Häftad, Engelska, 2017
A-Z of Curious Sussex
Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics
Av Wendy Hughes
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In this engaging book, Wendy Hughes takes you on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Sussex’s past. Read about the Alfriston Star – the hostelry for medieval package tours with its unusual ship’s figurehead, the Russian memorial to Finnish soldiers, Crazy Jack who couldn’t stop building and who is buried in a pyramid, the inventor of vapour baths and the lady who fooled the army. Along the way you will meet scandalous residents, inventors, and smugglers galore. The A-Z of Curious Sussex is guaranteed to fascinate both resident and visitor alike.
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- Utgivningsdatum: 2017-12-22
- Mått: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
- Vikt: 264 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 160
- Förlag: The History Press Ltd
- ISBN: 9780750956048
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WENDY HUGHES is the author of Shipwrecks of Sussex, Not a Guide to Worthing and Haunted Worthing. She has written twenty-seven non-fiction titles, and has published over 2,000 articles in a variety of publications, including a column on Welsh Traditions in the American/Welsh publication, Ninnau. She is the membership secretary of the Society of Woman Writers and Journalists, and a member of the Society of Authors. She lives in Worthing.
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