Markman Ellis Livres

Exploring the significant role of coffee-houses, this book delves into their impact on British and American history and culture. It examines how these establishments served as important social hubs for intellectual exchange, fostering discussions that shaped political and cultural movements. The work is a valuable resource for scholars and students seeking to understand the historical significance of coffee-houses in shaping societal norms and ideas.

Exploring the significant role of coffee-houses, this book reveals their impact on British and American history and culture. It highlights how these establishments served as vital social hubs that fostered discussion, innovation, and the exchange of ideas, shaping public discourse and community life. Through an examination of historical contexts and cultural developments, the work provides valuable insights for scholars and students interested in the intersection of social spaces and historical narratives.

Exploring the significant role of coffee-houses, this work delves into their impact on British and American history and culture. It highlights how these establishments served as vital social hubs, fostering discussions and exchanges of ideas that shaped societal norms and political movements. The book is essential for scholars and students seeking to grasp the historical influence of coffee-houses in shaping public discourse and cultural development.

Helps scholars and students form an understanding of the contribution made by the coffee-house to British and even American history and culture. This book attempts to make an intervention in debates about the nature of the public sphere and the culture of politeness. It is intended for historians and scholars of literature, science, and medicine.

This is the story of my family's 'Tech Free Sundays'. Our experience giving up the internet for one day a week, every week for the last three years. The challenges we faced, the benefits we gained and the pitfalls that we wish we could have avoided along the way. The internet and technology are an irreversible part of our daily lives, but what effect is it having on our ability to function as a society? Is it driving our families apart or just changing the dynamic? This is not a book about the evils of technology, but it will teach you how to successfully diet your consumption of the internet and make yourself and your family happier, healthier, safer and smarter.

Stalin's Gold is the latest in the Frank Merlin Series, and follows on from Princes Gate.

Studies the reading habits of a group of historians and science administrators known as the Hardwicke Circle. The research is based on an analysis of the reading recorded in the 'Weekly Letter', an unpublished private correspondence written from 1741 to 1766 between Thomas Birch and Philip Yorke, later second earl of Hardwicke.

Princes Gate is the first in a new series of crime thrillers that involve DCI Frank Merlin. These atmospheric books are set in wartime London mixing historical and fictional characters and featuring a charismatic and intriguing half-Spanish detective.

Long-listed for the CWA Historical Dagger Award 2018 Summer 1941. Four violent deaths, French double agents, daring fraud - DCI Frank Merlin sets out on his most complex case yet.

Focusing on the intersection of literature and politics, the book explores how sentimental fiction of the late eighteenth century engaged with significant social issues, including slavery ethics, commercial morality, and prostitution reform. Markman Ellis argues that this genre served not only as a means of personal expression but also as a public platform for political discourse, highlighting the novel's role as a culturally significant political tool.