During his life Geoffrey Chaucer (bornc 1340) was courtier diplomat revenue collector administrator negotiatoroverseer of building projects landowner & knight of the shire He was servant retainer husband friend andfather but is now mainly known as a poet & the father of Englishliterature' a postion to which he was raised by other writers in thegeneration after his death It was Boccaccio's Decameron which inspired Chaucer in the 1390s to begin work on The Canterbury Tales which was still unfinished at his death in October 1400 It tells the story of a group of 30 pilgrims who meet at the Tabard Inn in Southwark on the south bank of the Thames opposite the city of London andtravel together to visit the then famous shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury cathedral The tavern hostwho accompanies them suggests that they amuse one another along the way bytelling stories with the best storyteller awarded a meal in the tavern (paidfor by all the others) on their return The stories told by the pilgrims range from bawdy comedies throughsaints' lives & moral tracts to courtly romances always delivered with agenerous helping of Chaucer's own sly wit & ironic humour Although basinghis characters on the stereotypes of estates satire' Chaucer succeeds in hisaim of producing an overview of his times & their culture for posterity inthe manner of Italian proto-Renaissance writers This transcription & edition is takenfrom British Library MS Harley 7334 produced within ten years of Chaucer'sdeath The on-page notes & glosses aimto enable readers with little or no previous experience of medieva ...

This is the classic novel brought to life in full colour! Wilde's clever parody provides an entertaining twist on the traditional gothic horror story A materialistic American family moves into the English mansion of Canterville Chase much to the annoyance of the resident ghost! This brilliant & often overlooked story is a wonderful commentary on how Wilde saw 'free' America challenging 'traditional' England
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Every little boy dreams about putting on a cape & soaring up up & away but what if one day that dream were to come true? Eric was like every other eight-year-old boy until a tragic accident changed his life forever The Cape explores the dark side of power as the adult Eric
- a confused & broken man
- takes to the skies & sets out to exact a terrible vengeance on everyone who ever disappointed him! Based on the short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill The Cape Deluxe Edition brings both dark powerful comic book series together into one oversized volume

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Every little boy dreams about putting on a cape & soaring up up & away but what if one day that dream were to come true? Eric was like every other eight-year-old boy until a tragic accident changed his life forever THE CAPE explores the dark side of power as the adult Eric
- a confused & broken man
- takes to the skies & sets out to exact a terrible vengeance on everyone who ever disappointed him This critically acclaimed Eisner-Award nominated story written by Jason Ciaramella based on the short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill with art by Zach Howard & Nelson Daniel will linger with you long after you turn the last page & force you to ask yourself the question " What if?" For readers who enjoyed Locke & Key Vol 4 Keys to the Kingdom (9781600108860) Locke & Key Vol 3 Crown of Shadows (9781600106958) Locke & Key Vol 2 Head Games (9781600104831) Locke & Key Vol 1 Welcome to Lovecraft (9781600102370) Heart-Shaped Box (9780061147937) Horns (9780061147951) & 20th Century Ghosts (9780061147982)

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Remake of the 1953 film ' Pickup On South Street' which tells of a pickpocket who steals a girl's wallet & finds himself involved in espionage ...

It's 1969 & the war in Vietnam rages on Captain Chase a Medevac helicopter pilot for the US Army is shot down over enemy territory He & his crew are in a fight for their lives as they play a deadly game of cat & mouse with the Vietcong But machine guns & grenades aren't the only frightening things hiding in the jungle Find out what happens in this origin prequel to the Eisner Award-nominated hit The Cape with story by Joe Hill & Jason Ciaramella & art & colors by Nelson Daniel ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Officer Vince Faraday (David Lyons) was a good cop trying to clean up a corrupt city Framed for murder & left for dead he suddenly found himself separated from his family & forced into hiding Now inspired by his son’s favourite comic book hero he’s taking the law into his own hands & playing a deadly game of chess with the powerful kingpin who framed him With the hope of one day reuniting with his family The Cape is sending a loud message to all criminalsrun ...

Imagine that you are one of the crew in your favorite &115;cience fiction TV &115;how Now imagine that in the la&115;t 10 minute&115; of the &115;how thing&115; have gone &115;o badly that the captain i&115; dead & you & the &115;urviving member&115; of your crew have to pull together & &115;ave the day your&115;elve&115;! The Captain I&115; Dead i&115; a co-op game for 2 to 7 player&115; All you have to do i&115; get the &115;hip'&115; engine&115; (aka Jump Core) back online & you win but becau&115;e there i&115; a ho&115;tile alien &115;hip trying to de&115;troy you that i&115; ea&115;ier &115;aid than done You have an impre&115;&115;ive &115;tar &115;hip full of u&115;eful &115;y&115;tem&115; that will help you fend off the alien&115; & get the Jump Core back online Each &115;y&115;tem give&115; you an advantage while it remain&115; online The a&115;&115;ault from the ho&115;tile alien &115;hip tend&115; to keep knocking tho&115;e &115;y&115;tem&115; offline however &83;o you need to balance your time between keeping the &115;hip&115; &115;y&115;tem'&115; online fending off the alien threat & completing your objective Each member of your crew ha&115; &115;pecial abilitie&115; & &115;kill&115; You need to work a&115; a group to maximize the potential of each role If &115;omeone trie&115; to be a hero you'll all die Player&115; 1-7 Playing time 90 min&115; Age&115; 12 ...

Lockdown is a new standalone episode in the ongoing saga that started with The Captain Is Dead This time our intrepid crew find themselves prisoners on their own ship Hostile aliens have taken control & the crew must work together & remain hidden while attempting to regain control of the ship You don&t need The Captain Is Dead base game to play Lockdown which is a 1-7 player co-op game Lockdown first appeared as " Episode 3" of the game when released by The Game Crafter while Alderac Entertainment Group will release this expansion as " Episode 2" 1–7 Players 90–120 Min Playing Time Age 12 ...

A book length collaboration between two underground legends Charles Bukowski & Robert Crumb Bukowski's last journals candidly & humorously reveal the events in the writer's life as death draws inexorably nearer thereby illuminating our own lives & natures & to give new meaning to what was once only familiar Crumb has illustrated the text with 12 full-page drawings & a portrait of Bukowski ...