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Richard Tames read History at Cambridge, took a Master's Degree in Politics at Birkbeck College, London, and was once Secretary to the Council of the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government. He now teaches for Syracuse University's London programme, is a Blue Badge Guide, and, among other mostrar mais things, has written Political London and A Young Citizen's Guide to the European Union. mostrar menos

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Obras por Richard Tames

A Traveller's History of London (1992) 111 exemplares
The ancient world: The illustrated history encyclopedia (2000) — Contribuidor — 105 exemplares
A Traveller's History of Japan (1993) 82 exemplares
Step Into....Ancient Greece (1999) 66 exemplares
Journey Through Canada (1991) 51 exemplares
London: A Cultural History (2006) 43 exemplares
A Traveller's History of Oxford (2002) 38 exemplares
Anne Frank (Lifetimes) (1989) 36 exemplares
Life with the Pioneers (1996) — Autor — 32 exemplares
Helen Keller (Lifetimes) (1989) 30 exemplares
Auguste Rodin (Life and Work of) (2000) 27 exemplares
Florence Nightingale (Lifetimes) (1989) 26 exemplares
Muslim (Beliefs & Cultures) (1995) 24 exemplares
Amelia Earhart (Lifetimes) (1989) 18 exemplares
The History of Ireland (1995) 17 exemplares
Clerkenwell and Finsbury Past (1999) 17 exemplares
Feeding London (None) (2003) 16 exemplares
Anne Frank (Heinemann Profiles) (1998) 15 exemplares
Knowledge masters: Ancient world (1900) 15 exemplares
Exploration into Japan (1714) 15 exemplares
Adolf Hitler (Heinemann Profiles) (1998) — Autor — 12 exemplares
Islam (World Religions) (1985) 11 exemplares
Alexander Fleming (Lifetimes) (1990) 11 exemplares
Ludwig Van Beethoven (Lifetimes) (1991) 11 exemplares
City of London Past (1995) 10 exemplares
Political London (2007) 10 exemplares
Passport to Japan (1988) 10 exemplares
Bloomsbury Past (1993) 10 exemplares
The 1920s (1991) 10 exemplares
Amazing History Facts (1997) 9 exemplares
Soho Past (1996) 9 exemplares
Encounters With Japan (1991) 8 exemplares
Guglielmo Marconi (Lifetimes) (1990) 7 exemplares
Frederic Chopin (Lifetimes) (1991) 7 exemplares
Take a trip to Libya (1989) 6 exemplares
Engineers (History Makers) (2003) 6 exemplares
Le Moyen Âge (1999) 6 exemplares
The City of London Book (2006) 5 exemplares
Louis Pasteur (Life Times) (1990) 5 exemplares
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1991) 5 exemplares
London We Have Lost (2008) 4 exemplares
Les Chevaliers (2001) 4 exemplares
Covent Garden and Soho (2009) 4 exemplares
Japan (Country Topics) (2003) 4 exemplares
Traveller's History of Bath (2009) 4 exemplares
Anglian Images (1991) 4 exemplares
Earl's Court and Brompton Past (2000) 4 exemplares
The first day of the Somme (1990) 4 exemplares
The Great War (1984) 4 exemplares
Southwark Past (2001) 4 exemplares
Barking Past (2002) 3 exemplares
Giuseppe Verdi (1991) 3 exemplares
Japan (Exploring History) (2003) 3 exemplares
East End Past (2004) 3 exemplares
Growing up in the 1960s (1983) 3 exemplares
Nelson Mandela (Lifetimes) (1991) 3 exemplares
Vivre comme les Grecs (2003) 3 exemplares
Japan (Journey through ...) (1990) 3 exemplares
Dinosauri (2006) 2 exemplares
Theatrical London (2006) 2 exemplares
Japon : Voyages dans l'histoire (2012) 2 exemplares
Great Britain (Country Topics) (1994) 2 exemplares
Japan (Countries) (1986) 2 exemplares
Verkenningsreizen in Japan (1997) 2 exemplares
Dulwich and Camberwell Past (1997) 2 exemplares
Kyoto (Holy Cities) (1994) 2 exemplares
Take a Trip to Iran (1989) 2 exemplares
History of Canals (1996) 2 exemplares
Nazi Germany (1985) 1 exemplar
Railways 1 exemplar
Φασισμός (2004) 1 exemplar
Makers of Modern Britain (1982) 1 exemplar
Brentwood Past (2002) 1 exemplar
Medioevo (2007) 1 exemplar
The East End (2013) 1 exemplar
Beroemde mensen 1 exemplar
Wagner (Life Times) (1991) 1 exemplar
Queen Victoria (1975) 1 exemplar
Children 1 exemplar
Sir Winston Churchill (1974) 1 exemplar
Let's go to Lebanon (1989) 1 exemplar
Le Temps des dinosaures (2000) 1 exemplar
Japan (Passport) (1993) 1 exemplar
Take a Trip to Iraq (1989) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Way We Lived (1997)algumas edições178 exemplares
Monarchy (2002) 19 exemplares
Dictatorship (2002) 16 exemplares

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Assinalado
Mustygusher | Dec 19, 2022 |
A reconstruction of Elizabethan London written in the style of a contemporary guidebook, Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day does exactly what it says on the tin. It is fascinating to look at the city as it was in an earlier time, when the Tower of London secured the walls of the City and Westminster remained far outside them, old London Bridge hadn't yet fallen down, and the south bank remained largely rural (with notable exceptions like the Globe Theatre).

Richard Tames' book is full of interesting titbits and the guidebook gimmick mostly works. We look, on arrival in the reconstructed city, through the eyes of a foreign traveller (which I suppose we are). We become convinced of the daily life of Tudor England, its grime and routine and its "clatter and chatter in the courtyards" (pg. 34). The flavour of the place emerges, though unfortunately this does not extend to the writing, which is rather dry and hampered by the guidebook structure. Enjoyment of the book is limited by the fact there is no narrative to follow, no opportunity to cut loose one's imagination from our tour guide's path. Nevertheless, under Tames' direction Shakespeare's London shows itself to be a very interesting place to visit for a time.… (mais)
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Estatísticas

Obras
192
Also by
3
Membros
2,163
Popularidade
#11,880
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
16
ISBN
469
Línguas
15
Marcado como favorito
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