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  • Norfolk at War, 1939–45

    Series series Your Towns & Cities in World War Two
    This year-on-year study of Norfolk at war is the first such for many years, which utilizes material that has not been published in book form before or, sometimes, at all. In both the First and Second World War, Norfolk was pivotal, albeit for different reasons. During the war of 1939-45 Norfolk was home to many bases of the USAAF, changing the area forever with bases remaining a fond feature of ... Read more

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  • On the Trail of Sherlock Holmes

    Take yourself on a tour of sites from Sherlock's adventures in London and the UK with this comprehensive guide.You may have been introduced to the magic of the greatest of English detectives by reading the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or perhaps watching some of the hundreds of films or TV shows that feature the extraordinary adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson—now, this unique ... Read more

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  • Norfolk Coast in the Great War

    King's Lynn, Hunstanton, Sheringham, Cromer and Great Yarmouth

    Series series Your Towns & Cities in the Great War
    Norfolk Coast in the Great War focuses on the trials and joys, the achievements and disappointments, the humor and the sadness of everyday life in a region living on the edge of the country at the heart of the Kings vast Empire. Everyone from the folk who went off to fight, to scouts and schoolchildren, had a role to play in this coastline that had, since the time of the Spanish Armada, been ... Read more

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  • Norwich in the Great War

    Series series Your Towns & Cities in the Great War
    On the eve of the Great War, Norwich was very much a city on the rise an industrial and commercial powerhouse. It was certainly not, however, without its problems, not least the extreme poverty of some areas, such as the notorious Norwich Yards. This meticulously researched book looks at Norwich on the eve of conflict and charts, in detail, everyday life in the city, year on year, extensively ... Read more

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  • The Real Charles Dickens

    Offers an in-depth exploration of the author's life, work, and enduring legacy, examining his personal struggles, literary achievements, and social reform efforts.The Real Charles Dickens is an insightful look into the world of the life and work of the great 19th-century writer. Dickens led one of the most colourful and interesting lives of any author and this book delves into his difficult early ... Read more

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  • Walking Literary London

    "Meant for travelers and general readers, this book belongs to adventurers of all sorts, whether on the road or in their minds." - Library JournalLondon possesses a literary heritage which is unique and in large part unrivalled in any city in the world. In this book, literary London is presented through its authors and literature: William Shakespeare, Andrea Levy, G.A. Henty, Geoffrey Chaucer, P.L ... Read more

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  • Norwich and Norfolk

    Stone Age to the Great War

    Series series Visitors' Historic Britain
    A traveler's guide to the history of Norwich and Norfolk, from the Stone Age to the dawn of World War I, featuring guided tours, photos, and more.Whether you're traveling alone, with friends, or with your family, this guide has something for everyone wishing to explore the host of fascinating places on offer in what the Norfolk-born authors believe to be the most unspoiled and mysterious county in ... Read more

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  • The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

    The Complete Short Stories: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

    Series series The Annotated Books
    Classic short stories of Sherlock Holmes now available in a separate, attractively priced individual volume.The publication of Leslie S. Klinger's brilliant new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Holmes short stories in 2004 created a Holmes sensation. Available again in an attractively-priced edition identical to the first, except this edition has no outer slipcase (Volume Two is ... Read more

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  • The Invention of Murder

    How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime

    "Superb... Flanders's convincing and smart synthesis of the evolution of an official police force, fictional detectives, and real-life cause célèbres will appeal to devotees of true crime and detective fiction alike." -Publishers Weekly, starred reviewIn this fascinating exploration of murder in nineteenth century England, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated ... Read more

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  • The Invisible Woman

    The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens

    Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan met in 1857; she was 18, a hard-working actress performing in his production of The Frozen Deep, and he was 45, the most lionized writer in England. Out of their meeting came a love affair that lasted thirteen years and destroyed Dickens’s marriage while effacing Nelly Ternan from the public record.In this remarkable work of biography and scholarly reconstruction, ... Read more

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  • Charles Dickens

    A Life

    Award-winning Claire Tomalin, author of A Life of My Own, sets the standard for sophisticated and popular biography, having written lives of Jane Austen, Samuel Pepys, and Thomas Hardy, among others. Here she tackles the best recognized and loved man of nineteenth-century England, Charles Dickens; a literary leviathan whose own difficult path to greatness inspired the creation of classic novels ... Read more

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