William Christie

Alexsi Smirnoff - a Russian orphan - was trained as an agent by the Russian Secret Service and inserted into Nazi Germany, where he rose to a position in German intelligence services. As the war grinds on, trapped between two brutal dictatorships, Alexsi betrays both sides in a desperate ploy that succeeds...and fails. His false identities burned, his life at risk, Alexsi attempts to disappear in the hills - but is caught by the British. Recruited by the SIS, and by 'C' himself, Alexsi is once again a double agent. Initially betrayed by a Soviet agent inside the SIS (Kim Philby), Alexsi is sent beyond the reach of the Soviets, into Italy with a new identity as a sargent in the German army. Settled into the headquarters of Field Marshall Albert Kesselring, Alexsi finds himself at the nexus at a critical point in world war ii, balancing between the various forces vying for control in the Vatican, the Italian resistance, and the brutal German Army determined to maintain control of Northern Italy. And Alexsi, finally forced to choose sides over his own survivial. Sequel to the well-regarded A Single Spy, The Double Agent is a fast-paced, compelling novel of espionage in the most momentous and dangerous of times.

Retired U. S. Army Special Forces Colonel Peter Avakian is in Africa. Having accepted a contract to protect an abrasive South African oil executive in Nigeria, he foils a kidnapping plot and neatly extracts the man from the country. Summoned to a meeting in Cape Town that he imagines is a thank-you and a payoff, Peter is instead invited to join a group of British and South African mercenaries intent on staging a political coup in the West African country of Benin that-it later becomes clear-is being financed by Nigerian drug runners, Russian gun smugglers, and South African oil interests. Now that he's heard the proposal, Peter needs to both protect and cover his behind. So, he turns to the CIA. And, as he could have predicted, he's pressured to become their mole inside the coup plot. But how far is Peter willing to go? And how far can he go and still stay alive? In the end, Peter's survival may depend on two women: a CIA officer and a South African reporter. Whether they will save him or betray him is anyone's guess.

RELENTLESSLY VIOLENT AND HUMOROUSLY REALISTIC-A HISTORICAL ESPIONAGE THRILLER AT ITS FINEST." Heroism is having to do something drastic to keep from getting killed." That's what security consultant Pete Avakian tells his dinner date, Dr. Judy Rose, on a night out in Beijing. Little does he know, his words are about to play out in graphic detail. Just as they are starting to get comfortable with each other, chaos erupts in the street. China has launched missiles at Taiwan-a long history of tension given way to war. Suddenly, Pete and Judy are confronted by hostile youths, and an act of self-defense puts them on the run from the authorities in a country crazed by war.Pursued by the Chinese police, the Americans race toward the Mongolian border. But Pete and Judy's only chance of survival is to work together to escape a country gone mad...even if that means taking drastic action.

Contains letters from Francis Jeffrey (1773-1850) to Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) and Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866). The letters in this title present a personal and intellectual narrative of nineteenth-century Britain.

The Romantic period is the most appealing but also the most confusing period of English literature for the student. Crucially, this book distinguishes between 'the Romantic' as modern critics use the term and 'the romantic' as it was used during the period itself. The Two Romanticisms, and Other Essays is a collection of critical essays on Romanticism and select Romantic texts, designed to help teachers and students to make sense of the period as a whole and of the poems and novels that appear most frequently on school and university curricula. Each chapter offers a self-contained reading of a different canonical work while engaging with broader themes. Through close readings of Jane Austen, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Wordsworth, William Christie explores the complexities of the Romantic period and offers fresh insights into pivotal Romantic texts.'Will Christie’s The Two Romanticisms is the ideal companion for exploring Romanticism and romanticism in England. R. S. White (Author of John Keats: A Literary Life)'The combination of breadth of interest and intense attention to detail makes this book a fascinating excursion into territory which continues to intrigue and even baffle but also to stimulate and inspire.'Graham Tulloch FAHA, Professor of English, Flinders University'It stands apart from other publications in the field in the depth and rigour of its scholarship, its welcome readability, and its relevance to contemporary university and senior secondary school curricula.'Jacqueline Manuel, The University of Sydney

From its first issue, published on the 10th October 1802, Francis Jeffrey's "Edinburgh Review" established a strong reputation and exerted a powerful influence. This is a literary study of the "Edinburgh Review" for over fifty years. It contextualizes the periodical within the culture wars of the Romantic era.

From its first issue, published on the 10th October 1802, Francis Jeffrey's "Edinburgh Review" established a strong reputation and exerted a powerful influence. This is a literary study of the "Edinburgh Review" for over fifty years. It contextualizes the periodical within the culture wars of the Romantic era.

Contains letters from Francis Jeffrey (1773-1850) to Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) and Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866). The letters in this title present a personal and intellectual narrative of nineteenth-century Britain.