New Titles January–March 2019 Sales Information
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Curtain Down at Her Majesty’s
The Death of Queen Victoria in the Words of Those Who Were There Stewart Richards
The Grit in the Pearl
The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll Lyndsy Spence The first biography of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, the socialite whose scandalous divorce shocked the country
A unique and important look at the death of Queen Victoria, from her final days through to the state funeral, using first-hand accounts from those who were there at the time
• Perfect for nationwide serialisation • Brought out ahead of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria (24 May 1819)
• Will appeal to the ‘Mitford market’ •M argaret Argyll was a very controversial figure, and the book will portray her in a more sympathetic light
• A fascinating treatment of the subject matter that shows the true impact of the then longest-reigning monarch, making it an indispensable resource for historians and researchers alike
January 2019 £12.99 9780750990622 Hardback/ebook 198x129mm, 256 pages World Rights
STEWART RICHARDS has worked extensively in the media as a film producer and television executive, as well as producing drama programmes for BBC Radio 4. He established the audiobook publisher Mr Punch Audio and has previously written The Great Train Robbery (2013).
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• The basis for a 5-part drama serial (‘Curtain Down at Her Majesty’s’) due to be broadcast twice a day on BBC Radio 4 on 31 December to 4 January, plus an omnibus edition on 5 January • Potential for a television documentary or drama, which the author is working on negotiating • Author’s previous book, The Great Train Robbery (2013), has sold more than 6,600 copies across editions (Nielsen)
•S ensational aristocratic biographies have typically sold very well • Author very well connected
February 2019 £20.00 9780750986991 Hardback/ebook 234x156mm, 256 pages 8 mono plates, 20 b&w illustrations World Rights
LYNDSY SPENCE is the author of The Mitford Girls’ Guide to Life (THP, 2013), Mrs Guinness: The Rise & Fall of a Thirties Socialite (THP, 2015) and The Mistress of Mayfair (THP, 2016). She is the founder of The Mitford Society, a popular online community dedicated to the Mitford sisters.
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In the Wake of Mercedes Gleitze Open Water Swimming Pioneer Doloranda Pember
Windrush
A Ship Through Time Paul Arnott
The remarkable untold story of the first British woman to swim the Channel
The life, times and extraordinary history of the Windrush: the vessel that created modern Britain
• Written by her daughter using unpublished memoirs and Mercedes’ personal archive
•P otential foreword by Floella Benjamin or David Olusoga •T he first biography of an outstandingly important vessel in British cultural history
• A script has been commissioned and funding secured for a feature film about Mercedes from Delargy Productions
• The wider story of the Windrush Generation laid bare
• Her successful channel swim helped make Rolex and their ‘Oyster’ famous
• Draws upon interviews with those who served and travelled on the Windrush, laying down their vital stories in print for the first time
• Mercedes was American media darling and worldwide appeal due to global swims
February 2019 £18.99 9780750989770 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 288 pages 32 mono plates, 82 b&w illustrations World Rights
DOLORANDA PEMBER is the daughter of Mercedes Gleitze. A consultant on the 2013 BBC documentary ‘Mercedes: A New Age’, she has also been interviewed about her mother’s career on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and has appeared in a feature on The One Show on the history of open water swimming.
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• Female sporting icon fighting prejudices of the era, such as being working class and unfunded - a true underdog • Her passion of long-distance swimming began when trying to escape from Germany: she swam the Wadden Sea in the middle of the night - shocking the locals who said no one had ever done so before due to dangerous currents
• Author has great media connections and will actively promote the work
March 2019 £20.00 9780750989862 Hardback/ebook 234x156mm, 304 pages 30 b&w illustrations World English Language
• International potential in Germany and the Caribbean, perhaps with some American interest due to the latter connection
PAUL ARNOTT’s career in media began at the Independent and Time Out as an arts correspondent before becoming a television producer. He owns a production company, Edenwood Productions, and is the author of A Good Likeness: A Personal Story of Adoption (Little, Brown), Let Me Eat Cake (Hodder) and Is Anybody Up There? (Hodder).
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An Audience with Queen Victoria The Royal Opinion on 30 Famous Victorians Ian Lloyd
Informally Royal
Studio Lisa and the Royal Family Rodney Laredo
A unique insight into one of the world’s most famous monarchs’ personal opinions and feelings on the highest-profile figures of the day
The first book to tell the remarkable Studio Lisa story and showcase their unique Royal Family photographic collection
• Endorsement expected from Robert Lacey, foremost royal historian and adviser on The Crown
•F eaturing photographs taken between 1936-66, many of which are unpublished and have never before appeared in one volume
• To be brought out ahead of the bicentenary of Queen Victoria’s birth (24 May 2019)
•A uthor was a close friend of the Sheridan family for over 40 years, and has access to Studio Lisa’s archives
• Based on brand-new research and access to archival materials
•T he Royal Family remain hugely popular the world over, and Informally Royal would greatly appeal to their army of followers
• Sunday Times bestselling author who has key contacts in media • Potential Radio 4 documentary by the author
March 2019 £16.99 9780750989039 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 256 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights IAN LLOYD has spent twenty years as a fulltime writer and photographer, specialising in the British Royal Family. He writes regular features for the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Hello Magazine and Majesty Magazine. Ian is also the Royal Correspondent for The Sunday Post and a regular royal pundit on Sky News, BBC News and BBC Radio 5 Live.
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• Covers a host of key international figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Buffalo Bill and Bismarck
March 2019 £25.00 9780750987936 Hardback 263 x 194mm, 160 pages 135 b&w illustrations, 40 colour illustrations World Rights RODNEY LAREDO is a published author, photographer, guest speaker and selfconfessed Anglophile, who has a great love and knowledge of rural England. Rodney lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, with his wife and two children.
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The Beautiful Spy
prettycitylondon
The Life and Crimes of Vera Eriksen David Tremain
The Colouring Book Siobhan Ferguson
The Times 50 Greatest Football Matches edited by Richard Whitehead
Based on the outstandingly popular @prettycitylondon Instagram account, this mindful colouring book will help all put the pretty and calm back into their day • Extension of the incredibly popular @prettycitylondon brand • Adds mindfulness to the prettiness of London’s hidden gems to create an attractive and accessible colouring book for all
The first full biography of one of the Second World War’s most enigmatic secret agents
The Times opens its sporting archives to compile the definitive list of football’s greatest matches
• prettycitylondon Instagram account has over 300,000 followers
• Author has had access to previously unpublished information from MI5 files
•F rom Geoffrey Green to Henry Winter, this book contains reports from some of the country’s finest sports journalists
• Proven interest in the United States with the prettycitylondon book
• Offers fresh insight into how MI5 handled Eriksen’s case
• prettycitylondon book (THP, 2018) was an online bestseller and sold out within days of release
March 2019 £12.99 9780750990127 Paperback 220 x 220mm, 96 pages 45 b&w illustrations World Rights
SIOBHAN FERGUSON is the curator and founder of the hugely popular Instagram accounts @prettycitylondon, @theprettycities and @siobhaise. A photographer and social media consultant, she currently lives in Chiswick.
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• A popular genre
• I ncludes a collection of rarely seen photographs from The Times’ archives • Huge series potential
February 2019 £25.00 9780750988957 Hardback/ebook 234x156mm, 320 pages 8 mono plates, 20 b&w illustrations World Rights
March 2019 £20.00 9780750990585 Hardback/ebook 234x156mm, 256 pages 8 colour plates, 25 illustrations World Rights
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Crossing the Line of Duty
How Corruption, Greed and Sleaze Brought Down the Flying Squad
Neil Root
January 2019 £17.99 9780750989206 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 224 pages 16 b&w illustrations World Rights
The first book to make use of police archives to tell the story of how rampant corruption led to the downfall of the Met Police’s infamous Flying Squad
Torn Apart
Fifty Years of the Troubles, 1969-2019 Ken Wharton February 2019 £25.00 9780750988155 Hardback/ebook 234x156mm, 384 pages 100 b&w illustrations World Rights
A vital examination of Northern Ireland in the Troubles, focusing on the events of 1969
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London’s Docklands
A History of the Lost Quarter Fiona Rule January 2019 £14.99 9780750989985 Paperback/ebook 198x129mm, 384 pages 16 b&w illustrations World Rights
Black Plaques London Memorials to Misadventure John Ambrose Hide
March 2019 £10.99 9780750989954 Paperback/ebook 210 x 122mm, 320 pages 75 b&w illustrations World Rights
A new, paperback edition of the first book to tell the remarkable story of London’s Docklands
‘Imagine a grown-up version of Horrible Histories.’ Sunday Times
The Thames Tideway Tunnel
Animals, Beasties and Monsters of Scotland
Preventing Another Great Stink Phil Stride February 2019 £20.00 9780750989817 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 208 pages 20 b&w illustrations, 32 colour illustrations World Rights
Preventing another Great Stink – the first eight years of one of the UK’s biggest underground engineering projects
Folk Tales for Children Lea Taylor
March 2019 £9.99 9780750986861 Paperback/ebook 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 line art b&w illustrations World Rights
Funny and delightful tales for children and the young at heart
The Anthology of English Folk Tales Folk Tales Authors
February 2019 £12.00 9780750990042 Paperback/ebook New Edition 198x129mm, 192 pages World
The best tales from around the country, chosen from our popular Folk Tales series
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Yesterday We Were in America
Alcock and Brown, First to Fly the Atlantic Non-Stop Brendan Lynch
Great Passenger Ships that Never Were Damned By Destiny Revisited David L. Williams and Richard P. de Kerbrech
This successful book describes one of the most momentous flights of all time, the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in 1919
A revised and enhanced new edition of this classic work, filling an important gap in maritime history •E xpert authors revisiting their classic work
• Alcock and Brown’s 16-hour 1800-mile flight was a triumph of navigation, flying skill and rare courage which sees its centenary on 15 June 2019
•T his new edition brings the story up to date by covering schemes since 1982, as well as improving upon what went before
• This incredible feat had an immense psychological impact, helping Britons move on from the catastrophes of war and Spanish flu
•A positive and celebratory investigation into some truly great passenger ships, which often only narrowly missed fulfilling their potential
• An updated edition of a successful book, with a new introduction and appendix detailing the Vimy landing site
February 2019 £18.99 9780750990004 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 272 pages 38 b&w illustrations World Rights
BRENDAN LYNCH is a former racing cyclist and driver. He is a member of the Irish Writers Union, PEN and the Guild of Motoring Writers. He has reported and contributed motorsport features for a wide range of media, including The Times, The Observer, The Daily Mail and The Irish Times.
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• Previous edition foreword by Len Deighton, plus new foreword by Group Captain A. J. H. Alcock, MBE, RAF, nephew of John Alcock • ‘Yesterday We Were in America is a very fine book; I only wish I had written it.’ Len Deighton • ‘This tender, thoughtful and beautifully written memoir.’ Irish Times
• Each case study is set against its contemporary backdrop
March 2019 £40.00 9780750983570 Hardback 224 x 245mm, 264+32 pages 32 colour plates, 250 illustrations World Rights
• Asks important ‘What if’ questions about maritime history • With 250 images, including over 60 in colour
DAVID L. WILLIAMS was previously responsible for the aircraft and hovercraft in-service support operation of Westland Aerospace. He has written over thirty books on shipping and related subjects. RICHARD P. DE KERBRECH served his marine engineering apprenticeship with Shaw Savill & Albion Co. and Cammell Laird, was later an inspector with the Naval Overseeing service, and has written over fourteen books.
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Concorde
An Icon in the News Mirrorpix
Wings of Empire Classic Gatwick Propliners Tom Singfield
The Forgotten Wars of the Royal Air Force, 1919-1939 Barry Renfrew January 2019 £20.00 9780750989381 Paperback/ebook New Edition 234x156mm, 320 pages 53 b&w illustrations World Rights
The story of Concorde, from construction to final flight, told through the camera lens of the media • Timed for the 50th anniversary of Concorde’s first flight in March 2019 • Featuring many of the famous faces who so loved to travel by Concorde, as well as the excited competition winners who had the chance to board this iconic aircraft
A glorious full-colour celebration of the golden days of classic propellerpowered airliners at London’s second airport • Featuring stunning high quality images of the classic propellerpowered airliners that visited Gatwick in the first 20 years after its reopening in 1958, the best years of Gatwick Propliner activity
• Book produced in conjunction with Mirrorpix, with images and captions collated from their impressive archives
• Book launch at the LGW Gatwick International Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair at Crawley, West Sussex, held every year in April and organised by author Tom Singfield
February 2019 £12.99 9780750989107 Hardback 190 x 168mm, 144 pages 100 b&w illustrations, 20 colour illustrations World Rights
March 2019 £20.00 9780750989220 Paperback 224x245mm, 144 pages 230 illustrations World Rights
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A key collection of material from the earliest days of air strategy and combat, creating a definitive history of the RAF in an important theatre of war
Spitfire Saga
Rodney Scrase DFC Angus Mansfield January 2019 £20.00 9780750989213 Paperback/ebook New Edition 234x156mm, 304 pages World Rights
The illustrated recollections of a fighter pilot in the Second World War who took part in the invasion of North Africa, Sicily and Italy and flew escort missions over German
Concorde
The Complete Inside Story Brian Trubshaw February 2019 £25.00 9780750989022 Paperback New Edition 263 x 194mm, 224 pages 194 illustrations World Rights
The inside story of this worldfamous supersonic passenger jet by the former British chief test pilot
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Workhouses of London and the South East Peter Higginbotham
An illustrated guide to the workhouses in London and the South East (Middlesex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire) • First comprehensive guide to workhouses in London and the South East • Copiously illustrated with over 100 archive images
Women of the Durham Coalfield in the 19th Century Hannah’s Story Margaret Hedley
Paul Chamberlain
The first book to explore the role of women at the Durham Coalfield
The human story of Cambridgeshire’s Napoleonic War prison
• The contribution of women to the success of Durham Coalfield plus their changing role
• Compiled by a leading expert on the Napoleonic era
• Foreword by John Grundy, TV presenter, author and historian
• Includes the history and locations of hundreds of workhouses
• A bringing together of family and local history which illustrates the daily struggles of women married to coal miners in the Durham Coalfield.
• Contains a guide to researching workhouse records
• Includes previously unseen images from the author’s family collection
January 2019 £18.99 9780750987776 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 304 pages 140 b&w illustrations World Rights
February 2019 £12.99 9780750989886 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 144 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
Local
The Napoleonic Prison of Norman Cross
• Foreword by Dr Francis Pryor MBE, archaeologist, broadcaster and Time Team consultant • In association with the Friends of Norman Cross
The Granite Men
A History of the Granite Industries of Aberdeen and North East Scotland Jim Fiddes
A comprehensive history of the industries of Aberdeen, Scotland’s ‘Granite City’ •T he first comprehensive history of the granite men and the granite industries of Aberdeen • I ncludes quarrying, monumental and stone carving yards, architecture and building in granite, and granite setts for road surfaces •M any great buildings, bridges and monuments are made of Aberdeen granite, in both London and the wider world
February 2019 £14.99 9780750990462 Paperback/ebook. New Edition 234x156mm, 208 pages 16 colour plates, 30 colour illustrations World Rights
March 2019 £20.00 9780750990011 Paperback/ebook 245 x 190mm, 336 pages 8 colour plates, 75 illustrations World Rights
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The Little Book of Newcastle
The Little History of Oxfordshire
The Little History of Aberdeenshire
The Little History of Kent
Full of information which will make you say, ‘I never knew that!’
From earliest records to the present day, in one easy-to-read volume
From earliest records to the present day in one easy-to-read volume
The complete history of Kent condensed into one readable volume
• Will appeal to those interested in the unusual side of Newcastle’s history
• A brief but brilliant tour through Oxfordshire’s eventful history
• Part of a very well-received series
•A brief but brilliant tour through the eventful history of Kent
John Sadler and Rose Serdiville
• Tremendously proactive authors • A fascinating compendium of facts from all over the city • Author for get a foreword from a prominent Geordie
January 2019 £9.99 9780750990035 Paperback/ebook New Edition 198x129mm, 192 pages World Rights
Local
Paul Sullivan
• An unstuffy history book that can be dipped into or read from cover to cover • Full of facts but very accessible
Duncan Harley
• A brief but brilliant tour through the eventful history of Aberdeenshire • An interesting and accessible history that can be read in chunks or from cover to cover
• Plenty of little-known information for locals, and a good introduction for history-loving visitors
• Compiled by an experienced Aberdeenshire writer
• Great gift format, based on THP’s popular ‘Little Book’ series
• Perfect gift-sized format, based on THP’s popular ‘Little Book’ series
February 2019 £12.00 9780750988025 Hardback 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
March 2019 £12.00 9780750989299 Hardback 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
Susan Hibberd
•A n interesting and accessible history that can be read in chunks or from cover to cover! •C ompiled by an experienced Kent author •P erfect gift-sized format, based on THP’s popular ‘Little Book’ series
March 2019 £12.00 9780750990066 Hardback 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
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London Folk Tales for Children
Anne Johnson and Sef Townsend
North of Ireland Folk Tales for Children Doreen McBride
The Story of the Fens Frank Meeres
Northumbria History and Identity 547-2000 Robert Colls
January 2019 £18.99 9781860776977 Paperback/ebook 234x156mm, 256 pages 80 b&w illustrations, 30 colour illustrations World rights
Thousands of years of history in one richly illustrated volume A rich mix of folk tales and real stories about London families, told by professional storytellers
Folk tales from Northern Ireland, selected for children by a professional storyteller
• Features specially commissioned illustrations by a local artist
• Mythical creatures, fairytale characters and mysterious goingson all linked to local places
• Tales of the journeys of children and their families who became Londoners
• Full of fantasy, adventure and humour
•F antasy and magic mixed with the everyday, all linked to local places
• Lively illustrations bring the tales to life
• The History Press is the premier contemporary resource for British folk tales
• Published in association with the Society for Storytelling
January 2019 £9.99 9780750986892 Paperback/ebook 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
March 2019 £12.99 / € 12.99 9780750988001 Paperback/ebook 198x129mm, 192 pages 25 - 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
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February 2019 £20.00 9780750990431 Paperback/ebook New Edition 248x172mm, 392 pages World Rights
A history of Northumbria, new in paperback for 2019
The Little Book of Rathmines
Cobham
A History David Taylor
Maurice Curtis February 2019 £16.99 9780750990455 Paperback New Edition 246 x 185mm, 144 pages World Rights
The story of Cobham, new in paperback for 2019
February 2019 £14.99 / € 14.99 9780750986960 Hardback/ebook 198x129mm, 192 pages 62 b&w illustrations World
A compendium of historical facts and figures, perfect for dipping into. Full of information that will make you say, ‘I never knew that!’
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Folk Tales The strongest tales are those from our past. Folk tales have survived being passed down through generations, and traditionally would have been told by people as an attempt to explain the world around them. The History Press has become known as the premier contemporary resource for British folk tales. We are delighted to be associated with the Society for Storytelling, the Scottish Storytelling Forum and Storytellers of Ireland, and the excellent work they do in upholding and reviving traditional stories and culture.
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