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Captivity And Escape: Translated By Miss V. A. RandellThis book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition wi...

Chi sono quegli invasori che le fonti chiamano talvolta normanni talvolta franchi e che, attirati dalle bellezze e dalle ricchezze del nostro Paese, con la loro irruzione hanno segnato profondamente il destino del Mezzogiorno d'Italia, dagli Abruzzi fino alla Calabria e alla Sicilia? Definiti dai cronisti del tempo "avidi di rapina, smodati e invadenti", questi avventurieri tuttavia si rivelano culturalmente raffinati, costruiscono nella loro ...

Gli autori, i libri e la loro circolazione, i divieti, i successi e gli insuccessi, le innovazioni tecniche e quelle stilistiche e grafiche, la nascita di generi letterari e il succedersi delle mode culturali: con penna felice e avvincente Henri-Jean Martin ripercorre la storia della scrittura spaziando dalle sue origini a tutto il secolo scorso. Il volume passa in rassegna le cause storiche che hanno a lungo favorito la trasmissione orale a q...

Excerpt from Captivity and EscapeWE have hitherto had many volumes of the doings of British soldiers at the front and in captivity, but few of our French Allies.The experiences of Monsieur J. Martin, written originally in French, give such a vivid picture of prison life in Germany, that they have an interest far beyond the mere personal one which his friends and countrymen attach to his name.Brought up in France, amidst all the charm and cultu...

Located on the Farmington River, Burlington is a place of natural beauty, with five mountains and valleys filled with brooks, forests, and stone walls. Most of the area's earliest settlers came from England to Hartford and then followed the river, with its fertile banks and meadowlands, into the West Woods or Great Forest, as Burlington was known at the time. The town was incorporated in 1745 and was named Burlington in 1806.Burlington shows t...

Excerpt from Captivity and Escape WE have hitherto had many volumes of the doings of British soldiers at the front and in captivity, but few of our French Allies. The experiences of Monsieur J. Martin, written originally in French, give such a vivid picture of prison life in Germany, that they have an interest far beyond the mere personal one which his friends and countrymen attach to his name. Brought up in France, amidst all the charm and...

Shenandoah County was created in 1772 from Frederick County and, at that time, was named for the English governor Lord Dunmore. In 1778, the name was officially changed to Shenandoah, possibly after the river that runs through the valley between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains. Religion brought some of the earliest pioneers to the Shenandoah Valley in the 1740s and still plays a large part in the lives of most residents. Images of Ame...

Shenandoah County was created in 1772 from Frederick County and, at that time, was named for the English governor Lord Dunmore. In 1778, the name was officially changed to Shenandoah, possibly after the river that runs through the valley between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains. Religion brought some of the earliest pioneers to the Shenandoah Valley in the 1740s and still plays a large part in the lives of most residents. Images of Ame...

Located on the Farmington River, Burlington is a place of natural beauty, with five mountains and valleys filled with brooks, forests, and stone walls. Most of the area's earliest settlers came from England to Hartford and then followed the river, with its fertile banks and meadowlands, into the West Woods or Great Forest, as Burlington was known at the time. The town was incorporated in 1745 and was named Burlington in 1806. Burlington shows ...