Hardwick, J. M. D.
Emigrant in Motley: The Journey of Charles and Ellen Kean in Quest of a Theatrical Fortune in Australia and America, as Told in Their Hitherto Unpublished Letters
(Rockcliff, 1954).
Hardback. Cloth faded and marked (slightly grubby), internally good. 260pp. Order No. NSBK-A3912
Keywords: B0000CJ0TP, Charles Kean, Ellen Kean, letters, stage, theatre, drama, theatrical, actress, actor, America, United States, Australia, emigration, emigrant, Victorian, nineteenth century, history
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Lovett, Richard.
James Chalmers: His Autobiography and Letters
(The Religious Tract Society, fourth edit., 1903).
With two maps and eight portraits and illustrations. Hardback. Edges slightly worn, corners and spine ends bent, small splash on front board, otherwise good. 511pp. Order No. NSBK-A5754
Keywords: B00087LEZ0, James Chalmers, autobiography, autobiographies, life history, life histories, autobiographical, Richard Lovett, Christian, Christianity, religion, religious, missionary, missionaries, missions, Rarotonga, New Guinea, Hervey Group, Suau, Namau, London Missionary Society, cannibals, canniblism, Motumoto, Dopima, the Fly River, Victorian, nineteenth century
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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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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France, Anatole.
On Life and Letters:
(John Lane, Bodley Head, 4th series, 1924).
Fourth Series. Translation by Bernard Miall. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, some soiling, fading and bubbling to cloth - a good solid working copy. xviii + 341pp. Order No. NSBK-C14552
Keywords: B00085MMIU, Anatole France, France, French, literature, writers, reviews
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Nightingale, Florence.
Letters from Egypt: a Journey on the Nile, 1849 - 1850
(Grove Press, 1st US edition, 1987).
Hardback. Very good copy in good dustwrapper slightly torn / worn at corners. 223pp. Order No. NSBK-C16070
Keywords: 9780802115324, Florence Nightingale, nurses, nursing, history, travels, women travellers, Egypt, Africa, history
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Heydon, Peter N., & Kelley Philip, eds.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Letters to Mrs David Ogilvy, 1849-1861: With Recollections by Mrs Ogilvy
(Quadrangle, 1973).
Hardback. Very good in sl worn dustwrapper. xxxv + 220pp. Order No. NSBK-C2124
Keywords: 0812902874, Elizabeth Barret Browning, Mrs Oglivy, poet, Victorian, poetry, woman writer, women writers, women's history, literature, correspondence, poets, British, Britain
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Ouvry, Elinor Southwood.
Extracts from Octavia Hill's Letters to Fellow-Workers, 1864 - 1911:
(Adelphi Book Shop, London, 1933).
Foreword by Neville Chamberlain. Card covers. Spine darkened, edges of covers slightly chipped / slightly curled, some chipping to spine, internally very good. iii + 64pp. Order No. NSBK-C4295
Keywords: B001QVTYT0, open spaces, housing, housing management, house, houses, Octavia Hill, London, philanthropy, women, woman, philanthropist, philanthropists, town planning, social history, welfare, towns, city, cities, fellow workers, fellow-workers, housing reformers, housing reformer, slum, slums, property, poor, poverty, nineteenth century, Victorian, Edwardian, twentieth century
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Goldie, Sue M.
Florence Nightingale: Letters from the Crimea, 1854 - 1856
(Mandolin, 1997).
Paperback. Light soiling to page edges otherwise good, light soiling to rear, otherwise very good. xi + 326pp. Order No. NSBK-C2565
Keywords: 190134102X, Crimean War, nurses, nursing, Florence Nightingale, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history, nineteenth century, nurse, medical, medicine, health
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Hall, Jane.
Learn to Read With Phonics DVD: Vol 1: Letters and Words
(Good Times Entertainment, 1991).
Vol 1: Letters and Words. Jane Hall and Tom Kroutil. DVD. DVD. Good condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-A15858
Keywords: 0018713512888, children, learning to read, phonics, Good Times Entertainment, Jane Hall, Tom Kroutil, child, education
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Stodart, M.A.
Every Day Duties: in Letters to a Young Lady
(Photocopy only of R.B. Seeley edition, 1840).
Hardback. Library photocopy only, not an original. In good, sturdy, maroon library binding, a little scuffed at the back. xiii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A13755
Keywords: B0008CKDZC, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, femininity, feminine, advice books, prayer, women's history, religion, private sphere, domesticity, politeness, manners, home, Sabbath, household, servants, social history, etiquette, religious
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