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Stories of South Pole Adventure
The famous search for the North-West Passage led many daring pioneers to penetrate into the unknown and to brave the dread perils of the Arc…
Stories Of Balloon Adventure
In the following pages will be found brief narratives of some of the more famous incidents and exciting episodes which mark the history of b…
Stories of the Fire Brigade
The stories presented here have been collected from reports of actual incidents responded to by various fire brigades with examples from bot…
An Idler In The Wilds
Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham', Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for…
Side-lights of Nature in Quill and Crayon
In the following pages no attempt has been made to bring to light any new fact in Natural History. The papers are laid before the notice of …
The Complete Confectioner
The original version of Hannah Glasse’s ‘The Complete Confectioner’ was first produced about 1760 but the publication referenced here is fro…
Bee-Keeping For All
Originally published by a master bee-keeper in 1923, this 3rd edition of ‘Bee-Keeping For All’ was completely revised (in 1929) and brought …
Bee-Keeping Do’s and Dont’s
Originally published by a master bee-keeper in 1925, this book ‘Bee-Keeping Do’s and Dont’s’ was written to compliment an earlier book produ…
The Burston Rebellion
The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…
Stories of the Royal Humane Society
Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning,…