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World of the Written Word: Moby-Dick in rare books
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World of the Written Word. Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea. Sunday, August 2, 2015. Moby-Dick in rare books. From the New York Public Library. 8217;s first appearance in 1851. Two favorite illustrated editions of Moby-Dick. NYPL’s Rare Book Division. Arion Press’s 1979 edition. Bound in blue morocco, is printed on paper that, when seen on edge, is a reminder of pale blue roiling seas. Above is Rockwell Kent's vision of the whale's "peculiar ...
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World of the Written Word: Hazards of international travel
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World of the Written Word. Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Hazards of international travel. While it's not likely you'll be banished from the ship to make an epic small-boat voyage, there are traps you can avoid while voyaging overseas. These commonsense tips come from Southern Cross Travel Insurance, and are well worth passing on. 1 That friendly pickpocket. 2 Flyers slipped under your door. Your phone wakes you up, ...
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World of the Written Word: Russian Mega-capitalist's yacht in New Zealand
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World of the Written Word. Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Russian Mega-capitalist's yacht in New Zealand. When Communism died, the opportunists took over. And we have a sign of that here. The biggest superyacht to visit New Zealand has berthed at Auckland's Wynyard Wharf because it is too big for the dedicated big boat marina. Will be the biggest superyacht to visit this country. It told the story of a Russian girl ...
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Barnwellpix - The Blog: Day out at the Tower of London
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Barnwellpix - The Blog. The occassional blog of a freelance photographer. Wednesday, 29 October 2014. Day out at the Tower of London. On a glorious autumn day we had a half-term day out at the Tower of London to see the amazing display of poppies in the moat, unfortunately so did most of the rest of the population! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Martyn Barnwell Photography - Original website. Stock photography by Martyn Barnwell at Alamy. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips. Back in the saddle.
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Barnwellpix - The Blog: Sophie's Koi
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Barnwellpix - The Blog. The occassional blog of a freelance photographer. Monday, 27 April 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Martyn Barnwell Photography - Original website. Stock photography by Martyn Barnwell at Alamy. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips. Panos in Lightroom: Auto Crop vs. Boundary Warp. EU referendum: Fluff and nonsense from both 'Remain' and 'Leave'. First Blood 1914: Amphion and Königin Luise. Free Front Signature Database. Two signatures, same person. Back in the saddle.
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Once Upon a Time...: The Battle of Havana in 1762 - How Cuba's capital became British for 11 months
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Once Upon a Time. A blog with anectdotal tales around history, literature, mythology, art and art history -Blood and thunder, artsy things, curiosities and lots of ships, everything featured in my little #onthisday-series. Saturday, 13 August 2016. The Battle of Havana in 1762 - How Cuba's capital became British for 11 months. 13 August 1762, Spanish Havana surrendered to a large British invasion force under General George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle, after two months of siege. Standort: Havana, Cuba.
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The Downstairs Cook: April 2014
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A collection of Victoriana, Edwardiana, recipes and historical facts woven around the story of an actual downstairs cook born in London in the 1880s; a wunderkammer of life, curiosities and social history of the time. Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Tell Your Mother Holborn's Still There! Tell your mother Holborn's still there! On the left, as the foundlings walk down Lambs Conduit Street from the gatehouse, they pass The Lamb, now a Grade II listed Victorian pub, at number 94. Another Victorian pub, The Pe...
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The Downstairs Cook: Mekons, the Edwardian Era & Today
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A collection of Victoriana, Edwardiana, recipes and historical facts woven around the story of an actual downstairs cook born in London in the 1880s; a wunderkammer of life, curiosities and social history of the time. Sunday, February 22, 2015. Mekons, the Edwardian Era and Today. In the spirit that fuelled the beginning of the punk era in the mid 1970s, long running post-punk band Mekons produced an album in 2011 entitled. Ancient and Modern 1911 - 2011. Was all that really just over a hundred years ago?
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The Downstairs Cook: October 2014
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A collection of Victoriana, Edwardiana, recipes and historical facts woven around the story of an actual downstairs cook born in London in the 1880s; a wunderkammer of life, curiosities and social history of the time. Sunday, October 12, 2014. Ellen: An Act of Bastardy. Shrove Tuesday was a particular source of rowdiness, when a rabble regularly assembled and threw brickbats, potsherds, glass bottles and other dangerous missiles at the doors of the town's inhabitants. Guy Fawkes Night saw similar beh...
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The Downstairs Cook: Charlotte: After the Workhouse
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A collection of Victoriana, Edwardiana, recipes and historical facts woven around the story of an actual downstairs cook born in London in the 1880s; a wunderkammer of life, curiosities and social history of the time. Sunday, January 8, 2017. Charlotte: After the Workhouse. Here she stayed for 12 months, nursing her own Lily Maud and other babies "sent to nurse". And presumably, she was given bed and board for her time spent there, feeding babes round the clock, on demand and as required. Was the crimina...
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