John Ross

“The doctor suddenly appeared beside Will, startling him. Though he smiled reassuringly, the poet noticed that he kept a safe distance. In a soothing, urbane voice, he explained the treatment: stewed prunes to evacuate the bowels; succulent meats to ease digestion; cinnabar and the sweating tub… Desperate diseases called for desperate remedies.” Did Will Shakespeare’s doctors addle his brain with cinnabar and mercury? Was Jane Eyre inspired by the plagued school that claimed the Brontë clan? Did writing 1984 kill George Orwell? Dr John Ross of Harvard Medical School opens his surgery to consult with the likes of Milton, Swift, Melville, Joyce, and Jack London, exploring the history of medicine as never before, from the Bard’s cloaked visits to Southwark to cure his unsavoury rashes to the arsenic-and-horse-serum jabs given for Yeats’s fevers. With novelistic flair and deep expertise, Ross reveals a wholly absorbing new view on the writer’s life.

Sir John Ross (1777–1856), the distinguished British naval officer and Arctic explorer, undertook three great voyages to the Arctic regions; accounts of his first and his second voyages are also reissued in this series. (During the latter, his ship was stranded in the unexplored area of Prince Regent Inlet, where Ross and his crew survived by living and eating as the local Inuit did.) In this volume, first published in 1855, the explorer describes his experiences during his third (privately funded) Arctic voyage, undertaken in 1850 as part of the effort to locate the missing expedition led by Sir John Franklin, his close friend. Ross also summarises in partisan style the previous efforts by the Royal Navy to find out what happened to the Erebus and Terror, and is scathing in his account of what he regards as the mismanagement and incompetence of the Admiralty.

Chief John Ross of the Cherokees held the preeminent political position in his tribe for nearly forty years and served his people in a public capacity for more than fifty. From 1816 to 1866, Ross penned an enormous number of letters, speeches, reports, and other documents, almost 1,200 of which appear in this book. The collection includes letters to such prominent political leaders as Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Opothleyahola, Major and John Ridge, Elias Boudinot, John C. Calhoun, Winfield Scott, Jesse Bushyhead, and Andrew Johnson. The papers published here present Ross in his roles as chief executive, political negotiator, and diplomat for his tribe. His writings reveal not only his gifts as a consummate politician but other qualities as well - loyalty to friends and political allies, steadfastness, and practicality. This expertly edited assemblage of the writings of a nineteenth-century American Indian is unique in the collections of American public figures of the times. It is invaluable for understanding the dispossession and removal era of Cherokee history and the uncompromising white expansion that impelled it.

Since the reforms of 1978, China has experienced an explosion of growth that not only radically changed the country's economic and social conditions, but also the international economic and strategic scenario. For several decades, the Chinese economy grew by an average of 10% annually, an unprecedented phenomenon. Other Asian countries, such as Japan or South Korea, also had periods of rapid growth and transformation, but in the case of China, the enormous size of its economy was added, which determined an equally enormous impact on the world. This book discusses China’s economic development from the perspective of five leading economists from outside of China. It analyses both the internal and external impact of China’s economy over the past 40 years, up to the present, when China faces unprecedented challenges and uncertainties arising from the USA’s economic and trade offensive.

50 Easy Piano pieces is a great songbook for beginners, kids and adults. The songs on each page have right and left fingering for difficult places. Inside you will find 50+ familiar favorites that are some of the most popular tunes for those beginning on piano and some more advanced pieces: folk melodies, classical pieces, jazz, blues and melodies from films. (Level 1-2 and up).

Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.

"Turn of Phrase: A Book of Illustrated Idioms" is a creative collection of over 100 hand drawn illustrations that add a humorous twist to the often bizarre nature of English idioms. With each page, attempt to guess the idioms behind these illustrations. If you get stuck, check the back for the answers and definitions.Whether you're a language enthusiast, a student learning English, or just someone who is looking for a unique conversation starter in their living room. "Turn of Phrase" stands out as a one-of-a-kind book perfect for coffee tables, waiting rooms, classrooms, bathrooms, and as an Unique gift for fellow language lovers.Over 100 hand drawn illustrations that playfully depict popular English idioms.Answers and definitions are located at the end of the book to settle any arguments.Detailed inside cover illustrationsIdeal for coffee tables, waiting rooms, classrooms, bathrooms, and as a gift for language lovers.

Johnny was excited about starting his new school and he very much wanted to be picked for the basketball team. But unfortunately, he is not picked for the team. Then it gets tougher for Johnny when some of the kids who did make the team, tell him he is not any good.. Should he just give up? Or continue? Read on to see what happens forJohnny the Bear. John Ross tells this story to inspire children to do what they love. And the more of it you do, the better you become.

A Maid for Two Maestros commences in the Chicago penthouse of Judge Pantalone Englandetti, where festivity is underway to applaud the betrothal of his lovely daughter Clarice to attorney Silvio Lombardi, the handsome son of Dr. Maria Lombardi. As the wedding agreement is being celebrated with song, dance and melodic merriment high above Lake Michigan, the outlandish and amusing Truffaldina enters to announce the arrival of her virtuoso mentor: the great maestro Federico Rasponi of Boston. Inspired by Carlo Goldoni's classic: The Servant of Two Masters, this contemporary version by John Ross, Jr., is steeped in clever comedic verse, stage magic and tap-dancing midst fine Italian cuisine. A Maid for Two Maestros is an enchanting new play steeped in masked celebration of Commedia dell'arte. An amusing delight for contemporary audiences, both old and young.