Category Archives: Independent publishing

Biography & Memoir, Books, Independent publishing

David Smith: The Journeyman 2

December 19, 2018 Messrs. Dash & Dare

The Journeyman 2: To Canada and Back, by David Smith
Self-published

Victoria Fishburn: Ancient and Modern

May 5, 2018 Messrs. Dash & Dare

Ancient and Modern: The Role of a Berkshire High Sheriff, by Victoria Fishburn & Jenny Halstead
Victoria Fishburn

Ancient and Modern is an account of Victoria Fishburn’s year in office as High Sheriff for Berkshire 2016–2017. Brought to life with paintings and drawings by artist Jenny Halstead, it celebrates the historical and contemporary role of England’s High Sheriffs and the part they continue to play in our modern civic society.

Biography & Memoir, Books, Independent publishing

Meriel Darby: Springhill

November 3, 2017 Messrs. Dash & Dare

Springhill, by Meriel Darby
Self-published

‘I grew up in Scotland, a long time ago …’

Springhill is the autobiography of the acupuncturist Lady Meriel Darby, daughter of the former Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home.

Books, Children's, Independent publishing

Tim Sharrock: The Rabbit Who Lost His Tail

September 30, 2017 Messrs. Dash & Dare

The Rabbit Who Lost His Tail and Other Stories, by Tim Sharrock
Robert Gillmor

This collection of gentle bedtime stories by Tim Sharrock is beautifully illustrated by Robert Gillmor, one of the UK’s best known and most prolific illustrators and printmakers.