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In These Times: Living in Britain Through Napoleon's Wars, 1793-1815 by Jenny Uglow
59.99 NZD
Category: History
We know the thrilling, terrible stories of the battles of the Napoleonic wars - but what of those left behind? The people on a Norfolk farm, in a Yorkshire mill, a Welsh iron foundry, an Irish village, a London bank or a Scottish mountain? The aristocrats and paupers, old and young, butchers and bakers ...Show more
Mr Lear - A Life of Art and Nonsense by Jenny Uglow
32.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Acclaimed historian Jenny Uglow brings us a fascinating and beautifully illustratedbiography of Edward Lear, shortlisted for Waterstone's Book of the Year, and a Telegraph and Spectator Book of the Year.
The Lunar Men: The Friends Who Made the Future 1730-1810 by Jenny Uglow
29.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and artisans who met and made friends in the Midlands in the 1760s. Most came from humble families, all lived far from the centre of things, but they were young and their optimism was bound ...Show more
The Lunar Men - The friends who made the future 1730-1810 by Jenny Uglow
69.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Among the group of Midlands amateur experimenters who formed the Lunar Society and kick-started the Industrial Revolution, were Matthew Boulton, Josiah Wedgewood, James Watt and Erasmus Darwin. This account uncovers the friendships, political passions and love of knowledge that drove these men. Har ...Show more
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