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The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, stock and barrel - the Hebridean island of Lewis. His intention was to revolutionise...
Portrait of a Family
The Conollys of Castletown
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 9781788550062
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
216 Pages
Richly illustrated, this history of the Conollys of Castletown, Co. Kildare, takes a novel approach to following the fortunes of the family over eight generations: from the construction by William Conolly...
Homecoming
The Scottish Years of Mary, Queen of Scots
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781780278254
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
336 Pages
In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary’s Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall.
Pity the Swagman
The Australian Odyssey of a Victorian Diarist
Price: $25.99
ISBN: 9781800995024
Pub Date: 2024-04-18
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
438 Pages
Biography of Joseph Jenkins (1818–98). Tregaron tenant farmer Jenkins was innovative and successful with an award for the best farm in the county, and was an influential figure, involved in local...
Lives Less Ordinary
Dublin's Fitzwilliam Square, 1798-1922
Price: $27.95
ISBN: 9781739789275
Pub Date: 2024-01-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The Liffey Press
156 Pages
“So that’s our setting. Sixty-nine houses, four corners of Georgian Dublin but just one address. Scope enough for some remarkable tales and extraordinary lives. Homes that … provide a backdrop...
In Pursuit of Twm Carnabwth
The original leader of the Rebecca Rioters
Price: $14.99
ISBN: 9781800992719
Pub Date: 2023-05-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
240 Pages
The first detailed study of Thomas Rees' background and the part he played in the mid-19th century Rebecca Riots in west Wales.
Dr Henry Hicks (1837-99)
The Life and Times of Dr Henry Hicks of St Davids, and the Bubble that Refused to Burst
Price: $7.99
ISBN: 9781800993310
Pub Date: 2023-05-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
48 Pages
Welsh doctor Henry Hicks had one huge passion: Geology. Author of over 60 important articles and academic papers, he made a major contribution to 19th century geological study and, despite being an amateur with no formal training in the subject, was eventually elected president of both the Geologist’s Association and the Geological Society.
The Greatest Viking
The Life of Olav Haraldsson
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781780277950
Pub Date: 2023-01-03
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Birlinn
272 Pages
The true story of one of the most famous of all Viking warriors who remains a national hero in Norway. With reference to Norse sagas and early chronicles, veteran historian Desmond Seward has written a vivid, colourful and insightful account of a remarkable man and the times in which he lived.
The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
Portrait of a Family
The Conollys of Castletown
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 9781788550062
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
216 Pages
Homecoming
The Scottish Years of Mary, Queen of Scots
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781780278254
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
336 Pages
Pity the Swagman
The Australian Odyssey of a Victorian Diarist
Price: $25.99
ISBN: 9781800995024
Pub Date: 2024-04-18
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
438 Pages
Lives Less Ordinary
Dublin's Fitzwilliam Square, 1798-1922
Price: $27.95
ISBN: 9781739789275
Pub Date: 2024-01-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The Liffey Press
156 Pages
In Pursuit of Twm Carnabwth
The original leader of the Rebecca Rioters
Price: $14.99
ISBN: 9781800992719
Pub Date: 2023-05-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
240 Pages
Dr Henry Hicks (1837-99)
The Life and Times of Dr Henry Hicks of St Davids, and the Bubble that Refused to Burst
Price: $7.99
ISBN: 9781800993310
Pub Date: 2023-05-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
48 Pages
The Greatest Viking
The Life of Olav Haraldsson
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781780277950
Pub Date: 2023-01-03
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Birlinn
272 Pages