Bøger af William Coxe

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

William Coxe (1748-1828) was the stepson of Handel's amanuensis, John Christopher Smith. As such, he was ideally placed to write a biography of Smith, and also of Handel. These Anecdotes are therefore important sources for the lives of both composers. It is notable that many of the subscribers were close friends of Smith.The style of the original 1799 text is refreshingly simple and unaffected, and little change has been necessary to make it accessible to the modern reader. An introduction, notes and index have been added.William Coxe was a talented writer and historian whose output include several travel books and volumes on both Robert and Horace Walpole. He died at the age of eighty in his parish of Bemerton, Wiltshire. John Sharp, in a letter to Constable, wrote that he 'died of old age, unable to contend with two helps of salmon in lobster sauce, washed down with large draughts of Perry'.

""History Of The House Of Austria V2"" is a comprehensive historical account of the House of Austria, from its foundation by Rhodolph of Hapsburgh in 1218 to the death of Leopold the Second in 1798. Written by William Coxe and first published in 1807, this book covers the major events and figures of the House of Austria, including the rise of the Hapsburg dynasty, the Thirty Years' War, the reign of Maria Theresa, and the Napoleonic Wars. Coxe provides detailed descriptions of the political, social, and cultural developments of the House of Austria, as well as the key players who shaped its history. This second volume of the series is an invaluable resource for scholars and history enthusiasts alike, offering a fascinating glimpse into the rich and complex history of one of Europe's most powerful dynasties.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Nouvelles D¿¿¿¿¿couvertes des Russes entre l'Asie et l'Am¿¿¿¿¿rique (1781) est un livre ¿¿¿¿¿crit par William Coxe. Il s'agit d'un r¿¿¿¿¿cit des explorations russes dans la r¿¿¿¿¿gion du d¿¿¿¿¿troit de B¿¿¿¿¿ring, entre l'Asie et l'Am¿¿¿¿¿rique, au XVIIIe si¿¿¿¿¿cle. Le livre d¿¿¿¿¿crit les voyages des explorateurs russes, leurs d¿¿¿¿¿couvertes g¿¿¿¿¿ographiques et leurs interactions avec les populations locales. Il inclut ¿¿¿¿¿galement des cartes et des illustrations pour aider ¿¿¿¿¿¿ visualiser les lieux et les ¿¿¿¿¿v¿¿¿¿¿nements d¿¿¿¿¿crits. Ce livre est une source importante d'informations sur l'histoire de l'exploration de la r¿¿¿¿¿gion et sur les relations entre les peuples autochtones et les explorateurs russes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The historian William Coxe (1748-1828) was also an Anglican priest, and had travelled widely in Europe as tutor to various young noblemen on the Grand Tour. (His Anecdotes of George Frederick Handel, and John Christopher Smith is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.) This work originated on a visit to St Petersburg, where Coxe had obtained sight of journals by Russian explorers, and also found an anonymous German work on Russian Arctic voyages between 1745 and 1770. Having checked its authenticity with the Russian authorities, he translated it to form part of this book, first published in 1780 and reissued here in its revised third edition of 1787. He also provides various journals and accounts of exploration in Siberia, Kamchatka and the American Arctic, together with information on trade between Russia and China. Readers will gain insights into a rarely considered aspect of Arctic exploration and economic exploitation.

The author and clergyman William Coxe (1748-1828), noted for his travel works, was the stepson of Handel's amanuensis, German-born John Christopher Smith (1712-95). First published in 1799, the present work is a valuable source of first-hand information about two men at the heart of eighteenth-century English music: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), whose inventive and sensitive melodic genius and exuberant brilliance in depicting the spectacular are best displayed in his Messiah and Zadok the Priest, and Smith, a composer of attractive and fashionable music, who settled in London in 1720, took lessons with Handel and later supported the great composer as his eyesight failed. Smith was also organist at the Foundling Hospital until 1770. This publication, profits from which were intended to support Smith's family, draws on the works of John Hawkins and Charles Burney, and on anecdotes claimed to be 'derived from unquestionable authority'.