Author: Edmund BoggPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elmet, Kingdom of
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Old Kingdom of Elmet
Author: Edmund BoggPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elmet, Kingdom of
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Old Kingdom of Elmet: York and the Ainsty District
Author: Edmund BoggPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Elmet
Author: Fiona MozleyPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473660556
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 AND THE PFD/SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD AND THE POLARI PRIZE 'A quiet explosion of a book, exquisite and unforgettable' The Economist 'A cleverly constructed rural Gothic fable . . . Elmet is a marvellous achievement' TLS 'Pastoral idyll, political exposé, cosy family saga and horror tale, it reads like a traditional children's story that turns into a gangster film: Hansel and Gretel meets The Godfather' Sunday Times Daniel is heading north. He is looking for someone. The simplicity of his early life with Daddy and Cathy has turned menacing and fearful. They lived apart in the house that Daddy built for them in the woods with his bare hands. They foraged and hunted. Cathy was more like their father: fierce and full of simmering anger. Daniel was more like their mother: gentle and kind. Sometimes, their father disappeared, and would return with a rage in his eyes. But when he was at home, he was at peace. He told them that the little copse in Elmet was theirs alone. But that wasn't true. Local men, greedy and watchful, began to circle like vultures. All the while, the terrible violence in Daddy grew. Brutal and beautiful in equal measure, Elmet is a compelling portrayal of a family living on the fringes of contemporary society, as well as a gripping exploration of the disturbing actions people are capable of when pushed to their limits.
Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England
Author: Barbara YorkePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134707258
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England provides a unique survey of the six major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and their royal families, examining the most recent research in this field.
The Shell Country Alphabet
Author: Geoffrey GrigsonPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141959681
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
In the 1960s Geoffrey Grigson travelled around England writing the story of the secret landscape that is all around us, if only we take the time to look and see. The result is a book that will take you on an imaginative journey, revealing hidden stories, unexpected places and strange phenomena. From green men, ice-scratches, cross-legged knights and weathercocks to rainbows, clouds and stars; from place-names and poets to mazes, dene-holes and sham ruins, via avenues, dewponds and village greens, The Shell Country Alphabet will help you discover the world that remains, just off the motorway. 'Geoffrey Grigson resurrected the minor, the provincial and the parochial ... [he was] an erudite and unrivalled topographer ... ardent in promoting informed awareness of the distinctiveness of place' Toby Barnard 'An anthologist of genius' P.J. Kavanagh
Lower Wharfeland
Author: Edmund BoggPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ainsty, England (District)
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Remains of Elmet
Author: Ted HughesPublisher: Faber & Faber Poetry
ISBN: 9780571278763
Category : Calder Valley (West Yorkshire, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Poems written by Ted Hughes in response to Fay Godwin's photographs of the part of Yorkshire in which he grew up.
Borderlands
Author: Phil SidebottomPublisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399065602
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The period AD 450-1066 was a tumultuous time for the British Isles, and this was in particularly true of what became South Yorkshire. Existing on the borderland between the great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria, South Yorkshire remained contentious in the struggles between the rival polities, with land ceded and taken, over the best part of four centuries. Evidence suggests that most of southern Yorkshire remained largely occupied by native British inhabitants, rather than Saxon or Viking incomers, at least until the later-Saxon period and after the Viking take-over which began in the 9th century. With a focus on the previously academically-neglected archaeology of the region, this book features new evidence to paint a full picture of South Yorkshire in the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Periods. Included are pre-Conquest charters and the enigmatic Tribal Hidage tribute list, as well as an analysis of place-names and looks at the archaeological record of dark-age earthworks, burials, fortified places and finds. The author uses his expert knowledge of Anglo-Saxon carved stone monuments to supplement the historical and archaeological evidence to identify centres of settlement and control in the area and which also offers a tantalising insight into local ethnicity. The research is brought to life with maps, figures, and photographic evidence throughout the book. In pulling together our current knowledge of South Yorkshire during this pivotal era, the book acts as a reminder of how the wealth of local character is easily destroyed unless we become more aware of its fragility and celebrate its diversity. Written in accessible language, this book will be of interest to both academics and anyone who wants to know more about South Yorkshire in the post-Roman and Early Medieval periods.
List of Books Forming the Reference Library in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
Author: British museum