The Story of George Loveless and the Tolpuddle Martyrs
Author : Andrew Norman
Publisher : Halsgrove
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,52 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Agricultural laborers
ISBN : 9781841148380
Author : Andrew Norman
Publisher : Halsgrove
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,52 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Agricultural laborers
ISBN : 9781841148380
Author : Joyce Marlow
Publisher : St. Albans [Eng.] : Panther
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Agricultural laborers
ISBN : 9780586038321
Author : Herbert Vere Evatt
Publisher : Sydney University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 21,73 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1920899499
In his introduction to this new edition of Herbert ('Doc') Evatt's brilliant account of the six rural labourers transported in 1834 for swearing an oath of solidarity, Geoffrey Robertson argues that the case should inspire the Rudd Labor government to legislate for a bill of rights in Australia today.
Author : Andrew Norman
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 18,92 MB
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Norman
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 17,75 MB
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Norman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 36,96 MB
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1781591911
Even before she emerged from the cot in her nursery, Beatrix Potter was up against it. With her prodigious memory she recalled being placed 'under the tyranny of a cross old nurse' who introduced her to 'witches, fairies and the creed of the terrible John Calvin'. More sadness followed. She had no siblings of her own age and was brought up, virtually, in isolation. She also had a love affair that ended tragically. She was afflicted by two most unpleasant illnesses one of which affected her for the remainder of her life and she found herself often at odds with her mother. Yet, she grew up to become one of the most original of children's authors and illustrators whose books are as popular today as they were when they were first published, almost a century ago.??How did her sheltered upbringing, her tense relationship with her parents and, critically, her chronic and debilitating illnesses, determine the development of her personality and her evolution as a writer? Andrew Norman, in this concise and insightful biography, seeks to answer these questions and to uncover the source of the inspiration that gave birth to a series of remarkable children's books, including the most famous of all The Tale of Peter Rabbit.??Andrew Norman quotes extensively from Beatrix Potter's fluent and revealing letters, and traces the strong influences exerted by?her family and by her love of animals and the countryside. As he describes her reaction to her childhood illness, he shows how she escaped from the pain and sorrow of the world by creating for herself another world one to which only she had access.??As featured in the Western Daily Press, Cumberland News, Workington Times & Star, News & Star (Carlisle) and Farnham Herald.
Author : Trades Union Congress. General Council
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 31,99 MB
Release : 1934
Category : Agricultural laborers
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Norman
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 28,86 MB
Release : 2010-12-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752462482
Jane Austen is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English literary canon, and recent film and television adaptations of her works have brought them to a new audience almost 200 years after her untimely death. Yet much remains unknown about her life, and there is considerable interest in the romantic history of the creator of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy. Andrew Norman here presents a fresh account of her life, breaking new ground by proposing that she and her sister, Cassandra, fell out over a young clergyman, who he identifies for the first time. He also suggests that, along with the Addison’s Disease that killed her, Jane Austen suffered from TB. Written by a consummate biographer, Jane Austen: an Unrequited Love is a must-read for all lovers of the author and her works.
Author : Julia Bell
Publisher : Comma Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1912697084
At a time that feels unprecedented in British politics – with unlawful prorogations of parliament, casual race-baiting by senior politicians, and a climate crisis that continues to be ignored – it’s easy to think these are uncharted waters for us, as a democracy. But Britain has seen political crises and far-right extremism before, just as it has witnessed regressive, heavy-handed governments. Much worse has been done, or allowed to be done, in the name of the people and eventually, those same people have called it out, stood up, resisted. In this new collection of fictions and essays, spanning two millennia of British protest, authors, historians and activists re-imagine twenty acts of defiance: campaigns to change unjust laws, protests against unlawful acts, uprisings successful and unsuccessful – from Boudica to Blair Peach, from the Battle of Cable Street to the tragedy of Grenfell Tower. Britain might not be famous for its revolutionary spirit, but its people know when to draw the line, and say very clearly, ‘¡No pasarán!’ This project has been supported by the Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust and the Lipman-Miliband Trust, as well as Arts Council England. Part of Comma's 'History-into-Fiction' series.
Author : Andrew Norman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,42 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781848846777
Winston Churchill was an extraordinary person - a politician, a statesman, a man of letters and a soldier but it was for his wartime leadership during the Second World War that he is chiefly remembered. In a study of his life, certain bizarre character traits become discernible. He had excessive energy and required little sleep. His mind would either flit from one idea to another with bewildering speed or focus obsessively on one particular goal. He was impulsive, and his attention was easily drawn to irrelevant or unimportant matters. He enjoyed taking risks almost to the point of self-destruction. He lacked inhibition and was eccentric in the extreme. Yet at other times, when he was afflicted with what he called his 'Black Dog', he became depressed, irritable, aggressive, and preoccupied with death and thoughts of suicide. By closely and painstakingly examining the statements of Churchill's doctor, of Winston himself, his family, his friends and acquaintances, Dr. Norman, as a medical man, has been able to ascertain the true nature of Winston's disorder. The diagnosis having been made, it is now possible for the very first time, and this will remain secret until the book is published, to understand the man himself and what made him 'tick'.