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Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor; Joanna Kingham (Afterword by); Jonathan Keates (Introduction by)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
'How deeply I envy any reader coming to her for the first time!' Elizabeth Jane Howard * A finely nuanced exploration of responsibility, snobbery and culture clash from one of the twentieth centrury's finest novelists. When Amy's husband dies on holiday in Istanbul, she is supported by the kindly but ...Show more
Handel: The Man and His Music by Jonathan Keates
$35.00 AUD
Category: Music
Though unquestionably one of the greatest and best-loved of all composers, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) had received little attention from biographers. This work charts Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Geor ...Show more
La Serenissima: The Story of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$79.99 AUD
Category: History
A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as 'La Serenissima' - 'the Most Serene Republic' - to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today. 'Everything about Venice,' observed Lord Byron, 'is, or was, extraordinary - her aspect is like a dream, and her history is li ...Show more
La Serenissima: The Story of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as 'La Serenissima' - 'the Most Serene Republic' - to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today.'Everything about Venice,' observed Lord Byron, 'is, or was, extraordinary - her aspect is like a dream, and her history is like ...Show more
The Siege of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$59.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Reading Level: very good
The story of Venice's great last stand in 1848 against its Austrian rulers. For over a year the Austrians blockaded the city. Food was scarce and cholera was rife. The people of Venice gave their all in support of the rebellion but without foreign help the sad, if glorious end, was inevitable.
The Siege of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$32.95 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
Venetia, as far as the Adige River, including the city of Venice, Istria and Dalmatia, were ceded by Napoleon to Austria in 1797 and confirmed as Austrian possessions at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a centur ...Show more
VENICE STORIES by KEATES JONATHAN (ED)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Everyman's Library POCKET CLASSICS Ser.
A gorgeously jacketed hardcover anthology of classic stories set in Venice, by an international array of brilliant writers. The sublime city of Venice has long offered inspiration to the world's storytellers. This anthology gathers a dazzling variety of stories with Venetian settings, including Daphne ...Show more
William III & Mary II: Partners in Revolution by Jonathan Keates
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the course of the entire country's history, coming to power through a coup (which involved Mary betraying her own father), reestablishing parliament on a new footing and, through commiting Britain to fighting ...Show more
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