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Charles Dickens's fantastic collection of literary sketches and reminiscences.
Witch of Prague
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A classic fantasy novel by prolific American writer F. Marion Crawford.
Wulf the Saxon
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A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the events after the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Written by the prolific historical adventure writer G. A. Henty, who has over 120 books to his name.
Anne of the Island
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The third of a series of Montgomery's novels written about Anne Shirley from the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea.Follow Anne, who was introduced in 'Anne of Green Gables', as she leaves Avonlea to pursue her dream of studying at Redmond College in Nova Scotia.
Ten Traveller's Tales
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Go on a quick visit to three different continents. Visit Vancouver and its surrounding areas - go hiking in rain forest twenty minutes from the downtown core, catch the ferry to the Sunshine Coast - you can't get there by road - and tour Victoria the capital of British Columbia. Next travel to Cape Town with its colourful history, encapsulated in the ethnically diverse Bo Kaap district. In this part of Cape Town the coloured houses are even more breathtaking than the views of Table Mountain. Read about the conversations you could have in the market in Cape Town's Greenmarket Square. Finally, journey to the independent countries of the Baltic and discover the splendid churches of the capitals Tallinn and Riga where the architecture is breathtaking and the number of tourists is still relatively few.
Saskia
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Richie is falling, he's certain to be killed as he hits the bottom of the quarry he's tumbled over the edge of. His life is saved by the intervention of a disembodied being he eventually comes to call a Guardian of Reality. But there's a snag. The voice gives him super powers, so he isn't hurt by the fall. Trouble is, it isn't super powers like Superman, it's super powers like Supergirl, which comes as a bit of a shock as you might imagine. Richie decides to put up with being a girl, having super powers does have the odd advantage. He calls himself Saskia and everything is fine - until he meets the 'real' Saskia. Saskia Hunt is a real thirteen year old girl, while Richie is only a pretend thirteen years old. The two Saskias quickly become firm friends. A friendship that survives Richie having to explain to Saskia about not actually being a girl. At this point Saskia is apparently so upset that the Voice that fiddled with Richie changes her as well, now there are two super girls. Despite the difference in age and even in gender, the two girls, Richie in his form as Saskia, remain best friends. Now the fun begins as Saskia Chandler has to learn how to be a girl. Almost the first thing that happens is a full formal evening event that sees her stuffed into a long frock and required to be a girl in front of a whole crowd of people. Quite apart from this crash course in being a young girl, Saskia Chandler finds that she and Saskia Hunt need to use their super powers to aid others as well as themselves. They never actually discover why they've been changed to be more than human, but get the occasional inkling as the Voice gets them to do things it can't apparently do for itself. This includes being shuttled around in time and space and saving the whole world - twice!
Football Fiction
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An interactive fantasy football adventure game in which the reader acts as the star player. Based upon a role-playing concept, the reader is challenged to appear as a substitute midway in an international football match alongside a team consisting of fictional players. They must then seek to score the goals in order to 'win' the story, although depending upon their performance their team may also lose or draw, or they might be injured, substituted and even sent off. Football Fiction places an emphasis on team-work and self-determination, stimulates decision-making, and encourages football fans to enjoy reading. The book contains differing results dependant upon decisions made, and can be re-read time after time after time. Suitable for all football fans aged 8+, and no upper age limit!
Greenstreet and Back
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Greenstreet and Back is an amazing, humorous autobiography that follows a journey from, a near death experience, to an incredible passage of self acceptance and realisation. The true story of painful rehabilitation dips into the black humour of facing your own mortality and the acceptance that the life once known was now a thing of the past. The book is a chronicle of courage and fortitude that shows with determination any obstacle can be overcome. Francis begins a pilgrimage to learn about his new life that eventually takes him to the other side of the world to exotic South East Asia. His hilarious encounters along the way happen mostly by chance and very unexpectedly. From a near molestation by a dancing Ladyboy in Northern Thailand to a "e;run in"e; with gun tooting bandits in Cambodia, the quest gets ever more bizarre and farcical. Eventually Francis experiences an epiphany but fate has one more harsh and cruel card to play towards the end of his odyssey.
Sherlock Holmes and the Acton Body-Snatchers
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In this compelling short story, Holmes and Watson receive an early internment as punishment for infiltrating the Body-Snatchers Club. Will they survive to solve the nasty ongoing case of the missing boy sopranos? This Sherlockian gem was first published in 2014 in the third collection of the Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes.
Day of the Confederacy
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A fascinating look at the events of the American Civil War. Part of the fifty volume series on American history, Chronicles of America.
Doings of Raffles Haw
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The fantastic tale of the benefits and drawbacks of great wealth, written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
English Governess at the Siamese Court
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The fascinating and somewhat sensationalist memoirs of Anna Leonowens, the English travel writer, educator, and social activist that became tutor to the wives and children of the king of Siam from 1862-68. Her story was later fictionalised in the book 'Anna and the King of Siam', which was adapted by Rogers and Hammerstein into the hit 1951 musical 'The King and I'.
House of the Wolf
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A fantastic romance novel set during the 16th century French Wars of Religion, written by the master of the romance novel, Stanley J. Weyman.
William the Conqueror
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A fascinating history of the life of one of the most important figures in English history: William the Conqueror. William famously invaded England in 1066, defeating King Harold's English forces at the Battle of Hastings, and established himself King over the new Norman England.
Old John Brown
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A fascinating guide to the life of radical 19th century American abolitionist John Brown.
Open and Shut Case
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Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was a bear? Alternative Universe Mysteries for Adult Animal Lovers that relate the exploits of super-sleuth Octavius Bear and his cohorts. Just for fun, this series swaps anthropomorphic animals for humans in a world very similar to our own 21st century. Earth minus homosapiens.
London Underground The Quiz Book
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For the last 150 years, every Londoner, tourist, and visitor uses the tube to explore and enjoy London. But behind the facade of ox-blood brick buildings and colourful diagrams lies a wealth of history and interesting facts. This book tests your knowledge in this area with 250 questions (and answers) about this incredible network.
Union J - The Ultimate Quiz Book
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Are you the world's biggest Jcat? Can you prove it? This excellent quiz book has 100 questions about the world's greatest boy band. What is George's favourite film? How tall is JJ? What's Josh's favourite TV show? Who is Jaymi's biggest inspiration? If you knew the answer to those, wait until you get to the hard ones... and if you didn't, this book has all the answers for you. Show your friends you know everything there is to know about Union J!
Black Angel
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When Conrad Jones helps the police identify an occultist symbol carved into the chest of a murder victim, he attracts the attention of a Satanic cult who believe themselves to be human vampires. He writes a book about them exposing how far reaching their influence is and they desperately want to silence him. Hunted by the cult and by the law, he has no choice but to become the hunter.... A gritty, violent thriller based on recent true events.
Myths that Every Child Should Know
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A fantastic collection of 16 classic legends from ancient mythology, compiled by American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer Hamilton Wright Mabie.
News from Nowhere
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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.
