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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.
Grace Darling
Grace Darling
Hope, Eva
¥19.52
Read the extraordinary tale of Grace Darling, the Victorian heroine who, with her father, saved the lives of 13 people when the SS Forfarshire was wrecked on a small island near her father's lighthouse.
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'.
Montezuma's Daughter
Montezuma's Daughter
Haggard, H. Rider
¥19.52
A fantastic adventure novel by the master of the genre H. Rider Haggard. Follow the adventures of Englishman Thomas Wingfield as he tangles with murderers, shipwreck, slavers and the Spanish Inquisition.
Our Sailors
Our Sailors
Kingston, William Henry Giles
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set in the British Royal Navy in the Victorian era. Written by the master of boys' adventure tales William Henry Giles Kingston.
Indian Fairy Tales
Indian Fairy Tales
Jacobs, Joseph
¥19.52
A classic collection of fantastic fairy tales drawn from the rich folklore of India and its neighbour countries.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte
¥19.52
Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 160 years. The eldest of the Bronte sisters, this is Charlotte's most famous and influential novel.Written as a fictitious 'autobiography', it follows the story of Jane Eyre as she grows up, dealing with issues of morality, love, religion and class.
Lady Susan
Lady Susan
Austen, Jane
¥19.52
Written as a series of letters, Lady Susan is a rather unconventional Austen work, with the heroine trying to find an eligible husband, while also maintaining an affair with a married man.
Lavender & Old Lace
Lavender & Old Lace
Reed, Myrtle
¥19.52
A fantastic romance novel by American author Myrtle Reed. It tells the story of several unique women and their various encounters and experiences with love. It was famously adapted into a play by the American playwright David G. Fischer.
Plato's Laws
Plato's Laws
Jowett, Benjamin
¥19.52
The last and longest philosophical dialogue of ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Plato, which deals with the philosophical problem of who should be given the credit for laying down laws.
London's Underworld
London's Underworld
Holmes, Thomas
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the criminal underworld of London during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass
Carroll, Lewis
¥19.52
Charles Dodgson, alias Lewis Carroll, first published his Alice's Adventures in Wonderland book in 1865 - it has been a favourite ever since and is something that all children should read. This second Alice book 'Through the Looking Glass' was published in 1871.
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
Porter, Eleanor H.
¥19.52
Eleanor Porter's classic well-loved children's tale Pollyanna has been enjoyed by readers of all ages around the world for almost a century. It tales of a young orphan girl with a wonderfully optimistic attitude to life.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Gillman, James
¥19.52
A fantastic biography of the famous poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as his founding, along with William Wordsworth, of the Romantic Movement in England.
Sir Nigel
Sir Nigel
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
A fantastic historical novel by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 'Sir Nigel' is set during the Hundred Years' War and follows the life of Sir Nigel Loring, a knight in the service of King Edward III at the start of the war. It serves as a prequel to Doyle's earlier published novel 'The White Company'.
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
Lawrence, D. H.
¥19.52
D. H. Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers has been enjoyed by readers around the world for almost a century. A semi-autobiographical work, it follows the story of Paul Morel as he grows up and is urged into the world of romance and sexual discovery by his mother.
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