Fringed With Mud And Pearls

Author : Ian Crofton
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781788852982

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Fringed With Mud & Pearls by Ian Crofton Pdf

One of the Daily Telegraph's 20 Books Perfect for Travel Scotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints. And what has England got? The isles of Canvey, Sheppey, Wight and Dogs, Mersea, Brownsea, Foulness and Rat. But there are also wilder, rockier places – Lundy, the Scillies, the Farnes. These islands and their inhabitants not only cast varied lights on the mainland, they also possess their own peculiar stories, from the Barbary slavers who once occupied Lundy, to the ex-major who seized a wartime fort in the North Sea and declared himself Prince of Sealand. Ian Crofton embarks on a personal odyssey to a number of the islands encircling England, exploring how some were places of refuge or holiness, while others have been turned into personal fiefdoms by their owners, or become locations for prisons, rubbish dumps and military installations. He also describes the varied ways in which England's islands have been formed, and how they are constantly changing, so making a mockery of human claims to sovereignty.

Author : Ian Crofton
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781788852982

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Fringed With Mud and Pearls by Ian Crofton Pdf

Scotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints. And what has England got? The isles of Canvey, Sheppey, Wight and Dogs, Mersea, Brownsea, Foulness and Rat. But there are also wilder, rockier places – Lundy, the Scillies, the Farnes. These islands and their inhabitants not only cast varied lights on the mainland, they also possess their own peculiar stories, from the Barbary slavers who once occupied Lundy, to the ex-major who seized a wartime fort in the North Sea and declared himself Prince of Sealand. Ian Crofton embarks on a personal odyssey to a number of the islands encircling England, exploring how some were places of refuge or holiness, while others have been turned into personal fiefdoms by their owners, or become locations for prisons, rubbish dumps and military installations. He also describes the varied ways in which England's islands have been formed, and how they are constantly changing, so making a mockery of human claims to sovereignty.

Author : Celia Brayfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 014010609X

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Pearls by Celia Brayfield Pdf

Author : John Whetham Boddam-Whetham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Hawaii
ISBN : HARVARD:HXCPR2

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Pearls of the Pacific by John Whetham Boddam-Whetham Pdf

Author : Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10534385

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Journal by Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce Pdf

Author : Jess Smith
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857901798

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Tales from the Tent by Jess Smith Pdf

Tales from the Tent continues Jess Smith's story from the first book in the series, Jessie's Journey. Jess has left school, and after a miserable spell working in a paper-mill, she abandons the settled life and takes to the roads once more. The old bus has gone, to be replaced by a caravan and campsites. Times are changing, and it is becoming harder and harder for travellers to make a living by doing the rounds of seasonal jobs like the berry-picking. Conscious that the old way of life was disappearing before her eyes, Jess stored up as much as she could gather from the rich folklore of the travellers' world. Now she retells some of the many stories and songs she heard by the campfire or at the tent's mouth. Interwoven with these tales is the story of Jess and her life on the road - her first loves, her friendships, her days at the hawking and berry-picking, the exploits of her lovable but infuriating family, the unforgettable characters she meets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Industrial arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007132611

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Journal of the Society of Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ProStar Publications
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : 1577856554

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North, West and South Coasts of Australia by Anonim Pdf

Sailing Directions 175 (Enroute) covers the North, West, and South coasts of Australia from Cape York to Cape Northumberland, including the Great Australian Bight and Kangaroo Island. It is issued for use in conjunction with Sailing Directions 160 (Planning Guide) South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. The companion volumes are Sailing Directions 171, 172, 173, and 174.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Aids to navigation
ISBN : UOM:39015081893946

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Sailing Directions (enroute). by Anonim Pdf

Author : Catharine Parr Traill
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781896219592

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Pearls and Pebbles by Catharine Parr Traill Pdf

An unusual book with a lasting charm, with a broad focus ranging from observations on the natural environment to the early settlement of Upper Canada.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Zoology
ISBN : UCBK:C026104746

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Outlines of General Zoology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Johann Georg HECK
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022554844

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Botany, zoology, anthropology, and surgery by Johann Georg HECK Pdf

Author : Johann Georg Heck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : HARVARD:HN2T9A

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Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art by Johann Georg Heck Pdf

Author : Frank Hurley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : New Guinea
ISBN : UOM:39015027005365

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Pearls and Savages by Frank Hurley Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : England
ISBN : MINN:31951001907025R

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Blackwood's Magazine by Anonim Pdf