Eminent Victorians

Eminent VictoriansBy: Lytton Strachey Series: Classic, 20th Century, Penguin A genre changing work of biography Eminent Victorians marked an epoch in the art of biography; it also helped to crack the old myths of high Victorianism and to usher in a new spirit by which chauvinism, hypocrisy and the stiff upper lip were debunked. In it, Strachey cleverly exposes the self seeking ambitions of Cardinal Manning and the manipulative, neurotic Florence Nightingale; and in his

--Leatherneck

[Brill] has pulled off something extraordinary

POTATO CHIPS were first cooked by a chef who was furious when a customer complained that his fried potatoes weren’t thin enough

But when they go to answer

brooding man and resolves to live out her days as his “River Wife

hero of Chariots of Fire

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The kingdom of giants is full of super-sized fun: puddings to swim in

By: Kalyn Josephson   | Series: Ravenfall A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One magical inn

now refreshed with new art from Christine Gore

this irresistible tale of survival invites readers to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth

facing dangers that include eagles and dingoes