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Eminent Victorians
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Lytton Stratchey's 1918 biography of four eminent figures from the Victorian era (Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold and General Gordon) established his unique style of irreverence and wit that cemented forever his place in the biographer hall of fame.
Notes from Underground
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short novel Notes from Underground is considered the world's first existentialist novel. Originally published in 1864 (this English translation was first published in 1918), it is presented as the memoirs of an unnamed narrator, a retired civil servant living in St Petersburg, whose rambling stories and insights are a deep existentialist attack on emerging Western philosophies.
Myth and Science
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A fascinating look at the inter-relationship between science and mythology, taken from the text of the 1885 work by Italian philosopher Tito Vignoli.
Nightmare Tales
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A collection of 9 spooky tales from Ukrainian author and co-founder of the Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
Old Christmas
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A fantastic festive tale by American author, essayist, biographer and historian Washington Irving.
Our Mutual Friend
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This was Charles Dickens' last complete novel, published in 1865.The novel concerns the events that follow the discovery in the Thames of the body of a certain John Harmon, who had returned to London to receive his inheritance. The ownership of this inheritance forms the main focus for the novel, as do the themes of greed and corruption.
Old St Paul's
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A fantastic classic novel set during the events of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London in 1665-1666.
Pagan and Christian Creeds
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A fascinating look at the history of Pagan and Christian faiths by prolific philosopher and writer Edward Carpenter.
Reminiscences of an Astronomer
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The fascinating autobiography of Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician Simon Newcomb.
Republic by Plato
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The famous Benjamin Jowett translation of Plato's most famous dialogue, 'The Republic', in which he lays out his vision of a perfect state, a utopia, ruled by wise philosopher-kings.
Mapp and Lucia
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The fourth novel in E. F. Benson's classic 'Mapp and Lucia' comedy series following the lives of Emmeline "e;Lucia"e; Lucas and Elizabeth Mapp in the one-upmanship and snobbery of the 1920s/30s British social scene.
Mudfog and Other Sketches
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Charles Dickens' series of funny sketches about the fictional 'Mudfog Society for the Advancement of Everything', a parody of the real-life British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty
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Sir John Barrow's classic account of the famous mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty. Barrow critically analyses the evidence of the events taken from the original documents, such as the ship's logs.
My Lady Ludlow
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A fantastic classic novella by the author of Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell. Along with 'Cranford', 'The Last Generation in England' and 'Mr Harrison's Confessions' this was one of Gaskell's novellas that was used as source material for the teleplay for the BBC's 2007 television series 'Cranford'.
101 Amazing Facts about The Second World War
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What was the origin of the word 'Nazi'? Who were the key figures involved in the Second World War, and what terrible weapons did they unleash? All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating book containing over one hundred facts about WWII. Whether you are looking for information to include in a project or article, or you are just interested in finding out more about this tragic period in modern history, this is a perfect addition to any bookshelf.
RomanQuest
￥19.52
Could you survive in the cutthroat world of Ancient Rome? Find out in this thrilling adventure from the international superselling gamebook author of the GrailQuest series, Herbie Brennan.
Presidents of the United States of America
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The United States of America is a relatively young country but already has a distinguished history and in this time has been shaped by some great men who have had to make brave and sometimes unpopular choices for the good of the country. This book has facts on the first 25 men to serve as President of the United States. Spanning from George Washington's birth in 1732 through to William McKinley's assassination in 1901. The book contains facts on the families, life before taking office, policies, political battles and the later lives of these influential leaders.
Operation Stay in England
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Ten-year-old Billy Baxter runs into unexpected trouble as he attempts to stop his father from being deployed to Afghanistan. His mischievous antics are thwarted on every side as he carries out one unconvincing scheme after another in an endeavour to keep his father safely at home in England. But why does the Prime Minister want to speak with Billy? Has he gone too far? Operation Stay in England is a funny yet sometimes heart breaking story of boy who has grown up with the televised images of the War on Terror, and is then faced with the reality of his father's tour of duty.
Ice Cream Time Machine
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When they visit their Uncle Vince, little do Bridget and her younger brother Robert know that today will be a day like no other as they join him in hair-raising escapades, travelling across infinite space and thousands of years, accompanied by Leonardo, their uncle's Irish wolfhound, the coolest dog in the universe! During this adventure of a lifetime, they soon discover how dangerous life can be in other centuries, and when they become separated from their time machine, the time travellers wonder if they will ever find their way back to the 21st Century and home.
Another Side to the Mirror
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Meet Christine, an orphaned teenager misunderstood by her godparents and society with an urge to be who she is. One night, she steps into an imaginary utopia called Delarte. Delarte is a place where everything is possible and everything or everyone is accepted. It is there, she meets a witch called Bella and her puppet called Vera. Along the way, Bella and Vera show Christine a great deal of kindness and hospitality. Christine witnesses a show in Delarte's theatre, where she sees creatures such as flying mermaids, immortal clowns, singing butterflies and many other creatures. Stepping through the mirror again, Christine blurs life between reality and Delarte. Spiral down on Christine's journey and meet intriguing creatures from dancing corpses to singing werewolves and find out what it feels like to finally be understood, or is not everything as it seems?
100 Games for Children
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Participation in physical games offers many benefits to children. Games not only help to keep children fit but motivate them to develop positive attitudes and understand rules. They learn and develop skills that will hopefully encourage them to engage in sports and other physical activities in later life. Children learn to listen to instructions, to share and co-operate, to problem solve and challenge themselves and most important of all interact with others, being valued as part of the group. This book is packed with ideas for children's games. There are 100 games in all which cover warm-ups, cool-downs, parachute and playground games. There is also a section of games that develop the skills needed for a variety of sports and team games that children will meet when they are olderAlthough in different sections many of the games are interchangeable and can be used in a variety of situations, including children's parties.
