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The Marshalsea became a byword for misery; in the words of one of its inmates, it was hell in epitome. But the prison was also a microcosm of London life and it housed a colourful range of characters, including Charles Dickens's father. This book introduces us to the Marshalsea's unfortunate prisoners, rich and poor; men and women; spongers, fraudsters and innocents. We get to know the trumpeter John Grano who wined and dined with the prison governor and continued to compose music whilst other prisoners were tortured and starved to death. We meet the bare-knuckle fighter known as the Bold Smuggler, who fell on hard times after being beaten by the Chelsea Snob. And then there's Joshua Reeve Lowe, who saved Queen Victoria from assassination in Hyde Park in 1820, but whose heroism couldn't save him from the Marshalsea. Told through these extraordinary lives, This book gives us a fascinating and unforgettable cross-section of London life from the early 1700s to the 1840s

Le but de cet article est de présenter les enjeux clés de « La France catalane ». Il s'agit donc tout d'abord de justifier le terme « France catalane » lui-même, qui est peu usité dans les discussions de la culture catalane de l'Hexagone, ce qui nous amène ensuite à aborder les formulations controversées « Catalunya Nord » et « Catalunya del Nord ». Nous essayons également de placer « La France catalane » dans le contexte des Pays Catalans, et d'expliquer les traditions catalanophones en termes de pensée fédéraliste et leurs liens avec le républicanisme. Les personnages majeurs traités dans l'article sont Pompeu Fabra, Marcel Oms, Llorenç Planes, Aleix Renyé, et Pere Verdaguer.This article seeks to introduce the key issues for understanding "La France catalane." One of its first tasks, then, is justifying the use of the term "La France catalane," which is not standard among discussions of Catalan language and culture in the Hexagon. This discussion leads towards the vexed formulations "Catalunya Nord" and "Catalunya del Nord." The article also situates "La France catalane" in the context of "Els Països Catalans" and explains the tradition of federalist thought that is important in Catalan-language political discourse generally. The article also discusses how such catalaniste tendencies connect with conceptions of republicanism. Key figures discussed include Pompeu Fabra, Marcel Oms, Llorenç Planes, Aleix Renyé and Pere Verdaguer.

Revisioning Europe is among the few existing English-language discussions of the films made by British novelist John Berger and Swiss film director Alain Tanner. It brings to light a political cinema that was unsentimental about the possibilities of revolutionary struggle and unsparing in its critique of the European left, and at the same time optimistic about the ability of radicalism—and radical art—to transform the world. Jerry White argues that Berger and Tanners work is preoccupied with ideas that were both central to the Enlightenment and at the same time characteristically Swiss. Translations of previously unpublished essays by both John Berger and Alain Tanner are included as appendices.

Series: Cinemas off centre series; 3. ; Revisioning Europe is among the few existing English-language discussions of the films made by British novelist John Berger and Swiss film director Alain Tanner. It brings to light a political cinema that was unsentimental about the possibilities of revolutionary struggle and unsparing in its critique of the European left, and at the same time optimistic about the ability of radicalism - and radical art - to transform the world. Jerry White argues that Berger and Tanners work is preoccupied with ideas that were both central to the Enlightenment and at the same time characteristically Swiss. Translations of previously unpublished essays by both John Berger and Alain Tanner are included as appendices. ; Yes