Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award. One Parisian summer A building of separate lives All that divides them will soon collapse... In a forgotten corner of Paris stands a building. Within its walls, people talk & kiss, laugh & cry; some are glad to sit alone, while others wish they did not. A woman with silver-blonde hair opens her bookshop downstairs, an old man feeds the sparrows on his windowsill, & a young mother wills the morning to hold itself at bay. Though each of their walls touches someone else`s, the neighbours they pass in the courtyard remain strangers. Into this courtyard arrives Edward. Still bearing the sweat of a channel crossing, he takes his place in an attic room to wait out his grief. But in distant corners of the city, as Paris is pulled taut with summer heat, there are those who meet with a darker purpose. As the feverish metropolis is brought to boiling point, secrets will rise & walls will crumble both within & without Number 37. ...

Visiting Italy in the months preceding the Scottish referendum of 2014, Ali Ansari was struck by the admiration of Italian colleagues for the liberalism of a state that would allow, & even encourage, one of its constituent parts to resolve the question of their own independence. Such a development, they noted, would be inconceivable in Europe. In this fascinating contribution to the Haus Curiosities series, Ansari considers the idea of Britain as a political entity. Invented to integrate conflicting nationalisms in an `ever more perfect union` it has succumbed to particular resurgent nationalisms in a curious reversal of fortune. The idea of Britain sits awkwardly in the margins of this discussion, which considers some nationalists suppressed minorities, in need of attention, & others to be bigoted throwbacks to a more divisive age. Arguing the case for ` Great Britain` from the perspective of the political mythology of the British state
- with an emphasis on culture, ideas & narrative constructions
- Ansari makes the claim that Britain`s strength lies in its ability of shape the popular imagination, both at home & abroad, & that an `excess of enthusiasm` may yet do untold damage to the fabric of a state & society that has been carefully constructed & will not be easily repaired.

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Under the reign of Louis XV, corruption & intrigue have been allowed to blossom in France, & Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon & proud of his soubriquet ` Satanas`, flourishes as well. Then, from a dark Parisian back alley, he plucks L-on, a red-headed urchin with strangely familiar looks, just in time for his long over-due schemes of revenge on the Comte de St. Vire. Among the splendours of Versailles & the dignified mansions of Engl&, Justin begins to unfold his sinister plans -- until, that is, Leon becomes the ravishing beauty Leonie.. . Yet again Georgette Heyer shows the qualities that made her one of the most successful & best-loved romantic novelists of her age, & why her popularity endures to this day. ...

The American experiment rests on three ideas-”these truths”, Jefferson called them-political equality, natural rights & the sovereignty of the people. & it rests, too, ”on a dedication to inquiry, fearless & unflinching”, writes Jill Lepore in a ground-breaking investigation into the American past that places truth at the centre of the nation`s history. Telling the story of America, beginning in 1492, These Truths asks whether the course of events has proven the nation`s founding truths or belied them. Finding meaning in contradiction, Lepore weaves American history into a tapestry of faith & hope, of peril & prosperity, of technological progress & moral anguish. This spellbinding chronicle offers an authoritative new history of a great, & greatly troubled, nation. ...

In 1979, the author of this work read Arabian Sands by W. Thesiger, which had an impact on his life & made him become a desert explorer. In tribute to Thesiger, he has written this biography of Thesiger`s motivations & achievements. A man of great paradoxes & contradictions, Thesiger revered traditional peoples, but retained at the same time a profound pride in his own race & background. He felt most intensely alive when living on the same level as his tribal companions, yet rejoiced in his ability to return to the civilized world. Basing much of his work on extended interviews with Thesinger, the author also follows in Thesinger's footsteps, interviewing many of his former travelling companions & throwing new light on the celebrated Arabian expeditions. ...

Map No. 144, Thetford & Diss 1824-1838, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Wymondham, Swaffham, Watton, Attleborough, Brandon, Necton, Shipdham, Barnham Broom, Cockley Cley, Ashill, Hilborough, Carbrooke, Hingham, Hethersett, Great Ellingham, Thompson, Ashwellthorpe, Great Hockham, Mundford, East Wretham, East Harling, New Buckenham, Great Moulton, Kenninghall, Burston, North Lopham, Hopton, Redgrave, Scole, Eye, Botesdale, Gislingham, Stanton, Coney Weston, Ixworth, Rushford, Barnham, Honington, Ingham, Icklingham, Elveden, East Wretham & Mundford, plus the Breckl&.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 144, Thetford & Diss 1824-1922 (3-map set), in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Wymondham, Swaffham, Watton, Attleborough, Brandon, Necton, Shipdham, Barnham Broom, Cockley Cley, Ashill, Hilborough, Carbrooke, Hingham, Hethersett, Great Ellingham, Thompson, Ashwellthorpe, Great Hockham, Mundford, East Wretham, East Harling, New Buckenham, Great Moulton, Kenninghall, Burston, North Lopham, Hopton, Redgrave, Scole, Eye, Botesdale, Gislingham, Stanton, Coney Weston, Ixworth, Rushford, Barnham, Honington, Ingham, Icklingham, Elveden, East Wretham & Mundford, plus the Breckl&. PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series centring the map on a location of your choice. For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 144, Thetford & Diss 1901, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Wymondham, Swaffham, Watton, Attleborough, Brandon, Necton, Shipdham, Barnham Broom, Cockley Cley, Ashill, Hilborough, Carbrooke, Hingham, Hethersett, Great Ellingham, Thompson, Ashwellthorpe, Great Hockham, Mundford, East Wretham, East Harling, New Buckenham, Great Moulton, Kenninghall, Burston, North Lopham, Hopton, Redgrave, Scole, Eye, Botesdale, Gislingham, Stanton, Coney Weston, Ixworth, Rushford, Barnham, Honington, Ingham, Icklingham, Elveden, East Wretham & Mundford, plus the Breckl&.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 144, Thetford & Diss 1920-1922, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Wymondham, Swaffham, Watton, Attleborough, Brandon, Necton, Shipdham, Barnham Broom, Cockley Cley, Ashill, Hilborough, Carbrooke, Hingham, Hethersett, Great Ellingham, Thompson, Ashwellthorpe, Great Hockham, Mundford, East Wretham, East Harling, New Buckenham, Great Moulton, Kenninghall, Burston, North Lopham, Hopton, Redgrave, Scole, Eye, Botesdale, Gislingham, Stanton, Coney Weston, Ixworth, Rushford, Barnham, Honington, Ingham, Icklingham, Elveden, East Wretham & Mundford, plus the Breckl&.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 144, Thetford & Diss, in the waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Wymondham, Swaffham, Watton, Attleborough, Brandon, Necton, Shipdham, Barnham Broom, Cockley Cley, Ashill, Hilborough, Carbrooke, Hingham, Hethersett, Great Ellingham, Thompson, Ashwellthorpe, Great Hockham, Mundford, East Wretham, East Harling, New Buckenham, Great Moulton, Kenninghall, Burston, North Lopham, Hopton, Redgrave, Scole, Eye, Botesdale, Gislingham, Stanton, Coney Weston, Ixworth, Rushford, Barnham, Honington, Ingham, Icklingham, Elveden, East Wretham & Mundford, plus the Breckl&, & the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path. Edition B3; Publication date April 2012 About Ordnance Survey ...