This detailed biography of Elizabeth Fry offers a comprehensive look at the life and accomplishments of one of England's most significant social reformers.
Dear Mona collects the letters of 20 year old working class Geordie Len Jones to his mentor and would-be partner Mona Lovell, a Quaker colleague who prompted Len's explorations of the arts and of social equality.
'All lovers of cricket will enjoy this book.' Michael Henderson, The Cricketer Neville Cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat. Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing
This book documents the spiritual and practical impacts of discrimination in the Religious Society of Friends in the expectation that understanding the truth of our past is vital to achieving a diverse, inclusive community in the future.
Ada Salter's pioneering role in the socialist politics of the early twentieth century has, in past accounts of the period, been marginalised in favour of the work of her husband Dr Alfred Salter.
The editors and Quacks Books of York are pleased to announce the publication of a new book of retrospective essays about Bretton Hall College, Wakefield.
50 years at the heart of the community... records and celebrates the evolution of Cranleigh's Arts Centre from its creation in 1974 by a group of local societies needing more space, into today's successful community arts centre that is valued by all.