Books published by NONSUCH PUBLISHING

Life & letters at Bath in the eighteenth century

Examines the experiences of seven national leaders during the First World War

Harry Peckham provides an engaging eighteenth-century perspective on The Netherlands, Belgium and France.

Short stories about the inhabitants of Cranford

In the seventeenth century antiquarianism was a well-respected profession and antiquarian works were in demand, particularly amongst the gentry, who were especially interested in establishing lineage and the descent of land tenure.

Focuses on seven representative rakes from the Restoration to the late Victorian era

Around Stocksbridge

Presents a pictorial history of Piccadilly Circus through a series of photographs and images.

Charles Dickens

More than simply a comic novel, this book has been described as a 'pill to purge melancholy'

Travels of Sir John Maundeville

David Livingstone was one of the intrepid and daring explorers of the Victorian age. In 1858, he and his brother embarked upon an expedition up the Zambesi river to explore Eastern and Central Africa, and in 1859 they and their party became the first non-Africans to gaze upon the Lake Nyasa. This book is an account of their landmark expedition.

Sketches of English Character

Seven Years Campaigning

Journal of a Residence Among the Negroes of the West Indies

This collection of articles by Joseph Leech, first published in the Bristol Times in the mid-19 century, took a swipe at contemporary society, particularly the Church and fellow churchgoers. Leech on occasion attacks his contemporaries and invited libel action several times but overall his work was humorous and playfully satirical.

Presents a pictorial history of Rumney through a series of photographs and images.

A history of Garsington

A history of Catholics in Cardiff

A history of Tring

Wood Leighton

Suburban Sketches

A history of Cheltenham at war

A pictorial history of Castle Cary, North Cadbury & Wincanton

Presents a pictorial history of Newtown through a series of photographs and images.

Viscount Palmerston

Presents a pictorial history of Minehead through a series of photographs and images.

The little-known story of how a French gun-runner helped the American rebels to defeat the British

Selections from the 'other' works of Jerome K. Jerome