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Book Christmas in Duke Street

    Book Details:
  • Author : Grace Burrowes
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-10-29
  • ISBN : 9781979283472
  • Pages : 348 pages

Download or read book Christmas in Duke Street written by Grace Burrowes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas in London is a busy time at the little bookshop in Duke Street, for love, literature, and shopping. Four couples come and go and discover that happy ever after makes the perfect Christmas gift. A new anthology from the bestselling authors of Christmas in the Duke's Arms and Dancing in the Duke's Arms. The Rake Who Loved Christmas by Miranda Neville Sir Devlyn Stratton wants to save his brother from an unprincipled adventuress, especially when he meets Oriel Sinclair and wants her for himself. Oriel won't marry for convenience or become a rake's mistress. But succumbing to Dev's seduction is all too tempting. A Seduction in Winter by Carolyn Jewel He's an artist and a duke's heir. She's sheltered and scarred. Can he show her by Christmas that love can be theirs to share? A Prince in her Stocking by Shana Galen Lady Cassandra has always done as she's been told. Meek and malleable, she's lived a life devoid of passion. When she meets a handsome man rumored to be an exiled prince, she sees one last chance at excitement. Little does she know, too much excitement can be dangerous. The Appeal of Christmas by Grace Burrowes The best Christmas present is the one he didn't realize he desperately needed.

Book Not Proper Enough

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carolyn Jewel
  • Publisher : cJewel Books
  • Release : 2012-09-09
  • ISBN : 1937823067
  • Pages : 350 pages

Download or read book Not Proper Enough written by Carolyn Jewel and published by cJewel Books. This book was released on 2012-09-09 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could the wrong man be the right one after all? Lady Eugenia Byrant doesn’t forget insults easily. Even years after the Marquess of Fenris publicly insulted her, she has no desire to let bygones be bygones. As a widow, she knows the gift of a magical medallion will never find her a second chance at love. When happiness appears to work its way back into her life, it’s Fenris who threatens her newfound peace. The Marquess of Fenris loved Eugenia, even when she married his best friend. His feelings never changed, but now he has to convince the lady that he has. The handsome and wealthy heir to a dukedom puts on the charm, but will it be enough for her to forget his previous transgressions? Not Proper Enough is a Regency historical romance novel for adults and about adults who actually act like adults. If you like enthralling characters, heated chemistry, and smoldering romance, then you'll love Carolyn Jewel’s thoughtful and witty tale. Buy Not Proper Enough to read the character-driven romance today!

Book CHARLES DICKENS     The Complete Short Stories  190  Christmas Tales  Social Sketches  Tales for Children   Other Stories  Illustrated

Download or read book CHARLES DICKENS The Complete Short Stories 190 Christmas Tales Social Sketches Tales for Children Other Stories Illustrated written by Charles Dickens and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 4952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: “CHARLES DICKENS – The Complete Short Stories: 190+ Christmas Tales, Social Sketches, Tales for Children & Other Stories (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Christmas Novellas A Christmas Carol The Chimes The Cricket on the Hearth The Battle of Life The Haunted Man Short Story Collections Sketches by Boz Sketches of Young Gentlemen Sketches of Young Couples Master Humphrey' Clock Reprinted Pieces The Mudfog Papers Pearl-Fishing (First Series) Pearl-Fishing (Second Series) Christmas Stories Other Stories Children's Books Child's Dream of a Star Holiday Romance Stories About Children Every Child Can Read Criticism Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens The Limitations of Dickens by Henry James The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot by Andrew Lang David Copperfield by Virginia Woolf Biographies Charles Dickens by G. K. Chesterton The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster Dickens' London by M. F. Mansfield Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

Book The New Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book

Download or read book The New Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Royal Christmas

Download or read book A Royal Christmas written by Shana Galen and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two hot heroes to keep you warm on the long winter nights ... Waiting for a Duke Like YouThere & rsquo;s no such thing as the perfect hero & hellip;Nathan Cauley, Duke of Wyndover, is so handsome ladies swoon & mdash;but Nathan doesn & rsquo;t want a fawning miss for his duchess. Then he stumbles upon a filthy young woman sleeping under a bridge, and his protective instincts are raised. When he recognizes her as the woman he loved years before, he & rsquo;s determined to win back her heart. Or is there?Princess Vivienne is the last of the royal family of Glynaven. Vivienne is all alone and on the run when the Duke of Wyndover comes to her rescue. Vivienne barely remembers meeting him years before, and wonders if he is any more than a pretty face. But when the assassins return, Nathan might just prove to be the man Vivienne & rsquo;s been waiting for. A Prince in Her StockingWhen it & rsquo;s cold outside & hellip;Prince Lucien of Glynaven spends the cold winter days in a small bookshop, searching for a book that's the key to saving his life. When Lady Cassandra Ashbrooke comes in to shop, her lovely face is almost enough to make him give up his search. But when assassins track him, he must end the budding romance and abandon his last chance at ever reclaiming his identity. A prince is just the man to make Christmas a little more cozy. When the widowed Lady Cassandra catches a glimpse of an attractive man in her favorite bookshop, she decides to meet him, hoping to add a small spark of excitement into her dull life. Soon the prince & rsquo;s kisses are more passionate than Cass can imagine. But with danger closing in on all sides, is it too late for a holiday miracle?**These novellas were previously published in the anthologies Dancing in the Duke's Arms and Christmas in Duke Street.**

Book Christmas Murder Mystery Boxed Set

Download or read book Christmas Murder Mystery Boxed Set written by Charles Dickens and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 9591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat offers to you a collection of the greatest mystery cases for Christmas and winter holidays: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Mabel & Paul Thorne: The Sheridan Road Mystery Marion Harvey: The Mystery of the Hidden Room Grace Livingston Hill: The Mystery of Mary

Book Murder for Christmas   Ultimate Collection

Download or read book Murder for Christmas Ultimate Collection written by Charles Dickens and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 9581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you a collection of the greatest mystery cases and puzzles for you to solve and relax with during Christmas and winter holidays: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Mabel & Paul Thorne: The Sheridan Road Mystery Marion Harvey: The Mystery of the Hidden Room Grace Livingston Hill: The Mystery of Mary

Book The Best Detectives Murder Mysteries for Christmas Holidays

Download or read book The Best Detectives Murder Mysteries for Christmas Holidays written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 8437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited and unique collection includes the greatest mystery cases for Christmas time and winter holidays: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Mabel & Paul Thorne: The Sheridan Road Mystery Marion Harvey: The Mystery of the Hidden Room Grace Livingston Hill: The Mystery of Mary

Book A Rogue for Christmas

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lauren Smith
  • Publisher : Lauren Smith
  • Release : 2018-11-23
  • ISBN : 1947206621
  • Pages : 550 pages

Download or read book A Rogue for Christmas written by Lauren Smith and published by Lauren Smith. This book was released on 2018-11-23 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have yourself a merry little Christmas with three wonderfully wicked Regency rogues who woo their heroines with passion, secret presents and snowball fights! Lose yourself in three romantic holiday tales from USA Today Bestseller Lauren Smith. This set includes: The Rogue’s Seduction – Perdita Darby, the ton’s favorite lady, seeks the help of the notorious rogue, Vaughn, Viscount Darlington. If she can convince him to pretend to be her fiancé over Christmas, she will escape a dangerous fortune hunter who means to do her harm. But will the infamous Devil of London, Vaughn, find a way to win her heart? The Gentleman’s Seduction – Martin Banks is quite the scrooge. After a tragic Christmas when he was young, he despises the holidays. But when he wins a hand of cards against the man who destroyed his life, he bargains for a sweeter prize than money. He takes Livvy, the man’s daughter, home with him to ruin her reputation and perhaps convince her to be his mistress. But neither he nor Livvy expect the spirit of Christmas to surprise them with the best gift of all: love. His Wicked Seduction- Horatia Sheridan is cursed. She’s been madly in love with her older brother’s best friend, Lucien, since she was young. But the wicked rogue has never once noticed her except to treat her with annoyance. But when Christmas arrives and it’s clear that someone is targeting Horatia’s life, Lucien brings her home to his country estate to protect her. A Christmas kissing bough, a snowball fight and forbidden desire take hold, leading to a love that will change their lives forever. *Note: These stories have been previously published as single titles or in other collections.

Book Murder Under The Mistletoe   Ultimate Christmas Murder Mystery Collection

Download or read book Murder Under The Mistletoe Ultimate Christmas Murder Mystery Collection written by Charles Dickens and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 9590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Press presents to you a collection of the greatest mystery cases and puzzles for you to solve and relax with during Christmas and winter holidays: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Mabel & Paul Thorne: The Sheridan Road Mystery Marion Harvey: The Mystery of the Hidden Room Grace Livingston Hill: The Mystery of Mary

Book Christmas Under the Veil of Mystery     Ultimate Collection for the Murder Mystery Holiday

Download or read book Christmas Under the Veil of Mystery Ultimate Collection for the Murder Mystery Holiday written by Charles Dickens and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-10 with total page 9589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Press presents to you a collection of the greatest mystery cases and puzzles for you to solve and relax with during Christmas and winter holidays: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Mabel & Paul Thorne: The Sheridan Road Mystery Marion Harvey: The Mystery of the Hidden Room Grace Livingston Hill: The Mystery of Mary

Book Famous Detectives On Christmas Duty   Ultimate Murder Mysteries for Holidays

Download or read book Famous Detectives On Christmas Duty Ultimate Murder Mysteries for Holidays written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 8437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited and unique collection includes the greatest mystery cases and puzzles for you to solve and relax with during Christmas and winter holidays:_x000D_ Agatha Christie:_x000D_ The Mysterious Affair at Styles_x000D_ The Murder on the Links_x000D_ The Kidnapped Prime Minister _x000D_ The Million Dollar Bond Robbery _x000D_ The Secret Adversary_x000D_ R. Austin Freeman:_x000D_ Dr. Thorndyke's Cases_x000D_ The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke_x000D_ Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook_x000D_ Arthur Conan Doyle:_x000D_ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_x000D_ The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes_x000D_ A Study in Scarlet_x000D_ The Sign of Four_x000D_ The Hound of the Baskervilles_x000D_ The Valley of Fear_x000D_ A. E. W. Mason:_x000D_ At the Villa Rose_x000D_ The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel_x000D_ Mary Roberts Rinehart:_x000D_ The Circular Staircase_x000D_ The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry_x000D_ Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions_x000D_ More Tish_x000D_ Edgar Allan Poe:_x000D_ The Murders in the Rue Morgue_x000D_ The Mystery of Marie Rogêt_x000D_ The Purloined Letter_x000D_ Charles Dickens:_x000D_ Hunted Down_x000D_ Wilkie Collins:_x000D_ The Moonstone_x000D_ The Woman in White_x000D_ The Haunted Hotel_x000D_ Robert Barr:_x000D_ The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont_x000D_ Jennie Baxter, Journalist_x000D_ The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs_x000D_ The Adventure of the Second Swag_x000D_ E. W. Hornung:_x000D_ The Amateur Cracksman_x000D_ The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures_x000D_ A Thief in the Night_x000D_ Mr. Justice Raffles_x000D_ John Kendrick Bangs:_x000D_ Mrs. Raffles_x000D_ R. Holmes & Co_x000D_ Melville Davisson Post:_x000D_ The Sleuth of St. James's Square_x000D_ Edgar Wallace:_x000D_ The Four Just Men_x000D_ The Clue of the Twisted Candle_x000D_ Victor L. Whitechurch:_x000D_ The Canon in Residence_x000D_ Anna Katharine Green:_x000D_ The Leavenworth Case_x000D_ A Strange Disappearance_x000D_ The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow_x000D_ That Affair Next Door_x000D_ Lost Man's Lane_x000D_ The Circular Study_x000D_ G. K. Chesterton:_x000D_ The Innocence of Father Brown_x000D_ The Wisdom of Father Brown_x000D_ The Donnington Affair_x000D_ Ellis Parker Butler:_x000D_ Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective_x000D_ Maurice Leblanc:_x000D_ Arsene Lupin_x000D_ The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin_x000D_ Mabel & Paul Thorne:_x000D_ The Sheridan Road Mystery_x000D_ Marion Harvey:_x000D_ The Mystery of the Hidden Room_x000D_ Grace Livingston Hill:_x000D_ The Mystery of Mary

Book Marlborough College Register

Download or read book Marlborough College Register written by Marlborough College and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A List of the Council  Board of Examiners  Fellows  Licentiates      and other members of the College of Preceptors

Download or read book A List of the Council Board of Examiners Fellows Licentiates and other members of the College of Preceptors written by College of Preceptors (LONDON) and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reading in the Great War  1914 1916

Download or read book Reading in the Great War 1914 1916 written by David Bilton and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Reading were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. Reading's experiences during the Great War can be taken as standing for the many smaller but important towns in the country whose story will never be told. However, being a county town it experienced both industrial and agrarian pressures that deeply affected its population. Initially enthusiastic about the war, recruitment soon dropped and the local regiment filled with men from the big cities. By 1916 most of the eligible men were keen to find ways to stay out of the army. In the centre of the town was the infamous Reading jail home to Irish dissidents, terrorists and POWs. On the surface it was a calm town that got on with its business: beer, biscuits, metalwork, seeds and armaments but its poverty impacted on industrial relations leading to strikes. It also had a darker side with child cruelty and death, especially suicide.