Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Creeks & harbours of the Solent Creeks & harbours of the Solent K. Adlard Coles 142p. : 26cm OL10632547W
A countryman's lot A countryman's lot Max Hardcastle Max and Vicky Hardcastle have a daydream. One day, they'll sell their cramped city-centre antiques shop and the overflowing upstairs flat and relocate to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. If they could … OL12993071W
The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent Washington Irving The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is the compilation of 34 short stories and essays by Washington Irving. It includes some of his most famous stories, such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van… OL13096162W
Adventures on the High Teas Adventures on the High Teas Stuart Maconie The Sunday Times bestselling author of Pies and Prejudice goes in search of middle EnglandEveryone talks about 'Middle England'. Sometimes they mean something bad, like a lynch mob of Daily Mail read… OL14910139W
I Never Knew That About the English I Never Knew That About the English Christopher Winn This wonderful book takes an affectionate, entertaining and perceptive look at the English people. Here are their traditions, foibles, quirks, customs, humour and achievements, triumphs and failures,… OL15177579W
Frommer's England 2010 Frommer's England 2010 Darwin Porter A comprehensive travel guide to England and Wales, with detailed maps and information on hotels and restaurants, shopping and nightlife, and other interesting sights. OL16921100W
Too narrow to swing a cat Too narrow to swing a cat Steve Haywood One man and his cat travel the canals of England Steve Haywood has a new member of crew aboard his narrowboat, Justice—but maybe not the kind he'd have wanted if he'd known the trouble she'd cau… OL16998619W
Akenfield Akenfield Ronald Blythe From amazon.uk: "This colourful, perceptive portrayal of English country life reverberates with the voices of the village inhabitants, from the reminiscences of survivors of the Great War evoking day… OL1723560W
The Marches The Marches Rory Stewart Explores the landscape of the author's home on the borderland between England and Scotland--known as the Marches--and the history, people, and conflicts that have shaped it. OL20040383W
Hauntings Hauntings Rebecca E. Kidger Hauntings is a compendium of real ghost stories by Rebecca E Kidger who has worked as a television researcher on popular ghost and paranormal programmes. This book is about experiences of haunted his… OL24268858W
Tour Through Eastern Counties of England Tour Through Eastern Counties of England Daniel Defoe On the 4th of June, we were alarmed in the town of Colchester that the Lord Goring, the Lord Capel, and a body of two thousand of the loyal party, who had been in arms in Kent, having left a great bo… OL45267W
Walter Dragun's town Walter Dragun's town Sheila Sancha Presents the economic and social life of a medieval town by chronicling a week's activities in the trading center of Stanford (now Stamford), England, in 1274. OL4645443W
The journeys of Sir Richard Colt Hoare through Wales and England, 1793-1810 The journeys of Sir Richard Colt Hoare through Wales and England, 1793-1810 Hoare, Richard Colt Sir 288 pages : 23 cm OL5451161W
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Washington Irving Originally entitled, "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.", this collection of essays, sketches, and tales established Washington's reputation as America's foremost professional author. "The Le… OL6042890W
England For Dummies England For Dummies Donald Olson Whether you like taking in historic sites and cathedrals or great shopping and nightlife, quiet, quaint villages or swinging seaside resorts, the cosmopolitan aura of London or the spectacular beauty… OL609691W
Pies and Prejudice Pies and Prejudice Stuart Maconie A hilarious journey in search of the real North, northerners and northernness, from the bestselling author of Cider With RoadiesA Northerner in exile, Stuart Maconie goes on a journey in search of th… OL6238216W
Weird England Weird England Matt Lake Sure, the English are proud of their heritage. People come from all over to see our magnificent monuments to the past. But what of that other, darker side of our history that we all know exists—but o… OL8713502W
Shakespeare country Shakespeare country Susan Hill Shakespeare country, the area lying within a radius of some fifteen miles around Stratford-upon-Avon, is one of the loveliest and most popular parts of Great Britain: an area of rural charm, scenic b… OL937079W