Eric Baratay 
Animal Biographies [PDF ebook] 
Toward a History of Individuals

Carolyn Ellis is the leading writer in the move toward personal, autobiographical writing as a strategy for academic research. In addition to her landmark books Final Negotiations and The Ethnographi …

At a time when female architects were still as rare as hen’s teeth, a seemingly unlikely entrant to the profession, a middle-aged vicar’s wife – Annabel Dott, was taking tentative steps on building p …

Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875-1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemis …

Gilbert White”s name is known universally but, as Ted Dadswell insists in this book, important aspects of his work have frequently been overlooked even by scholarly editors. The Selborne naturalist …

Jean-François De Galup, Comte De La Pérouse is second only to James Cook in his historical significance and was the major explorer of the Pacific in the eighteenth century.Pérouse’s life has been the …

This is a rich and detailed account of the life and world of Lola Ridge, poet, artist, editor, and activist for the cause of women”s rights, workers” rights, racial equality and social reform. Auth …

In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or his eighth victim in the bizarre and shocking Ratcliffe Highway Murders? In this vivid and gripping …

On 2 June 1953, 27-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen, the eyes of the world upon her as she dedicated herself to her country. It is fascinating to look back over the sixty years s …