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  • Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times

    "Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times" by Frederick Edward Maning is a fascinating exploration of the Māori culture and society during the early colonial period in New Zealand. Maning, who lived among the Māori, provides a unique perspective on their customs, traditions, and daily life. His firsthand experiences and observations offer readers an ... Read more

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  • Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times

    "Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times" by Frederick Edward Maning is a captivating narrative that immerses readers in the early days of New Zealand's European settlement. Maning, who lived among the Māori people, offers a unique perspective on the cultural exchanges and conflicts that shaped the nation. His vivid storytelling brings to life the customs, traditions, and daily lives of both ... Read more

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  • Angel in Aisle 3

    The True Story of a Mysterious Vagrant, a Convicted Bank Executive, and the Unlikely Friendship That Saved Both Their Lives

    In the tradition of An Invisible Thread and Same Kind of Different as Me, Angel in Aisle 3 is the “heartwrenching yet hopeful” (Publishers Weekly) true story of an unlikely friendship that began with a chance meeting in a grocery store between a bank executive bound for prison and an elderly stranger.When Kevin West resigned from his job as vice president of a bank after making fraudulent loans, ... Read more

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  • Art Studies from Nature as Applied to Design: For the use of Architects, Designers, and Manufacturers

    IN this series of papers it will be our desire to direct the attention of the architect, manufacturer, and designer, to some of the beautiful forms of nature, which, though easily accessible, seem to have scarcely received the consideration they deserve; to give a brief account of the habits, peculiarities, and localities of the plants as they come before us; to cite from time to time examples, ... Read more

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  • Australia in Arms: A Narrative of the Australian Imperial Force and Their Achievement at Anzac

    It is impossible to look back and recall without a glow of intense pride the instantaneous response made by the young manhood of Australia to the first signal of danger which fluttered at the central masthead of the Empire. As time goes on that pride has increased as battalions and brigades have followed one another into the firing-line; it has become now a pride steeped in the knowledge that the ... Read more

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  • Old New Zealand

    Enriched edition. A Tale of the Good Old Times. And a History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845

    In "Old New Zealand," Frederick Edward Maning presents a vivid and personal account of early colonial life in New Zealand, intertwining sharp observation with rich narrative detail. Written in a compelling prose style that reflects Maning'Äôs deep engagement with both MƒÅori and European cultures, the book serves as a vital historical document. Maning's perspective as a settler in the 1830s ... Read more

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  • Miriam - A Tale of Pole Hill and the Greenfield Hills

    MIRIAM: A Tale of Pole Moor and the Greenfield Hills links the protagonists to The Burn Platts, an area above Slaithwaite near Pole Moor where a group of Romanys or Gypsies lived around the time of an incident which took place, in 1832, at the Moorcock Inn, on the edge of the bleak moorland above Greenfield near Saddleworth. It was at this remote pub that the landlord and his gamekeeper son were ... Read more

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  • Sister Gertrude

    A Tale of the West Riding

    In all of Sykes' novels he draws heavily on his own life experiences though none more so than in this, his third, semi-autobiographical novel. The Edward Beaumont of the novel is indeed Sykes; his solicitors practice and early political aspirations are featured along with his romance of the daughter of a Lincolnshire vicar. From newspaper articles we can also confirm that he was a councillor and a ... Read more

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  • Ben o' Bill's, The Luddite

    Although the book was initially credited to D. F. E. Sykes and G. H. Walker, G. H. Walker’s name is missing from the third edition, and it is essentially Sykes’ work. First published in 1898, it is a novel which deserves wider recognition as it deals with surprisingly contemporary issues, but it is as a social history of the period that it stands out. Sykes’ use of the local dialect, the ... Read more

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  • Sister Gertrude

    In all of Sykes’ novels he draws heavily on his own life experiences though none more so than in this, his third, semi-autobiographical novel. The Edward Beaumont of the novel is indeed Sykes; his solicitors practice and early political aspirations are featured along with his romance of the daughter of a Lincolnshire vicar. From newspaper articles we can also confirm that he was a councillor and a ... Read more

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  • Tom Pinder, Foundling

    Tom Pinder, Foundling is a romance and moral tale, set in the early part of the 19th Century, to the backdrop of the Greenfield and Holme Valleys when both were a part of West Yorkshire. It deals with the life of a foundling, Victorian values, the burgeoning of the cooperative movement and the Holmfirth flood. The book was first published c.1902 and subsequently published under the title Dorothy’s ... Read more

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  • Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times

    Enriched edition. Unveiling Maori Traditions in Colonial New Zealand

    In "Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times," Frederick Edward Maning presents a vivid and nuanced portrayal of Māori life prior to European colonization. Drawing upon his firsthand experiences'—having lived among the Māori for several years'—Maning employs a descriptive literary style that marries anecdotal storytelling with ethnographic detail. The book ... Read more

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