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Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early
The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth centuryIn Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the lives and work of Margaretta...
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
'When I was a child in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wild...
The Comet Sweeper (Icon Science): Caroline Herschel's Astronomical
Having escaped domestic servitude in Germany by teaching herself to sing, and established a career in England, Caroline Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William, then Astronomer Royal.Soon making...
Sands of Death: An Epic Tale Of Massacre And Survival In The Sahara
In December 1880 a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would stretch from their colony in Algeria right across the Sahara desert to reach their...
The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
An award-winning historian's "searing" (Wall Street Journal) account of America's internal slave trade-and its role in the making of AmericaSlave traders are peripheral figures in most histories of American slavery....
Death and Hard Cider
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Musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January gets mixed in politics, with murderous results."The historical backdrop is vivid, and the writing is exquisite. One of the best in...
The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
An award-winning historian's "searing" (Wall Street Journal) account of America's internal slave trade-and its role in the making of AmericaSlave traders are peripheral figures in most histories of American slavery....
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess: Now a Netflix film,
Introducing London's newest and greatest detective: Enola Holmes - the book that inspired the film, starring Millie Bobby Brown.Read the series before the next film lands!When Enola Holmes, sister to...
The Orphan of Ironbridge: An emotional and heartwarming family saga
Shropshire, 1874. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father and, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat...
A Brief History of Fighting Ships
This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the Ship of the Line -...
Forms of Knowledge in Early Modern Asia: Explorations in the
In the past two decades, scholars have transformed our understanding of the interactions between India and the West since the consolidation of British power on the subcontinent around 1800. While...
Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy
In the late eighteenth century two expansive Eurasian empires met formally for the first time-the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain. The occasion...
Becoming Imperial Citizens: Indians in the Late-Victorian Empire
In this remarkable account of imperial citizenship, Sukanya Banerjee investigates the ways that Indians formulated notions of citizenship in the British Empire from the late nineteenth century through the early...
Three Napoleonic Battles
This narrative account of three Napoleonic battles adheres rather closely to the Aristotelian configuration of evolving tragedy. The historian succeeds in presenting herein events and character not only in historical...
Absolute Erotic, Absolute Grotesque: The Living, Dead, and Undead in
In this major reassessment of Japanese imperialism in Asia, Mark Driscoll foregrounds the role of human life and labor. Drawing on subaltern postcolonial studies and Marxism, he directs critical attention...
Making Samba: A New History of Race and Music in Brazil
In November 1916, a young Afro-Brazilian musician named Donga registered sheet music for the song "Pelo telefone" ("On the Telephone") at the National Library in Rio de Janeiro. This apparently...
Sharpe's Gold: The Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 (The Sharpe
*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Spain, August 1810The English army faces ruin in Spain - and the Duke of...
Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearA Wall Street Journal Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA New Yorker...
Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess
A Spectator Best Book of the YearTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great...
The Common Reader: First Series (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but...
Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, Bookseller and at Waterstones'He understands only the women he invents - the others not at all' Thomas Hardy...
I Have a Dream - 60th Anniversary Edition
With new forewords and an afterword by Martin Luther King III, Dr. Bernice A. King, and Dexter Scott KingA beautiful collectible edition celebrating the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther...
The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the
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A searing and "magisterial" (Cornel West) history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis. From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition...
Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy: Foreword by Sir Peter
Walter Potter (1835-1918), a country taxidermist of no great expertise, became famous as an icon of Victorian whimsy. His tiny museum in Bramber, Sussex, was crammed full of multi-legged kittens,...
Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's
Discover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history-Madame Restsell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women's rights and healthcare in Gilded Age New York.?An...
Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit
From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor...
Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit
From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor...
Nephthys
A captivating treasure of a novel about Clemmie, a young Victorian Egyptologist, and her entanglement with the legend of the goddess, Nephthys. A young Victorian Egyptologist. A family riven by...
The Joining of the Arts: Danish Art and Design 1880-1910
When Danish artists from the 1880's onwards started working with all kinds of artistic media and materials, this became the making of Danish art. It laid down the foundations for...
Bronte's Mistress: A Novel
"[A] meticulously researched debut novel...In a word? Juicy." -O, The Oprah Magazine The scandalous historical love affair between Lydia Robinson and Branwell Bronte, brother to novelists Charlotte, Emily, and Anne,...
The Gun, the Ship and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions and the Making
'If there were a Nobel Prize in History, Colley would be my nominee' - Jill Lepore, New Yorker'One of the most exciting historians of her generation, but also one of...
Why Spencer Perceval Had to Die: The Assassination of a British Prime
'A beautifully written portrait of an overlooked prime minister and a fascinating account of his assassination during the Napoleonic Wars' ANTONY BEEVOR, author of Stalingrad Four American presidents have been...
Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit
From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She...
A Mother's Heartbreak: The most emotionally gripping saga you'll read
'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped . . . if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine Cookson then this...
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024'A remarkable book' - Jennifer Szalai, The New...
Modern Art in Egypt: Identity and Independence, 1850-1936
Following a spectacular surge in interest for Egyptian masters, Modern Art in Egypt fills the void in Egyptian art history, chronicling the lives and legacies of six pioneering artists working...
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black [...]
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ~ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ~ WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024'An...
The Beasts of Paris
In Paris 1870, three wandering souls find themselves in a city set to descend into war.'A historical epic that Jessie Burton fans will adore' GRAZIA'Exquisite, relevant and immersive' ANNA MAZZOLA'A...
Sharpe's Command (The Sharpe Series, Book 14)
SHARPE IS BACK.The brand new novel from Bernard Cornwell in the global bestselling Sharpe series. If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe ...Spain, 1812If any man can...
The Merchant's Daughter: An enchanting historical mystery from [...]
Desperate times lead to hasty vows . . .A gripping historical mystery of secrets and romance - perfect for fans of Eve Chase, Louise Douglas and Tracy Rees.'Expertly researched, vividly...
Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit
From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She...
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black [...]
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ~ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ~ WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024'An...
How to Create the Perfect Wife: The True Story of One Gentleman, [...]
This is the story of how Thomas Day, a young man of means, decided he could never marry a woman with brains, spirit or fortune. Instead, he adopted two orphan...
The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier [...]
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The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an...
Conflict in the Crimea: British Redcoats on Russian Soil
The author relies to a great extent on contemporary accounts of a large number of British men and women who were unwittingly caught up in this appalling war. As well...
The Poetic Home: Designing the 19th-Century Domestic Interior
Today we take for granted notions of designing rooms to achieve the right 'mood'. Yet this language only emerged in the 19th century, when designers and clients began to think...