Eugène Devéria (Paris 1805-Pau 1865)

Drawing upon a vast body of historical scholarship, Casey Harison’s Paris in Modern Times provides the first detailed academic history of Paris in the modern age. Chronologica...

First published between 1844 and 1846, this seven-volume collection of the letters of Lord Nelson (1758–1805) was assembled and edited by antiquarian, historian and former naval li...

First published between 1844 and 1846, this seven-volume collection of the letters of Lord Nelson (1758–1805) was assembled and edited by antiquarian, historian and former naval li...

Abstract In the lead-up to the bicentenary of Trafalgar a number of important new studies have been published about the life of Nelson and his defeat of the Combi...

Num mundo onde tudo parece cada vez mais efémero, onde as incertezas invadem os quotidianos, os riscos se multiplicam e onde tudo parece igual, urge valorizar o único, o autêntico,...

"Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe’s readable yet detailed history supplemented with illustrations and bibliography." Booklist, Starred Review Acclaimed h...

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–71) is often called the father of modern conjuring. His name was later adopted by magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, whose highly sceptical e...

This book explores the influential work of Eugene Jarvis, designer of the wildly-successful arcade gamesDefender,Robotron: 2084,NARC,Smash TV, andCruis’n USA, among others. ...