Books of Dorset (England)

  • A Population Atlas for Dorset: Social Statistics from the Census
    By Steve Morris, Harry Bell

    A Population Atlas for Dorset: Social Statistics from the Census

  • Nightingale Summer
    Nightingale Summer
    By Betty O'Rourke

    Neither group took any notice of Alison , beyond a politely uttered ' Evening , ' when they'd come in . They would hardly have much in common ... She looked out of place in the country pub ; her formal clothes proclaiming town dweller .

  • A Bit of a Bumble
    A Bit of a Bumble
    By Alan Chedzoy

    Tracing the origins of the Dorset Dialect, this book aims to capture both its warmth and humour. The author is known for his recordings and readings of the dialect poems by William Barnes and Thomas Hardy.

  • Dorset: a Shell Guide

    Dorset: a Shell Guide

  • Dorset Footsteps: Ashmore to Lyme Regis: Wessex Ridgeway Poems
    By James Crowden

    Dorset Footsteps: Ashmore to Lyme Regis: Wessex Ridgeway Poems

  • Slow Dorset: Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places
    Slow Dorset: Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places
    By Alexandra Richards

    For some parts of Dorset car-free is not feasible as public transport is limited and the little-known, distinctive places I have tried to highlight are often, by their nature, out of the way and harder to reach than the usual tourist ...

  • The Nice and the Good
    The Nice and the Good
    By Iris Murdoch

    This richly peopled novel revolves around a happily married couple, Kate and Octavian, and deals with love in its many aspects.

  • Moonfleet
    Moonfleet

    Growing up the quiet coastal village of Moonfleet in Dorset, John Trenchard is fascinated by stories of the notorious Colonel John Mohune, whose restless ghost is said to stalk the churchyard at night, and his treasure: a great diamond ...

  • Dorset Shell
    By Michael Pitt-Rivers, Pitt Rivers M Staff, Andrew Wordsworth

    Dorset Shell

  • Dorset Tales of Mystery and Murder
    Dorset Tales of Mystery and Murder
    By Roger Evans

    Dorset Tales of Mystery and Murder

  • Living Lies
    Living Lies
    By J. Henley

    Living Lies

  • A Visitor's Guide to Somerset and Dorset
    A Visitor's Guide to Somerset and Dorset
    By Alan Proctor

    A Visitor's Guide To CHILTERNS A Visitor's Guide To THE TEESDALE & WEARDALE LES A Visitor's Guide To COTSWOLDS A Visitor's Guide To DORDOGNE DEVON A Visitor's Guide To THE PEAK DISTRICT A Visitor's Guide To NORTH WALES AND SNOWDONIA A ...

  • Far from the Madding Crowd (Vintage Summer)
    Far from the Madding Crowd (Vintage Summer)
    By Thomas Hardy

    The battle for her affections will have dramatic, tragic and surprising consequences in this classic tale of love and misunderstanding.

  • Bournemouth and Poole
    Bournemouth and Poole

    ... Rutland 24 London 25 Greater Mancheste 26 Merseyside 27 Northamptonshire 28 Nottinghamshire 29 Oxfordshire 30 Staffordshire 31 Surrey 32 East Sussex 33 ... PHILIP'S STREET ATLAS Dorset Bournemouth and Poole Includes Crewkerne and. PHILIP'S.

  • Frontline Dorset: A County at War, 1939-45
    Frontline Dorset: A County at War, 1939-45
    By George Forty

    Frontline Dorset: A County at War, 1939-45

  • Twice a Kiss
    Twice a Kiss
    By Carol Wood

    Having been jilted at the altar, Dr Erin Brooks devoted herself to her job as a Dorset GP. Then she met Nick Hansen again!