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  • List of Books in Belles Lettres Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1895

    Enriched edition. Exploring Victorian Literary Treasures

    de Bodley Head, Sterling Hale ...
    In "List of Books in Belles Lettres Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1895," the Bodley Head provides a meticulously curated catalog that showcases the eclectic and vibrant range of literature distributed by one of the most significant publishers of the late Victorian period. The book is characterized by its elegant prose and organized structure, reflecting the aesthetic movement's ... Leer más

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  • Beatrix Potter

    Her Inner World

    de Andrew Norman ...
    An insightful biography of the pioneering conservationist, illustrator, prolific author, and creator of Peter Rabbit and other legendary tales.Beatrix Potter was born curious, with an imagination and a love of natural science and animals that would serve her well. When her self-published and self-illustrated first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, was picked up by an enterprising publisher, Beatrix ... Leer más

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  • The Invention of Murder

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

    de Judith Flanders ...
    "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 ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • The First Bohemians

    Life and Art in London's Golden Age

    de Vic Gatrell ...
    The colourful, salacious and sumptuously illustrated story of Covent Garden - the creative heart of Georgian London - from Wolfson Prize-winning author Vic GatrellSHORT-LISTED FOR THE HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZE 2014In the teeming, disordered, and sexually charged square half-mile centred on London's Covent Garden something extraordinary evolved in the eighteenth century. It was the world's first ... Leer más

    $18.79 USD

  • Keeping Their Place

    Domestic Service in the Country House 1700-1920

    de Pamela A Sambrook ...
    In 1851 there were over a million servants in Britain. This book reveals first-hand tales of put-upon servants, who often had to rise hours before dawn to lay fires, heat water and prepare meals for their employers, and then work into the small hours. Yet there are also heart-warming stories of personal devotion, and reward, and of how the servants enjoyed themselves in their time off.There are ... Leer más

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  • One Hot Summer

    Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858

    de Rosemary Ashton ...
    A unique, in-depth view of Victorian London during the record-breaking summer of 1858, when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured “The Great Stink” togetherWhile 1858 in London may have been noteworthy for its broiling summer months and the related stench of the sewage-filled Thames River, the year is otherwise little remembered. And yet, historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in this ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

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  • The Prince's Mistress, Perdita

    A Life of Mary Robinson

    de Hester Davenport ...
    Mary Robinson, nicknamed 'Perdita' by the Prince of Wales after her role on the London stage, was a woman in whom showmanship and reckless behaviour contrasted with romantic sensibility and radical thinking. Born in Bristol in 1758, she moved to London with her family at a young age and was trained by Garrick for the theatre. After a royal command performance as Perdita in 'The Winter's Tale', she ... Leer más

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  • Collins Dictionary Of Surnames

    From Abbey to Mutton, Nabbs to Zouch

    de Leslie Dunkling ...
    Dictionary of Surnames is the definitive guide to the origin and meaning of British surnames by one of Britain’s leading authority on names.The essential A–Z companion to the study of names of the British IslesIncludes the oldest varieties of British names as well as recent arrivals such as PatelAs well as individual entries, includes collective entries on topics such as names which derive from ... Leer más

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  • The Pocket Guide to Classic Books

    de Kieran Hughes ...
    Everything you need to know about classic literature in one handy guide by lecturer Maureen Hughes. Covering everything from the authors to the plays themselves and their common themes, accessibility is a key selling point with factboxes highlighting key or curious facts about the subject. Its size makes it the perfect stocking filler for the Christmas market or at anytime of the year for those ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Edward Burne-Jones

    de Penelope Fitzgerald ...
    Penelope Fitzgerald, the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Offshore’ and ‘The Blue Flower’, turns her attention to the remarkable life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.‘I mean by a picture a beautiful, romantic dream of something that never was, never will be, in a light better than any light that ever shone – in a land no one can define or remember, only desire’ Edward Burne ... Leer más

    $4.49 USD

  • Edith Sitwell

    Avant garde poet, English genius

    de Richard Greene ...
    For the better part of forty years, Edith Sitwell's poetry has been neglected by critics. But born into a family of privileged eccentrics, Edith Sitwell was highly regarded by her contemporaries: the great writers and artists of the day who attended her unlikely London literary salon. Her quips and anecdotes were legendary and her works like English Eccentrics confirmed her comic genius, while ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Gainsborough

    A Portrait

    de James Hamilton ...
    ** Selected as a Book of the Year in The Times, Sunday Times and Observer **'Compulsively readable - the pages seem to turn themselves' John Carey, Sunday Times**'B**rings one of the very greatest [artists] vividly to life' Literary ReviewThomas Gainsborough (1727-88) lived as if electricity shot through his sinews and crackled at his finger ends. He was a gentle and empat... ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD