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Cure Is Sometimes...
￥19.52
Aged 71 and in poor health, Mary is resigned to the fact that she has not long to live. She inherits an amulet, together with some money, a house, and a young lodger. She reads her grandfather's diary and learns that her life will be turned around completely. She now has sixty years instead of just six months. At midnight her body will lose 24 hours and any injuries she has sustained will never have happened. She will suffer all the pain and trauma, but only until the new day begins. She must keep her situation secret and will have to leave her friends and family after a few years. Gerald learns of the secret and helps her with her first disappearance', when she becomes Noelle. He also establishes the means by which she can keep track of her grand daughter, Kate, throughout the following years. She becomes, in turn, Nolly, Avril, Emma, Glenda, and Annette, falling in and out of love, suffering terrible injuries, experiencing great happiness and sadness, yet still retains her sense of humour and zest for life. Given a similar set of circumstances, how would you cope?
Exemplary Novels of Cervantes
￥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
￥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
￥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
￥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.
Snow Shoes and Canoes
￥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel by William Henry Giles Kingston. Set in the Hudson Bay Territory, a fort needs vital materials from another fort 150 miles away, and there are no canoes available. A heroic party of people are sent by land to fetch the crucial supplies.
Charity
￥19.52
What do you do if you want your Charity Ball to go without a hitch? You get Saskia and Saskia to organise it for you. The Ball itself will go without a hitch (probably) but getting there is far from straightforward. Yet another person discovers that the Saskias and the SuperTwins are the same people, but her response to the revelation surprises the girls. Sir James gets himself into a spot of bother, but is easily extracted by the twins, who then have to work quite hard to preserve their secret. Saskia discovers she has a maternal instinct, despite not really being a girl, which gives her a lot to think about. Having super powers AND being able to move in time proves useful when the plant next door is devastated by a huge explosion, the girls end up doing the whole day twice! Moving in time is getting to be routine as the girls are shifted back to 1757 to fix a problem with the timeline. A visit to the Russian plant sees Saskia changing to be James in case he gets shot, which is fine until this actually happens - and Saskia doesn't have super powers while she's being James. The girls are getting used to moving in time, but encounter a problem when time itself goes screwy and they get shunted sideways into a reality that has no future and no real past.
Eminent Victorians
￥19.52
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.
Life of Captain James Cook
￥19.52
A biography of one of the most famous and influential mariners of history: Captain James Cook FRS RN.
Tragedy of the Korosko
￥19.52
Arthur Conan Doyle's fantastic adventure novel written in 1898 follows the story of a group of tourists captured by Islamic extremists in Egypt.
Uprising of a Great People
￥19.52
Written by Agenor Gasparin, this was one of many pro-Union works translated from the original French by Mary Louise Booth during the American Civil War. For her translation work during this period she was praised by President Lincoln.
Story of the Odyssey
￥19.52
A fantastic retelling of the ancient Greek epic 'The Odyssey' for a young audience, written by English classical scholar Alfred John Church.
Tragedy of St. Helena
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the life of Napoleon Bonaparte and his association with the island of St Helena.
Two Admirals
￥19.52
A fantastic historical novel set during the events of the Scottish uprising, written by the author of The Last of the Mohicans, James Fenimore Cooper.
Two Brothers
￥19.52
A fantastic novel by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac.
Warden
￥19.52
The first in Anthony Trollope's "e;Chronicles of Barsetshire"e; series, this novel follows the story of Mr Septimus Harding, the elderly warden of the alm house Hiram's Hospital.
White Company
￥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Set during the Hundred Years War, the story follows a free company of archers during the war, set against a backdrop of the campaign of Edward, the Black Prince to restore Peter of Castile to the throne of the Kingdom of Castile.
Travels through History - Northern Ireland and Scotland
￥19.52
A series of essays about visits to the murals of West Belfast, the award-winning Titanic Centre, The World Heritage Site of the Giant's Causeway, the seven little-visited stone circles at Beaghmore, and the dramatically situated Dunluce Castle perched high on the cliffs in Antrim in Northern Ireland. There are further stories about the island of Lewis and Harris, Edinburgh, Dryburgh Abbey, and Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland. On Lewis and Harris, I visited the Callanish Stone Circles, the Arnol Blackhouse, and the Dun Carloway broch all of them redolent with history from different eras. In Edinburgh, I walked along the Royal Mile and was astounded at the plants in the Botanical Gardens. I also describe the tranquil Dryburgh Abbey, where Sir Walter Scott is buried, and Rosslyn Chapel, whose many secrets are buried deep in its lavishly decorated interior.
Thirty Years a Slave
￥19.52
Louis Hughes was born into slavery in Virginia in 1832. Over the thirty years he was a slave he secretly learned to read and write, and then published this incredibly detailed autobiography about his experiences of slavery.
Three Men in a Boat
￥19.52
Jerome K. Jerome's classic comedy novel is as funny today as it was when it was first published: over 120 years ago! Follow the exploits of the narrator 'J.', his two friends and his dog Montmorency as they embark on a boating trip on the River Thames between Kingston and Oxford, and hilarity ensues!
Two Years Before the Mast
￥19.52
The writings of Richard Henry Dana, Jr. telling the story of his experiences as a sailor on a two-year sea voyage. A thrilling tale of the early days of California, and of the terrors of sailing around Cape Horn in winter.
