Best Of British

Best Of British

Best Of British

Best Of British

 

Patriotic and quintessentially British titles.

Our beautiful country's history, nature, countryside, music, food, old nostlagic photos or great artisits may be celebrated here.

Being honoured with a Royal Warrant for Bookselling from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 2011 until 2020, Bibliophile is unashamedly patriotic!

COLLECTED SHORT STORIES OF SAKI
Hector Hugh Munro    Book Number: 100541
Bibliophile price: £4.00
Product format: Paperback

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Saki (H.H. Munro) stands alongside Anton Chekhov and O Henry as a master of the short story. His extraordinary stories are a mixture of humorous satire, irony and the macabre, in which the stupidit...
RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS
Robert Tressell    Book Number: 68844
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a classic representation of the impoverished and politically powerless underclass of British society in Edwardian England, ruthlessly exploited by the instit...
YORKSHIRE: A Lyrical History
RICHARD MORRIS    Book Number: 91529
Published price: £10.99
Bibliophile price: £6.00
Product format: Paperback

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We descend into the Yorkshire's netherworld of caves and mines, and face dark episodes at once brave and dark such as the part played by Whitby and Hull in emptying Arctic waters of whales, or the ...
SOMERVILLE'S 100 BEST BRITISH WALKS
CHRISTOPHER SOMERVILLE    Book Number: 92897
Published price: £12.99
Bibliophile price: £5.00
Product format: Paperback

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Tall, elegant hardback, slim enough to fit into the walker's pocket, with beautiful line drawn maps for meandering through Salcey Forest in Northamptonshire towards Buckinghamshire, St. David's Hea...
POP-UP PALACE PETS AND OTHER ROYAL BEASTS
RACHAEL SAUNDERS    Book Number: 94070
Published price: £6.99
Bibliophile price: £4.75
Product format: Hardback

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Probably this is designed for children. It is published in collaboration with Historic Royal Palace, and we learn about devoted dogs like Queen Mary II's lapdogs and Queen Victoria's six dogs being...