Legg, Leopold George Wickham Legg

Matthew Prior

A Study of His Public Career and Correspondence

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first full-length published biography of the poet and diplomat Matthew Prior (1664 1721).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781108015905
• ISBN-10: 1108015905
• Artikelnr.: 33088861

Autorenporträt

Tricia Legg is an award winning author with a flair for creative writing. Being a passionate ex-teacher, she fully understands what children enjoy. Her whimsical imagination and sense of wonder will draw children into the pleasures of reading. Her humorous illustrations spark many opportunities for discussion when her books are shared with children and often a lesson to be learned.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Titles of books referred to
1. Youth and education
2. Apprenticeship at the Hague
3. The Peace of Ryswick
4. The embassy at Paris
5. The embassy at Paris
6. The Irish Secretaryship and Parliament
7. The commission of trade and the feud with the Duchess of Marlborough
8. 'Mat's Peace'
9. Paris once more
10. The last year of Queen Anne
11. The years of trouble
12. Last years and death
Appendixes
Biographical notes
Index.