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Castles In The Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion
ISBN: 9780091897314 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Judy Corbett caught sight of a great stone mansion in the craggy wilds of north Wales, she had little idea of the adventure on which she was about to embark. She and her husband, Peter, had long dreamed of buying an old ruin and escaping the pace and excesses of modern life. But it was only when they had moved into the vandalized, squalidly filthy, cold and wet Gwydir Castle that they began to realize what restoration dramas lay ahead. Restoring the 16th-century castle, which reduced the couple to near penury, turned their lives into a curious blend of real and imaginary, past and...
When Judy Corbett caught sight of a great stone mansion in the craggy wilds of north Wales, she had little idea of the adventure on which she was abou...
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87,11 zł |
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The Enchantments of Britain: King Arthur's Round Table of the Stars
ISBN: 9780227678329 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of essays tracing the ideas and history behind the great Zodiac of Glastonbury, bringing together sources from religion, mythology and history to weave a complex and fascinating story.
A collection of essays tracing the ideas and history behind the great Zodiac of Glastonbury, bringing together sources from religion, mythology and hi...
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82,30 zł |
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London: A Musical Gazetteer
ISBN: 9780300104028 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This compact and convenient guide to music in London features the sites where music has flourished and where leading musicians have lived or performed in the city--from Handel's house to Berlioz's rooms, from cathedrals and churches to recording studios and concert halls. It provides historical information on auditoriums and opera houses, theatres, conservatories, museums, libraries, galleries, graves, memorials and statues, orchestras, music publishers, auction houses, and places of musical interest in the greater London area. The book includes biographical accounts of some 125 composers and...
This compact and convenient guide to music in London features the sites where music has flourished and where leading musicians have lived or performed...
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109,57 zł |
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Silver Linings: Travels Around Northern Ireland
ISBN: 9780349112510 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Northern Ireland has made headlines around the world for three decades. The province has become synonymous with conflict, terrorism and tortuous efforts to forge peace. But what is life there really like? In this enchanting and highly original book Martin Fletcher presents a portrait of Northern Ireland utterly at odds with its dire international image. He paints a compelling picture of a place caught in a time warp since the 1960s, of a land of mountains, lakes and rivers where customs, traditions and old-world charm survive, of an incredibly resourceful province that has given the world not...
Northern Ireland has made headlines around the world for three decades. The province has become synonymous with conflict, terrorism and tortuous effor...
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56,35 zł |
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Narrow Dog to Carcassonne: Two Foolish People, One Odd Dog, an English Canal Boat...and the Adventure of a Lifetime
ISBN: 9780385342087 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "We could bore ourselves to death, drink ourselves to death, or have a bit of an adventure..." It was absurd. It was foolhardy. And it was glorious. When they retired, Terry Darlington and his somewhat saner wife Monica--together with their dog, a whippet named Jim--chucked their earthbound life and set out in an utterly unseaworthy sixty-foot canal narrowboat across the notoriously treacherous English Channel and down to the South of France.
Aboard the Phyllis May, you'll dive through six-foot waves in the Channel and be swept down the terrible Rhone. You'll meet the... "We could bore ourselves to death, drink ourselves to death, or have a bit of an adventure..." It was absurd. It was foolhardy. And it was glor...
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81,99 zł |
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Victorian People and Ideas: A Companion for the Modern Reader of Victorian Literature
ISBN: 9780393093766 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The reputation of the Victorian age in England has undergone many vicissitudes, but it is now higher than ever. In this important study, Richard D. Altick moves us toward an understanding of the social, intellectual, and theological crises that Carlyle and Dickens, Tennyson and Arnold were daily struggling to solve. And the issues were many: the revolution in class structure and class attitudes; the rise of utilitarianism and the evangelical spirit; the crisis in religion, including the Oxford movement and Darwinism; the democratization of culture; the place of art and the artist in an...
The reputation of the Victorian age in England has undergone many vicissitudes, but it is now higher than ever. In this important study, Richard D. Al...
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134,28 zł |
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Scotland: An Intimate Portrait
ISBN: 9780395562369 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is the ideal introduction to Scotland for everyone. In this informative and amusing portrait, Professor MacGregor recounts the history and origins of golf, kilts, bagpipes, and other distinctly Scottish associations, revealing a Scotland lesser known--the rugged and romantic land that retains much of its own ancient tradition and culture.
Here is the ideal introduction to Scotland for everyone. In this informative and amusing portrait, Professor MacGregor recounts the history and origin...
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77,64 zł |
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The Changing Geography of the UK
ISBN: 9780415179003 / Angielski / Twarda / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fully revised edition of a widely used introductory text presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during the 1990s.
This fully revised edition of a widely used introductory text presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during ...
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281,13 zł |
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The Changing Geography of the UK 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780415179010 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1990 the UK has undergone major shifts in terms of its land, economy, society, policy and environment, all of which have had a profound effect on the geographical landscape. This fully revised edition of a well-known book presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during the 1990s. It includes a great deal of new material from a revised team of contributors.
Since 1990 the UK has undergone major shifts in terms of its land, economy, society, policy and environment, all of which have had a profound effect o...
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286,34 zł |
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The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names: Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society
ISBN: 9780521362092 / Angielski / Twarda / 778 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Victor Watt's reference work comprises a completely new compilation, based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society. It reflects the most recent scholarship for all names of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, rivers, streams, hills and other geographical locations included in the Ordnance Survey Road Atlas of Great Britain (1983), with many more recent additions. The Dictionary will be of interest to geographers, historians, historical linguists and language scholars.
Victor Watt's reference work comprises a completely new compilation, based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society. It reflects the most rec...
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1910,40 zł |
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The Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750-1950
ISBN: 9780521438148 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The final volume discusses the institutions that affected social conditions and influenced values and attitudes. Social policies were made for the most part by the comfortably off and those in power for the supposed good of the less fortunate. Contributors to this volume examine these initiatives with regard to, among others, the development of health care, philanthropy and the voluntary sector, the police and crime, professional associations and unions.
The final volume discusses the institutions that affected social conditions and influenced values and attitudes. Social policies were made for the mos...
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277,56 zł |
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The Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750-1950
ISBN: 9780521438155 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volume Two explores the questions of social structure, social mobility and class relations. Family and household, the social implications of demographic change, jobs, working and housing conditions, and family relations were all crucial elements in the shaping of group consciousness; these form the main themes of this volume. With chapters on nutrition, patterns of food and drink consumption and leisure activities, a comprehensive overview is built up on the way the social order has been changed.
Volume Two explores the questions of social structure, social mobility and class relations. Family and household, the social implications of demograph...
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218,37 zł |
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The Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750-1950
ISBN: 9780521438162 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The intensive study of particular localities and communities characterizes much recent work in social history. Volume One draws on this approach to present a series of chapters on the social history of various regions of the British Isles.
The intensive study of particular localities and communities characterizes much recent work in social history. Volume One draws on this approach to pr...
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307,16 zł |
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Mystery Readers Walking Guide: England
ISBN: 9780595003044 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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107,67 zł |
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The Citisights Guide to London: Ten Walks Through London's Past
ISBN: 9780595181476 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,83 zł |
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Mystery Reader's Walking Guide: London: Second Edition
ISBN: 9780595315130 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An intriguing 13 walks in London, featuring mystery writers and their detectives from Sherlock Holmes to Lord Peter Wimsee and Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgleish. An Ideal book for exploring London by foot or snug in your favorite armchair. Includes places of interest and restaurant suggestions.
An intriguing 13 walks in London, featuring mystery writers and their detectives from Sherlock Holmes to Lord Peter Wimsee and Scotland Yard's Adam Da...
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94,72 zł |
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English Churchyard Memorials
ISBN: 9780718891404 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout history people have perpetuated the memory of the dead by constructing stone monuments. The majority of early tombs honour great men, but by the 17th and 18th centuries the humble as well as the rich and powerful sought to express their love and grief by the erection of a suitably inscribed and decorated memorial, made by a local craftsman from native stone.
Frederick Burgess describes the origin and development of the churchyard and analyses the different types of monument and ornamentation of each period. He examines the symbolism and lettering and concludes with a section... Throughout history people have perpetuated the memory of the dead by constructing stone monuments. The majority of early tombs honour great men, but b...
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158,27 zł |
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The Sacred Places of Wales: A Modern Pilgrimage
ISBN: 9780759607859 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book takes the reader on an armchair tour of the sacred places of Wales, a tiny country in the western region of the British Isles that has retained much of its Celtic culture and language. (Foreign Travel)
This book takes the reader on an armchair tour of the sacred places of Wales, a tiny country in the western region of the British Isles that has retai...
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63,78 zł |
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British Author House Museums and Other Memorials: A Guide to Sites in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
ISBN: 9780786412686 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guide to British author memorials covers 300 sites devoted to 42 authors. Each entry describes the site and its history, placing it within the context of the author's life and career. Directions are provided, along with telephone numbers, admission prices and hours.
This guide to British author memorials covers 300 sites devoted to 42 authors. Each entry describes the site and its history, placing it within the co...
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308,08 zł |
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The Literary Guide and Companion to Southern England: Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780821412251 / Angielski / Twarda / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknowingly pass by, such as the house where Dickens wrote "A Tale of Two Cities," or the windswept quay where John Fowles's French Lieutenant's woman walked. Maps and information about restaurants and accommodations give the traveler the opportunity of having pints of half and half where Jane Austen dined or visiting the pub where Blake s scuffle led to his trial for treason.
This newly revised and updated edition of Robert Cooper's acclaimed... In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor Robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknow...
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203,07 zł |
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