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Emerald Greene and the Witch Stones
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There's a new pupil at St Agnes' school in the historic city of Meresbury. She's a mysterious, otherworldly girl called Emerald Greene. A girl without a past, without a family or friends. When Jess and Richie decide to befriend her, they're in for a few shocks - for Emerald lives in a mansion which doesn't exist, and can see things nobody else can see. Meanwhile, Meresbury becomes home to a series of strange events. What is the secret of the tomb which the eccentric Professor Ulverston has unearthed in an ancient stone circle? Where does the talking cat come from? And why have Mr Courtney and his Special Measures operatives arrived in town? With unearthly apparitions stalking the land, Jess and Richie soon realise that their mysterious classmate might be the only one to know what's happening. But it seems Emerald Greene has her own secrets - and nobody is quite sure whose side she is really on...
Love and Friendship
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A collection of Austen's earliest writings, written when she was very young. Many of these were written for the amusement of her family, and are reproduced here in their original form, with all misspellings and other inaccuracies intact.A fascinating look into the young mind of one of the world's greatest authors. You can already see in these writings the beginnings of what would become the unmistakable Jane Austen style.
Divergent Quiz Book
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Divergent is the book and movie from themind of Veronica Roth, published in 2011. It is a future tale set in the Divergent Universe,The story follows Beatrice Prior as she explores her identity within a society that defines its people by their social and personality based affiliation with the five factions. This book contains questions on both the novel and the movie, the characters, factions, locations and much more so be dauntless and take on the quiz and see if just maybe there is a place in the Erudite faction for you.
101 Amazing Facts about Enid Blyton
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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
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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
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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
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A fascinating look at the life and letters of one of the greatest Victorian era poets, Robert Browning.
101 Amazing Facts about Oscar Wilde
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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.
St Vincent de Paul
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The story of the life of French Catholic Saint Vincent de Paul. He dedicated his life to helping the poor and helpless, and became the patron saint of many charities.
Laurence the Lion Seeks Work
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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
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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.
Quest
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Take a set of aged and somewhat confused gods. Add to this a rampaging and bottomless box, about to cause a terminal event on the backwater planet of Tharin. Throw ina deaf mystic who sends a complete and utter coward on the most important mission in the planet's history and you have the basis for the strange and peculiar story of The Quest.
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.
Scenes of Clerical Life
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A fantastic collection of three stories by the author known as George Eliot, her first published work. The stories are set in the late-18th/early-20th century in and around the fictional town of Milby in the English Midlands.
Great Riots of New York
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The City of New York has always been a melting pot of ideas and politics, and has seen many different riots during its history. This guide concentrates on those that took place in the 18th and 19th Centuries, such as the Stamp-Act Riot, the Draft Riots and the Orange Riots.
Maid Marian
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Thomas Love Peacock's fantastic classic novel about Robin Hood's love Maid Marian has been enjoyed around the world for over 180 years.
