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  • THE HANGMAN'S SCRAPBOOK
    NEIL R STOREY
    During his years as executioner between 1901 and 1924, John Ellis hanged over 200 men and women. Among them were some of the most infamous killers of the 20th century including Dr Crippen, John Dickman 'The Railway Murderer', George Smith 'The Brides in the Bath' murderer, Henry Jacoby, poisoners Frederick Seddon and Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong. Ellis also hanged Sir Roger Ca...

    $383.99

  • BRAM STOKER: AUTHOR OF DRACULA
    NEIL R. STOREY
    Previously unpublished research sheds new light on how Bram Stoker researched and wrote Dracula and the people who inspired his characters. Bram Stoker: Author of Dracula is an affectionate and revealing biography of the man who created the vampire novel that would define the genre and lead to a new age in Gothic horror literature. Based on decades of painstaking research in li...

    $251.00

  • THE BLACKOUT MURDERS
    NEIL R. STOREY
    Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as The Blackout Murders reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second Worl...

    $251.00

  • VICTORIAN FASHIONS FOR WOMEN
    FIONA KAY / NEIL R. STOREY
    A delightfully illustrated history of women's wear in Victorian England, with decade-by-decade details of the styles—and the lifestyles they represented.   Victorian Fashions for Women explores British styles and clothing throughout the long reign of Queen Victoria, from the late 1830s to the first years of the twentieth century. It provides a superb overview of the dresses, ha...

    $299.00

  • VICTORIAN FASHIONS FOR WOMEN
    NEIL R STOREY / FIONA KAY
    Victorian Fashions for Women explores the British styles and clothing throughout the long reign of Queen Victoria, from the late 1830s to the first years of the 20th century. Within are a superb overview of the dresses, hats, hair styles, corsetry, undergarments shoes and boots that combined to present the prevailing styles for each decade. From those who had enough money to ha...

    $319.85

  • THE KING'S MEN
    NEIL R. STOREY
    "An absorbing account of the Norfolk Territorials who fought at Gallipoli and created a legend" from the author of Beating the Nazi Invader (Firetrench). The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th...

    $229.00

  • BEATING THE NAZI INVADER
    NEIL R STOREY
    “A compelling examination of an aspect of World War II that always has a rapt audience: espionage . . . With a cast of colorful characters.” —Library Journal (starred review) Beating the Nazi Invader is a revealing and disturbing exploration of the darker history of Nazis, spies and “Fifth Columnist” saboteurs in Britain, and the extensive top-secret countermeasures taken befor...

    $229.00

  • BRAM STOKER: AUTHOR OF DRACULA
    NEIL R STOREY
    Previously unpublished research sheds new light on how Bram Stoker researched and wrote Dracula and the people who inspired his characters. Bram Stoker: Author of Dracula is an affectionate and revealing biography of the man who created the vampire novel that would define the genre and lead to a new age in Gothic horror literature. Based on decades of painstaking research in li...

    $319.99

  • NAZI SPIES AND COLLABORATORS IN BRITAIN, 1939–1945
    NEIL R STOREY
    "...reveals the climate of fear along with the identities and case studies of suspected collaborators in key invasion areas." —ARGunners.com The true extent of Nazi secret agent activity in Britain during the Second World War has received little attention. In large part this is due to the highly classified nature of the subject. This fascinating book uses recently released docu...

    $383.99

  • THE BLACKOUT MURDERS
    NEIL R STOREY
    Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as The Blackout Murders reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second Worl...

    $255.99