Put on your captain&s hat & navigate the 3D pirate ship using sand timers in this unique real-time cooperative game As a member of an adventurous pirate crew your goal is to be crowned Admiral of the Black the most feared pirate ship in the Caribbean To earn this title you must complete dangerous scenarios in the shortest possible time frame The most innovative element of the game is that the player uses their own 30-second sand timer as a character to be placed on the ship to perform actions Each time a player places their own sand timer they have to wait for the sand to run out to be able to perform the action needed Each hole in the ship represents an area where you can perform a specific action turning the ship loading cannons shooting enemy ships repairing damage & so forth A Tale of Pirates (previously announced as Admiral of the Black) has ten different scenarios ranging from ordinary pirating activities like looking & shooting to kraken-hunting prison breaks treasure hunts & much more An app for any smartphone or tablet will lead the players along the missions assist with scenario data random events multiple paths upgrades & gamestate-saving for later sessions It also serves as a timer for the individual round as the typical scenario lasts 2-3 rounds each five minutes long The players have to react to events & maneuver the ship to fight enemy gunboats catch rich merchant vessels & avoid other obstacles They must communicate to agree & organize things to do but they have to be quick because time is always ticking A Tale of Pirates is swift playing with simple rules but it&s exciting & involving with great interactions among players Unlike some other real time coop games the stress is present but not dominating The thirty-second delays in addition to the intermittent rounds always allow you to catch your breath!2–4 Players 30 Min Playing Time Age 8 ...

We are a nation that loves its ancient woods & trees We prize our sturdy oaks craggy pines bluebells & primroses badgers & dormice We value the history & heritage of places that have been woodland since before the Norman Conquest But only a generation ago we were all set to wipe them out It was said that in the space of just 30 years nearly half of our ancient woods were destroyed How & why did this happen? & who prevented them all being lost? A Tale of Trees features the voices of those who cut down the woods & those who saved what was left It is a story full of tragedy & heroism ingenuity & blindness & it will inspire the reader to go out & explore more ancient woods & delight in our natural treasures ...

Against the backdrop of growing discontent in Paris Doctor Manette is released from the Bastille after eighteen years of unjust imprisonment & begins a new life in England with his devoted daughter Lucie There the gifted but dissolute lawyer Sydney Carton & the exiled French nobleman Charles Darnay find their lives increasingly intertwined with those of the Manettes Yet soon both men are drawn ineluctably from the peaceful English capital to the horror & bloodshed of the Paris Terror & the looming threat of the guillotine Representing a departure from the social satire of most of his other novels & deemed by Dickens himself to be "the best story I have written" A Tale of Two Cities is a powerful historical novel about the repercussions of epochal events on the personal lives of people on both sides of the Channel ...

This brilliantly coloured tale of the French Revolution is an historical romance set in Paris & London Famous for the character of Sidney Carton who sacrifices himself upon the guillotine& it is a far far better thing I do than I have ever done &- the novel is also a powerful study of crowd psychology & the dark emotions aroused by the Revolution illuminated by Dickens& lively comedy ...

A Tale of Two Cities a story of revolution revenge & sacrifice is one of Charles Dickens& most exciting novels Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past Dr Manette wrongly imprisoned in the Bastille for eighteen years is finally released & reunited with his daughter Lucie who despite her French ancestry has been brought up in London Lucie falls in love with Charles Darnay who has abandoned both wealth & title in France because of his political convictions When revolution breaks out in Paris Darnay returns to the city to help an old family servant but is soon arrested because of the crimes committed by his relations Lucie aided by young lawyer Sydney Carton follows him across the Channel thus putting all their lives in danger With an afterword by Sam Gilpin Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector&s Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector&s Library are books to love & treasure ...

Based on Charles Dickens’ epic novel this critically acclaimed film version was adapted for the screen by TEB Clarke A tale of great sacrifices being made for the sake of principle Dickens’ original novel is notable for its vivid representation of France during the French Revolution Sidney Carton (Bogarde) a disillusioned heavy drinking London lawyer defends a young French aristocrat Charles Darnay (Paul Guer) when the informant Barsad (Donald Pleasence) accuses him of spying Carton finds himself falling in love with Darnay fiancee Lucie Manette (Tutin) & although he confesses his love to her they agree to keep it secret When Darnay returns to France in the grip of revolutionary terror he is imprisoned by a mob led by Madame Defarge (Rosalie Crutchley) on the orders of his corrupt uncle (Christopher Lee) Hearing Lucie pleas for help Carton seizes the opportunity for action & ultimately redemption ...

It was the best of times it was the worst of times Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison the Bastille Finally reunited the Manettes' fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men the heroic aristocrat Darnay & the dissolute lawyer Carton Their story which encompasses violence revenge love & redemption is grippingly played out against the backdrop of the terrifying brutality of the French Revolution Also in the Vintage Classics Dickens Series A Christmas Carol David Copperfield Great Expectations Hard Times Oliver Twist ...

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) Dickens& greatest historical novel traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution & the Terror Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle&s great work
- The French Revolution The best story I have written& was Dickens& own verdict on A Tale of Two Cities & the reader is unlikely to disagree with this judgement of a story which combines historical fact with the author&s unsurpassed genius for poignant tales of human suffering self-sacrifice & redemption
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Charles Dickens&s A Tale of Two Cities portrays a world on fire split between Paris & London during the brutal & bloody events of the French Revolution This Penguin Classics edition of is edited with an introduction & notes by Richard Maxwell & It was the best of times it was the worst of times& After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released & reunited with his daughter in England There two very different men Charles Darnay an exiled French aristocrat & Sydney Carton a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette From the tranquil lanes of London they are all drawn against their will to the vengeful bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror & soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine This edition uses the text as it appeared in its first serial publication in 1859 to convey the full scope of Dickens&s vision &

Includes:: the original illustrations by HK Browne (& Phiz&) Richard Maxwell&s introduction discusses the intricate interweaving of epic drama with personal tragedy Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012 His most famous books including Oliver Twist Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield & The Pickwick Papers have been adapted for stage & screen & read by millions If you enjoyed A Tale of Two Cities you might like Dickens&s The Old Curiosity Shop also available in Penguin Classics

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