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  • Eighteenth Century English Romantic Poetry
    Eric Partridge
    'Eighteenth Century English Romantic Poetry' is a profound scholarly exploration of the roots and evolution of the Romantic movement in English literature. Written by the distinguished scholar Eric Partridge, this work examines the transitional period where the rigid constraints of the Augustan age began to give way to the emotional intensity and focus on nature that defined th...
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    25,24 €

  • Three Men’s War
    Eric Partridge / John Easton / R. H. Mottram
    'Three Men’s War: The Personal Records of Active Service' is a compelling collection of firsthand accounts documenting the visceral realities of the First World War. This collaborative volume features the personal narratives of R. H. Mottram, John Easton, and Eric Partridge, three men who served in distinct capacities during the conflict. Each contributor provides a unique vant...
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    26,98 €

  • The Three Wartons
    Eric Partridge
    'The Three Wartons, a Choice of Their Verse' offers a curated selection of poetry from one of the most influential families in eighteenth-century English letters. Edited by the scholar Eric Partridge, this collection brings together the works of Thomas Warton the Elder and his two sons, Joseph and Thomas Warton the Younger. These poets were pivotal figures in the transition fro...
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    20,95 €

  • Songs and Slang of the British Soldier
    Eric Partridge / John Brophy
    'Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914-1918' is a comprehensive and illuminating anthology that captures the unique linguistic and musical culture of the British infantryman during the Great War. Compiled and edited by John Brophy and Eric Partridge, both veterans of the conflict, this volume serves as a vital record of the humor, resilience, and vernacular that emerged ...
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    23,10 €

  • The French Romantics’ Knowledge of English Literature
    Eric Partridge
    'The French Romantics Knowledge of English Literature' is a comprehensive scholarly examination of the profound influence exerted by English writers on the development of the Romantic movement in France. Written by the esteemed literary historian Eric Partridge, this work meticulously traces the reception and integration of English literary traditions within the French cultural...
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    27,03 €

  • The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
    Eric Partridge
    Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914. ...
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    77,49 €

  • A Dictionary of Abbreviations
    Eric Partridge
    First published in 1942, this dictionary was designed to help civilians and members of H.M. forces to make their way amid the jungle of wartime abbreviations. The preface notes that newspaper readers, sailors, soldiers and airmen had to thrust themselves, like explorers, into these abbreviations in search of truth, or the execution of their martial duty and hence, a dictionary ...
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    99,62 €

  • The Lure of the Dark Side
    Christopher H. Partridge / Eric S. Christianson
    Demons, devils, spirits and vampires are present throughout popular Western culture in film, music and literature. Their religious significance has only recently begun to be explored. ’The Lure of the Darkside’ brings together the work of some of the most important and creative scholars in the field of Biblical and Religious Studies. The essays explore demonology in popular cul...
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    81,47 €

  • Slang To-Day and Yesterday
    Eric Partridge
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    38,41 €

  • Shakespeare’s Bawdy
    Eric Partridge
    This classic work fully explains the whole range of sexual, scatological language and allusion in Shakespeare’s works. Consisting of an alphabetical glossary with cross-references, this book helps the modern reader to make sense of the bawdy. ...
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    36,47 €

  • Usage and Abusage
    Eric Partridge
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    20,50 €

  • Shorter Slang Dictionary
    Eric Partridge / Paul Beale
    This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world. It gives clear, concise definitions of each word, with examples of their use and additional information. ...
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    78,80 €

  • Dictionary of Catch Phrases
    Eric Partridge
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    19,54 €

  • A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
    Eric Partridge
    A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on’ or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases. ...
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    57,35 €

  • You Have a Point There
    Eric Partridge
    This standard work on punctuation has long been judged the foremost study of the subject. It reveals punctuation to be both an indispensable craft and an invaluable art - a friend not an enemy. ...
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    70,73 €