Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
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Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the...
The Real Jim Hawkins: Ships' Boys in the Georgian Navy
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Generations of readers have enjoyed the adventures of Jim Hawkins, the young protagonist and...
Pleasures of the Garden: A Literary Anthology
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This collection of classic garden writing celebrates the garden as a place of solace in a busy...
Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends
Richard Ormond and Trevor Fairbrother
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Many of the sitters in this collection were John Singer Sargents close friends. They are posed...
Blood on the Stage, 1800 to 1900: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem
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The history of theater is rife with tales of crime, suspense, and murder. The nineteenth century was...
Soho
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The Soho described by Robert Louis Stevenson in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde as 'a...
A Victorian Scientist and Engineer: Fleeming Jenkin and the Birth of Electrical Engineering
Gillian Cookson and Colin Hempstead
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This title was first published in 2000: In a life of only 52 years, Fleeming Jenkin established his...
The Allotment Pocket Bible: Everything You Need to Know About Allotments
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Fancy having a go at growing your own produce? How do you improve your chances of getting an...