It is the 1880’s, and these are tough times for the working communities in northern England. But they are also uplifting times, with the ideas of Ibsen, Mary Wolstonecraft, radical liberals and socialist idealists permeating the air. Into our story stride our characters, Noakes, intelligent and savage, Fiona, full of moral zeal, Ida, full of immoral zeal, but whose sheer froth and impudence endear her to us, and uncle Richard, whose wise counsel Fiona always...

Over half of the Wirral’s built environment is Victorian; the era has left a huge imprint on the area. In this period the first docks across the River Mersey from Liverpool opened and Birkenhead became a pioneering planned Victorian town, including its municipal park and lodges which later provided the template for Central Park in New York. The coastal town of New Brighton was also developed as a coastal resort at this time and Lord Leverhulme built his masterpiece garden village at Port S...

The Wirral Peninsula is a place of contrasts. The large north-eastern towns differ dramatically from the rolling green acres of mid-Wirral and the breezy open shores of its western edges. Much has been written about this unique region over the years. Port Sunlight is particularly and deservedly renowned, as is a particularly popular group from the 1960s who performed on this side of the Mersey many times. There are, however, many lesser-known stories to tell of this exceptional peninsula a...

Separated by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east, the Wirral Peninsula has its own unique character. Towns such as Wallasey and Birkenhead have a strong industrial heritage, particularly connected to the docks; New Brighton was developed as a coastal resort; and there are also rural towns and villages with picturesque buildings and large country houses. The Wirral in 50 Buildings explores the history of this fascinating area through a selection of its most interestin...

Wallasey: The Postcard Collection takes the reader on a journey through this fascinating and varied part of Britain. Situated on the northern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, Wallasey has primarily evolved from a collection of isolated villages into the sizeable town of 60,000 people we see today. The exception to this organic growth is New Brighton, a purpose-built town within a town, created by James Atherton from 1830 onwards. This far-sighted project became one of the most elegant seaside ...

The Wirral Peninsula in north-west England, lying between the River Dee and the Welsh border to the west and the River Mersey to the east, has long had its own identity. The large towns of Birkenhead and Wallasey grew around their docks and industrialised rapidly, benefitting from their proximity to Liverpool across the River Mersey, and at the same time New Brighton was developed as a resort. The towns to the west of Wirral – Hoylake, West Kirby and Heswall – grew more slowly and many are...

The official journal of the Mid-America Theatre ConferenceTheatre History Studies (THS) is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The conference is dedicated to the growth and improvement of all forms of theatre throughout a twelve-state region encompassing Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mic...

Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and...

Cameron Dempsey is known for his strict code of honor.The law is black and white, and he’s there to enforce it.But his peaceful life in Georgia changes with one request from his old friend: bail Addie Johnson out of jail.It’s a simple request, although unexpected. He remembers her as a cute kid with glasses and her nose stuck in a book. And he was overprotective of her that one summer.The memory of knocking out the front teeth of the footbal...

The Humiliation Triptych is Welsh-born writer Jones Jones' first book. It's a collection of dark, violent tales of woe set between central/eastern Europe and Wales, written during a period of intense stress and anxiety. The first 10 short stories - including Cancer, and the title story, The Humiliation Triptych - are exhilaratingly frank studies of a mind in turmoil, expressed through cold, stark language: 'Earlier that day she'd had an abortion. An old woman with dirty hands did it in our...

Does your job make you feel trapped? Like a cog in a wheel, limited by external, uncontrollable influences? Constrained? Capped? Does it feel like no matter how hard you work and grind, you still drudgingly live paycheck to paycheck? Do you want to change that?Do you want freedom? True freedom? Greater autonomy and independence? More money? More time? More just pure LIFE?!The answer isn't to work four hours a week. It isn't more school and more debt. It isn't to get in at the top of a Ponz...

Artificial Fire-Works is a fascinating historical treatise that delves into the art and science of creating fireworks, as practiced in the 18th century. This comprehensive manual offers readers a detailed exploration of the methods, materials, and techniques used to produce a dazzling array of pyrotechnic displays. The book covers everything from the basic principles of combustion and the preparation of various chemical compounds, to the intricate construction of rockets, wheels, serpents,...