Book is part of a 25 volume set with red cloth bindings and gold filigree design to rib. non-fictionThe 1908 edition of The Historians' History of the World is a monumental work of Edwardian scholarship, representing a specific era of "universal history" where the goal was to synthesise all human knowledge into a single narrative. Volume 7 shifts the narrative from the fall of the Roman Republic and the early Empire (covered in Vol. 5 and 6) into the complex era of the later Roman Empire and the rise of the Early Byzantine Empire.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the historians history of the world, henry smith williams l.l.d.

Hard cover book, Tales of Three Cities Author: Henry James Publisher: Macmillan And Co Date: 1884 Blue cloth hardcover and spine with spine lettering in black texter. The spine has a Library label with inscription.fictionThe novel Tales of Three Cities (1884) is not a single narrative, but rather a collection of three distinct novellas inspired by Henry James’s travels and his deep fascination with regional and transatlantic cultural clashes. The first novella, ‘Lady Barberina’, is a classic exploration of James’s famous ‘international theme’. It focuses on the marriage between a wealthy American doctor and an aristocratic Englishwoman, exposing the rigid social expectations of British high society. The second, ‘A New England Winter’, is a witty, satirical look at the distinct social nuances, manners, and artistic attitudes dividing New York and Boston. The third, ‘The Impressions of a Cousin’, is a story structured around a young woman’s personal journal, detailing a complex web of family relationships, trust, and art.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, tales of three cities, henry james

Hard cover book. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel Author: George Meredith Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd Date: 1909 Further Information: Red cloth hardcover with lettering and patterning to spine in gilt. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.fictionThe Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) was George Meredith's first full-length novel. Its subject is the relationship between a cruelly manipulative father and a son who loves a girl of a lower social class, with both men self-deluded and proud, and the story ending tragically. The story's theme is that Sir Austin Feverel, after his wife's departure, becomes a strict and misogynistic figure who imposes a rigid educational 'System' meant to raise the 'perfect' son, shielded from female influence, until Richard turns twenty-five. Richard nonetheless falls for Lucy Desborough, a farmer's niece, defying his father's plans, and the novel follows the fallout, including a scheme by Sir Austin's friend Lord Mountfalcon to have a courtesan seduce Richard, Richard's flight abroad, his return, a duel with Mountfalcon in which he is badly wounded, and Lucy's death after losing her mind from the shock. The novel was drawn from painful personal experience: in 1856, Meredith's wife Mary began an affair with the artist Henry Wallis and, having become pregnant by him, she left the following year, abandoning her young son, whom Meredith raised himself.shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the ordeal of richard feverel, george meredith