Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Thrales of Streatham Park The Thrales of Streatham Park Hester Lynch Piozzi Annotated journal of Hester Thrale. OL1183756W
Lyme Regis camera Lyme Regis camera John Fowles A collection of photographs of the seaside town where the author set his novel, The French Lieutenant's Woman, and where he has lived since 1965. Deeply involved in the history of the locale, he char… OL15724026W
Hermits and recluses in English society, 950-1200 Hermits and recluses in English society, 950-1200 Tom Licence In the central Middle Ages, English society lavished unprecedented attention on a category of would-be outcasts who repudiated its ambitions and spurned its aspirations. Hermits and recluses (collect… OL16178461W
A Grim Almanac Of Lancashire A Grim Almanac Of Lancashire J. Nadin 192 p. : 25 cm OL17494003W
An Elegant Madness An Elegant Madness Venetia Murray The Regency aristocracy lived through one of the most romantic and turbulent ages in British history, an era that spanned the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, that witnessed unprecedented i… OL1932212W
Shakespeare's festive comedy Shakespeare's festive comedy C. L. Barber In this classic work, acclaimed Shakespeare critic C.L. Barber argues that Elizabethan seasonal festivals such as May Day and Twelfth Night are the key to understanding Shakespeare's comedies. Brilli… OL19662780W
The only way was Essex The only way was Essex Spike Mays "In a remote corner of rural Essex, when ploughs were drawn by heavy horses and children walked shoeless to school, young Spike Mays lived with his family in a two-up, two-down cottage, where there w… OL24289987W
The English The English Jeremy Paxman Light Blue for big ideas Green for mystery Orange for fantastic fiction Pink for distant lands Dark Blue for real lives Purple for viewpoints Whether orange, blue, green, pink or purple, Penguin… OL3778302W
Georgian Delights Georgian Delights J. H. Plumb In this pictorial account of life in Georgian England, Professor Plumb captures all the charm and humanity that characterised the age. It was a time of expansion, discovery and the dedicated pursuit … OL4628741W
The Luttrell village The Luttrell village Sheila Sancha Traces a year in the Lincolnshire village of Gerneham, from ploughing through sowing, harvesting, and threshing, with illustrations of village life inspired by the fourteenth-century Luttrell Psalter. OL4645444W
The Great British Cheese Book The Great British Cheese Book Patrick Rance 222p OL5636404W