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27/03/2024

Get your copy here: https://worldofcreativedreams.co.uk/onlinebookstore/the-greek-community-of-liverpool-by-s-b-williams

24/03/2024

✨ BOOK REVIEWS WANTED! ✨

We'd love to know what you thought about the Greek Community of Liverpool book.

If you've read it, please click below and leave us a review on Goodreads and share with other book lovers!

Liverpool is a cosmopolitan city populated by people an…

14/03/2024

You can now find THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL at Greek bookstores across the UK.

Find them at:

- Hellenic Bookservice https://www.hellenicbookservice.com/asp/detail_sql.asp?ID=26353

- Diazazo Greek bookshop https://diavazo.co.uk/products/greek-community-liverpool-1822-2022

14/02/2024

If you missed S. B. Williams on yesterday's radio show, talking about the Greek community in Liverpool and his new book, there's a catch-up show available for the next 28 days.

You can listen to it using the following link. Just skip to about the 3:35:50 mark on the time. 📻

News, great music, fun, and the local issues that matter to you.

13/02/2024

If you want to listen live to S .B. Williams talking about the Liverpool Greeks here is the radio link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_merseyside

Nearly on so get ready!

Listen live to BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds

12/02/2024

Author S B Williams (Greek Community of Liverpool) will be on Radio Merseyside from 5.20pm tomorrow (13th Feb) ✨📻

12/02/2024

✨SPOTTED! 👀✨

We've just been informed that THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL is now on the shelves in WATERSTONES L1.

Pass on the news to your Liverpool Greek friends!

29/01/2024

✨ Book recommendation from News From Nowhere bookshop! ✨

If you are out and about, pop in and grab yourself a copy!

News from Nowhere's Recommended Reads....

The Greek Community of Liverpool: A History 1822-2022, by S.B. Williams

Liverpool is a cosmopolitan city populated by people and communities from all over the world. One of the least known components is the Greek community.

Greek people have created colonies and communities around Europe and the wider world since ancient times. This book describes two hundred years' history of the Greek community in Liverpool, a story that has not previously been told.

The community was originally developed by merchants fleeing appalling persecution and massacres on one island, Chios. These people built incredibly successful trading companies in Liverpool. Over time, they were joined by other Greeks.

Since World War Two, the community has been based mainly on Cypriots, who came to run fish and chip shops and then went on to many other enterprises.

This book features people such as Constantine Cavafy, perhaps the most famous Greek poet since Homer. It tells the stories of people who went on to have great influence in high politics, in introducing Buddhism to the UK, in cracking the Enigma code, and in science, the arts and business.

This book will appeal to anyone interested in Liverpool local history, maritime and commercial history, Greek history, Cypriot history, and the history of ethnic and minority communities in the UK.

The Greek Community of Liverpool: A History 1822-2022 is £14.99 (paperback) and is available to order from us by email: [email protected]

28/01/2024

The Greek Community of Liverpool is featured in the Liverpool Echo

The Greek community have a rich history in the city

28/01/2024

The Royal Hotel is featured in the Liverpool Echo

The family-run business welcomed generations of guests

17/01/2024

✨ BACK IN STOCK! ✨

THE GREEK COMMUNITY IN LIVERPOOL is now back in stock!

If you missed out on buying from the first print run, here's your chance to get a copy.

Get yours here: https://worldofcreativedreams.co.uk/onlinebookstore/the-greek-community-of-liverpool-by-s-b-williams

07/01/2024

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

We've run out of stock for the book THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL

We've ordered another print run so just waiting for them to be printed. We roughly estimate it to be arriving to us around mid-January-ish. We'll update again once we have them in stock.

31/12/2023

🎉 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉🥂

Wishing you all bright amazing things to come your way in 2024. A new year means a new chapter to start afresh. Write your story your way 😊

19/12/2023

We'll be closing for our annual Christmas shutdown on Friday 22nd December and will reopen on 3rd January 2024.

🎄 Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! 🎄

15/12/2023

🕵️‍♂️ SPOTTED!!! 👀

THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL book is now in stock at News From Nowhere bookshop on Bold Street, Liverpool.

Go support your local indie bookshops! 😊❤️️

11/12/2023

We've just had confirmation that stock is now available in the gift shop section in the following places:

- The Museum of Liverpool (x4 copies)
- The Lady Lever Art Gallery (x1 copy)

If you're in town and want to grab your copy, do so quickly as the stock they hold is limited.

03/12/2023

✨ Did you know you can have a sample read of the first two chapters of THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL ✨
Read it here:

Liverpool is a cosmopolitan city populated by people and communities from all over the world. One of the least known components is the Greek community.Greek people have created colonies and communities around Europe and the wider world since ancient times. This book describes two hundred years’ hi...

01/12/2023

✨ NEW BOOK RELEASE!! ✨

Liverpool is a cosmopolitan city populated by people and communities from all over the world.

One of the least known components is the Greek community.

Greek people have created colonies and communities around Europe and the wider world since ancient times. This book describes two hundred years’ history of the Greek community in Liverpool, a story that has not previously been told.

The community was originally developed by merchants fleeing appalling persecution and massacres on one island, Chios. These people built incredibly successful trading companies in Liverpool. Over time, they were joined by other Greeks.

Since World War Two, the community has been based mainly on Cypriots, who came to run fish and chip shops and then went on to many other enterprises.

This book features people such as Constantine Cavafy, perhaps the most famous Greek poet since Homer. It tells the stories of people who went on to have great influence in high politics, in introducing Buddhism to the UK, in cracking the Enigma code, and in science, the arts and business.

This book will appeal to anyone interested in Liverpool local history, maritime and commercial history, Greek history, Cypriot history, and the history of ethnic and minority communities in the UK.

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THE GREEK COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL: A HISTORY 1822-2022
By S. B. Williams.

Order your copy here: https://worldofcreativedreams.co.uk/onlinebookstore/the-greek-community-of-liverpool-by-s-b-williams

13/10/2023

From the early 1900s right up to the 1930s, the Royal Hotel was one of the most popular hotels in Liverpool. Situated in Lime Street, the Royal was run by the Winslade family. It was also their home.

The family consisted of parents Harry and Jane and their four children: Mabel, Tommy, Bill and Fred. They were to be involved in and affected by some of the city of Liverpool's historical events, including the horrors of the First World War and its aftermath.

This is the story of how one family lived during these times from 1911 to 1919. The events would affect life in Liverpool for them and shape their futures.

Buy here:

From the early 1900s right up to the 1930s, the Royal Hotel was one of the most popular hotels in Liverpool. Situated in Lime Street, the Royal was run by the Winslade family. It was also their home. The family consisted of parents Harry and Jane and their four children: Mabel, Tommy, Bill and Fred.

07/08/2023

Are you a Liverpool writer or an author who is self-publishing?

Our good friend Jenny (and publishing partner for many years) who runs The Ink Brolly currently has a few spaces open for book editing and proofreading services for authors and writers; so if you need someone with a professional eye to cast over your work, you can get more info and contact Jenny using the following link:

https://worldofcreativedreams.co.uk/proofreading-editing

03/08/2023

Gerald, is that you? 🤭

17/06/2023

😂

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

Heh heh.

Illustration by Tom Gauld.

27/05/2023

In case if you've ever wondered what Bram Stoker looks like...

in 1897 Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker was published: https://bit.ly/42Vjdar

02/05/2023

Hope you all had a lovely bank holiday break 😊

😁😁😁

Illustration by Tom Gauld.

09/03/2023

THIS or THAT Battle!

AUDIOBOOKS vs PHYSICAL BOOKS

Take a side and tell us in the comments which one you prefer and why you like it more.

And NO, you cannot be Switzerland going for both and being neutral. You'll get disqualified for that 😉 Lol!

For me, I prefer audiobooks. As much as I love physical books, I don't have time to read anymore, so audiobooks still allow me to get my reading enjoyment in, and who doesn't love a good bedtime story over several nights 🌙😊

01/03/2023

A bit about Liverpool's Stock Exchange back in the day.

23/02/2023

Have you read the review for The Royal Hotel?

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4264677127 #

5/5: One of the things I love about The Royal Hotel is just how deep it goes. Set in the early 20th century (story takes place from 1911), it follows the Winslade family who were hoteliers in Liverpool. The family consisted of parents, Harry and Jane, and their four children: Mabel, Tommy, Bill and....

23/02/2023

The Royal Hotel is a family history story that goes beyond a hotel building that’s long lost to time.

It’s a tale of family life; of love, kindness and connections to those around us, and what happens when the darker side of life comes knocking...

Available from our online bookshop https://worldofcreativedreams.co.uk/onlinebookstore/the-royal-hotel-by-dell-winslade

Or check in your local Waterstones bookshop.

22/02/2023

A city filled with so much history ❤️️

Royal Albert Dock Liverpool ❤️

📸 Sherlemious Photography