
Tea Gardens
Book
A sunlit lawn, blossom-laden trees, rustic chairs grouped around tables laden with teapots, and...

The Classic Guide to Gardening
Book
The Victorian age, the age of industrial revolution and expansion of cities, was also the age of an...
The 'Estranged' Generation? Social and Generational Change in Interwar British Jewry
Book
This book focuses on the nature and extent of social change, integration and identity transformation...

WG's Birthday Party
Book
On a hot morning in July 1898, the sporting world gathered at Lord's to celebrate the fiftieth...
Cats in Art
Book
The cat has been a favourite subject of artists across cultures from prehistory until the present...

Louisa Waterford and John Ruskin: 'For You Have Not Falsely Praised'
Book
Louisa Waterford (1818-91), modest, retiring, of good family, renowned for her beauty, and with...

The Children History Forgot
Book
Once upon a time, Britain forged a mighty industrial empire - built with the blood, sweat and tears...

The Thames Iron Works 1837-1912: A Major Shipbuilder on the Thames
Book
The Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company was one of the great private enterprises of the...

The Sherlock Homes
Arthur Conan Doyle and Sidney Paget
Book
"Am dining at Goldini's Restaurant, Gloucester Road, Kensington. Please come at once and join me...

Drinking with Dickens
Book
Drinking with Dickens is a light-hearted sketch by Cedric Dickens, the great-grandson of Charles...