Richard Tames It succeeds admirably in its goal of making the present country comprehensible through a narrative of its past, with asides on everything from bonsai to zazen, in a brisk, highly readable style&hellip,you could easily read it on the flight over if you skip the movie.&#148, WASHINGTON POST Whether you are going

Traveller's History of Japan

Richard L. Tames

Windrush Press

'Dip into Richard Tames's literary, lyrical "A Traveller's History of London"' - "The Sunday Telegraph". 'This volume is not so much a guide as a supremely civilised companion', - "Easters Daily Press". "A Traveller's History of London" aims to bring London's past alive to the resident, traveller and student, to reveal the city's hidden treasures and forgotten places and guide the reader to the sights and sites that can still be seen and enjoyed.

A Traveller's History of London

Tames,Richard

A journey to France can be a journey through our shared history. Tragic and stirring names from the past scatter the French countryside, places such as Agincourt, Crecy, Aquitaine, Rouen - where Joan of Arc was burnt buy the English at the stake - and a stretch of beach on the Cherbourg peninsula where Edward III knighted the Black Prince - plus many more. This useful book will pinpoint the places for the visitor, explain their historical significance in the context of the war, and also show with maps and photographs what there is to see and do in the town or site today.

A Traveller's History of the Hundred Years War in France

Travel

Michael Starks

Europe

Lady Colin Campbell (1858-1911) was an excellent writer, singer, painter, fencer, swimmer, angler, cyclist and equestrienne. But her notoriety was gained from her role as the central figure in the longest divorce trial in British history. Lady Colin charged that her husband, the fifth son of the Duke of Argyll, had committed adultery with a housemaid. He in turn accused her of having adulterous relationships with four men: a famous general, a distinguished surgeon, the chief of London's fire department and the Duke of Marlborough. The result was Campbell vs. Campbell, which for eighteen days in November and December of 1886 held a nation spellbound. Campbell v. Campbell was a sexually explicit story of a failed marriage. The story that unfolded in the witness box contained drama, mystery, suspense, love, sex, jealousy, revenge, humour and pathos. More than 50 witnesses gave evidence who covered the entire spectrum of Victorian society, from the nobility to the latest significant servant. The trial was microcosmically Victorian, the picture of an era. The dominating figure is Lady Colin Campbell If she was sexually promiscuous, her promiscuity was only part of her life. The traditional female role was one that Lady Colin Campbell did not choose to play. She may indeed have been, as a contemporary journalist called her, a "sex goddess", but she was also more than that. The author is an expert on Victorian England and his books include "Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood", "That Ne'er Shall Meet Again: Rossetti, Millais, Hunt" and "The Dizziest Season".

Lady Colin Campbell: Victorian "sex goddess"

Gordon H. Fleming

Biographies & Memoirs

The Secret Diary of Sarah Thomas

Sarah Thomas

Text: English (translation) 
Original Language: Polish

In the Secret Service: The Lighting of the Torch

Engineering & Transportation

Słowikowski, Mieczysław Zygfryd

Engineering

Northern Cyprus: Windrush Island Guides

Goulding, John

Asia

A biography of the painter and decorative artist set against the background of the Victorian era, examining his sometimes controversial personal life, his friendship with other contemporary painters, and assessing his artistic career.

James Abbott Mcneill Whistler a Life

Fleming, G. H.

The Jews of Britain: a thousand years of history

History

Pamela Fletcher Jones

Scene Together

Aylwin Sampson

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