SAINT IN SWINDON.
Author | : ALICE. JOLLY |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020 |
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ISBN | : 9781912054206 |
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Author | : ALICE. JOLLY |
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Release | : 2020 |
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ISBN | : 9781912054206 |
Author | : Alice Jolly |
Publisher | : Fairlight Books |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2020-04-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1912054264 |
When a stranger arrives in town, with a bulging blue bag and a whiff of adventure, the neighbourhood takes notice. When he asks for his meals to be sent to his room and peace and quiet for reading, curiosity turns to obsession. Each day he stays there, locked in his room, demanding books: Plath, Kafka, Orwell, Lawrence, Fitzgerald, James, Bronte (the eldest), Dickens, Dumas, Kesey – on and on, the stranger never leaving his room. Who exactly is he? What is he reading? And will it be able to save us from the terrible state of the world? Written by award-winning author Alice Jolly, and based on an idea by the book lovers of Swindon town, this funny and, ultimately, dystopian tale, reminds us of the importance of literature in an increasingly dark world.
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Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Swindon (Wiltshire, England) |
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Author | : Laurence Waters |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2017-01-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1473850355 |
Churchwards 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most of the other railway companies in this country used the same 2 cylinder 4-6-0 formula in the design of their own mixed traffic locomotives. Over the years the Saints saw a number of modifications, with many of the class passing into BR ownership. The last member of the class, no. 2920 Saint Martin, was withdrawn from service in 1953 and was sadly not preserved. However, the Great Western Society are now constructing a replica Saint at Didcot Railway Centre. Numbered 2999 it will be named Lady of Legend.In this book author Laurence Waters charts the remarkable history of the class from the construction of the prototype Saint at Swindon in 1902, right through to the final withdrawals in 1953. Using many previously unpublished black and white photographs, accompanied by informative captions, each member of the class is illustrated. This book should appeal to those interested in the history of Great Western Locomotive development as well as modellers of the Great Western and Western Region.
Author | : L. A. Summers |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2013-08-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445616963 |
This book investigates the facts behind the myths and mysteries of the Swindon Steam.
Author | : Allen Jackson |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 171 |
Release | : 2019-11-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445693151 |
A fascinating illustrated insight into this iconic Hall Class of locomotuves used by the Great Western Railway.
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Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1866 |
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Author | : Emily Kelley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2019-04-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1351171348 |
Offering snapshots of mercantile devotion to saints in different regions, this volume is the first to ask explicitly how merchants invoked saints, and why. Despite medieval and modern stereotypes of merchants as godless and avaricious, medieval traders were highly devout – and rightly so. Overseas trade was dangerous, and merchants’ commercial activities were seen as jeopardizing their souls. Merchants turned to saints for protection and succor, identifying those most likely to preserve their goods, families, reputations, and souls. The essays in this collection, written from diverse angles, range across later medieval western Europe, from Spain to Italy to England and the Hanseatic League. They offer a multi-disciplinary examination of the ways that medieval merchants, from petty traders to influential overseas wholesalers, deployed the cults of saints. Three primary themes are addressed: danger, community, and the unity of spiritual and cultural capital. Each of these themes allows the international panel of contributors to demonstrate the significant role of saints in mercantile life. This book is unique in its exploration of saints and commerce, shedding light on the everyday role religion played in medieval life. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of religious history, medieval history, art history, and literature.
Author | : Francis Adams Hyett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1895 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Great Britain |
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Total Pages | : 1056 |
Release | : 1810 |
Genre | : Gazettes |
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