Yonge, Charlotte M.
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest:
(Macmillan & Co., 1899).
Hardback. Edges worn and boards slightly marked, otherwise good. xiii + 293pp. Order No. NSBK-C6354
Keywords: B005VN7R84, Victorian, nineteenth century, Charlotte M. Yonge, women writers, woman writer, novels, story, stories, writing for children, Britain, British, history, England, English, Charlotte Mary Yonge
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Norris, Samuel.
Two Men of Manxland: Hall Caine (Novelist) and T. E. Brown (Poet)
(The Norris Modern Press, rpt., 1948).
Hardback. Spine neds slightly bumped, otherwise good in dustwrapper. xvi + 342pp. Order No. NSBK-A12890
Keywords: B0007JIZMY, manx, Isle of Man, men, man, islands, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, T. E. Brown, poets, poetry, poems, novels, literature, literary, novelists, fiction, writers, writing, authors, Hall Caine
Price £28.00.
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Jenkins, T. A. ed.
The Parliamentary Diaries of Sir John Trelawny, 1858-1865:
(Royal Historical Society, 1990).
Camden Fourth Series, Volume 40. Hardback. Cloth slightly soiled, otherwise good. 349pp. Order No. NSBK-A8086
Keywords: 0861931254, diaries, Parliamentary, Sir John Trelawney, letters, nineteenth century, 19th, history, Britain, British, England, English
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Hill, William Thomson.
Octavia Hill: Pioneer of the National Trust and Housing Reformer
(Hutchinson, 1956).
Hardback. Very good in soiled and chipped dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-C1243
Keywords: B0007IVFJU, housing, National Trust, housing reform, history, Octavia Hill, biographies, poverty, open spaces, London, Hampstead Heath
Price £13.99.
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White, Florence, ed.
How to Wash Clothes at Home: Containing Simple and Complete Instructions
(Florence White, 1901).
An advice book, recommending the best methods of carrying out laundry work. A very interesting one of its kind, with illustrations and lots of detail of interest to the social historian. Paperback. Original covers slightly soiled and creased at edges, otherwise good+. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-C15121
Keywords: clothes, clothing, washing clothes, laundry, laundry work, working women, domesticity, antiquarian, social history, ironing, starching, booklets, boiling, advice books, linen, booklet, booklets
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Symes, R. A.
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings: a Guide for Family Historians
(Pen and Sword, 2016).
Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books? How unusual was it that great-uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together and managing their collective affairs. With industrialisation, improved education, and far more geographical mobility, British people of all classes were writing for new purposes, with new implements, in new styles, using new modes of expression and new methods of communication (e.g. telegrams and postcards). Our ancestors had an itch for scribbling from the most basic marks (initials, signatures and graffiti on objects as varied as trees, rafters and window ledges), through more emotionally-charged kinds of writing such as letters and diaries, to more creative works such as poetry and even fiction. This book shows family historians how to get the most out of documents written by their ancestors and, therefore, how better to understand the people behind the words. Paperback. New book, fine. ix + 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A15529
Keywords: 9781473855434, family, geneaology, family trees, geneaological, diaries, social history, family historians, ancestors, literacy, correspondence, journals, autobiographies, signatures, commonplace books
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Royal Commission on Licensing, .
Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Royal Commission on Licensing: England and Wales. First Public Session, Tuesday 5th November 1929
(HMSO, 1929).
Vol 1. Hardback. Boards and spine worn, otherwise good+. 1-464pp. Order No. NSBK-A12090
Keywords: licenses, licenses, licensing, alcohol, drink, Royal Commission on Licensing, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Wales, Welsh, temperance, Mr O. F. Dowson
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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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Hiatt, Charles.
Ellen Terry and her Impersonations: an Appreciation
(George Bell and Sons, 1898).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library markings. Original cloth browned with some soiling. Page edges soiled, endpapers also soiled. A good, tight working copy. x + 274pp. Order No. NSBK-A14453
Keywords: B001OP2VMU, Ellen Terry, theatre, acting, actresses, history, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, 19th century, nineteenth century
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Tomaselli, Sylvana.
Wollstonecraft: Philosophy, Passion, and Politics
(Princeton UP, 2021).
Paperback. A little creasing to covers and curling at edges, otherwise very good. 230pp. Order No. NSBK-D16106
Keywords: 9780691241753, Mary Wollstonecraft, biographies, women, history, politics, 1790s, equality, history of ideas
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