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Stories Of Balloon Adventure
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Frank Mundell
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 Royal Humane Society
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Frank Mundell
Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning,…
An Idler In The Wilds
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Tickner Edwardes
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…
Bee-Keeping For All
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Tickner Edwardes
Originally published by a master bee-keeper in 1923, this 3rd edition of ‘Bee-Keeping For All’ was completely revised (in 1929) and brought …
A Country Calendar
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Tickner Edwardes
‘A Country Calendar’ was written in 1928 by the Reverend Tickner Edwardes, who was the vicar of Burpham, a small village tucked away in the …
The Burston Rebellion
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Thomas George Higdon
The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…
Bee-Keeping Do’s and Dont’s
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Tickner Edwardes
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…
Rough Talks by a Padre
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Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy
Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC was an ordained Anglican priest, who in the early stages of World War I volunteered for duty as a chap…
Side-lights of Nature in Quill and Crayon
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Tickner Edwardes
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 …