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Nemesis Now are the masters of gothic fantasy art & modelling They've worked with the world's leading fantasy artists & designers to produce premium quality collectables & traditional giftware for over 15 years You'll fall in love with their stunning attention to detail & craftsmanship across a huge range of products ...

From jiving away trolls to boogying aside bogglesnots & bopping off beasties there's not a fearsome foe Sir Dancealot can't defeat! But when a fire-breathing dragon arrives at the castle gates demanding a dance-off everyone is worried Could this be one step too far for our hero of the dance floor? A hilarious story of sequinned clothes dragon foes & twinkly toes ...

Sir Dominic Flandry Science Fiction’s James Bond & One of the Genre’s Most Popular Characters The Sixth Volume of the Complete Technic Civilization Saga Captain Dominic Flandry has been knighted for his many services to the Terran Empire—an Empire which is old jaded & corrupt as Flandry well knows & while that “ Sir” before his name may be an added attraction to comely ladies (not that he has ever lacked for the pleasant company of the same) he expects that it will also bring him less welcome attention from envious “colleagues” within the empire What it is not likely to do is make him more of an object of interest to the Merseians whose plots he has repeatedly foiled & who are much too aware of how much simpler their plans to replace the Empire would be if he were the late Sir Dominic Flandry Flandry himself has come to understand that there may be no more point to all his victories than that a few trillion of his fellow creatures may live out their lives before the inevitable coming of the Long Night of galactic barbarism At best he may have postponed its coming & shortened its duration But if that is the most he can achieve so be it—he’ll keep on fighting hoping that the barbarians too will pass followed by a new round of civilization About the Author Poul Anderson was one of the most prolific & popular writers in science fiction He won the Hugo Award seven times & the Nebula Award three times as well as many other awards notably including the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America for a lifetime of distinguished achievement With a degree in physics & a wide knowledge of other fields of science he was noted for building stories on a solid foundation of real science as well as for being one of the most skilled creators of fast-paced adventure stories He was author of over a hundred novels & story collections & several hundred short stories as well as several mysteries & nonfiction books He died in 2001 ...

Nemesis Now are the masters of gothic fantasy art & modelling They&ve worked with the world&s leading fantasy artists & designers to produce premium quality collectables & traditional giftware for over 15 years You&ll fall in love with their stunning attention to detail & craftsmanship across a huge range of products ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Terrence Morgan stars in the classic 1960&s action adventure series
- Sir Francis Drake Drake is a freebooter adventurer expert swordsman & defender of the crown during Britain&s war with Spain during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I a war which he wages from the bridge of his ship The Golden Hind Presented here is the entire series of 26 action-packed episodes of this classic action show This thrilling adventure series will appeal to people who enjoyed Network&s previous releases of The Adventures Of Robin Hood & archive television fans Episodes 1 The Prisoner 2 The Lost Colony Of Virginia 3 Mary Queen Of The Scots 4 Doctor Dee 5 Bold Enterprise 6 The English Dragon 7 Boy Jack 8 The Garrison 9 Visit To Spain 10 The Flame Thrower 11 The Governor&s Revenge 12 The Slaves Of Spain 13 The Doughty Plot 14 King Of America 15 The Irish Pirate 16 Beggars Of The Sea 17 Drake On Trial 18 The Bridge 19 Johnnie Factotum 20 Mission To Paris 21 The Reluctant Duchess 22 The Gypsies 23 Court Intrigue 24 Gentlemen Of Spain 25 The Fountain Of Youth 26 Escape Actors Michael Crawford Roger Delgado Jean Kent Patrick Mc Loughlin Terence Morgan & Alex Soctt Director Terry Bishop & Harry Booth Certificate PGYear 1961 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English Duration 10 hours & 50 minutes (approx)
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' The finest translation in & for our time' (Kevin Crossley-Holland) Sir Gawain & The Green Knight with its intricate plot of enchantment & betrayal is probably the most skilfully told story in the whole of the English Arthurian cycle Originating from the north-west midlands of England it is based on two separate & very ancient Celtic motifs of the Beheading & the Exchange of Winnings brought together by the anonymous 14th century poet His telling comprehends a great variety of moods & modes
- from the stark realism of the hunt-scenes to the delicious & dangerous bedroom encounters between Lady Bercilak & Gawain from moments of pure lyric beauty when he evokes the English countryside in all its seasons to authorial asides that are full of irony & puckish humour This new verse translation uses a modern alliterative pattern which subtly echoes the music of the original at the same time as it strives for fidelity ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more
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Preserved on a single surviving manuscript dating from around 1400 composed by an anonymous master Sir Gawain & the Green Knight was rediscovered only 200 years ago & published for the first time in 1839 One of the earliest great stories of English literature after Beowulf the poem narrates the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse who rudely interrupts the Round Table festivities one Yuletide casting a pall of unease over the company & challenging one of their number to a wager The virtuous Gawain accepts & decapitates the intruder with his own axe Gushing blood the knight reclaims his head orders Gawain to seek him out a year hence & departs Next Yuletide Gawain dutifully sets forth His quest for the Green Knight involves a winter journey a seduction scene in a dream-like castle a dire challenge answered
- & a drama of enigmatic reward disguised as psychic undoing
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