Search Results: Titles starting with I from Ivy Court Books

'The main idea of the novel is to depict the positively good man. There is nothing more difficult than this in the world, especially nowadays'.
Dostoevsky
Into a compelling real portrait of 19th century Russian society, Dostoevsky introduces his ideal hero, the saintly Prince Myshkin.

(Many fine black & white illustrations throughout)
The Imaginary Indian is ever with us, oscillating throughout our history from friend to foe, from Noble Savage to blood-thirsty warrior, from debased alcoholic to wise elder, from monosyllabic "squaw" to eloquent princess, from enemy of progress to protector of the environment.
... is rooted in the colonial past and continues to be part of the modern tradition stemming from that past. This is not a book about Native people; it is the story of the images projected upon Native people - and the desperate uses to which they are put.

'Sentence by glorious sentence, is there a better novelist alive in Europe now than Javier Marias?'
Independent

Covering the period from the French Revolution to the end of the 19th century, nine leading British and American historians show how Italy's unexpected political unification and independence were linked to the forces of modernisation that were changing the face not only of Italy but of Europe as a whole.
Maps, chronological summaries, guides to further reading, and a glossary of technical terms.