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  • Literary Cheltenham

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    Series series Literary
    A 'stuccoed town in the Regency manner', a watering place that became the most fashionable resort in England following George III's visit, or a place of Bath-chairs where ex-colonial officers came to die? A vibrant town of festivals and fashionable shops, a Mecca for horse racing, international music, cricket and world-renowned colleges, or a quiet retreat for luxurious gardens and cultural events ... Leer más

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  • Dickens: History in an Hour

    de Kaye Jones ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Charles Dickens remains – 200 years after his birth – arguably Britain’s most successful writer. Works such as Great Expectations and Oliver Twist have amused and inspired readers in all languages since their original publication in the nineteenth century, and have been adapted countless times for the stage and screen.Dickens: History in an ... Leer más

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  • The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1

    Family Letters, 1905-1931

    de C. S. Lewis ...
    The life and mind of C. S. Lewis have fascinated those who have read his works. This collection of his personal letters reveals a unique intellectual journey. The first of a three-volume collection, this volume contains letters from Lewis's boyhood, his army days in World War I, and his early academic life at Oxford. Here we encounter the creative, imaginative seeds that gave birth to some of his ... Leer más

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  • The Perfect Summer

    England 1911, Just Before the Storm

    A "sparkling social history" that brings the twilight of the Edwardian era to life ( Entertainment Weekly).The Perfect Summer chronicles a glorious English summer just over a century ago, when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. That summer of 1911, a new king was crowned and the aristocracy was at play, bounding from one house party to the next. But perfection was not for all. Cracks ... Leer más

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  • The Victorians

    de Jeremy Paxman ...
    Jeremy Paxman's unique portrait of the Victorian age takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, he tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that helped define the Victorian spirit and imagination.To Paxman, these paintings were the television of their day, and his exploration of Victorian ... Leer más

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  • All My Road Before Me

    The Diary of C. S. Lewis, 1922-1927

    de C. S. Lewis ...
    A repackaged edition of the revered authors diary from his early twenties-a thought-provoking work that reveals his earliest thinking about war, atheism, religion, and humanity.While serving his country in the Great War, C. S. Lewis the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, and Christian apologist-made a pact with a close friend and fellow soldier. If one of them died, the ... Leer más

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  • Betjeman's England

    For more than half a century Betjeman's writings have awakened readers to the intimacy of English places - from the smell of gaslight in suburban churches, to the hissing of backwash on a shingle beach. Betjeman is England's greatest topologist: whether he's talking about a townhall or a teashop, he gets to the nub of what makes unexpected places unique.This new collection of his writings, ... Leer más

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  • Enthusiasms

    de Mark Girouard ...
    "Charming" essays on literature and life by the British raconteur who "often finds poignancy or humor in the seemingly trivial" ( Publishers Weekly).Does a neglected masterpiece by Jane Austen enshrine her first love affair? Who was Vita Sackville West's real grandfather? What clues are there to the identity of "Walter," doyen of Victorian pornographers? When and why did P.G. Wodehouse mutate from ... Leer más

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  • London Lore

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    In which part of North London were wild beasts once thought to roam the sewers?Why did 1920s working-class Londoners wear necklaces of blue beads?Who was the original inspiration for the 'pearly king' costume?And did Spring-heeled Jack, scourge of Victorian London, ever really exist?Exploring everything from local superstitions and ghost stories to annual customs, this is an enchanting guide to ... Leer más

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  • William Wordsworth

    de Hunter Davies ...
    A "thorough and painstaking" biography of the nineteenth-century poet who helped launch the Romantic movement in England ( The Daily Mail, UK).Together with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth pioneered a new poetic form that celebrated nature and prized freedom, emotion, and individuality. The force of his aesthetic and intellectual influence was pervasive, reaching from music and art to ... Leer más

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  • P.G. Wodehouse: Inspiring Lives

    Inspiring Lives

    de N.T.P Murphy ...
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    'The perfect introduction to the whole Wodehousiness of Wodehouse.' - Stephen FryP.G. Wodehouse saw his first article published when still at school, and went on to become the leading humour writer of the twentieth century. He created characters famous across the English-speaking world, such as Rupert Psmith, Stanley Ukridge, Uncle Fred, the inhabitants of the Drones Club, Bertie Wooster and ... Leer más

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  • A Ramble Through the History of Walking

    A History of Walkers and Walking

    de Bill Laws ...
    'This book confirms the splendid eccentricity of the British, which often involves oddly dressed men opting to walk long distances for no apparent reason.' – BBC Countryfile magazine' Laws' sprightly, often arch, account of Britain's hiking heroes is a pleasure to read.' – Walk magazine'The great affair is to move: to come down off this feather-bed of civilisation, and find the globe granite under ... Leer más

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