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...changed all that, in two essential ways. The first transformation occurred in how the passage of time was perceived. People began to behave and organise themselves in a new way. Second, and equally important, there was a revolution in the way in which clocks and watches were made. Ironically, although Great Britain was the home of the Industrial Revolution – it was the...

...changed what I thought history could be. In it, he tells the history of global trade in the seventeenth century by analysing the paintings of Vermeer. I was amazed by how paintings could be used to tell such diverse stories. 2. What is your specialist area and how did you end up focusing on this? When considering graduate study, my undergraduate tutor asked me what themes...

...changing world. Could you explain a little bit about your role and the various elements involved in the creation of a work of fiction? JONNY GELLER: Well, a literary agent primarily is there to discover new talent and exploit the rights derived from the copyright in that work. So we go out and find, we sift through the thousands that are sent to us and of course we also...