Douglas past & present, Volume I
Old photographs supplied by Ray Stanfield with matching modern photographs by George Hobbs and captions by Sara Goodwins
Douglas is the latest community to join Loaghtan Books’ past & present series (see Books page for the others). The largest conurbation, the only city and the island’s capital, Douglas generated far too many interesting pictures and snippets of gossip to be squashed into a single book.
We’ve therefore planned Douglas Past & present as a two-volume set, although readers will be able to buy either separately if they wish.
Volume I will be out in time for Christmas 2025, Volume II is planned for publication in spring 2026.
From the Publisher
Calling new writers
While we work full time at producing books, we recognise that for most people it’s not their main job. Whether it’s a hobby, interest or compulsion, researching and writing takes time, and putting together a book can be a long job. The results can be fascinating, however, and often well worth the wait.
We welcome approaches from people who hope that their work might be publishable and, while we can’t promise to handle everything, we will try to be as helpful as we can. One thing we can promise is to respond quickly with our opinion on your work.
Hopefully Loaghtan Books can help new authors to find their readership.
