
River Effra: South London's Secret Spine
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London was once a city awash with watercourses. Most of these streams and small rivers have long...

Sport and Ireland: A History
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This is the first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political,...

The British Constitution
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In the latter part of the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British...

Worlds of Arthur: Facts and Fictions of the Dark Ages
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King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most legendary medieval king. From the...
The Life and Times of Moses Jacob Ezekiel: American Sculptor, Arcadian Knight
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The Life and Times of Moses Jacob Ezekiel: American Sculptor, Arcadian Knight tells the remarkable...

Alfred the Great: Pocket Giants
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'Alfred is one of the most remarkable rulers of any time or place. This clear, readable and...
Artefacts of Writing: Ideas of the State and Communities of Letters from Matthew Arnold to Xu Bing
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Some forms of literature interfere with the workings of the literate brain, posing a challenge to...

Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
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From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers,...

Oscar Wilde Prefigured: Queer Fashioning and British Caricature, 1750-1900
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"I do not say you are it, but you look it, and you pose at it, which is just as bad," Lord...

Stand Up & Sock it to Them Sister: Funny, Feisty Females
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"Funny is Funny" Joan Rivers But how do you make it in the world of comedy if you are a woman? With...