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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some chipping at edges and corners, minor tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding...

Photographs of Queen Victoria most often show a plump Empress wearing widow's black; serious and regal. The posed portrait photos were stiff, formal affairs, partly because subjects needed to stay...

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Author: R.J.W Selleck And Martin SullivanBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical analysis re-examines the often-romanticized Victorian age, presenting a candid look...

Author: Miles LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerMiles Lewis's Victorian Primitive presents a compelling examination of the complex relationship between Victorian society...

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The railway was the creation, in some ways the archetypal creation, of the Victorian age. It transformed the whole social and intellectual fabric of Britain, affected Victorian thought and language,...

Author: Thomas Francis BrideBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed page edges, yellowed DJ. -

Author: The Australian Heritage CommissionBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company of Australia in association with the Australian Heritage Commission, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages:...

It's 1829, and young Princess Victoria's life is full of constraints. Brought up hidden from the world and protected even from walking downstairs alone, the ten-year-old princess decides to write...

Author: Don GardenBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson., 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDon Garden's Victoria: A History chronicles the expansive reign of one of Britain's most iconic monarchs, Queen Victoria....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsBeyond the rigid etiquette of the royal court lies the story of a passionate and tumultuous partnership that redefined the British...

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The diary of Edith Lorrimer, England 1871 I was shown the laundry - a vast noisy sunless room full of steam and the sharp smell of soapsuds. I counted seven...

The glittering, poignant and sometimes shocking story of the love affair between two members of the Souls, the group of unconventional aristocrats at the heart of late Victorian society. Outrageously...

Author: Hon. E. C. F. CollierBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1944Condition:Book: PoorJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA Victorian Diarist: Extracts From The Journals Of Mary (Lady Monksmell) 1873-1895...

A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account-and how they became a cultural sensation From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image...

Author: Editors Of VictoriaBinding: HardbackPublished: Hearst Books, 1880Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA heartfelt celebration of sisterhood in all its forms, filled with stories of loyalty, laughter, and lifelong...

' Jane Eyre meets American Psycho . Gloriously outrageous, sensationally unhinged' SUNDAY TIMES 'Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh-out-loud funny' CATRIONA WARD 'Weird and wonderful' LUCY MANGAN, GUARDIAN Winifred Notty...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: Name penned on fep. Usual shelf-wear. At the heart of Melbourne's cultural life stands a building that...

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Author: Elizabeth LongfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work presents a captivating collection of portraits of influential women from the...

Part journal, part commonplace book, among many gems you will find enlightenment and advice on everything from dreams to garlic; patriotism to wrinkles. Written throughout her life but only discovered...

Author: Mary, Lady MonkswellBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA Victorian Diarist: Later Extracts From The Journals Of Mary...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the turbulent crossroads of Victorian faith and doubt stands Leslie Stephen — mountaineer, philosopher, editor, and father of Virginia Woolf — a man who...

It's fine. She's fine. Really. When life's turned you into a big hot mess, there's still love, laughs, and snark to be had... Dr Lizzie Wells, Professor of British Literature...

Author: L.E. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsL. E. Jones’ four-volume autobiographical series—A Victorian Boyhood (1956, Reprint), An Edwardian Youth...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionFour masterfully crafted novellas, bound together under the title The Grandmothers, present Doris Lessing at the height of her...

London, 1900. Hester Stanmore watches in disbelief as the jury declares her attacker 'not guilty', and the courtroom erupts into chaos. The man in the dock is being congratulated as...

Winner of the 2014 National Biography Award 'An engrossing biography of a fascinating and fearless modern woman.' - Professor Marilyn Lake, La Trobe University In a period when most ladies...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the crossroads of art, literature, and cultural ambition, The Victorian Treasure-House presents a richly argued account of Victorian aesthetics, chronicling the extraordinary creative outpouring of...

An excursion train comes through a tunnel in the Malvern Hills to be confronted by a blockage on the line ahead. The driver manages to slow the train down so...

This varied, unusual selection of short stories presents Victorian love in all its moods, from triumphant to tragic. Covering a period that embraces both Elizabeth Gaskell and Somerset Maugham, these...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBest known for sending a young girl tumbling down a rabbit hole into a world of...

'A gripping story of a cold-blooded murder... This is true crime at its best' Wendy Moore'Drama so addictive it should be illegal' Sam ChristerA true Victorian murder mystery...Great Yarmouth, September...

Author: Colin GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books - London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical non-fiction work chronicles the intricate lives of a Victorian family, presenting...

Author: Tony Dingle, Richard Broome, and Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme, & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Victorians: Arriving, Making Their Mark, Settling is a...

Author: Michael CannonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous owner This three-volume historical study presents a vivid account of Australian society during the Victorian era,...

1866. On a train bound for Portsmouth, an elegant woman shares a compartment with the lecherous Giles Blanchard. It is a lucky encounter for her, as she steps off the...