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  • Arabian Noir

    by Alex Shaw, Sara Hamdan, Annabel Kantaria, Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, Michael Lynes, Daisy Line, Moxie Anderson, Gal Podjarny, Padmini Sankar, Rohini Sunderam, Paul Freeman, Greig Parker, Glen Stansfield ...
    "A dynamic, diverse and above all brilliant collection of stories." Mark Billingham Sunday Times Bestselling Crime Writer, Comedian, ActorThe Arabian Noir anthology represents a milestone for the Crime Writers Association's (CWA) Gulf Chapter. Editor-authors Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw with contributions from Sara Hamden amongst others have compiled a collection that foregrounds tales of murder ... Read more

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  • Probate Inventories of French Immigrants in Early Modern London

    by Greig Parker ...
    Probate inventories provide an unparalleled and intimate glimpse into the lives of the inhabitants of early modern England. After death, the items within the deceased’s home would frequently be itemised and valued room-by-room. As well as providing invaluable information about the rich diversity and value of domestic material culture, the inventories also offer insights into the different tastes, ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • A Dictionary of Proverbs

    by John Simpson ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

    Edited by Jennifer Speake ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, utilizing the latest research from the Oxford Languages team to source them. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, broadening the cultural range of the proverbs selected, and covering sayings of international origins. With a strong emphasis on concisely explaining the meaning ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • A Pauper's History of England

    1,000 Years of Peasants, Beggars & Guttersnipes

    by Peter Stubley ...
    A unique tour through British history—from the perspective of the peasants and the poverty-stricken.The past is traditionally told from the viewpoint of kings and queens, politicians and pioneers. But what about the people struggling to survive at the very lowest levels of society?A Pauper's History of England covers a thousand years of poverty, from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via ... Read more

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  • The Lodger Shakespeare

    His Life on Silver Street

    by Charles Nicholl ...
    In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at Westminster-and it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. In The Lodger Shakespeare, Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating but little-known episode in the Bard's life. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of sources, Nicholl creates a compellingly detailed account ... Read more

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  • The Illustrated Christmas Cracker

    by John Julius Norwich ...
    A classic Christmas gift book, reissued with new cover artwork by Quentin BlakeFor more than 40 years, John Julius Norwich has been sending out his Christmas Crackers—a personal collection of quirky quotes and literary odds and ends—to his friends instead of a Christmas card. Here, Quentin Blake has made his own selection of favorite pieces and has illustrated them in his own trademark style. From ... Read more

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  • Words We Use

    The Meaning of Words And Where They Come From

    by Diarmaid Ó Muirithe ...
    Diarmaid Ó Muirithe's column Words We Use was a feature of The Irish Times for many years. This collection of his most memorable contributions, by turns witty and sympathetic, wears its prodigious learning lightly and is sure to delight those captivated by the power of language to shape the world around us.Drawing on the author's nearly inexhaustible knowledge of languages, their mechanics and ... Read more

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  • By Himself

    by John Clare ...
    This volume brings together, in definitive form, all of John Clare's important autobiographical writings. His Autobiographical Fragments, Journal, and Sketches are set alongside his famous Journey out of Essex. Maps of Clare's countryside, his will, and extracts from his asylum letters are also included, presenting the author in all his guises—ploughboy, gardener, and militiaman; lover and husband ... Read more

    $31.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Celtic Folklore. Book I

    by John Rhys ...
    Towards the close of the seventies I began to collect Welsh folklore. I did so partly because others had set the example elsewhere, and partly in order to see whether Wales could boast of any story-tellers of the kind that delight the readers of Campbell’s Popular Tales of the West Highlands. I soon found what I was not wholly unprepared for, that as a rule I could not get a single story of any ... Read more

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  • County Folk-Lore Volume VI - Examples OF Printed Folk-Lore Concerning The East Riding Of Yorkshire

    by Eliza Gutch ...
    Part of the successful county folklore series - this book is packed full of superstitions, customs and old wives tales. A great book for anybody in or around Yorkshire, or with an interest in the rich folklore of the United Kingdom. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Festivals and Feast Days of Lincolnshire (Folklore History Series)

    by Mabel Peacock ...
    Part of a series on the county folklore and festivals of the United Kingdom, this remarkable and well researched book on the festival customs and feast day practices all drawn from the voices of the people who took part in them. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus