In the original dust jacket. Grey board binding with gilt title on the black cloth spine. Ex library.

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This is a very worthy book which focuses on the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet State of Russia. In many ways it echos the current strife for freedom in Ukraine. Please view the inside of the dust cover for further details

Ten historical miniatures. The history of a people is not only a cultural history but is inevitably bound up with politics as well. 10 Pieces of history with poetry, and drawings that are pasted in.

The People of Kossuth : Ten Historical Miniatures / by Tibor Simanyi; Illustrated by Hugo Matzenauer ; Translation from the Hungarian by William Fletcher

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam. The Midsummer House experience is imaginatively curated to delight and amaze, so the surprise set menu changes regularly and is ‘Midsummer’s’ playground to showcase.

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.