C 1800 To C 1900
BIC code: 3JH
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Add to BasketA Family: Paintings From A Bygone Age
£11.04
- Hardback - Floris
The paintings in this book all depict Larsson's family: his wife Karin and their children - Suzanne, Ulf, Pontus, Lisbeth, Brita, Kersti, Esbjorn - at their home in Sundborn. The accompanying text provides an insight into Larsson's family life and his painting techniques. -
Add to BasketBlackburn: The Story Of West Lothian's Cotton And Coal Town
£9.34
- Paperback - Luath
This is an account of the development of Blackburn, a town that has played a part in the history of some of the industries key to Scotland's development. From the sugar trade, to textile manufacture, to mining, each was once intrinsic to Blackburn's existence. This text chronicles each development in the town's history. -
Add to BasketThe Edinburgh History Of Scottish Literature
£140.00
- Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
This second volume of the history reveals the major contribution made by Scottish writers and Scottish writing to the shape of modernity in Britain, Europe and the world. -
Add to BasketWalking Down The Somerset Road: The Complete History Of Ayr United
£17.99
- Paperback - Fort
Founded in 1910 after Parkhouse and Ayr FC amalgamated, Ayr United have become one of the established members of the Scottish football league. This book traces the history, honours and noted ex-players and managers of 'the honest men'. -
Add to BasketBattersea Girl: Tracing A London Life
£9.34
- Paperback - Mainstream
Ellen Tregent was born in 1888 and died in 1988 - her lifetime encompassing a century of change and world upheaval. This book charts Ellen's eventful life and the lives of her siblings as they encounter abject poverty, disease, war and death. It also talks about the spirit of stoical people who were determined to make the most of their lives. -
Add to BasketDavid Livingstone: Mission And Empire
£25.49
- Paperback - Hambledon and London
David Livingstone was one of the supreme representatives of the British Empire whose reputation has swung between extremes of adulation and dismissal. This book is an account of Livingstone's life and his achievements. -
Add to BasketSelim Aga: An East African Slave's Odyssey
£14.44
- Hardback - Luath
Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative. -
Add to BasketThe First Psychic: The Peculiar Mystery Of A Notorious Victorian Wizard
£6.79
- Paperback - Abacus
This is the story of the world's first recognised psychic, Daniel Dunglas Home, and the Victorians who deified and despised him. -
Add to BasketScotland And The Abolition Of Black Slavery, 1756-1838
£80.00
- Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
This volume uses contemporary sources to demonstrate the contribution of Scots to the abolition of slavery. It starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedom in Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838. -
Add to BasketScotland And The Abolition Of Black Slavery, 1756-1838
£20.99
- Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
This volume uses contemporary sources to demonstrate the contribution of Scots to the abolition of slavery. It starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedom in Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838.
