Public School Life: Boys, Parents, Masters
Public School Life: Boys, Parents, Masters

Author: Alec Waugh

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-13

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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This work presents an incredible history of the education system in Britain during the 1920s. The writer described the different experiences of a school-going boy with his friends, parents, and teachers. An accurate picture of the life of young learners during the early 20th century is provided through this work. Contents include: Introductory The Preparatory School The New Boy The Second Year Athleticism The True Ethics of Cribbing Morality and the Romantic Friendship The Middle Years Prefectship The Last Term The Old Boy as Schoolmaster and Parent Some Suggestions: the Leaving Age With Regard to Morals The Leaving Age With Regard to Athletics

Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire
Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire

Author: Roger Long

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2010-09-13

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0750954175

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A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative’s decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further – it’s all here. But do you have the stomach for it?

Cornerstone’s Electoral Legislation 2016
Cornerstone’s Electoral Legislation 2016

Author: Philip Coppel KC

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-06-11

Total Pages: 2459

ISBN-13: 1784512621

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Cornerstone's Electoral Legislation covers the five principal kinds of UK elections: Parliamentary; European; Local Government; Parish; and Referendums. The legislation governing the conduct of elections is necessarily technical and highly prescriptive with electoral officers expected to absolutely adhere to the rules. As legislation is amended every year this title enables electoral officers ready access to up-to-date legislation. This is a new title in the 'Cornerstone' series which is published with the highly respected chambers.