John Robert Taylor Knihy

V této výpravné knize je uvedena historie pětadvaceti říší, které nějakým způsobem výrazně zasáhly do chodu světových dějin. U některých se nejedná o říše v pravém slova smyslu, nýbrž o státní útvary, které trvaly různě dlouhou dobu. Nejsou uvedeny v přesném chronologickém pořadí a některé se navzájem prolínají, což je ovšem odrazem skutečného historického vývoje. Výběr se neomezuje na jeden kontinent, nýbrž zahrnuje říše celého světa, počínaje vznikem nejstaršího osídlení v úrodné oblasti Mezopotámie, přes vyspělé civilizace starověku, válečné výboje a náboženské spory ve středověku, rozmach koloniálních panství po objevení nových kontinentů Ameriky a Austrálie až po imperiální velmoci současné doby.

From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a brilliant new historical thriller set during the French Revolution. Selected as Historical Novel of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times, and picked as one of Radio 4's Crime Books of the Year.

From the No.1 best-selling author of The American Boy and The Silent Boy comes a brand new historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of London. The first of an exciting new series of novels. London, September 1666. The Great Fire rages through the city, consuming everything in its path. Even the impregnable cathedral of St. Paul s is engulfed in flames and reduced to ruins. Among the crowds watching its destruction is Richard Marwood, son of a disgraced printer, and reluctant government informer. In the aftermath of the fire, a semi-mummified body is discovered in the ashes of St. Paul s, in a tomb that should have been empty. The man s body has been mutilated and his thumbs have been tied behind his back the sign of a Regicide, one of those who signed Charles I s death warrant. Under orders from the government, Marwood is tasked with hunting down the killer across the devastated city. But at a time of dangerous internal dissent and the threat of foreign invasion, Marwood finds his investigation leads him into treacherous waters and across the path of a determined, beautiful and vengeful young woman."

Interweaving real and fictional elements, The American Boy is a major new literary historical crime novel in the tradition of An Instance of the Fingerpost and Possession. England 1819: Thomas Shield, a new master at a school just outside London, is tutor to a young American boy and the boy's sensitive best friend, Charles Frant. Drawn to Frant's beautiful, unhappy mother, Thomas becomes caught up in her family's twisted intrigues. Then a brutal crime is committed, with consequences that threaten to destroy Thomas and all that he has come to hold dear. Despite his efforts, Shield is caught up in a deadly tangle of sex, money, murder and lies -- a tangle that grips him tighter even as he tries to escape from it. And what of the strange American child, at the heart of these macabre events, yet mysterious -- what is the secret of the boy named Edgar Allen Poe?

The Anatomy of Ghosts is a gripping historical mystery from the bestselling author of The Ashes of London 1786, Jerusalem College, Cambridge. The ghost of murdered Sylvia Whichcote is sighted prowling the grounds by commoner Frank Oldershaw. Worried her son is descending into madness, Frank's anxious mother employs rationalist John Holdsworth to investigate the sighting, throwing the uneasy status quo at the college into chaos. For the sinister Holy Ghost Club governs the privileged life at Jerusalem. Pursued by the ghost of his dead wife, Maria, and Elinor, the very-much-alive Master's wife, Holdsworth must unravel the circumstances surrounding Sylvia's death or succumb to the hauntings himself . . .

A landmark and collectible duotone volume, that now canonises Frederick Douglass through historic photography.

In Newport County AFC: The First 100 Years, author and club historian Andrew Taylor celebrates Newport County AFC's first century, detailing the club's highs and lows over the years.

Inside the Invisible investigates the life and works of Turner Prize-winning Black British artist and curator Lubaina Himid (CBE) to provide the first study of her lifelong determination to do justice to the hidden histories and untold stories of Black women, children, and men bought and sold into transatlantic slavery.

The book examines the Republican Party's current advantages across various domains, including Congress, state politics, and public sentiment. Despite these strengths in policy and financial resources, it questions the party's ability to convert these advantages into a lasting electoral majority, exploring the complexities of voter behavior and demographic changes.

Exploring diverse landscapes, Andrew Taylor's collection invites readers to traverse the Welsh hills, the West Coast Mainline, and the north docks of Liverpool. Through vivid imagery and evocative language, the poems capture the essence of these locations, blending personal reflection with broader themes of place and memory. This journey not only showcases the beauty of the settings but also delves into the emotional and historical significance they hold.