Campaigning for Life. A Biography of Dorothy Frances Buxton, Paperback - Peta Dunstan

The first biography of the early twentieth-century social reformer who was instrumental in founding the charity Save the Children.

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The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth's beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to c...

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Justine CowanNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 24Cover type: PaperbackRedescoper...

Julia Child entered the lives of millions of Americans with her bestselling cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking; her popular and long-run...

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A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.Publisher: Quercus ...

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This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.

'One November evening in 1925, two young women from London arrived at the village of Chaldon, in Dorset. They brought with them two suitcases, a gr...

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*Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and the Marsh Biography Award*The definitive biography of chemist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, the only British...

It all began in 1966, in London when a young woman was fascinated by an unusual clock and soon captivated by its maker, Geoffrey Buggins. Spinning ...

A lion, an octopus, or even a boa constrictor - what pet is best? A deliciously droll title with comic illustrations also by the author. Readership...

Anny. A Biography of Anny Thackeray Ritchie - Henrietta Garnett

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Padre Pio, a Capuchin priest, from 1918 until his death in 1968, bore the wounds of Christ. Because of his holy life, he was canonized by Pope John...

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Bess was the other Duchess, Georgiana's best friend, who with Georgiana and her husband, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, formed the infa...

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An informative and practical guide into the foundational practices of contemporary witchcraft.

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The first book to focus on Dorothy Wordsworth's later life and work and the impact of her disability - allowing her to step out from her brother's ...

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This is an exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Planet Earth, written especially for younger children.

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Dorothy Molloy was a star in the making when Faber prepared her debut Hare Soup (2004) for publication, before tragedy struck, and she died four da...

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