The Lost Estate is Robin Buss's translation of Henri Alain-Fournier's poignant study of lost love Le Grand Meaulnes This Penguin Classics edition also contains an introduction by Adam Gopnik When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne everyone is captivated by his good looks daring & charisma But when Meaulnes disappears for several days & returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house
- & his love for the beautiful girl hidden within it Yvonne de Galais
- his life has been changed forever In his restless search for his Lost Estate & the happiness he found there Meaulnes observed by his loyal friend Francois may risk losing everything he ever had Poised between youthful admiration & adult resignation Alain-Fournier's compelling narrator carries the reader through this evocative & unbearably poignant portrayal of desperate friendship & vanished adolescence Robin Buss's translation of Le Grand Meaulnes sensitively & accurately renders Alain-Fournier's poetically charged expressive & deceptively simple style In his introduction New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik discusses the life of Alain-Fournier who was killed in the First World War after writing this his only novel Henri Alban-Fournier (1886-1914) better known by the pseudonym Alain-Fournier was born in La Chapelle d' Angillon the son of a country school-master He was educated at Brest & Paris where he met the original Yvonne who left a lasting impression on his life & work Le Grand Meaulnes was published in 1912 Alan-Fournier joined the army as a Lieutenant in August 1914 & was killed in action on the Meuse less than a month later Les Miracles a volume of poems & essays appeared posthumously in 1924 If you liked Le Grand Meaulnes you might enjoy Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education also available in Penguin Classics'I read it for the first time when I was seventeen & loved every page I find its depiction of a golden time & place just as poignant now as I did then' Nick Hornby

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Legendary explorer Percy Fawcett marched deep into the Amazon in search of El Dorado He was never seen again Your team has gone in search of him but now you hope to escape the jungle with the greatest treasure of all--your life Make the best of your food your ammunition & your health as you plunge deep into the jungle Choose your path carefully to ensure you&re ready for the pitfalls which may occur Play solo or co-operatively to survive the expedition or play in teams to see which group can escape the jungle first From award-winning designer Peer Sylvester & acclaimed artist Garen Ewing The Lost Expedition is a game of hard choices on the road to El Dorado Number of players 1-5 Ages 14 Playing Time 30-50 minutes Components 6 Character cards 9 Jungle cards 56 Adventure cards 2 Reference cards 2 Playing pieces 24 Health tokens 24 Food tokens 12 Ammo tokens 2 Expedition leader tokens ...

Explorers have been returning from the Amazon with extraordinary tales – conquistadors withered with age marching through the rainforest unidentified beasts stalking expeditions & an ominous mountain that is said to be more perilous than the jungle itself! Only the most reckless adventurers would ignore these warnings but even they might find that they need some help The Fountain of Youth & Other Adventures contains four new expansions for The Lost Expedition which can be added separately or combined to provide a host of new challenges for your intrepid explorers Number of Players 1-5 Ages 14 Playing Time 30-50 minutes Components 4 Character cards 18 Adventure cards 10 Expedition cards ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In a world of jungles deserts & primeval wetlands that have obliterated civilization the post-apocalyptic survivors are fighting to survive When one of the last settlements gets attacked by genetically mutating beasts & a mysterious disease spreads a group of warriors set out to find other humans in a desperate attempt to save the human race ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The gardens of Heligan in Cornwall were a thriving paradise until the First World War killed most of the gardening staff & the grounds fell into decay The 1990s saw archaeologist Tim Smith set about restoring them to their former glory his efforts described by The Times as &the garden restoration of the century& This video based on the Channel Four series charts the development of the garden over a 12 month cycle Certificate Exempt from Classification Languages English Duration 1 hour & 30 minutes (approx) ...

What would happen if we lost the happy endings to stories
- imagine the tears at bedtime! A fantastic & magical tale about what
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The Number one bestselling title in this new spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan OLD ENEMIES AWAKEN AS CAMP HALF-BLOOD'S NEW ARRIVALS PREPARE FOR WAR When Jason Piper & Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood they have no idea what to expect Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods
- despite the monsters roaming the woods & demigods practising archery with flaming arrows & explosives But rumours of a terrible curse
- & a missing hero
- are flying around camp It seems Jason Piper & Leo are the chosen ones to embark on a terrifying new quest which they must complete by the winter solstice In just four days time Can the trio succeed on this deadly mission
- & what must they sacrifice in order to survive?



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OLD ENEMIES AWAKEN AS CAMP HALF-BLOOD'S NEW ARRIVALS PREPARE FOR WAR When Jason Piper & Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood they have no idea what to expect Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods
- despite the monsters roaming the woods & demigods practising archery with flaming arrows & explosives But rumours of a terrible curse
- & a missing hero
- are flying around camp It seems Jason Piper & Leo are the chosen ones to embark on a terrifying new quest which they must complete by the winter solstice In just four days time Can the trio succeed on this deadly mission
- & what must they sacrifice in order to survive?



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FROM THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATUREKatharina Blum is pretty bright hard-working & at the centre of a big city scandal when she falls in love with a young radical on the run from the police Portrayed by the city's leading newspaper as a whore a communist & an atheist she becomes the target of anonymous phone calls & sexual threats Blum's life is systematically undone by the distortions of a corrupt press concerned only with presenting the most salacious story This is a chilling & unforgettable novel from a Nobel Prize-winning writer ...

One day when she hears a knocking at her window & sees the face of a horse peering through the glass Lyra is whisked off on an unexpected adventure This inspiring picture book is a celebration of friendship & reminds us all that the power of dreaming means we'll never be alone for long! 32 pages Colour illustrations throughout Nicholas Mark ...