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The Last English King

2018-05-03 Fiction
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Release : 2018-05-03
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis The Last English King by : Julian Rathbone

Download or read book The Last English King written by Julian Rathbone. This book was released on 2018-05-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Sussex Downs in 1066, the psychotic William and his gang of European mercenaries began the process which fragmented a civilisation. Walt, the last of King Harold's bodyguard, the one who survived Hastings, wanders across Asia Minor in the company of Quint, an intellectual renegade monk. On the way he unfolds the events that led up to the battle which affected the destinies of every English man and woman. With rare skill, Rathbone vividly recreates a civilisation that stubbornly remains alive in the collective memory to this day, and so identifies the roots of the still-held belief that every English person is born free and should stay free. Tender romance, savage war, courtly intrigue and some wry humour combine to make The Last English King an exhilarating roller-coaster ride into our past.

Hereward the Wake

1867 Great Britain
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Release : 1867
Genre : Great Britain
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Book Synopsis Hereward the Wake by : Charles Kingsley

Download or read book Hereward the Wake written by Charles Kingsley. This book was released on 1867. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Lingua Franca

2010-11-23 Language Arts & Disciplines
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Release : 2010-11-23
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 713/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Last Lingua Franca by : Nicholas Ostler

Download or read book The Last Lingua Franca written by Nicholas Ostler. This book was released on 2010-11-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-speaking nations are challenged by the rising wealth of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

The Last English Poachers

2016-06-30
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Release : 2016-06-30
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Book Synopsis The Last English Poachers by : Bob Tovey

Download or read book The Last English Poachers written by Bob Tovey. This book was released on 2016-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In deepest Gloucestershire a secret way of life is clinging to a fragile existence. This is the world of the last English poachers - men who have lived off the land, taking game from the big country estates, risking the wrath of gamekeepers in order to feed their families and make a modest livelihood. Bob and Brian Tovey are poachers of the old stripe: a father and son of 75 and 50 years old respectively, who are continuing their ancestors' traditions, reluctant to surrender the old ways of sourcing food from nature. Writer John McDonald has obtained unique access to the men's lives and histories, and tells their fascinating story in their own words. The book is filled with anecdotes both moving and hilarious, as their sense of self-preservation, mistrust of outsiders and suspicions of modern technology express themselves in daily life. It is set against the backdrop of country sports as they used to be - and colourfully explains the shoots, the once-legal coursing meets, the centuries' old techniques of lamping, ferreting and netting and, of course, how the poachers outwit the keepers and police and escape with their quarry. It is a genuine, colourful and offbeat chronicle that documents rural life from a whole new perspective and a sense of humour.

The Last Garden in England

2021-01-12 Fiction
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Release : 2021-01-12
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 847/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Last Garden in England by : Julia Kelly

Download or read book The Last Garden in England written by Julia Kelly. This book was released on 2021-01-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fates” (Ellen Keith, author of The Dutch Wife) about five women living across three different times whose lives are all connected by one very special garden. Present day: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden. 1907: A talented artist with a growing reputation for her work, Venetia Smith has carved out a niche for herself as a garden designer to industrialists, solicitors, and bankers looking to show off their wealth with sumptuous country houses. When she is hired to design the gardens of Highbury House, she is determined to make them a triumph, but the gardens—and the people she meets—promise to change her life forever. 1944: When land girl Beth Pedley arrives at a farm on the outskirts of the village of Highbury, all she wants is to find a place she can call home. Cook Stella Adderton, on the other hand, is desperate to leave Highbury House to pursue her own dreams. And widow Diana Symonds, the mistress of the grand house, is anxiously trying to cling to her pre-war life now that her home has been requisitioned and transformed into a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers. But when war threatens Highbury House’s treasured gardens, these three very different women are drawn together by a secret that will last for decades. “Gorgeously written and rooted in meticulous period detail, this novel is vibrant as it is stirring. Fans of historical fiction will fall in love with The Last Garden in England” (Roxanne Veletzos, author of The Girl They Left Behind).

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