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The Perfect Book Pairing for History Loves

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The Perfect Book Pairing for History Loves
The perfect pair… She’s back! Etheldreda’s World, a wonderful book about the woman who was a pre-Anglo Saxon princess, an abbess and revered saint. Now back in stock after sell out.

Hereward the Wake is a new book by Charles Moseley that explores what happened in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest. The myth, man and legend that is Hereward. England’s last true rebel.

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NEW BOOK - Barry Ord Clarke - The Feather Bender

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NEW BOOK - Barry Ord Clarke - The Feather Bender
There is no one more passionate to share their skills in creating effective and artistic fishing flies than The Feather Bender. Here is @barryordclarke's new book, published today!

Deer Hair Flytying Masterclass (£60)

With 40 of the best deer hair fishing flies, Barry also explains the techniques, tools and materials needed to create effective flies. All patterns are linked via QR code to his popular YouTube channel to provide added support for each sequence. Don't miss out on this ultimate guide to flytying with deer hair!

Visit Merlin Unwin Books website or order to your local bookshop, and keep an eye on our social media announcements to meet Barry in person at international flytying events.

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A Recipe for Carrot Lassi from Kitchen Medicine by Julie Bruton-Seal

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A Recipe for Carrot Lassi from Kitchen Medicine by Julie Bruton-Seal

A Recipe for Carrot Lassi from Kitchen Medicine

A quick and easy way to incorporate more vitamins into your diet with this fast lassi, you can add your favourite flavours!

Ingredients :

  • 4 Large Carrots
  • 1 Cup of live yoghurt
  • ¼ tsp salt (or to taste)
    • Add a pinch of cumin, ginger or coriander powder.

Add all ingredients to a blender or simply juice the carrots first, then combine. Pour over ice and enjoy!

From the Book:

  • This recipe is one of many from bestselling Kitchen Medicine - boost wellness and health using everyday kitchen cupboard ingredients.

Benefits:

  • Improves Vision: Carrots are high in beta-carotene, which your body converts into vitamin A to protect eye health and night vision.
  • Supports Gut Health: Yogurt provides live probiotics to aid digestion, balances gut bacteria, and reduce bloating. It is high in protein, so you feel full longer.
  • Boosts Immunity: Vitamins A & C are antioxidants preventing immune cell damage.
  • Promotes Healthy Skin: Antioxidants support skin repair & give a natural glow.

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Shropshire photographer collects images for new edition of A Shropshire Lad

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Shropshire photographer collects images for new edition of A Shropshire Lad
An updated edition of acclaimed poetry collection A Shropshire Lad includes dozens of images taken by a local photographer. John Hayward is part of a family photography business. He was approached by Ludlow publisher Merlin Unwin Books to provide shots of Shropshire to accompany the words of A. E. Housman, who was born near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1859. A Shropshire Lad - Housman's first book of 63 poems - was published in 1896 and has never been out of print. BBC presenter Nick Owen is a lifelong lover of Housman's work, having been introduced to it as a Shropshire schoolboy by his father Bertie. Owen, who still owns a pre-War version of A Shropshire Lad, agrees with the photographer that Housman's words still resonate with people, reflecting a "county that has such a strong place in my heart".
Coming soon - A new photographic edition of A Shropshire Lad (24th September 2026) 

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Jim Corbett’s Gun Cabinet: A Life in Steel... A video by Rose & Scroll ft. Undiscovered Corbett a new book by Ian Douglas

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Jim Corbett’s Gun Cabinet: A Life in Steel... A video by Rose & Scroll ft. Undiscovered Corbett a new book by Ian Douglas

On an April evening in 1930, in the hills of northern India, a man eased down a narrow ravine — a clutch of nightjar eggs carried with care, a rifle at the ready. He stepped clear of a great slab of rock, looked back over his right shoulder — and straight into the face of a man-eating tigress.

The rifle lay across his chest, pointing away from her. To bring it to bear, the muzzle would have to travel three-quarters of a circle. One-handed. So slowly that the movement itself could not be seen.

The man was Jim Corbett — and those few seconds have been argued over for ninety years. At the centre of the argument stands one particular rifle, with a number in a London gunmaker’s ledger, and a silver plaque engraved with the wrong initials.

But this is not the story of that rifle. It is the story of all of them.

The Rose & Scroll Fine Gun Journal presents… Jim Corbett’s Gun Cabinet: A Life in Steel...

Watch the video here or on YouTube or the Rose and Scroll website. If you enjoy it, you can read in detail about the life and legacy of Jim Corbett in Ian Douglas new book, Undiscovered Corbett. 

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