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Just Reads

Just Reads

Written by: Ed Parnell
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 Reads of classic stories, Occasionally reviews or brief biography of writers. But mostly me, reading stories.

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  • Book of The Week - The Truth about Poultry

    Book of The Week - The Truth about Poultry
    Mar 14 2026
    Exposing all you need to know about poultry. All of it. ALL.

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    1 min
  • Book of Week - George R Scott - The Art of Faking Exhibition Poultry

    Book of Week - George R Scott - The Art of Faking Exhibition Poultry
    Mar 7 2026
    This antique text contains a treatise on the various methods and techniques employed for the faking of poultry for show and exhibition purposes, written with the aim of aiding judges of such competitions in the identification of fakes. A fascinating insight into this curious practice, this text will be of much value to those interested in the subject and would make for a interesting addition to collections of antique poultry literature. The chapters of this book include: Faking and its Problems, The Psychology of Faking, Modern Tendencies in Faking, The Detection of Faking, The Techniques of Faking, Dying Plumage, Bleaching Plumage, Faking Leg Colour, Inserting and Extracting Feathers, Faking Lobes, Colouring Eggs, Dyes Employed, Chemicals Used in Faking, etcetera. We are proud to republish this antique book now complete with a new introduction on the subject.

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    3 mins
  • Frederick Marryat - The Werewolf

    Frederick Marryat - The Werewolf
    Mar 5 2026
    "The Werewolf," a short story extracted from Frederick Marryat's novel The Phantom Ship (1839) . Reprinted many times since, often under alternative title of "The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains," the tale chronicles the misfortunes of Krantz, A Hungarian nobleman's steward, who flees from Transylvania with his three children after murdering his unfaithful wife and lover.

    Captain Frederick Marryat was a Royal Navy officer and novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847).

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