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Sherlock Holmes in Advertising
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This fascinating book explores the way that Sherlock Holmes has been appropriated by British businesses to advertise everything from carpets and tyres, to honey and whisky. Somerset Maugham believed that Holmes had survived so long in the public imagination because Arthur Conan Doyle had hammered the detective's idiosyncracies into the minds of his readers with 'the same pertinacity as the great advertisers use to proclaim the merits of their soap, beer or cigarettes'. Linking Holmes with consumer products in this way implies that the detective was becoming a 'brand' in his own right. But if he was a brand, then what values did he portray? Why would advertisers want to associate those values with their own products - even if those products had, on the face of it, nothing whatsoever to do with Sherlock Holmes? And how did they go about it? The book draws on a treasure-trove of advertisements in the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection - Richard Lancelyn Green Bequest at Portsmouth Museum.
Surgeon's Daughter
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One of three fantastic short stories produced by Scottish author Sir Walter Scott for the 1828 Christmas annual 'The Keepsake'.
True to the Old Flag
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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
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A fantastic historical adventure novel set in the time of Napoleon. Written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Uncle Vanya
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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
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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
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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
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A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the time of the Great Fire of London by the master of the genre G. A. Henty.
Wives and Daughters - AUK Classics
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The last novel of Elizabeth Gaskell, who also wrote Cranford. This book was not quite completed when the author died, leaving the editor, Frederick Greenwood, to complete the final section.
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
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The autobiography of Mary Jane Seacole, a Jamaican nurse who travelled great distances in order to heal the sick and wounded during the Crimean War.This was the first autobiography to be written by a black woman in Britain.
Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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L. Frank Baum's classic tale has been enjoyed by children around the world for over a century.Now you can follow Dorothy as she is whisked away from her home in Kansas to land in the strange Land of Oz.This was the first in a long series of books about Oz, written by several authors over the years, which still continues today!
Anne of Green Gables
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The first of a series of Montgomery's novels written about Anne Shirley.The story is about Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert who are siblings and live on Prince Edward Island. They wanted to adopt a boy to help on the farm but ended up with Anne.After a precocious start she settles down and shines in her studies, the book follows her adventures and has a melancholy twist at the end.
St George's Cross
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A fantastic 'episode of Channel Island history' written by Guernsey based author H. G. Keene.
Adventures of a Special Correspondent
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A fantastic classic adventure novel by the master of the genre Jules Verne. The reporter Claudius Bombarnac is sent to Asia by the journal "e;The Twentieth Century"e; to report on the new Grand Transasiatic Railway.
101 Amazing Rolling Stones Facts
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Are you the world's biggest Rolling Stones fan? Do you know everything there is to know about the eternal rockers? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite band - do you know all of them?Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include their music, individual members, and some crazy facts about the band!Whether your favourite song is Brown Sugar, Get Off of My Cloud or You Can't Always Get What You Want, this fantastic eBook is full of great fun facts for you.
Lisa
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Lisa is a girl with a quite well-developed extra-sensory power - she can levitate herself. Not to put too fine a point on it, she can fly. Thinking herself more or less unique, she is amazed to find another girl with the same power - Jody. Needless to say, they quickly become friends - best friends. Together they develop their ESP powers, discovering telepathy, telekinesis and others. This leads them into several adventures, and to finding a third member of their group - Holly. The three girls form a small band of problem solvers, getting involved with the government, the armed forces and others. This has them travelling the world and being shot at - among other things. This is her story, from her point of view.
Jody
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Jody, like Lisa and Holly, has extremely well developed ESP powers. This allows her to levitate herself (flying sounds much better), speak to the others mind to mind - telepathy - and more. Their powers grow almost by the day, they discover more and more things they didn't know they could do - until now. The three girls call themselves the Angels and spend most of their spare time when not at school (and sometimes when that's where they should be) using their powers to fix things for people such as the Ministry of Defence. Want a broken nuclear submarine fixing? Call for the Angels. Want a member of the Royal Family protecting? Call for the Angels. This part of the saga is told by Jody herself, taking over from Lisa in the writing things down department.
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.
Contract
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When Danny McAllister loses his job and seeks to drown his sorrows in the local pub, his personal woes inadvertently start a chain of events that ignites trails in all directions; all of which will ultimately lead to the biggest of bonfires seen for a long time in sleepy Tetlow. The good, the bad and the ugly are all in town for an hilarious rollercoater ride resulting in a breathtaking climax that will leave your head spinning
Orinoco
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Dane Martin was dragged up in an orphanage put through an indifferent high-school education which fitted him for very little. He, and his best friend Tommy Garner, steal cars and sell them to oil-rich Arabs. Tommy was skilled with engines and Dane knew how to pick the best opportunities...
Girl Who Watched
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When obnoxious journalist Don Collins was sent to Cuba on a Press Trip, he got drunk and attacked a young Cuban girl. Life completely changed for their two families, although neither of them were aware of the other family.
