Mary Randolph

Anders dan de anderen laat zien hoe er in West-Europa vanaf de negentiende eeuw een beeld ontstond van homoseksualiteit als een bijzondere identiteit:

"Laughter in Ancient Rome is a masterwork, simultaneously a sophisticated work of historical and literary scholarship and an unputdownable read. Beard

Originally published in 1838, Randolph's work is more than just a regional cookbook. It also gives a picture of dishes that were popular around the co

Mary Randolph (1762- 1828) wrote The Virginia House-Wife (1824), one of the most influential housekeeping and cookbooks of the nineteenth century. Ra

Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire.

The most celebrated horror story ever written. The dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discover

A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER & BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BLOOMBERG BES

Contains chapters that include Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), and The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wi

De in Nederland totaal onbekende klassieker Het land van weinig regen van Mary Austin geldt in de Verenigde Staten als de voorloper van de grote twint

Hoe was het nou écht om te besturen en bestuurd te worden in het oude Rome?‘In Keizer van Rome gaan we in op de feiten en de verzinsels over de heerse