Few sights can reawaken memories of happy holidays of yesteryear as vividly as the superb railway posters that were so much a part of the great Read More »
Lucy Fricke`s `Daughters` tells the story of two women either side of forty on a road trip across Europe, each of them dealing with difficult fathers Read More »
The first volume of the complete Diary of Samuel Pepys in its most authoritative and acclaimed edition. This complete edition of the Diary of Samuel Pepys Read More »
Govan area of Glasgow in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested Read More »
`Endlessly fascinating.` – Bill Bryson `Eye-opening, informative and very funny!` – Chris Packham`Well-informed and downright funny` – Richard DawkinsHistory is full of strange animal stories invented Read More »
This map is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive.The Stanford’s Map of the County of London, According to the Read More »
The easternmost part of the northern section of the South West Coast Path National Trail between Minehead and Watermouth on an exceptionally detailed contoured map at Read More »
Pack a lunch, lace up your boots, and head out to discover the best hiking trails in NorCal Moon Northern California Hiking.* A Hike for Everyone: Read More »
`Mud & City` explains the unwritten `country code`. How to behave? Where to wander? What to wear? Whether you`re going fruit-picking, spending a hen weekend in Read More »
It`s China, 1907. Sixteen-year-old orphan Cassia is sold by her aunt to a brothel. There, she works as a lowly maid for Madame Emerald until a Read More »