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  • Best-Loved Poems

    by John Boyes ...
    ... poetry is the blossom and the fragrancy of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language.' Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThis glorious celebration of classic poetry features verse from around the English-speaking world. Carefully selected and divided into themed sections, the poems encompass the wealth of human experience - love, death, youth, old age, nature, travel and ... Read more

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  • A White King in East Africa: The Remarkable Adventures of John Boyes, Trader and Soldier of Fortune, who became King of the Savage Wa-Kikuyu

    by John Boyes ...
    This book is simply an attempt to set down, in a plain and straightforward manner, some account of the various experiences and adventures of the author during a period of some fifteen years spent in hunting, trading, and exploring, principally on the eastern side of the African continent. The title has been suggested by some episodes in the narrative, the main facts of which are within the ... Read more

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  • A White King in East Africa

    by John Boyes ...
    "A White King in East Africa" by John Boyes is a captivating narrative that chronicles the author's adventures and experiences in the heart of East Africa. Boyes, a British explorer, immerses himself in the rich cultures and landscapes of the region, providing readers with vivid descriptions and insightful observations. His encounters with local tribes, wildlife, and the challenges of the ... Read more

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  • Great Speeches

    Words that Shaped the World

    by John Boyes ...
    Great Speeches collects over forty of the most powerful and stirring addresses delivered in the English language.It captures the significant historical events of the past 400 years in the words of their participants, from those speeches given in times of war and sorrow, such as Winston Churchill's 'This Was Their Finest Hour', to those delivered at moments of hope, such as Barack Obama's election ... Read more

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  • Poems that Will Save Your Life

    by John Boyes ...
    Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all.- Emily DickensonFrom time immemorial, poetry has provided its readers with a source of comfort and encouragement in times of need. In this superb anthology can be found the best of the English-speaking world's inspirational and reassuring verse, including such classics as Rudyard ... Read more

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  • John Boyes, King of the Wa-Kikuyu

    A True Story of Travel and Adventure in Africa

    by John Boyes ...
    "John Boyes...has had as many hair-raising adventures as any one in the world who has lived to tell the tale, for at one time was virtually king of the savage Kikuyu tribe." -Boston Globe, Nov. 9, 1912"John Boys...was the actual controlling power for several years in a great region into which before no white man had been allowed...he entered the hostile territory practically alone...had to do a ... Read more

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  • An Exposition of the Last Psalme

    by John Boys ...
    John Boys’ An Exposition of the Last Psalme is a detailed theological and literary analysis of Psalm 150, the final psalm in the Book of Psalms, which is a hymn of praise to God. Written in the early 17th century, Boys, an English clergyman and scholar, offers a rich, expository sermon on this psalm, which calls for the worship of God through music and instruments, focusing on the universality and ... Read more

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  • A White King in East Africa

    Enriched edition. The Remarkable Adventures of John Boyes, Trader and Soldier of Fortune, Who Became King of the Savage Wa-Kikuyu

    In "A White King in East Africa," John Boyes embarks on a captivating exploration of colonial themes and cultural encounters in the late 19th century. Through a vivid narrative that expertly interweaves personal memoir and political commentary, Boyes chronicles his experiences as a British settler in East Africa. His prose is marked by a blend of observational acuity and earnest reflection, ... Read more

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  • Poetry of the Civil War

    by John Boyes ...
    On January 17 1861, a few weeks after South Carolina became the first state to formally secede from the Union, Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier's 'A Word for the Hour' was published in The Boston Evening Transcript. It was to herald the birth of a new era of American poetry - one that expressed the hopes and fears, and the hatred and hostility, of a nation torn in two.The only conflict to be ... Read more

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  • Accounting History 1976-1986 (RLE Accounting)

    An Anthology

    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Accounting
    The journal Accounting History was published in eight volumes intermittently between 1976 and 1986. It had a relatively small circulation and this re-issue of its anthology provides the opportunity for many of the articles which appeared in the journal over the years to once again reach a wider audience. The volume begins with items of a general nature, covering the importance of preserving ... Read more

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  • The Present State of Wit

    Exploring 18th Century Literary Satire and Journalism: A Compilation of Wit and Insight

    The anthology titled *The Present State of Wit* offers a profound exploration of the evolving dimensions of wit through the nuanced voices of seventeenth and eighteenth-century literature. This collection embodies a rich tapestry of stylistic diversity and thematic depth, ranging from satirical essays to pithy reflections. It provides an insightful examination of the period's social and cultural ... Read more

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  • Plotinus: The Enneads

    The Enneads by Plotinus is a work which is central to the history of philosophy in late antiquity. This volume is the first complete edition of the Enneads in English for over seventy-five years, and also includes Porphyry's Life of Plotinus. Led by Lloyd P. Gerson, a team of experts present up-to-date translations which are based on the best available text, the editio minor of Henry and Schwyzer ... Read more

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