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POPULAR SCIENCE |
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SOUTH OF THE RIVER
An entertaining novel about a variety of
characters living in a small south London street in the 1950's - a time of
great social change. |
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MEASURES OF
GENIUS: The scientists who gave their name to units of measure
A
fascinating insight into the life and work of the scientists who had units
of measure named after them, such as 'volt', 'amp', 'watt', 'hertz'. |
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THE TALE OF SEPTIMUS JONES &
THE TALE OF SYLVESTER DOO
A unique 'upside-down' children's story-book, with
two stories and 20 colour pictures. |
Peter Thorogood
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Alan Durden
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Garnet Durham
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IN THESE PLACES... AT THESE
TIMES
Peter Thorogood's poetry and
humorous verse written between 1950and 1975. Beautifully illustrated in full colour with
the author's watercolours and comic pen-and-ink sketches. |
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THOMAS HOOD - Poems Comic and
Serious
Favourite best known romantic poems and comic verse by the popular
Victorian poet, Thomas Hood. Selected, with an introduction and
notes, by Peter Thorogood. |
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THE COMPLETE COMIC AND
CURIOUS VERSE of Peter Thorogood
A
complete collection of Peter Thorogood's comic verse written over
three decades, and including over eighty pen-and-ink sketches by the
author. |
Peter Thorogood
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ed. Peter Thorogood
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Peter Thorogood
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LATE FLOWERINGS - Poems for
Aurelia
A selection of poems inspired by the friendship between the author and
Aurelia Plath, mother of Sylvia Plath the poet, who was married to Ted
Hughes, the late Poet-Laureate. |
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TWO HEARTS THAT WOULD BE TRUE
- Ballads, Lyrics and Monologues
A selection of the ballads lyrics and
monologues of two remarkable twin sisters, Margaret and Brenda Carpenter.
The book tells the tale of their painful separation and the joys of their
reunion. |
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THE FOUNTAIN OF NEW BEGINNINGS - Poems of
Youth
A selection of evocative poems recalling the
innocence of youth. |
Diana Dykes
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Margaret & Brendea Carpenter,
ed. Peter Thorogood
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Stephen Harlow
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RETURN TO SPLENDOUR
An captivating account in words and
photographs of the restoration of
St. Mary's House and Gardens over twenty years. |
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ST. MARY'S BRAMBER: A SUSSEX
HOUSE AND TS GARDENS
A useful guide book to St. Mary's House; the
fascinating story of a remarkable house and its survival over five
centuries. |
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ST. MARY'S BRAMBER: A
PICTORIAL SOUVENIR
A companion volume to the guide book. A
portrait of the house and gardens, with fine colour photographs, nostalgic
memories, poems and paintings. |
ed. Tony Ketteman
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Peter Thorogood
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PORTRAIT OF VILLAGE LIFE -
Beeding, Bramber and Botolphs in Sussex
Over one thousand years of history recounted
through the life and times of three Sussex villages. A unique collection of
more than 200 miniature essays, giving a vivid picture of a vibrant
community. |
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Keith Nethercoate-Bryant, ed.Peter
Thorogood
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JOHN BEARD -
HANDEL AND GARRICK'S FAVOURITE TENOR
Biography of the
noted 18th tenor, who had a major influence on baroque and classical music.
Handel wrote tenor parts in his oratorios for him, and he was a regular
performer at Garrick's Drury Lane Theatre. |
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COULD I HEAR THAT AGAIN,
PLEASE?
A fascinating collection of some 250
short reviews of radio broadcasts made during the late 1960s, when the
author was Critic for ‘The Spoken Word’ column of the popular BBC
periodical,
The Listener. |
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ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL 1980-1996
'From Court-Martial to Peerage'
Not a history of the school, but a very
personal account of the life that Ron Balaam and his wife Shirley led during
the time that he was Headmaster. |
Neil Jenkins
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Peter Thorogood
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Ronald Balaam
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