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This is a guide for visitors to Hawarden Castle North Wales from the 1920's and gives a brief history of the the castle and its origins with a history of its most famous occupant, Gladstone.There are illustrations from the time of publishing plus some modern day photographs reflecting the passage of time. A fascinating snapshot of its day and an enjoyable read.

62 pages (14 free)       PRICE £3.00

A guide to Hawarden Castle North Wales from the 1920's

The Pied Piper of Hamlin

Pied Piper of Hamlin tells the tale of the ultimate pest control operative.This is a children's tale of a young man who agrees to rid a town of a plague of rats for an agreed fee, and when the task is completed the Mayor and the Council refuse to pay the full amount.In retaliation the Pied Piper gets out his flute again and lures all the children of the town away with its haunting tones.
Lavishly illustrated by Kate Greenaway

PRICE FREE

Many of us would say that stress, overwork and worry are a modern day phenomenon.
Well think again. Here is a book written nearly a hundred years ago, which addresses a problem in a manner that is simple to understand ,brimming with common sense, and as you read through the book you find so many relevant and simple remedies that are as pertinent today as they were then, without the “counselling fees”.
A sensible common sense approach to a way of enjoying a better life style 

 96 Pages (26 free)          PRICE  £3.50            

How to eat, a cure for nerves

A tale of the Indian frontier written by General Charles King.The struggle for supremacy continues in the Wild West, with the Indians trying to hold on to their native lands and the U.S. Army trying to keep control of an enormous tract of territory with too few men .
Heroism and bravery are brought to the fore and treachery and misunderstandings bring the situation to boiling point.
There is passion and brutality, love and endurance, bringing alive the history of the Wild West.

384 Pages (70 free)  PRICE £3.00

An Apache Princess

Captain Scragg or The Green Pea Pirates

This is a collection of love letters written by an English Lady in the late eighteen hundreds which charts the relationship between the lady and her lover from the beginning to the bitter end,taking the reader on a flight of fancy and offering an insight into the courtship and way of life in that time.
In many ways there is little difference from then and now , and yet in others the way of life then is poles apart, with the formality and gentility,the travels to the continenmt and the privileged  backgrounds of the day.
The one thing that has not changed is the intensity of love and the raw passion exuding from this woman till the very end.
Tissues to the ready?

148 pages  PRICE FREE

An Englishwomans Love Letters

A 3-D ebook with turning pages to give you the feel of holding a real book in your hand.
Concerning the origin of the American game of base-ball there exists considerable uncertainty. A correspondent of Porter's Spirit of the Times, as far back as 1856, begins a series of letters on the game by acknowledging his utter inability to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion upon this point; and a writer of recent date introduces a research into the history of the game with the frank avowal that he has only succeeded in finding "a remarkable lack of literature on the subject."

This book outlines the history of baseball,outlines the rules of playing the game, the tactics to employ, and really HOW TO PLAY BASE-BALL

170 pages (14 free)  PRICE £3.50.

An Introduction How to PLay Baseball

Captain Scragg will always have a go, and here we have a tale from the last century both hilariously funny in some parts and with a tinge of sadness in others as the author charts the voyage of the tug captain and his crew over the seas to faraway islands where customs are are different,where innocent actions can have almost disastrous consequences.There are discoveries ,violence, pain and fortitude, trials of adversity ,both on board and on land, told in a manner not exactly politically correct for today's society, but a gripping and raw tale ,probably more so for the manner in which it is told. You live the emotions of the human conflicts and interactions between the crew on their voyage of rapidly changing conditions and fortunes, and upon their arrival ,the interaction between a race of indigenous people who just happen to have a different coloured skin, different language, different customs ,and totally different sense of humour.A rollicking good read ,guaranteed to dispel any gloom that lurks  in the background. Enjoy

198 pages (50 free)  PRICE £4.50

Emulate the Great American Dream. This book tells the tales of great men men of America giving a comprehensive outline of their lives,where they came from their background and their life stories of how they grew their careers and businesses until they became household names not just in the USA ,but many world wide.
If they can do it so can you.

884 pages              PRICE FREE

Great Fortunes and How They Were Made

Hutchinson's Popular & Illustrated Dog Encyclopaedia was first published by Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., in 1929: like many books of its day was published in weekly parts.
It would seem that initially they were not sure how many parts there were to be, as on the front covers of the early magazines it says "in about 50 weekly parts".
In the end there were fifty six parts comprising 1990 pages with over 2,000 illustrations.

Complete copies of the "book" in their bound folder now change hands at prices ranging as high as three hundred pounds or more.

It could be safely described as a labour of love, and proved to be immensely popular, however one must bear in mind that while many of the old remedies hold good still, there have been many advances in the world of Veterinary Science, in diagnosis and treatment, and you should always consult contemporary professional advice

86 pages                 PRICE FREE

HUTCHINSONS DOG ENCYCLOPAEDIA Part 1

A Collection of Ramblers walks around Liverpool and Wirral with pen and ink drawings as illustrations.This is a compilation from the 1930's and give an insight into the local countryside at that time with some delightful sketches giving the route and and showing some of the landscapes and buildings you would pass on the way.
Many still exist and others have changed forever, and many of these Ramblers paths will no longer exist.A facinating glimpse of that era with many historical snippets.

210 pages  (28 free)     PRICE £3.50

Ramblers Walks Liverpool and Wirral

A book to appeal NOT just to Vegetarians.

This is a Vegetarians delight, written some eighty years ago; it proves that the vegetarian movement is not just a modern fad, and that there are many people, not just vegetarians who enjoy the diversity of a full range of vegetables cooked to perfection to bring out the full and different flavours.

This book covers so many vegetables; it would seem difficult to become bored savouring all the different types of vegetable.
All the recepies are tried and tested, and many will have fallen into disuse with the passage of time. However how many times have we heard that the old recepies are the best recepies, and bring out the flavours to the fullest without a microwave in sight?

158 pages  (52 free)     PRICE £3.00

A Vegetable Cook Book

The "Recollections of Old Liverpool," contained in the following pages, appeared originally the Liverpool Compass, their publication extending over a period of several months.
The book was first published in 1863 and gives a personal insight into the city of Liverpool .
Those who have recorded the green memories of an old man, as told while seated by his humble "ingle nook" have endeavoured to adhere to his own words and mode of narration-hence the somewhat rambling and discursive style of these "Recollections"-a style which does not, in the opinion of many, by any means detract from their general interest.


November, 1863.
I was born in Liverpool, on the 4th of June in 1769 or '70. I am consequently about ninety-three years old.  My friends say I am a wonderful old man. I believe I am.  I have always enjoyed such excellent health, that I do not know what the sensation is of a medical man putting his finger on my wrist.  I have eaten and drunk in moderation, slept little, risen early, and kept a clear conscience before God and man. My memory is surprising.  I am often astonished at myself in recalling to mind events, persons, and circumstances, that occurred so long ago as to be almost forgotten by everybody else:-       and what follows is a delightful account of the city of Liverpool as remembered by the narrator over his lifetime, some ninety years old

270 pages (30 free)            PRICE £3.50

This is a classic adventure tale of the South Sea Islands and the adventures of sailing in the tall ships to foreign parts, with shipwrecks, battles with the natives and good old fashioned courage and heroism featuring Ralph Rover and his friend Peterkin .Written in 1884 by Robert Ballantyne and still a wonderful read.

235 pages        PRICE FREE

A Coral Island

Recollections of Old Liverpool

Entertain your friends with the mystique of looking into the future by reading the shapes that foretell possible future events.
The book contains numerous shapes and patterns as left by tea leaves in the bottom of the cup with the significance that each shape may have on the tea drinker’s future.
There are sections to tell you how to interpret the shapes and how to fill and empty the cup to get the best results, how to conduct the predictions and be welcomed to many gatherings as a sought after entertainer for breaking the ice and getting the party going, An asset to any gathering ,today’s Gypsy Rosy Lee

76 pages (18 free)   PRICE £2.00

Fortune Telling by Tea Leaves

This is a book about the English Gypsies in the later 1800’s and is quite informative and far ranging, giving a background to the Gypsies their culture and their language and some on the facts that are reveals are quite fascinating .There are tales of folklore and the Nomads wisdom, passages in their own language, and some of the vocabulary which has been absorbed into modern day language and its derivatives. A book written over a hundred years ago, but just as relevant today in many ways as it was then. A fascinating and absorbing read.

328 pages (56 free)      PRICE £4.99

English Gypsies and their Language

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