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Age of Shakespeare
Age of Shakespeare
Swinburne, Algernon Charles
¥19.52
A fascinating look at some of the famous poets and writers of Shakespeare's day, including John Webster, Thomas Heywood and Thomas Dekker.
Chemical History of a Candle
Chemical History of a Candle
Faraday, Michael
¥19.52
Michael Faraday, one of history's greatest physicists, explains to a young audience the science of candles in a series of fascinating lectures.
Crimes of England
Crimes of England
Chesterton, G. K.
¥19.52
A fascinating critique on England's actions before and during the First World War, written a year after the War's end by prolific English writer G. K. Chesterton.
Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science
Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science
Troward, Thomas
¥19.52
The influential early-20th century New Thought work by English author Thomas Troward.
Exemplary Novels of Cervantes
Exemplary Novels of Cervantes
de Cervantes, Miguel
¥19.52
In the wake of the first part of his famous story Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes published this series of short stories. Cervantes boasted that he was the first to write novels in the Spanish language. This is the English translated version.
Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales
Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
A fantastic tale of the Napoleonic War by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Also contains a story starring his famous creation the ever-vain Brigadier Gerard.
Only Fools and Horses Quiz Book
Only Fools and Horses Quiz Book
Dugdale, Mike
¥19.52
The Only Fools and Horses Quiz Book is a fun selection of original questions (and answers!) comprehensively covering all facets of the classic show. As a fun family game it will separate the Del Boys from the Driscolls, the Rodneys from the Daves and is a fantastic way to enjoy this classic series even more.
Lair of the White Worm
Lair of the White Worm
Stoker, Bram
¥19.52
A classic horror novel by the author of Dracula, Bram Stoker. An Australian man travels to Mercia to meet his long-lost great-uncle, and finds himself and the centre of a series of strange events, for stirring beneath the town is an unholy creature known as the White Worm.
Last Days of Pompeii
Last Days of Pompeii
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward
¥19.52
A fantastic novel set in the final days of Ancient Pompeii before it was destroyed by the eruption of mount Vesuvius, written by English politician, poet, playwright, and prolific novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Inspired by Karl Briullov's painting The Last Day of Pompeii (which appears on the cover of this version), which the author saw in Milan, this is a fantastic look at ancient cultures, with many characters representing various ancient peoples, such as Glaucus who represents the subordinated Greeks and Arbaces who represents the Egyptian Empire.
Last Look & Exiled for the Faith
Last Look & Exiled for the Faith
Kingston, W. H. G.
¥19.52
Two fantastic historical adventure novels by W. H. G. Kingston, one set around the Spanish Inquisition, one set around the Huguenot Persecution.
Last of the Chiefs
Last of the Chiefs
Altsheler, Joseph A.
¥19.52
A fantastic children's historical novel set during the Great Sioux War, written by American juvenile fiction author Joseph A. Altsheler.
Law-Breakers and Other Stories
Law-Breakers and Other Stories
Grant, Robert
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of 7 short law stories from American author and lawyer Robert Grant.
Surgeon's Daughter
Surgeon's Daughter
Scott, Walter
¥19.52
One of three fantastic short stories produced by Scottish author Sir Walter Scott for the 1828 Christmas annual 'The Keepsake'.
Pointless Conversations Quickies - The Off-White Collection
Pointless Conversations Quickies - The Off-White Collection
Tierney, Scott
¥19.52
Pointless conversations: a selection of daft, ridiculous and utterly pointless meanderings from the mind of Scott Tierney. In this collection of short (but still pointless) conversations, we learn about the age of Jesus, smelly sweets and dirty gobstoppers, more random film references from Taken, X-Men and Willy Wonka, and much more...
Through Russian Snows
Through Russian Snows
Henty, George A.
¥19.52
A classic historical adventure novel by the master of the genre George A. Henty, telling the story of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow during the Napoleonic Wars.
True to the Old Flag
True to the Old Flag
Henty, G. A.
¥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 American War of Independence'.
Uncle Bernac
Uncle Bernac
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set in the time of Napoleon. Written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
¥19.52
The full English-tranlated text of one of the most famous plays of famed Russian author and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
La Singolare Persecuzione di John Vincent Harden
La Singolare Persecuzione di John Vincent Harden
Andriacco, Dan
¥19.52
Il milionario del tabacco John Vincent Harden e appena arrivato a Londra, quando cominciano a capitargli strane cose. La sua camera d'albergo viene liberata, e i suoi bagagli spariscono. Poi riceve un telegramma che lo richiama a casa, nella sua piantagione nel Kentucky, ma scopre che era un imbroglio. Infine, quando una carrozza a quattro ruote quasi travolge l'americano, Harden sa che e il momento di chiedere aiuto a Sherlock Holmes. Chi si trova dietro la particolare persecuzione di John Vincent Harden? Holmes risolve l'enigma troppo tardi, scoprendo durante l'indagine che "e;uno puo sorridere, e sorridere, ed essere un criminale"e;.Questa storia e apparsa per la prima volta in Baker Street Beat, un'eclettica raccolta di scarabocchi sherlockiani, dove attiro l'attenzione dei critici come miglior racconto del libro:"e;Se volete leggere un solo apocrifo di Holmes quest'anno, leggeteLa singolare persecuzione di John Vincent Harden che e il piu vicino come tono e contenuto al Canone che abbia letto da molto tempo."e;Sherlock Holmes Murder Blog di Felicia Carparelli"e;Uno dei migliori racconti apocrifi che abbia mai letto"e;.Ross K. Foad, recensione "e;No Place Like Holmes"e;
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Grey, Zane
¥19.52
This is prolific western author Zane Grey's most autobiographical wild-west novel. It tells the story of two brothers, one an honest cowboy, the other a gambler.
When London Burned
When London Burned
Henty, G. A.
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the time of the Great Fire of London by the master of the genre G. A. Henty.