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This book vividly reconstructs the social world of upper
middle-class Belfast during the time of the city's greatest growth,
between the 1830s and the 1880s. Using extensive primary material
including personal correspondence, memoirs, diaries and newspapers,
the author draws a rich portrait of Belfast society and explores
both the public and inner lives of Victorian bourgeois families.
Leading business families like the Corrys and the Workmans,
alongside their professional counterparts, dominated Victorian
Belfast's civic affairs, taking pride in their locale and investing
their time and money in improving it. This social group displayed a
strong work ethic, a business-oriented attitude and religious
commitment, and its female members led active lives in the domains
of family, church and philanthropy. While the Belfast bourgeoisie
had parallels with other British urban elites, they inhabited a
unique place and time: 'Linenopolis' was the only industrial city
in Ireland, a city that was neither fully Irish nor fully British,
and at the very time that its industry boomed, an unusually violent
form of sectarianism emerged. Middle-Class Life in Victorian
Belfast provides a fresh examination of familiar themes such as
civic activism, working lives, philanthropy, associational culture,
evangelicalism, recreation, marriage and family life, and
represents a substantial and important contribution to Irish social
history.
This book vividly reconstructs the social world of upper
middle-class Belfast during the time of the city's greatest growth,
between the 1830s and the 1880s. Using extensive primary material
including personal correspondence, memoirs, diaries and newspapers,
the author draws a rich portrait of Belfast society and explores
both the public and inner lives of Victorian bourgeois families.
Leading business families like the Corrys and the Workmans,
alongside their professional counterparts, dominated Victorian
Belfast's civic affairs, taking pride in their locale and investing
their time and money in improving it. This social group displayed a
strong work ethic, a business-oriented attitude and religious
commitment, and its female members led active lives in the domains
of family, church and philanthropy. While the Belfast bourgeoisie
had parallels with other British urban elites, they inhabited a
unique place and time: 'Linenopolis' was the only industrial city
in Ireland, a city that was neither fully Irish nor fully British,
and at the very time that its industry boomed, an unusually violent
form of sectarianism emerged. Middle-Class Life in Victorian
Belfast provides a fresh examination of familiar themes such as
civic activism, working lives, philanthropy, associational culture,
evangelicalism, recreation, marriage and family life, and
represents a substantial and important contribution to Irish social
history.
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Sex Over 70 (Paperback)
Alice Johnson, Alvin Jacob Johnson
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R194
Discovery Miles 1 940
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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HEAVEN SENT is an inspirational collection of poetry along with
professional photography that will truly be a blessing to you. It
is a gathering of photographic scenery that compliments the
beautiful poetic verses to convey the essence of grace, hope and
love.
HEAVEN SENT has been wriiten in a simple down to earth style
that captures the reader's heart as they are drawn into the poetic
message. As you see the serene photographs along side each poem,
you will find peace of mind and your spirit uplifting with joy.
HEAVEN SENT will encourage you once again when you see and read
this wonderful collection of blessed poems. This inspirational
poetry book gives you that hope that you have been longing for, it
will pierce your heart with love as well as letting you know that
the Lord is your strength and always with you.
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Pramface: Series 1 (DVD)
Sean Verey, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Dylan Edwards, Ben Crompton, Bronagh Gallacher, …
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R210
Discovery Miles 2 100
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All six episodes from the first series of the BBC Three comedy that
charts the repercussions following an unexpected teenage pregnancy.
Determined to have a good time after their GCSE exams, 16-year-old
Jamie (Sean Verey) and his mate Mike (Dylan Edwards) head for the
end of term sixth form party. Also keen on having some fun is
18-year-old soon-to-be university student Laura (Scarlett Alice
Johnson), who, egged on by her friend Danielle (Emer Kenny),
decides to break her parents' curfew to attend. Waking up the next
morning to discover he's sharing the same bed as Laura, a panicking
Jamie beats a hasty retreat, leaving behind his phone number on a
scrap of paper. But his problems are only just beginning, as a few
weeks later Danielle discovers that she's pregnant. The episodes
are: 'Like Narnia but Sexy', 'Pregnant Rapist', 'Edinburgh ... in
Scotland', 'Man of the Moment', 'Knocked Up', 'Homeless' and
'Aaargh'.
Foreword by Kim Kardashian West The true-life story of the woman
whose life sentence for non-violent drug trafficking was commuted
by President Donald Trump thanks to the efforts of Kim Kardashian
West-an inspiring memoir of faith, hope, mercy, and gratitude. How
do you hold on to hope after more than twenty years of
imprisonment? For Alice Marie Johnson the answer lies with God. For
years, Alice lived a normal life without a criminal record-she was
a manager at FedEx, a wife, and a mother. But after an emotionally
and financially tumultuous period in her life left her with few
options, she turned to crime as a way to pay off her mounting
debts. Convicted in 1996 for her nonviolent involvement in a
Memphis cocaine trafficking organization, Alice received a life
sentence under the mandatory sentencing laws of the time. Locked
behind bars, Alice looked to God. Eventually becoming an ordained
minister, she relied on her faith to sustain hope over more than
two decades-until 2018, when the president commuted her sentence at
the behest of Kim Kardashian West, who had taken up Alice's cause.
In this honest, faith-driven memoir, Alice explains how she held on
to hope and gave it to others, from becoming a playwright to
mentoring her fellow prisoners. She reveals how Christianity and
her unshakeable belief in God helped her persevere and inspired her
to share her faith in a video that would go viral-and come to the
attention of celebrities who were moved to action. Today, Alice is
an icon for the prison reform movement and a humble servant who
embraces gratitude and God for her freedom. In this powerful book,
she recalls all of the firsts she has experienced through her
activism and provides an authentic portrait of the crisis that is
mass incarceration. Linking social justice to spiritual faith, she
makes a persuasive and poignant argument for justice that
transcends tribal politics. Her story is a beacon in the darkness
of despair, reminding us of the power of redemption and the
importance of making second chances count. After Life features 16
pages of color photographs.
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