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The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Henry Metcalfe, The chronicle of Private Henry Metcalfe, H.M. 32nd Regiment of Foot / together with Lieutenant John Edmonstone's letter to his mother of 4th January, 1858, and other particulars collected and edited by Sir Francis Tuker, 1953
The adventures of a British soldier in IndiaIll, p.117.non-fictionThe adventures of a British soldier in Indiaindia - sepoy rebellion, lucknow - siege - 1857 -
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Book, The Earl of Birkenhead, Famous trials, 19??
A history of famous trials in Britain from Mary, Queen of Scots to LandruIll, p.567.A history of famous trials in Britain from Mary, Queen of Scots to Landrugreat britain - trials, great britain - criminals -
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Book, Harper, The United States in world affairs 1931, 1931
A selection of essays on American foreign policyIndex, p.363.non-fictionA selection of essays on American foreign policyunited states - foreign policy, united states - diplomacy -
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Book, Harper, The United States in world affairs 1934-5, 1935
A selection of essays on American foreign policyIndex, p.345.non-fictionA selection of essays on American foreign policyunited states - foreign policy, united states - diplomacy -
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Book - Russia and Britain, Edward Crankshaw, 194?
A study of British and Russian relationsIll, p.128.non-fictionA study of British and Russian relationssoviet union - history, great britain - relations - soviet union -
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Book, Smith Elder and Co, The reign of Queen Victoria : a survey of fifty years of progress v.1, 1887
A study of the history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen VictoriaMap, p.594.non-fictionA study of the history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Victoriagreat britain - social conditions - 19th century, great britain - economic conditions - 19th century -
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Book, Smith Elder and Co, The reign of Queen Victoria : a survey of fifty years of progress v.2, 1887
A study of the history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen VictoriaMap, p.620.non-fictionA study of the history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Victoriagreat britain - social conditions - 19th century, great britain - economic conditions - 19th century -
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Book, Hutchinson, Persia and the powers : an account of diplomatic relations, 1941-1946, 1946
The foreign relations of Persia during the war yearsMaps, p.125.non-fictionThe foreign relations of Persia during the war yearsiran - foreign relations - 1941-1946, iran - diplomatic history - 20th century -
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Book, Student Christian Movement Press, China among the nations, 1943
A history of ChinaIll, p.125.non-fictionA history of Chinachina - civilization, china - history -
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Book, Thomas Carylyle, The French revolution : a history, ????
The French Revolution is a work by Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian Thomas Carlyle. It is a massive, even heroic undertaking - one which hadn't been achieved before and has not since. Carlyle's literary style is unique: written in the present tense first-person plural, A History follows along chronologically as the events of the Revolution unfold with sweeping, apocalyptic grandeur. The reader feels as though he or she were observing, participating almost in, the events occurring on the Paris streets. The reader is carried along day-by-day, month-by-month as the as the inevitable.Index, p.609non-fictionThe French Revolution is a work by Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian Thomas Carlyle. It is a massive, even heroic undertaking - one which hadn't been achieved before and has not since. Carlyle's literary style is unique: written in the present tense first-person plural, A History follows along chronologically as the events of the Revolution unfold with sweeping, apocalyptic grandeur. The reader feels as though he or she were observing, participating almost in, the events occurring on the Paris streets. The reader is carried along day-by-day, month-by-month as the as the inevitable. french revolution, france - history -
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Book, E.W.Cole et al, A popular history of France / condensed from the text of Emile de Bonnechose and brought down to the first years of the present republic by H.W. Dulcken, ????
A history of France from the earliest days to the second empire (1870)Ill, p.508.non-fictionA history of France from the earliest days to the second empire (1870)france - history, europe - history -
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Book, George Routledge And Sons, The rise of the Dutch Republic v.3, 1869
American historian John Lothrop Motley (1814–77) graduated from Harvard in 1831. During 1832 and 1833 he studied in Göttingen before returning to the United States. Already the author of two novels and numerous essays, he began to plan a history of the Netherlands, but, unable to find all the source material he needed in America, he returned to Europe in 1851, this time with his family. The next few years he spent researching in Dresden, The Hague and Brussels. The result was this famous account of the foundation of the Dutch Republic, first published in 1855. Volume 2 starts with the end of Margaret of Parma's governorship and then describes the start of the Eighty Years' War, covering the period 1567–76, including the governorship of the duke of Alva and the so-called Council of Blood by which he attempted to quash the movement for Dutch independence from Spain.Index, p.481.non-fictionAmerican historian John Lothrop Motley (1814–77) graduated from Harvard in 1831. During 1832 and 1833 he studied in Göttingen before returning to the United States. Already the author of two novels and numerous essays, he began to plan a history of the Netherlands, but, unable to find all the source material he needed in America, he returned to Europe in 1851, this time with his family. The next few years he spent researching in Dresden, The Hague and Brussels. The result was this famous account of the foundation of the Dutch Republic, first published in 1855. Volume 2 starts with the end of Margaret of Parma's governorship and then describes the start of the Eighty Years' War, covering the period 1567–76, including the governorship of the duke of Alva and the so-called Council of Blood by which he attempted to quash the movement for Dutch independence from Spain. neterlands - history, netherlands - wars of independence -
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Book, Hodder and Stoughton, Historical and miscellaneous questions : British and general biography, etc, 1882
A history school bookIll, p.495.non-fictionA history school bookgreat britain - history, examination questions - schools -
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Book, F. Warne and co., ltd, Flags of the world, past and present : their story and associations, 1939
A history of flags of the worldIll, p.245.non-fictionA history of flags of the worldflags of the world, flags of the empire -
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Book, George Routledge, Comparative mythology, 1909
An essay on comparative mythologyIndex, p.184.non-fictionAn essay on comparative mythologyancient world - mythology, mythology - literary -
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Book, Oxford University Press : H. Milford, The Ingoldsby legends, or, Mirth and marvels, 1921
A collection of 52 often humorous parodies of myths, tales, and ghost stories, and 13 "Miscellaneous Poems".Ill, p.527.non-fictionA collection of 52 often humorous parodies of myths, tales, and ghost stories, and 13 "Miscellaneous Poems". literary humour, thomas ingoldsby -
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Book, Watts & co, The folklore of fairy-tale, 1924
A history of fairy tales and folkloreIndex, p.240.non-fictionA history of fairy tales and folklorefairy tales, folklore -
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Book, Heinemann, Aesop's fables, 1912
A new translation of Aesop's fables by V.S. Vernon Jones with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton ; and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.Ill, p.224.non-fictionA new translation of Aesop's fables by V.S. Vernon Jones with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton ; and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.aesops fables, fairy tales -
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Book, Heinemann, Aesop's fables, 1912
A new translation of Aesop's fables by V.S. Vernon Jones with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton ; and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.Ill, p.224.non-fictionA new translation of Aesop's fables by V.S. Vernon Jones with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton ; and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.aesops fables, fairy tales -
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Book, Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, Fairy tales and other stories, 1914
Fairy tales and other stories by Hans Christian Andersen revised and in part newly translated by W. A. & J. K. Craigie, with fifty-six illustrations.Ill, p.663.non-fictionFairy tales and other stories by Hans Christian Andersen revised and in part newly translated by W. A. & J. K. Craigie, with fifty-six illustrations.fairy tales, fairy tales - denmark -
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Book, Cobden Sanderson Limited, Fairy tales and legends by Hans Andersen, 1935
Hans Christian Andersens fairy talesIll, p.469.non-fictionHans Christian Andersens fairy talesfairy tales - denmark, fairy tales -
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Book, Jacob Grimm, Grimms fairy tales, 1947
Stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children learn about the vagaries of the real world.Ill, p.863.Stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children learn about the vagaries of the real world.fairy tales, folklore - germany -
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Edward Stanley Poole, The thousand and one nights, commonly the Arabian nights' entertainments v.1, 1912
The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian nights' entertainments: a new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes by E.W.Lane, illustrated from original designs by W.Harvey. London, C.KnightsIll, p.555.non-fictionThe thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian nights' entertainments: a new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes by E.W.Lane, illustrated from original designs by W.Harvey. London, C.Knightsfables - arabic, fairy tales - arabic -
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Book, Edward Stanley Poole, The thousand and one nights, commonly the Arabian nights' entertainments v.2, 1912
The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian nights' entertainments: a new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes by E.W.Lane, illustrated from original designs by W.Harvey. London, C.KnightsIll, p.578.non-fictionThe thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian nights' entertainments: a new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes by E.W.Lane, illustrated from original designs by W.Harvey. London, C.Knightsfables - arabic, fairy tales - arabic -
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Book, A.&C. Black, The Arabian nights, 1913
Legends and fairy tales from the Arabian peninsulaIll, p.411.fictionLegends and fairy tales from the Arabian peninsulafables - arabic, fairy tales - arabic -
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Book - Gullivers travels into several remote nations of the world, Ward Lock and Bowden, ????
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a witty and insightful satirical novel recounts the history of Lemuel Gulliver, "First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships". In his travels Gulliver visits the Land of Lilliput, where he towers over the local inhabitants, the land of Brobdingnag where he is much smaller than the citizens, the floating island of Laputa, infested with fanatical scientists who in their obsession with reason behave with no sense at all and finally to the land of the brutish Yahoos who look to all intents and purposes like humans and are derided by the intelligent horse people. John Gay said in a 1726 letter to Swift that "it is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery"Ill, p.361.fictionGulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a witty and insightful satirical novel recounts the history of Lemuel Gulliver, "First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships". In his travels Gulliver visits the Land of Lilliput, where he towers over the local inhabitants, the land of Brobdingnag where he is much smaller than the citizens, the floating island of Laputa, infested with fanatical scientists who in their obsession with reason behave with no sense at all and finally to the land of the brutish Yahoos who look to all intents and purposes like humans and are derided by the intelligent horse people. John Gay said in a 1726 letter to Swift that "it is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery" voyages - imaginary, literary fiction -
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Book, Lewis Carroll, Alice's adventures in wonderland, ????
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll.Ill, p.320.fictionCommemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. childrens literature, fictional literature -
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Book, The heirloom library, The adventures of Tom Sawyer, ????
The classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.Ill, p.285.fictionThe classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave. adventure fiction, juvenile fiction -
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Book, The heirloom library, Huckleberry Finn, ????
The classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.Ill, p.287.fictionThe classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave. adventure fiction, juvenile fiction -
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Book, Sands and Co, The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 1902
The timeless tale of survival and adventure that set the standard for the English novelRobinson Crusoe is the only man still alive when his ship is destroyed in a terrible storm. Washing up on a deserted island, he realizes that he is stranded, with no immediate hope of rescue. Displaying remarkable ingenuity, Crusoe builds a crude home, raises crops, and keeps track of the passing days with a rudimentary calendar. Loneliness is his greatest adversary until a tribe of cannibals arrives with their intended victims. When one of the prisoners escapes, Crusoe rescues him.Ill, p.378.fictionThe timeless tale of survival and adventure that set the standard for the English novelRobinson Crusoe is the only man still alive when his ship is destroyed in a terrible storm. Washing up on a deserted island, he realizes that he is stranded, with no immediate hope of rescue. Displaying remarkable ingenuity, Crusoe builds a crude home, raises crops, and keeps track of the passing days with a rudimentary calendar. Loneliness is his greatest adversary until a tribe of cannibals arrives with their intended victims. When one of the prisoners escapes, Crusoe rescues him. juvenile fiction, adventure fiction