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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The Book Club, Edgar Wallace : the biography of a phenomenon, 1939
A biography of Edgar Wallace. Quote from the plaque put up to the memory of Edgar Wallace at Ludgate Circus, over the spot where he sold newspapers as a boy : 'Edgar Wallace Reporter born London 1875 died Hollywood 1932. Founder member of the Company of Newspaper Makers. He knew wealth and poverty yet had walked with kings and kept his bearing. Of his talents he gave lavishly to authorship - but to Fleet Street he gave his heart.'Index, ill, p.423.non-fictionA biography of Edgar Wallace. Quote from the plaque put up to the memory of Edgar Wallace at Ludgate Circus, over the spot where he sold newspapers as a boy : 'Edgar Wallace Reporter born London 1875 died Hollywood 1932. Founder member of the Company of Newspaper Makers. He knew wealth and poverty yet had walked with kings and kept his bearing. Of his talents he gave lavishly to authorship - but to Fleet Street he gave his heart.' edgar wallace 1875-1932, journalists - great britain - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hodder and Stoughton, J. Bevan Braithwaite : a friend of the nineteenth century, 1909
A biography of Joseph Bevan BraithwaiteIndex, ill, p.404.non-fictionA biography of Joseph Bevan Braithwaitejoseph bevan braithwaite 1818-1905, quakers - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Allen & Unwin, Lord Shaftesbury and social-industrial progress, 1926
A biography of social reformer Lord ShaftesburyIndex, ill, bib, p.446.A biography of social reformer Lord Shaftesburygreat britain - social reform, great britain - social conditions - 19th century -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Eveleigh Nash, The life and times of Lord Strathcona, 1914
A biography of Canadian politician Lord Strathconap.324.non-fictionA biography of Canadian politician Lord Strathconacanada - history, canada - politics and government -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Allen & Unwin, Barnardo of Stepney : the father of nobody's children, 1943
The biography of Thomas John BarnardoIndex, ill, p.236.non-fictionThe biography of Thomas John Barnardothomas john barnardo 1845 - 1905, child welfare - england -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Epworth Press, The life of John Wesley, 1924
The biography of John WesleyIndex, ill, p.406.non-fictionThe biography of John Wesleyjohn wesley 1703-1791, religious biography - england -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Oxford University Press, Booth the beloved : personal recollections of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, 1947
A biography of William Booth, founder of the Salvation ArmyIll, p.132.non-fictionA biography of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Armywilliam booth 1829-1912, salvation army -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hodder and Stoughton, General Booth, 1912
A biography of William Booth, founder of the Salvation ArmyIll, p.303.non-fictionA biography of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Armywilliam booth 1829-1912, salvation army -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Odhams Press, The life and times of Winston Churchill, 1945
A biography of Winston ChurchillIndex, ill, p.320.non-fictionA biography of Winston Churchillprime ministers - great britain, great britain - politics and government - 20th century -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Constance Smedley, Grace Darling and her times, 1932
A biography of Grace DarlingIll, p.269.non-fictionA biography of Grace Darlinggrace darling - english heroine, shipwrecks - england -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Constable, Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910, 1950
A biography of Florence NightingaleIndex, bib, ill, p.615.non-fictionA biography of Florence Nightingalenurses - great britain - biography, florence nightingale 1820-1910 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell, Edith Cavell, 1958
A biography of Edith CavellIndex, ill, p.161.A biography of Edith Cavellnurses - great britain - biography, edith cavell 1865-1915 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell, Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope : a new light on her life and love affairs, 1913
A biography of Lady Hester Lucy StanhopeIndex, ill, p.313.A biography of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhopelady hester lucy stanhope 1776-1839, archeologists - great britan -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, John Murray et al, My picture gallery, 1886-1901, 1951
An autobiography of the Viscountess MilnerIndex, ill, p.242.non-fictionAn autobiography of the Viscountess Milnerauthors - english - 20th century - biography, intellectual life - england -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Oxford University Press, Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General and explorer, 1954
A biography of Thomas Mitchel ; including account of contacts with Aborigines during expeditions.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.270.non-fictionA biography of Thomas Mitchel ; including account of contacts with Aborigines during expeditions. australia - discovery and exploration, thomas mitchell -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, Lachlan Macquarie : his life, adventures, and times, 1952
Biography of Lachlan Macquarie including references to relations between Aborigines and Europeans, including attacks, murders, proclamations, raids, settlements, attitudes; Aboriginal habits.Index, notes, ill, maps, p.614.non-fictionBiography of Lachlan Macquarie including references to relations between Aborigines and Europeans, including attacks, murders, proclamations, raids, settlements, attitudes; Aboriginal habits. governors - new south wales - biography, new south wales - history - 19th century -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Melbourne University Press, Charles Joseph LaTrobe, superintendent of the Port Phillip District 1839-1851, Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, 1851-1854, 1956
A biography of Charles Joseph LaTrobeIndex, bib, ill, p.146.non-fictionA biography of Charles Joseph LaTrobevictoria - history 1839-1854, charles joseph latrobe 1801-1875 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Collins, Sir Hubert Murray of Papua, 1949
A biography of Sir Hubert Murray of PapuaIll, p.317.A biography of Sir Hubert Murray of Papuapapua new guinea - politics and government, papua new guinea - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Bell and Sons, Life of George Washington v.1, 1901
A biography of George Washingtonp.436.non-fictionA biography of George Washingtongeorge washington 1732-1799, presidents - united states - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Bell and Sons, Life of George Washington v.2, 1901
A biography of George Washingtonp.471.non-fictionA biography of George Washingtongeorge washington 1732-1799, presidents - united states - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Bell and Sons, Life of George Washington v.3, 1901
A biography of George Washingtonp.395.non-fictionA biography of George Washingtongeorge washington 1732-1799, presidents - united states - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Bell and Sons, Life of George Washington v.4, 1901
A biography of George WashingtonIndex, p.401.non-fictionA biography of George Washingtongeorge washington 1732-1799, presidents - united states - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Robert Hale Ltd, Journeyman Taylor : the education of a scientist, 1957
The biography of Thomas Griffith TaylorIndex, ill, maps, p.352.non-fictionThe biography of Thomas Griffith Taylorgeographers - australia - biography, antarctica - discovery and exploration -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Robertson and Mullens, Adamson of Wesley : the story of a great headmaster, 1932
A biography of L.A. Adamson a former Headmaster of Wesley. The book has three main parts: Adamson and Wesley, Adamson the man and Adamson in Public Life. The book also contains an autobiography of his early life.Ill, p.218.non-fictionA biography of L.A. Adamson a former Headmaster of Wesley. The book has three main parts: Adamson and Wesley, Adamson the man and Adamson in Public Life. The book also contains an autobiography of his early life. educators - victoria - biography, wesley college -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Colorgravure, Fifty famous Australians, 1950?
Biographical sketches of 50 famous AustraliansIll, p.464.non-fictionBiographical sketches of 50 famous Australiansaustralia - biography, australia - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Constable and Company, Abraham Lincoln, 1916
Charnwood describes the frontier life and continual self-education that developed Lincoln's rare character and helped him to adapt to great events and demands such as few other men have experienced. Lincoln, the man, is analyzed against the dramatic historical background of the colonial days, the revolution, the War of 1812, the Missouri compromise, secession, and the Civil War. Lincoln's Administrative genius, his war strategy, and his neglect of the lesser for the greater are all presented in this portrait.Index, ill, map, p.479.non-fictionCharnwood describes the frontier life and continual self-education that developed Lincoln's rare character and helped him to adapt to great events and demands such as few other men have experienced. Lincoln, the man, is analyzed against the dramatic historical background of the colonial days, the revolution, the War of 1812, the Missouri compromise, secession, and the Civil War. Lincoln's Administrative genius, his war strategy, and his neglect of the lesser for the greater are all presented in this portrait. united staes - history - civil war 1861-1865, presidents - united states - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Macmillan, The life of Hans Christian Andersen, 1933
A biography of Hans Christian AndersenIndex, ill, p.289.non-fictionA biography of Hans Christian Andersenhans christian andersen 1805-1875, fairy tales -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook - The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, Henry Froude Hodder and Stoughton, ????
The voyages of Christopher ColumbusIll, p.288.non-fictionThe voyages of Christopher Columbusexplorers - america - biography, america - discovery and exploration -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Thames and Hudson, Mussolini : an intimate life, 1953
A biography of benito MussoliniIndex, ill, p.304.non-fictionA biography of benito Mussolinibenito mussolini 1883-1945, italy - dictators - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, William Heinemann, Madame Curie, 1938
The biography of scientist Madame CurieIndex, ill, p.411.The biography of scientist Madame Curieradium - history, scientists - france - biography
