Assembles some of the top secret Soviet documents, from the era of Stalin's purges. This title includes the dossiers,... Læs mere
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The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. This book explores the social and economic context in which the clubs emerged and... Læs mere
This biography traces the dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew. It discusses the profound religious, literary, intellectual and social implications of his immense achievement.