1973

The Beethoven Companion

The Man and Artist Beethoven as Man and Artist   Philip Barford The Pianos and the Piano Music Beethoven’s Pianos   Derek Melville The Piano Music—I   Harold Truscott The Piano Music—II   Philip Barford The Chamber Music The Chamber Music with Piano   Nigel Fortune The Chamber Music for Strings   Robert Simpson The Orchestral Music The Symphonies and Overtures   …

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The Theatre of Albert Camus

The Background Apprenticeship: Révolte dans les Asturies Caligula La Malentendu L’État de siège Les Justes Stalemate: Translations and Adaptations Conclusions and Synthesis

1815: The Armies at Waterloo

Introduction   Elizabeth Longford Preface Part I: The Campaign Advance to Contact The Battle Part II: Arms, Tactics and Uniforms Arms Tactics Uniforms French Army Staff Imperial Guard Cavalry Artillery Infantry Cavalry of the Line Artillery of the Line Infantry of the Line Medical Services Anglo-Netherlands Army Staff British Cavalry Netherlands Cavalry British Artillery British Infantry …

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The Ascent of Man

Foreword Lower than the Angels[rtoc] Animal adaptation The human alternative Beginning in Africa Fossil evidence The gift of foresight Evolution of the head The mosaic of man The cultures of the hunter Across the ice ages Transhumance cultures: The Lapps Imagination in cave art[/rtoc] The Harvest of the Seasons[rtoc] The pace of cultural evolution Nomad …

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