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Handel: The Man and His Music by Jonathan Keates
$42.99 NZD
Category: Music
Though unquestionably one of the greatest and best-loved of all composers, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) had received little attention from biographers. This work charts Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Geor ...Show more
La Serenissima: The Story of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$32.99 NZD
Category: No Category
A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as 'La Serenissima' - 'the Most Serene Republic' - to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today. 'Everything about Venice,' observed Lord Byron, 'is, or was, extraordinary - her aspect is like a dream, and her history is li ...Show more
Messiah by Jonathan Keates
$22.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: The\Landmark Library
In 1741, in just 24 days, the German-born, British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias and choruses of robust grandeur. Coolly received in London at first, after Handel's death Messiah enjoyed an extraordinary surge in popularity: it was performed at festi ...Show more
Messiah: The Landmark Library by Jonathan Keates
$44.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: The Landmark Library
In 1741, in just 24 days, the German-born, British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias and choruses of robust grandeur. Coolly received in London at first, after Handel's death Messiah enjoyed an extraordinary surge in popularity: it was performed at festi ...Show more
The Siege of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$36.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
Venetia, as far as the Adige River, including the city of Venice, Istria and Dalmatia, were ceded by Napoleon to Austria in 1797 and confirmed as Austrian possessions at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a centur ...Show more
William III & Mary II: Partners in Revolution by Jonathan Keates
$26.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs
William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the course of the entire country's history, coming to power through a coup (which involved Mary betraying her own father), reestablishing parliament on a new footing and, through commiting Britain to fighting ...Show more
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