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Pamela Roberts writes about the Black Edwardian intellectual James Arthur Harley, the subject of her new biography, in Historia. Read how he fought racism to study at Yale, Harvard and #Oxford, becoming a priest in a #Leicestershire village bit.ly/HistoriaJAHarley @SignalBooksUK
Loving the reference here to Joseph Farrell’s wonderful book ‘Honour and the Sword’ and its relevance to contemporary politics in @CampbellGunn1’s latest column @pressjournal @SignalBooksUK
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📚 Book of the Week 📚 'Wear a Mask! Oxford Pandemic Portraits' by Oxford local @MartinStott65 with Foreword by @trishgreenhalgh Oxford Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/OffTheShelfSep21
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The FIRST Oxford Indie Book Fair is on THIS SATURDAY Nov 6th from 10:30. Visit website for details. oxfordindiebookfair.co.uk #oxfordindiebookfair FREE ENTRY
Today in the ARB: @davidchaffetz reviews “Recollection of the Tartar Steppes and their Inhabitants” by Lucy Atkinson @SignalBooksUK asianreviewofbooks.com/conte…
The lastest review of the current issue of the 'Journal of Catalan Studies' edited by the @AngloCatSoc is out! @vicentbaydal reviews 'Sails & Winds. A Cultural History of Valencia' by Michael Eaude (@SignalBooksUK, 2019). 👉 jocs.anglo-catalan.org/ojsne…
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📚Honour and the Sword: The Culture of Duelling. Book presentation with the author Joe Farrell, followed by a talk with Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin and Martin McLaughlin. In coll. with @iicedimburgo 🗓️12th July, 6pm, online, free 🔗 tinyurl.com/pm6zuej8 @tcddublin @OxfordModLangs
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Kind reminder re the online event this Friday, 15 January 5PM London time. Discussion will feature @JamesPettifer1 and Lala Meredith Vula from De Monfort Uni. Due 2 the limited capacity, please do register at the following link if u wish you attend. albanianinstitute.org/event/…
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1000 Years of Oxford History in 26 Letters with 300 illustrations by Korky Paul. And @blackwelloxford will deliver it by bike for free if u call 01865 792792. What's this - Christmas? #christmasgifts #giftideas #shoplocal
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We’re giving away 10 copies of Walking Class Heroes: Pioneers of the Right to Roam by @roly_smith which marks the 20th anniversary of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. Visit bit.ly/37nvKI7 Closing date is 28 February 2021 @SignalBooksUK
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What a week we have ahead of us! On TUESDAY, @RichardOSmith1 and @korkypaul join us for the launch of their new book, Oxford Z to A: 1000 Years of History in 26 Letters. Expect funny stories, quirky facts and live drawing: thenorthwall.com/whats-on/ox…
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This is the first of a series of excerpts from the forthcoming @SignalBooksUK book Walking Class Heroes by @roly_smith, in which the lives of 20 pioneers of the #RightToRoam are examined. First up is Sheffield access campaigner Terry Howard. bit.ly/35YYecd
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My latest book has just arrived, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the CRoW Act through the lives of about 20 of the pioneers who fought so long and hard to give us the Right to Roam. Enjoy!
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𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 The memoirs of Reginald Hibbert (1922-2002) who was an SOE officer in Albania (1943-44). @SignalBooksUK #SomewhereNearToHistory #ReginaldHibbert #WW2 #SOE #SpecialOperationsExecutive en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina… amazon.co.uk/Somewhere-Near-…
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When we had our twitter "moment" in January, everything happened so fast we weren't geared up to follow all the lovely folks who followed us. So, for 24 hours we will follow anyone who retweets this whether you follow us or not. (reserving the right to avoid rude things!)
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Lovely @DauntSummertown #bookshop has signed copies of The Best Ladled Pans of Rice & Penne (“An unexpected delight” – Christopher Douglas aka Ed Reardon) IN STOCK! #Oxford people: Board the no. 2 bus now!
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My new book, Travellers in the Great Steppe: from the Papal Envoys to the Russian Revolution, will be published at the end of this month by Signal Books.
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