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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: Flora FraserBinding: HardbackPublished: Chronicle Books, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the intimate daily life of a Victorian woman, offering a unique window into the...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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: 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...

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...

Victorian culture is famous for its idealization of mothers and families, yet the popular novels of this period frequently feature mothers who are dead or otherwise absent. Through an analysis...

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 voluntary giving of blood to others is an astonishing social activity, but it doesn't just happen. This is the story of an organisation that has overcome many difficulties to...

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...

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: 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...

' 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...

To what extent is it possible to know the past or to know other cultures? Can one describe the past without imposing one's own cultural, political, social, or personal preconceptions?...

Author: J. Mordaunt CrookBinding: PaperbackPublished: John Murray, London, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Extensive pencil underlining of internal pagesThis authoritative volume chronicles the extraordinary career...

A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's...

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...

Author: Peter LoveseyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear, tanning to dust cover; some mildew on spine; pages in good conditionMad Hatter's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of Victorian literary culture lies a dark and...

Author: Emma HornbyFormat: Paperback, 127mm x 198mm, 251g, 368 pagesPublished: Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022A new gritty, page-turning historical saga from Emma Hornby, Northern England's answer to Dilly Court....

As she did in her critically acclaimed "The Last Days of the Romanovs," Helen Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this royal marriage and of the...

Australia's most respected and comprehensive maths series for the Victorian Curriculum now in its second edition. The second edition of Essential Mathematics for the Victorian Curriculum provides comprehensive coverage of...

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...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A richly entertaining work of Australian regional history, A Mountain Muster: Colourful Characters Of...

Author: Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMaking Their Mark presents a comprehensive history of women's contributions to Australian art. This insightful...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical satire The Secret Life Of Queen Victoria: Her Majesty's Missing Diaries chronicles...

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...

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 -...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA richly detailed work of Victorian social and intellectual history, Victorian Visionaries chronicles the lives and ambitions of...

Author: K. A. AustinBinding: HardbackPublished: Cypress Books Melbourne, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the meticulous observations and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingIn an era defined by industry, empire, and radical transformation, Victorian Visionaries illuminates the extraordinary minds who dared to imagine a different...

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...

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...

1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at Yorkstation. The flurry of passengers and porters, the swooping pigeons andbarking dogs are thrown into a state of...

Author: Richard Broome ("Arriving"); Tony Dingle ("Settling"); Susan Priestley ("Making Their Mark")Binding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light...