Charles Dickens
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Known as one of the most popular English novelists of all time, Charles Dickens has penned many memorable tales including ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘The Pickwick Papers’ and ‘Nicholas Nickelby’. His vivid descriptions take us directly back to a London where dreadful conditions prevailed, in which children lived in penal conditions. His works helped to increase awareness and he was the voice of a poverty stricken London. The magic of Dickens has touched many hearts and his legacy lives on today in film, on stage and in print.
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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Rene Descartes
Despite having gained a law degree, Rene Descartes realized at an early stage, that his real interests were in philosophy, theology and medicine. The author of ‘I think, therefore I am’, he believed that all science is one, and that its mastery is universal wisdom. Rene questioned many aspects of psychology, as he distrusted a person’s perception, as unreliable and subject to change. He favoured rationalism and empiricism and therefore helped introduce the scientific method. Get acquainted with one of history’s most innovative thinkers, remembered as the ‘Father of Modern Philosophy’.
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Giacomo Casanova
The term ‘Casanova’ is now a long established term in the English language, meaning ‘a lover, especially of a promiscuous or unscrupulous nature’. There are many references to Casanova, in literature, theatre, film and television, however, in this fascinating title, you are invited to explore just ‘who seduced who?’ For all of Casanova’s faults, his great strengths were his intelligence, his candour and the humour he drew from his life experiences. He was a man of many talents and was knowledgeable about the law, medicine, religion. He was also respected as a musician and writer. His final desire in life was the acceptance and friendship of the readers of his memoirs, and his peers.
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