Geographic: Great Britain

With the end of the Second World War it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands. This book looks at the British cars that were available to the post-war family, and also some of the foreign makes that had an important ...

In late 1923, Daisy Dalrymple and Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, newly married, take an ocean voyage to America for their honeymoon. But a series of accidents and deaths leads them to the conclusion that there's a murderer on board.

On a visit to London's Natural History Museum, Daisy Dalrymple hears a tremendous crash and is horrified to discover one of the curators dead - horribly murdered - atop of a pile of dinosaur bones. Daisy is soon investigating a baffling case of missing gems, dispossessed European gentry, fakery a...

How can plain Frederica withstand a season's scrutiny after the five beauties before her have married so magnificently? Yet she had not counted on the Duke of Pembury; whether dressed in her finery or disguised as a chambermaid, that magnificent gentleman wanted her just the same!

With her lustrous black hair and enormous dark eyes, Diana is shy of men yet dreams of the freedom they must enjoy. And what of the gypsy, who prophesised a dark stranger, and warned of a fair one? Surprising twists and turns await Diana on the path of true love.

Black-haired, exquisite Daphne is certain she can avoid the turmoil of true love by demanding nothing more of a husband than to be an elegant companion. But when Mr Simon Garfield agitates Daphne's calm outward manner, the results are dramatic and delightful!

Red-haired, jade-eyed Deirdre is determined to marry for love - nothing else will do. So the fact her father's candidate for her hand, Lord Harry Desire, is well bred and good looking, interests her not a jot! But the feelings he arouses in her are truly distracting.

From the moment honey-tressed young Annabelle met her sister Minerva's intended, Lord Sylvester, she developed a secret passion for him that obsessed her. Now she was determined to take him away from Minerva - no matter what!

Raven-haired Minerva, eldest daughter of an impecunious vicar, is dispatched to London. Her task: to find a rich husband and thereby restore the ailing family fortunes. When her London debut is marred by her habit of speaking her mind, Lord Sylvester Comfrey gives her lessons in the art of attrac...

No sooner does Miss Pym board her next stagecoach than she finds herself embroiled in the plight of Miss Belinda Earle, a spirited heiress banished to Bath after swearing off the marriage market. When the coach founders near Baddell Castle, and Marquis of Frenton comes to the rescue, Miss Pym dec...

A dead employer's legacy of £5000 allows spinster Hannah Pym to resign from housekeeping and find adventure travelling the English countryside by stagecoach. But adventure soon finds Miss Pym in the form of Miss Emily Freemantle, a spoilt violet-eyed beauty fleeing an arranged marriage to a rake ...

From the dangers of London streets during the Blitz to working on the high seas during the Atlantic Convoy, children were on the frontline of battle during the Second World War. In Sean Longden's retelling of the conflict, he explores how the war impacted upon a whole generation who lost their in...

The indomitable Daisy Dalrymple matches wits with a mysterious band of kidnappers in an effort to locate an abducted American heiress before it's too late.

Diligent Daisy Dalrymple sets out for Scotland on an assignment for Town and Country magazine - and she finds herself sharing a rail compartment with squabbling would-be heirs, a stowaway, and a corpse.

This text features everything you need to know about WWII and the Blitz. Find out about the raids, evacuation, food and farming, defence, art, weapons and much more!

This text features everything you need to know about life in Tudor times, including monarchs, cruel crime and punishment, clothes and jewellery and architecture.

This text features everything you need to know about Queen Victoria and her Empire, including trade and transport, education, society, health and medicine, and much more!

The King of England has ordered his Mistress of the Art of Death, anatomist and doctor Adelia Aguilar, to accompany 10-year-old Princess Joanna on her 1000 mile journey to marry the King of Sicily. They must take with them the legendary sword Excalibur.

In terms of royal photography, Arthur Edwards is a legend. This book is packed with the very best of pictures and unique stories from someone who has been present as history and headlines have been made. Within these pages is a record of three decades during which the face of Britain's monarchy c...