298 results for '"Victoria'

Book by Hill, Brian

Here are the passenger steamers, steam tugs, cargo steamers, steam coasters and paddle passenger steamers of years long past as captured in these fascinating old photograph showing in many cases what...

Bridging the fields of political theory and history, this comprehensive study of Victorian reforms in marriage law reshapes our understanding of the feminist movement of that period. As Mary Shanley...

First published in 1986, James Belich’s groundbreaking book and the television series based upon it transformed New Zealanders’ understanding of the ‘bitter and bloody struggles’ between Mori and...

28th April 1870. The flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their lascivious oglings of the gentlemen in the...

Part of bestselling designer Cynthia Hart’s Victoriana Cats stationery line, this 1,000-piece puzzle features charming and crafty kittens from the Victorian era, combining a passion for cats with the...

THE Victoria History of the Counties of England has been in progress for 70 years and has recently seen the publication of its 150th volume. The General Introduction provides a conspectus of all that...

At the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. An atmospheric, heartfelt, and delightfully spooky novel for fans of Coraline, Splendors and Glooms, and The...

“Excellent…Donlea tells a propulsive tale.” – The New York TimesThe New York Times Best Thrillers This Season | E! NewsRecommended Books | OverdriveBiggest Books of the MonthFans of Verity by Colleen...

"Armchair travelers will adore this tour of Christmastime London...[a] charming rom-com from British reality TV star Georgia Toffolo." --Publishers Weekly Fans of Josie Silver's One Day in...

Catalogue to an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria about Beuys's iconic blackboard drawings, exploring their connection with the chalk sketches of Austrian philosopher and polymath,...

"Ramsay is a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory,...

This comprehensive survey of sculpture in Britain from the Reformation to the accession of Queen Victoria aims to shed light on English taste in the period. It examines the family tomb and the...

"Ackroyd, as always, is well worth the read." —Kirkus, starred reviewDominion, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle...