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When a peculiar advertisement appears in the newspaper for children to take part in a secret mission children everywhere sit a series of mysterious tests In the end just four children succeed Reynie Kate Sticky & Constance They have three things in common they are all honest all remarkably talented & all orphans They must go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened where the only rule is that there are no rules There they must work as a team to save not only themselves but also the world outside the walls ...
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Reynie Kate Sticky & Constance are back
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It is Friday 13 August of the year 1886 very early in the morning The lanes of Soho are depraved the air as heavy as the mind of the people & no one forebodes what terrifying things happened in this night The murder of a wealthy citizen with an irreproachable reputation raises a lot of riddles Was he really murdered here
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Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included It is Friday 13 August of the year 1886 very early in the morning The lanes of Soho are depraved the air as heavy as the mind of the people & no one forebodes what terrifying things happened in this night The murder of a wealthy citizen with an irreproachable reputation raises a lot of riddles Was he really murdered here
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When the mysterious & eccentric Miss Charlotte arrives in the village of Saint-Anatole to take over the tiny library the locals are surprised to find out that she does things differently Wearing a long blue dress & a giant hat she takes her books out for a walk in a wheelbarrow & shows the children that reading can be fun & useful Sometimes she is so caught up in the magic of the stories she shares with her audience that she forgets all sense of reality
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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 Double bill of classic British comedies The Mysterious Mr Davis Julian Roscoe is in dire financial straits with debts coming out of his ears & creditors on his tail He invents a business partner & soon finds himself juggling high finance & dodging crooks Featuring comedy legend & star of Scrooge (1951) Alastair Sim The Lad A cheeky ex-convict is mistaken for a private detective by a wealthy family who try to pay him not to dig up the dirt on them Instead of taking the money & scarpering he decides it&s time to turn over a new leaf Actors Henry Kendall Kathleen Kelly Morris Harvey Alastair Sim Gordon Harker Directors Claude Autant-Lara Henry Edwards Language English Number of discs 1 ...
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A mysterious stranger appears at a New Year's Eve party becoming the enigmatic sleuthing sidekick to the snobbish Mr Satterthwaite So far it had been a typical New Year's Eve house party But Mr Satterthwaite
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' In ancient times cats were worshipped a gods; they have not forgotten this' Terry Pratchett Herbie Brennan is a New York Times bestselling author on the occult who has sold over ten million books world-wide
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The Mysterious Island By Jules Verne (Paperback, 2010)

With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Translation by WHG KingstonJules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon Blown across the world they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island's bountiful resources eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature
The book is also an intriguing mystery story for the island has a secret
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With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Translation by WHG Kingston Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world & provided means to escape from it The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon Blown across the world they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe the men apply their scientific knowledge & technical skill to exploit the island's bountiful resources eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature The book is also an intriguing mystery story for the island has a secret

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