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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.
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
Stevenson, Robert Louis
¥19.52
A fantastic adventure story enjoyed by children around the world for well over a century.Written by the author of Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson, this classic tale is easily summed up by its official original title:Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; his Journey in the Wild Highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he Suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called: Written by Himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Tragedy of St. Helena
Tragedy of St. Helena
Runciman, Sir Walter
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the life of Napoleon Bonaparte and his association with the island of St Helena.
Frederick the Great and His Court
Frederick the Great and His Court
Muehlbach, Luise
¥19.52
A fascinating look into the life of King Frederick II of Prussia (also prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire Frederick IV of Brandenburg), and the members of his court.
Through the Magic Door
Through the Magic Door
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the legendary creator of Sherlock Holmes, takes us on a fantastic tour of his personal favourite books.
Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc
Oliphant, Margaret
¥19.52
A fascinating biography of Jeanne d'Arc, better known as Joan of Arc, the heroine of France. Said to have been guided by Divine providence, she led the French army to victory during the Hundred Years' War, only to be burned at the stake when she was only nineteen years old.
Holland
Holland
Grattan, Thomas Colley
¥19.52
A fantastic look at the long history of the Netherlands.
Old Indian Days
Old Indian Days
Eastman, Charles Alexander
¥19.52
Fifteen classic Native American tales by Native American writer, physician, and reformer Charles Alexander Eastman.
Majesty
Majesty
Couperus, Louis
¥19.52
Dutch writer Louis Couperus's classic novel about royalty threatened with anarchism.
Life of Marie Antionette, Queen of France
Life of Marie Antionette, Queen of France
Yonge, Charles Duke
¥19.52
A comprehensive look at the life of Marie Antoinette. Wife to King Louis XVI, she was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. Her life has become a symbol of the rich continuing their ostentatious lifestyle even while their country lives in squalor around them.
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil
Trollope, Anthony
¥19.52
Anthony Trollope's classic tale of frontier rivalry in the wilds of the Australian bush.
Nightmare Tales
Nightmare Tales
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna
¥19.52
A collection of 9 spooky tales from Ukrainian author and co-founder of the Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History
On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History
Carlyle, Thomas
¥19.52
Thomas Carlyle's fascinating work looks at the concept of the Hero by comparing a wide range of different types of heroic figures, including Odin, Shakespeare, Cromwell and the Prophet Mohammed.
Master of Ballantrae
Master of Ballantrae
Stevenson, Robert Louis
¥19.52
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic historical adventure novel 'The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale' has been enjoyed around the world for over 120 years. The story follows two Scottish noblemen brothers whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.
French Mediaeval Romances
French Mediaeval Romances
de France, Marie
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of romantic tales translated from the original 12th century Anglo-Norman, originally known as the Lais of Marie de France.
It Might Have Been
It Might Have Been
Holt, Emily Sarah
¥19.52
Remember, remember the fifth of November,the gunpowder treason and plot.I see no reason why the gunpowder treasonshould ever be forgot.A fantastic fictionalisation of the famous gunpowder plot, where Guy Fawkes and his band of conspirators hatched a daring plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
Man Abroad
Man Abroad
Anonymous
¥19.52
A fantastic classic science fiction tale from an anonymous late-19th century author. In a far-flung future, humanity has colonised the solar system. The story is set against a background of interplanetary war, with mighty electric spaceships riding the inter-system electric currents to battle in epic space warfare.
Story of Electricity
Story of Electricity
Munro, John
¥19.52
A fascinating early 20th Century look at the science of electricity, including some of the interesting and sometimes bizarre uses that early inventors found for the electrical force, such as Edison's electromagnetic pen (a very early form of photocopier), an instrument that could detect the level of starlight, and even (don't try this one at home kids!) a method for electro-plating lizards!
Vicar of Wakefield
Vicar of Wakefield
Goldsmith, Oliver
¥19.52
Irish author Oliver Goldsmith's famous 18th century novel was one of the most widely read of the Victorian era, earning it mentions in novels by authors such as Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Mary Shelley and Charles Dickens.
Our Soldiers
Our Soldiers
Kingston, William Henry Giles
¥19.52
A fascinating look at British battles during the Victorian era by boys' literature writer William Henry Giles Kingston.
Our Sailors
Our Sailors
Kingston, William Henry Giles
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set in the British Royal Navy in the Victorian era. Written by the master of boys' adventure tales William Henry Giles Kingston.