Author: Michael T R B Turnbull
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 075248589X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Drawn from original records, diaries and contemporary reports, The Edinburgh Book of Days contains a momentous, calamitous or intriguing event or fact for every day of the year, from the earliest periods of Edinburgh's history to the present. Among these are extracts about politics, crime, religion, education, sport and the arts; all topics that resonate in today's world. This informative and fascinating little book will enthral residents and visitors alike, revealing how the hopes and fears of our ancestors are not so far from our own.
The Edinburgh Book of Days
Author: Michael T R B Turnbull
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 075248589X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Drawn from original records, diaries and contemporary reports, The Edinburgh Book of Days contains a momentous, calamitous or intriguing event or fact for every day of the year, from the earliest periods of Edinburgh's history to the present. Among these are extracts about politics, crime, religion, education, sport and the arts; all topics that resonate in today's world. This informative and fascinating little book will enthral residents and visitors alike, revealing how the hopes and fears of our ancestors are not so far from our own.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 075248589X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Drawn from original records, diaries and contemporary reports, The Edinburgh Book of Days contains a momentous, calamitous or intriguing event or fact for every day of the year, from the earliest periods of Edinburgh's history to the present. Among these are extracts about politics, crime, religion, education, sport and the arts; all topics that resonate in today's world. This informative and fascinating little book will enthral residents and visitors alike, revealing how the hopes and fears of our ancestors are not so far from our own.
The Book of Days
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
The Book of Days
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
The Book of Days
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375005385
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the calendar. Including anecdote, biography, and history. Curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375005385
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the calendar. Including anecdote, biography, and history. Curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character.
One Day
Author: David Nicholls
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307739309
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
NOW A NETFLIX SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • TWO PEOPLE. ONE DAY. TWENTY YEARS. • What starts as a fleeting connection between two strangers soon becomes a deep bond that spans decades. • "[An] instant classic. . . . One of the most ...emotionally riveting love stories you’ll ever encounter." —People It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. They face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. Dex and Em must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself. As the years go by, the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed. "[A] surprisingly deep romance...so thoroughly satisfying." —Entertainment Weekly
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307739309
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
NOW A NETFLIX SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • TWO PEOPLE. ONE DAY. TWENTY YEARS. • What starts as a fleeting connection between two strangers soon becomes a deep bond that spans decades. • "[An] instant classic. . . . One of the most ...emotionally riveting love stories you’ll ever encounter." —People It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. They face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. Dex and Em must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself. As the years go by, the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed. "[A] surprisingly deep romance...so thoroughly satisfying." —Entertainment Weekly
Edinburgh
Author: Michael Fry
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330539973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
The late poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman, said that Edinburgh was the most beautiful city in Europe. Like some other great cities it is set on seven hills. But only one of these, Rome, rivals Edinburgh in matching the beauty of its setting with the stateliness of its buildings. Edinbrugh, too, provides the backdrop to much of the dark drama of the Scottish past, from Mary Queen of Scots to Bonnie Prince Charlie and beyond. Michael Fry, who has lived and worked there for nearly forty years, provides a compellingly readable account of this great city, from the earliest times to the present, balancing Edinburgh's cultural, political and social history, and painting a vivid portrait of a city - that like Stevenson's Dr Jekyll - is both dark and light, both dark and light, both 'Auld Reekie' and 'Athens of the North'. ‘Impressive ... in the style of Peter Ackroyd’s history of London’ Magnus Linklator, Spectator 'No one interested in the history of Edinburgh, and indeed Scotland, should be without it’ Allan Massie,Scotsman
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330539973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
The late poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman, said that Edinburgh was the most beautiful city in Europe. Like some other great cities it is set on seven hills. But only one of these, Rome, rivals Edinburgh in matching the beauty of its setting with the stateliness of its buildings. Edinbrugh, too, provides the backdrop to much of the dark drama of the Scottish past, from Mary Queen of Scots to Bonnie Prince Charlie and beyond. Michael Fry, who has lived and worked there for nearly forty years, provides a compellingly readable account of this great city, from the earliest times to the present, balancing Edinburgh's cultural, political and social history, and painting a vivid portrait of a city - that like Stevenson's Dr Jekyll - is both dark and light, both dark and light, both 'Auld Reekie' and 'Athens of the North'. ‘Impressive ... in the style of Peter Ackroyd’s history of London’ Magnus Linklator, Spectator 'No one interested in the history of Edinburgh, and indeed Scotland, should be without it’ Allan Massie,Scotsman
The Book of Days. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquties, in Connection with the Calendar ... Edited by R. Chambers
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
The Book of Days Book and Audio CDs (2)
Author: Adrian Wallwork
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107685702
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A resource book of photocopiable activities for special days in the year. The Book of Days is a resource book of photocopiable skills material based around particular days of the year. The book is primarily aimed at adults and young adults and provides a handy addition to any course. It includes 30 flexible activities featuring innovative discussion texts and a variety of tasks designed to stimulate conversation and give information about the origins and customs of world festivals. The accompanying Audio CDs present authentic listening material, offering exposure to a wide variety of accents, and the detailed teacher's notes give useful background information about the days and suggestions for differentiation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107685702
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A resource book of photocopiable activities for special days in the year. The Book of Days is a resource book of photocopiable skills material based around particular days of the year. The book is primarily aimed at adults and young adults and provides a handy addition to any course. It includes 30 flexible activities featuring innovative discussion texts and a variety of tasks designed to stimulate conversation and give information about the origins and customs of world festivals. The accompanying Audio CDs present authentic listening material, offering exposure to a wide variety of accents, and the detailed teacher's notes give useful background information about the days and suggestions for differentiation.
The book of days, a miscellany of popular antiquities
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year
Author: Tom Nissley
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393239624
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Book connoisseur Tom Nissley has combed literary history to capture the stories that make writers' lives perennially fascinating: their epiphanies, embarrassments and achievements. Each handsome page in A Reader's Book of Days is devoted to a day of the year, featuring original accounts of events in the lives of great writers, and fictional events that took place within beloved books.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393239624
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Book connoisseur Tom Nissley has combed literary history to capture the stories that make writers' lives perennially fascinating: their epiphanies, embarrassments and achievements. Each handsome page in A Reader's Book of Days is devoted to a day of the year, featuring original accounts of events in the lives of great writers, and fictional events that took place within beloved books.