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  • The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Major General William Heath

    by William Heath ...
    First published in 1798, this Revolutionary War memoir is one of the few ever written by a senior Continental Army commander. It provides a unique glimpse into the administrative operations and inner workings of the army during the American Revolution. Major General William Heath offers rare insights on the war's major military personalities on both the American and British sides. Of particular ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Blacksnake?s Path

    The True Adventures of William Wells

    by William Heath ...
    This splendid novel about an unsung hero of American history carries its prodigious learning lightly in order to tell vividly the authentic story of William Wells’s remarkable life. Blacksnake’s Path recreates an entire period (1770-1812), showing how the Indians lived, fought for their homeland, and dealt with defeat. Because Wells was always the man in the middle, moving between two clashing ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Conversations with Robert Stone

    Edited by William Heath ...
    Series series Literary Conversations Series
    Ever since A Hall of Mirrors depicted the wild side of New Orleans in the 1960s, Robert Stone (1937-2015) has situated novels where America has shattered and the action is at a pitch. In Dog Soldiers, he covered the Vietnam War and drug smuggling. A Flag for Sunrise captured revolutionary discontent in Central America. Children of Light exposed the crass values of Hollywood. Outerbridge Reach ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • William Wells and the Struggle for the Old Northwest

    by William Heath ...
    Born to Anglo-American parents on the Appalachian frontier, captured by the Miami Indians at the age of thirteen, and adopted into the tribe, William Wells (1770–1812) moved between two cultures all his life but was comfortable in neither. Vilified by some historians for his divided loyalties, he remains relatively unknown even though he is worthy of comparison with such famous frontiersmen as ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • How to Live in a Flat

    Series Book 16 - Vintage Words of Wisdom
    'How to Live in a Flat', if posed as a question, is worth asking today with so many articles on tiny flats with hugely inflated price tags in the newspapers. Flat-dwellers were faced with very similar problems in 1936. During 1932 and 1933 Heath Robinson had drawn a series of cartoons for 'The Sketch' entitled 'Flat Life', which depicted various gadgets designed to make the most of the limited ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spectator Best of Notes On ...

    From kippers to jeans and everything in between

    Book clubs and toffee apples. Hedgehogs and hangovers. Croquet, ferret racing… and everything in between.The Best of Notes on... gathers the funniest, sharpest and most wonderfully random pieces from The Spectator’s beloved miscellany column. For more than a decade, these short, sharp essays have uncovered the intrigue in the everyday and the delight in digression. Witty, unpredictable and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Humours of Golf

    Series Book 13 - Vintage Words of Wisdom
    First published in 1923, 'Humours of Golf' by William Heath Robinson was created from the golfing illustrations he drew for 'The Bystander' magazine. In addition to these cartoons, Heath Robinson made a number of small line drawings on golfing subjects that were added at intervals through the book. There are several allusions to contemporary events, fashions and inventions in his illustrations ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Heath Robinson: Wonderful Contraptions and Extraordinary Inventions

    ‘I really have a secret satisfaction in being considered rather mad.’ The name of William Heath Robinson has entered the national vocabulary as a by-word for eccentric inventions and makeshift solutions – and with good reason. His world of cogs, bits of string, magnets and precarious tipping points holds a universal appeal. Whacky machines and bemusing solutions to everyday problems are brought to ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Heath Robinson On Travel

    ‘I really have a secret satisfaction in being considered rather mad.’ The name of William Heath Robinson has entered the national vocabulary as a by-word for eccentric inventions and makeshift solutions – and with good reason. His world of cogs, bits of string, magnets and precarious tipping points holds a universal appeal. The world of travel is lampooned and reinvented in this brilliantly funny ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Christian's Labor and Reward

    Unabridged

    6 hours 2 min

    A Sermon Preached At The Funeral Of The Right Honorable Lady Mary Vere, January 10, 1671 ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Mourt's Relation

    A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth

    Mourt's Relation was written between November 1620 and November 1621, and it gives a detailed descriptionof what happened from the landing of the Mayflower Pilgrims on Cape Cod in Provincetown Harbor through their exploring and eventual settling of Plymouth Colony. It was written primarily by Edward Winslow, although William Bradford appears to have written most of the first section. The book ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bill the Minder

    Enriched edition. A Whimsical Journey Through British Childhood Adventures

    In "Bill the Minder," William Heath Robinson crafts a whimsical and satirical narrative that embodies the artist's signature style: intricate illustrations complemented by playful prose. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Britain, the story follows the misadventures of Bill, an inept minder assigned to care for a hapless young gentleman. Robinson's work reflects the cultural tensions ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus