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This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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British Library

T145681

With a list of subscribers.

London : printed for the author, by W. and W. Strahan; and sold by S. Bladon, 1769. 2v. ; 4° ... Read more

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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored."  Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books.

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John Wallis (November 23, 1616 ? October 28, 1703) was anEnglish mathematician who is given partial credit for thedevelopment of modern calculus. Between 1643 and 1689 heserved as chief cryptographer for Parliament and, later,the royal court. He is also credited with introducing thesymbol ? for infinity. Asteroid 31982 Johnwallis was namedafter him. ... Read more

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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored."  Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books.

There are now 65,000  titles available  (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as  Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon.

Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society.
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Harvard University Law Library

N013902



Birmingham : printed and sold by J. Thompson, 1792. 20p. ; 8° ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Science and Its Times, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 377 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The histories of science, technology, and mathematics merge with the study of humanities and social science in this interdisciplinary reference work. Essays on people, theories, discoveries, and concepts are combined with overviews, bibliographies of primary documents, and chronological elements to offer students a fascinating way to understand the impact of science on the course of human history and how science affects everyday life. Entries represent people and developments throughout the world, from about 2000 B.C. through the end of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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Chapters: Participants in the Savoy Conference, Gilbert Sheldon, William Sancroft, John Tillotson, Richard Baxter, John Wallis, Herbert Thorndike, John Lightfoot, Edmund Calamy the Elder, Samuel Clarke, John Collinges, John Cosin, Brian Walton, Thomas Horton, William Nicholson, Edward Reynolds, Benjamin Woodbridge, William Bates, Arthur Jackson, Edward Martin, William Spurstowe, Accepted Frewen, Peter Gunning, Thomas Case, Black Rubric, Thomas Manton, George Morley, Samuel Crossman, William Cooper, Anthony Tuckney, Matthew Newcomen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 123. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 8 December 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer, theologian, and controversialist. Dean Stanley called him "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". After some false starts, he made his reputation by his ministry at Kidderminster, and at around the same time began a long and prolific career as theological writer. After the Restoration he refused preferment, while retaining a non-separatist presbyterian approach, and became one of the most influential leaders of the nonconformists, spending time in prison. Baxter was born at Rowton, Shropshire, at the house of his maternal grandfather. Richard's early education was poor, being mainly in the hands of the local clergy, themselves virtually illiterate. He was helped by John Owen, master of the free school at Wroxeter, where he studied from about 1629 to 1632, and made fair progress in Latin. On Owen's advice he did not proceed to Oxford (a step which he afterwards regretted), but went to Ludlow Castle to read with Richard Wickstead, chaplain to the Council of Wales and the Marches. He was reluctantly persuaded to go to court, and he went to London under the patronage of Sir Hen...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=194508 ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses.
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British Library

T105614

With a 18-page list of subscribers.

Newcastle upon Tyne : printed by John Gooding, 1748. 2v. ; 8° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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British Library

T059031



London : printed for H. D. Symonds, 1795. [5],14-144,*137-144*,228p.,plates ; 12° ... Read more

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Chapters: Richard Baxter, John Wallis, Adam Martindale, Richard Coppin, Francis Cheynell, William Jenkyn, Edmund Calamy the Elder, Samuel Clarke, Thomas Hall, John Collinges, Obadiah Grew, Charles Morton, Francis Tallents, John Ley, Giles Firmin, John Tombes, Thomas Edwards, John Flavel, Benjamin Woodbridge, John Brinsley the Younger, William Bates, Daniel Rogers, Thomas Vincent, Arthur Jackson, James Cranford, Adoniram Byfield, Zachary Crofton, Francis Roberts, Nathaniel Stephens, Obadiah Sedgwick, Daniel Cawdry, Edmund Hall, William Bagshaw, Henry Scudder, William Pell, Henry Langley, Richard Adams, Thomas Blake, Thomas Gouge, Samuel Annesley, Thomas Cawton, John Westley, William Cooper, Ralph Robinson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 170. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 8 December 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer, theologian, and controversialist. Dean Stanley called him "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". After some false starts, he made his reputation by his ministry at Kidderminster, and at around the same time began a long and prolific career as theological writer. After the Restoration he refused preferment, while retaining a non-separatist presbyterian approach, and became one of the most influential leaders of the nonconformists, spending time in prison. Baxter was born at Rowton, Shropshire, at the house of his maternal grandfather. Richard's early education was poor, being mainly in the hands of the local clergy, themselves virtually illiterate. He was helped by John Owen, master of the free school at Wroxeter, where he studied from about 1629 to 1632, and made fair progress in Latin. On Owen's advice he did not proceed to Oxford (a step which he afterwards regretted), but went to Ludlow Castle to ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=194508 ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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British Library

T145681

With a list of subscribers.

London : printed for the author, by W. and W. Strahan; and sold by S. Bladon, 1769. 2v. ; 4° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.
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British Library

T054441

With a half-title and a final advertisement leaf.

Reading : printed by J. Carnan for the author, and sold by his appointment at Mr. Newbery's in Reading, Mr. Wimpey's in Newbury, Mrs. Richards's in Oxford, Mr. Gaselee's in Gosport, Mr. Holton's in Havant, Mr. Thornboroughs in Penrith and Kirk-Oswald in Cumberland, and at the house of H. Wallis, Esq; in Kirkhaugh near Hexham in Northumberland, 1740. 26,[2]p. ; 8° ... Read more

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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored."  Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books.

There are now 65,000  titles available  (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as  Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon.

Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website. ... Read more

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And The Mayor And Police Commissioners Of Baltimore, In 1861. ... Read more

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One of the most enduring and endearing literary characters ever to come out of Britain, Horace Rumpole has often alluded to the Penge Bungalow murders in the many stories of his cases, but fans have never before been privy to the tantalizing details. With trademark wit, Rumpole recalls memoir-style the case that established his reputation, and at the same time clears up mysteries about his early days — most significantly, how his wife Hilda ("She Who Must Be Obeyed") first came to darken his door. In the case itself, occurring some years after World War II, a young man has been accused of murdering his father and his father's friend, both ex-RAF pilots. At first a mere junior on the case, young Rumpole risks ruffling feathers with his dogged determination to secure justice — and ends up defending the accused on his own. Accomplished performer Bill Wallis gives voice to this treat for Rumpoleans and mystery fans alike. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (55)

Penge Bungalow Murders is Great
I bought this book because throughout the Rumpole television series, there are references to winning the Penge Bungalow Murder trial without a leader.The book reflects the excellence of the series.Rumpole, then a young attorney, was given the opportunity by the absence of his leader and head of chambers to take over the cross examination of the medical examiner.Rumpole's spirited cross inspired the defendant to fire Rumpole's leader and insist upon Rumpole being his barrister.

The book also explains Rumpole's love interests, primarily Hilda which is combined with forward flashes to the present to put it all in context.The book will certainly be re-read in the future as my memory fades.

At last, Penge Bungalow is no longer a mystery.
Throughout the many Rumpole stories, there is frequent mention of his triumph in the Penge Bungalow Murder trial. Until now it has piqued the curiosity but raised a thirst that could not be slaked. No more thirst,the story has finally been told.
John Mortimer is a master of description of his characters, a gift lost in the television abbreviation of Rumpole. His descriptions are entertaining and strike many familiar chords. They add immensely to the enjoyment of the stories, and would even be worth reading without the stories. The stories, however, are also excellent.
All Rumpole is worth reading more than once.

Rumpole and the Pinge Bungalow Murders
John Mortimer is at his delightful best in bringing us Rumpole's recollection of that famous case we waited for throughout the Rumpole series. As Rumpole writes his memoires we also learn how he came to marry She Who Must.If you are a Rumpole fan, this is what you have been waiting for.

An answer to the question asked by mystery fiction readers.
And what, you may ask, is the question I'm talking about?Here it can only be to ask author John Mortimer what happened in the Penge Bungalow Murders.At long last, we have his answer.

If you are a fan of the Rumpole of the Bailey mystery series, you have spent years and years wondering about the case Horace Rumpole uses to define the beginning of his career in representing defendants in criminal cases.Throughout the many books we readers have been given hints of what that case involved, glimplses into how it changed Rumpole and his career in chambers at Equity Court.Now, in this volume, Rumpole decides to write his memoirs and we are given the details of the Penge Bungalow Murders where Rumpole appeared alone and without a leader.How this all came about and what the outcome of it all was makes for a very entertaining story.

The story takes place in the early 1950's when the happenings of World War II are still fresh in the memories of those involved in that horrific conflict.A group of men who served together as combat pilots get together for a reunion of sorts.When the next day dawns, two of the men are dead and the son of one of those murdered is accused of the crimes.Rumpole must learn his way around a criminal courtroom very quickly if he is to save Simon Jerold from a guilty verdict and a date with the executioner.

This was a very interesting story for me, not so much because it is a good mystery (it is rather a weak story), but because it put all the characters I have come to associate with Rumpole in their proper places.It filled in the background for Rumpole himself, gave me information about him as a young man and a young lawyer.It detailed how Hilda became not just involved with him, but married to him.I've always known that Rumpole and Hilda were not exactly a match made in heaven, now I understand how their partnership came about.It was also nice to find out that Rumpole had friends, both male and female outside the law profession, before She Who Must Be Obeyed came on the scene.I thoroughly enjoyed reading the story to complete my knowledge of a fictional character I've "known" for many years.

Rumpole for all time
The Penge Bungalow Murders is the perfect introduction to the Rumpole series if you are new to it, even though it was published later in the canon.Horace Rumpole is the curmudgeonly London defense attorney who first appeared in a British television series in the 1970s.Early volumes of the books were creator John Mortimer's short story treatments of the television episodes.In the 1990s, Mortimer began publishing new Rumpole stories and then novels.He made some necessary adjustments in the character's age-related history to bring him into conformity with current events since Rumpole serves as a topical social observer.

This volume has Rumpole in the present deciding to write his memoirs of his entrance into the legal profession and the case that made his reputation as an ace defense attorney who wins despite the odds.The odds against him past and present are a fusty court system that persists in social biases and outmoded traditions, that is irritated by the nonconformists and authority challengers like Rumpole. The judges cut him no slack and set up obstacles; his own chambers censor him left and right over inconsequential transgressions.And then he goes home to wife Hilda, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed.It is amusing to see Rumpole as a comparatively callow and respectful young man who is totally clueless that his senior partner's daughter--that would be Hilda--has designs on him and is in her own way aiding his case.It is his belief in the fundamental values of the law that the officers of the court put second to their own ambitions that push him into action.

The humor, the irony of the then and now comparisons, and the mystery are wonderful.If fact, this is probably the best constructed mystery of the series. Best, however, is Mortimer's sharp portrait of the post-war culture and the unresolved fears and problems of soldiers who returned to workaday lives in a world that expected them to carry on as if the door had closed completely on their horrors. ... Read more