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A Short History of Europe: From Pericles to Putin
The first short narrative history of the continent, from the author of the bestselling A Short History of England Europe has for two millennia been a remarkably successful continent. In...
A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital
Following his bestselling short histories of England and Europe comes the final in the trilogy- LONDON LONDON- a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the...
Landlords To London: The Story Of A Capital And Its Growth
$25.00 AUD
Author: Simon JenkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable London, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the intricate relationship between London's powerful landowners and the city's sprawling...
Rural Britain Then & Now
- Firm Sale - A celebration of the British countryside and how it has changed over the last 140 years using photography from the Francis Frith Collection - the world's...
England's 100 Best Views
England's views are remarkable for their beauty and variety. With his usual insight and authority, bestselling author Simon Jenkins picks one hundred of the very best from the white cliffs...
Britain's Buildings, Place and Spaces: The unseen in the everyday
A stunning exploration of the wonder of Britain's architecture with Ptolemy Dean, presenter of BBC2's Restoration From Churches and Cathedrals to Music Halls and Country Houses explore Britain with Ptolemy...
The Celts: A Sceptical History
Author: Simon Jenkins (Columnist) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022 'Simon Jenkins, as ever, writes with clarity and insight' Times 'One of the...
Thatcher and Sons: A Revolution in Three Acts
The history of Britain in the last thirty years, under both Conservative and Labour governments, has been dominated by one figure - Margaret Thatcher. Her election marked a decisive break...
The Celts: A Sceptical History
Author: Simon Jenkins (Columnist) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022 'Simon Jenkins, as ever, writes with clarity and insight' Times 'One of the...
England's Cathedrals
The author of the magisterial England's Thousand Best Churches turns his eye to England's cathedrals, with fascinating, personal - and often funny - insight into their history and their place...
Engineers of Human Souls: Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century
Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow history of creative vanity in a time that turned...
The Owl and the Nightingale
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DEREK WALCOTT PRIZE FOR POETRY 'It is the current Poet Laureate who has done the most to bring medieval poetry to contemporary audiences . . . in...
Engineers of Human Souls: Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century
Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow history of creative vanity in a time that turned...
The English Gentleman
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Author: Simon RavenBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chips to DJ, foxed edges, previous owner's writing...
Essex
Essex, one the largest counties of England, stretches from the suburban fringes of East London to the fishing and sailing ports of Harwich and Maldon and the famous seaside resorts...
A Piece of Work: Playing Shakespeare and Other Stories
'Extraordinary. A fabulous read' SIMON SCHAMA 'Wonderful. He writes with eloquence and wit' NICHOLAS HYTNER 'Fascinating' EIMEAR McBRIDE Simon Russell Beale is one of Britain's most recognisable and well-loved actors....
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback...
Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
An entertaining biography of Charles Dickens by one of our finest actors Acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow captures the essence of Charles Dickens in a sparkling biography that explores...
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford
The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone...
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder,Madness and the Oxford
Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the...
The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public School System
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sharp and irreverent work of social criticism, The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public...
The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback...
The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A True Story of an Artist, a Spy and a Wartime Scandal
Author: Simon Parkin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 The police came for Peter Fleischmann in the early hours. It reminded the teenager of the Gestapo's moonlit roundups he had...
No Exit: An Inspector Jian novel
Inspector Jian and his daughter Weiwei just want to go back to their home in China: but Jian is facing a corruption charge in his absence and risks arrest. Instead...
Score Of Years
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedA life shaped by duty, distinction, and the turbulent currents of twentieth-century Britain — Score of Years is the memoir...
A Piece of Work: Playing Shakespeare and Other Stories
'Extraordinary. A fabulous read' SIMON SCHAMA 'Wonderful. He writes with eloquence and wit' NICHOLAS HYTNER Simon Russell Beale is one of Britain's most recognisable and well-loved actors. He has played...
The Old School
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The book titled The Old School by the author Simon Raven. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Visions of Poe
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The book titled Visions of Poe by the author Sir Simon Marsden. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Send Up the Clowns: Parliamentary Sketches 2007-11
Author: Simon Hoggart Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 Simon Hoggart is known as the wittiest of all the parliamentary sketchwriters. For thousands of "Guardian" readers - and...
Sir Philip Sidney: A Double Life
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Engineers of Human Souls: Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century Minds
Author: Simon Ings Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow...
Young Bloods (Wellington and Napoleon 1)
YOUNG BLOODS is the first gripping novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris.Arthur Wesley (the future Duke of Wellington) was born and...
Young Bloods: The Wellington And Napoleon Quartet 1769-1795
Before they became the twin titans who would reshape the world through fire and steel, two boys were born into very different circumstances, each destined to collide in one of...
The Chancellors
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Essays And Speeches
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark collection of political and literary writing, Essays and Speeches presents Roy Jenkins...
This Time Next Year: A Life Of Positive Thinking
The inspiring and entertaining memoir from national treasure and star of Only Fools and Horses, Sir David Jason Sir David Jason's career, from the outside, might seem like one glorious...
Warrior: The epic story of Caratacus, warrior Briton and enemy of the
AD 18, Britannia. The Roman Empire rules much of the known world. Beyond the northern frontier lies Britannia, where ceaseless feuding amongst the Celts leaves the island vulnerable to Rome's...
Love is Where it Falls
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The Map That Changed the World: The Tale of William Smith and the Birth of a Science
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The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
Following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a...
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder,Madness And the Love of Words
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Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China
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