Though an Englishman by birth he reacted violently against the political order of eighteenth-century England & in favour of radical reform RIGHTS OF MAN & COMMON SENSE are the two short books in which he elaborates his political & social theories in vivid simple prose which can still be read with pleasure & excitement today 360 pages Paine Thomas ...

Humane humorous & deeply felt this is a unique book about reading The Rights of the Reader which has sold over a million copies in France grew from celebrated French writer Daniel Pennac's experiences of teaching in challenging schools Central to the book is his belief that readers have rights to read what how where & when they want &
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- the right NOT to read This fresh new translation combines the talents of award-winning translator Sarah Adams & renowned artist Quentin Blake who illustrates & introduces the work

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In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner one of the best-known & best-loved poems in the English language a grizzled old sailor stops a man on his way to a wedding & tells a terrifying story He speaks of how he doomed the crew of his ship by shooting dead an albatross awakened the wrath of ocean spirits met Death himself & must now walk the earth for ever & share his tragic tale of sin guilt &
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- redemption This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's longest major poem features illustrations by Gustave Dore the most remarkable wood engraver of the nineteenth century & an introduction by writer & journalist Ned Halley 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

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARINA WARNER & ILLUSTRATIONS BY MERVYN PEAKE Coleridge's celebrated poem was written at the suggestion of William Wordsworth in the early days of their friendship & published for the first time in 1798 It is the story of a nightmare voyage to the South Pole told by the sole survivor the bright-eyed ancient mariner whose wanton killing of an albatross a bird of good omen brought misfortune on the ship & all its crew The poem is brilliantly illustrated by Mervyn Peake His powerful arresting images perfectly express the qualities of the text its gothic atmosphere & supernatural terrors ultimately softened by pity & the hope of redemption ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it ...

JACK FLETCHER FACES HIS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE YETAfter a snowstorm forces him to take shelter Jack comes across a village in need of protection from raiding mountain bandits Torn between moving on or helping Jack is persuaded to stay & fight the villagers' cause But Jack is the first & only samurai to do so Now he must enlist other warriors to the villagers' aid before the bandits return to steal their harvest No easy task when the reward is so little & he is a foreigner If only he had his friends to call on Using the Ring of Fire can Jack overpower the bandits & win? ...

The most popular alternate history series of all continues When an inexplicable cosmic disturbance hurls your town from twentieth century West Virginia back to seventeenth century Europe—and into the middle of the Thirty Years War—you&d better be adaptable to survive & the natives of that time period faced with American technology & politics need to be equally adaptable Here’s a generous helping of more stories of Grantville the American town lost in time & its impact on the people & societies of a tumultuous age Edited by Eric Flint & Walt Boyes the editor of the Grantville Gazette magazine from which the best selections are made these are stories that fill in the pieces of the Ring of Fire series begun with Flint’s novel 1632 The setting has become a political economic social & cultural puzzle as supporting characters we meet in the novels get their own lives loves & life-changing stories The future & democracy have arrived with a bang—an historical explosion with a multitude of unforeseen consequences About the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series starting with first novel 1632 With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War & latest Honorverse series entry Cauldron of Ghosts Flint&s latest Ring of Fire novel is 1636 The Ottoman Onslaught Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives near Chicago Illinois ...

Packed with historical action-adventure the eighth & final book in Chris Bradford's blockbuster Young Samurai series reaches a thrilling conclusion The Shogun has deemed that any Christian or foreigner now discovered outside the bounds of an official trading port will be instantly put to death For Jack Nagasaki is within reach but the Shogun's samurai are closing in with the help of Jack's old school rival Kazuki who has a score to settle Will Jack make it to the city alive? Will he keep hold of the precious rutter? Can he find a ship bound for England or will he be burned at the stake? wwwyoungsamuraicom 'A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one & keeps them there until the end'
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Fans of the Bartimaeus sequence will devour this book
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' The ideal interpreter of the Ring a fascinating & valuable study absorbing & convincing' Sunday Times The Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times Roger Scruton's brilliant & passionate exploration of the drama music symbolism & philosophy of Wagner's masterpiece
- with its themes of love death sacrifice & freedom
- shows how ultimately it expresses the truth about the human condition ' Highly original & penetrating tremendous' Tim Blanning Literary Review'A rich historical account After reading this book only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagner's masterpiece' Economist'A brilliant gallop through the master's religious musical & philosophical contexts' Sue Prideaux Spectator' Scruton is one of the finest philosopher-musicians since Schopenhauer' Jonathan Gaisman Standpoint

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