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Kitchener: Hero and Anti-Hero

Kitchener: Hero and Anti-Hero

C. Brad Faught

Hero and Anti-Hero C. Brad Faught. Published in 2016 by I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd London • New York www.ibtauris.com Copyright © 2016 C. Brad Faught The right of C. Brad Faught to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by  ...
Gordon: Victorian Hero

Gordon: Victorian Hero

C. Brad Faught

In this biography of General Gordon, C. Brad Faught looks afresh at the life of one of the most famous Victorian military men.
The New A-Z of Empire: A Concise Handbook of British ...

The New A-Z of Empire: A Concise Handbook of British ...

C. Brad Faught

A Concise Handbook of British Imperial History C. Brad Faught. Published in 2011 by I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd 6 Salem Road, London W2 4BU 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010 www.ibtauris.com Distributed in the United States and Canada ...
Clive: Founder of British India

Clive: Founder of British India

C. Brad Faught

The teenage clerk who led an army and founded British India
Into Africa: The Imperial Life of Margery Perham

Into Africa: The Imperial Life of Margery Perham

C. Brad Faught

From the 1930s until the 1960s it is unlikely that anyone in the administrative apparatus of the British Empire, and almost assuredly anyone in the world of academia, had as nuanced an understanding of how Britain’s African empire ...
Roman Catholic Saints and Early Victorian Literature: ...

Roman Catholic Saints and Early Victorian Literature: ...

Professor Devon Fisher

As C. Brad Faught puts it, “In the beginning there was politics.”5 The idea that the English Church needed to look back to antiquity to rediscover a more authentic, more authoritative version of Christianity was, at a very basic level, a response to  ...
Gordon: Victorian Hero

Gordon: Victorian Hero

C. Brad Faught

Charles George Gordon was the preeminent military hero of the late-Victorian British Empire.
Constructing Girlhood through the Periodical Press, 1850–1915

Constructing Girlhood through the Periodical Press, 1850–1915

Kristine Moruzi

1 C. Brad Faught's The Oxford Movement: A Thematic History of the Tractarians and Their Times (2003) provides a comprehensive analysis of the Movement. See Chapter VI, “Religion Movements and Crises” in Richard Altick's Victorian ...
A People of One Book: The Bible and the Victorians

A People of One Book: The Bible and the Victorians

Timothy Larsen

6 C. Brad Faught, The Oxford Movement: A Thematic History of the Tractarians and Their Times (University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003), 27. 7 Another option would have been a case study of Charles Gore ...
William Gladstone: New Studies and Perspectives

William Gladstone: New Studies and Perspectives

Roland Quinault

Islands. C. Brad Faught 'Always the biggest beast in the forest', as Roy Jenkins put it so memorably, the political career of William Ewart Gladstone continues to attract a great deal of attention, especially by those interested in the imperial and  ...
Go Figure!: Figuration in Biblical Interpretation

Go Figure!: Figuration in Biblical Interpretation

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10 From Keble to Gore A Study of the Use of Scripture in the Oxford Movement and by the Lux Mundi Group C. Brad Faught The history of the Oxford Movement and, to a lesser extent, that of what is often seen as its successor, the Lux Mundi ...
Clive: Founder of British India

Clive: Founder of British India

C. Brad Faught

Robert Clive (1725–1774), later Baron Clive of Plassey, is widely considered the founder of British India.
The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume III: Partisan ...

The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume III: Partisan ...

Rowan Strong

Partisan Anglicanism and Its Global Expansion 1829-C. 1914 Rowan Strong Anthony Milton ... 2 Quoted in C. Brad Faught, The Oxford Movement: A Thematic History of the Tractarians and Their Times (University Park, PA, 2003), p. 36.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: ...

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: ...

Clinton, William J.

I want to say that I'm glad to be here for Brad Sherman, too, because—you would know why if Brad Sherman had ever asked you to do anything. [Laughter] He's really a perfect Congressman. When Brad Sherman asks you to do somethin ...
The Provider:

The Provider:

David Shobin

But Morrison remained wary, and just before Brad reached him, he brought his knee up sharply, smashing Brad in the chin. In the next ... When Morrison's knee downed Brad, Morgan looked around frantically for a weapon. When she saw ...
Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life Of Brad Pitt - ...

Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life Of Brad Pitt - ...

Matt Green

Ever wondered how Brad Pitt rose to stardom?
Worlds Before Our Own

Worlds Before Our Own

Brad Steiger

This is the book that started it all. Brad Steiger's first explorations of the strange and unexplained appeared in 1956.
You're in Big Trouble, Brad!

You're in Big Trouble, Brad!

Lisa Papademetriou

Brad loved playing tricks on people. So he got very nervous when the principal called him to her office. The only question was, which trick had gotten him in trouble?
State of Play:

State of Play:

Jack Patterson

Fans of Vince Flynn, David Baldacci, Brad Thor, and Brad Taylor are sure to enjoy this high-stakes thriller packed with action, adventure, and intrigue with a dash of romance.
Target Zero:

Target Zero:

Jack Patterson

Hawk must decipher who to trust in order to succeed in this pulse-pounding thriller. Fans of Ben Coes, Brad Taylor, and Brad Thor are loving this new action thriller series!
The Deadliest of Friends

The Deadliest of Friends

Mary Main

Returning to Sapphire Lake for the summer, Megan learns that an old friend, Brad, was killed in a mysterious explosion, but as she investigates she learns that Brad was deliberately murdered and she is now the killer's next target.
Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story

Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story

Thom Sears

After Nevin's departure, Emile Francis handed the leadership role to 30-year-old Vic Hadfield, who passed on his assistant captain “A” to Brad. “When I was given the 'A,' I was surprised to be asked. I was definitely honored. I wasn't expecting ...
In One Year and Out the Other

In One Year and Out the Other

Cara Lockwood

f f f f EILEEN RENDAHL I first suspected that my midnight kiss on New Year's Eve possessed prophetical powers the year I went out with Brad Layton. I had lusted after Brad in my heart (and other body parts) for several months. He was easily ...
The Letter: For All Those Who Believe in Love, Soul Mates, ...

The Letter: For All Those Who Believe in Love, Soul Mates, ...

Dan Clark

“Hey Elaine, have you seen this poem that that weird kid Brad wrote?” Terri asked. Terrie was a short pixie-ish girl with a nose for everything. Brad was the boy with the reputation from the other church group. He and his family had recently ...
Heroes for My Son

Heroes for My Son

Brad Meltzer

Brad was inspired by the birth of his first son to curate this collection, but you don’t need to be a parent to treasure it—Heroes for My Son is perfect for children, parents, teachers, and anyone looking for inspiration.
Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives: Stories

Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives: Stories

Brad Watson

M. Homes In this, his first collection of stories since his celebrated, award-winning Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson takes us even deeper into the riotous, appalling, and mournful oddity of human beings.
The Perfect Speculator

The Perfect Speculator

Brad Koteshwar

In this book, Brad Koteshwar continues the simple lessons of the stock market in a teacher and student format using the character of Boyd Hunt, a master speculator, as the teacher.

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