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.
Sixteen-year-old Ottilie von Faber inherits the A. W. Faber pencil factory in 1893. Obedient to her grandfather's will, she marries without love, and after five births and twenty years, she leaves the marriage for a secret love - at a high price.
Rowohlt Verlag, 2003.
German. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.42 €
German literature • Biography • Music: Books, Sheet Music, and Magazines
Ludwig van Beethoven is a popular, accessible biography of Beethoven by German author Maria Lipsius, known under the pseudonym La Mara. Extremely rare, like all Edition Slave editions.
Edition Slave, 1921.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
18.26 €
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.
Tehnička knjiga, 1949.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.42 €
Biography • Music: Books, Sheet Music, and Magazines • Art history
A fundamental monograph on Vatroslav Lisinski presents the life and work of the first Croatian opera composer, as well as the cultural, political and musical circumstances of the Illyrian period. With a portrait of Vatroslav Lisinski.
Matica hrvatska, 1904.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.32 €
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.