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George Brown (1835-1917) was many things during his long life; leader in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Australasia, explorer, linguist, political activist, apologist for the missionary enterprise, amateur anthropologist, writer, constant traveller, collector of artefacts, photographer and stirrer. He saw himself, at heart, as a missionary. The islands of the Pacific Ocean were the scene of his endeavours, with extended periods lived in Samoa and the New Britain region of todays Papua New Guinea, followed by repeated visits to Tonga, Fiji, the Milne Bay region of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It could be argued that while he was a missionary in the Pacific region he was not a p...
A story of diversity, friendship and bravery that unfolds as a group of unlikely friends rise above their fears and come to appreciate their differences. Nine-year-old Lucas is captain of the football team and he’s not afraid of anything …except the monster under his bed!! When Lucas's parents won’t believe that he’s in danger, he turns to his best friend for advice only to have his secret overheard by Emily, the class chatterbox. By lunchtime, the news has spread. At first embarrassed, Lucas discovers that most kids share his fear and none more than Martin, the new boy. The boys pair up and, to their astonishment, catch their first monster. But the next day, Martin’s parents go missing and the trail of clues leads under Martin’s bed. Almost by accident, Lucas and Martin team up with chatterbox Emily and the only two kids who don’t believe in monsters. When they crawl under Martin’s bed, there’s no going back. And unless they find a way to work together, nobody will make it home alive. Creatively illustrated, and told from the point of view of Lucas and Martin, this is a book you won’t want to put down.
While investigating a series of gruesome murders, Swansea police detective Harry Lambert discovers a clear link between the victims: they were all members of a paedophile ring. As the DI and his team delve further into the case, they are plunged into a seedy world of perpetrators, suspects, victims and vigilantes. Initially, the police believe the killer could well be a prior victim of the ring, or a redeemed abuser targeting former associates. But when a television producer becomes a suspect, DI Lambert discovers the motives are not as straightforward as they at first appear, and the answer lies buried somewhere deep in the past. As Lambert unearths the terrible truths about these horrendous crimes - in the process stirring up suspicions about his own family history - he discovers these are truths which could cost him his life...
Notes relating to Richmond taken from a book by Revs W.L. Blamires and John B. Smith (1886)
Appendices accompany vols. 64, 67-71.