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.
A biographical portrait of Franjo Ž. Kuhač depicting his life and work in old Osijek and Zagreb, published in 1924 on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Kuhač's birth.
Matica hrvatska, 1924.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.36 €
German literature • Biography • Art history
"Don Francisco de Goya" depicts the life and work of the famous Spanish painter Francisco Goya. The book connects his artistic development with the turbulent social and political events of his time.
Nakladni zavod Josip Čaklović, 1943.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The homeland memoir book by this Croatian scientist, a respected historian, is the story of his childhood and youth, that is, the period from the thirties to the fifties of the last century.
Vlastita naklada, 2007.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.208.28 €
Francuska književnost • Autobiographies and Memoirs • Biography
Zola: His Life, His Work, and His Struggle (1940) is a biography written by Denise Leblond-Zola, daughter of Émile Zola. It is an intimate and devoted account of her father's life, literary work, naturalism, and courageous struggle in the Dreyfus affair.
Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1940.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.24 €
Russian literature • Czech literature • Biography
Ivan Lukaš's novel depicts the tragic love story of the great Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. The novel follows his unrequited love, artistic struggle, alcoholism, and decline in 19th-century imperial Russia.
Savremena biblioteka, 1940.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
The diary of Marija Vinski, written from 1917 to 1934, tells the extensive life story of an intellectual doctor about her struggle to find her own place in the sun.