Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress, Volume 1 of Pax Britannica Trilogy - Brossura

Morris, Jan

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ISBN 10: 0571290698 ISBN 13: 9780571290697

Casa editrice: Faber And Faber Ltd., 2012

Riassunto

Jan Morris tells the epic story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. In this celebrated masterwork she vividly evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she traces the impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji, Zululand and the Canadian prairies. The Pax Britannica Trilogy also includes Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire and Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat. Together, these three works of history trace the dramatic rise and fall of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Jan Morris is also world-renowned for her collection of travel writing and reportage, spanning over five decades and including such titles as Venice, Coronation Everest, Hong Kong, Spain, A Writer's World and most recently, Contact! 'How many professional historians can write books that give so much pleasure? This is a book planned by an architect, fitted together by a craftsman, and polished by a cabinet-maker.' Sunday Times

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'One of our finest writers on Empire - alive to its glory, yet with a beady eye for the corruptions and failures which were at its heart, along with the dreams.' --Observer.

How many professional historians can write books that give so much pleasure?' --Sunday Times.

'A tour de force, majestically sure of touch, rich in tone, comprehensive in range.' --Irish Times.

'An unorthodox masterpeice, a wise, witty, romantic love-hate affair with a dying empire.' --New York Times Book Review.

'Excellent ... A fine historical, geographical and general knowledge course combines, enlivened with little graffiti - the epitaphs, poems, diary notes, letters, oaths, hymns and exclamations of those astonishing people, who, with their bloody-minded benevolence, changed the face of the world.' --Glasgow Herald.

'Dazzling ... the detailed sense of place is superb.' --The Economist

Descrizione del libro:

Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress is the first instalment in Jan Morris's classic Empire Trilogy. It vividly portrays the rise of Queen Victoria and the British Empire, their journey across the globe and their search for Imperial progress.

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• Editore: Faber And Faber Ltd.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0571290698
• ISBN 13: 9780571290697
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 560