St Cuthbert's Association

the alumni organisation of St Cuthbert’s Society, Durham (Est 1949)

Books by Alumni

Many illustrious authors have been members of St Cuthbert’s Society. Below is a list of some of our authors and a selection of their published books. The Association will earn a small commission for any books purchased through Amazon from this page (which will be duly donated to the Society Library).

Russell Ash

Top 10 of Everything 2010: Discover More Than Just the No. 1!

Busty, Slag and Nob End: Remarkably Rude But Real Names of People, Places and Products from Around the World

Whitaker’s World of Facts 2010

Potty, Fartwell and Knob: From Luke Warm to Minty Badger – Extraordinary But True Names of British People

Top 10 for Men: Over 250 Lists That Matter

Top 10 of Britain: 250 Quintessentially British Lists

Big Pants, Burpy and Bumface

Aesop’s Fables: A Classic Illustrated Edition (Classics Illustrated)

Bizarre Books: A Compendium of Classic Oddities

Justin Hill

The Drink and Dream Teahouse

Ciao Asmara

Passing Under Heaven

Dan van der Vat

Eel Pie Island

The Dardanelles Disaster: Winston Churchill’s Greatest Failure

The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

The Good Nazi: The Life and Lies of Albert Speer

The Pacific Campaign

Christopher Somerville

Britain and Ireland’s Best Wild Places: 500 Ways to Discover the Wild

Coast ~ A Celebration of Britain’s Coastal Heritage (BBC Books)

Somerville’s Travels

Christopher Somerville’s 100 Best Walks (Daily Telegraph)

The Golden Step: A Walk Through the Heart of Crete (Armchair Traveller)

Coast: The Journey Continues

The Living Coast: An Aerial View of Britain’s Shoreline

Images of Rural Britain