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"Nothing of Importance", Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion

by Bernard Adams ...

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation."Nothing of Importance", Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion is considered one of the finest World War I memoirs. It gives an incredible description of trench wafare. ... Read more

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Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation."Nothing of Importance", Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion is considered one of the finest World War I memoirs. It gives an incredible description of trench wafare.
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Nothing of Importance

A record of eight months at the front with a Welsh battalion, October, 1915, to June, 1916

by Bernard Adams ...

In "Nothing of Importance," Bernard Adams crafts an engaging narrative that deftly interweaves personal introspection and social commentary, reflecting the burdens and complexities of contemporary existence. Adams employs a lyrical yet precise prose style, oscillating between poetic elegance and stark realism. Set against a backdrop of societal disillusionment, the book delves into themes of ... Read more

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In "Nothing of Importance," Bernard Adams crafts an engaging narrative that deftly interweaves personal introspection and social commentary, reflecting the burdens and complexities of contemporary existence. Adams employs a lyrical yet precise prose style, oscillating between poetic elegance and stark realism. Set against a backdrop of societal disillusionment, the book delves into themes of
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Nothing of Importance

by Bernard Adams ...

Adams served as a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was stationed on the Western Front, primarily in the trenches of the Somme. In this memoir, he documents the daily life of a soldier, focusing on the mundane routines, camaraderie, and the moments of terror faced by men living in the trenches. Through his detailed and often stark writing, Adams captures the contrast ... Read more

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Adams served as a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was stationed on the Western Front, primarily in the trenches of the Somme. In this memoir, he documents the daily life of a soldier, focusing on the mundane routines, camaraderie, and the moments of terror faced by men living in the trenches. Through his detailed and often stark writing, Adams captures the contrast
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Nothing of Importance

A Record of Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion - October 1915 to June 1916

by Bernard Adams ...

'In this war there is nothing more terrible than the truth.'In this poignant personal narrative, Bernard Adams provides an authentic account of a soldier's life on the front lines during World War I. He relates the boredom and weariness of life in the trenches, the fellowships formed between the soldiers who fought, and the sudden and shocking terrors of battle.This exceptionally detailed account ... Read more

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'In this war there is nothing more terrible than the truth.'In this poignant personal narrative, Bernard Adams provides an authentic account of a soldier's life on the front lines during World War I. He relates the boredom and weariness of life in the trenches, the fellowships formed between the soldiers who fought, and the sudden and shocking terrors of battle.This exceptionally detailed account
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Kornel Esti

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A great masterpiece never before available in English, Kornél Esti is the wild final book by a Hungarian genius.Crazy, funny and gorgeously dark, Kornél Esti sets into rollicking action a series of adventures about a man and his wicked dopplegänger, who breathes every forbidden idea of his childhood into his ear, and then reappears decades later.Part Gogol, part Chekhov, and all brilliance, ... Read more

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A great masterpiece never before available in English, Kornél Esti is the wild final book by a Hungarian genius.Crazy, funny and gorgeously dark, Kornél Esti sets into rollicking action a series of adventures about a man and his wicked dopplegänger, who breathes every forbidden idea of his childhood into his ear, and then reappears decades later.Part Gogol, part Chekhov, and all brilliance,
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Letters From Turkey

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First published in 2000. Letters from Turkey, considered the best Hun,garian prose of the eighteenth century, is written by Kelemen Mikes, a Transylvanian nobleman who went into exile with Ferenc Rakoczi II, the Prince of Transylvania, after the War of Independence in 1704 - 1711 in which the Prince fought to preserve independent Transylvania. The Prince and his entourage spent some years in ... Read more

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First published in 2000. Letters from Turkey, considered the best Hun,garian prose of the eighteenth century, is written by Kelemen Mikes, a Transylvanian nobleman who went into exile with Ferenc Rakoczi II, the Prince of Transylvania, after the War of Independence in 1704 - 1711 in which the Prince fought to preserve independent Transylvania. The Prince and his entourage spent some years in
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Autobiography Of Miklos Bethlen

by Bernard Adams ...

First published in 2005. The Bethlen family was an ancient noble house of considerable wealth and influence in Transylvania. The writer of this autobiography Count Miklos (born 1642) was a General in 1682, Privy Councillor in 1689, Foispan in 1690 and Chancellor in 1691, after an excellent education and distinguished career in public life. He then clashed with General Rabutin, from 1696 the ... Read more

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First published in 2005. The Bethlen family was an ancient noble house of considerable wealth and influence in Transylvania. The writer of this autobiography Count Miklos (born 1642) was a General in 1682, Privy Councillor in 1689, Foispan in 1690 and Chancellor in 1691, after an excellent education and distinguished career in public life. He then clashed with General Rabutin, from 1696 the
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Rescue Pilot

Cheating the Sea

by Jerry Grayson ...

Jerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot to ever serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.For the Navy's Search and Rescue pilots, getting to work is both an adventure and an ordeal. Whether rescuing a wounded fighter pilot who has ditched in the sea, saving desperate ... Read more

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Jerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot to ever serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.For the Navy's Search and Rescue pilots, getting to work is both an adventure and an ordeal. Whether rescuing a wounded fighter pilot who has ditched in the sea, saving desperate
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Rifleman

A Front-Line Life from Alamein and Dresden to the Fall of the Berlin Wall

by Rick Stroud, Victor Gregg ...

Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He ... Read more

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Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He
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Steppenwolf

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by Hermann Hesse ...

Translated by Basil Creighton ...

With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Nobel Prize-winning author Hermann Hesse's best-known and most autobiographical work is one of literature's most poetic evocations of the soul's journey to liberation."Hermann Hesse is the greatest writer of the century."—San Francisco ChronicleHarry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He ... Read more

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With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Nobel Prize-winning author Hermann Hesse's best-known and most autobiographical work is one of literature's most poetic evocations of the soul's journey to liberation."Hermann Hesse is the greatest writer of the century."—San Francisco ChronicleHarry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He
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The Essential Anatomy of Melancholy

by Robert Burton ...

The Anatomy of Melancholy, one of the richest, most inexhaustible books in the English language.Ostensibly an elaborately systematized medical treatise dealing with various morbid mental states — their causes, symptoms, and cures — the Anatomy is much more: a compendium of memorable utterances on the human condition in general, compiled from classical, scholastic, and contemporary sources. For ... Read more

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The Anatomy of Melancholy, one of the richest, most inexhaustible books in the English language.Ostensibly an elaborately systematized medical treatise dealing with various morbid mental states — their causes, symptoms, and cures — the Anatomy is much more: a compendium of memorable utterances on the human condition in general, compiled from classical, scholastic, and contemporary sources. For
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The Untouchable

A Novel

by John Banville ...

Series series Vintage International
WINNER OF THE LANNAN LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION • From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes the fascinating story of a former British spy who's been unmasked as a Russian agent—and "one of spy fiction's greatest characters" (People). • "Contemporary fiction gets no better than this." —The New York Times Book ReviewOne of the most dazzling and adventurous writers now working in English ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE LANNAN LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION • From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes the fascinating story of a former British spy who's been unmasked as a Russian agent—and "one of spy fiction's greatest characters" (People). • "Contemporary fiction gets no better than this." —The New York Times Book ReviewOne of the most dazzling and adventurous writers now working in English
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