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An anthology of 18th-century writings that gives an insight into the dreadful misdeeds of - and the horrible punishments meted out to - an array of rogues and criminals, from murderers and swindlers to prostitutes and pirates. It takes us from the backstreets and brothels to Newgate prison and the gallows at Tyburn.

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The bestselling author of Maharanis recreates the lives of six remarkable women who, in a time of violent revolution, leapt at the chance to exercise their considerable charm, intelligence and acumen, and make their mark on history.

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Bracketed by the catastrophes of the Great War and the Wall Street Crash, 1920s America was a place of drama, tension and hedonism. This title presents a portrait of the era of invention and glamour.

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The story of the pioneering anthropologists and their adventures among civilisations that were first thought of as being primitive and savage. What they discovered, however, would change the way we think about ourselves.

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Peppered with advice, remedies and recipes, and framed by the English Civil War, Lucy Moore brilliantly brings to life Lady Ann Fanshawe's setbacks and successes.

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The first major biography for forty years tells the tragic story of ballet's great revolutionary, Nijinsky.