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For King or For Country

A story of the English Civil War

By: Geoffrey Cloke

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For King or For Country

A story of the English Civil War

By: Geoffrey Cloke

1642. The English Civil war, Northamptonshire. Eight friends’ journey through love, life, and the struggles of war in a quant village in Northamptonshire. Though four of them are old enough to fight in the war, they are not considered old enough to take part in the decisions that caused it, or even considered to be fully adults. Of the four left behind, Lucy tells the story of those who have gone to fight and the lives of those in the village. Told over a span of nine-years, the lives of the older generation are torn just as much as the younger generation, and they must make their own decisions about how to take their lives forward. Some are inspired or driven or rejected by love. Some want power, and some want to change the balance of power. For King or For Country is a moral tale about the actions of individuals in a country torn by war and begs us to question, who is responsible for what we do, and how are we punished and rewarded?

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225

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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ISBN 10

1805148419

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9781805148418

Exploring the Great Beyond

By: Geoffrey A. Farthing

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Exploring the Great Beyond

By: Geoffrey A. Farthing

Theosophist and international lecturer Farthing takes us on an exciting journey to inner and outer space. Topics include astral light, magic, mesmerism, the inexplicable finding of lost articles, telepathy, spiritualism, psychism, and other extraordinary issues.

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232

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Quest Books

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0835605086

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9780835605083

The Shell Country Alphabet

The Classic Guide to the British Countryside

By: Geoffrey Grigson

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The Shell Country Alphabet

The Classic Guide to the British Countryside

By: Geoffrey Grigson

In the 1960s Geoffrey Grigson travelled around England writing the story of the secret landscape that is all around us, if only we take the time to look and see. The result is a book that will take you on an imaginative journey, revealing hidden stories, unexpected places and strange phenomena. From green men, ice-scratches, cross-legged knights and weathercocks to rainbows, clouds and stars; from place-names and poets to mazes, dene-holes and sham ruins, via avenues, dewponds and village greens, The Shell Country Alphabet will help you discover the world that remains, just off the motorway. 'Geoffrey Grigson resurrected the minor, the provincial and the parochial ... [he was] an erudite and unrivalled topographer ... ardent in promoting informed awareness of the distinctiveness of place' Toby Barnard 'An anthologist of genius' P.J. Kavanagh

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366

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Penguin UK

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ISBN 10

0141959681

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9780141959689

The Canterbury Tales

By: Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Canterbury Tales

By: Geoffrey Chaucer

This classic work of medieval literature features the pious and profane stories of commoners on a pilgrimage in fourteenth-century England. One of the most famous works of literature written in Middle English, The Canterbury Tales were penned by Geoffrey Chaucer, who was widely regarded as the greatest poet of his time. The stories “run the gamut of tales known to people in the Middle Ages and include ribald stories such as the ‘Miller’s Tale’ and the ‘Reeve’s Tale’; medieval romances set against ancient backgrounds such as the ‘Knight’s Tale’; animal fables such as the ‘Nun’s Priest’s Tale’; Arthurian legends such as the ‘Wife of Bath’s Tale’; saint’s lives such as the “Prioress’ Tale”; and the “Second Nun’s Tale”; tragic tales, sort of, such as the Monk’s Tale’; and cautionary tales, such as the Pardoner’s Tale.’ . . . It is rightly considered one of the masterworks of English literature” (The Kansas City Public Library). “A raucous read.” —The Guardian

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970

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Open Road Media

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1504061470

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9781504061476

London United Tramways

A History 1894-1933

By: Geoffrey Wilson

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London United Tramways

A History 1894-1933

By: Geoffrey Wilson

With the twentieth century arrived the first electric tramcars in London. Thirty years later the first trolley buses arrived - along with a fleet of new trams that were the most modern of their day. This era was one of rapid change, rich in achievement adn personalities. Among the more colourful of the undertakings involved was London United, which introduced the first public service of electric tramcars in 1901 adn became one of the predecessors of the present London Transport. This is a study of this eventful period, relating the development of the tramway and trolleybus system to the changing social background. It contains a wealth of hitherto unpublished material, both factual and anecdotal, taken from contemporary newspaper and other accounts, and a remarkable collection of illustrations - 48 pages in all. It should be of interest not only to the transport enthusiast but also to the general reader interested in social history. This book was first published in 1971.

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285

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Routledge

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1135670161

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9781135670160

Augustan England

Professions, State and Society, 1680-1730

By: Geoffrey Holmes

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Augustan England

Professions, State and Society, 1680-1730

By: Geoffrey Holmes

First published in 1982, Augustan England provides ample substance to reinforce the thesis that the years from 1680 to 1730 mark the most decisive stage in the rise of the English professional classes before the 19th century, and that this had profound consequences in maintaining the relative ‘openness’ of 18th century society until the advent of industrialization. This book provides the first ever authoritative study of the professions, as a whole, before the Victorian age. The spectacular growth and prosperity of the professional sector of English society at a time when population growth was minimal is seen by Professor Holmes as a mirror of the transformation of England herself in these same years. The Augustan age was one of high English achievement in many fields, from the flowering of literary genius to the acquisition of a sophisticated financial system and the attainment of Great Power status through two consuming wars. It witnessed a ‘commercial revolution’ and important aesthetic, cultural and scientific advances, many of them centered on the growth of London and on a rejuvenation of provincial urban life. From all these developments the professions derived stimuli; on all of them they left their distinctive stamp. In this study, therefore, they are presented not merely as institutions but as an integral part of the very texture of Augustan England. This is a must read for students and scholars of British history.

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388

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Taylor & Francis

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1040229840

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9781040229842

British Politics in the Age of Anne

By: Geoffrey Holmes

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British Politics in the Age of Anne

By: Geoffrey Holmes

British Politics in the Age of Anne is a book that anyone with an interest in the period will wish to possess: completely authoritative, yet as attractive to the student and the general reader as to the specialist. The author has both revised the text and written a substantial new introduction to this edition. Geoffrey Holmes reveals how little the structure and contents of politics under Queen Anne had in common with the connexion-ridden scene of the mid-18th century, as portrayed by Namier. He depicts a period of fierce and genuine party conflict, in which society at many levels was divided by great issues of principle and policy. Through frequent and hotly-contested elections and long parliamentary campaigns both Whigs and Tories enjoyed triumphs and suffered disasters. And while struggling against one another, each had to contend with internal factions and pressure-groups, the divisive thrust of personal ambitions and the hostility of the queen to single party rule. British politics in the Age of Anne is more than a major work of analysis and a historiographical landmark. By liberal use of quotation, eye for detail, sense of atmosphere and vivid character sketches of both leading and lesser personae, Professor Holmes recreates the unique political life of the high Augustan age.

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623

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0826446191

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9780826446190

Book's by Geoffrey A. Farthing

For King or For Country

For King or For Country

Exploring the Great Beyond

Exploring the Great Beyond

The Shell Country Alphabet

The Shell Country Alphabet

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

London United Tramways

London United Tramways

Augustan England

Augustan England

British Politics in the Age of Anne

British Politics in the Age of Anne

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