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Review of ‘Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity’ by Greg Jenner

06/09/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A fun, irreverent history book which attempts to define ‘celebrity’, with many examples of people from history – were they…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Greg Jenner, history, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Wish You Were Here’ by Lynn Russell and Neil Hanson

14/08/2023 nsford Leave a comment

These true life stories of several women who worked as redcoats at Butlin’s holiday camps were a good read, even…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, history, Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Hands of Time’ by Rebecca Struthers

03/05/2023 nsford Leave a comment

I’ve previously read about the history of time – that is, our need to measure time – but this book…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, design, history, non-fiction, Rebecca Struthers, reviews, science

Review of ‘Lucky Jack’ by S Bavey

04/04/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A brilliant read about a man who had an extremely interesting, colourful and lucky life – Jack Rogers, the author’s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, memoir, reviews

Review of ‘A Tomb With a View’ by Peter Ross

27/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A surprising, respectful and literary exploration of graveyards and tombs, covering locations in England, Ireland, Scotland and France. It’s a…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, non-fiction, Peter Ross, reviews

Review of ‘Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts’ by Rosalind Northcote

23/02/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A very surprising and impressive book all about the English county of Devon. This was my second random pick from…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, non-fiction, reviews, Rosalind Northcote, travel

Review of ‘A History of Insanity and the Asylum’ by Juliana Cummings

27/01/2023 nsford 1 Comment

This is a fascinating topic which I have encountered previously in other history books and also in fiction. The premise…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, Juliana Cummings, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Windmills, Picturesque and Historic: The Motors of the Past’ by F H Shelton

23/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

I like old windmills. It’s partly a nostalgia thing, as they feature in children’s book illustrations and in paintings from…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, F H Shelton, history, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton’ by Kathryn Hughes

06/12/2022 nsford Leave a comment

This book is like an unappetising salad. A few colourful crunchy bits mixed in with a lot of boring, limp…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, history, Isabella Beeton, Kathryn Hughes, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Seashaken Houses’ by Tom Nancollas

02/11/2022 nsford Leave a comment

An atmospheric and fascinating book about the history of rock lighthouses (i.e. those built on rocks in the sea, rather…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, non-fiction, reviews, Tom Nancollas, travel

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