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Barcode37821002533384
LocationMarshall District
TitleEighteen : a history of Britain in 18 young lives / Alice Loxton.
AuthorLoxton, Alice, author.
Call No941.0922 LOX
CollectionAdult New Arrivals

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International Standard Book Number 9781035031283
International Standard Book Number 1035031280
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 941.0922
Personal Name Loxton, Alice, author.
Title Statement Eighteen : a history of Britain in 18 young lives / Alice Loxton.
Varying Form of Title 18 : a history of Britain in 18 young lives.
Varying Form of Title history of Britain in 18 young lives.
Imprint London : Macmillan, 2024.
Physical Description 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (page 319-327)
Formatted Contents Note Introduction : the fountain of youth -- The first guest -- Bede -- An introduction -- Empress Matilda -- Small talk -- Geoffrey Chaucer -- Hiccups -- Jacques Francis -- Pattering princesses -- Lady Elizabeth -- The dance lesson -- Jeffrey Hudson -- The table plan -- Fionnghal Nic Dhòmhnaill -- Dry land -- Horace Nelson -- Getting schooled -- Sarah Biffin -- Another story -- Mary Anning -- About time -- Isambard Kingdom Brunel -- Dessert arrives -- Elsie Inglis -- After dinner -- Vita Sackville-West -- Through the fire exit -- Jack Lewis -- A science lesson -- Rosalind Franklin -- Guilty as charged -- Richard Burton -- Dance the night away -- Vivienne Westwood -- Spin the bottle -- Rae DeDarre -- Lights up -- Conclusion : some final thoughts -- Table plan -- Places to visit -- My life at 18.
Summary, Etc. "At eighteen, your life is full of of what-ifs and why-nots. You have everything to look forward to – yet childhood is already behind you. From a young Elizabeth Tudor facing deadly intrigue at court to a teenage Richard Burton, the rugby-obsessed son of a Welsh miner, historian Alice Loxton explores Britain’s past through the lives of eighteen figures at this crucial age. How do you make a living in Georgian London with no arms or legs? What would you do if a world war interrupted your university studies? With plenty of wit and insight, Eighteen invites readers to join an eclectic cast of young Britons across the nation and throughout its history. Each sotry unveils a unique era of Britain and, along the way, Loxton reveals tantalizing tidbits. (Did you know that Chaucer spent his teenage years as a scantily clad pageboy? Or that Nelson once faced down a polar beart?) Yet what emerges is a serious point: the next Vivienne Westwood or Isambard Kingdom Brunel is already among us." --book jacket.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Young adults Great Britain History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Great Britain History.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Great Britain Biography.

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