Books

  • Delve into the history behind how our ancestors lived two hundred years ago. Perfect for Jane Austen fans and history lovers alike.
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    Explore regency fashion and learn more about Jane Austen's day with this wonderfully illustrated paper doll dress up book.
  • A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated examination of dress, clothing, fashion, and sewing in the Regency seen through the lens of Jane Austen’s life and writings  
  • The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention.

  • Originally published in the 1995 and now available in a fresh edition with a foreword by Zadie Smith, Gerzina’s engrossing classic brings to life Georgian Black Britain with vivid detail, highlighting fascinating individuals from Ignatius Sancho to Olaudah Equiano within the broader story of the struggle against enslavement.
  • Daredevil divas who first took to the sky.  
  • A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London.
  • This lively 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes us on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for ornamental grasses and 'outdoor rooms' today. It tracks down the ordinary folk who worked the earth - the apprentice boys and weeding women, the florists and nursery gardeners - as well as aristocrats and grand designers and famous plant-hunters.
  • With all-new content for 2025, this almanac from the Royal Horticultural Society is packed full of advice. Find out what to grow, what wildlife to watch out for and how to get the most of your garden in a sustainable way.
  • Read this fascinating account of Jane Austen's fifth Great niece and her experience of growing up at Chawton House.
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