Books by John Martineau

The solar system has long been suspected of hiding secret mysterious relationships and patterns. From the earliest known times people have studied the motions of the planets. Now, just when we thought there were no more surprises left, John Martineau introduces the solar system in a new way.

Meerkat goes for a walk.

The British colonial administrator Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (1815-84) left his mark on both India and South Africa. In 1894, John Martineau (1834-1910) published this sympathetic two-volume biography, which traces Frere's rise to prominence and his fall from grace.