Bøker av Andrew Porter

When a young newly Wed wakes up with a loss of memory he has an overriding emotion to get back to his beloved wife. This story follows Edward on his trek across the west country of old England, finding new friends and mysterious goings on all seem to stop his pursuit to get home. Will he make it? Why had he lost his memory? A short tale of Mystery, Romance and Friendship.

Andrew Porter explores characterization in Homer, from an oral-traditional point of view, through the resonance of words, themes, and "back stories" from the past and future. He analyzes Agamemnon's character traits in the Iliad, including his qualities as a leader, against events such as his tragic homecoming in the Odyssey.

Features ten short stories that explore loss and sacrifice in American suburbia. In idyllic suburbs across the country, from Philadelphia to San Francisco, the narrators struggle to find meaning or value in their lives because of (or in spite of) something that has happened in their pasts.

Current interest in Britain's imperial past and the loss of her formal empire since World War II is substantial.

In examining the controversial historiographical literature surrounding this subject, the book criticises particular explanations, and introduces readers to some of the new directions in research and inquiry currently being explored by historians.