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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Eastwood, Helen, Unwilling Bride by Helen Eastwood, 1953
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 192 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a man and a woman embracing.fictionRomance novel.helen eastwood, romance, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Rinehart, Mary Roberts et al, When A Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart, 1909
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 356 pages. Book has an olive green cover with white text.Illustrations by Harrison Fisher and Mayo Bunker.fictionRomance novel.mary roberts rinehart, romance, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Cabell, James Branch, The Line of love: dizain des mariages by James Branch Cabell ; with an introduction by H. L. Mencken, 1929
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 261 pages. Book has a black cover with gold embossed text.fictionRomance novel.james branch cabell, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Hornblow, Leonora, The Love-Seekers by Leonora Hornblow, 1958
A novel about love, sex and marriage.Hard cover book, 317 pages. Book has a maroon cover. Original dust jacket removed, title and author's name handwritten on spine.fictionA novel about love, sex and marriage.leonora hornblow, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Putnam, Nina Wilcox, Paris Love by Nina Wilcox Putnam, 1932
Romance novel set in France and Monaco about car racing.Hardcover book, 273 pages. Section of original dust jacket, with image of four blue racing cars, pasted to front cover. Summary of book from original dust jacket pasted inside front cover.fictionRomance novel set in France and Monaco about car racing.nina wilcox putnam, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Champion, Jessie, Upon Better Acquaintance by Jessie Champion, [n.d.] [1923]
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 254 pages. Front cover of book has a colour portrait of a young woman.fictionRomance novel.jessie champion, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Short stories, Hamilton, Cosmo (Henry Charles Hamilton Gibbs), Cupid in Many Moods by Cosmo Hamilton, [n.d.] [1920s?]
Short stories.Hardcover book, 249 pages. Book has a maroon cover with gold embossed floral decoration on all four sides.fictionShort stories. romance, fiction, cosmo hamilton (henry charles hamilton gibbs) -
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Book - Novel, Gillman, Olga, Tread Softly by Olga Gillman, 1955
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 189 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a man and woman standing in front of a house.fictionRomance novel.olga gillman, romance, fiction -
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Book - Novel, O'Nair, Mairi, Four Steps Upwards by Mairi O'Nair, 1945
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 192 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a man and a woman at a door. The man is wearing a brown hat and overcoat. The woman has blonde hair and is wearing a green skirt and jacket.fictionRomance novel.mairi o'nair, romance, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Dormandy, Clara, Resistance to love, Copyright 1959
Romance fiction189 p. : pale blue cover, section of original dustjacket has been pasted to front.fictionRomance fictionfiction, clara dormandy -
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Book - Novel, Morrison, Emmeline, Kind strangers : the tale of a family, [n.d.] [1950?]
Romance fiction272 p. Book has a plain red cover, with section of original dust jacket, showing head and face of a young woman, pasted to front. title and author's name hand written on spine.fictionRomance fictionfiction, emmeline morrison -
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Book - Novel, Rhode, John (pen-name of Cecil Street), Mademoiselle from Armentieres, 1927
Thriller/espionage/romance novel, set during World War I.256 p.fictionThriller/espionage/romance novel, set during World War I.fiction, adventure, romance, john rhode (cecil street) -
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Book - Novel, Allardyce, Paula, After the lady, 1954
Romantic fiction set in the year 1792. A tale of forbidden love . . .204 p. : pale blue cover, image on front depicts two men duelling, while a woman looks on in horror. A castle in the background.fictionRomantic fiction set in the year 1792. A tale of forbidden love . . .paula allardyce, historical fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Richmond, Mary (psudonym of Kathleen Lindsay), Those bright horizons, [n.d.] [1949?]
Romantic fiction set in India.160 p. : green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to cover, depicting a man an woman embracing while another woman looks on. Summary of story pasted to half-title page.fictionRomantic fiction set in India.mary richmond, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Lee, Annabel, Star stuff, [n.d.] [1930s?]
Romantic fiction set in the world of film-making. Protagonist, a promising film star, ultimately gives up her career for love.254 p. : plain orange cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, depicting a couple sitting by a lake or river, with peacocks(?) in background.Summary of story (also from dust jacket) pasted inside.fictionRomantic fiction set in the world of film-making. Protagonist, a promising film star, ultimately gives up her career for love.annabel lee, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Grimstead, Hettie, Strangers may kiss, 1952
224 p.: brown cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with image of a woman in evening wear in foreground, a man sitting just behind her, and another woman in the background.fictionhetti grimstead, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Lees, Marguerite, The sun and the sea, 1958
188 p. : plain brown cover. Book summary clipped from original dust jacket pasted inside front cover.fictionmargeurite lees, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Chase, Melody, The spice of love, Copyright 1957
160 p. : red cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with image of a woman dressed in evening wear looking behind her to a man wearing a suit and carrying a hat and overcoat, who has just entered the room.fictionmelody chase, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Clamp, Helen Mary Elizabeth (also wrote as Irina Karlova, Olivia Leigh), Waiting for Linnette, 1958
191 p. : plain red voverfictionhelen mary elizabeth clamp, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Black, Hermina, Distant star, 1950
Clemency Norton takes a job as governess to a family living in French Morocco.287 p. : black cover, with section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Image of a man and woman embracing. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionClemency Norton takes a job as governess to a family living in French Morocco.romance, fiction, hermina black -
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Book - Novel, Littlejohn, Linda (Emma Linda Palmer Littlejohn), Life and Lucille, 1933
280 p. : plain red coverfictionlinda littlejohn, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Ramsay, Fay, For love of Deborah, 1956
"Deborah's beauty is a mask which hides a most unlovely nature".190 p. : section of original dust jacket, with image of a man and woman embracing, while another woman looks on, pasted to front cover. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fiction"Deborah's beauty is a mask which hides a most unlovely nature".fay ramsay, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Clay, Bertha M, Love's hidden perils, [n.d.] [1940s?]
224 p. : red/brown cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionbertha m. clay, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Rivers, Dorothy, Tangled web, 1946
A tale of romance and deception.188 p. : green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, image of a woman cupping her face with her hands. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionA tale of romance and deception.dorothy rivers, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Strathern, Christine, The master of Brae, 1956
"Romantic, picturesque story of love on a farm".192 p. :blue-grey coverfiction"Romantic, picturesque story of love on a farm".christine strathern, fiction, romance -
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Book - Novel, Deering, Ann (pseudonym of Nancy Collier), Serenade to Columbine, 1951
Romance fiction.222 p. : brown cover. Section of original dust jacket pasted to front cover, image of a woman in ballet dress, with a man behind her playing a grand piano.fictionRomance fiction.fiction, ann deering -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book - Prime Ministers' wives
Since Federation Australia has had twenty-four prime ministers. This book delves into the lives of the wives of ten of these men revealing how they survived the rigours of marriage to Australia's most powerful men. As well as describing these women's public activities, the author explores their private lives: their romances with the men who were to become prime ministers, their marriages, the joys and anxieties of childbirth and family life, the losses and infidelities. Taking us from the early days of Federation, these revealing portraits hold up a mirror to a changing Australia.23 cm H, 342 p; index; notes: 1 sourcesnon-fictionSince Federation Australia has had twenty-four prime ministers. This book delves into the lives of the wives of ten of these men revealing how they survived the rigours of marriage to Australia's most powerful men. As well as describing these women's public activities, the author explores their private lives: their romances with the men who were to become prime ministers, their marriages, the joys and anxieties of childbirth and family life, the losses and infidelities. Taking us from the early days of Federation, these revealing portraits hold up a mirror to a changing Australia.prime ministers' spouses -- australia -- biography, pattie deakin, elizabeth and mary hughes, enid lyons, elsie curtin, elizabeth chifley, pattie menzies, zara holt, margaret whitlam, tamie fraser, hazel hawke -
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Book - Novel, Glasgow, Ellen, The deliverance, 1904
Romance set against the background of the aftermath of the American Civil War.543 p. : ill. (col. plates)fictionRomance set against the background of the aftermath of the American Civil War.fiction, romance, american civil war, ellen glasgow -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gibbs, George, Youth triumphant, [n.d.] [USA edition 1921; date of Hodder & Stoughton edition not known]
Romance fiction327 p. : blue cover, with image from original dust jacket pasted to front. Image depicts faces of three young people.fictionRomance fictiongeorge gibbs, romance, fiction -
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Book - Novel, Davies, Rhys, The perishable quality : a novel by Rhys Davies, 1957
Romance fiction238 p. : dark grey/black cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with image of two women staring at another, fashionably dressed woman whose face cannot be seen. Plot summary pasted inside front cover.fictionRomance fictionfiction, romance, rhys davies