Product Description: This absorbing study of Elizabeth Gaskell's early life up to her marriage in 1832 is based almost entirely on new evidence. Also, using parish records, marriage settlements, property transfers, wills, record office documents, letters, journals and private papers, John Chapple has recreated the background of one of the nineteenth century's greatest novelists...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: The result of unprecedented in-depth interviews with Gurkha soldiers past and present, Gurkhas at War depicts key military campaigns of the twentieth century. These eyewitness accounts cover the lengthy battles against the Japanese in Burma, the action against Communist rebels in Malaya and Hong Kong, plus more recent deployment of Gurkhas in the Falklands, the Gulf, the Balkans, and East Timor...read more

Product Description: With more than 40 million copies sold worldwide, Berlitz Pocket Guides are the world’s best-selling pocket travel guide series and the perfect choice for today’s travelers. New features for this first edition include a Top Ten Attractions spread, infusion of more and even better photographs, all-new cartography, and box and side panels which highlight travel trivia and tips and items of special interest...read more

A guide to economical European travel covers all the major cities of Europe, adding more insider tips to save travelers time and money and including a list of exact prices for every expense to help readers plan their vacation or business trip as accurately as possible. Original.

Product Description: These two diaries, by the nineteenth-century novelist Elizabeth Gaskell and her cousin Sophia Holland, provide us with uniquely personal and revealing accounts of Victorian womanhood and motherhood. This is the first critical edition of the Gaskell diary and the first ever publication of the Holland diary...read more

Describes the sights and attractions of Greece, offers background information on history and culture, and includes tips on travel, hotels, and restaurants