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W. J. Reader (1920–1990)

Author of Life in Victorian England

17 Works 139 Members 4 Reviews

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Includes the names: William Joseph Reader, William Jospeh Reader

Works by W. J. Reader

Life in Victorian England (1964) 56 copies, 1 review

Imperial Chemical Industries: The Forerunners, 1870-1926 v. 1: A History (1970) 17 copies, 2 reviews

Victorian England (1974) 14 copies

Fifty years of Unilever, 1930-1980 (1980) 9 copies

Architect of air power: the life of the first Viscount Weir of Eastwood 1877-1959 (1968) 7 copies

Professional men. The rise of the professional classes in nineteenth-century England 6 copies

At Duty's Call: A Study in Obsolete Patriotism (Studies in Imperialism) (1988) 5 copies

MacAdam: The McAdam Family and the Turnpike Roads 1798-1861 (1980) 5 copies

A House in the City: A Study of the City and of the Stock Exchange Based on the Records of Foster and Braithwaite, 1825-1975 (1979) 5 copies, 1 review

The Middle Classes (Past-into-present S.) (1972) 4 copies

Bowater: A History (1981) 3 copies

A History of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1871-1971 (History of Technology) (1987) 2 copies

Metal box: a history (1976) 2 copies

To have and to hold: An account of Frederick Bandet's life in business (1983) 1 copy

Vĳftig jaar Unilever : 1930-1980 1 copy

Phillips & Drew : professionals in the City (1998) 1 copy

Unilever: A Short History. (1960) 1 copy

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19th century (6) 20th century (2) Basement main room (1) Britain (6) British history (8) business (1) business history (3) chemical industry (4) City of London (2) cultural studies-sociology (2) England (8) Gladstone (2) hardcover (2) history (24) History of Industry (2) HISTORY-Europe-Great Britain (1) imperialism (2) London (2) non-fiction (7) occupations (2) Prince Albert (2) Prince of Wales (2) reference (2) righthand bookcase (1) social conditions (1) social history (4) UK (7) ultb (1) Victorian (5) ZZ Shelf O16 (1)

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Legal name: Reader, William Joseph
Birthdate: 1920-11-20
Date of death: 1990-06-05
Gender: male
Nationality: England
Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, England, UK
Map Location: England

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DinadansFriend 3,986 reviews

Life in Victorian England by W. J. Reader

a basic book for those interested in the period. Not particularly memorable.

Sep 21, 2013 (Edited)

LOM-Lausanne 982 reviews

Imperial chemical industries. 2, The first quarter-century 1926 - 1952 by W. J. Reader

Imperial Chemical Industries (Subject)

May 1, 20201 other review

LOM-Lausanne 982 reviews

Imperial Chemical Industries: a history by W. J. Reader

Imperial Chemical Industries (Subject)

May 1, 20201 other review

LOM-Lausanne 982 reviews

A house in the city : a study of the City and of the Stock Exchange based on the records of Foster & Braithwaite, 1825-1975 by William Joseph Reader

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Works: 17
Members: 139
Popularity: #147,350
Rating: 3.0

Reviews: 4
ISBNs: 20

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