Helen Peters, BA Hons

As a history graduate I am always pleased to take on indexes in the field. My particular interests relate to British and European history in the medieval and early modern periods, but I also studied ancient history and am happy to venture into other periods and locations.

I have worked on several hundred travel guides for Dorling Kindersley, Rough Guides, Insights, Kuperard and Bradt. My time as Librarian for the British Tourist Authority/English Tourist Board has given me experience of the breadth of attractions of interest to tourists and what they will want to find in the index to a guide book.

I studied ancient history as part of my degree and have a particular interest in Roman history. I have worked on a number of children’s books covering ancient peoples and cultures. I have also indexed several volumes of the Encyclopaedia Iranica on the history, literature and religions of ancient Persia.

I studied medieval English and European history as part of my degree and have always been fascinated by this period. I am particularly interested in the later end of the middle ages, especially in Italy.

My specialist subject at university was early modern Venice. I have indexed many books on European history, including titles on the First and Second World Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

I have experience of indexing titles covering the two World Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the Sixties and have worked on numerous biographies and autobiographies from this period.

This is an area of personal interest as I have done much work on my own family history.

I have indexed several volumes on contemporary art in specific countries.

I have worked on several indexes to biographies/autobiographies of political figures. I have also recently indexed a book on the aristocracy and the House of Lords.

I have indexed several books on ballet and recently worked on books about musicals and Bollywood.

I have indexed numerous cookery books over the years. Additionally I have worked on books about nutrition, diet and food science.

Classical music is a personal interest. I have worked on biographies of composers such as Rossini, indexed books on playing musical instruments like the recorder and the harmonica, and have also indexed books on cinema, musicals and Bollywood. In popular music I have worked on a series of books about musical trends in specific locations and on a book about the Beatles.

I have compiled indexes to various books about nutrition and specialist diets. I have also worked on indexes about the food industry and the problems of modern methods of animal husbandry and crop management. I have indexed numerous cookery books.

I have worked on numerous cookery books, both mainstream and those relating to diet and exercise programmes. I have also worked on books on wine and whisky and volumes on nutrition and food science.

Italian is a personal passion. I have travelled widely and speak reasonable Italian. I am always pleased to be able to index books on any aspect of the country and studied Italian history as a major part of my degree.

I have worked on a number of self-help books on overcoming conditions such as anxiety and stress and low self-esteem. In addition I have indexed various diet and exercise books.