Johnson, George W., & Lucy A., eds.
Josephine E. Butler: an Autobiographical Memoir
(J. W. Arrowsmith, 3rd edition, rpt, 1928).
Scarce. Extracts from "Recollections of George Butler", "Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade", & other publications by Butler, interspersed with editorial comment. Hardback. Blue cloth, lightly soiled and rubbed, otherwise good. xii + 276pp. Order No. NSBK-C582
Keywords: B000KH7NN0, prostitution, Josephine Butler, Great Crusade, Victorian, history, Britain, British, England, English, woman, women's history, Recollections of George Butler, Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade
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Scott, Philippa.
Lucky Me:
(Kenilworth Press, 1990).
Illustrated by more than 90 photographs. The book is an evocation of the early life of Philippa Scott (nee Talbot-Ponsonby's) - her childhood in South Africa, school, climbing holidays, her time in the Land Army in World War II and a spell in Yugoslavia during the Cold War. She married Peter Scott in Reykjavik in 1951. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-C5734
Keywords: 1872082114, Lucky Me, Philippa Scott, Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby, Land Army, Peter Scott, South Africa, World War Two, wars, Second World War, World War II, Britain, British, history, england, English, autobiography, autobiographical, memoirs, memoir, autobiographies, life history, life histories, women writers, Severn Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, Thjorsaver Expedition, Reykjavik
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Constantine, Stephen, ed.
Dominions Diary: The Letters of E. J. Harding, 1913-1916
(Ryburn Publishing, 1992).
Hardback. A slight waviness across tops of pages (the effects of minor damp), otherwise very good. 336pp. Order No. NSBK-A7418
Keywords: 1853310182, E. J. Harding, letters, correspondence, diaries, twentieth century, travel, the British Empire, Imperialism, 20th, Australia, New Zealand, South African, New Foundland, Canada, Canadian, autobiography, autobiographical, life history, life histories, colonies, colonialism, colony
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Thompson, Thea.
Edwardian Childhoods:
(RKP, reprint, 1982).
Paperback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers and a little waviness to a few pages, otherwise good. xiii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A6236
Keywords: 0710093357, child, children, Edwardian, infancy, family, Britain, British, England, English, history, childhood, reminiscences, memories, memory, autobiographies, autobiography, autobiographical, class, povert, poor, paupers, working class, working classes, lower orders
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Partington, Jim.
The Two-Up and Two-Downer (With a Taste for Honey): the Crowded Life of a Lancashire Lad
(Fabians Publishers, 1972).
Autobiography. Leftist reminiscences of self-made Lancashire man, born 1908, dedicated to Lord Brockway of ILP. "I attended meetings in Bradford [where] he showed me the Political Path I should follow. Although I have devoted much of my life to the acquisition of material possessions, I have never deviated from his Philosophy". Hardback. Very good in slightly worn and slightly chipped dustwrapper. xiv + 257pp. Order No. NSBK-A1550
Keywords: B000HBVSLC, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Lancashire, lads, boys, homes, houses, terraces, twentieth century, 20th, Jim Partington, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs. self history, self histories
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Salisbury, Harrison E.
Disturber of the Peace: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent
(Unwin, 1989).
Hardback. Light soiling to page edges, otherwise very good in dustwrapper. xii + 424pp. Order No. NSBK-A9274
Keywords: 0044403895, reports, reporting, foreign correspondent, journalism, journalists, media, Britain, British, England, English, history, twentieth century, 20th, Harrison, E. Salisbury, autobiographies, auobiography, autobiographical, life, lives, foreign correspondents
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Healey, Bert.
Hard Times and Easy Terms: And Other Tales by a Queens Park Cockney
(Russell Press, 1980).
Paperback. Good. 164pp. Order No. NSBK-A12910
Keywords: B000R58XTS, Queens Park, Bert Healey, Cockney, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs. self history, self histories, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
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Hobhouse, Emily.
The Brunt of War and Where it Fell:
(Portrayer Publishers, 2007 facsimile of the 1902 edition).
A facsimile edition of a very scarce book. Complete with a map and all illustrations. Hardback. Good in blue cloth. xvi + 357pp. Order No. NSBK-C13227
Keywords: 0954476131, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs, self history, self histories, women writers, women's writing, woman writer, females, feminine, writers, authors, authoresses, Boer War, Boers, South Africa, Africa, African, wars, South African War, warfare, twentieth century, 20th, century, Emily Hobhouse, camps, war camp, war camps, concentration camps, camp, POW, prisoners of war, enemy, enemies, soldiers, soldier, Cape, Cape Colony, children, child, Chamberlain, homes, housing, deprivation, starvation, Britain, British, England, English, troop, troops, battle, battles, battallions, propaganda, battallion, living conditions, Southern Africa, Southern African, Afrikaan, Afrikaans, Veld, scorched earth policy, charity, philanthropy, Portrayer Publishers
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Whelan, Robert, ed. (Octavia Hill).
Octavia Hill's Letters to Fellow-Workers, 1872 - 1911: Together with an Account of the Walmer Street Industrial Experiment
(Kyrle Books, 2005).
Hardback. Fine in fine dustwrapper. lxiv + 784pp. Order No. NSBK-A8671
Keywords: 0954891406, letters, correspondence, Octavia Hill, Octavia Hill's letters, fellow workers, fellow-workers, letters to fellow-workers, autobiography, autobiographical, social history, housing, houses, philanthropic, philanthropy, Victorian, Edwardian, twentieth century, 20th century, nineteenth century, 19th century, women, women's history, Walmer Street Industrial Experiment, tenants, Charity Organisation Society, poor, poverty, social welfare, open spaces, National Trust, reformers, reform, slums, slum, London, Lambeth, Walworth, charity, charities, charity work, Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Kyrle Society, homes, dwellings, Britain, British, England, English
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Moss, Les.
Live and Learn: A Life and Struggle for Progress
(QueenSpark Books, 1979).
Paperback. Good. 137pp. Order No. NSBK-A12911
Keywords: 0904733068, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs. self history, self histories, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Les Moss, Queenspark
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