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Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 621 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An enthralling new biography of the most exciting and charismatic adventurer in the history of the English-speaking world
Tall, dark, handsome, and damnably proud, Sir Walter Raleigh was one of history's most romantic characters. An explorer, soldier, courtier, pirate, and poet, Raleigh risked his life by trifling with the Virgin Queen's affections. To his enemies-and there were many-he was an arrogant liar and traitor, deserving of every one of...
14) Poetry for students: Volume 14presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Provides analysis of the most frequently studied poems in literature courses. Contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Author
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"'Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the man who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.'--Sir Walter Ralegh. Sir Walter Ralegh was a writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He lived more lives than most in his own time, in any time. We do not even know when this fifth son of a Devonshire gentleman was born, yet he went on to 'climb full high' in the England of Queen Elizabeth I. How was such a man able to do this? His life...
16) Splintered icon
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
St. Martin's Paperbacks ed.
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
When antiquarian book dealer Harry Blake is hired to appraise a 400-year-old journal that appears to be the coded diary of a cabin boy aboard Sir Walter Raleigh's 1585 expedition, he doesn't yet suspect that he's wandered into a realm of closely guarded secrets. But then Harry's client is murdered and his own life is threatened, so Harry realizes that he's opened the door to a mystery worth killing for.
18) A world away
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
315 pages : map ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Taken from her mother and shipped to England as an exhibit for Sir Walter Raleigh, Nadie, a Native American, is thrust into the boiling pot of brutish Tudor life. Her only protector is Tom, a young blacksmith who falls in love with her. Too soon, however, Nadie is forced back to her exotic lands to help the English colonize her people.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Sir Walter Raleigh which examines his early life, his relationship with Queen Elizabeth, his desire to explore the New World, his defeat of the Spanish Armada, his quest for El Dorado, his life as a writer, and more.
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by familial betrayal and Spain's invading army. She and her shrewd advisor must act to safeguard to the lives of her people. When the dashing seafarer, Walter Raleigh, captures her heart, Elizabeth is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country. A tale of one woman's crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.
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