Life in an English Village
Author: Maud Frances Davies
Publisher: London, Unwin
Published: 1909
Total Pages: 464
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Author: Maud Frances Davies
Publisher: London, Unwin
Published: 1909
Total Pages: 464
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edward Bawden
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Published: 1949
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Maureen Johnson
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1984859633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Considering a trip to a quaint English village? You’ll think twice after learning about the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind the bucolic façades, thanks to this illustrated guide from #1 bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper—perfect for fans of cozy mysteries. A weekend roaming narrow old lanes, touring the faded glories of a country manor, and quaffing pints in the pub. How charming. That is, unless you have the misfortune of finding yourself in an English Murder Village, where danger lurks around each picturesque cobblestone corner and every sip of tea may be your last. If you insist on your travels, do yourself a favor and bring a copy of this little book. It may just keep you alive. Brought to life with dozens of Gorey-esque drawings by illustrator Jay Cooper and peppered with allusions to classic crime series and unmistakably British murder lore, Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village gives you the tools you need to avoid the same fate, should you find yourself in a suspiciously cozy English village (or simply dream of going). Good luck! And whatever you do, avoid the vicar.
Author: Martin Wainwright
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Published: 2011-10-31
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1843177943
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating compendium of interesting details, facts, customs and lore, this is an unabashed toast to the English village, as well as a record of a disappearing world.
Author: Jessica Ellicott
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2017-10-31
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1496710517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs friends, the boisterous and brash American Beryl couldn’t be less alike than the prim and proper British Edwina. But as sleuths in an England recovering from the Great War, they’re the perfect match . . . 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin. For over three decades, Edwina Davenport has lived comfortably in Walmsley Parva, but the post–World War I bust has left her in dire financial straits and forced her to advertise for a lodger. When her long-lost school chum Beryl arrives on her doorstep—actually crashes into it in her red motorcar—Edwina welcomes her old friend as her new roommate. But her idyllic hometown has a hidden sinister side, and when the two friends are drawn in, they decide to set up shop as private inquiry agents, helping Edwina to make ends meet and satisfying Beryl’s thirst for adventure. Now this odd couple will need to put their heads together to catch a killer—before this sleepy English village becomes their final resting place . . .
Author: Frances Gies
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2010-09-07
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0062016687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe reissue of Joseph and Frances Gies’s classic bestseller on life in medieval villages. This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton, in the English East Midlands, the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible, explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike, and describe the central role of the church in maintaining social harmony. Though the main focus is on Elton, c. 1300, the Gieses supply enlightening historical context on the origin, development, and decline of the European village, itself an invention of the Middle Ages. Meticulously researched, Life in a Medieval Village is a remarkable account that illustrates the captivating world of the Middle Ages and demonstrates what it was like to live during a fascinating—and often misunderstood—era.
Author: P. H. Ditchfield
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-03-25
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 3387325967
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author: Daniel Miller
Publisher: UCL Press
Published: 2016-02-29
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1910634433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDaniel Miller spent 18 months undertaking an ethnographic study with the residents of an English village, tracking their use of the different social media platforms. Following his study, he argues that a focus on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram does little to explain what we post on social media. Instead, the key to understanding how people in an English village use social media is to appreciate just how ‘English’ their usage has become. He introduces the ‘Goldilocks Strategy’: how villagers use social media to calibrate precise levels of interaction ensuring that each relationship is neither too cold nor too hot, but ‘just right’.
Author: Richard Muir
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780500272138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInvestigates the history of villages in England and what life in them was like from their early origins, some in the Iron Age, to the present and how they have changed
Author: Sheila Sancha
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces a year in the Lincolnshire village of Gerneham, from ploughing through sowing, harvesting, and threshing, with illustrations of village life inspired by the fourteenth-century Luttrell Psalter.