Wojtczak, Helena.
Mary Raleigh Richardson: The Suffragette Arsonist Who Slashed the Rokeby Venus
(Hastings Press, 2025).
Signed by the author. This first book-length biography of the militant suffragette Mary Raleigh Richardson reveals for the first time her true identity, ancestry, childhood and education, as well as her surprising - and exciting - international travels before she became embroiled in the suffrage struggle. During her time as a militant Mary was arrested nine times. Prepared to die for the cause, she adopted the hunger strike each time she was imprisoned, and was forcibly fed countless times. Her hunger strike medal boasted more bars than that of any other suffragette - something of which she remained proud for the rest of her life. Her most infamous deed was to use a cheap meat cleaver to inflict several gashes into Velasquez's Rokeby Venus, a world-famous and priceless painting. In a lesser-known and yet equally sensational attack she burned down a historic mansion near Hampton Court. During the war she continued to work for the vote, allying herself with both Sylvia Pankhurst's ELFS and the United Suffragists. Having joined the Labour Party she twice stood for Parliament, and in 1933 was briefly a member of Mosley's British Union of Fascists. Finding it did not align with her values she returned to socialism for the rest of her life. In retirement she penned Laugh a Defiance, a memoir of her suffrage days. The work is essential reading for suffrage scholars and those keen to explore the lives of the individual personalities within the militant movement. Paperback. Fine. 320pp. Order No. NSBK-C15912
Keywords: 9781904109600, signed by the author, suffragettes, Votes for Women, biography, biographies, social history, women's history, Mary Raleigh Richardson, hunger strikes, militancy,suffragette, Canada, Canadian politics, arson, militant
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Oakley, Ann.
Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents Early Years
(Flamingo, 1997).
Paperback. Spine creased and cover edges worn, otherwise good. xiii + 338pp. Order No. NSBK-C10416
Keywords: 0006550134, parents, Richard Titmuss, Kay Titmuss, Kay Miller, welfare state, biography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, feminism, feminists, family, social history, families, Britain, British, England, English, twentieth century, 20th
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Noakes, Vivien.
Edward Lear:
(Fontana, rpt, 1979).
Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise good+. 367pp. Order No. NSBK-C6721
Keywords: 0006356087, Edward Lear, male writers, Victorian, nineteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, biography, biographies
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Hillocks, Rev J. L.
Life and Struggles:
(John S. Marr, no date).
Edited by Rev. Geo. Gilfillan. Hardback. Lacks fly leaf and title page, red boards darkened, board edges and corners worn, otherwise good. xii + 184pp. Order No. NSBK-A5917
Keywords: B00086WSME, Dundee, Edinburgh, Scotland, Scottish, social history, religion, religious, biographies, biography, education, schools, life struggles, autobiography, autobiographies, Rev. J.L. Hillocks, Scots, Britain, British, Victorian, nineteenth century, philanthropy, philanthropists, self-education, self-help, work ethic, self-taught, self-made man, antiquarian
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Benson, Allan L.
The New Henry Ford:
(Funk and Wagnalls, 1923).
Illustrated. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings, cloth rather worn and faded with light soiling. Contents good and firm. 360pp. Order No. NSBK-A14289
Keywords: B000WG9UYY, Henry Ford, biography, biographies, Ford, Ford Motor Company, cars, automobiles, car, history, manufacturing, racing, Detroit, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States
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Coomes, David.
Dorothy L. Sayers: a Careless Rage for Life
(Lion Books, 1992).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps, otherwise good in dw. 242pp. Order No. NSBK-C1382
Keywords: 073240522X, Dorothy L. Sayers, biography, crime writer, literature, novel, novelist, woman writer, women writers
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Walker, Carole.
A Saviour of Living Cargoes: the Life and Work of Caroline Chisholm
(Wolds Publishing, first UK edition, 2010).
Caroline Chisholm's philanthropic work was of lasting benefit to British emigrants and colonies - to Australia in particular. In New South Wales, she found shelter and employment for female immigrants and pressed officials to adopt her schemes for settling families on the land. In London, she arranged free passages for emancipists' wives and children and encouraged families to emigrate to Australia. In Victorian goldfields, she provided accommodation for the needy traveller. Tireless and resourceful, she cared little for personal reward or position; and by her own endeavours and careful persuasion, she demonstrated her faith in people, the strength of womanhood, and the need to protect the vulnerable and help working people and their families. This biography casts new light on her life and achievements. Paperback. Brand new, mint condition. xvi + 239pp. Order No. NSBK-C14738
Keywords: 9780956472403, Caroline Chisholm, Australia, pioneers, Australian, women travellers, biography, biographies, women, history, nineteenth century, 19th century, immigration, migration, emigration, colonialism, imperialism, Carole Walker, India, Indian, emigrants, philanthropy, New South Wales, colonies, women's history, Victorian
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Woodall, Richard Dudley.
Mary Ann Galton of Barr Hall and Birmingham:
(Norman A. Tector, 1955).
Booklet. Booklet. Illustrations present but loose. Booklet, creased at base, otherwise in good condition. 20pp. Order No. NSBK-C15852
Keywords: B0018I6FNO, Galtons, women, Mary Ann Galton, Barr Hall, Birmingham, Midlands, history, booklets, booklet, biography, biographies
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Horne, Alastair.
Macmillan, 1894-1956:
(Macmillan, 1988).
Volume I of the Official Biography. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xix + 537pp. Order No. NSBK-A9363
Keywords: 0333276914, biography, biographies, biographical, lives, life histories, politics, political, twentieth century, 20th, Britain, British, England, English, history, politicians, Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister, Tories, Tory, Conservatives, statesmen, statesman
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Sandys, Celia.
The Young Churchill: The Early Years of Winston Churchill
(Dutton, rpt., 1995).
Hardback. Fine in dustwrapper. 224pp. Order No. NSBK-A12522
Keywords: 0525940480, Winston Churchill, politics, political, politicians, government, Prime Ministers, biography, biographies, biographical, lives, life, life histories, life history, children, childhood, infancy, twentieth century, 20th
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