In a panoramic survey of the Victorian Age, this work describes the men and women who brought the modern age into being. The capitalist world was challenged by the ideas of such men as Karl Marx, William Morris and George Bernard Shaw - here they are. Here are also the lofty and famous and here too are the poor and the obscure.

This title describes 1000 must-see spots, from beaches to museums to cathedrals to bustling markets, grand hotels to backwater inns, rugged safaris to the most pampering spas. It includes addresses, phone and fax numbers, websites, costs and best times to visit with subject-specific indexes.

In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. This book recounts the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary. It discusses about the events which were curdling Europe at that time, but also of its resplendent domes and monasteries, and more.

Includes a section that introduces Sicily's highlights, from the slopes of Mount Etna to alfresco dining in Palermo. This guide takes a look at Sicily's history, literature and cultural life. From Palermo and Catania to get-away-from-it-all islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa, it offers reviews of hotels, restaurants, shops and transportation.

When a Republican party wins the General Election, their first act in power is to strip the royal family of their assets and titles and send them to live on a housing estate in the Midlands. But is their breeding sufficient to allow them to rise above their changed circumstance or deep down are they really just like everyone else?