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An History of Birmingham
The energetic and eccentric William Hutton (1723–1815), almost completely self-educated, was apprenticed in a Derby silk-mill, but taught himself book-binding, determined to set up …
The Fossil Flora of Great Britain
Employed early on in his career by Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist John Lindley (1799–1865) went on to conduct important research on the orchid family and also recommended that Kew …
Describing Greece
The Periegesis Hellados (Description of Greece) by Pausanias is the most important example of non-fictional travel literature in ancient Greek. With this work Professor Hutton …
The History of the Roman Wall, Which Crosses the Island of Britain from the German Ocean to the Irish Sea
The energetic and eccentric William Hutton (1723–1815) was apprenticed in a Derby silk-mill, but taught himself book-binding, determined to set up in the young and thriving city of …
Thomas Becket
Originally published in 1926, this book presents a biography of St Thomas à Becket. Hutton reviews Becket's life from his birth until his martyrdom and eventual canonisation, and …