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Hodge and His Masters is a richly detailed and evocative collection of essays by Richard Jefferies, first published in 1880. The book offers a vivid portrait of rural English life in the late ninete……続きを見る

The Toilers of the Field by Richard Jefferies is a classic collection of essays that vividly captures the beauty, hardship, and rhythms of rural life in late 19th-century England. Through a series o……続きを見る

Originally published in 1908, "The Book of Witches" is a popular history and overview of witchcraft by Oliver Madox Hueffer (1876 - 1931), a prolific writer and journalist who was renowned for his s……続きを見る

Simon Heffer's new book forms an ambitious exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind. Britain in the 1840s was a country wracked by poverty, unrest and uncertainty, where……続きを見る

**‘An epic new history . . . a work of epic scholarship, breathtaking range, and piercing originality’ Daily Express ‘An astonishing achievement of narrative history . . . I think the word is "magis……続きを見る

'Excellent... It is a tremendous tale - one of the most dramatic in our island's history - and O'Keeffe tells it beautifully' The Times Charles Edward Stuart's campaign to seize the British throne e……続きを見る

_______________________________ 'A brilliant history: The first serious and really wide-ranging history of the Home Front during the Great War for decades. Scholarly, objective and extremely well-wr……続きを見る

Since its creation the British Olympic Association (BOA) has been one of the most important institutions in sports governance. In spite of its prominence there has hitherto been no single-volume his……続きを見る

‘A riveting account of the pre-First World War years . . . The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.’ Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times ‘A magnificent account of a less than……続きを見る

As the premier livery company, the Mercers Company in medieval England enjoyed a prominent role in London's governance and exercised much influence over England's overseas trade and political intere……続きを見る

This book surveys and examines the history of Britain's soldiers from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It focuses on the lifecycle of a soldier, including enlistment and experience, and on i……続きを見る

This book is the first to deal with physical culture in an Irish context, covering educational, martial and recreational histories. Deemed by many to be a precursor to the modern interest in health ……続きを見る

The Burston Rebellion was a revolt born in the fields, and fought by those that toiled in them. On 1 April 1914 teachers Tom and Annie Higdon were dismissed from their posts in the rural village of ……続きを見る

The guerilla war waged between the IRA and the crown forces between 1919 and 1921 was a pivotal episode in the modern history of Ireland. This book addresses the War of Independence from a new persp……続きを見る

This edition features illustrations. Excerpt The months just preceding the year 1676 were marked in Virginia by ominous signs of disaster. A great comet streamed through the sky "like a horsetail," ……続きを見る

Based on empirical evidence derived from university and national archives across the country and interviews with participants, British Student Activism in the Long Sixties reconstructs the world of ……続きを見る

In 1945 the Labour Government set about a major transformation of British society, Dr Jefferys's analyses the main changes and relates them to debates within the Labour party, on the nature of its a……続きを見る

This antiquarian volume contains Ford Madox Hueffer's treatise "The Spirit of the People - An Analysis of the English Mind". This fascinating and thought-provoking exploration of the 'English mental……続きを見る

These are tragic times, sorrowful times, yet great and noble times, for these are days of fiery ordeal whereby mean and petty things are forgotten and the dross of unworthy things burned away. To-da……続きを見る

A fascinating series of autobiographical writings by English nature writer John Richard Jefferies, which give an intriguing insight into English rural life in the 19th century. 続きを見る

Explores how perceptions and depictions of the physical landscape both reflected and influenced the history of the British colonial Caribbean In Colonizing Paradise, historian Jefferson Dillman char……続きを見る