Author: Stanley Gibbons Publications LtdPublisher:
ISBN: 9780852597651
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Queen Victoria's Gene
Author: D M PottsPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752471961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Queen Victoria's son, Prince Leopold, died from haemophilia, but no member of the royal family before his generation had suffered from the condition. Medically, there are only two possibilities: either one of Victoria's parents had a 1 in 50,000 random mutation, or Victoria was the illegitimate child of a haemophiliac man. However the haemophilia gene arose, it had a profound effect on history. Two of Victoria's daughters were silent carriers who passed the disease to the Spanish and Russian royal families. The disease played a role in the origin of the Spanish Civil War; and the tsarina's concern over her only son's haemophilia led to the entry of Rasputin into the royal household, contributing directly to the Russian revolution.
Author: Stanley Gibbons Publications LtdQueen Victoria's Book of Spells
Author: Elizabeth BearPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429960914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Year An anthology featuring all-original tales of gaslamp fantasy from bestselling and award-winning authors including Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked. "Gaslamp Fantasy," or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. A number of wonderful fantasy novels owe their inspiration to works by nineteenth-century writers ranging from Jane Austen, the Brontës, and George Meredith to Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and William Morris. And, of course, the entire steampunk genre and subculture owes more than a little to literature inspired by this period. Queen Victoria's Book of Spells is an anthology for everyone who loves these works of neo-Victorian fiction, and wishes to explore the wide variety of ways that modern fantasists are using nineteenth-century settings, characters, and themes. These approaches stretch from steampunk fiction to the Austen-and-Trollope inspired works that some critics call Fantasy of Manners, all of which fit under the larger umbrella of Gaslamp Fantasy. The result is eighteen stories by experts from the fantasy, horror, mainstream, and young adult fields, including both bestselling writers and exciting new talents, who present a bewitching vision of a nineteenth century invested (or cursed!) with magic. Includes short stories by Delia Sherman, Jeffrey Ford, Genevieve Valentine, Maureen McHugh, Kathe Koja, Elizabeth Wein, Elizabeth Bear, James P. Blaylock, Kaaron Warren, Leanna Renee Hieber, Dale Bailey, Veronica Schanoes, Catherynne M. Valente, Ellen Kushner and Caroline Stevermer, Jane Yolen, Gregory Maguire, Tanith Lee, Theodora Goss. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Stanley GibbonsPlain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
Author: Charles FrancatelliPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3861951266
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The first cookery book for those who could not afford a cook - the so called working classes. First edited in 1852, this book is both: A rich source for traditional recipes and a picture of a changing society in the early 19th century.
Author: Stanley Gibbons Publications
Author: James Mackay
Author: HUGH. JEFFERIES2018 COMMONWEALTH & EMPIRE STAMPS 1840-1970
Author: Hugh JefferiesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781911304029
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Comprehensively illustrated, this is the world-recognised catalogue covering Great Britain and the British Commonwealth countries and is accepted as the standard guide to postage stamps value.
