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The Waterworks
“An elegant page-turner of nineteenth-century detective fiction.” –The Washington Post Book World One rainy morning in 1871 in lower Manhattan, Martin Pemberton a freelance writer, sees in a passing stagecoach several elderly men, one of whom he recognizes as his supposedly dead and buried father. While trying to unravel the mystery, Pemberton disappears, sending McIlvaine, his employer, the editor of an evening paper, in pursuit of the truth behind his freelancer’s fate. Layer by layer, McIlvaine reveals a modern metropolis surging with primordial urges and sins, where the Tweed Ring operates the city for its own profit and a conspicuously self-satisfied nouveau-riche ignores the po...
The Waterworks of London
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
London Water Supply
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The Waterworks of London
Excerpt from The Waterworks of London: Together With a Series of Articles on Various Other Waterworks The river, or artificial channel, is of varying width and depth, at places 28 ft. Wide, while in many parts it is hardly half that width. The river, indeed, so far as we can learn, has never been accurately described, the officers of the company having, we believe, always re fused particulars of their works for publication. At any rate, they have repeatedly declined to contribute a paper upon them to the Institution of Civil Engineers, and, beyond a few details scattered in various tracts and reports, the library of that body has absolutely no account of this, the principal undertaking for t...
The Perfect Kitchen
A chic, polished guide to creating your dream kitchen from the cofounder of Waterworks, with hundreds of images and practical advice. The kitchen is the heart of the home, the destination of every party, everyone's favorite gathering spot, where style and functionality must go hand in hand. Designing a kitchen is a vastly complicated affair, involving an array of appliances (movable and fixed) and storage zones, not to mention addressing the kitchen's role as a multifunctional social arena to be used from very early in the morning until late into the night. Creating a timeless, high-functioning space is daunting indeed. Where is one to begin? In The Perfect Kitchen, Waterworks cofounder Barb...
The Waterworks of London
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
A collection of children's books on the subject of summer activities.
