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Ireland’s international reputation changed rapidly from global success story to European problem-case. How did this happen? What are the implications for our view of good …

Den evige ungkaren Gareth St. Clair har kranglet med faren sin siden dagen han ble født, og da han nekter å gifte seg med kvinnen som han er utpekt, truer faren med å gjøre ham …

Most of the schemes to assist the unemployed to set-up in business for themselves require applicants to contribute towards the start-up capital. Yet many people thrown out of work …

'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' Richard Osman'Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure.' Jilly Cooper'The …

This is volume 3 of the set A Short History of the British Working Class Movement (1937). The volumes reprinted here provide a general narrative of the history of the working class …

Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State For the Home Department From the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry Into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population …

London has seen many scientific discoveries and engineering feats in its history. Scientists have made their home and studied in the metropolis, while the city is a hub for medical …

This volume illuminates musical connections between Britain and the continent of Europe, and Britain and its Empire. The seldom-recognized vitality of musical theatre and other …

Bowen's Court describes the history of one Anglo-Irish family in County Cork from the Cromwellian settlement until 1959, when Elizabeth Bowen was forced to sell the family house …

'You will need plenty of tissues for this heart-breaking tale' The Sun 'An exceptional book. I devoured it in a couple of sittings' Reader review ????? …