Symes, R. A.
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings: a Guide for Family Historians
(Pen and Sword, 2016).
Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books? How unusual was it that great-uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together and managing their collective affairs. With industrialisation, improved education, and far more geographical mobility, British people of all classes were writing for new purposes, with new implements, in new styles, using new modes of expression and new methods of communication (e.g. telegrams and postcards). Our ancestors had an itch for scribbling from the most basic marks (initials, signatures and graffiti on objects as varied as trees, rafters and window ledges), through more emotionally-charged kinds of writing such as letters and diaries, to more creative works such as poetry and even fiction. This book shows family historians how to get the most out of documents written by their ancestors and, therefore, how better to understand the people behind the words. Paperback. New book, fine. ix + 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A15529
Keywords: 9781473855434, family, geneaology, family trees, geneaological, diaries, social history, family historians, ancestors, literacy, correspondence, journals, autobiographies, signatures, commonplace books
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Chancellor, Valerie E.
History for their Masters: Opinion in the English History Textbook, 1800-1914
(Adams & Dart, 1970).
Hardback. Very good in yellowed dustwrapper. 153pp. Order No. NSBK-A2653
Keywords: 0239000684, English History, textbook, education, schooling, school, education, History, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history
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Capper, W. Bently, ed.
Licensed Houses and Their Management: A Practical Work for Hotel-Keepers, Innkeepers, Licensed Victuallers, Wine and Spirit Merchants, Off-Licence Holders, Club Secretaries, Club Stewards, Caterers, etc
(Caxton Publishing, revised, rpt, 1949).
In 3 volumes. Hardback. Corners rubbed & boards slightly marked, otherwise good. x + 250; vi + 271; vi + 322pp. Order No. NSBK-A3913
Keywords: B000HIEYG6, drink, alcohol, licensing, licensed, inn, off-licence, spirit merchant, club, pub, pubs, public houses, bars, leisure, entertainment, history, Britain, British, England, English
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Butler, W. C.
The Modern Practical Confectioner: A Boon to the Trade for the Master, Improver, Apprentice and the Trade Generally
(Abel Heywood/Simpkin Marshall, 1890).
Hardback. Boards worn and stained, internally good. vi + 87pp. Order No. NSBK-A12673
Keywords: B0008AO6AC, cakes, confectionary, foods, eating, bakers, bakery, apprentices, trades, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
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Abramovitz, Mimi.
Regulating the Lives of Women: Social Welfare Policy from Colonial Times to the Present
(South End Press, 1989).
Paperback. Spine creased, otherwise good. x + 406pp. Order No. NSBK-C13061
Keywords: 9780896083295, social welfare policy,US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, twentieth century, 20th, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th
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Lethaby, W. R.
Leadwork: Old and Ornamental and For The Most Part English
(Macmillan, 1893).
Illustrated. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings. Some ink stains to cloth, top half of spine cover lacking. Spine and edges worn. Internally good and solid. viii + 148pp. Order No. NSBK-A14960
Keywords: B002PEAQY4, lead, leadwork, antiquarian, buildings, decoration, history, architecture, roofs, gutters, fountains, craftsmanship, statues
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Watson, Susan.
Women of Derbyshire:
(J.H. Hall and Sons, 1987).
Derbyshire Heritage Series. Booklet. Light soiling to covers, otherwise very good. 54pp. Order No. NSBK-C13349
Keywords: 0946404615, Derby, Derbyshire, history, social history, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Bess of Hardwick, Florence Nightingale, Catherine Booth, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Angela Burdett-Coutts, booklet
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James, Louis.
Fiction for the Working Man, 1830 - 50: A Study of the Literature Produced for the Working Classes in Early Victorian Urban England
(Penguin, rpt, 1974).
Paperback. Spine creased, otherwise good. xviii + 261pp. Order No. NSBK-A8755
Keywords: 014060037X, fiction, class, working class, working classes, nineteenth century, 19th century, workers, working men, social history, class consciousness, reading habits, reading matter, Britain, British, England, English, popular literature, Victorian, popular fiction, publishing, popular culture, history, urbanisation
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Francome, Colin and Holland, Charlie.
Juggling for All:
(David & Charles, 2nd impress., 1987).
Illustrated by Ali Bongo. Paperback. Good. 94pp. Order No. NSBK-A10587
Keywords: 0715388975, juggling, jugglers, fun, entertainment, leisure, twentieth century, skills, skill, circus
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Edwards, Louise and Roces Mina eds.
Women's Suffrage in Asia:
(RoutledgeCurzon, rpt. 2012).
Paperback. Fine. ix + 253pp. Order No. NSBK-C15332
Keywords: 9780415653312
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