Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. Crome's hosts, the world-weary Henry Wimbush & his exotic wife Priscilla are joined by a party of colourful guests whose intrigues & opinions ensure Denis's stay is a memorable one. In the course of the weekend Henry tells his guests fantastical stories from the history of the house, Mr Barbecue-Smith invents inspirational aphorisms conceived in trances, Mary dispense with her virginity on the roof, the local vicar prophesies the Apocalypse, the annual Crome Fair takes place & Denis tries to capture it all in poetry & has his heart broken. First published in 1921, Crome Yellow was Aldous Huxley's much-acclaimed debut novel. With the evident relish of the true satirist, he mocked the fads, foibles & spirit of his time with an unsurpassed wit & brilliance. ...

A boy has been crucified in Galway city.

People are shocked; the broadsheets debate how the brutal death reflects the state

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cross /krôs/ n., v., & adj.

1 an ancient instrument of torture
2 in a very bad


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A boy has been crucified in Galway city.

People are shocked; the broadsheets debate how the brutal death reflects the state

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No one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France; from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming 'navvies' labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme.

Clever, wise, reflective & imaginative, these stories are permeated with understanding of what it has meant for generations from these islands to cross the Channel.

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No one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France; from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming 'navvies' labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme.

Clever, wise, reflective & imaginative, these stories are permeated with understanding of what it has meant for generations from these islands to cross the Channel.

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When Detective Alex Cross is called to investigate a massacre-style murder scene, he is shocked to find that one of the victims is an old friend. Angry, grieving, & more determined than ever, Cross begins the hunt for the perpetrators of this vicious crime. He is drawn into a dangerous underworld right in the heart of Washington DC that leads him on a life-threatening journey to the Niger Delta, where heroin dealing, slave trading & corruption are rife.

At the centre of this terrifying world, Cross finds the Tiger

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When Detective Alex Cross is called to investigate a massacre-style murder scene, he is shocked to find that one of the victims is an old friend. Angry, grieving, & more determined than ever, Cross begins the hunt for the perpetrators of this vicious crime. He is drawn into a dangerous underworld right in the heart of Washington DC that leads him on a life-threatening journey to the Niger Delta, where heroin dealing, slave trading & corruption are rife.

At the centre of this terrifying world, Cross finds the Tiger

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