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Iris Origo was one of the twentieth century's most attractive and intriguing women, a brilliantly...
J. R. R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend
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Long before the successful The Lord of the Rings films, J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, imagination, and...
Olympiodorus: On Plato First Alcibiades 10-28
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Olympiodorus (AD c. 500-570), possibly the last non-Christian teacher of philosophy in Alexandria,...
Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel Spark
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This book is an intimate, fond and funny memoir of one of the greatest novelists of the last...
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Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of...
Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy
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Many students of renowned composer, conductor, and teacher Ferruccio Busoni had illustrious careers...
L'Etoile d'Afrique: L'Histoire de Hans Joachim Marseille
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With 158 victories under his belt and dying in the Egyptian sky on the 30th of September, 1942, aged...
Josephine Baker in Art and Life: The Icon and the Image
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Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was a dancer, singer, actress, author, politician, militant, and...
Mozart in Vienna: The Final Decade
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Mozart's greatest works were written in Vienna in the decade before his death (1781-1791). This...