Many beers have now gone, but they are not forgotten. They may have been swept away by a tide of takeovers and closures, their rich heritage casually spilt on the boardroom floor, but their powerful presence still lingers in the air. And some famous names have even risen from the dead to haunt the bars once more. Barnsley Bitter was a name to conjure with in Yorkshire and beyond for years. When Courage decided to close the Oakwell Brewery in 1973, thousands of protest marchers poured on to...

For more than twenty years, The Age of Johnson has aspired to present to a wide readership a body of influential Johnsonian scholarship “in the broadest sense,” as founder Paul J. Korshin put it. In keeping with this sentiment, volume 25 contains cant-free scholarly articles and essays written by both leaders in the field and emerging scholars, among them a London barrister and a medical school professor. Featuring lively and penetrating work on Johnson’s medical conditions, his e...

'In the black out visit a bright inn.' So read stickers on the windows of Watney's pubs all over London. In Brewing for Victory, Brian Glover shows in lively detail how beer and pub culture aided Britain's community spirit during the Second World War. From 'Guinness for Strength!' adverts to women shifting casks and packing coppers with hops, the effect the war had on brewing in England, and the effect brewing had on the war effort, is explored from every angle. Beginning at home in Britai...

When a father suffers the loss of his parents, and a devastating drought leads to the auction of their family farm, he must find the strength, faith, and courage to help his wife, and children overcome adversity against all odds. A New Beginning is a story based on true events that touches the heart.

A heavy snowstorm takes everyone by surprise on and around Gosling Farm. Stan checks that all the animals are safe and fed, before setting off in Little Red Tractor to help his neighbours. With all the extra work, Stan forgets to do his Christmas shopping, but his grateful friends rally round to make sure he has all he could wish for on Christmas Day.

Auntie Ellie is a large sheep. She loves lying down by the river, watching over the lambs as they play. On a hot June day, while Stan and Little Red Tractor are haymaking, Auntie Ellie goes into the river to cool off and gets stuck in the mud! Auntie Ellie is much too heavy for Stan to lift, so he has to use Little Red Tractor to take the strain.

Little Red Tractor pulls the trailer for the combine at harvest time on Gosling Farm. He then takes the grain to Stumpy's windmill to be ground into flour where Stan takes an unexpected ride on the sails.

It's a sunny Saturday morning in May. Patch is too tired to join in as Stan and Little Red Tractor do all the jobs around Gosling Farm, but when they answer an urgent call to cut the grass for Wrigglesworth Cricket Club, she can't resist going along. The grateful cricketers invite Stan to stay for Elsie's famous cricket tea. Afterwards, Patch is found in an old cricket bag, where she provides the biggest surprise of the day - five beautiful puppies!

Stan and Little Red Tractor have been helping Mr. Jones with the potato harvest of Beech Farm, but the work gives Stan a backache. The following day, they harvest the potatoes on Gosling Farm, but it is not until the last potato is lifted, that "Puppy" finds the cause of Stan's backache and his own name.

It's a cold, icy morning. A fox is on the prowl and Stan needs more crushed barley to feed the cows. Dudley the postman is finding it difficult to drive on the slippery roads, so Stan offers to take Mrs. Turvey's letters across the fields in Little Red Tractor for him. But while they're away the fox visits Gosling Farm. Patch drives the fox away. Dudley has an accident. And the fox has an unexpected and tasty supper!

On a hot day in August, Stan sits on Little Red Tractor's front wheel to cool off. He listens to all the familiar country sounds, but amongst the he hears a call for help. A small boat has broken down in the river, with a young man and two children on board. Stan, Patch and Little Red Tractor go to the rescue.

Stan and Little Red Tractor rush to help Mr. Jones of neighbouring Beech Farm when his brand-new, mighty tractor Big Fred runs into all sorts of trouble.