Historical dictionary of the Elizabethan world

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introductions and notes by Robert E. Spiller

Emerson traveled broadly in England and Scotland in 1833 and again on lecture tour fifteen years later. Drawing on his experiences there as well as his wide reading in British history, he set forth in English Traits his view of the English as a nation. English Traits is a searching and distinctive portrayal of English culture that today offers a revealing perspective on American viewpoints and preoccupations in the mid-nineteenth century. It is notable, too, for revealing an interesting side of Emerson's complex character; here we find Emerson the practical Yankee, analyzing English power, resourcefulness, determination, and materialism.

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Kristin Petrie

A biography of the English seaman and explorer who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for helping to make England a world power by circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish ships.

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Nick Dalton

Complete guides give the comprehensive overview of their destinations to give travellers the maximum variety of choices and need-to-know local information in their chosen city or country, without glossing over any of the details. Through itineraries, regions and areas are broken down to allow for detailed guides to each of the areas and accompanying reviews and prices listed throughout; helping travellers to find the places to stay, eat and explore that are best suited for them wherever they are or are planning to go. Frommer?s England & the Best of Wales details the best overall travel experiences, from pub crawls to antique shopping to theatre-going; the best of literary England (Stratford-upon-Avon, Jane Austen country, and more); the best ancient and Roman sites, including Roman baths and "Hadrian?s Wall"; the best museums and galleries, from the Tate Modern to the National Museum of Wales; and the best hotels and restaurants in all price categories. You?ll also find over 130 pages devoted to the best of London, including the best nearby driving tours and day trips by train.

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Robert Macfarlane

"Landmarks is a book about the power of language - 'strong style, single words' - to shape our sense of place. It is both a field guide to the literature the author loves (Nan Shepherd, Roger Deakin and many more), and a 'word-hoard', gathering an astonishing archive of place-terms from old Norse to Anglo-Romani, living Norman to Hebridean Gaelic. Over the book's course, via its chapters, its glossaries and surprise of its postscript - we come to realize that words, well used, are not just a means to describe landscape, but also a way to know it, and to love it"--from publisher.