medieval texts to discover what new word he has for readers that now live in a postmodern context." -- -Jessica Raymond Christianity & Literature "All in all, though, Dante for the New Millennium represents a major achievement. Thematically diverse yet tightly organized, finely edited, oriented both toward past approaches and future directions of research in the field, with-judiciously-separate bibliographies for each section, and a fine general index...the volume richly illustrates the thematic, methodological, and critical diversity of contemporary Anglo-American Dante studies." -- -Simon Gilson Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies

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Book SynopsisDiscusses functions, practices, and significance of keeping or reading a diary.

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Book SynopsisCollects essays by A J Wilder that originally appeared in ""Missouri Ruralist"" between 1911 and 1924. This book lends her advice to women of her generation on such issues as how to be an equal partner with their husbands, how to support the new freedoms they'd won with the right to vote, and how to maintain family values in their changing world.

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Book SynopsisDuring America's participation in World War I, 1917-1918, only a single commander of a division, William M. Wright, is known to have kept a diary. In it, General Wright relates his two-month experience at St. Mihiel and especially the Meuse-Argonne, the largest and most costly battle in American history.Trade ReviewAs our only document of its kind, Wright's diary shows in detail how a division headquarters operated and what its commander did day by day, how he kept informed about the qualities of his principal subordinates, assessed their performances, and guided and sometimes dismissed them. While Wright was an assertive individual, the diary is informative also in showing how limited were the decision-making options of even such a character in the highly structured American Expeditionary Forces. . . . The diary also candidly reflects the weaknesses of the young American Army of 1918."" - Russell Weigley

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Book SynopsisIn this new volume of letters, readers are invited to meet Olivia Louise Langdon Clemens on her own terms, in her own voice - as complementary partner to her world-famous spouse, Mark Twain, and as enduring friend, mother to four children, world traveller, and so much more.Trade Review“Barbara Snedecor's Gravity lays a firm cornerstone for all future studies of a remarkable woman. Olivia Langdon Clemens’ reputation has suffered the frequent fate of famous writers' spouses. She has for too long been viewed as an intellectual lightweight and chronic invalid who somehow, for mysterious reasons, managed to wed one of the most celebrated authors of American literature. Kudos to Dr. Snedecor, for rescuing a gifted and adaptable personality from the unfavorable imputations of various Mark Twain biographers.”—Alan Gribben, author, Mark Twain's Literary Resources “Barbara Snedecor’s exemplary edition of Olivia Clemens’ letters is not only a significant contribution to Mark Twain scholarship but the invaluable personal history of an intellectual distinguished in her own right. In these letters Livy speaks eloquently about women’s rights, her travels across the U.S. and Europe and around the world, her anti-imperialism, and her roles as spouse, mother, companion, and literary adviser.”—Gary Scharnhorst, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English, University of New Mexico, author of The Life of Mark Twain Vols. 1-3 "To refresh our understanding of Mark Twain as an American icon, we need to know the temperament and interests of the woman with whom he kept company for nearly forty years. It was a surprising marriage: this ‘Wild Humorist’ from everywhere and nowhere, and Olivia Langdon, a cultured young woman with frail health from an Upstate New York aristocracy. For exciting clues about what drew them together and how it all worked, Barbara Snedecor’s carefully-edited collection provides new insights into Olivia’s passions and personality.”—Bruce F. Michelson, University of Illinois, author of Printer’s Devil: Mark Twain and the American Publishing Revolution

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Book SynopsisA full scholarly edition of Dowsing's record of his and his deputies' activities in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, 1643-4.During the Civil War, in late 1643 and 1644, the Suffolk puritan William Dowsing visited some hundred parish churches in Cambridgeshire, and about a hundred and fifty in Suffolk, smashing stained glass and other 'superstitious' imagery, ripping up monumental brass inscriptions, destroying altar rails and steps, and pulling down crucifixes and crosses. He dealt equally vigorously with the chapels of the Cambridge colleges, still fresh from their Laudian re-ordering. This modern edition of Dowsing's journal brings together, with commentary, the Cambridgeshire and Suffolk sections of his record of what he destroyed, never previously published together. Dowsing and his character and beliefs are set in context, with coverage of Dowsing and the administration of iconoclasm; the work of Dowsing and his deputies in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk; Dowsing and Cambridge University, and the arguments at PembrokeCollege; evidence of destruction in the other counties of the Eastern Association; the text and history of the journal. Contributors: JOHN BLATCHLY, TREVOR COOPER, JOHN MORRILL, S. SADLER, ROBERT WALKER.Trade ReviewA gem, the best kind of local history: lively, informative, and keenly aware of the broader contexts. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Important, informative and horribly enjoyable... adds to our understanding of 17th-century theological disputes, the civil war, the class system, ecclesiology, local history and the psychology of the iconoclast. ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL Will ensure that the history of East Anglia in the 1630s asnd 1640s will be accurately re-written... an important book. CHURCH TIMES [Nicholas Cranfield] A finely researched and well-documented picture of a key two-year campaign. SPAB NEWS This wholly admirable book, factual reconstruction at its best. The contributors have applied a magnifying glass to one of the most disturbing passages in English history, which Catholics can only read about with pain and revulsion. CATHOLIC HERALD [Anthony Symondon SJ] A magnificent work of scholarship, beautifully produced, and emphatically not expensive at £50. CROMWELLIANA A formidable piece of historical scholarship... a pioneering study of both 'a solid fanatic' and the role of iconoclasm in the godly reformation of the early 1640s. * JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHIVISTS *Table of ContentsWilliam Dowsing and the administration of iconoclasm, John Morrill; Dowsing's homes, John Blatchly; Dowsing in Cambridgeshire, Robert Walker; the visit to Cambridge University, Trevor Cooper; the arguments at Pembroke, S. Sadler; Dowsing's deputies in Suffolk, John Blatchly; brass, glass and crosses - finding iconoclasm outside the journal, Trevor Cooper; in search of bells - iconoclasm in Norfolk, 1644, John Blatchly; iconoclasm in other counties of the Eastern Association, Trevor Cooper; history of the journal, Trevor Cooper; the text of this edition of the journal, Trevor Cooper. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThis edition provides a text, translation and commentary on seventeen of Seneca's letters to Lucilius, which have always been amongst Seneca's most popular works. This volume contains letters 7, 12, 24, 47, 54, 56, 57, 78, 79, 83, 88, 90, 92, 104, 110, 114 and 122.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The letter in Greek and Latin literature The letters to Lucilius Lucilius Postcripts to the letters Manuscripts Notes to the introduction Select Bibliography Text and translation Letter 7, 12, 24, 47, 54, 56, 57, 78, 79, 83, 88, 90, 92, 104, 110, 114, 122 Commentary Index

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Book SynopsisThis edition contains the 33 extant letters exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents from January to April, 43 BC. Cicero is deeply involved in the political action of this key period of Roman history, when the Senate faced Mark Antony in north Italy, leading to the battle of Mutina, and Antony’s defeat. Text; facing translation; commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceBibliographyIntroduction 1. Cicero’s Letters 2. Cicero’s life and times 3. Events from the death of Caesar in March 44 to January 43 4. January to April 43 5. The Roman calendar 6. The textTHE LETTERS OF JANUARY TO APRIL 43 The letters Text and translation CommentaryMaps 1. The provinces of the Roman Empire in 43 B.C. 2. Cisalpine GaulAppendixes 1. The eighteen months following April 43 2. The later fates of those named in the correspondenceConcordanceIndexes 1. The other writings of Cicero 2. General

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJeanne d’Albret’s Ample Declaration, presented here in an elegant translation accompanied by an informative study, greatly enhances our understanding of the Queen of Navarre’s cultural and political role during the turbulent era of the French Wars of Religion. With concision and clarity, the editors explain the confusing times in which Jeanne lived, and explore the finer details of genre, imagery, and voice in the text itself, allowing scholars and students alike to make a closer acquaintance with this uniquely important historical figure. Leah Chang Associate Professor of French, The George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiIntroduction 1A Note on the Translation 37Letters from the Queen of Navarre with an Ample Declaration 39Chronology 95Genealogical Tables 99Maps 103Bibliography 105Index 111

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Book SynopsisPresenting a collection of letters by women writers, this book explores the act and art of writing from diverse perspectives and experiences. The letters illuminate such issues as authorship, aesthetics, collaboration, inspiration, and authorial intent; and also initiate discussions on race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, and gender.

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Book SynopsisDiaries from the 1930s and 1940s reveal the reality of living in London during wartime.Anthony Heap (1910-1985) kept a daily diary, recording his life in St Pancras, his work, loves and experiences from the age of 17 until shortly before his death. This volume provides selected extracts from the 1930s and the SecondWorld War, an eventful period during which his father committed suicide, Heap joined Mosley's Fascists, and then stood for the local Conservatives in 1937; the author vividly recounts what it was like to live through the Blitz, sleeping in air-raid shelters, and viewing the nightly raids on London. The diary also recounts more personal details, his fondness for weekly drinking in pubs in Fitzrovia and Hampstead, a series of girlfriends before marrying in1941, and his love of the theatre: it is predictably opinionated, often infuriating and cutting, but never dull. The extracts are presented here with notes, introduction, and an outline of the principal people involved. Robin Woolven researched wartime London for his PhD, gained from King's College, London. His primary research interest concerns the twentieth-century history of Camden (Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras).Trade ReviewThis unique collection of observation has an immediacy that makes it a priceless source for social historians. * THE LOCAL HISTORIAN *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One - 1931-1939: 'Flirting with Fascism' Part Two - 1940-31 August 1945: 'This Battered Old Town' Epilogue Appendix A: Principal Persons Mentioned in the Diary Appendix B: Annual Culture Capture, 1930-1945 Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of forty-nine letters, edited in full here for the first time, are addressed to Sir John Bellenden of Auchnoull (1520?-1576) or members of his circle and offer a precious window onto the turbulent and often obscure history of Orkney and Shetland in the sixteenth century as the Northern Isles were subject to increasing intervention from the Scottish mainland. Anderson and Ballantyne provide an extensive contextual introduction and annotate the letters themselves as well as providing a glossary of the more obscure Middle Scots words used. This edition will join previous works by these two authors, including Anderson's monographs on the Stewart earls of Orkney and Ballantyne's Shetland Documents, as an indispensable resource for the early modern history of the Northern Isles.

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Book SynopsisDu Bois and other black leaders.Trade ReviewBlack educator Booker T. Washington is finally escaping his long-held characterization as an 'Uncle Tom,' particularly when measured against Harvard sociologist and freedom fighter W.E.B. DuBois. -- Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive Most significantly, the book's rich use of pictures to show historical documents provides contexts and shows the aura they possessed, considerably more than any existing scholarship on Washington has done. These visuals provide rare opportunities to students who have limited access to archival documents. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceNote to ReaderIntroduction1. Autobiography2. Speeches3. Education4. Work5. Philanthropy6. Aesthetics7. Race8. Religion9. PoliticsConclusionNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis extensive index continues the editors' policy of indexing all concepts to provide intellectual access.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroductionEditorial MethodAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and SymbolsMembers of the House of RepresentativesMembers of the SenateSubjects Debated in the House of RepresentativesSubjects Debated in the SenateAppointees to Office during the Third SessionCORRESPONDENCEAccommodations for Congress at PhiladelphiaNovember 1790December 1790January 1791February 1791March 1791

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Book SynopsisThis extensive index continues the editors' policy of indexing all concepts to provide intellectual access.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsApril 1791–1848The Treaty of New York and Its AftermathThe Second Federal Election and Members of the First Houseof RepresentativesConnecticutDelawareGeorgiaMarylandMassachusettsMaine DistrictNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaVirginiaAdditional Letters and DocumentsMargaret Lowther Page, Poem BookNew York Society Library RecordsResidences of MembersPhiladelphia Weather ChartsBiographical GazetteerThird Session House BillsThird Session Senate BillsIndex

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Book SynopsisLetters played a foundational role in facilitating the rise of print and popularizing new modes of writing in the long eighteenth century. In Writing to the World, Rachael Scarborough King examines the shift from manuscript to print media culture in the long eighteenth century. She introduces the concept of the bridge genre, which enables such change by transferring existing textual conventions to emerging modes of composition and circulation. She draws on this concept to reveal how four crucial genres that emerged during this timethe newspaper, the periodical, the novel, and the biographywere united by their reliance on letters to accustom readers to these new forms of print media. King explains that as newspapers, scientific journals, book reviews, and other new genres began to circulate widely, much of their form and content was borrowed from letters, allowing for easier access to these unfamiliar modes of printing and reading texts. Arguing that bridge genres encouraged people Trade ReviewThoughtful and engaging . . . valuable for not only for students and scholars of the eighteenth-century British literature but media studies more broadly.—Adam Sills, Hofstra University, Modern PhilologyExcellent . . . King's work here has further implications than simply attention to scribal antecedents: in her hands, these developments become a series of case studies in the history of media and technology.—Emily C. Friedman, Auburn University, Review of English Studies[King] shows us that letters are almost always both public and private, factual and fictitious, written 'from the heart' and 'to the world.'—Hazel Wilkinson, Times Literary SupplementElegantly written and methodically researched, Writing to the World makes a powerful case for the centrality of epistolarity to the development of eighteenth-century literature. For those interested in genre and form, the book inspires exciting lines of inquiry regarding the period's experiments in literary production. It is an excellent contribution to scholarship in periodical studies and book history and will appeal in particular to readers who seek new, reconceptualized literary histories of the eighteenth century.—Shang-yu Sheng, Eighteenth-Century FictionTable of ContentsAcknolwedgementsIntroduction1. Exchanging News2. Questions and Answers3. Open Letters4. ‘A New World’5. Leaving ‘the World’PostscriptBibliographical EssayNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe revelation that a long forgotten novel first published anonymously in 1834 is the work of Benjamin Disraeli and his sister Sarah is an exciting literary event. Newly discovered letters between brother and sister prove without doubt that it was written jointly by them. We do not have to look far for the reason for their secrecy. The vividly described election which forms the centrepiece of the story is clearly based on Disraeli's recent experiences as an unsuccessful candidate in two elections at High Wycombe. His political career had a long way to go and the last thing he wanted was to jeopardize it by revealing his motives in the past or his hopes for the future.The hero, Aubrey Bohun, has, like Disraeli, recently returned from mysterious travels in the East, but unlike him has his own castle and an income of 30,000 a year. Bohun obviously contains an element of wish fulfilment and allows the authors to incorporate in the novel elements of wish fulfilment and allows the

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Book SynopsisThe predominant theme of the letters of 1528 is Erasmus'' controversies with a variety of critics and opponents. The publication in March of the dialogue Ciceronianus, for example, provoked a huge uproar in France because it included an ironic jest that was considered insulting to the great French humanist Guillaume Budé. More serious were the continuing efforts of conservative Catholics in France (Noël Béda), Italy (Alberto Pio), and Spain (members of the religious orders) to prove not only that Erasmus was a secret Lutheran but also that humanist scholarship was the source of the Lutheran heresy. In response to these charges Erasmus wrote letters and books in which he vigorously defended his orthodoxy and assiduously cultivated the support of his many admirers among the princes and prelates of Europe. The letters also record Erasmus'' growing anxiety over the progress of the Reformation in Basel, which would cause him to leave the city in 1529; his diligent attentiTrade Review'Anyone who has tried to translate Erasmus's Latin will marvel at the skill and talent displayed here to render it into good idiomatic English... This volume together with volume 13 will certainly satisfy even a gargantuan appetite for Erasmiana in English.' -- Mark Crane Renaissance & Reformation, Summer 2011

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Book SynopsisThe Letterbooks of John Evelyn, a collection of more than eight hundred letters selected by Evelyn himself, constitutes an essential new resource for scholars of seventeenth-century England.Trade Review'The book is pleasingly designed. Chambers and Galbraith have made such an interesting and important text available for the first time that it would be churlish not to applaud.' -- John Considine English Studies in Canada vol 41:03:2015 'The edition is in many ways exemplary. It is well produced and beautifully illustrated...The letters are meticulously annotated... the actual text is preceded by a brilliant introduction... In almost every respect this is an editorial triumph.' -- Michael Hunter Isis vol 106:04:2015 'The Letterbooks of John Evelyn is a must-have resource for scholars, educators, and librarians interested in English Revolution and Restoration.' -- Ryan Hackenbracht Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada vol 53:02:2016 'These volumes constitute a monument hung up for posterity; it is now properly displayed and its use will be a fitting appreciation of an impressive achievement. The editors deserve a great deal of it.' -- Conal Condren Renaissance Quarterly vol 68:04:2015Table of ContentsIllustrations List Preface Abbreviations Introduction Note on the Text Glossary Volume I * Add 78298 (Books I-III) * Liber I * Liber II * Liber III Volume II Add 78299 (Book IV) Evelyn's correspondents Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRobert Laird Borden, Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920, was born in the village of Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, in 1854. He practiced law in the province before entering politics. In 1896 he was elected to the House of Commons, and in 1901 was chosen leader of the Liberal-Conservative party.After his retirement in 1920, Sir Robert kept on the sidelines of the political debate, although he was often consulted by those in power and was frequently tempted to express his views on current issues. During the last four years of his life, 1933 to 1937, he recorded some of his thoughts and experiences in the form of ‘Letters to Limbo.’ Some of these he read over and revised, others he left as dictated. The wide range of his interests is revealed in the topics: union government for Canada? / reminiscences of household pets / inaccuracy of the press / bestowal of honours in Canada / business conditions in the United States / Dean of Canterbury and Social Credit /

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Book SynopsisRoman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors. A unique single volume text that makes classical letters accessible and readable to undergraduates and the non-specialist reader Presents a wide range of authors and material, with over 200 selected texts Includes selections that illustrate a complete cycle of correspondence, as well as letters written by the same author and covering the same topic/theme but sent to different recipients Letters are arranged chronologically, with letters grouped according to author or collection An accompanying website offers additional, complementary letters Topical index highlights various topics and themes representeTable of ContentsList of Figures ix Preface x Acknowledgments xiii A Note on Translation xv List of Abbreviations xvii Maps xix 1 Letters and Letter-Writing in Ancient Rome 1 2 The Roman Republic (70 bce–27 bce) 21 1–49 Cicero 21 50 Catiline 61 51–53 Catullus 62 3 The Augustan Age (27 bce–14 ce) 66 54–58 Augustus 66 59–69 Horace 68 70–71 Propertius 79 72–83 Ovid 81 4 The Roman Empire (14 ce–third century ce) 96 84 Emperor Tiberius (14–37 ce) 96 85 Emperor Claudius (41–54 ce) 97 86–95 Seneca the Younger 99 96 Paul the Apostle 112 97 Jude 114 98–101 Martial 115 102–105 Statius 117 106–164 Pliny the Younger 122 165–166 John the Elder 154 167–194 Fronto 156 195–203 Letters from Vindolanda 169 204–214 Papyri 173 5 Epistolary Theorists 183 215 (Pseudo-)Demetrius 183 216 Pseudo-Libanius 184 General Index 187 Concordance of Texts 193

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Book SynopsisThis volume collects the most substantial correspondence and documents relating to Wittgenstein''s long association with Cambridge between the years 1911 and his death in 1951, including the letters he exchanged with his most illustrious Cambridge contemporaries Russell, Keynes, Moore, and Ramsey (and previously published as Cambridge Letters). Now expanded to include 200 previously unpublished letters and documents, including correspondence between Wittgenstein and the economist Piero Sraffa, and between Wittgenstein and his pupils Includes extensive editorial annotations Provides a fascinating and intimate insight into Wittgenstein''s life and thought Trade Review“One could say, this book takes a close look at Wittgenstein’s face; and whether or not this will interest anyone, he was nonetheless a human being and so it may have value.” (The Dabbler, 18 May 2012) Table of ContentsAcknowledgements vi Introduction 1 List of Letters and Documents 15 Letters 29 Bibliography 481 Index of Correspondents and Document Sources 490 Index 492

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Book SynopsisA Gunner in Lee's Army offers the definitive edition of Carter's letters, which he sent over 100 to his wife about his service, meticulously transcribed and carefully annotated. This impressive collection provides a wealth of Carter's unvarnished opinions of the people and events that shaped his wartime experience, shedding new light on Lee's army and Confederate life in Virginia.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing one of the fullest known sets of correspondence by a high-level officer and his wife, this volume reveals the Whartons' wartime experience from their courtship in the spring of 1863 to June 1865, when Gabriel Wharton swore loyalty to the United States and accepted parole before returning home.

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Book SynopsisUtilizes Brown's life to illuminate the concept of freedom as it developed in the United States in the early national and antebellum yearsTrade Review"With this meticulously sourced and carefully reasoned portrait, Armstead reclaims an outstanding American who helped freedom grow." * Booklist *"Armstead explores the meaning of northern African American identity through her deft decoding of a ten-volume diary left by James F. Brown...Recommended for historians of antebellum America or the social aspects of horticulture and for those interested in historical diaries. Incipient researchers will learn the differences among term, life, and wage slaves and much else" * Library Journal *"Overall, this is an informative study of antebellum New York State." -- R. Douglas Hurt * New York History *"An enlightening examination of a period of American history that seems to have slipped from public scrutiny...Armstead's review of the status of American horticulture during the first half of the nineteenth century makes this volume intriguing reading for gardeners." -- Marilyn K. Alaimo * Chicago Botanic Garden *"Myra Young Armstead brings to life James Brown, a self-possessed African American citizen of the pre-Civil War United States, and gives us anew understanding of the meaning of freedom in antebellum America. As a master gardener in rural upstate New York, James Brown charted a life of complex alliances across racial lines and advocacy on behalf of fellow African Americans. Armstead's wonderful work of recovery illuminates a path to freedom in the rural North that we have known little about." * Leslie M. Harris, Emory University *"This is far more than a book about a gardener though it is a fascinating story about nineteenth-century American horticulture. Freedom's Gardener tells us about the opportunities and limits that framed the lives of African Americans in places like New York's Hudson Valley. And a good read to boot." * James Grossman, University of Chicago *"Freedom's Gardener is an excellent example of how historians can transform one person's life into a story that illustrates the larger picture for both scholars and a broader audience." * Journal of American History *"Freedom's Gardener is beautifully researched, bursting with detail." * The New York Times *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. LIFE AS A SLAVE 1.What Can a Man Do? 2.Into the Promised Land Part II. FREE MAN AND FREE LABORER 3.A Horticultural Community 4. A Gardening Career 5. Cultural Meanings of Gardening 6. Escaping Wage Slavery Part III. FREE MAN AND CITIZEN 7. A Whiggish Sensibility 8. James F. Brown, Voting Rights Politics, and Antislavery Activism 9. The Informal Politics of Association Conclusion Notes About the Author

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Book SynopsisAgain Carleton University’s important lecture series has produced a stimulating volume in which leading figures in the history of Canadian letters and public affairs are seen in the light of today by a group of distinguished scholars and writers.Professor J. M. Beck, Royal Military College of Canada, begins the volume with a view of Joseph Howe, the colour and dynamic "tribune of the people" who led the movement for reform and responsible government in Nova Scotia in the 1840’s. Professor Pacey, University of New Brunswick, takes a fresh look at the achievement of Sir Charles G. D. Roberts and includes in his estimate an evocative description of the university which was the heart of the literary life of Fredericton during the closing decades of the nineteenth century. M. Andre Laurendeau, editor-in-chief of Le Devoir, gives an account of Henri Bourassa, who was the founder and first editor of M. Laurendeau’s newspaper and an outstanding political f

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Book SynopsisIn this book, distinguished scholars and writers of today discuss leading figures in the history of Canadian letters and public affairs, providing a treasury of information on Canadians of importance, and a meeting between Canada’s past and present. Robert L. McDougall begins with an essay on Thomas Chandler Haliburton, humourist, satirist, and creator of Sam Slick. J. M. S. Carless deals with George Brown, Liberal leader, and proprietor of the Toronto Globe. J. S. Tassle examines the life and work of Philippe Aubert de Gaspe, seigneur, lawyer, and author of the first French-Canadian prose classic, Les Anciens Canadiens, which he created when in his seventies. A.J.M. Smith, himself a poet, supports his opinion of Duncan Campbell Scott as a "remarkable, if not impeccable, poet." James A. Gibson discusses Sir Robert Borden as Leaders of the Opposition and Prime Minister, and his contributions to the theory and practice of Canadian autonomy. Ea

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Book SynopsisIt is for his poetry that A.M. Klein is best known and most warmly remembered. This collection includes all Klein's poetry, both original works and translations from Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, and Latin. Many of them, coming from all periods of his careers, have never been published.The poems are arranged chronologically according to date of composition. This makes possible, for the first time, an appreciation of Klein's poetic development. The editor's introduction places this development in the perspective of Klein's life and time, and in particular explores Klein's lifelong struggle to reconcile his dual vocations as both a Jewish and a modernist writer.The textual apparatus identifies all authoritative versions for each poem and lists all emendations and all substative variants in both published and mauscript versions. The explanatory notes gloss obscure terms and references. They also provide a rich context for appreciation and interpretation by drawing connections

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Book SynopsisThis volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James, 18831884 includes 125 letters, of which 72 are published for the first time, written from January 29, 1884, to November 9, 1884. The letters mark Henry James's confidence and achievements as an internationally important professional writer.Trade Review“Reading these edited letters is a delight. The transcriptions allow one to read fluidly rather than haltingly, preserving the rhythm and tone of the original communications together with their content. The explanatory notes do a superb job of contextualizing the letters and identifying references and allusions within them. I could not help but admire the astonishing discernment and scholarship manifested in this volume.”—Sarah Wadsworth, professor of English at Marquette University Table of ContentsThe Complete Letters of Henry James, 18831884, volume 2, contains 125 letters, of which 72 are published for the first time. Each letter is followed by previous publication information or a note that there is no previous publication. Acknowledgments Symbols and Abbreviations Chronology Errata 1884 January 29 To James Ripley Osgood January 30 To Mary Morton Hartpence Sands February 1 To Richard Watson Gilder February 5 To Alice James February 5 To Emma Lazarus February 7 To Thomas Bailey Aldrich February 7 To Edmund Gosse February 7 To Houghton, Mifflin and Company February 7 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor February 9 To Theodore E. Child February 13 To Thomas Bailey Aldrich February 20 To William James February 21 To William Dean Howells February 21 To Mary Augusta Arnold Ward February 22 To Edwin Lawrence Godkin February 22; misdated January To John Addington Symonds February 23 To Grace Norton February 26 To Henrietta Reubell February 29 To Alice James February 29 To Theodore E. Child March 3 To William James March 6 To Thomas Sergeant Perry March 8 To Theodore E. Child March 9 To Florence Wilkinson Mathews March 9 To Mary Morton Hartpence Sands March 10 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor March 14 To Edwin Austin Abbey and Alfred Parsons March 18 To George Du Maurier March 19 To Thomas Bailey Aldrich March 19 To Theodore E. Child March 21 To Charles Scribner’s Sons March 22 To William James March 26 To William James March 29; misdated 20 To Alice James March 29 To Sir Charles Archer Cook March 29, 31 To Grace Norton April 5 To Jane Dalzell Finlay Hill April 14 To Archibald Philip Primrose, Lord Rosebery April 16 To Thomas Bailey Aldrich April 16 To Lawrence Barrett April 16 To Charles Scribner’s Sons April 16 To Mary and Louisa Lawrence April 16 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor April 21 To William James April 21 To Louisa Lawrence April 21 To J. Cotter Morison May 2 To Katharine de Kay Bronson May 2 To Isabella Stewart Gardner May 3 To Alice James May 4 To Lady Elizabeth Eberstadt Lewis May 6, 7 To Grace Norton May 7 To James Bryce May 7 To John Milton Hay May 12 To Eveleen Tennant Myers May 13 To Edmund Gosse May 15 To Houghton, Mifflin and Company May 16 To Eveleen Tennant Myers May 20 To Eleanor Mary Sellar May 22 To Thomas Sergeant Perry May 23 To Alice Howe Gibbens James May 23 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor May 26 To William James May 28 To James Russell Lowell June 2 To Elizabeth Boott June 3 To Charles Eliot Norton June 5 To Edmund Gosse June 5 To John Milton Hay June 6 To James Payn June 9 To Edmund Gosse June 10 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley June 12 To George Washburn Smalley June 17 To Edwin Lawrence Godkin June 17 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor June 19 To Alphonse Daudet June 19 To George Du Maurier June 21 To Isabella Stewart Gardner June 24 To Edmund Gosse June 25 To Sir William Henry Gregory July 1 To Charles Eliot Norton July 3 To William Jones Hoppin July 5 To Jessie Percy Butler Duncan Phipps July 5 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor July 12 To Edwin Austin Abbey July 14 To Sir Edward Bruce Hamley July 14 To Thomas Wemyss Reid July 15 To Lady Elizabeth Eberstadt Lewis July 16 or 23 To Isabella Stewart Gardner July 18 To Lawrence Barrett July 18 To Edmund Gosse July 24 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley July 26 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley July 31 To Edgar Fawcett July 31 To Richard Watson Gilder July 31 To William Dean Howells July 31 To Violet Paget July 31 To Olivia Brown Walsh August 1 To Francis Boott August 2 To Grace Norton August 5 To Sir August 15 To James Ripley Osgood August 21 To Elizabeth Mary Rose-Innes Santley August 21 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley August 26 To Frederick Macmillan September 3 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley September 4 To Edmund Gosse September 15 To Madam September 16 To George Du Maurier September 16 To Henrietta Reubell September 16 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley September 18 To Edmund Gosse September 26 To Thomas Sergeant Perry September 26 To Archibald Philip Primrose, Lord Rosebery September 26 to November 14 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley September 28 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor October 2, 5 To Katharine Sands Godkin October 2 To Marcus Bourne Huish October 2 To Louisa Putnam Loring October 5 To William James October 9 To James Russell Lowell October 21 To Violet Paget October 31 To William James November 1 To Henrietta Reubell November 3 To Grace Norton November 6 To Lady Louisa Erskine Wolseley November 9 To Benjamin Holt Ticknor Biographical Register General Editors’ Note Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisKnown as The Myth of Amherst for her withdrawal from society while still a young woman, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) had an inner life that was deeply emotional and intense. She knew rapture and despair, pondered the wonder of God and the meaning of death. She broke tradition and was criticized for her seminal experiments with unorthodox phrasing, rhyme and broken meter, within concise verse forms, thus becoming an innovator and forerunner of modern poets.This collection of Emily Dickinson''s poems is interspersed with her luminous and fascinating letters, all read by Julie Harris, who received a Tony® Award for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst.

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Book SynopsisA timeless selection of some of Charles Bukowski’s best unpublished and uncollected poems Charles Bukowski was a prolific writer who produced countless short stories, novels, and poems that have reached beyond their time and place to speak to generations of readers all over the world.

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Book Synopsis“The Letters of Sylvia Plath underscores Plath’s jaw-dropping output, her rapid growth from merely talented to singular voice. . . . The result is a comprehensive portrait of the artist as a young woman, ardently — unnervingly — committed to literature and relationships.” —Hamilton Cain, Minneapolis Star-TribuneThe first volume in the definitive, complete collection of the letters of Sylvia Plath—most never before seen.One of the most beloved poets of the modern age, Sylvia Plath continues to inspire and fascinate the literary world. While her renown as one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets is beyond dispute, Plath was also one of its most captivating correspondents. The Letters of Sylvia Plath is the breathtaking compendium of this prolific writer’s correspondence with more than 120 people, including family, friends, contemporaries, and colleagues.The Letters of Sylvia Plath includes her correspondence from her years at Smith, her summer editorial internship in New York City, her time at Cambridge, her experiences touring Europe, and the early days of her marriage to Ted Hughes in 1956.Most of the letters are previously unseen, including sixteen letters written by Plath to Hughes when they were apart after their honeymoon. This magnificent compendium also includes twenty-seven of Plath’s own elegant line drawings taken from the letters she sent to her friends and family, as well as twenty-two previously unpublished photographs.This remarkable, collected edition of Plath’s letters is a work of immense scholarship and care, presenting a comprehensive and historically accurate text of the known and extant letters that she wrote. Intimate and revealing, this masterful compilation offers fans and scholars generous and unprecedented insight into the life of one of our most significant poets.

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Book SynopsisAmerica’s physical and cultural landscape is captured in these two classics of American history. Letters provides an invaluable view of the pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary eras; Sketches details in vivid prose the physical setting in which American settlers created their history.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Book SynopsisFrom Napoléon Bonaparte and Frida Kahlo to Nelson Mandela and Ayn Rand glimpse the ardors of artists, painters, writers, and more in this touching volume of beautiful missives, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collectionsBeethoven yearns to see his famously unknown Immortal Beloved. A Victorian farmer proposes marriage to a woman he's never met. Zora Neale Hurston gives her ex-husband relationship advice. Mildred Loving asks the ACLU for help challenging the racist marriage laws of the Jim Crow South. Revealing deep, eternal truths from the heart, this intimate collection of 30 letters traces all of love's incarnations, from first blush and mutual enchantment to unrequited feelings and the ache of passions past. It offers a rare, passionate, and timeless look at what it means to love and be loved.

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