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Akesfeld, a small, quiet town, where nothing much ever changes, welcomes a new resident, Jack Hunter, a charismatic stranger who has a way with words and insists that he will bring change to the town. Dean Naysmith, a local wheeler and dealer, and Jack's new neighbour, unwittingly becomes Jack's pawn and thus his game begins. As a violent storm lashes down on Akesfeld, the only road into the town is flooded, cutting it off from the outside wor...

Excerpt from Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken From Original SourcesNo doubt the drudgery of the work, the wading through all the newspapers, and reading all the literature of the time, has deterred many from attempting what, in its execution, has proved a very pleasant task for in doing it, one has got to be thoroughly identified with the age - its habits and customs which, being taken from the very words of the people, then livin...

Excerpt from Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, Vol. 2 of 2: Taken From Original SourcesLincoln's Inn Fields was another theatre which had very varying fortunes during this reign. In 1705, when the com pany left for their new home in the Haymarket, it was to let. Betterton took it for a night for his benefit on March 3 of that year, and Cave Underhill for his on March 31. It was not re-opened till Sept. 12, 1706, and was played in only si...

Excerpt from Modern Street BalladsMy songs have had a tidy run, I've plenty in my fist, Sirs, And if you wish to pick one out, I'll just run through my list, Sirs.Have you seen My daughter Fan, She wore a wreath of roses, And here you see My son Tom, The Sun that lights the roses, Green grow the rushes On the Banks of Allan Water Such a getting out of bed, with Brave Lord Ullin's daughter.Poor Bessie was a Sailor's bride, Sitting on a rail, Si...

Excerpt from The Dawn of the Xixth Century England, Vol. 2: A Social Sketch of the TimesFood - Statistics as to quantity of meat consumed - Scarcity of fish and game Supply of latter to London - Venison - A brewer's dinner - Beer - Quantity brewed - Wine - Its price - Supply of vegetables - Sardines and Harvey's Sauce -scarcity of wheat - Forestalling - Rice from India - Bounties given for its shipment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publis...

Humour, Wit & Satire - of the seventeenth century is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Ha...

Excerpt from A History of English Lotteries: Now for the First Time WrittenI have tried, as far as in my power lay, to make this book one which will be, I hope, not only agreeable and interesting to the general reader, but one which, I also hope, will find its place in very many libraries, as a book of reference, and an authority on the subject on which I have written.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare a...

Excerpt from English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon IBritish Museum, to whatever artist he has assigned it. I have personally inspected every engraving herein described.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, p...

Excerpt from English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon IBritish Museum, to whatever artist he has assigned it. I have personally inspected every engraving herein described.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, p...

English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon - Volume 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only....

English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon - Volume 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only....

Excerpt from Old TimesThe daily Newspapers of those times were totally different to those to which we are accustomed. The absence of Railways, Steamships, and Electric Tele graphs, combined with a very high rate of Postage, pre vented the publication of all News, either from foreign or provincial sources, except it were of real importance and, as the daily sheets must be filled, it followed, as a matter of course, that a substitute was found i...

Curious Creatures in Zoology is an examination of the world's most interesting creatures, both real and fantastical and is the work of author John Ashton.The book opens with a brief introduction in which the author lays out his purpose for writing the book and the methodology used in doing so. This is not a work of science, but rather a collection of accounts of the world's most curious creatures as they have appeared in writings by various au...

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