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Black Beauty
Black Beauty
Sewell, Anna
¥19.52
Written by Anna Sewell in the last years of her life in 1877, this was her only novel but is one of the best selling children's books of all time.The story is narrated in the first person as an autobiographical memoir of a horse named Black Beauty, starting with his days as a colt on an English farm, to his hard life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the countryside. Throughout his life he suffers many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and kindness. Every chapter is a story of an incident in Black Beauty's life usually containing a lesson or moral.
Book of Tea
Book of Tea
Okakura, Kakuzo
¥19.52
Book of Tea
Children of the Ghetto
Children of the Ghetto
Zangwill, Israel
¥19.52
A fascinating look into the world of the late-19th century Jewish immigrant community in Britain.
Crime
Crime
Darrow, Clarence
¥19.52
A wonderfully comprehensive look at the subject of crime, written by American lawyer Clarence Darrow. Looks at everything from the reasons people commit crimes, to the effects and ethics of punishment, to the role of the police, to the criminal mindset and underworld, to the concept of war crimes, and much more besides.
Deeds that Won the Empire
Deeds that Won the Empire
Fitchett, William Henry
¥19.52
A fascinating look at some of the most famous and important battles in the history of the British Empire.
English Fairy Tales
English Fairy Tales
Jacobs, Joseph
¥19.52
Forty-three traditional English fairytales collected by famed folklorist Joseph Jacobs. Contains childhood favourites such as Jack and the Beanstalk, the Three Little Pigs and Tom Thumb, as well as some forgotten classics like The Well of the World's End, The Magpie's Nest and Kate Crackernuts.
Fascination of London
Fascination of London
Besant, Walter
¥19.52
The Fascination of London' was a series of guide books written by Sir Walter Besant and G. E. Mitton about various different areas of London. This book is about the Strand District, the historical district that used to surround 'The Strand', the road that now runs from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street but historically was far longer.
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.
From Chaucer to Tennyson
From Chaucer to Tennyson
Beers, Henry A.
¥19.52
A fantastic look at the history of English literature from Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century to Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the 19th, taking in 30 authors on the way, including William Shakespeare, John Milton and Alexander Pope.
Mary Stuart
Mary Stuart
Dumas, Alexandre
¥19.52
This text was taken from 'Celebrated Crimes', a series of essays on famous criminals and crimes by the author of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and 'The Three Musketeers', Alexandre Dumas. This volume is on Mary Stuart, better known as Mary Queen of Scots.
Miss Mapp
Miss Mapp
Benson, E. F.
¥19.52
The second 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. Also includes the short story "e;The Male Impersonator"e;.
Abenteurer des Schienenstranges
Abenteurer des Schienenstranges
Jack London
¥8.01
Abenteurer des Schienenstranges
Anno Domini 2071
Anno Domini 2071
Pieter Harting
¥7.93
Anno Domini 2071
Die Welt von Gestern
Die Welt von Gestern
Stefan Zweig
¥7.93
Die Welt von Gestern
Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon
Lucy Maud Montgomery
¥7.93
Emily of New Moon
Gli amori pastorali di Dafni e Cloe
Gli amori pastorali di Dafni e Cloe
Longo Sofista
¥7.93
Gli amori pastorali di Dafni e Cloe
Great Astronomers:  Pierre-Simon Laplace
Great Astronomers: Pierre-Simon Laplace
Robert Stawell Ball
¥7.93
Great Astronomers: Pierre-Simon Laplace
The Lust of Hate
The Lust of Hate
Guy Newell Boothby
¥7.93
The Lust of Hate
Il gatto nero
Il gatto nero
Edgar Allan Poe
¥7.93
Il gatto nero
The Ghost-Extinguisher
The Ghost-Extinguisher
Frank Gelett Burgess
¥7.93
The Ghost-Extinguisher
The Lady, or the Tiger?
The Lady, or the Tiger?
Frank R. Stockton
¥7.93
The Lady, or the Tiger?