With an Introduction & Notes by Claire Seymour University of Kent at Canterbury The Return of the Native is widely recognised as the most representative of Hardy's Wessex novels He evokes the dismal presence & menacing beauty of Egdon Heath
- reaching out to touch the lives & fate of all who dwell on it The central figure is Clym Yeobright the returning native' & the story tells of his love for the beautiful but capricious Eustacia Vye As the narrative unfolds & character after character is driven to self-destruction the presence of the Heath becomes all-embracing while Clym becomes a travelling preacher in an attempt to assuage his guilt
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A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting The Return of the Prodigal Son catapulted Henri Nouwen into a long spiritual adventure In his highly-acclaimed book of the same title he shares the deeply personal meditation that led him to discover the place within which God has chosen to dwell This Lent course which has been adapted from the book helps us to reflect on the meaning of the parable for our own lives Divided into five sessions the course moves through the parable exploring our reaction to the story the younger son's leaving & return the father's restoration of sonship the elder son's resentment & the father's compassion All of us who have experienced loneliness dejection jealousy or anger will respond to the persistent themes of homecoming affirmation & reconciliation Each session contained on the CD

Includes:: extracts from the book by Henri Nouwen & background information about Henri Nouwen's life as well as suggestions for reflection Notes for Group Leaders & written questions for group discussion are also included in the enclosed booklet

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The first part of The History of The Lord of the Rings an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes &

Includes:: the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety The Return of the Shadow is the story of the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings a fascinating study of Tolkien's great masterpiece from its inception to the end of the first volume The Fellowship of the Ring In The Return of the Shadow (the abandoned title of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings) we see how Bilbo's magic ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; & the precise & astonishingly unforeseen moment when a Black Rider first rode in to the Shire The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed & Frodo's companions undergo many changes of name & personality The book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps & facsimile pages from the earliest manuscripts This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive & classic style of the black cover' A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales

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Virtually all of the Smurfs are smitten with the Smurfette which causes their zany methods of trying to win her affections to keep growing in outrageousness From building statues to baking cakes & even dressing up like the Smurfette in order to better understand her the Smurfs are in a frenzy competing for the love of the Smurfette Will this madness ever die down? Meet the Author Roland Goossand popularly known as Gos is a Belgian comics creator who was a frequent collaborator of Peyo’s & wrote several Smurf stories Gos also wrote for the comic “ Spirou” & launched his own comics titles in Belgium in the 1970’s including “ The Scrameustach” Peyo created The Smurfs in his comic strip “ Johan & Peewit” Peyo wrote & drew over 8 extremely popular titles in Europe throughout his storied career In 2008 the country of Belgium celebrated what would have been his 80th birthday by issuing a 5 Euro coin featuring his creation The Smurfs ...

A beautiful tribute to the international bestseller The Little Prince with specially commissioned illustrations by the award-winning artist Pietari Posti 160 pages Roemmers AG ...

Zita the Spacegirl has saved planets battled monsters & wrestled with interplanetary fame But she faces her biggest challenge yet in the third & final instalment of the Zita adventures Wrongfully imprisoned on a penitentiary planet Zita has to plot the galaxy's greatest jailbreak before the evil prison warden can execute his plan of interstellar domination! ...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHYWINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2016 The Return is at once a universal & an intensely personal tale It is an exquisite meditation on how history & politics can bear down on an individual life & yet Hisham Matar's memoir isn't just about the burden of the past but the consolation of love literature & art It is the story of what it is to be human Hisham Matar was nineteen when his father was kidnapped & taken to prison in Libya He would never see him again Twenty-two years later the fall of Gaddafi meant he was finally able to return to his homeland In this moving memoir the author takes us on an illuminating journey both physical & psychological; a journey to find his father & rediscover his country ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Now on Blu-ray for the first time The Returned is a unique stylish & powerful supernatural drama It follows the residents of a small French alpine town as they come to terms with a series of mysterious & unbelievable occurrences As a small group of unknowingly deceased men women & children return from the dead & attempt to re-join the family & friends they left behind years before the town begins to experience a series of chilling local murders… Beautifully filmed expertly plotted & featuring superbly believable performances & an unforgettably atmospheric soundtrack by cult Scottish group Mogwai The Returned is the most original & enthralling series in years ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play All 16 episodes from the first two series of the French supernatural drama where the inhabitants of a mountain village are confronted by the reappearance of a number of dead people In an Alpine village dominated by a huge dam a confused group of men women & children begin to mysteriously appear Not realising that they are in fact dead having met their end years earlier in a variety of ways the group set about trying to reclaim their past lives But their arrival throws the small community into chaos as the affected families struggle to come to terms with what is happening To make matters worse history seems to be repeating itself as several years after a serial killer terrorised the small community there is a spate of similarly gruesome murders ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All 16 episodes from the first two series of the French supernatural drama where the inhabitants of a mountain village are confronted by the reappearance of a number of dead people In an Alpine village dominated by a huge dam a confused group of men women & children begin to mysteriously appear Not realising that they are in fact dead having met their end years earlier in a variety of ways the group set about trying to reclaim their past lives But their arrival throws the small community into chaos as the affected families struggle to come to terms with what is happening To make matters worse history seems to be repeating itself as several years after a serial killer terrorised the small community there is a spate of similarly gruesome murders ...