15583 20th Century and pattern on book cover

and pattern on book cover

The Literary Life

Illustrations by John Ward

These plays were left unpublished by Professor Firkins when he died in 1932

heavily gilt embossed decorations

15583 20th Century and pattern on book coverFrom the progress south of the Scottish King James VI, soon to become the first Stuart king of England, to the flight into exile of his grandson James II. True to form, Ackroyd provides the cultural and social life of the period, rich in literature and philosophy, as well as the daily lives of normal people, along with his vivid recreations of powerful struggles at the top that reverberate today. 502 pgs. Two sections of gorgeous color plates of