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Provides a critical, interpretative study outlining the life, work,and relevant historical background of Alfred Lord Tennyson.

This engrossing, timely, and highly illustrated biography of the father of modern surgery reveals the shocking practices of surgeons before Joseph Lister proved where infections come from. In 1841, a quiet, curious boy who stuttered when nervous committed to becoming a surgeon--a profession then more feared than respected. Through study, persistence, and careful research, Joseph Lister proved that unsanitary conditions contribute to infections. Despite others scoffing at his ideas, Lister slowly changed the way all surgeons work, saving countless lives. Sibert Honor-winner Lori Alexander's accessible and lively biography of Lister contains fun--and sometimes gory--facts about the history of science and engaging illustrations by Daniel Duncan.

Provides a history of nineteenth-century surgery and recounts Joseph Lister's discoveries about germs and infection.

A fictionalized account of the life of young Elizabeth Tudor, who is taken in by King Henry VII's last wife, Katherine Parr, after the king's death, and finds herself pursued by Katherine's new husband, Tom Seymour, who believes courting the king's daughter will give him greater power.

Edward Trelawny, a companion of English Romantic poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron between 1821 and 1824, describes his experiences with and impressions of them, as well as their early deaths.

A masterful portrait of two remarkable women, revealing how two turbulent lives were always haunted by the dangerously enchanting, quicksilver spirit of that extraordinary father whom Ada never knew: Lord Byron.

Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale.

"Told primarily by servant Felix, a former slave, Lord Byron and friends gather to tell ghost stories on a stormy night in 1816 Switzerland, but a scarred girl arrives with her own dark and dangerous tale"--Provided by publisher.