In this comprehensive and intellectually ambitious study, Robert Baines outlines all of the major philosophical allusions in James Joyce's late masterpiece, Finnegans Wake. Drawing on archival material, Baines shows how…

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

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In this gripping historical account, R. Nisbet Bain tells the story of the ill-fated reign of Peter III of Russia, who ruled for only six months before being overthrown by…

On an unsuspecting night in April of 1865, the world would be changed forever. Our president, while sitting with his wife, was assassinated inside Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. by…

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Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire, 1682-1719 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic…

These essays examine the establishment of the Great Society and its programs, the Johnson administration civil rights program and Supreme Court appointments, and the impact of the Vietnam War on…