It is no less the story of the untimely death of a national dream, a hope-filled vision very different from what the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of the Congo became in the second half of the twentieth century.

Presents a thirteen-volume reference guide to the geography, history, economy, government, culture and daily life of countries in Europe.

This revised second edition differs from the first edition in a number of significant ways. Each chapter has been rewritten and many of them substantially revised.

This highly illustrated volume serves as an ideal introduction to the rich history of the Low Countries for students and the generally interested reader alike.

. . . If you could read only one book to understand generals and GIs and what their different wars were like this is the book.

In this emotionally charged tale, we see Lucy Snowe's response to the challenges of her restrictive social environment as she flees from her unhappy past in England to a new life as a teacher at Madame Beck's school in Villette.

Bringing to life the shambolic upbringing that The Guardian describes as, "the odd, ugly, excremental poetry of their grubby lives," The Misfortunates "can be unexpectedly tender as well as uncomfortably funny . . . this novel continually ...

The definitive study. . . . A learned, lively, and highly readable book, now the essential introduction to the subject.--Choice

Orphan William Crimsworth, raised by aristocratic uncles and educated for the clergy, rejects that life for work at his brother's Yorkshire mill.

"It is the story of the author L.P. Boon, who continues his "illegal writing" of the novel "Chapel Road" amid cynical reflections on the work in progress, theories about art, and hilarious anecdotes of Belgian life supplied by his friends.