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  • Literary Portsmouth

    by Steve Wallis ...
    Series series Literary
    The city of Portsmouth has a long literary history. It is perhaps best-known as the birthplace of Charles Dickens in 1812, and the house in which he was born is one of the city's many tourist attractions. In the 1880s H. G. Wells spent several years here as an apprentice and his unhappy experiences of this time were brought out in some of his later novels. Around the same time, Arthur Conan Doyle ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

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  • The Book Of Lists London

    by Nick Rennison ...
    Why did London Underground once employ a one-legged man to ride up and down the escalators at Earl's Court tube station? What did Hitler plan to do with Nelson's Column? Why is London's only medieval mummy a prostitute named Clarice la Claterballock? How did a beer flood in Tottenham Court Road drown nine people? Where can you see a pair of Queen Victoria's knickers?Containing chapters covering ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes And Devon: A Complete Tour Guide And Companion

    by Brian W. Pugh Paul R. Spring Sadru Bhanji ...
    The definitive tour guide for anyone looking to retrace the steps physically or virtually of Arthur Conan Doyle during his time in Devon and see the places that inspired the Sherlock Holmes stories. The book features a comprehensive tour map with GPS co-ordinates for around thirty key sites. Arthur Conan Doyle is best remembered for writing sixty tales that feature his legendary detective ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • Voices from the Great Houses of Ireland: Life in the Big House

    Cork and Kerry

    by Jane O'Keeffe ...
    Did you ever see a big house in the countryside and wonder who used to live in such a property? Have you ever wondered about the story behind such an old and historic house? This book reveals the story behind some of the greatest houses in Ireland. Maurice O'Keefe has interviewed the surviving members of many of the Anglo-Irish and old Irish families who lived, and in many cases still live, in ... Read more

    $11.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Walks Through History - Birmingham: Aston Hall: The story of Birmingham’s stateliest home

    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

    $1.35 USD

  • The House Party

    A Short History of Leisure, Pleasure and the Country House Weekend

    by Adrian Tinniswood ...
    A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling historian.Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktails. Welcome to a glorious journey through the golden age of the country house party - and you are invited.Our host, celebrated historian Adrian Tinniswood, traces the evolution of this quintessentially Br... ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • The Book Lover's Guide to London

    by Sarah Milne ...
    "Brings literature lovers on a journey through London, from Chaucer in the fourteenth century to present day . . . as diverse as the city itself." — British Heritage TravelMany of the greatest names in literature have visited or made their home in the colorful and diverse metropolis of London. From Charles Dickens to George Orwell, Virginia Woolf to Bernadine Evaristo, London's writers have ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue Plaques

    by English Heritage ...
    The blue plaque helps us make poetry from the everyday, infusing the hard materials of the city with the feeling of lives lived: a memory of the past making the present richer.' Antony Gormley, GuardianThe official English Heritage guide, with over 900 of London's most interesting inhabitants and their former homes brought to life.Blue plaques, bearing names both familiar and intriguing, can be ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • London Underground The Quiz Book

    Every pub quiz question never asked about the tube!

    by Mike Dugdale ...
    For the last 150 years, every Londoner, tourist, and visitor uses the tube to explore and enjoy London. But behind the facade of ox-blood brick buildings and colourful diagrams lies a wealth of history and interesting facts. This book tests your knowledge in this area with 250 questions (and answers) about this incredible network. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tisdall of Charlesfort Co. Meath Ireland

    by Arthur Kavanagh ...
    This book traces the history of the TISDALL FAMILY OF CHARLESFORT from about 1630 up to the present day. Charlefort was the name of the house built by the Tisdalls c. 1740 and replaced their old residence known as MOUNT TISDALL. Their estates were mainly in MARTRY, NEAR KELLS IN CO. MEATH. They came into possession of other smaller lots of lands in Co. Limerick and Co. Kilkenny over the centuries. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Villages of East Yorkshire

    by Martin Limon ...
    The Villages of East Yorkshire' is a collection of forty historical studies of some of the East Riding's most interesting and well-known communities, the events that shaped them and the personalities that made them famous. From the Wolds to the plain of Holderness and the North Sea coast, the rich variety of East Yorkshire's villages and their people is fully represented in this fascinating book. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Cardiff Book of Days

    by Mike Hall ...
    Series series Book of Days
    Taking you through the year day by day, The Cardiff Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of Britain as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus