Nostalgia: General

Wapping, once a vital part of the Port of London, has undergone many changes since the Second World War. Slum clearance, the closure of the docks a...

Good old Dad and his good old Dad's car. As solid and dependable as the man himself, if a little less balding, Dad's car was almost a member of the...

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the history of British film-making and the leading studios, such as Ealing, Pinewood, Shepperton and Elst...

The migrant letter, whether written by family members, lovers, friends, or others, is a document that continues to attract the attention of scholar...

The migrant letter, whether written by family members, lovers, friends, or others, is a document that continues to attract the attention of scholar...

From the acclaimed author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Green Shades: An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners brings toge...

Travel back in time with this enchanting novel from Jack Sheffield...For the residents of Ragley, the small Yorkshire village, the war is finally s...

‘My grandmother bought the island. The year was 1947 and she was thirty-three, a couple of years older than I am now. She was the visionary sort of...

Bob Reid's Railway Revolution describes the life and career of the first Bob Reid, always known as Bob Reid One, and the history of the railways si...

New Hall is one of the oldest inhabited moated houses in England. Built of local sandstone and warm Midlands brick, it sits in what was once the v...

By the time he was six years old, Stephen Matthews had been bombarded by the Luftwaffe and deported from occupied Guernsey, along with his family, ...

This book, the first multi-disciplinary study of nostalgia and videogame music, allows readers to understand the relationships and memories they of...

This book, the first multi-disciplinary study of nostalgia and videogame music, allows readers to understand the relationships and memories they of...

A sensational story of tragedy, riches, poverty and love from bestselling author Iris Gower. If you like Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you will lo...

1968 was the year when humans first glimpsed the far side of the Moon, but also the year the world was shocked by assassination, by the crushing of...

Fans of Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly will love this sensational and sexy romantic adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling auth...

Prepare to get swept away by this sensational romantic adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey. If you like Bridgerton,...

A history of Devizes

All over the Canvey there is evidence of its history, from the pillboxes built during the Second World War to fairground attractions that show its ...

In Journey Through a Small Planet (1972), the writer Emanuel Litvinoff recalls his working-class Jewish childhood in the East End of London: a smal...