The third edition of the definitive collection of Chaucer's Complete Works reissued with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon Since F N Robinson's second edition of the The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer was published in 1957 there has been a dramatic increase in Chaucer scholarship This has not only enriched our understanding of Chaucer's art but has also enabled scholars working for the first time with all the source-material to recreate Chaucer's authentic texts For the third edition an international team of experts completely re-edited all the works added glosses to appear on the page with the text & greatly expanded the introductory material explanatory notes textual notes bibliography & glossary In short the Riverside Chaucer is the fruit of many years' study
- the most authentic & exciting edition available of Chaucer's Complete Works
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During World War II three distinct forces opposed the Allies
- Germany Italy & Japan Few areas of the world experienced domination
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A delicious adventure'
- Daily Mail Murder on the Riviera Express Gerald Hennessey
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The Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived partied bed-hopped & politicked at the Chateau de l' Horizon near Cannes over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960 At the heart of this was the amazing Maxine Elliott the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut who built the beautiful art deco Chateau & brought together the likes of Noel Coward the Aga Khan the Windsors & two very saucy courtesans Doris Castlerosse & Daisy Fellowes who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism & biographies during his 'wilderness years' in the thirties After the War the story continued as the Chateau changed hands & Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set as well as launch his seduction of & eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth Mary Lovell tells her story of high society behaviour with tremendous brio & relish & this book has all the charm & fascination of her bestselling The Mitford Girls & The Churchills ...

So good that it will devour you It is incandescent
- Daily Telegraph The Road is the astonishing post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac
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The Sunday Times Bestseller Featuring an exclusive new chapter On 23 September 2005 at the Joiners Arms in Southampton Frank Turner played his last gig with his hardcore band Million Dead On the laminates that listed the tour dates the entry for 24 September simply read ' Get a job' Deflated jaded & hungover Frank returned to his hometown of Winchester without a plan for the future All he knew was that he wanted to keep playing music Cut to 13 April 2012 over a thousand shows later (show 1216 to be precise) & he was headlining a sold-out gig at Wembley Arena with his band The Sleeping Souls Told through his tour reminiscences this is the blisteringly honest story of Frank's career from drug-fuelled house parties & the grimy club scene to filling out arenas fans roaring every word back at him But more than that it is an intimate account of what it's like to spend your life constantly on the road sleeping on floors invariably jetlagged all for the love of playing live music ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play From Cormac Mc Carthy the writer of the Oscar-winning No Country For Old Men & the director of The Proposition comes the film adaption of one of the most celebrated & beloved books of the 21st Century The Road It is a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller a heart-rending love story between father & son & a lesson to us all on how humanity can overcome the most horrific challenges to our survival BAFTA nominated for its cinematography The Road is a stunning life-enhancing & utterly rewarding experience that deserves to be seen ...

By the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction Cormac Mc Carthy's The Road is the story of a father & son walking alone through burned America heading through the ravaged landscape to the coast The film directed by John Hillcoat features an all-star cast including Viggo Mortensen Charlize Theron Guy Pearce & Robert Duvall & introduces major talent Kodi Smit Mc Phee with a soundtrack by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From Cormac Mc Carthy the writer of the Oscar-winning No Country For Old Men & the director of The Proposition comes the film adaption of one of the most celebrated & beloved books of the 21st Century The Road It is a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller a heart-rending love story between father & son & a lesson to us all on how humanity can overcome the most horrific challenges to our survival BAFTA nominated for its cinematography The Road is a stunning life-enhancing & utterly rewarding experience that deserves to be seen Actors Charlize Theron Viggo Mortensen Guy Pearce Robert Duvall Garret Dillahunt Michael K Williams Kodi Smit-Mc Phee Bob Jennings Jeremy Ambler David August Lindauer Nick Pasqual & Aaron Bernard Director John Hillcoat Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 48 minutes (approx)
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From the author of The Gustav Sonata Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain seeking work Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife his beloved young daugher & his outrageous friend Rudi who
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- lives largely for his battered Chevrolet Ahead of Lev lies the deep strangeness of the British their hostile streets their clannish pubs their obsession with celebrity London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship sex money & a new career & if Lev is lucky a new sense of belonging Over a million Rose Tremain books sold A writer of exceptional talent Tremain is a writer who understands every emotion' Independent IThere are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain' Irish Times Tremain has the painterly genius of an Old Master & she uses it to stunning effect' The Times Rose Tremain is one of the very finest British novelists' Salman Rushdie Tremain is a writer of exemplary vision & particularity The fictional world is rendered with extraordinary vividness' Marcel Theroux Guardian

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