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Sir Walter Ralegh and his readers in the seventeenth century

By Anna R. Beer

Sir Walter Ralegh and his readers in the seventeenth century

By Anna R. Beer

My Just Desire

By Anna Beer

Milton

By Anna R. Beer

Milton

By Anna Beer

Milton

By Anna R. Beer

A fresh account of the life, times, politics, loves, and letters of the great English poet. One of the world's great poets, author of the epic Paradise Lost as well as numerous other works, Milton...

Patriot or traitor

By Anna R. Beer

"Sir Walter Ralegh's life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to our island story. His death is a convoluted and contested tale of bargaining, failure and betrayal. Through the Eliz...

Sounds and sweet airs

By Anna R. Beer

Reveals the hidden stories of eight remarkable female composers, taking the reader on a journey from seventeenth-century Medici Florence to London in the Blitz.

Bess

By Anna R. Beer, Anna Beer

Bess Ralegh, wife of the man who symbolises the Elizabethan world, has her own remarkable and untold story. Operating in a man's world, Bess's ambitious pursuit of power and wealth, and her success...