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  • Victorian England - Portait of an Age

    by G. M. Young ...
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Victorian England: Portrait of an Age

    by G.M. Young ...
    This brilliant and evocative book is now widely regarded as the greatest single study of the age in any language. The late George Kitson Clark characterized it as "an historical essay of unique interest and importance." Though the book deserves to rank as a classic, its allusive style makes it rather difficult fare for the general reader. In less than two hundred pages Young paints a picture so ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • English Historical Documents

    Volume 10 1874-1914

    Edited by W.D. Handcock, G.M. Young ...
    Series series English Historical Documents
    English Historical Documents is the most ambitious, impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. An authoritative work of primary evidence, each volume presents material with exemplary scholarly accuracy. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern ... Read more

    $730.00 USD

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    Pertinent to America, Britain, and other Western democracies, this book explains that what people believe happens in national assemblies and parliaments is radically different from the reality. Instead of being places where debate is intense, passionate, and aimed at the national interest, the fact is most members of these institutions act on behalf of powerful, unelected interests. They know, ... Read more

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  • The Age of Improvement, 1783-1867

    by Asa Briggs ...
    Series series Silver Library
    The Age of Improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing. Widely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and research. This second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by Lord Briggs amongst others, since its original publication. The book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises ... Read more

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  • Corruption in Developing Countries

    by Ronald Wraith, Edgar Simpkins ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
    First published in 1963, this study of corruption in the developing countries of Africa takes as its point of comparison Britain, pre-1880, as the authors question whether Britain’s experience in overcoming corruption can throw any light the means of overcoming corruption in contemporary developing countries. ... Read more

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  • Gladstone and the Irish Nation

    by J. L. Hammond ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1964, in this work of wisdom, originality, and power, the great Liberal scholar, J. L. Hammond, explores and expounds Gladstone's attempt to secure justice for Ireland against the rising tide of English Imperialist feeling. The origins of the Irish Church crisis of 1869, of the land agitations of the seventies and eighties, and of the Home Rule explosion of 1885-6 that ... Read more

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  • The Monarchy

    A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish

    by Christopher Hitchens ...
    'Why, when the subject of royalty or monarchy is mentioned, do the British bid adieu to every vestige of proportion, modesty, humour and restraint? 'This is not a call for the monarchy's abolition by fiat; illusions cannot be abolished. This is an invitation to think.In this scathing essay, Christopher Hitchens looks at the relationship of the press and the public to the royal family, unpacking ... Read more

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  • The Great Irish Potato Famine

    by James S Donnelly Jr ...
    In the century before the great famine of the late 1840s, the Irish people, and the poor especially, became increasingly dependent on the potato for their food. So when potato blight struck, causing the tubers to rot in the ground, they suffered a grievous loss. Thus began a catastrophe in which approximately one million people lost their lives and many more left Ireland for North America, ... Read more

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  • Dominion

    The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    Series Book 5 - The History of England
    "Ackroyd, as always, is well worth the read." —Kirkus, starred reviewDominion, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.Spanning the end of the Regency, Ackroyd takes readers from the accession of the profligate ... Read more

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  • Liberalism and the Social Problem

    Enriched edition.

    by Winston Churchill, Isla Caldwell ...
    In "Liberalism and the Social Problem," Winston Churchill embarks on an incisive exploration of the interplay between liberal thought and the social challenges of his time. Unfolding with a blend of eloquent prose and deeply reasoned argumentation, Churchill addresses the pressing issues of inequality, poverty, and the role of the state in the lives of its citizens. This work is grounded in the ... Read more

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  • The Making of the English Working Class

    by E. P. Thompson ...
    A history of the common people and the Industrial Revolution: "A true masterpiece" and one of the Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the twentieth century ( Tribune) .During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class—the ... Read more

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