The History of Polperro


Book Description




Smugglers' Banker


Book Description

The story of Zephaniah Job, the remarkable Cornishman who not only masterminded the flourishing contraband trade in Polperro
















Modern English Biography


Book Description




The Reliquary


Book Description




Doctor by Nature


Book Description

Jonathan Couch (1789-1870), surgeon apothecary of Polperro, was one of the pioneering natural historians of his day, paving the way for others such as Darwin and Huxley to follow. This account of his life and work tells the story of a man who, born in humble circumstances, rose to become one of the leading natural scientists of the 19th century.




Modern English Biography


Book Description