Victorian Tragedy: The Extraordinary Case of Banks v Goodfellow, Hardback - Martyn Frost

'A Victorian Tragedy', for the first time, describes how the landmark court case of Banks v Goodfellow (1870) came about, what happened to the prot...

The remarkable but true story of a young Irish nun who flees her convent in Wagga Wagga, NSW, barefoot, in her nightgown, on a foggy winter's night...

Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile.

The first book to tell the remarkable story of one of Britain's most famous jewels, tracing its journey from Constantinople to LondonIllustrations:...

This book is a sociological exploration of the process of returning to the ordinary world after extraordinary experiences.

The dramatic account of the Tay Bridge tragedy - the dream that ended in disaster'A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience' THE TIMES

One of the most notorious Victorian murders was committed by Dr George Henry Lamson, who stood trial in 1882 for poisoning his crippled brother-in-...

Reducere. An extraordinary and delightful true story. Tama was a homeless cat who lived in Japan. Her loving nature, goodwill and loyalty saved a railway com...

A study of the reign of Charles V constructed around a biographical framework and looking at his role in the German Reformation, the establishment ...

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A three-year-old boy dies, having apparently fallen while trying to reach a bag of sugar on a high shelf. His grandmother stands accused of second-...

Featuring separate sections of ruled, coloured plain, graph and bullet-grid paper, this notebook invites you to plan, think, note and sketch - or j...

"A tour de force of storytelling. One of the best books I've read this year. Dean Jobb breathes new life into Cream's victims--who they were, where...

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The Letters of Robert Frost, Volume 3 collects 601 letters, covering 1929-1936. The letters chronicle Frost's negotiation of life as a public figur...

Small Hours is an intimate, unflinching biography of one of the great maverick artists.

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An extraordinary memoir from Amy Dunne, the young woman whose bravery was a spark for a social revolution in Ireland.Publisher: GillAuthor(s): Amy ...

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Far from creating stability, argues Andrew Whitworth, the regulatory impulse of policy-makers since the financial crisis has inevitably led to grea...

This book addresses the evident but unexplored intertwining of visibility and invisibility in the discourses around syphilis. This book is the firs...

The Bible is filled with so many incredible women, and it's time we were introduced to them!

Reducere. DescriptionBorn in Scotland, Sampson J. Goodfellow emigrated to Toronto as a child. Like many young Canadian men, he returned to Europe to serve hi...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

An illustrated history of the evolution of British women's cycle wear.The bicycle in Victorian Britain is often celebrated as a vehicle of women's ...

The gruesome history of the Congo-Ocean Railway, a forgotten chapter in the story of colonial AfricaPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): J. P...

Publisher: The Museum of BrandsAuthor(s): Robert PoleIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 56Publication date: 1999Dimensions: 39 x...

Victorian poets remixed and remastered signature tropes from 1790s Gothic novels, establishing canonical nineteenth-century poetic forms.Publisher:...

An investigation across the public sector into inspection regimes, audits, and performance targetsPublisher: SAGE Publications LtdAuthor(s): Nick F...

#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, launches her incredible world of super beings with this ALL-NEW dazzling...