Juliet Gardiner Books

The definitive account of life on the Home Front during the Second World War, which was published in 2004 to universal critical acclaim.

In 'The People's WAr' Juliet Gardiner, former editor of 'History Today' and social historian of World War Two, brings out the mixture of grit, determination and humour which typifies the British with their backs to the wall.

"Wartime offers a new, compelling and comprehensive account of the complexities of life on the Home Front - touched with sadness and, at times, with humour. It is the first book for a generation to tell the people's story of the Second World War, in voices from the Orkney Islands to Cornwall, from blitzed Belfast to the Welsh valleys" -- BOOK JACKET.

A Yorkshire family experience the Second World War, by living in a semi-detatched house in Kent and having a comittee of historical experts, a nutritionist and vetrans of the Home Front, controlling how they live. They can withdraw foods, requisition their car, and even limit how much bath water they use.

'The Brontes at Haworth' is the story both of the real world of the Brontes at Haworth Parsonage, their home on the edge of the lonely Yorkshire moors, and of the imaginary worlds they spun for themselves in their novels and poetry. Wherever possible, their story is told using their own words - the letters they wrote to each other, Emily and Anne's secret diaries, and Emily's exchanges with the luminaries of literary England - or those of the people who were closest to them - their brother Branwell, their father the Reverend Patrick Bronte, and their novelist friend Mrs. Gaskell. T he Brontes sketched and painted their worlds too, in delicate ink washes and watercolors of family and friends, animals, and the English moors. These pictures illuminate the text, as do the tiny drawings the Bronte children made to illustrate their imaginary worlds. In addition, there are facsimiles of their letters and diaries, paintings by artists of the day, and pictures of period household items. The Brontes at Haworth is a unique and privileged view of the real lives of these women, writers, and sisters - their own view - and is certain to be cherished by any admirer of this remarkable literary family.

An authoritative and wide-ranging survey of over 2000 years of British history, from Roman times to the present day. Comprizing over 3000 articles, the guide constitutes a useful source of information about the people, events and culture that have shaped Britain's development.

From the author of `Wartime' comes an outstanding history of the most sustained onslaught ever endured by Britain's civilian population - the Blitz.

From Britain's leading social historian, a lyrical look at the changes to women's lives since 1940, told with examples from her own life. The book provides an intimate, brilliant account of feminism over the last 6 decades.

The story both of the real world of the Brontës at Haworth Parsonage, their home on the edge of the lonely Yorkshire moors, and of the imaginary worlds they spun for themselves in their novels and poetry. Wherever possible, their story is told using their own words – the letters they wrote to each other, Emily and Anne's secret diaries, and Charlotte's exchanges with luminaries of literary England – or those closest to them, such as their brother Branwell, their father Patrick Brontë, and their novelist friend Mrs Gaskell. The Brontës sketched and painted their worlds too, in delicate ink washes and watercolours of family and friends, animals and the English moors. These pictures illuminate the text as do the tiny drawings the Brontë children made to illustrate their imaginary worlds. In addition, there are facsimiles of their letters and diaries, paintings by artists of the day, and pictures of household life. This beautifully illustrated book offers a unique and privileged view of the real lives of three women, writers and sisters.

A sweeping and authoritative survey of the people who shaped British history, featuring more than 4,000 biographical entries and 200 in-depth essays.