William Robinson

The Duke of Wellington had a great reluctance to write a history of any of his campaigns and battles, famously comparing them to the ‘history of a ball’ and discouraging several attempts to publish such works. By 1825, however, the Duke of Wellington was ready to contradict all these points. Despite a busy schedule, bouts of illness and an immense correspondence, he began to research Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. He purchased books on the campaign almost immediately after they were published and studied them at length. Using this research, he wrote a memorandum on the campaign. The resulting work ran to more than 25,000 words and served to demonstrate his true opinion on Napoleon. It was, from start to finish, a relentless blistering attack on Napoleon and his ability; every choice was questioned by Wellington and used to show Napoleon as incompetent and unimaginative. He wrote at length on the battles at Smolensk and Borodino, and he never failed to pin all the blame solely upon Napoleon. Far from viewing him as a man worth forty-thousand men, he instead decided to attack every decision Napoleon made and to present his own alternatives. As he wrote, Wellington must have felt satisfaction as he criticised his old opponent. He decided not to publish his writing, and only circulated it with a small group of friends, and, therefore, this work is far less known than his other stated views. Wellington had no desire to become embroiled in a public debate over Napoleon’s ability and legacy, he would be content to praise him in public and keep his real views to himself for his own private satisfaction. This book seeks to finally make these views public once more, and to explore how Wellington reached the conclusions he did; from praising Napoleon to damning him.

Pests in the Urban Biome brings together the separate disciplines of urban entomology, urban wildlife studies, rodent biology and control, medical entomology, and plant ecology into one biogeographic space - the urban biome. The concept of the urban biome is defined and the scope and importance of this built biome is presented. The urban biome concept represents a broad change that will facilitate interdisciplinary research and will attract and encourage urban biologists. It brings together bioecological concepts, such as synanthropy, invasive species, and urban green and blue spaces, in one place. Written by one of the founding fathers of urban entomology, this book represents a paradigm change, defining a new approach to urban ecology and urban pest management. The objective of Pests in the Urban Biome is to serve as the basis of a new discipline to start an interdisciplinary discussion between scientists from a range of fields, and provide a rallying cry to researchers interested in the range of species that occur in and impact the global urban space. This book: Introduces the concept of urban environments as a single biome. Takes a new approach to understanding the species inhabiting and interacting in urban spaces Can be used as the basis of academic programmes and formal courses.

Originally published in 1870, The Wild Garden was a sensation, up-ending the conventions of Victorian garden-making, sweeping away formal ideas and artifice, and replacing it with a naturalistic approach, favouring native plants. William Robinson's book effectively introduced the idea of the cottage garden and the herbaceous border. Practical, beautiful and occasionally argumentative, The Wild Garden includes chapters on wild roses, bog gardens and 'Wild Gardening on Walls, Rocks, or Ruins.' Truly ahead of its time, The Wild Garden changed gardening for ever and remains a key work.

Gravetye Manor is considered, along with nearby Sissinghurst and Great Dixter, one of England s most famous and exquisite estate gardens. Robinson purchased the Elizabethan-era property in 1885; working for decades to create its renowned gardens. More recently, it has been turned into a luxury destination hotel complete with a Michelin-star restaurant, and renowned British gardener Coward has been working for fourteen years to restore the gardens faithfully to Robinson s original vision. Pithy and prolific Robinson is widely acknowledged to have been one of the greatest gardeners of all time, known as the Irishman who taught the British how to garden, and the pioneer of the naturalistic planting style still emulated today by garden designers including Piet Oudolf and many others. With mentions of specific plants, cultivars, and planting schemes as well as observations of seasonal changes and moods, home gardeners today will relate to Robinson s charming and entertaining original text and see their own smaller-scale efforts reflected in his own gardening triumphs, failures, and experiments. New color photographs of the current estate gardens show how diligently efforts are being made to restore the house and garden to Robinson s original vision to spectacular result.

"L'amour de l'homme est une chose part dans la vie de l'homme, c'est toute l'existence de la femme." Byron Oui, l'amour est toute la vie d'une femme. Certaines femmes modernes pourraient objecter cela. Elles pourraient dire que c' tait vrai pour la femme du pass , qui tait exclue de toutes les autres voies de l'activit humaine. La femme d'aujourd'hui a d'autres int r ts que ceux de l'amour. Mais je pr tends que cela n'est vrai que pour un petit pourcentage de femmes; et m me pour cette petite minorit de femmes, les activit s sociales, scientifiques et artistiques ne peuvent pas prendre la place de l'amour; aussi occup es et prosp res que soient ces femmes, elles vous diront, si vous appr ciez leur confiance, qu'elles sont malheureuses, que leur vie amoureuse n'est pas satisfaisante. Rien, rien ne peut combler le vide cr par le manque d'amour. Les activit s diverses peuvent aider couvrir ce vide, le prot ger des regards trangers, elles ne peuvent pas le combler. Car la femme est essentiellement faite pour l'amour. Pas exclusivement, mais essentiellement, et une femme qui n'a pas eu d'amour dans sa vie est un chec. Les quelques exceptions que l'on peut mentionner ne font que souligner la r gle.

The wild garden; - Or, Our groves and gardens made beautiful by the naturalisation of hardy exotic plants is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

In this critical new work, sociologist William I. Robinson offers an engaging and accessible introduction to his theory of global capitalism. He applies this theory to a wide range of contemporary topics, among them, globalization, the trans- national capitalist class, immigrant justice, educational reform, labor and anti-racist struggles, policing, Trumpism, the resurgence of a neo-fascist right, and the rise of a global police state. Sure to spark debate, this is a timely contribution to a renewal of critical social science and Marxist theory for the new century. William I. Robinson’s many award-winning books include: Global Capitalism and the Crisis of Humanity (2014), Latin America and Global Capitalism (2008), and A Theory of Global Capitalism (2004).