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Dot and the Kangaroo
Dot and the Kangaroo
Pedley, Ethel Charlotte
¥19.52
Ethel C. Pedley classic children's story of the little girl named Dot who gets lost in the Australian outback and is befriended by a kangaroo has been delighting children around the world for over a century.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
Griffis, William Elliot
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of 21 charming traditional Dutch fairytales.
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
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
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 areas of Bloomsbury and Holborn, home to, among others, the British Museum, University College London, and Holborn Bar - the old entrance to the City of London.
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.
Our Soldiers
Our Soldiers
Kingston, William Henry Giles
¥19.52
A fascinating look at British battles during the Victorian era by boys' literature writer William Henry Giles Kingston.
Master Humphrey's Clock
Master Humphrey's Clock
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
Charles Dickens's classic periodical contained a frame story, several short stories, and two novels. This publication contains just the frame story and the short stories.Master Humprey, a lonely London man, decides to start up a club where the members would read aloud the manuscripts that Master Humphrey kept in an old longcase clock. The members include Mr Pickwick, who also stars in Dickens's 'The Pickwick Papers'.
Night and Day
Night and Day
Woolf, Virginia
¥19.52
Virginia Woolf's 'Night and Day' has been enjoyed around the world for over 90 years. Now you can own this classic novel, which is a tale of contrasts between two friends, Katharine Hilbery and Mary Datchet, set in Edwardian London.
No Hero
No Hero
Hornung, Ernest William
¥19.52
A fantastic novel by Ernest William Hornung, the author most famous as the creator of the Raffles series of novels. Set in a Swiss hotel, an Eton boy has fallen in love with an 'adventuress', and the protagonist, a friend of the boy's mother, attempts to disillusion the boy.
Tales from Shakespeare
Tales from Shakespeare
Lamb, Charles
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of twenty Shakespeare plays adapted for children. Includes:The TempestA Midsummer Night's DreamThe Winter's TalesMuch Ado About NothingAs You Like ItTwo Gentlemen of VeronaThe Merchant of VeniceCymbelineKing LearMacbethAll's Well That Ends WellThe Taming of the ShrewThe Comedy of ErrorsMeasure for MeasureTwelfth NightTimon of AthensRomeo and JulietHamletOthelloPericles, Prince of Tyre
Ancient Church
Ancient Church
Killen, W. D.
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the first 3 centuries of the Christian church, from the birth of Christ to the conversion of Emperor Constantine.
Betrothed
Betrothed
Scott, Sir Walter
¥19.52
Sir Walter Scott's fantastic historical novel set in Wales under King Henry II, the first of his two 'Tales of the Crusaders'.
Borgias
Borgias
Dumas, Alexandre
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The family of the House of Borgia are remembered for their corrupt rule during the period when one of them, Rodrigo Borgia, was Pope. This text was taken from a series of essays on famous criminals and crimes by the author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas. The Borgia's crimes reputedly ran the gamut from theft and bribery to rape, incest and murder.
Celtic Twilight
Celtic Twilight
Yeats, William Butler
¥19.52
One of the best known prose collections of Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats takes a look at the long connection between the people of Ireland and the mystical creatures known as Fairies.
Valley of Wild Horses
Valley of Wild Horses
Grey, Zane
¥19.52
A fantastic wild-west adventure from the master of the western genre, Zane Grey.
Vergil - a Biography
Vergil - a Biography
Frank, Tenney
¥19.52
A fascinating biography of Ancient Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro, better known as Virgil or Vergil. Written by prominent ancient historian and classical scholar Tenney Frank.
Anne's House of Dreams
Anne's House of Dreams
Montgomery, L. M.
¥19.52
The fifth 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 marries her childhood sweetheart, Gilbert Blythe, and moves to the "e;house of her dreams"e;.
True Story of My Life
True Story of My Life
Andersen, Hans Christian
¥19.52
The translated autobiography of one of the greatest children's writers that has ever lived: Hans Christian Andersen. Anderson is most famous for his versions of classic fairytales, such as The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina and The Snow Queen.
Under Drake's Flag
Under Drake's Flag
Henty, George Alfred
¥19.52
A classic historical adventure from the master of the genre, George Alfred Henty. This is a wonderful adventure novel which tells 'A Tale of the Spanish Main'.
Under Western Eyes
Under Western Eyes
Conrad, Joseph
¥19.52
By Joseph Conrad and originally published in 1911. Set in St Petersburg and is seen by some as a response by Conrad to Dostoevsky. The plot is about a young orphaned student who helps another student even though he does not agree with his actions. This is seen by some as Conrad's best work.