The Peculiar Case Of The Electric Constable
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The Peculiar Case Of The Electric Constable
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Author : Carol Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-09-01
The Peculiar Case Of The Electric Constable written by Carol Baxter and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with True Crime categories.
John Tawell was a sincere Quaker but a sinning one. Convicted of forgery, he was transported to Sydney, where he opened Australia’s first retail pharmacy and made a fortune. When he returned home to England after fifteen years, he thought he would be welcomed; instead he was shunned. Then on New Year’s Day 1845 Tawell boarded the 7:42 pm train to London Paddington. Soon, men arrived chasing a suspected murderer – but the 7:42 had departed. The Great Western Railway was experimenting with a new-fangled device, the electric telegraph, so a message was sent: a ‘KWAKER’ man was on the run. The trail became a sensation, involving no apparent weapon, much innuendo, and a pious man desperate to save his reputation – and would usher in the modern communication age. Told with narrative verve and rich in historical research, this is a delicious true tale of murder and scientific revolution in Victorian England.
The Year That Shaped The Victorian Age
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Author : Michael Wheeler
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-30
The Year That Shaped The Victorian Age written by Michael Wheeler and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-30 with Literary Collections categories.
Michael Wheeler is a leading authority on the Victorian age. His exploration of 1845 transforms our understanding of the period.
Lady C Investigates The Complete Collection
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Author : Issy Brooke
language : en
Publisher: Issy Brooke
Release Date : 2018-06-03
Lady C Investigates The Complete Collection written by Issy Brooke and has been published by Issy Brooke this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-03 with Fiction categories.
FIVE full-length standalone light historical mysteries in one volume! Join Cordelia, Lady Cornbrook and her eclectic household as she fights crime, unearths secrets, and fends off the advances of unsuitable men. These Victorian murder mysteries are set in Britain in the 1840s, and take a light, frothy look at the fun side of history. It's not quite Dickens. Maybe Dickens at a party after a few too many brandies. They are rooted in accuracy, though (there are author's notes at the back and everything, which makes it legit). In An Unmourned Man, we meet Cordelia for the first time. She's widowed, titled, entitled, and plunged into an exciting adventure which features a country doctor wearing only his shirt and breeches. There's callisthenics, a surly coachman, a cad with copious facial hair, laudanum and society balls. Riots and Revelations takes us to the grim north, which is all mills and rain and working class uprisings. There's a dashing cavalry officer and a passionate rabble-rousing Chartist, trouble at t'mill, wayward servants, night-time escapades with weaponry, and a large pig. In The House of Secrets and Lies returns Cordelia to London, and to the heart of British politics, which is actually more interesting than it sounds. Cordelia vows to stop a miscarriage of justice. But she is too rich to go into the lowest parts of Victorian London, too female to go into the clubs and coffee houses, and too scandalous to go to the parties and balls. The fourth book, Daughters of Disguise, leaves England and takes Cordelia and her household to Wales. It's a different country, with its own language, its own traditions, and its own history of justice. Cordelia has joined forces with the local constable, and together they are up against not only the murderer, but the local council ... and even the local people. And finally, in The Continental Gentleman, she confronts her past. It's not pleasant, but luckily she's armed with a short, stabby sword. It's late summer and Cordelia is rattling around her Surrey estate, annoying the servants and causing the gardeners to hide in the bushes. Her old friend – or nemesis – Hugo Hawke turns up, and he's closely followed by his own past. It's good news … at first. These novels contain innuendo but no graphic scenes or language, and may be considered clean and suitable for all readers.
The Bermondsey Murder
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Author : Angela Buckley
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword True Crime
Release Date : 2024-09-30
The Bermondsey Murder written by Angela Buckley and has been published by Pen and Sword True Crime this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-30 with History categories.
When Patrick O’Connor went missing in August 1849, his friends were suspicious. The London dock worker was last seen in the company of Swiss-born Maria Manning and her husband in Bermondsey. By the time police officers discovered his remains under the kitchen floor, the couple had fled. This shocking crime sparked a race against time to bring these cold-blooded killers to justice. After almost a decade of unsolved murders in the capital, could Scotland Yard detectives find the murderous pair and restore public confidence in their sleuthing skills? The search for the Mannings spread beyond England and was closely followed by the Victorian public, including prominent writers such as Charles Dickens who was haunted by the case and later immortalised some of the key characters in Bleak House, which was published just four years later. To this day, the Bermondsey Murder remains a legendary crime in the history of Scotland Yard and mid-nineteenth century London. Using primary source material, this book delves into the background of the Mannings, including Maria’s link with royalty and Frederick’s previous criminal activities. It also offers a full biography of the victim, Patrick O’Connor, and his shady past, as well as presenting the original court documents which shed further light on the case and the Mannings' relationship.
The Fabulous Flying Mrs Miller
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Author : Carol Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Release Date : 2019-05-07
The Fabulous Flying Mrs Miller written by Carol Baxter and has been published by Scribe Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The remarkable true story of a beguiling Melbourne housewife who in the 1920s seeks international fame, fortune and adventure as an aviator and finds herself as the central figure in a sensational American murder trial. 'Mrs Keith Miller, internationally known aviatrix, was taken to the county jail here today and held for investigation by State Attorney's investigators. Jail attendants said they understood she was held in connection with the shooting of an airline pilot.' Petite, glamorous and beguiling, Jessie 'Chubbie' Miller was one remarkable woman … flyer, thrill seeker, heartbreaker. No adventure was too wild for her, no danger too extreme. And all over the world men adored her. When the young Jessie left suburban Melbourne and her newspaperman husband in 1927, little did she know that she'd become the first woman to complete an England to Australia flight (with a black silk gown thrown into her small flight bag, just in case), or fly the first air race for women with Amelia Earhart, or that she would disappear over the Florida Straits feared lost forever only to charm her way to a rescue. Nor could she have predicted that five years later she'd find herself at the centre of one of the most notorious and controversial murder trials in United States history. And this all began with something as ridiculously mundane as a pat of butter. The Fabulous Flying Mrs Miller is a spellbinding story of an extraordinary woman — an international celebrity during the golden age of aviation — and her passionate and spirited life.
Black Widow
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Author : Carol Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2015-05-27
Black Widow written by Carol Baxter and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Fast-paced and surprising, this story of Australia's first female serial killer is as exciting as it is thought-provoking. 'Never before in the hundred year history of Australia has a female prisoner become so notorious as Louisa Collins.' - Evening News Two inquests, four trials, three hung juries and the executioner...but was Louisa Collins really a husband killer? Was she the callous adulteress, drunkard and liar known as the Botany Bay Murderess and the Lucrezia Borgia of Botany Bay? Or was this mother of seven a spirited and defiant woman who was punished for breaching society's expectations of womanly behaviour? Compelling, freshly told and richly detailed, Black Widow uncovers the truth of a story that challenged the morality, the politics and the notion of law in an Australia on the edge of nationhood.
Writing Interesting Family Histories
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Author : Carol Baxter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-09-01
Writing Interesting Family Histories written by Carol Baxter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-01 with categories.
Da Habilis A Jobs Due Milioni Di Anni Con La Tecnologia
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Author : Massimo Guarnieri
language : it
Publisher: Società Editrice Esculapio
Release Date : 2019-10-13
Da Habilis A Jobs Due Milioni Di Anni Con La Tecnologia written by Massimo Guarnieri and has been published by Società Editrice Esculapio this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
È un fatto sorprendente quanto la Storia della Tecnologia sia trascurata nel nostro paese, benché tutti dipendiamo sempre di più da quest’ultima. Eppure già nel quinto secolo prima dell’era attuale (come qualcuno preferisce dire oggi, per rispetto delle diverse culture) Confucio ammoniva “Studia il passato se vuoi prevedere il futuro”, un pensiero condiviso da Polibio, che probabilmente non sapeva nulla di Confucio, ma nel secondo secolo dell’era attuale riteneva che “... per gli uomini non esiste un più sicuro mezzo di farsi migliori di quanto non lo sia la coscienza del passato”. Edmund Burke forse si ispirò a loro quando, agli albori della rivoluzione industriale, ammoniva che “I popoli che non si volgono indietro ai loro antenati non sapranno neanche guardare al futuro”. Sembra irragionevole non applicare questi principi alla tecnologia, che è diventata così potente ed onnipotente. Eppure è quanto continua a succedere in Italia, almeno da quanto, oltre un secolo fa, lo scontro filosofico tra Federigo Enriques da un lato e Benedetto Croce e Giovanni Gentile dall’altro, si risolse a favore di questi ultimi, anche a ragione della direzione politica che aveva preso allora il paese. Per confronto, nelle grandi università americane ed inglesi, tanto per citare due paesi che sono patrie di celebrate eccellenze accademiche, insegnamenti di Storia della Tecnologia ed anche di Filosofia della Tecnologia sono offerti con successo da molto tempo. Questo libro ha l’ambizione di contribuire a richiamare l’attenzione sull’esigenza di una maggiore cultura e consapevolezza tecnologica. Il suo spirito è di offrire un quadro complessivo dello sviluppo tecnologico, esteso nel tempo, come il titolo avvisa, ma anche nello spazio, senza barriere geografiche. È rivolto specificamente a quei giovani che, seguendo corsi universitari scientifico-tecnologici, avvertono questa necessità. Spero però di averlo scritto in uno stile facilmente accessibile a chiunque. Formule matematiche quasi non compaiono. Ho cercato invece di illustrare fatti e considerazioni che possono risultare sorprendenti, perché estranee alle conoscenze comuni e tuttavia capaci di stimolare la riflessione e la comprensione di interazioni ed implicazioni non evidenti di primo acchito. Il libro parla di molte innovazioni tecnologiche, almeno di quelle che sono ritenute più importanti, ma inevitabilmente non di tutte, mettendo in luce come esse si siano sviluppate in un intricato gioco di mutue influenze con la politica, l’economia, la cultura, la religione, ... e come società diverse abbiano adottato tecnologie simili, ma anche come le stesse tecnologie abbiano prodotto reazioni diverse in società diverse o in epoche diverse. Il libro cerca di spiegare perché alcune tecnologie siano fallite e altre abbiano avuto successo. Ed anche, guardando al futuro, quali oggi promettono di averne. Ma potrebbero essere promesse deluse, perché tutte le tecnologie hanno sempre un rovescio della medaglia e sta a chi le indirizza e le usa renderle virtuose o cattive. Fin da quando un coltello scheggiato nella selce poteva servire a sopravvivere procurando il cibo o ad uccidere un altro uomo. Due milioni di anni dopo, l’energia atomica, una delle più dirompenti tecnologie del secolo da poco concluso, ha sollevato lo stesso dilemma.
Writing And Publishing Gripping Family Histories
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Author : Carol Janice Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-08-08
Writing And Publishing Gripping Family Histories written by Carol Janice Baxter and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-08 with categories.
'Fact-driven and tedious' is how the publishing world judges the genre of family history writing. Yet family histories don't need to be boring. Carol Baxter has proven with her internationally-acclaimed popular histories that history can be 'as lively and readable as a crime novel' ("The Times", London). She began the journey of showing genealogists how to transform dry facts into interesting narrative in "Writing Interesting Family Histories". She goes one step further in the long-awaited companion volume, "Writing and Publishing Gripping Family Histories". Visualising facts, telling stories, creating tension, enveloping readers in sensory experiences, and using story boxes to add life to drier narratives are among the topics covered in this 'how to' publication. It also provides editorial tips, information about publishing options, and self-publishing guidelines. There is no longer any reason - or excuse - for writing 'fact-driven and tedious' family histories. This book shows genealogists how to write gripping family histories.
Writing Interesting Family Histories
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Author : Carol J. Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-08-08
Writing Interesting Family Histories written by Carol J. Baxter and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-08 with Genealogy categories.
A comprehensive guide on how to structure a simple family history and begin writing, through to how simple words and sentences can evoke drama and tension. This is how to turn a pile of notes and photocopies into a family history while rethinking what facts truly are and how to extract dialogue from original records.