History Net: Where History Comes Alive - World & US History Online » British Heritage Book Reviews http://www.historynet.com From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:01:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Book Review: The North of England Ghost Trail (by Liz Linahan) : BH http://www.historynet.com/book-review-the-north-of-england-ghost-trail-by-liz-linahan-bh.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-the-north-of-england-ghost-trail-by-liz-linahan-bh http://www.historynet.com/book-review-the-north-of-england-ghost-trail-by-liz-linahan-bh.htm#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2001 01:01:01 +0000 HistoryNet Staff
The North of England Ghost Trail, by Liz Linahan, Distributed in the United States by Trafalgar Square, North Pomfret, Vermont 05053, $29.95 hardcover, 1999.

'Between 1994 and 1996,' writes Liz Linahan in the introduction to her book The North of …

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Little-Known Museums In and Around London, by Rachel Kaplan, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. $19.95, paperback, 1997.

Little-Known Museums In and Around London, like Rachel Kaplan's earlier volume about the often-overlooked museums of Paris, takes readers on a personal …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/book-review-little-known-museums-in-and-around-london-rachel-kaplan-bh.htm/feed 0 Book Review: A Reader's Guide to Writer's Britain: An Enchanting Tour of Literary Landscapes and Shrines (Sally Varlow) : BH http://www.historynet.com/book-review-a-readers-guide-to-writers-britain-an-enchanting-tour-of-literary-landscapes-and-shrines-sally-varlow-bh.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-a-readers-guide-to-writers-britain-an-enchanting-tour-of-literary-landscapes-and-shrines-sally-varlow-bh http://www.historynet.com/book-review-a-readers-guide-to-writers-britain-an-enchanting-tour-of-literary-landscapes-and-shrines-sally-varlow-bh.htm#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2001 01:01:01 +0000 HistoryNet Staff
A Reader's Guide to Writer's Britain: An Enchanting Tour of Literary Landscapes and Shrines, by Sally Varlow. Distributed by Trafalgar Square, North Pomfret, VT 05053. $24.95, paperback.

A Reader's Guide to Writer's Britain, by Sally Varlow, is a wonderfully informative, …

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The Norton Shakespeare, Based on the Oxford Edition, Stephen Greenblatt, General Editor; Walter Cohen, Jean E. Howard, and Katharine Eisaman Maus, editors. Published by W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York. Tel: 800-233-4830. $65, slipcased hardback, 1997.

The immortality of …

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Stonehenge Revealed, by David Souden, Facts on File, Inc., 11 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001, Tel: 800-322-8755, $29.95 hardback.

The crossword puzzle in a recent issue of British Heritage included a clue that read: "Many people are disappointed at …

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Behind the Scenes: Domestic Arrangements In Historic Houses, by Christina Hardyment is published by The National Trust and is distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York. For ordering information, please phone 800-288-2131. $39.95, hardback, 1997.

As …

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The Orchard on Fire by Shena Mackay, published in the United States by Moyer Bell, $18.95 hardcover.

Thinking back to childhood, I recall only images, faint glimpses of the events that shaped my young life. It is the same way …

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Human Voices, by Penelope Fitzgerald, distributed in the U.S. by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York 10003. 143 pages. $12, paperback.

The first few lines of Penelope Fitzgerald's HUMAN VOICES introduce readers to the orderly chaos of BBC offices …

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DICKENS' CHRISTMAS CAROL
Since 1843, Charles Dickens' special Christmas gift to the whole world, A Christmas Carol, has been delighting readers,young and old alike. Right from the start, editions of the work contained illustrations, some of which have become as …

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Scott of the Antarctic, by Michael De-la-Noy, is published by Sutton Publishing Limited, 260 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001, 800-758-3756, $9.95, paperback, 1997.

I was the perfect candidate to read Michael De-la-Noy's Scott of the Antarctic. Beyond the most …

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