If you are on holiday & looking for a simple map containing all the information you need to make the most of your visit the Tour maps are for you. These easy-to-read maps are packed with essential tourist information town plans & scenic areas in addition to roads rail cycle routes & ground height information. ...

Set in the mid-19th century & written from the author's first-hand experience North & South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the vital but turbulent north. Elizabeth Gaskell's skilful narrative uses an unusual love story to show how personal & public lives were woven together in a newly industrial society. This is a tale of hard-won triumphs
- of rational thought over prejudice & of humane care over blind deference to the market. Readers in the twenty-first century will find themselves absorbed as this Victorian novel traces the origins of problems & possibilities which are still challenging a hundred & fifty years later: the complex relationships public & private between men & women of different classes.
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This book comes with an introduction by Jenny Uglow. Milton is a sooty noisy northern town centred around the cotton mills that employ most of its inhabitants. Arriving from a rural idyll in the south Margaret Hale is initially shocked by the social unrest & poverty she finds in her new hometown. However as she begins to befriend her neighbours & her stormy relationship with the mill-owner John Thornton develops she starts to see Milton in a different light. ...

As relevant now as when it was first published Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South" skilfully weaves a compelling love story into a clash between the pursuit of profit & humanitarian ideals. This " Penguin Classics" edition is edited with an introduction by Patricia Ingham. When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the North of Engl&. Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton Margaret becomes aware of the poverty & suffering of local mill workers & develops a passionate sense of social justice. This is intensified by her tempestuous relationship with the mill-owner & self-made man John Thornton as their fierce opposition over his treatment of his employees masks a deeper attraction. In " North & South" Gaskell skilfully fused individual feeling with social concern & in Margaret Hale created one of the most original heroines of Victorian literature. In her introduction Patricia Ingham examines Elizabeth Gaskell's treatment of geographical economic & class differences & the male & female roles portrayed in the novel. This edition also

Includes:: further reading notes & a useful glossary. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-65) was born in London but grew up in the north of England in the village of Knutsford. In 1832 she married the Reverend William Gaskell & had four daughters & one son who died in infancy. Her first novel " Mary Barton" was published in 1848 winning the attention of Charles Dickens & most of her later work was published in his journals including " Cranford" (1853) serialised in Dickens' " Household Words". She was also a lifelong friend of Charlotte Bronte whose biography she wrote. If you enjoyed " North & South" you might like Jane Austen's " Persuasion" also available in " Penguin Classics". "[ An] admirable story...full of character & power." (Charles Dickens)."

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The north & south of the title are the Satanic mills of the industrial north & the leisured life of London society & rural Hampshire. When her father leaves the Church Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the North of Engl&. Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton Margaret becomes aware of the poverty & suffering of local mill workers & develops a passionate sense of social justice & a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. North & South" depicts a young woman discovering herself in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people & what brings them together." ...

Following the immense success of his Mediterranean Seafood Alan Davidson resolved to apply the same recipe to the North Atlantic Ocean. This extraordinary work the culmination of years of research is the result. Far more than just fish & fish cookery it distils the accumulated knowledge of generations of weather-beaten fisher folk curious scientists & happy fish lovers in kitchens & dining rooms the world over. In an addictive cocktail of anecdote & lore the book combines scientific catalogue of edible marine creatures with recipes drawn from the Atlantic shores
- & even the Baltic in a brief excursus to Finland Russia & the Baltic States. The book is split between a catalogue with drawings & description of each sort of fish together with cookery notes & any information that might put it in context; & a recipe section which draws on the best methods of cooking these types of fish from the many countries best acquainted with them. There is a full index & bibliography. The chief delight of the book is the delicate skill with which so many facts are deployed. The style is at once playful & learned; accurate yet with an eye to the surreal.
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Sig Hansen has been a star of the Channel 4's The Deadliest Catch from the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries the show attracts more than 49 million viewers per season making it one of the most successful series in the history of cable TV. With its daredevil camera work unpredictably dangerous weather & a setting as unforgivable & unforgettable as the frigid Bering Sea The Deadliest Catch is unlike anything else on television. But the weatherworn fishermen of the fishing vessel Northwestern have stories that don't come through on TV. For Sig Hansen & his brothers commercial fishing is as much a part of their Norwegian heritage as their names. Descendents of the Vikings who roamed & ruled the northern seas for centuries the Hansens' connection to the sea stretches from Alaska to Seattle & all the way to Norway. & after twenty years as a skipper on the commercial fishing vessel the Northwestern -- which was his father's before him -- Sig has lived to tell the tales. To be a successful fisherman you need to be a mechanic navigator welder painter carpenter & sometimes a firefighter. To be a successful fisherman year after year you need to be a survivor. This is the story of a family of survivors; part memoir & part adventure tale North by Northwestern brings readers on deck into the dockside bars & into the history of a family with a common destiny. Built around a gripping tale of a deadly shipwreck like The Perfect Storm North by Northwestern is the multi-generational tale of the Hansen family a clan of tough Norwegian-American fishermen who through the popularity of The Deadliest Catch have become modern folk-heroes. ...

In the late 1950s & 60s steam motive power depots attracted railway enthusiasts like pins to a magnet. There was no need to wait on a platform for something to turn up; particularly at weekends & evenings sheds would be packed with machines waiting their turn being disposed of getting fixed or stored for another day. Enthusiasts flocked to these grimy railway havens as places of enchantment. This beautifully illustrated book produced in association with the National Railway Museum travels back to those days combining Richard Gaunts atmospheric photographs with"es from people working on the railways at the time & instructions & reports from the management who
- despite all appearances
- were trying to give a good service at an acceptable cost. This evocative & nostalgic book brings the past to life & is sure to appeal to people who remember the north eastern railways & the drama of working steam sheds.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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