W. H. Davenport Adams (1828–1891)
Autor von Witch, Warlock, and Magician: Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland
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Bildnachweis: public domain
Werke von W. H. Davenport Adams
Witch, Warlock, and Magician: Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland (1889) 62 Exemplare
In the Far East : a narrative of exploration and adventure in Cochin-China, Cambodia, Laos, and Siam (2007) 7 Exemplare
The Amazon And Its Wonders with illustrations of animal and vegetable life in the Amazonian Forest (1879) 5 Exemplare
The buried cities of Campania, or, Pompeii and Herculaneum : their history, their destruction and their remains (2019) 5 Exemplare
THE SUNSHINE OF DOMESTIC LIFE 4 Exemplare
Stories of the Lives of Noble Women 3 Exemplare
Temples, Tombs, and Monuments of Ancient Greece and Rome: A Description and a History of Some of the Most Remarkable… (1871) 3 Exemplare
Dwellers on the threshold, or, Magic and magicians : with some illustrations of human error and imposture 3 Exemplare
Everyday Objects: Or, Picturesque Aspects of Natural History, with Numerous Illustrations (2011) 2 Exemplare
The land of the Incas and the City of the Sun: The story of Francisco Pizarro and the conquest of Peru 2 Exemplare
Fairy stories with a purpose — Herausgeber — 1 Exemplar
The Eastern Archipelago: a Description of the Scenery, Animal and Vegetable Life, People, and Physical Wonders of the… (1880) 1 Exemplar
English heroes in the reign of Elizabeth 1 Exemplar
The Jordan and Its Valley and the Dead Sea 1 Exemplar
Some Heroes of Travel: Or Chapters From the History of Geographical Discovery Enterprise (Classic Reprint) (2015) 1 Exemplar
Eminent sailors;: A series of biographies of great naval commanders, including an historical sketch of the British navy… (1882) 1 Exemplar
Famous Statesmen, or The Men at the Helm 1 Exemplar
Wonders of the vegetable world 1 Exemplar
A Book About London 1 Exemplar
Heroes of the sea, and their achievements 1 Exemplar
Windsor Castle and the water-way thither 1 Exemplar
A Book of Earnest Lives 1 Exemplar
Scenes of the olden time 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
Page, Squire and Knight: A Romance of the Days of Chivalry (1900) — Adaptation, einige Ausgaben — 7 Exemplare
Shakspeare's Dramatic Works the Howard Shakespeare With Explanatory Notes Parallel Passages Historical / Critical… (1889) — Herausgeber, einige Ausgaben — 2 Exemplare
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Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Adams, William Henry Davenport
- Geburtstag
- 1828-05-05
- Todestag
- 1891-12-30
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- London, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- London, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- London, England, UK
- Berufe
- writer
editor
French translator - Beziehungen
- Adams, William Davenport (son)
Adams, Ellinor Davenport (daughter) - Organisationen
- Scottish Guardian (founder)
- Kurzbiographie
- Founded and edited the Scottish Guardian.
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Animal Life Throughout The Globe: An Illustrated… von William Henry Davenport Adams
Original (1876) edition includes line-drawing images of the Quagga, the Passenger Pigeon and the Tasmanian Wolf, which serve to emphasize the dated nature of this book.
½
The Amazon and its Wonders is a verbal sketch of the physical characteristics and natural wonders of the Amazon river. My 1881 Thomas Nelson & Sons edition is unattributed as are many others of the Victorian era, however, the work was actually written by WH Davenport Adams and based on the information recorded by William Herndon, Louis Agassiz, Alfred Wallace, William Edwards & Henry Bates.
The book itself is a very easy read and feels somewhat like a cosy lecture. WHD Adams writes directly to the reader and shepherds you through the journey from the source of the Amazon to its mouth relaying detailed scenes and relevant historical or cultural events to the reader.
Whilst weighing in at the shorter end of the non fiction spectrum at a spritely 207 pages it is nonetheless an interesting and picturesque read which comes complete with numerous highly detailed engraved illustrations (and a wonderful gold gilt cover).… (mehr)
The book itself is a very easy read and feels somewhat like a cosy lecture. WHD Adams writes directly to the reader and shepherds you through the journey from the source of the Amazon to its mouth relaying detailed scenes and relevant historical or cultural events to the reader.
Whilst weighing in at the shorter end of the non fiction spectrum at a spritely 207 pages it is nonetheless an interesting and picturesque read which comes complete with numerous highly detailed engraved illustrations (and a wonderful gold gilt cover).… (mehr)
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- Werke
- 62
- Auch von
- 2
- Mitglieder
- 189
- Beliebtheit
- #115,306
- Bewertung
- 3.4
- Rezensionen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 39