Offers a view of Thoreau's life and his extraordinary achievement in their nineteenth-century context.

An exploration of the Romantic obsession with power, submission and masochism, through readings of Byron, Keats, Burney and others.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

A concise, accessible and innovative account of a major poet and thinker.