In this extraordinary piece of social history, Sheila Stewart takes us into the life of Mont Abbott, who for nearly eighty years has lived and worked on the land near the parish of Enstone in Oxfordshire. Constructed from a series of taped conversations, Lifting the Latch is a record of the joys of a country life that no longer exists and of the memorable cast of characters who took part in it, as well as a document that paints a grimmer picture of personal tragedy and rural hardship before the existence of the welfare state.

Lifting the Latch: A Life on the Land

STEWART, SHEILA

Oxford University Press

From the earliest days of the Industrial Revolution to the late 1950s, horse-drawn narrow boats were a familiar sight on Britain's canals. Carrying a wide variety of cargoes to such destinations as the Potteries, the textile mills of Lancashire, and the papermills of Croxley, narrow boats were of vital importance to the country's economy, yet little has been recorded about the lives of the canal families - in particular the women. Drawing on extensive interviews with boatwomen born and bred on the Oxford Canal, Sheila Stewart here recalls country fairs and courtships, family tragedies, the hardships endured during the Depression, dangerous journeys to munitions factories during the World War II, and the decline of the canals after 1945. Full of poignant personal stories of astonishing courage and resilience, this compelling book captures a unique way of life during the first sixty years of this century.

Ramlin Rose: The Boatwoman's Story

Politics & Social Sciences

Women's Studies

Oxford Univ. Pr.

For nearly eighty years, Mont Abbott lived and worked on the land round the parish of Enstone in Oxfordshire. Constructed from a series of taped conversations with Mont, the author has created a record of custom and change in this tightly-knit rural community. The work describes individuals who played an important part in the life of Mont and gives an indication not only of the warmth and loyalty of the community, but also of the hardship and poverty which existed at that time. Her book "Country Kate" was turned into a radio script which won The Writers Guild of GB Award for 1974.

Lifting the Latch: a Life on the Land (Oxford Paperbacks)

Biographies & Memoirs

From the turn of the century to the late 1950s horse-drawn narrow-boats became a rarer and rarer sight on Britain's canals. Carrying a wide variety of cargoes to such destinations as the Potteries, the textile mills of Lancashire, the papermills of London, the colleges of Oxford, they struggled on against increasing competition from rail and road traffic to maintain their place in the country's economy. Yet little has been written abou the families who lived and worked on these boats - in particular the women. Drawing on recorded interviews with the few boatwomen left who were born and bred on horse-drawn boats, Sheila Stewart has recounted their experiences as seen through the eyes of an illiterate boatwoman, travelling mainly on the Oxford Canal through the Great War, the Depression, the Second World War, and the decline of the canals. It is a poignant account of astonishing courage and resilience, capturing a unique way of life during the first sixty years of this century.

Ramlin Rose : The Boatwoman's Story

Literature & Fiction

For nearly eighty years Mont Abbott lived and worked on the land around the parish of Enstone in Oxfordshire. Through a series of taped conversation, Sheila Stewart helps Mont to "lift the latch" and take the reader back into a forgotten world of street fairs, shepherding and the daily life of the rural community. At time uproariously funny, Mont introduces us to a host of memorable characters, from his indomitable mother to Gil, who became Queen Mary's footman. But this is no nostalgic look back at a rural heaven: the tough working conditions, personal tragedy and the constant struggle against poverty cannot be ignored.

Lifting The Latch

Isis Audio Books

Sheila and Ron Stewart have been golfing together for more than twenty years They try not to take the game too seriously Although they love to watch a drive sail down the middle of the fairway a good shot is usually one where they can find the ball Their major responsibilities on the course as they see it are having fun while keeping up to the golfers ahead and keeping ahead of the golfers behind Much of their humor such as Not only is my husband one of the straightest hitters on the golf course he can do it from either rough comes to them during their games Sheila provides much of the ammunition for their humor Ron once asked what she thought of him going out to the street in his pajamas to get the newspaper She answered If someone sees you we ll just tell them it s your golfing attire

500 All Time Funniest Golf Jokes, Stories & Fairway Wisdom

Humor & Entertainment

STEWART, RON

Humor

Acadia Scales Press

500 MORE All Time Funniest Golf Jokes, Stories & Fairway Wisdom is Sheila & Ron Stewart's second book of golf humor.

500 More All Time Funniest Golf Jokes, Stories & Fairway Wisdom: Volume II

From the links to the locker room, the Stewarts provides another round of great golfing stories, jokes and tidbits.

Another 500 All Time Funniest Golf Jokes, Stories and Fairway Wisdom

Acadia Scale Pr

Professors are being murdered at the university where Private Investigator, Jennifer Brookbaine and Prosecuting Attorney, Lorraine Brensley are investigating a crime. On the way, they stumble into an overly amorous police lieutenant and an oversexed, lying professor's wife. Her missing science professor husband appears to have been murdered, except he keeps showing up with his wife, and the lieutenant.

The Professor Murders

Private Investigator Jennifer Brookbaine is being hired to investigate embezzlement and a suspected link between missing money and a drug dealer. She is also about to meet a wealthy man who owns a worldwide company.

The Sandstorm Connection

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