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Pitkin Guides

 

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An attractive series of booklets that have rapidly become very popular, printed on heavy paper, colour illustrated throughout, mostly about 30 pages. The language is clear but not simplified. You will be able to use these booklets at a range of levels.



The Beatles 
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Their lives and music. Highly illustrated.

085372671X

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Britain in the Blitz (w. CD) 
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The first bombs fall — London burning —City strikes —Make do and mend —Sirens & Shelters etc. Highly illustrated. CD with Vera Lynn, Arthur Askey etc.

1841651087

Cambridge 
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A Pitkin City Guide to the history and famous sites of the city. Highly illustrated.

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The Celts 
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A short, beautifully illustrated guide to the world of the Celts: their society, language, arts and religion. Sections on the Celts in Britain, their confrontation with the Romans, and their post-Roman legacy. Highly illustrated.

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Christianity in England 
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The story of the Christian Church from its first arrival in England to the present day. Highly illustrated.

184165082X

City of Manchester 
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The history and present life and culture of England’s second city. Highly illustrated.

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Costume 
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From 1500 to the present day A short illustrated history of dress from the times of Henry VIII to those of Princess Diana. Highly illustrated.

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Customs and Traditions in Britain 
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A look at some of the traditions that are specifically British. Highly illustrated.

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Edinburgh 
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A Pitkin City Guide to the history and famous sites of the city. Highly illustrated.

1841650366

The Edwardians 
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A Pitkin Guide: A picture of British Life in the first decade of the 20th century. A Prince in Waiting — A King at Last — High Society — A Leisurely Life on the Ocean Wave — The Season —  The Edwardian House Party — Literary London — A Decade of Progress — Lengthening Shadows. Highly illustrated.

1841651621

The Elizabethans 
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Queen Elizabeth I and the great figures of the Elizabethan period. Highly illustrated.

0853729379

English Style 
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An illustrated history of English style from the Tudor period up to the Edwardian. Architecture, interior design, decor, furniture etc. Wren, Chippendale, Adam, William Morris etc. Highly illustrated.

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Her Majesty's Tower of London 
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A guide to its history and attractions. Highly illustrated.

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Houses of Parliament 
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The history, the role, the law making and the ceremonies of Parliament. Highly illustrated.

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Jane Austen 
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The life and works of England’s great woman novelist: author of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility etc. Highly illustrated.

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King Arthur 
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The Mystery of Arthur — Warlords and Wizards — Arthur – Shadow and Substance — Uther Pen-dragon — Arthur and the Holy Grail — The Knights of the Round Table — Journey to Avalon etc. Highly illustrated.

0853727368

Life in Georgian Britain 
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Society — high life and low life in the Age of Reason. Highly illustrated.

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Life in Medieval England 
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Social classes, leisure, life and death etc.  Highly illustrated.

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Life in Tudor England 
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Rich and Poor – Tudors at Work – Wives and Mothers – Life and Death – Schools and Scholars – Bell, Book and Candle – Crime and Punishment etc. Highly illustrated.

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Life in Victorian Britain 
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Work, home life, leisure, religion etc. Highly illustrated.

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London 
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A guide to the great landmarks and attractions of London. Highly illustrated.

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Normans 
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The Conquerors Come – Rule of the Sword – Builders in Stone – King versus Empress – The Norman Legacy etc. Highly illustrated.

1841650951

Oxford 
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A Pitkin City Guide to the history and famous sites of the city. Highly illustrated.

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Queen Elizabeth I 
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Her life and some of the great themes of the age: religion, exploration, the Armada, art etc. Highly illustrated.

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Roman Britain 
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The history, structure, life, religion etc. of Roman Britain. Highly illustrated.

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Saxons and Vikings 
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The Saxons and Vikings and their roles in forging the kingdom of England. Highly illustrated.

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Scottish Cookery 
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A great collection of Scottish recipes. Highly illustrated.

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The Second World War 
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A clear history of the great conflict. Highly illustrated.

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Upstairs & Downstairs 
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The story of life in a Victorian English Country House. Highly illustrated.

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William Shakespeare 
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Shakespeare’s life, his London, his theatre and his legacy. Highly illustrated.

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William Wordsworth 
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The life and works of England’s greatest romantic poet. Highly illustrated.

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World of Dickens 
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His life, achievements, egotism, unhappy marriage etc. Highly illustrated.

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York 
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Thinking of making a class trip to York? You’ll need this guide to the sites and history of this fine town — home to Romans, Vikings etc. Highly illustrated.

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