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This 1919 collection of essays is a republication of the 1913 volume, Clio, A Muse, with the addition of four new essays:  "The Two Carlyles," "Englishmen and Italians," "The News of Ramillies," and "The Hegira of Rousseau."  Contents also includes "If Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo" and "The Muse of History."  

 “What is easy to read has been difficult to write,” Trevelyan declares in this 1913 volume. Clio: A Muse, and Other Essays, is a collection of Trevelyan’s clearly presented views on historical writing, as well as articles on George Meredith, the art of poetry, and John Woolman. The book concludes with the intriguing “If Napoleon had Won the Battle of Waterloo.”

Originally published in 1970. During the times of planned population movements and new towns, with a growing interest in specifically regional policies by government, this book considers the problems of development within regions. It presents research on the facts and trends of employment generated...

Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All is written in simple down-to-earth language. It explains why so many of us find it difficult to forgive and why holding on to grievances is really a decision to suffer. The book describes what causes us to be unforgiving and how our minds work to justify this....

This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling. It includes first-hand accounts...

Published in 1911, this is the final volume in Trevelyan's trilogy about Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), the Italian patriot and revolutionary, which began with Garibaldi's Defense of the Roman Republic (1906) and continued in Garibaldi and the Thousand (1909). This volume aimed to trace “the course of larger military, diplomatic, and political events” which led to the “Italian Kingdom.”

Published in 1909, this is the second volume in Trevelyan's trilogy about Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), the Italian patriot and revolutionary, which began with Garibaldi's Defense of the Roman Republic (1906) and ended in Garibaldi and the Making of Italy (1911). This volume focuses on Garibaldi’s famous victory over the Neopolitan troops with just his 1,000 ragged rebels.

‘The war invisibly regulated our lives’, commented a Salisbury resident when recalling the calamity, now known as the Great War. Much of life in the city – with its ancient cathedral, the finest spire in England, medieval New Town built on ‘chequers’ an

Among the girls born in Indias Bangla Villages, one of them was Amena. Encouraged by her lodging teacher, she wanted to make a name for herself by acquiring higher education. She was inspired by the daily sight of her lodging master, the head teacher of the primary school. She studied with pride in...

This is the first book to generalize and analyze the extensive experimental and theoretical results on the phase composition, structure, and properties of aluminum alloys containing scandium. The effects of scandium on these properties are studied from a physico- chemical viewpoint. The authors present...

The contents of this monograph "Hypothalamic Control of Lacta­ tion" are the result of studies by a nine-man team which has worked together for nine years. The topic is so fascinating that new research students are attracted to it every year, and the circle is growing steadily. This is,...

Dissenter from the Fourth Crusade, disseised earl of Leicester, leader of the Albigensian Crusade, prince of southern France: Simon of Montfort led a remarkable career of ascent from mid-level French baron to semi-independent count before his violent death before the walls of Toulouse in 1218. Through...

The word-wide impact of evangelicalism has long been recognized as a vital force. Providing both a clear and accessible guide to the recent literature, this introduction examines the revival in the British Isles during the 18th and 19th-century within a broadly international context. By investigating...

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