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Maid Marian
￥19.52
Thomas Love Peacock's fantastic classic novel about Robin Hood's love Maid Marian has been enjoyed around the world for over 180 years.
With Wolfe in Canada
￥19.52
This book tells the story of James Walsham, who left England as a young man in 1755 and finds himself in the French and Indian War.From the author:In the present volume I have endeavoured to give the details of the principal events in a struggle whose importance can hardly be overrated. At its commencement the English occupied a mere patch of land on the eastern seaboard of America, hemmed in on all sides by the French, who occupied not only Canada in the north and Louisiana in the south, but possessed a chain of posts connecting them, so cutting off the English from all access to the vast countries of the west. On the issues of that struggle depended not only the destiny of Canada, but of the whole of North America and, to a large extent, that of the two mother countries. When the contest began, the chances of France becoming the great colonizing empire of the world were as good as those of England. Not only did she hold far larger territories in America than did England, but she had rich colonies in the West Indies, where the flag of England was at that time hardly represented, and her prospects in India were better than our own. At that time, too, she disputed with us on equal terms the empire of the sea.The loss of her North American provinces turned the scale. With the monopoly of such a market, the commerce of England increased enormously, and with her commerce her wealth and power of extension, while the power of France was proportionately crippled. It is true that, in time, the North American colonies, with the exception of Canada, broke away from their connection with the old country; but they still remained English, still continued to be the best market for our goods and manufactures. Never was the short-sightedness of human beings shown more distinctly, than when France wasted her strength and treasure in a sterile contest on the continent of Europe, and permitted, with scarce an effort, her North American colonies to be torn from her. All the historical details of the war have been drawn from the excellent work entitled Montcalm and Wolfe, by Mr. Francis Parkman, and from the detailed history of the Louisbourg and Quebec expeditions, by Major Knox, who served under Generals Amherst and Wolfe.
From the Memoirs of a Minister of France
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of twelve short stories from English novelist Stanley J. Weyman, the 'Prince of Romance', starring King Henry IV of France's prime minister Maximilien de Bethune, duc de Sully.
Chemical History of a Candle
￥19.52
Michael Faraday, one of history's greatest physicists, explains to a young audience the science of candles in a series of fascinating lectures.
Green Flag
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of short stories by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, all revolving around tales of war and hunting.
Mansfield Park
￥19.52
Another classic from Jane Austen that was first published in 1814.The novel is about Fanny Price, a poor relation who goes to stay with her wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park.Gradually she starts to fall in love with her cousin Edmund but things start to change when the Crawford's move to the area and the going gets bumpy with the odd heaving bosom and fainting fit thrown in for good measure.As usual with Miss Austen this is a timeless classic.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
￥19.52
Vicente Blasco Ibanez's most famous novel, adapted several times for film, is set in Europe during World War I. A young South American artist moves to Paris when the War breaks out. Ibanez paints a wonderful picture of pre-war Germany and France during the war.
Pagan and Christian Creeds
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the history of Pagan and Christian faiths by prolific philosopher and writer Edward Carpenter.
Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science
￥19.52
The influential early-20th century New Thought work by English author Thomas Troward.
Hermit and the Wild Woman and Other Stories
￥19.52
Seven short stories from the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist Edith Wharton.
Old St Paul's
￥19.52
A fantastic classic novel set during the events of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London in 1665-1666.
News from Nowhere
￥19.52
William Morris' classic novel News from Nowhere has been enjoyed by readers around the world for 120 years.A soft science-fiction, this is an exploration of socialist ideas, following the story of William Guest, a man who falls asleep after a Socialist League meeting to find himself waking up in a future socialist society.
Nostromo
￥19.52
Nostromo is a story of revolution and betrayal set in a fictional South American republic called Costaguana. Senor Gould, the owner of a silver-mining company, entrusts his silver to Nostromo, an apparently incorruptible Italian expatriate, but can he really be trusted?
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
￥19.52
This book contains 11 adventures of the world's greatest detective.Conan Doyle first published his fictional character of Holmes in 1887 followed by a series of short stories in the Strand Magazine in 1891. The public could not get enough of Holmes and his popularity still continues.
Memoirs of a Cavalier
￥19.52
A fantastic historical novel set during the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil Wars, in the years 1632 to 1648. Written by the author of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe.
Wieland
￥19.52
By Charles Brockden Brown this novel was first published in 1798 and is the first and most famous American Gothic novel.Set around the time of the American Revolutionary Wars it tells the story of the Wieland family, the father was a German immigrant who founded his own religion that failed causing him to spontaneously combust after which he soon dies.His children all begin to hear voices, affairs take place, followed by a few murders and a suicide and so the story continues...
Hunchback of Notre-Dame
￥19.52
Victor Hugo's classic tale of the hideous hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo and his impassioned love for the beautiful Esmeralda has captured the hearts of readers around the world for nearly 180 years.
Oak Openings
￥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the War of 1812, written by the author of 'The Last of the Mohicans', James Fenimore Cooper.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral
￥19.52
A fantastic historical boy's adventure novel on the high seas by the master of juvenile fiction W. H. G. Kingston.
Mr Bonaparte of Corsica
￥19.52
A humorous fictionalisation of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte written by American author, editor and satirist John Kendrick Bangs. Bangs was famous as the originator of so-called 'Bangsian fantasy', which follows famous historical figures' interactions in the afterlife.
Uncle Bernac
￥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set in the time of Napoleon. Written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
