Mr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging & his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters Faced with the threat of bankruptcy he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground & killing himself Unexpected events however conspire at the last moment to lead the bewildered Mr Polly to a bright new future
- after he saves a life fakes his death & escapes to a life of heroism hope & ultimate happiness
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play John Mills stars as Alfred Polly recently sacked from his job he inherits money from his father thus enabling him to take a bike tour of the country He falls in love but it all goes wrong so Alfred ends up marrying his cousin Miriam They set up a draper&s shop in a small town Miriam sours they face bankruptcy & boredom & Mr Polly comes to hate his life In utter despair he decides to commit suicide but even this goes wrong & he is forced to take to the road again ...

From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world 448 pages 27 maps & plans & 6 genealogical tables Grant Michael ...

In addition to Valerie Warrior's crisp fluent translation of the first five books of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita this edition features a general introduction to Livy & his work extensive foot-of-the-page notes offering essential contextual information & a chronology of events Three appendices--on the genealogies of the most prominent political figures in the early Republic Livy's relationship with Augustus & Livy's treatment of religion--offer additional insight into the author & the early history of Rome ...

Celebrating over 20 years as SEGA official mascot THE HISTORY OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is the ultimate guide to SEGA spiky blue speedster! This hefty 300-page volume covers in detail two decades of 2D & 3D Sonic games plus spinoffs & crossovers You also find character profiles promotional artwork rare concept art & a detailed look at the origins of the Blur A must-have for any true Sonic fan! ...

Eusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years Bishop Eusebius a learned scholar who lived most of his life in Caesarea in Palestine broke new ground in writing the History & provided a model for all later ecclesiastical historians In tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century & ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine his aim was to show the purity & continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity & its struggle against persecutors & heretics ...

' In the year of grace 1066 the Lord the ruler brought to fulfilment what He had long planned for the English people He delivered them up to be destroyed by the violent & cunning Norman race' Henry of Huntingdon's narrative covers one of the most exciting & bloody periods in English history the Norman Conquest & its aftermath He tells of the decline of the Old English kingdom the victory of the Normans at the Battle of Hastings & the establishment of Norman rule His accounts pf the kings who reigned during his lifetime
- William II Henry I & Stephen
- contain unique descriptions of people & events Henry tells how promiscuity greed treachery & cruelty produced a series of disasters rebellions & wars Interwoven with memorable & vivid battle-scenes are anecdotes of court life the death & murder of nobles & the first written record of Cnut & the waves & the death of Henry I from a surfeit of lampreys Diana Greenway's translation of her definitive Latin text has been revised for this edition 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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The River Thames has been integral to the prosperity of London since Roman times Explorers sailed away on voyages of discovery to distant lands Colonies were established & a great empire grew Funding their ships & cargoes helped make the City of London into the world's leading financial centre In the 19th century a vast network of docks was created for ever-larger ships behind high prison-like walls that kept them secret from all those who did not toil within Sail made way for steam as goods were dispatched to every corner of the world In the 19th century London was the world's greatest port city In the Second World War the Port of London became Hitler's prime target It paid a heavy price but soon recovered Yet by the end of the 20th century the docks had been transformed into Docklands a new financial centre The History of the Port of London A Vast Emporium of Nations is the fascinating story of the rise & fall & revival of the commercial river The only book to tell the whole story & bring it right up to date it charts the foundation growth & evolution of the port & explains why for centuries it has been so important to Britain's prosperity This book will appeal to those interested in London's history maritime & industrial heritage the Docklands & East End of London & the River Thames ...

What happens when the facts of history are replaced by the mysteries of love? When Raimundo Silva a lowly proofreader for a Lisbon publishing house inserts a negative into a sentence of a historical text he alters the whole course of the 1147 Siege of Lisbon 320 pages Saramago Jose ...

History is a rich varied & fascinating subject so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book until now Author Emma Marriott pulls it all together from the world's earliest civilizations to the founding of the United Nations in 1945 passing by the likes of Charlemagne the Ottoman Empire & the Crimean War to name a few 192 pages Marriott Emma ...