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Haggopian and Other Stories
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24 of Lumley's short stories incorporating elements of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, including...
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Resident Evil Outbreak
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Outbreak depicts a series of episodic storylines in the fictional location Raccoon City. It was set...
Sarah (7799 KP) rated The Essex Serpent in Books
Oct 24, 2017
I struggled to get into it initially as I'm not the biggest fan of period dramas, however I persevered and was glad I did. It is a very well written and intriguing story, although sadly lacking slightly in engaging characters - I found I didn't really care about any of them, and the ending was mostly a disappointment. Still the writing and ideas are excellent, and I'd be glad to read more of Sarah Perry's work in future.
London's Railways 1967 - 1977: A Snap Shot in Time
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This pictorial book covers London's railways from 1967 to 1977, showing the transition from steam to...
Georgian and Regency Houses Explained
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Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, author Trevor Yorke explains all aspects of the...
Routledge Handbook on Early Islam
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The formative period of Islam remains highly contested. From the beginning of modern scholarship on...
Deborah (162 KP) rated The Third Plantagenet: George, Duke of Clarence, Richard III's Brother in Books
Dec 21, 2018
Much less well known than his more famous brothers, Edward IV and Richard III, nonetheless, Clarence and his life and death were am important part of the story of this period. His supposed death by drowning in a butt of Malmsey wine is one of those well known 'facts' that might be a mythology all of its own, but Ashdown-Hill provides evidence to suggest that drowning was used as a method of execution in this period and considered kinder than hanging or beheading!
It's not a long book and a good proportion is given over to a study of the Clarence vault at Tewksbury abbey and the remains therein. If you are interested in the period, this is certainly worth a read. I look forward to the forthcoming companion volume, The Dublin King.