An intimate and inspiring collection of letters revealing some of the greatest queer love stories in history 
"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark Gatiss\nA good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions.\nAlongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it.\nIncluding letters written by: 
John Cage 
Audre Lorde 
Benjamin Britten 
Lorraine Hansberry 
Walt Whitman 
Vita Sackville-West 
Radclyffe Hall 
Allen Ginsberg

The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History

Literature & Fiction

Smith, Rachel

Vesey, Barbara

Essays & Correspondence

Ilex Press

"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark Gatiss A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it. Including letters written by: John Cage Audre Lorde Benjamin Britten Lorraine Hansberry Walt Whitman Vita Sackville-West Radclyffe Hall Allen Ginsberg

The Love That Dares: An Anthology of Queer Love Letters

Biographies & Memoirs

This is the 3rd edition of Hidden Places guides covering Somerset, a county with its attractive, green undulating landscape and old wool towns and stone-built villages situated on and around the rivers Frome and Avon. Previous editions sold well and reader reaction was very positive -" What a pleasure these books are, there is so much unusual and unexpected information revealed within them. They really are a delight." - a reader from Bristol. The book is written in an attractive narrative style and is packed with information on the more secluded and little known venues for food, drink, accommodation and places of interest as well as the more enduring attractions of the county. This edition incorporates one of the redesigned covers for regional titles and features eye-catching photographs of East Quantoxhead, Selworthy, and Cheddar Gorge and a prominent title display.

Hidden Places of Somerset

Travel

Europe

Travel Publishing

Another title in the Hidden Inns series of regional guides, which will eventually cover "hidden" pubs and inns throughout the United Kingdom. The series originates from the enthusiastic suggestions of the landladies and landlords of inns reviewed in the Hidden Places series of travel guides and from Hidden Places readers who want to be directed to traditional inns with atmosphere and character, which are so much a part of our British heritage. The inns reviewed in the book may have been coaching inns and have definitely been a part of the history of the village or town in which they are located for many, many years. All of the inns reviewed have been visited by a Travel Publishing researcher and all serve food and drink. Many also offer the visitor accommodation. The Hidden Inns of the South of England contains 8 chapters - South Hampshire &amp; the Isle of Wight, North Hampshire, Berkshire, South Wiltshire, North Wiltshire, South Oxfordshire, North Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. There is an informative introductory narrative in each chapter containing historical facts, important landmarks and places to visit. A full page is devoted to each pub or inn and contains an attractive line-drawing, full name, address and telephone number, directions on how to get there, descriptive narrative and a handy summary of opening hours, food served, credit cards accepted, accommodation provided, other facilities offered, entertainment as well as local places of interest and local activities available. The attractive cover design is based on photographs of the Cat &amp; Fiddle Inn, Hinton Admiral, Hampshire, the Fox &amp; Hounds, Devizes, Wiltshire and the Crown, Cookham, Berkshire.

SOUTH OF ENGLAND: Including Bucks, Berks, Oxon ,Wilts, Herts and the Isle of Wight (The Hidden Inns)

Canada

Complementing the Hidden Places of Yorkshire, this book offers the visitor a wide selection of pubs and inns in England's largest county. There is an informative introductory narrative in each chapter containing historical facts, important landmarks and places to visit. A full page is devoted to each pub or inn and contains an attractic=ve line drawing, full name, address, and telephone number, directions on how to get there, descriptive narrative and a handy summary of opening hours, food served, credit cards accepted, accommodation provided, other facilities offered, entertainment as well as local places of interest and local activites available.

Hidden Inns of Yorkshire

"Country Living" Guide to Rural England - East Anglia (Country Living Guides to Rural England)

Travel Publishing Ltd

The 6th edition of the Hidden Places of East Anglia has been completely redesigned to include a new cover and new page layouts. The Hidden Place of East Anglia is printed in full colour and includes detailed directional maps, eye catching photographs and is packed with places to eat, drink and stay. The beautiful region of East Anglia includes the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Norfolk is renowned for the Norfolk Broads, as well as delightful scenes of gentle rolling hills, expansive horizons and a beautiful coastline charmed with picturesque views and endowed rich with wildlife and nature. Suffolk is blessed with incomparable rural beauty. Meandering tidal rivers and numerous streams, brooks and gullies intersect this beautiful land. Essex is a county that historically has a rich maritime tradition going back as far as Roman times, and has the oldest recorded town in England namely Colchester. Cambridgeshire is most famous for its ancient university as well as being the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell and Samuel Pepys. The new edition includes a stunning redesigned cover that incorporates an eye-catching photograph of a Windmill in Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk.

HIDDEN PLACES OF EAST ANGLIA: Including Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex (The Hidden Places Series)

The 2nd edition of the Hidden Inns of the Heart of England has been completely redesigned to include a new cover, new page layouts and is printed in full colour.  It will include pubs and inns in the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Staffordshire and Warwickshire.The Hidden Inns series of regional guides covers "hidden" pubs and inns throughout the United Kingdom.  The series originates from the enthusiastic suggestions of the landladies and landlords of inns reviewed in the Hidden Places series of travel guides and from Hidden Places readers who want to be directed to traditional inns with atmosphere and character, which are so much a part of our British heritage.  The inns reviewed in the book may have been coaching inns and have definitely been a part of the history of the village or town in which they are located for many, many years.  A Travel Publishing representative has visited all of the inns reviewed which all serve food and drink.  Many also offer the visitor accommodation. The Hidden Inns of the Heart of England is packed with a variety of different pubs and inns.  There is an informative introductory narrative in each chapter containing historical facts, important landmarks and places to visit, which is illustrated with coloured photographs.  A full page is devoted to each pub or inn and contains a full colour photograph, full name, address and telephone number, directions on how to get there, descriptive narrative and a handy summary of opening hours, food served, credit cards accepted, accommodation provided, other facilities offered, entertainment as well as local places of interest and local activities available.  The new edition includes an attractive redesigned cover that incorporates a picture of The Old Plough Inn in Braunston-in-Rutland, Rutland.

Hidden Inns of the Heart of England: Including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Staffordshire and Warwickshire (The Hidden Inns)

HIDDEN INNS OF THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND: Including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (THE HIDDEN INNS)

HIDDEN PLACES OF THE LAKE DISTRICT AND CUMBRIA (The Hidden Places Series)

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