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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO PRIZE 2023 'A book that could not be more necessary' Observer 'Eloquent, clever and devastating' The Times 'Deftly illustrates how ageist misogyny remains an acceptable prejudice'...

'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies 'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology'...

'Tackles the pervasive tide of unbridled misogyny masquerading as kindness' Julie Bindel 'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies 'This brilliant book shows how...

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Author: James SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: LANSDOWNE PRESS, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner*Historical Sketch of Victoria* by James Smith offers a concise chronicle of the...

Author: James SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1980Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Historical Sketch of Victoria covers the period from 1803 and the first, abortive, settlement of Lieutenant-Governor...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Ex-RSL stamps in front end pages - otherwise clean copyAcross the towns, suburbs, and landscapes of Victoria, stone soldiers stand sentinel,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Author: Joan Law-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: WOMEN'S COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA), 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Uncommon Garden presents a unique perspective on cultivating outdoor...

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...

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...

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...

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

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and creased cover. Name penned on fep. Flat signed by Spreadborough on the title...

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....

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...

The Anzacs remains unrivalled as the classic account of Australia's involvement in the First World War. Gallipoli was the final resting place for thousands of young Australians. Death struck so...

When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she had ruled for nearly sixty-four years. She was mother of nine and grandmother of forty-two, and the matriarch of Royal Europe, through the...

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...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: good. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Few places inspire such personal devotion as the state of Victoria, Australia — and this...

Author: K. J. M. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2002Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical account of James Fitzjames Stephen. It examines his intellectual contributions and...

Author: David DuffBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Muller., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears to corners of DJ, top-edge discoloured from...

' 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...

The poignant story behind the Lort Smith Animal Hospital, and the women who were its driving force. Based on a desire to alleviate the suffering of animals irrespective of profits,...

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Edition: RU ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Victoria Travels: Journeys Of Queen Victoria Between 1830 And 1900 With Extracts From Her...

Author: R. TherryBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney U. P. Sydney, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book recounts a person's experiences and observations during their three-decade stay in New...

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Peter Carey hilariously conjures up dystopia in his picaresque The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith. Severely afflicted, doomed never to be taller than three foot six, Tristan Smith faces death...

Author: Harold H. Paynting And Malcolm GrantBinding: HardbackPublished: James Flood - Harold Paynting Charity Trust, Melbourne, . Print run limited to copies, of which this is registered number, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket:...

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: Jane CalderBinding: HardbackPublished: Victorian National Parks Association, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Gifter's inscription on fep. This comprehensive guide, Parks: Victoria's National And State Parks,...

Like her previous books, this book is the product of the author's passionate interest in the realities of everyday life - and the conditions in which most people lived -...

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...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some marks and specks on boards. Bumped corners and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodBefore she became the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria was a sheltered, fiercely monitored child — and Alison Plowden's The Young Victoria chronicles...

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...