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Dr Wortle's School
Dr Wortle's School
Trollope, Anthony
¥19.52
Anthony Trollope's classic novel of scandal in Victorian England was his 40th published book.
English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century
English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century
Froude, James Anthony
¥19.52
Nine studies of 16th Century seafarers by English historian James Anthony Froude.Includes: The Sea Cradle of the Reformation John Hawkins and the African Slave Trade Sir John Hawkins and Philip the Second Drake's Voyage Round the World Parties in the State The Great Expedition to the West Indies Attack on Cadiz Sailing of the Armada Defeat of the Armada
Diary of a Pilgrimage
Diary of a Pilgrimage
Jerome, Jerome K.
¥19.52
A fantastic humorous travelogue by English writer and humorist Jerome K. Jerome, in the same vein as his famous 'Three Men in a Boat'.
Dead Souls
Dead Souls
Gogol, Nikolai
¥19.52
One of the great classics of mid-19th century Russian literature, Dead Souls has been described by the author Nikolai Gogol as an "e;epic poem in prose"e;.
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon
Runciman, Walter
¥19.52
A collection of three character studies of some of the most influential military minds in history: Sir Francis Drake, Horatio Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte.
England, My England
England, My England
Lawrence, D. H.
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of ten short stories by eminent English author, poet, playwright, essayist and literary critic D. H. Lawrence. Many of the stories are set against the backdrop of the First World War.Includes the stories: England, My England Tickets, Please The Blind Man Monkey Nuts Wintry Peacock You Touched Me Samson and Delilah The Primrose Path The Horse Dealer's Daughter Fanny And Annie
Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies
Hardy, Thomas
¥19.52
Thomas Hardy's breakthrough novel from 1871. Cytherea Graye becomes maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe.
Experiences of a Dugout
Experiences of a Dugout
Callwell, C. E.
¥19.52
The personal experiences of Major-General Sir C. E. Callwell, K.C.B., of fighting in the First World War.
Customs of Old England
Customs of Old England
Snell, F. J.
¥19.52
A fascinating look at old English customs and traditions established in the Middle Ages. Looks at every area of life and government: ecclesiastical, academic, judicial, urban, rural and domestic.
Collected Short Stories
Collected Short Stories
Lawrence, D. H.
¥19.52
Fourteen classic short stories by the prolific English author, poet, playwright, essayist and literary critic D. H. Lawrence. Contains the stories: Mother and Daughter Her Turn Rawdon's Roof Strike-Pay Things A Modern Lover The Old Adam The Mortal Coil The Blue Moccasins The Witch a la Mode Love Among the Haystacks The Overtone The Princess New Eve and Old Adam
Amalthean Quests One
Amalthean Quests One
Dion, Jeri
¥93.10
Space could be a lonely and hostile place especially if you were 21 yearons old and a lone female. Tayce Traun was that female. A young privileged daughter of a commodore cast out in the dead of night when her home world is destroyed by a powerful evil countess and her warrior army. For the first three yearons Tayce fights to keep her exploration cruiser, Amalthea One, from falling into the wrong hands with help from the on board guidance and operation's computer, who is her only friend and companion. Tayce vowed that she would avenge the death of her parents and the destruction of her home planet. She has an idea to create a crime fighting team and call it the Amalthean Quests Team. The new journey starts and slowly one by one new members join the team.
Carmen
Carmen
Merimee, Prosper
¥19.52
Prosper Merimee's original novella that was famous adapted as an opera by Georges Bizet.
Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton
Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton
Wharton, Edith
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of early short works by American novelist, short story writer and designer Edith Wharton.
Four Short Stories
Four Short Stories
Anonymous
¥19.52
Four classic historical fiction stories by anonymous authors set in the early 19th century: The Mysterious Spaniard The Dead Bride The Spectre Hand Found and Lost
Collected Stories
Collected Stories
Braddon, Mary E.
¥19.52
Five fantastic mystery stories from prolific Victorian author Mary Elizabeth Braddon: The Cold Embrace The Shadow in the Corner Good Lady Ducayne At Chrighton Abbey Eveline's Visitant
Common People of Ancient Rome
Common People of Ancient Rome
Abbott, Frank Frost
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the ordinary citizens and freemen in ancient Rome by eminent American classical scholar Frank Frost Abbott.
Forging the Blades
Forging the Blades
Mitford, Bertram
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the Zulu uprising of 1906, written by prolific colonial writer, novelist, essayist and cultural critic Bertram Mitford.
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Wood, William
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of essential classic fairy tales, including Aladdin, Cinderella, The Princess on the Pea, Jack and the Bean-Stalk, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood and many more childhood favourites.
I Was On That Train
I Was On That Train
Brett, Jeffrey
¥58.76
The sooty, bellowing, clattering steam trains of another era gave every journey an atmosphere of excitement and expectancy. The whole course of a traveller's life might depend on whether he caught the nine fifty or the ten ten; his fate might be decided by his choice of compartments. In each of these short stories a train journey provides the backdrop for a momentous encounter or life-changing experience, but each story has a different twist. There is comedy as well as tragedy, romance as well as mystery and fellow travellers include figures from history, guardian angels and ghosts!
Bones in London
Bones in London
Wallace, Edgar
¥19.52
One of Edgar Wallace's series of books following the misadventures of Lieutenant "e;Bones"e; Tibbets.Edgar Wallace is most famous as the creator of King Kong.
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Wallace, Edgar
¥19.52
A fantastic mystery novel from the prolific crime writer Edgar Wallace. Remington Kara, a rich Greek man who is paranoid about being murdered, is found dead inside his "e;burglar-proof"e; bedroom. How did the killer manage to get inside? Assistant Commissioner of Police T. X. Meredith must investigate. Wallace has the distinction of having more films adapted from his novels than any other author: over 160!