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Discovery of Guiana
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Sir Walter Raleigh may be taken as the great typical figure of the age of Elizabeth. Courtier and statesman, soldier and sailor, scientist and man of letters, he engaged in almost all the main lines of public activity in his time, and was distinguished in them all.His father was a Devonshire gentleman of property, connected with many of the distinguished families of the south of England. Walter was born about 1552 and was educated at Oxford. He first saw military service in the Huguenot army in France in 1569, and in 1578 engaged, with his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in the first of his expeditions against the Spaniards. After some service in Ireland, he attracted the attention of the Queen, and rapidly rose to the perilous position of her chief favourite. With her approval, he fitted out two expeditions for the colonisation of Virginia, neither of which did his royal mistress permit him to lead in person, and neither of which succeeded in establishing a permanent settlement.After about six years of high favour, Raleigh found his position at court endangered by the rivalry of Essex, and in 1592, on returning from convoying a squadron he had fitted out against the Spanish, he was thrown into the Tower by the orders of the Queen, who had discovered an intrigue between him and one of her ladies whom he subsequently married. He was ultimately released, engaged in various naval exploits, and in 1594 sailed for South America on the voyage described in the following narrative.On the death of Elizabeth, Raleigh's misfortunes increased. He was accused of treason against James I, condemned, reprieved, and imprisoned for twelve years, during which he wrote his "e;History of the World,"e; and engaged in scientific researches. In 1616 he was liberated, to make another attempt to find the gold mine in Venezuela; but the expedition was disastrous, and, on his return, Raleigh was executed on the old charge in 1618. In his vices as in his virtues, Raleigh is a thorough representative of the great adventurers who laid the foundations of the British Empire.
Early Australian Voyages
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A fantastic account of the voyages of Francisco Pelsaert, Abel Janszoon Tasman and William Dampier written by Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian John Pinkerton.
Case of Edith Cavell
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Written by James Beck, the former assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, to Germany's Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs during the First World War. This was a treatise on the rights of non-combatants. It took the story of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who was executed by the Germans for helping Allied soldiers escape German-occupied Belgium, as a case study.
101 Amazing Facts About Paris
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In this amazing eBook you will find more than one hundred facts about Paris. What are the top landmarks, museums and galleries to visit? What is the history of the Eiffel Tower? Separated into sections covering these topics and more (such as its history, its culture and recommendations for some of the city's best restaurants), you will learn some fascinating information!Whether you are planning on visiting Paris, working on a geography project or just want to know more about an amazing historic city, this is an excellent addition to your bookshelf. Find the information you need, fast!
Fawlty Towers Quiz ＆ Trivia Book
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In a list compiled by the British Film Institute in 2000, Fawlty Towers was voted by industry professionals as the best British television series of all time. To this day lines from the series are still quoted and instantly recognisable and characters, situations and storylines are still fondly recalled. Quite an achievement for a series that ran for only twelve episodes, beginning in 1975 with a series of six on BBC2 and ending with its second series four years later in 1979. Now you can test your knowledge with 100 episode by episode questions and maybe learn something you didn't know about John Cleese and Connie Booth's outstanding sitcom in 'The Fawlty Towers Quiz and Trivia Book'. Did you know that when the great Charlie Chaplin passed away his widow consoled herself by watching videos of the show? Or that it took three attempts to find the right kind of tree branch for Basil to give his broken down car a ＆quote;damn good thrashing＆quote; in the episode 'Gourmet Night'? These and many more fascinating facts can all be found in the 'Fawlty Facts' section of the book, whilst in the 'Fawlty Register' you'll discover the origins of some of the character's names. 'The Fawlty Towers Quiz and Trivia Book' will entertain and inform and is an absolute must-have for Fawlty Towers fans of all ages.
Father Brown
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The amiable detective-priest Father Brown, who brought Chesterton to a wider public first appeared in The Innocence of Father Brown and remains one of the best-known names in crime fiction.These two novels were first published in 1911 and 1914 and contain 12 short stories each.
General Gordon
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A fascinating biography of the British Army officer Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Seton Churchill.
Daughter of the Sioux
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A fantastic novel by Charles King, who based it in part on his own experiences in the Sioux War of 1876.
NASCAR Quiz Book
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This book contains 100 questions on America's favourite motor sport. Questions on your favourite drivers, teams, the most historic victories and questions on the origins of the sport. There are questions here for everybody so buckle up and see how many answers you will get.
Group of Noble Dames
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A collection of ten short stories by Thomas Hardy, many of them set in his famous fictional county of Wessex.
House Quiz Book Season 1 Volume 2
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The doctor is in the house. Test your knowledge on everybody's favourite grouchy M.D.. This book covers the second eleven episodes of the first season. Be tested on the patient's names, their conditions and the travails of House and the team. Over 100 questions are inside, split into one chapter per episode. Put your diagnostic skills to the test and see how many you can answer.
Great Sea Stories
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A fantastic collection of adventure stories set on the high seas from various authors, from the mutiny on the Bounty, to the legend of El Dorado, to the hunting of the great white whale Moby Dick.
House Quiz Book Season 2 Volume 2
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The doctor is in the house. Test your knowledge on everybody's favourite abrasive, pill popping M.D.. This book covers the last thirteen episodes of the second season. Be tested on the patient's names, their conditions and the travails of House and the team and in this second season a little more about House's history with the introduction of Stacy. Over 100 questions are inside, split into one chapter per episode. Put your diagnostic skills to the test and see how many you can answer.
Star Trek
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The Star Trek:Voyager Quiz Book is a fun selection of original questions (and answers!), comprehensively covering all facets of the classic original series! As a fun family game it will separate the Janeway's from Species 8472, the Seven's from the Borg, and is a fantastic way to enjoy Voyager even more.
Introduction To Philosophy
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A fascinating introduction to philosophical thought, including a brief look at the history of philosophy, a guide to various fundamental philosophical concepts, and some arguments for the usefulness of studying philosophy.
Abraham Lincoln Quiz Book
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Inside this quiz book you will find 100 question on one of the most famous of all the Presidents of the United States. This book contains questions from his humble beginnings to the place he will always hold as one of histories most iconic figures. This book also has questions covering his family, his assassination and how it came about, the role he played in the Civil War, his unwavering belief in the abolition of slavery and the steps he took to hold the country together when it faced some of it's hardest times. Test yourself on this incredible figure that played a huge part in shaping the United States of America into the country it is today.
Australian Search Party
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A fantastic account of an exploratory expedition to Australia, including the exploration of the Gould, Garden and Hinchbrook Islands, and the Macalister and Mackay rivers.
101 Amazing Spooky Jokes
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This side-splitting collection of 101 of the spookiest jokes you have ever heard is scarily funny! Jack Goldstein drops his Hilarity-bomb on children of all ages with this amazing book containing over one hundred jokes that will have the whole family laughing. Organised into categories such as mummies, skeletons and witches so you have a spooky joke for every occasion, this is an ideal addition to any budding comedian's bookshelf. Why don't skeletons play music in church? They have no organs...
Before Adam
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A fantastic novel by the legendary author of White Fang, Jack London. A young boy tells of his imaginations and dreams of being a cave man living in prehistory.
Beyond Good and Evil
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Friedrich Nietzsche's follow up to 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' expands on his earlier philosophical ideas, deriding past philosophies that placed too much importance on the concepts of 'good' and 'evil' and introduced his own concepts of the 'will to power' and the 'perspective of life'.
101 Amazing Nelson Mandela Facts
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Do you want to know all of the important facts about Nelson Mandela? Amongst many other things, the first democratically elected president of South Africa spent 27 years in jail, brought an end to apartheid in the country, and became one of the most celebrated public figures in human history. This easy-to-digest eBook gives you the information you need to know about prisoner number 46664 in handily organised sections.Whether you are writing a history project on Mandela or you just want to find out more about the man who united his country, this pocket-sized fact-book is an easy way to get the information you want fast!
