British Nautical Melodramas, 1820-1850
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During the 1820s and 30s nautical melodramas "reigned supreme" on London stages, entertaining the...
Cinema by Design: Art Nouveau, Modernism, and Film History
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Art Nouveau thrived from the late 1890s through the First World War. The international design...
Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
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In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr, author of the New York Times bestselling...
The Platinum Raven and Other Novellas
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"The Platinum Raven and other novellas" by Rohan Quine is a paperback comprising a collection of...
Chambers Dictionary of Great Quotations
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With over 25,000 quotations from over 4,000 sources, The Chambers Dictionary of Great Quotations is...
The Mammoth Book of Great British Humour
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A doorstopper of a collection of the very best of both contemporary and classic British wit and...