Ann Oughton
Another Time and Place
In 1944, Anna Pilgrim falls in love with an American airman, Tom Blake, after a chance meeting in a café.…
Jane Austen’s Guide to Good Manners: Compliments, Characters & Horrible Blunders
“Every society has its ‘Rules’ – and where these contribute to good order, and the well-being of all, it is…
The Good Old Days: Crime, Murder and Mayhem in Victorian London
During the 19th century the East End of London was peopled by a demimonde of criminals. The divide between the…
Summer Crossing
Set in post-WWII New York, Summer Crossing tells the story of young socialite Grady McNeil. While her parents set sail…
Claudius The God
After the assassination of Caligula, the soldiers, on a high after the furious bloodletting and bent on looting the palace,…
I, Claudius
Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus survived the intrigues, power struggles and bloody purges of one of the most violent times…
The Black Hole: Money, Myth And Empire
In 1756 the Nawab of Bengal besieged the British East India Company’s fort in Calcutta and 146 people were imprisoned…
Allen’s English Phrases
This wonderful book offers, for the first time on such a scale, a scholarly and systematic treatment of thousands of…
Shakespeare & Co.
The Elizabethan and Jacobean periods are often referred to as ‘the age of Shakespeare’ and his is the first name…
The Burry Man’s Day
It is 1923 in South Queensferry and the local inhabitants are preparing for the annual Ferry Fair. On the eve…
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