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Lucinda Hawksley

    Lucinda Hawksley es una autora y conferenciante británica. Es la tataranieta del novelista victoriano Charles Dickens y su esposa Catherine. Hawksley es una escritora de viajes galardonada.

    Letters of Great Women
    Essential Pre-Raphaelites
    British History
    The magic & mystery of Scotland
    March, Women, March
    Dickens and Travel
    • Dickens and Travel

      • 280 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Discover Charles Dickens's little-known travel writing - taking in Europe, North America and his native British Isles.

      Dickens and Travel
      4,3
    • March, Women, March

      • 272 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      An exploration of the women's movement in Britain, and the extraordinary women behind it.

      March, Women, March
      4,3
    • British History

      An Illustrated Guide

      • 192 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Part of an invaluable series of accessible reference books packed with essential information, this book is ideal for use at home or school. "British History" is a thorough guide to the rich history of Britain from 2500 BC to the modern world. Chronological entries arranged in thematic sections on culture, industry, politics, religion, royalty, society and war cover everything from Oscar Wilde to the Magna Carta to World War II.

      British History
      4,2
    • Essential Pre-Raphaelites

      • 256 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      The Pre-Raphaelites changed the face if nineteenth-century painting from the inception of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood through to the later works of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement.

      Essential Pre-Raphaelites
      3,8
    • Letters of Great Women

      • 224 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      A collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history.

      Letters of Great Women
      3,9
    • Dickens and Christmas

      • 208 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Revealing how Christmas was celebrated during Charles Dickens' lifetime, from his birth in 1812 until his death in 1870.

      Dickens and Christmas
      3,7
    • The Victorian Treasury

      • 160 páginas
      • 6 horas de lectura

      The Victorian age was an era that witnessed enormous changes around Britain and affected vast swathes of the globe. This book looks at the minutiae of everyday life, as well as the major events that changed the world. It uncovers what it was like to live during the time of Queen Victoria's long reign from 1837 to 1901.

      The Victorian Treasury
      3,9
    • What Makes Great Art

      • 224 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      What Makes Great Art showcases a selection of 80 outstanding paintings and sculptures from around the world and throughout time, assessing just what it is that makes them so great.

      What Makes Great Art
      3,8