With a foreword by Iain Sinclair London is an ancient city whose foundation dates back literally thousands of years into the legendary prehistory of these islands Not surprisingly it has accumulated a large number of stories both historic & mythical during this period many of which though faithfully recorded at the time have lain almost forgotten in dusty libraries throughout the city The Secret Lore of London is a guide to the legends including a discussion of their importance as part of the oral tradition of Britain combining Prehistoric Celtic Arthurian Roman Saxon & Norman levels
- each of which has contributed to the many-layered life of the city The first part contains a unique selection of essays (some printed here for the first time) by experts in their fields each of whom possesses a unique interest in the legends of these islands & who have written widely on associated themes The second part of the book will consist of a Gazetteer of the sites mentioned which are still in existence together with various other sites of associated interest compiled by the Editor the contributors & members of the London Earth Mysteries Group This part will be fully updated & extended to include many more sites The result is a wide ranging & wholly fascinating book with wide sales application possible A series of appendixes will include William Stukley's extraordinary document The Brill which relates to the ancient prehistoric sites around the area of present day St Pancras & excerpts from some of the best known 19th & early 20th century works on Legendary London by Lewis Spence & Harold Bayley Contributors to the book are Nigel Pennick John Matthews Caroline Wise Caitlin Matthews Carol Clancy RJ Stewart Bernard Nesfield-Cookson Gareth Knight Robert Stephenson Geraldine Beskin Chesca Potter William Stukeley Lewis Spence Harold Bayley Alan V Insole Ross Nichols
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The fifth book in the exciting Little Legends series The Secret Mountain by Tom Percival sees the fairy tale friends on a thrilling adventure to the mysterious mountain home of the trolls Everyone in Tale Town knows that trolls mean trouble & the Mayor & his guards have captured a fearsome troll spy But when Jack Red & Anansi see the prisoner they find out the so-called spy is just a lost troll child With the help of all their friends the Little Legends decide to rescue the young troll & take it back to its secret mountain home But what they find out when they get to Troll Mountain changes everything they've ever known! Little Legends is a brilliant highly illustrated series featuring all the fairy-tale characters you know & love having br&-new adventures! ...

Morse sought to hide his disappointment So many people in the Haworth Hotel that fateful evening had been wearing some sort of disguise
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Erin loves to lie on the jetty looking for the weirdest fish in the seathe weirder the better! & she knows the best ones must be further out where her mum won't let her go Out there in the deepest sea lies the Black Rock a huge dark & spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it! Can Erin uncover the truth behind this mysterious legend? Joe Todd-Stanton s first picture book Arthur & the Golden Rope was published by Flying Eye Books in 2016 ...

A young drifter finds more than he bargained for when he agrees to deliver a parcel to an English country house Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the centrepiece of a murderous international conspiracy Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia The combined forces of Scotland Yard & the French Surete can do no better than go in circles
- until the final murder at Chimneys the great country estate that yields up an amazing secret
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It states in the Teachers' Standards that all teachers must 'demonstrate an understanding of & take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy articulacy & the correct use of standard English whatever the teacher's specialist subject' In The Secret of Literacy David Didau inspires teachers to embrace the challenge of improving students' life chances through improving their literacy Topics include Why is literacy important? Oracy
- improving classroom talk How should we teach reading? How to get students to value writing How written feedback & marking can support literacy
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play From the producers of The Orphanage Pan's Labyrinth & A Monster Calls comes this thrilling story of a young family trying to survive after their mother's death Hiding from the world in their crumbling house & with no other place to go they find a threatening presence is with them & has begun to haunt their sanctuary Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Based on the classic children&s novel " The Little White Horse" The story follows the exploits of thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) whose sole inheritance from her father is a book This is no ordinary tome however in Maria&s hands its ancient story comes alive The book chronicles an age-old rivalry between the Merryweather & De Noir families over a set of magical pearls & as Maria delves into the mysterious tale she finds herself fantastically entangled in the bitter feud Left penniless by her father&s death Maria has no choice but to leave the city & live with her taciturn uncle Sir Benjamin Merryweather at his isolated country estate in Moonacre Valley On her way to her new home with her caretaker Miss Heliotrope Maria&s carriage is attacked by Robin the De Noir family&s teenaged son Although she is unharmed the incident gives Maria a frightening taste of the animosity between the two clans Having spent the night at her tower Maria has been surrounded by magic the stars on the ceiling of her room falls one by one She also noticed that the house seemed falling apart She qestions her uncle but she was reprimanded not to enter the forest When Maria arrives at the Merryweather property her uncle spies the unusual book in her possession & immediately confiscates it With the help of the estate&s resourceful chef however Maria relocates the book & continues reading finally discovering the weight of her responsibility she has been anointed the last Moon Princess of the valley It is up to her to find the magic pearls before the next full moon & end the conflict between the two families Actors Ioan Gruffudd Dakota Blue Richards Tim Curry Natascha Mc Elhone Juliet Stevenson & Augustus Prew Director Gabor Csupo Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English Region 0 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When 13 year old Maria Merryweather&s father dies leaving her orphaned & homeless she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go & live with Sir Benjamin an eccentric uncle she didn&t know she had at the mysterious Moonacre Manor Soon Maria finds herself in a crumbling moonlit world torn apart by the hatred of an ancient feud with the dark & sinister De Noir family Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess & guided by an unlikely mix of allies she must overcome her family&s pride in order to unearth the secrets of the past before the 5000th moon rises & Moonacre disappears into the sea forever ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Michael J Fox stars in this comedy drama Brantley Foster (Fox) comes to the big city from Kansas to work in the post room of his uncle&s multi-million dollar corporation He uses his ingenuity to propel himself up the corporate ladder & pick up on a number of corporate secrets On his dramatic climb through the ranks he falls in love with a fellow executive (Helen Slater) who is having an affair with the boss Meanwhile the boss&s wife has taken a bit of a shine to young Brantley ...