Boadicea was the queen of the Iken and other British tribes.
She led a rebellion against the Roman occupiers in Britain in 60 and 61 during the reign of Emperor Nero, in which 70,000 Romans were killed. However, the rebellion was still crushed, and Boadicea committed suicide.
Mirko Deanović, Josip Torbarina, Branimir Truhelka
The collection of works on Ruđer Bošković includes his letters, literary connections with the English, and biographical and scientific contributions. It is an important source for studying the life and work of the great scientist.
Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (JAZU), 1950.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
16.74 €
Moral and didactic literature • Serbian literature • Literary Theory • Biography
An interwar study of Petar II Petrović Njegoš on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of his death: biography, selection of verses and interpretation of key works in a historical-political framework.
BE-KA, 1934.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.24 €
Francuska književnost • Historical novel • Biography
In his biography "Disraeli," Maurois depicts the life of British statesman Benjamin Disraeli, his political rise, literary work, and role in shaping 19th-century British politics.
Minerva nakladna knjižara, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.56 €
Historical novel • Russian literature • Biology • Biography
A romanticized biography of the great Russian plant breeder Ivan Michurin, who spent decades "transforming" nature with new fruit varieties. A classic Soviet work of popular science in Croatian translation.
Nakladni zavod Hrvatske, 1946.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.64 €
Historical novel • Biography • Art history
The biography Frida Kahlo: A Passionate Life follows the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo – from a serious car accident and her artistic maturation to her tumultuous marriage to Diego Rivera and worldwide artistic fame.
Verlag Knaur Nachf., 2002.
German. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.24 €
Historical novel • Russian literature • Militaria • Biography
A popular biography of the famous Russian admiral Dmitry Senyavin, part of the Maritime and Shipping Library edition. The work is intended for a wider audience, especially younger readers and lovers of maritime history.