Mary Brunton: The Forgotten Scottish Novelist
Author Mary Brunton was a direct contemporary of Jane Austen's and wrote two published novels.
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A History Of Bath: Ralph Allen and John Woods (Elder and Younger)
Of the three men generally held to have been responsible for the city of Bath's sensational eighteenth-century development—Ralph Allen, Beau Nash a...
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Mary Robinson: A Life Lived Extraordinarily
Learn about Mary Robinson, poet, novelist and actress.
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Joseph Bramah: Inventor Extraordinaire
Joseph Bramah's extraordinary invention of the hydraulic press!
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John Playford: The English Dancing Master
John Playford may have lived some time before Austen, but the English Dancing Master, published by Playford, influenced country dancing for centuri...
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Robert Burns: The Voice of Scotland
Robert Burns "I have read several of Burns' Poems with great delight", said Charlotte, as soon as she had time to speak, "but I am not poetic enoug...
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Sir Walter Scott: Author & Critic
A biography of influential Scottish novelist, Sir Walter Scott
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The Indomitable Mrs. Siddons
Mrs. Siddons - The Life of One of Britain's Greatest Actresses "Well, mother, I have done something for you that you will like. I have been to the ...
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