Heaven's Command - An Imperial Progress Volume 1

Author(s): Jan Morris

History

Jan Morris tells the epic story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. In this celebrated masterwork she vividly evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she traces the impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji, Zululand and the Canadian prairies. The Pax Britannica Trilogy also includes Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire and Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat. Together, these three works of history trace the dramatic rise and fall of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Jan Morris is also world-renowned for her collection of travel writing and reportage, spanning over five decades and including such titles as Venice, Coronation Everest, Hong Kong, Spain, A Writer's World and most recently, Contact! 'How many professional historians can write books that give so much pleasure? This is a book planned by an architect, fitted together by a craftsman, and polished by a cabinet-maker.' Sunday Times

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First in Jan Morris's classic Empire Trilogy.

Jan Morris was born in 1926 of a Welsh father and an English mother, and lives with her partner Elizabeth Morris in the top left-hand corner of Wales. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, The Pax Britannica Trilogy (Heaven's Command, Pax Britannica, and Farewell the Trumpets), and Conundrum. She is also the author of six books about cities and countries, two autobiographical books, several volumes of collected travel essays and the unclassifiable Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere. A Writer's World, a collection of her travel writing and reportage from over five decades, was published in 2003. Hav, her novel, was published in a new and expanded form in 2006.

General Fields

  • : 9780571290697
  • : Faber & Faber
  • : Faber & Faber
  • : 0.429
  • : August 2012
  • : 198mm X 126mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jan Morris
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : English
  • : 909.0971241081
  • : 909.0971241081
  • : very good
  • : very good
  • : 560
  • : 560
  • : HBJD1
  • : HBJD1