Download or read book Secret Fens written by Karen Merrison and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Fens explores the lesser-known history of the Fens in the East of England through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.

Download or read book Secrets on the Fens written by Joy Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fens written by Francis Pryor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Francis Pryor brings the magic of the Fens to life in a deeply personal and utterly enthralling way' TONY ROBINSON. 'Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' GUARDIAN. Inland from the Wash, on England's eastern cost, crisscrossed by substantial rivers and punctuated by soaring church spires, are the low-lying, marshy and mysterious Fens. Formed by marine and freshwater flooding, and historically wealthy owing to the fertility of their soils, the Fens of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire are one of the most distinctive, neglected and extraordinary regions of England. Francis Pryor has the most intimate of connections with this landscape. For some forty years he has dug its soils as a working archaeologist – making ground-breaking discoveries about the nature of prehistoric settlement in the area – and raising sheep in the flower-growing country between Spalding and Wisbech. In The Fens, he counterpoints the history of the Fenland landscape and its transformation – from Bronze age field systems to Iron Age hillforts; from the rise of prosperous towns such as King's Lynn, Ely and Cambridge to the ambitious drainage projects that created the Old and New Bedford Rivers – with the story of his own discovery of it as an archaeologist. Affectionate, richly informative and deftly executed, The Fens weaves together strands of archaeology, history and personal experience into a satisfying narrative portrait of a complex and threatened landscape.

Download or read book Murder in the Fens written by Clare Chase and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the body of twenty-year-old Julie Cooper is found - her pockets stuffed full of wilting flowers - in an iron-age hill fort on the edge of the fens, Detective Tara Thorpe and her team are called in to investigate. The evidence points to an illicit affair gone wrong... but is there more to the story? As always at the Cambridge Constabulary, the case turns personal. Detective Blake is exhausted after the arrival of a new baby with wayward wife Babette, and Tara is keen to put as much distance between herself and Blake as she can - both at the station and on the hunt for the killer. Charming rookie officer Jez is the perfect distraction... but is he a little too good to be true? Then Tara makes a startling breakthrough when she finds an unsettling family heirloom hidden in the late victim's bedroom - a golden statue of a sinister-looking cat with emerald eyes. As she traces its origins, Tara begins to realise that Julie's murder is no one-off crime, but a sinister plot with its roots in a terrible secret that was covered up decades earlier. An unputdownable page-turner, perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Agatha Christie and Joy Ellis. Can be read as a standalone. The Tara Thorpe Mystery Series: Book 1 - Murder on the Marshes Book 2 - Death on the River Book 3 - Death Comes to Call Book 4 - Murder in the Fens Readers absolutely love Clare Chase: 'Literally couldn't put it down!! This was an excellent thriller with well-developed characters and great twists!! From the first page until the end... a great ride of mystery, suspense and murder... Excellent thriller and crime read!!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Wow what a book! One of the best mysteries I have read! Loved it from start to finish and couldn't put it down! A masterpiece! Plotting perfection! The writing is brilliant and flows off the page, the characters stay with you. A thoroughly satisfying, absolutely stunning book! I cannot wait to read more by this amazing author!' Renita D'Silva 'Fast-paced, twisty... I just ripped right through this book.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'I have to say that I loved this book.'Jen Med's Book Reviews, 5 stars 'I absolutely loved this book... grabbed me by the throat from the opening chapter and refused to let go until the very end... The story was a fantastic puzzle... all set against the beautiful backdrop of Cambridge and the menacing emptiness of the surrounding Cambridgeshire fens.' A Little Book Problem, 5 stars 'Clever, twisty stories, with great characters.' Kate Rhodes, author of Hell Bay 'You'll enjoy her books including this one if you like Joy Ellis, L. J. Ross, and Faith Martin... I absolutely adored the setting here. It reminds a little of the sort of setting in Midsomer Murders - quaint and idyllic with some very shady characters. The twists in the plot were plentiful and I liked the relationship and dynamic between Thorpe and Blake.' Goodreads reviewer 'A tense, exciting read with plenty of twists... an addictive read.' Goodreads reviewer

Download or read book Geographical Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Reviews" and other bibliographical material.

Download or read book The Geographical Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cambridgeshire Folk Tales written by Maureen James and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern-day Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse landscapes: from the elegance of the university city and the rural delights of the old county of Huntingdonshire Isle of Ely, each district has its own identity and its own stories. Explore the antics of the inhabitants of the past, including Hereward the Saxon hero; the Fenland giant Tom Hickathrift; the pious Bricstan of Chatteris; the raconteur and skater Chaffe Legge; and Mr Leech, who was carried off by the Devil. You will also discover the hidden history of the area, including how the secret Brotherhood of the Grey Goose Feather helped King Charles I, and what really happened to King John's treasure. These entertaining tales will delight readers both within Cambridgeshire and elsewhere.

Download or read book Sackett s Land written by Louis L'Amour and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After discovering six gold Roman coins buried in the mud of the Devil’s Dyke, Barnabas Sackett enthusiastically invests in goods that he will offer for trade in America. But Sackett has a powerful enemy: Rupert Genester, nephew of an earl, wants him dead. A battlefield promise made to Sackett’s father threatens Genester’s inheritance. So on the eve of his departure for America, Sackett is attacked and thrown into the hold of a pirate ship. Genester’s orders are for him to disappear into the waters of the Atlantic. But after managing to escape, Sackett makes his way to the Carolina coast. He sees in the raw, abundant land the promise of a bright future. But before that dream can be realized, he must first return to England and discover the secret of his father’s legacy.

Download or read book Alarms and Discursions written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Her Passionate Awakening written by Penny Jordan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book! Previously published as Lingering Shadows in 1991. Out of the shadows of the past. Linked by ambition and passion and held apart by the sins of the fathers… Money, power, influence — LEO von Hessler has inherited it all from his manipulative, empire-building father. But just how much of his business has been built at the expense of others’ shattered hopes and dreams? Only a visit to English company, Carey Chemicals, can answer Leo’s questions. Ambitious, relentless, driven — SAUL Jardine, corporate raider, knows just when to close in on ailing companies. Respected and feared in the business world, Saul has pursued his career single-mindedly, to the detriment of love and family. His life at a crossroads, he is now set to carry out one last transaction: moving in on Carey’s — a company ripe for takeover. Sensitive, intense, determined — DAVINA James has been forced to suppress her warmth and sensuality, first by her domineering father and then by her womanizing husband. Now, a beautiful widow, she’s stopped yearning for love, turning her energies instead into confronting the business giants who seek to take her inheritance — Carey’s — away from her. A confrontation which will have unexpected and far-reaching consequences…

Download or read book The Poets and Poetry of Buffalo written by James Nichol Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ruthless Passion written by Penny Jordan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruthless Passion by Penny Jordan released on Nov 27, 2017 is available now for purchase.

Download or read book The Golden Bough written by Jesse Storrs Ferris Butler and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alarms and Discursions written by G. K. Chesterton and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-22 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Alone at some distance from the wasting walls of a disused abbey I found half sunken in the grass the grey and goggle-eyed visage of one of those graven monsters that made the ornamental water-spouts in the cathedrals of the Middle Ages. It lay there, scoured ancient rains or striped recent fungus, but still looking like the head of some huge dragon slain a primeval hero. And as I looked at it, I thought of the meaning of the grotesque, and passed into some symbolic reverie of the three great stages of art..."

Download or read book Peatlands written by Ian D. Rotherham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and for all those concerned about environmental protection, and is an essential guide to peatland history and heritage for scientists and enthusiasts. Peat is formed when vegetation partially decays in a waterlogged environment and occurs extensively throughout both temperate and tropical regions. Interest in peatlands is currently high due to the degradation of global peatlands which is disrupting hydrology and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. This book opens by explaining how peat is formed, its properties and worldwide distribution, and defines related terms such as mires, wetlands, bogs and marshes. There is discussion of the ecology and wildlife of peatlands as well as their ability to preserve pollen and organic remains as environmental archives. It also addresses the history, heritage and cultural exploitation of peat, extending back to pre-Roman times, and the degradation of peatlands over the centuries, particularly as a source of fuel but more recently for commercial horticulture. Other chapters discuss the ecosystem services delivered by peatlands, and how their destruction is contributing to biodiversity loss, flooding or drought, and climate change. Finally, the many current peatland restoration projects around the world are highlighted. Overall the book provides a wide-ranging but concise overview of peatlands from both a natural and social science perspective, and will be invaluable for students of ecology, geography, environmental studies and history.

Download or read book The Sacketts 4 Book Bundle written by Louis L'Amour and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic spanning multiple generations in one frontier family, Louis L’Amour’s Sackett series is perhaps the crowning achievement of one of our greatest storytellers. Now, for the first time, the Sackett origin story is available as an eBook bundle featuring Sackett’s Land, To the Far Blue Mountains, The Warrior’s Path, and Jubal Sackett. These four novels chronicle the arrival of the patriarch on American soil and the unforgettable adventures of his sons as they strike out into the wilderness of a sprawling new land. SACKETT’S LAND After finding six gold Roman coins buried in an English swampland, Barnabas Sackett invests in goods to trade in America. But he also has a powerful enemy with a grudge that goes back to Sackett’s father. On the eve of his departure, Sackett is attacked and thrown into the hold of a pirate ship. After managing to escape, he makes his way to the Carolina coast, where the raw, abundant land promises a bright future. However, before that dream can be realized, Sackett must first discover the secret of his father’s legacy. TO THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS After returning to England, Barnabas Sackett discovers that finding his way back to America to make his fortune may be impossible. A warrant has been issued for his arrest and men are searching for him in every port. Believing that Sackett possesses a rare royal treasure, Queen Bess will stop at nothing to find him. If he’s caught, not only will his dream of a life in America be lost, but he will be brutally tortured and put to death on the gallows. THE WARRIOR’S PATH When Yance Sackett is called upon to rescue two kidnapped girls—one of whom is his wife’s young sister—he corrals his brother Kin and together they race north from Carolina to find her. Arriving at a small town rife with superstition, the brothers learn that someone very powerful was behind the girls’ abduction. To bring the culprit to justice, Kin sails to the exotic West Indies. There, among pirates, cutthroats, and ruthless “businessmen,” he will apply the skills he learned as a frontiersman to an unfamiliar world—where one false move means instant death. JUBAL SACKETT Jubal Sackett’s urge to explore has driven him westward, and when a Natchez priest asks him to undertake a nearly impossible quest, Sackett ventures into the endless grassy plains the Indians call the Far Seeing Lands. He seeks a Natchez exploration party and its leader, Itchakomi. It is she who will rule her people when their aging chief dies. But first she must vanquish her rival, the arrogant warrior Kapata. Sackett’s journey will bring him danger from an implacable enemy . . . and show him a life—and a woman—worth dying for.

Download or read book A Daughter of the Fen written by John Thomas Bealby and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: