The Right to Fly

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• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 8
• A book passionately defending balloon flight for human beings, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library. The first balloon flight with ... Lees meer

Cycling

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• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 1
• The first bicycle was invented at the beginning of the nineteenth century, but it wasn't until the 1890s that the craze really took off. This brought ... Lees meer

A Full Account of the Dreadful Explosion of Wallsend Colliery by Which 101 Human Beings Perished!

• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 12
• An account of a devastating mining disaster, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library Although (shallow) coal mining dates back as far ... Lees meer

The Lure of the North

Cecily Gayford

• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 2
• The 19th-century boom in mass tourism, fuelled by the introduction of the railways, brought with it the rise of travel writing. Guided excursions such... Lees meer

The Gentlewoman's Book of Sports

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• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 5
• It was not easy to be a sportswoman at the end of the nineteenth century. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, said in 1896: No m... Lees meer

Life in a Bustle

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• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 4
• At the turn of the (last) century, the world was changing rapidly. Trains were faster, cheaper and more comfortable than ever before. The new craze of... Lees meer

A Woman's Walks

Lady Colin Campbell

• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 11
• A book of exploration and discovery, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library. From young men seeking outdoor adventure to intrepid lad... Lees meer

On Reading, Writing and Living with Books

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• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 6
• The London Library is the world's largest independent library. Founded in 1841 by Thomas Carlyle (in reaction to the museum headache brought on by the... Lees meer

Hints on Etiquette

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• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 10
• A book of dining, flirting, dancing and smoking, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library. With nineteenth-century fashions constantly ... Lees meer

The Noble English Art of Self-Defence

Ned Donnelly

• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 9
• A book of boxing by one of the nineteenth-century stars, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library. Ned Donnelly, a former prize fighter... Lees meer

Through a Glass Lightly

Thomas Tylston Greg

• Paperback | Engels | London Library | nr. 7
• The love of drinking was well-developed in the nineteenth-century Englishman. With chapters on port, claret, sherry, champagne, Burgundy, Madeira, win... Lees meer