A fascinating insight into the early years of Rugby Football - carefully reproduced and enhanced with notes and commentaries. During the 1890s, The Times newspaper described Fletcher Robinson as a household name within rugby circles. Hence he was well qualified to write an anecdotal account of the origin of Rugby Union.

If you are looking for a simple and easy way to prepare a play or pantomime then this is the book for you. With readymade stories that can be easily updated to suit your performance this is more than a 'how to' book - it gets you most of the way there. Whether you are looking to put on a simple play inside the classroom to create an engaging and empowering lesson for children, or whether you want to prepare one to perform in front of others, Hugh Cooke's simple and wittylayout makes it easy. These pantomimes/plays have developed a long tradition in schools and theatres over the years - the...

In January 1904, three men were elected to a small and secretive London-based criminological society referred to by its members as "Our Society." Members of this society would meet at each other's homes to discuss real-life crimes and ideas for stories. The three men were close friends and each, in his own way, became a successful crime writer. The first was Max Pemberton, a popular late Victorian and Edwardian novelist, who had several bestsellers, such as 'The Iron Pirate' to his name; the second was Bertram Fletcher Robinson, a man of many talents, who sadly died young, and before the full...