[PDF] The Isle Of Wight Book Of Days eBook

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 2014-06-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0750956992

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Taking you through the year day by day, The Isle of Wight Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the Island. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of the Isle of Wight's archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, industrial, military and sporting history of the Island, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release : 2014-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0750956992

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Taking you through the year day by day, The Isle of Wight Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the Island. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed.Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of the Isle of Wight’s archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, industrial, military and sporting history of the Island, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

Author : Mary South
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0752486012

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Taking you through the year day by day, The Southampton Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Southampton’s archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, agricultural, industrial and military history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 26,88 MB
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0752482238

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Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch Molly Downer who embarrassed the vicar by making him her heir, this book contains a vast array of misdeeds and miscreants. Featuring criminals such as Michael Morey, who butchered his grandson, and thirteen-year-old John Leigh, who strangled his father and, caught in the act by his sister, threw her from a window, Isle of Wight Villains details the darker side of this island paradise.

Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 20,73 MB
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3375005385

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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.

Author : Paul Bourget
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 37,10 MB
Release : 2018-01-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780267291830

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Excerpt from Days in the Isle of Wight Colour until it reaches the most delicate greemumaybeceeninthebackgroune ofthetypicdpicmolleonudo The first etarohineswithagolden brilliancy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 20,87 MB
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0750953969

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Did you know?A new species of cat-like dinosaur, yet to be named, was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1988.Darwin began his world famous ‘On the Origin of the Species' while staying at the Kings Head Hotel.There are 21 tourists to every Island resident.The Little Book of the Isle of Wight is a funny, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. The Island’s most eccentric inhabitants, blood-curdling murders and literally hundreds of facts combine to make this required reading for locals and visitors alike. Illustrated with humorous cartoons and delivered with wit and flair, this captivating compendium is almost impossible to put down.