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Anglo-Saxon Britain
Anglo-Saxon Britain
Allen, Grant
¥19.52
A fascinating look into what life was like in Britain at the beginning of the formation of the English people: the Anglo-Saxons.
Personal Record
Personal Record
Conrad, Joseph
¥19.52
The memoirs of the famous Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad.
True Hero
True Hero
Kingston, William Henry Giles
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set in 17th Century America by the master of juvenile fiction William Henry Giles Kingston.
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
¥19.52
Written by Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs, this book is the first in a series written about the 'hollow earth' realm of Pellucidar. Follow the intrepid David Innes as he tunnels 500 miles into the earths crust - into a secret subterranean world!
Authors of Greece
Authors of Greece
Lumb, Thomas Wallace
¥19.52
A fantastic look at the great Ancient Greek authors. Covers Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato and Demosthenes.
Chronicles of Avonlea
Chronicles of Avonlea
Montgomery, L.M.
¥19.52
Set in the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, which was also the setting for Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' series, this collection of short stories have been delighting readers of all ages around the world for nearly a century.
Bacon
Bacon
Church, R.W.
¥19.52
A fascinating biography of the famous English philosopher Francis Bacon.
Birds in Town and Village
Birds in Town and Village
Hudson, William
¥19.52
An in-depth discussion on many different species of British birds by famed ornithologist William Hudson.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
Sewell, Anna
¥19.52
Written by Anna Sewell in the last years of her life in 1877, this was her only novel but is one of the best selling children's books of all time.The story is narrated in the first person as an autobiographical memoir of a horse named Black Beauty, starting with his days as a colt on an English farm, to his hard life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the countryside. Throughout his life he suffers many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and kindness. Every chapter is a story of an incident in Black Beauty's life usually containing a lesson or moral.
Book of Tea
Book of Tea
Okakura, Kakuzo
¥19.52
Book of Tea
Children of the Ghetto
Children of the Ghetto
Zangwill, Israel
¥19.52
A fascinating look into the world of the late-19th century Jewish immigrant community in Britain.
Deeds that Won the Empire
Deeds that Won the Empire
Fitchett, William Henry
¥19.52
A fascinating look at some of the most famous and important battles in the history of the British Empire.
Dogs and All About Them
Dogs and All About Them
Leighton, Robert
¥19.52
A fascinating look at all the major breeds of dog, from Bull-Terrier to Poodle, from Airedale to Whippet, from Collie to Pekinese, as well as a history of the dog, some advice on keeping and breading dogs, and a look at some common canine ailments and illnesses.
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.
Eight Cousins
Eight Cousins
Alcott, Louisa May
¥19.52
This charming classic novel from 1875 by Louisa May Alcott (the author of Little Women) follows the story of the recently orphaned Rose Campbell as she struggles to cope with her new life as part of a large family, which consists of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles.
England under the Tudors
England under the Tudors
Innes, Arthur D.
¥19.52
A comprehensive look at the history of England during the rule of the Tudor monarchs (1485-1603).
English Fairy Tales
English Fairy Tales
Jacobs, Joseph
¥19.52
Forty-three traditional English fairytales collected by famed folklorist Joseph Jacobs. Contains childhood favourites such as Jack and the Beanstalk, the Three Little Pigs and Tom Thumb, as well as some forgotten classics like The Well of the World's End, The Magpie's Nest and Kate Crackernuts.
Fascination of London
Fascination of London
Besant, Walter
¥19.52
The Fascination of London' was a series of guide books written by Sir Walter Besant and G. E. Mitton about various different areas of London. This book is about the Strand District, the historical district that used to surround 'The Strand', the road that now runs from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street but historically was far longer.
From Chaucer to Tennyson
From Chaucer to Tennyson
Beers, Henry A.
¥19.52
A fantastic look at the history of English literature from Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century to Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the 19th, taking in 30 authors on the way, including William Shakespeare, John Milton and Alexander Pope.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
von Arnim, Elizabeth
¥19.52
This semi-autobiographical book is about the life of a young English woman who marries an ageing German aristocrat and in the marriage she focuses on her garden and children, at the same time running a country house.She also writes down her observations of the stuffy German aristocratic set using her razor sharp wit.Von Arnim was a successful author in her time and deserves to be re-discovered, this novel is a gem. In the first year of publication this book was re-printed twenty times. Von Arnim wrote another 20 books that were all published.
Miss Mapp
Miss Mapp
Benson, E. F.
¥19.52
The second novel in E. F. Benson's classic 'Mapp and Lucia' comedy series following the lives of Emmeline "e;Lucia"e; Lucas and Elizabeth Mapp in the one-upmanship and snobbery of the 1920s/30s British social scene. Also includes the short story "e;The Male Impersonator"e;.