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Lafayette
￥19.52
A fascinating biography of one of the heroes of the American Revolution, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette.
Letters from America
￥19.52
A fascinating collection of letters from English poet Rupert Brooke.Description from the introductory note:The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June. The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the Westminster Gazette. He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.The two remaining chapters appeared in the New Statesman, soon after the outbreak of war.
101 Amazing Facts about Enid Blyton
￥19.52
Did you know that Enid Blyton very nearly became a professional musician rather than an author? Or that it was the secret passageway and haunted room in a house in which she stayed that inspired her to write many wonderful stories? Why did she hate her mother so much? And what was she like at school? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Blyton, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying her for a project or you are just interested in finding out more about the much-loved children's author, this is the book for you.
Lieutenant and Commander
￥19.52
An autobiography of Captain Basil Hall of the Royal Navy in the 1800s. A wonderfully detailed look into the history of the Royal Navy.
Martin Chuzzlewit
￥19.52
This classic novel by Charles Dickens has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 160 years.Dickens himself once proclaimed this work his best ever, although when it was released it was less popular than some of his other novels had been, and is less well known today.Nevertheless, this remains a fascinating satire, which centres around the members of the selfish Chuzzlewit family.
Life and Letters of Robert Browning
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the life and letters of one of the greatest Victorian era poets, Robert Browning.
101 Amazing Facts about Oscar Wilde
￥19.52
Did you know that Oscar Wilde was said to have had a photographic memory? Or that his father was eye surgeon to none other than Queen Victoria? How did his homosexuality come to the attention of the police? And why was a glass barrier erected in front of his tomb? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Wilde, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying him for a project or you are just interested in finding out more about one of the world's greatest writers, this is the book for you.
Laurence the Lion Seeks Work
￥19.52
Where did all the lions, elephants and sealions go after they no longer worked at the circus? I thought you'd like to know.This is the story of Lawrence the Lion who asks all sorts of animals if he could work for them. He has no specific talent until a wise owl makes him see he does have a skill to be put to good use. Children absolutely love this book for 5-6 year old children.
London Films
￥19.52
A rambling and sometimes scathing look at the City of London, presented as if in a series of mental 'films' by the American realist author William Dean Howells.
Pharos, the Egyptian
￥19.52
In this exciting classic tale by famed Australian novelist Guy Newell Boothby, follow the unfortunate tale of Cyril Forrester as he is swept up into an egyptian adventure after a chance meeting with the mysterious Pharos. This excellent tale of derring-do features everything you would expect from an Egyptian adventure - mummies, pyramids and hyposis!
Pope Adrian IV
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the life of the only Englishman to ever hold the post of Pope.
101 Amazing Facts about Castles
￥19.52
Did you know that the world's oldest football was found in a room at Stirling Castle? Do you know what the person in charge of a castle's buttery is called? What is the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what is an oubliette? The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in the excellent quick-read guide to castles. Whether you're King Richard the Lionheart himself, or just some unlucky peasant, this book containing over one hundred facts is sure to keep you entertained.
Pride and Prejudice
￥19.52
This was Jane Austen's second novel published in 1813. Made famous in our time through the television adaptation that put Mr Darcy on our screens.
Round the Red Lamp
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of 15 somewhat harrowing short medical stories by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, about childbirth, syphilis, and botched amputations, among others.
Carrie Underwood Quiz Book
￥19.52
Carrie Underwood is widely regarded a the Queen of Country Music and is one of the biggest selling music stars in the world. She rose to fame after winning on American Idol and has never looked back. This quiz book will test even the most avid of Carrie Care Bears with questions on her early life, music, tours, record breaking sales and much more.
Secret Agent
￥19.52
A novel by Joseph Conrad, it was first published in 1907 and is set in London in 1886. It largely deals with the life of a Mr Verloc, who is a spy. The novel deals with terrorism, espionage and anarchism.Verloc owns and runs a shop which sells pornographic material and contraceptives, this is a cover for his espionage, the target for the group is to blow up the Greenwich Observatory.This novel was ranked in the top 50 of the 20th Century Modern Library.
Stories from the Greek Tragedians
￥19.52
Thirteen classic fables from Ancient Greece, including the Story of Electra, The Bow of Hercules and The Death of Agamemnon.
Story of Garfield
￥19.52
A fantastic biography of the 20th President of the United States, James Abram Garfield, written by Scottish scholar William G. Rutherford.
Summer
￥19.52
Edith Wharton's classic novel first published in 1917 follows the life of Charity Royall, a young woman who suffers at the hand of the father of her child.
Ten Boys from History
￥19.52
Ten fantastic tales of famous boys, such as Edward the Black Prince, Mozart the child musical prodigy, and David who slew Goliath, told by the American master of juvenile fiction Kate Dickinson Sweetser.
Mill on the Floss
￥19.52
Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen-name of George Eliot, wrote this novel in 1860. This was one of Evans' most autobiographical novels, with Maggie Tulliver based on herself, Tom Tulliver based on her own older brother, and Mr. Tulliver based on her father
