2004

Metamorphoses: A new verse translation

Preface Chronology Introduction   Denis Feeney Further Reading Translator’s Note   David Raeburn Metamorphoses Notes Glossary index Map of Ovid’s Mediterranean World

Leonardo da Vinci

Introduction: The Cooling of the Soup Childhood: 1452-1466 Apprenticeship: 1466-1477 Independence: 1477-1482 New Horizons: 1482-1490 At Court: 1490-1499 On the Move: 1500-1506 Return to Milan: 1506-1513 Last Years: 1513-1519

Supreme Courage: Heroic Stories from 150 years of the Victoria Cross

The Medal On Courage Captain Noel Chavasse Colour Sergeant John Byrne Captain Albert Bakk Private Albert jacka Lieutenant Commander David Wanklyn Wing Commander Guy Gibson Captain Charles Upham The Bradford Boys Major Anders Lassen Eastern Allies: Gurkha and Indian VCs Canadian Aces Reflections Postscript: Phoneys Glossary of Gallantry Medals Awarded for Military Action

Nigel Hawthorne on Stage

Foreword by Thelma Holt Prologue: Journeying Home Act One: The Journey (1929-1974) London Calling African Summer The Holy Terror of Stratford East In Anger’s Wake A Strolling Player Interval Changing Direction Act Two: The Arrival (1975-2001) Joining the Establishment Leap of Faith Every Inch a King Reason in Madness Act Three: Chronologies Stage Screen Events …

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