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delivered at the Matthew
Boulton bicentenary conference, Birmingham
University, on July 3–5 2009
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Burning Barcelona by Roger Williams
336pp paperback
ISBN 978-0-9555376-1-5
“Go home!” He spat on the
ground“F--k English. Go f---k home!”
Alice's smile hardened. She was not
surprised.
"Merry Christmas," she said in a firm voice, in English, and she walked on up the Rambla. Any Boulton & Watt engineer
worth his salt knew that there was often a bit of trouble when
steam was installed...
"Merry Christmas," she said in a firm voice, in English, and she walked on up the Rambla. Any Boulton & Watt engineer
worth his salt knew that there was often a bit of trouble when
steam was installed...
A dazzling new novel from the author of
Set in Birmingham and Barcelona in the
1830s, this highly original story about the installation of the
first steam engine in Spain is a brilliant and inventive tale.
Mixing science and religion, and calling
on the full power of the human spirit, Burning Barcelona evokes
a time when
ambitions were high, travel was eventful
and a woman could be a match for any man.
and a woman could be a match for any man.
Based on actual events and real people
YOU HAVE NEVER READ A STORY QUITE LIKE
THIS !
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