Great Britain

1919 erwarben Virginia und Leonard Woolf ein einfaches Cottage, Monk's House, in Rodmell in East Sussex. Das Gebäude aus dem 18. Jahrhundert sollte als Landsitz dienen, hier wollten die beiden in den Ferien schreiben, lesen und im Garten arbeiten. Das überwucherte Grundstück hinter dem Haus verwandelten sie nach und nach in ein fantastisches Blumenmosaik. Dieses Buch erzählt die Geschichte dieses magischen Gartens, dabei stützt sich die Autorin auf Tagebucheintragungen und Briefe von Virginia Woolf, die belegen, welch wichtige Rolle der Garten im Leben des Ehepaars spielte, er war eine Quelle der Inspiration und der Freude.

'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you will walk about the first City in the British Empire arm in arm with Merriman-Labor, you are sure to see Britons in merriment and at labour, by night and by day, in West and Central London.'<BR><BR>In Britons Through Negro Spectacles Merriman-Labor takes us on a joyous, intoxicating tour of London at the turn of the 20th century.<BR><BR>Slyly subverting the colonial gaze usually placed on Africa, he introduces us to the citizens, culture and customs of Britain with a mischievous glint in his eye.<BR><BR>This incredible work of social commentary feels a century ahead of its time, and provides unique insights into the intersection between empire, race and community at this important moment in history.<BR><BR>Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.

A vivid, often uncanny catalogue of distant lands and their peoples. Tales of far places endure. Mandeville's Travels in the British Museum (Volume I) stands as a singular piece of medieval travel literature: part chronicle, part myth, wholly a record of curiosity and how stories circulated. This classic exploration narrative gathers observation and hearsay into an idiosyncratic map of the known and the imagined. Medieval geography accounts appear alongside legendary voyages themes, producing a blend that records early world exploration as much in belief as in measurement. The prose shifts between sober description and extravagant fancy; that instability is the work's chief fascination. Readers of medieval adventure books recognise the hallmarks of wonder and oddity; collectors of classic exploration narrative value its provenance and character. At the same time the text rewards careful attention from scholars and historians tracing the circulation of ideas: as a historical travelogue collection based on fourteenth-century manuscripts and associated with the British Museum archives, it provides direct testimony to how late-medieval Europe pictured distant shores. Similar to Marco Polo in its catalogue-like reach but more florid in detail, the book sits at the meeting point of ethnography, myth and storytelling.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Placed in an armchair travellers collection or on the shelf of classic-literature collectors, it bridges readable pleasure and research value: accessible narrative energy alongside the serious evidence of medieval geography accounts. Librarians, scholars and historians may use the book for teaching and reference, while casual readers can savour the sense of early world exploration and the strange, attractive mosaic of legendary voyages themes. It is living testimony to how the medieval imagination navigated the unknown.

In this guide you’ll find a carefully curated, eclectic selection<BR> for every budget. Designed for both travellers and locals, it reveals<BR> handpicked addresses chosen by local writers – each place a gateway<BR> to discovery, far from the crowds and off the beaten path. A fresh<BR> take on the art of travel.<BR> ‘An essential guide’ (New York Times)<BR><BR>WE TESTED 1,000 PLACES<BR> AND INCLUDED ONLY THE 30 BEST<BR> Running on a track among the clouds, getting lost in a tropical<BR> canopy, toasting with a seasoned local, savoring a sea spider with<BR> a spoon, discovering the secret hideout of fado singers, dining in a<BR> fabulous cabinet of curiosities, exploring the best spots in Marvila,<BR> spending a surreal evening in an 18th-century palace...<BR> Hidden hotels, outstanding restaurants, secret bars, off-the-radar<BR> strolls ... In this guide you’ll find a carefully curated, eclectic selection<BR> for every budget. Designed for both travellers and locals, it reveals<BR> handpicked addresses chosen by local writers – each place a gateway<BR> to discovery, far from the crowds and off the beaten path. A fresh<BR> take on the art of travel.<BR> ‘An essential guide’ (New York Times)

The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster is the account of a series of English witch trials that took place on 18-19 August 1612, commonly known as the Lancashire witch trials. Except for one trial held in York they took place at Lancaster Assizes. Of the twenty men and women accused - amongst them the Pendle witches and the Samlesbury witches - eleven were found guilty and subsequently hanged; one was sentenced to stand in the pillory, and the rest were acquitted. Thomas Potts, the clerk to the Lancaster Assizes, was ordered by the trial judges Sir James Altham and Sir Edward Bromley to write an account of the proceedings, making them some of the most famous and best recorded witch trials of the 17th century.

An inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland - and the people who have called these isles home.Acclaimed author and journalist Brian Groom reveals the colourful and often-contested history of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions.Packed with surprise and insight, These Isles explores the role of religion, the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in a nuanced and entertaining narrative.With forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, These Isles stretches from 800,000-year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early twenty-first century. It offers a uniquely rich and kaleidoscopic vision of the shared stories of people across Britain and Ireland - past and present.

William Ewart Gladstone PC FRS FSS was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times.

"Can it be possibly believed, by the present eminently practical generation, that a busy people like the English, whose diversified occupations so continually expose them to the chances and changes of a proverbially fickle sky, had ever been ignorant of the blessings bestowed on them by that dearest and truest friend in need and in deed, the UMBRELLA? Can you, gentle reader, for instance, realise to yourself the idea of a man not possessing such a convenience for rainy weather?"

The Island of Doctor Moreau is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man who finds himself on a mysterious island full of humanoid animal creatures. He comes to find that these creatures are the work of Dr. Moreau, a man who experiments in vivisection, and his assistant Montgomery.The story of Dr. Moreau's island began as an article in the January, 1895 issue of Saturday Review. It was later adapted into a novel. Its themes reflect concerns growing in the society of the day, like the cruelty of vivisection, degenerationism, and the theory of evolution.

All-in-one walking route guide, maps and accommodation for the 84-mile Hadrian's Wall Path (Bowness-Newcastle-Bowness). Two-way guide includes 64 large-scale walking maps (1:20,000) & guides to 30 towns/villages, 12 overview maps. Includes day walks.

Auf nach Südengland - hier und jetzt beginnt Ihre Reise!<BR>¿ Visuell einzigartige 3-D-Aufrisszeichnungen, handgezeichnete Spaziergänge & atmosphärische Fotos<BR>¿ Region für Region: Die Sightseeing-Spots und Tipps für Kultur, Geschichte, Essen oder Natur<BR>¿ Praktische Reiseplanung mit detaillierten Karten, konkreten Tourenvorschlägen und nützlichen Reisetipps<BR>¿ Jede Empfehlung eine echte Erfahrung: Von uns handverlesen für Sie entdeckt<BR><BR>Südengland Reiseführer: Idyllische Vielfalt, Gärten und Genuss erwarten Sie!<BR>Das romantische Hügelland von Sussex und Hampshire erkunden, in Stonehenge und Salesbury die Werke genialer Baumeister bewundern oder beim Lunch in St. Ives exzellentes Seafood genießen: Lassen Sie sich vom Vis-à-Vis Reiseführer Südengland zu den wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten und beeindruckendsten Orten im Süden des Vereinigten Königreichs führen. Mit fundiertem Expertenwissen, inspirierenden Fotos und detaillierten Karten stellt Ihnen der übersichtliche Reiseführer die schönsten Regionen und Städte Südenglands mit allen Attraktionen vor - von Cornwall über Devon, Dorset und Somerset bis zur rauen Küstenlandschaft in Kent und Sussex. Nicht zu einen Tag vergessen London, Großbritanniens lässige Weltstadt und imposante Metropole. Ob einen Tag in der britischen Hauptstadt, 5 Tage im Südwesten oder eine ausgiebige 7-Tage-Tour - hier finden Sie passende Reiserouten und Empfehlungen für Aktivitäten, Restaurants und Hotels, um das Beste aus Ihrem Südengland-Urlaub herauszuholen!<BR><BR>Vis-à-Vis Reiseführer mit unverwechselbar visuellem Konzept<BR>Die einzigartigen 3-D-Illustrationen der Vis-à-Vis Bände bieten Ihnen ganz neue Einblicke in berühmte Gebäude und Sehenswürdigkeiten, darunter die Kathedrale von Canterbury oder die Londoner Tower Bridge. Mit Tourenvorschlägen und handgezeichneten Spaziergängen entdecken Sie faszinierende Landschaften wie den Ashdown Forest oder das Bodmin Moor in Cornwall auf ganz besondere Art und Weise. Bildgewaltige Themenseiten rücken charakteristische Besonderheiten in den Fokus, wie die legendären englischen Gärten, traumhafte Strände oder Topadressen für Foodies.<BR><BR>Inspirieren - Planen - Entdecken - Erleben: Tauchen Sie mit dem Vis-à-Vis Reiseführer Südengland bereits vor Ihrer Reise mitten hinein ins maritime Flair und die idyllischen Landschaften im Süden Großbritanniens!

- Fast alle Etappen mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln erreichbar- Einfache Planung und Durchführung der Tour dank aller wichtiger Infos- Wertvolle Tipps zu Unterkünften, Restaurants und Sehenswürdigkeiten- Zuverlässige Beschreibungen mit Tourenkarten, Höhenprofilen und geprüften GPS-Tracks zum Download Der South West Coast Path - kurz SWCP - im Südwesten Englands ist der Traum eines jeden Weitwanderers. Über 1.000 Kilometer erstreckt sich der Weg entlang der spektakulären Küsten von Somerset, Devon, Cornwall und Dorset. Dieser Pfad lässt die wilde Schönheit Englands erleben mit seinen dramatischen Klippen, einsamen Buchten und malerischen Dörfern. Der Rother Wanderführer 'Englands Südwestküste: South West Coast Path' führt in 46 sorgfältig recherchierten Etappen von Minehead bis Poole Harbour und bietet alle Informationen, die man für die Weitwanderung braucht - egal, ob man den gesamten Weg oder nur einzelne Abschnitte erkunden möchte. Die Wanderung auf dem South West Coast Path führt durch Landschaften, die Schriftsteller wie Rosamunde Pilcher und Agatha Christie inspiriert haben. Es geht entlang der atemberaubenden Küsten, durch charmante Ortschaften und zu abgeschiedenen Buchten und Stränden, die oft nur zu Fuß erreichbar sind. Alte Burgen, prähistorische Monumente und malerische Leuchttürme verleihen der anmutigen Landschaft Südwestenglands einen besonderen Zauber. Unterwegs lassen sich seltene Vögel, Robben, Delfine und mit Glück sogar Wale beobachten. Der Rother Wanderführer macht Planung der Mehrtagestour auf dem SWCP ganz einfach. Mit zuverlässigen Wegbeschreibungen, detaillierten Wanderkarten, aussagekräftigen Höhenprofilen und geprüften GPS-Tracks zum Download erleichtert er die Orientierung auf dem gesamten Weg. Dazu bietet die Autorin und England-Spezialistin Edith Kreutner wertvolle Tipps zu Unterkünften, Restaurants und Sehenswürdigkeiten. Mit dem Rother Wanderführer ' Englands Südwestküste: South West Coast Path' wird die Tour auf Englands beliebtestem Weiterwanderweg ein unvergessliches Natur- und Kulturerlebnis.

'I'm a card-carrying admirer of Peter Ross' - Robert Macfarlane<BR><BR>The prehistoric sites of Britain and Ireland are places of wonder and wondering. Who made these structures? What did they mean to them? And what do they mean to us now?<BR><BR>Author of the bestseller Steeple Chasing and prize-winning A Tomb With A View, Peter Ross journeys from midwinter at Stonehenge to midsummer at Sycamore Gap. Along the way he encounters bog bodies in Dublin, a wooden goddess in Edinburgh and a chalk giant in Dorset. He asks what it is like to live within the great stone circle at Avebury, what rituals occurred in an Anglesey tomb and what draws volunteers to care for the Uffington White Horse.<BR><BR>These objects and structures speak of the long human story. They offer the comfort of recognition and the pleasure of mystery. There is something about ancient places that fills a hollow in our souls.<BR><BR>Upon A White Horse is a celebration of landscape and people - and all that is beautiful, strange and old.<BR><BR>PRAISE FOR STEEPLE CHASING:<BR><BR>'A delicious treat' - Financial Times<BR><BR>'A charming odyssey' - The Times<BR><BR>'Lovely, lyrical, whimsical, elegiac' - TLS<BR><BR>'Engaging' - New Statesman<BR><BR>'A wonderful book' - Daily Telegraph

Secret Glasgow: A beautiful garden inside a hospital, a staircase once celebrated by Einstein, the remains of a workhouse and a Roman wall, a lost burn and a reminder of the Spanish Civil War, a stranded column in the Clyde and a Celtic gravestone, a derelict railway platform, a stone that flew over the Irish Sea, the burial place of a Scot who became an American hero and mysterious etchings on a cathedral wall ... Glasgow is full of hidden treasures that many residents go past without realising their significance. This is an indispensable guide for anyone who thought they knew the city well but would like to discover its hidden face.