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1. In the Land of Long Fingernails: A Gravedigger in the Age of Aquarius
by Charles Wilkins
In the spirit of Thomas Lynch's bestselling "The Undertaking" and Mary Roach's hit "Stiff," this darkly comic memoir tells of Wilkins's year as a 20 ... More
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2. The Circus at the Edge of the Earth: Travels with the Great Wallenda Circus
by Charles Wilkins
The Great Wallenda Circus represents a form of art that's rapidly dying out, a cirrus complete with tigers, clowns, acrobats, and other traditional ... More
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3. The Wild Ride: A History of the North-West Mounted Police 1873-1904
by Charles Wilkins
"The Wild Ride" is a book like no other--an epic record of the opening of the Canadian west. It is the story of a force of untested young men, ... More
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5. High on the Big Stone Heart: And Further Adventures in the Boreal Heartland
by Charles Wilkins
"High on the Big Stone Heart" is a collection of colourful, insightful essays that explore the new realities of Northwestern Ontario.
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7. Grammar of the Sanskrit Language
by Charles Wilkins
While working for the East India Company in Bengal, Charles Wilkins (1749-1836) became one of first Europeans to master the Sanskrit language. He ... More
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9. In the Land of Long Fingernails: A Gravedigger's Memoir
by Charles Wilkins
Charles Wilkins, then a university student, took a job as a gravedigger in a vast corporate cemetery in the east end of Toronto during the hazy ... More
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10. Fables and Proverbs from the Sanskrit: Being the Hitopadesa
by Charles Wilkins
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are ... More
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11. Breakfast at the Hoito: And Other Adventures in the Boreal Heartland
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsThis regional classic brings together a collection of stories of northwestern Ontario.
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12. The History of Merthyr Tydfil (1908)
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsTitle: The History of Merthyr Tydfil.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United ... More
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15. The History of the Literature of Wales, from the Year 1300 to the Year 1650
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are ... More
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16. The History of the Iron, Steel, Tinplate and Other Trades of Wales: With Descriptive Sketches of
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are ... More
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17. A grammar of the Sanskrita language
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ... More
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19. Tales and Sketches of Wales
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsTitle: Tales and Sketches of Wales.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United ... More
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23. Wales, Past and Present.
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsTitle: Wales, past and present.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom ... More
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24. History of the Iron, Steel, Tinplate and Other Trades of Wales
by Charles Wilkins
List of all editionsA portrait of the changing economic and industrial landscape of Wales told by one of its most enthusiastic local historians.







