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  • A Fateful Aberration

    by Les Jones ...
    A dark, mysterious and vicious mentality, a frothy concoction of cheap scent and low cleavage, and a socialconscience schooled in the works of Mary Wollstonecraft and Ibsen.These are the explosive ingredients of thisenovel, based literally at the coal face, and in the violence and hardship which surrounds it.My novel, A Fateful Aberration, has its genesis in my interests in both working class ... Read more

    $1.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Victorian Wirral

    by Les Jones ...
    Over half of the Wirral’s built environment is Victorian; the era has left a huge imprint on the area. In this period the first docks across the River Mersey from Liverpool opened and Birkenhead became a pioneering planned Victorian town, including its municipal park and lodges which later provided the template for Central Park in New York. The coastal town of New Brighton was also developed as a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Twelve Doors

    by Les Jones, Steve Eggleston, Mike Powell ...
    Twelve ordinary men and women, frontline protectors, bound by duty. Whenever the call comes, they drop everything and risk their lives to save others.But beyond the raging infernos, a string of crimes emerges that threatens to engulf them all. As their fire station faces closure, Leah Walsh, their fearless leader, embarks on a solitary quest to uncover a web of corruption that threatens her life ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Wirral Pubs

    by Les Jones ...
    Series series Pubs
    The Wirral peninsula encompasses a fascinating diversity of places. Bounded by the River Dee to the west and the Mersey Estuary to the east, this unique area includes urban and industrial centres such as Birkenhead and Wallasey, built around the docks, the towns of Hoylake, West Kirby and Heswall, the faded seaside resort of New Brighton, rural hinterland and the unique Port Sunlight model village ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Wallasey Reflections

    by Les Jones ...
    Series series Reflections
    Wallasey expanded massively in the nineteenth century following the construction of the docks, which brought in a wealth of other industries, including shipbuilding. Wealthy Liverpool inhabitants moved to be beside the coast on the Wirral Peninsula and the area also attracted visitors as a resort was built up at New Brighton. What was originally a number of villages merged into the town of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A-Z of The Wirral

    Places-People-History

    by Les Jones ...
    Series series A-Z
    Bounded by the River Dee and Wales on one side and the River Mersey and Liverpool on the other, the Wirral Peninsula has its own special history. The major towns on the Mersey – Birkenhead and Wallasey – have a strong industrial heritage. New Brighton on the Irish Sea coast was developed as a resort whereas the south and west of the Wirral is largely rural with small towns and villages. Ancient ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Secret Wirral

    by Les Jones ...
    Series series Secret
    The Wirral Peninsula is a place of contrasts. The large north-eastern towns differ dramatically from the rolling green acres of mid-Wirral and the breezy open shores of its western edges. Much has been written about this unique region over the years. Port Sunlight is particularly and deservedly renowned, as is a particularly popular group from the 1960s who performed on this side of the Mersey ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Wallasey The Postcard Collection

    by Les Jones ...
    Series series The Postcard Collection
    Wallasey: The Postcard Collection takes the reader on a journey through this fascinating and varied part of Britain. Situated on the northern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, Wallasey has primarily evolved from a collection of isolated villages into the sizeable town of 60,000 people we see today. The exception to this organic growth is New Brighton, a purpose-built town within a town, created by ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Fateful Aberration

    by Les Jones ...
    It is the 1880’s, and these are tough times for the working communities in northern England. But they are also uplifting times, with the ideas of Ibsen, Mary Wolstonecraft, radical liberals and socialist idealists permeating the air. Into our story stride our characters, Noakes, intelligent and savage, Fiona, full of moral zeal, Ida, full of immoral zeal, but whose sheer froth and impudence endear ... Read more

    $2.25 USD

  • Lost Wirral

    by Les Jones ...
    Series series Lost
    The Wirral Peninsula in north-west England, lying between the River Dee and the Welsh border to the west and the River Mersey to the east, has long had its own identity. The large towns of Birkenhead and Wallasey grew around their docks and industrialised rapidly, benefitting from their proximity to Liverpool across the River Mersey, and at the same time New Brighton was developed as a resort. The ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Wirral in 50 Buildings

    by Les Jones ...
    Series series In 50 Buildings
    Separated by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east, the Wirral Peninsula has its own unique character. Towns such as Wallasey and Birkenhead have a strong industrial heritage, particularly connected to the docks; New Brighton was developed as a coastal resort; and there are also rural towns and villages with picturesque buildings and large country houses. The Wirral in 50 ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Walks Through History - Birmingham: Industry and transport: a walk along Birmingham’s canals

    by John Wilks ...
    This walk is one of twelve walks in John Wilks' Walks Through History - Birmingham series which contains twelve walks within the city. The whole book is available as an ebook or physical book or you could try this one out first. The book is a celebration of the beauty and poetry of the county. Each walk in this book has been chosen not only because it is a pleasant walk in its own right, but also ... Read more

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