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A Matter of Taste
Jan Morris is a prolific writer, whose books provide the reader with a window on the world. Half English, half Welsh, she has adopted the latter culture as a focus for her sense of belonging.Read more

Subjects:  1. Civilization    2. Civilization, Welsh    3. Great Britain    4. Great Britain - History    5. History - General History    6. Travel    7. Wales   

Subjects:  1. Health/Fitness    2. History    3. History Of Medicine    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh   

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fun and informative - in a rambling sort of way
One gets the impression that the author wrote this book mostly for his own entertainment - he's fascinated with Celtic languages and wants to write about them.He has no particular point to make other than to share the joys of initial mutations etc. with whoever will listen.The result is a very entertaining book, not particularly scholarly, but certainly informative and the reader comes away with a good overview of the subject. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Celtic Languages    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Cornish    4. Historical & comparative linguistics    5. Irish Gaelic    6. Literary studies: general    7. Manx    8. Welsh   

Subjects:  1. Fiction    2. Fiction - General    3. Fiction - Historical    4. Germany    5. Historical - General    6. Literary    7. Prisoners of war    8. Wales    9. Young women    10. Fiction / Literary   

Subjects:  1. 1672-1719    2. Addison, Joseph,    3. Didactic poetry, English    4. English poetry    5. Great Britain    6. History and criticism    7. Knowledge    8. Literature and history    9. Remote Sensing    10. Roman influences    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Technology    13. Technology & Industrial Arts    14. English    15. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    16. Literary studies: general    17. Poetry & poets   

Subjects:  1. 16th century    2. Case studies    3. Christianity - History - General    4. Christianity - Ritual & Practice    5. Demoniac possession    6. Demonology & Satanism    7. England    8. Europe - Great Britain - General    9. Exorcism    10. History    11. Religion    12. Religion - Church History    13. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    14. Literary studies: general    15. Satanism & demonology    16. c 1500 to c 1600    17. c 1600 to c 1700   

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Philippe we hardly knew you
This book sets out to right a great wrong.The Duke of Orleans comes across as a petty and, at times, annoying figure in the Memoirs of St Simon.Ms. Barker's work does much to make up for what St Simon has done in the past.However, the work is flawed by Ms Barker's use of Freudian psychology to explain the Duke's homosexuality. This is probably the only real flaw in this book, but it is sufficient to undermine an unqualified recommendation.

Excellent study of Philippe, Duke of Orleans
As only brother to the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, Philippe, Duke of Orleans lived forever in the shadow of his older brother.Because of the numerous uprisings in France by a younger brother of the King, Philippe was taught from birth that he could never outshine his brother or be given any prominent place in his government.Because of this, Philippe led a fairly "wasted" life, perhaps best known for his flagrant homosexuality.Yet author Nancy Nichols Barker points out that when allowed to shine, the Duke was a competent soldier, lover of fine arts, good father and the founder of the Orleans dynasty which eventually ruled France.While the progeny of Louis XIV died out with the revolution, the descendants of Philippe populated the great Catholic thrones of Europe. That is the best book I ever read!
The story of Philippe, brother of Louis XIV (also known as Sun King) is very exciting and iteresting. The book provides knowledge not only about Philippe, but also about his surroundings and with link to all possible things that were happening in France of that time. The description of his life is not like in most history books - you can even feel the atmosphere as you were there! You can also learn about Louis XIV from it and about their family realtions. The book covers both official and privat aspects of Philippe's life. Great book and very good work of the author! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Europe - France    4. History - General History    5. Royalty    6. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    7. Monarchs & royalty   

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Did you actually read the book, Seth?
(...). If you actually read the book then you would realize that the title was actually on a sign at William Brown's theater, a theater created for blacks in a time when we were not allowed admittance to musical or dramatic performances. It also allowed black performers to develop their art and show that we were not just silly "minstrels" or clowns. a racist text
This is a racist text.Very little is going on here except typical racist rhetoric against european-americans.Not worth a read and certainly out of place in a time when everyone is being told to be multi-cultural. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. African American theater    3. Brown, William Alexander    4. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General    5. History    6. New York    7. New York (State)    8. Performing Arts    9. Performing Arts/Dance    10. Theater - History & Criticism    11. United States - 19th Century    12. Biography: political    13. Black studies    14. New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting    15. Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism    16. Theatre, drama    17. USA    18. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Fiction    2. Fictions, Theory of    3. History and criticism    4. Imagination in literature    5. Literary Criticism    6. Literature - Classics / Criticism    7. Literature and anthropology    8. Semiotics & Theory    9. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    10. Literary studies: general    11. Literary theory   

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Subjects:  1. 1063-1284    2. Europe - Great Britain - General    3. History    4. History - Military / War    5. History, Military    6. Military    7. Military - General    8. To 1063    9. Wales    10. British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500    11. British & Irish history: c 500 to c 1000    12. History / Great Britain    13. WALES_HISTORY   

Subjects:  1. Celtic Poetry    2. Literary Criticism    3. British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500    4. Celtic languages    5. Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval    6. Wales    7. Welsh    8. c 1000 CE to c 1500   

Subjects:  1. 1843-1916    2. 19th Century American Novel And Short Story    3. Desire in literature    4. History and criticism    5. James, Henry,    6. Knowledge    7. Literary Criticism    8. Love in literature    9. Psychological fiction, America    10. Psychological fiction, American    11. Psychology    12. English    13. James, Henry    14. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    15. Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. 1776-1805    2. Celtic Literature    3. Christian poetry, Welsh    4. Christianity in literature    5. Criticism and interpretation    6. Griffiths, Ann,    7. History and criticism    8. Hymns, Welsh    9. Religion    10. Texts    11. Griffiths, Ann   

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Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. History    4. Regional & Ethnic - English, Scottish & Welsh    5. Gardening    6. General cookery    7. Household hints    8. Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries   

Subjects:  1. 1150-1180?    2. America    3. Biography    4. Discovery and exploration    5. Explorers    6. History - General History    7. History: American    8. Madog ab Owain Gwynedd,    9. North American    10. U.S. - Discovery And Exploration    11. Wales    12. Welsh    13. Madog ab Owain Gwynedd   

Subjects:  1. Fiction    2. Historical fiction    3. Mythology, Celtic    4. Mythology, Welsh    5. Wales   

Subjects:  1. Aquatic animals    2. Crustacea    3. Early works to 1800    4. East Indies    5. Fish    6. Fishes    7. Ichthyology    8. Life Sciences - Biology - General    9. Natural History Illustration    10. Nature    11. Nature / Field Guide Books    12. Nature/Ecology    13. Crustaceans    14. Fishes (ichthyology)    15. History of science    16. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh   

Subjects:  1. 18th century    2. America    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Colonies    5. Commerce    6. Europe - General    7. Europe - Spain & Portugal    8. History    9. History: World    10. International - General    11. Latin America - General    12. Spain    13. Economic history    14. European history: c 1750 to c 1900    15. International trade    16. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    17. North America   

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"Once more, O Lord!"
The preface by David Mains from "Chapel of the Air" should serve as a cavaet to the lukewarm believer; "Before you read Glory Filled the Land, it's only fair for someone to post a warning sign: Let the casual reader beware!Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. History    3. Reference    4. Revivals    5. Wales   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. British cooking    3. Cookery    4. Cookery, British    5. Cooking    6. Cooking / Wine    7. Great Britain    8. History    9. Home economics    10. Regional & Ethnic - Canadian    11. Regional & Ethnic - English, Scottish & Welsh    12. Social life and customs    13. Canada    14. Food & Drink / Cookery    15. c 1800 to c 1900