The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler is considered one of the children's classics of the twentieth century & contains one of the most amazing & affirming twists in all of literature Tyke Tiler & Danny Price are best friends much to the despair of the headmaster of Cricklepit Combined School
- because wherever the pair go trouble is never far behind Stolen money a sheep's skeleton fights in class & somehow it's always trouble that Tyke has to sort out Can Tyke help the hapless Danny stay out of trouble for their last term? & what final surprise does Tyke have in store? Mischief & astonishment abound in this hilariously funny classic story from award-winning author Gene Kemp
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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 The self-declared last film of renowned Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr The Turin Horse seeks to capture the rhythm of life in real time & to raise a sharp awareness of the moment In Turin in 1889 Nietzsche flings his arms around an exhausted carriagehorse then loses consciousness & his mind Somewhere in the countryside a farmer his daughter a cart & the oldhorse Outside a windstorm rises Actors János Derzsi Erika Bók Mihály Kormos & Ricsi Director Bela Tarr & & Aacute;gnes Hranitzky Certificate 15 years & over Year 2011 Languages Hungarian Subtitles English Duration 2 hours & 26 minutes (approx) ...

In 1716 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's husband Edward Montagu was appointed British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire Montagu accompanied her husband to Turkey & wrote an extraordinary series of letters that recorded her experiences as a traveller & her impressions of Ottoman culture & society 300 pages Montagu Lady Mary Wortley ...

Ancient healer modern medicine Considered to be one of nature's most powerful anti-inflammatory ingredients turmeric is a powerful medicine that has long been used in the Chinese & Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions including digestion problems jaundice menstrual difficulties toothache bruises chest pain & colic Turmeric has been harvested for over 5000 years in its native Indonesia & is a key ingredient in many dishes & medicinal remedies throughout the region It is now rising quickly in popularity everywhere in the world as wellness seekers of all ages discover the health properties of this incredible food Scientific studies now show that turmeric contains anti-cancer properties may be helpful with inflammatory bowel disease Chrohn's rheumatoid arthritis help with enhanced liver function heart health may help to lower cholesterol & be protective against Alzheimer's disease Turmeric becomes more active either when cooked or combined with other specific ingredients such as ginger & black pepper Whether in root or powder form turmeric can be used in juices smoothies infusions soups curries pulses stews for roasting vegetables adding to hummus yoghurt & marinades for fish meat or tofu All the health benefits how to use turmeric & 50 delicious recipes are included in this stunning cookbook ...

The exquisitely wrought & thrillingly gripping second novel set during the time of the Black Death from Minette Walters 464 pages Walters Minette ...

With an Introduction & Notes by Dr Claire Seymour University of Kent at Canterbury The Turn of the Screw is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered Set in a country house it is a chilling tale of the supernatural told by a master of the genre The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe a theme in which Henry James is at his most assured & accomplished The author cleverly evokes the drama of comedie humaine against the settings of a Venetian palace ...

An unsettling new collection of Henry James's best short stories exploring ghosts & the uncanny' There had been a moment when I believed I recognised faint & far the cry of a child; there had been another when I found myself just consciously starting as at the passage before my door of a light footstep''I see ghosts everywhere' wrote Henry James who retained a fascination with the supernatural & sensational throughout his writing career This new collection brings together eight of James's tales exploring the uncanny including his infamous ghost story ' The Turn of the Screw' a work saturated with evil in which a fraught governess becomes convinced that malicious spirits are menacing the children in her care The other masterly works here include ' The Jolly Corner' ' Owen Wingrave' & further tales of visitations premonitions madness grief & family secrets where the living are just as mysterious & unknowable as the dead With an introduction & notes by Susie Boyt General Editor Philip Horne ...

A young inexperienced governess is charged with the care of Miles & Flora two small children abandoned by their uncle at his grand country house She sees the figure of an unknown man on the tower & his face at the window It is Peter Quint the master's dissolute valet & he has come for little Miles But Peter Quint is dead Like the other tales collected here
- ' Sir Edmund Orme' ' Owen Wingrave' & ' The Friends of the Friends'
- ' The Turn of the Screw' is to all immediate appearances a ghost story But are the appearances what they seem? Is what appears to the governess a ghost or a hallucination? Who else sees what she sees? The reader may wonder whether the children are victims of corruption from beyond the grave or victims of the governess's 'infernal imagination' which torments but also entrals her? ' The Turn of the Screw' is probably the most famous certainly the most eerily equivocal of all ghostly tales Is it a subtle self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture filled with echoes of sexual & social unease? Or is it simply 'the most hopelessly evil story that we have ever read'? The texts are those of the New York Edition with a new Introduction & Notes 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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A chilling ghost story wrought with tantalising ambiguity Henry James's The Turn of the Screw is edited with an introduction & notes by David Bromwich in Penguin Classics In what Henry James called a 'trap for the unwary' The Turn of the Screw tells of a nameless young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans Miles & Flora Unsettled by a dark foreboding of menace within the house she soon comes to believe that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care But is the threat to her young charges really a malign & ghostly presence or something else entirely? The Turn of the Screw is James's great masterpiece of haunting atmosphere & unbearable tension & has influenced subsequent ghost stories & films such as The Innocents starring Deborah Kerr & The Others starring Nicole Kidman This Penguin Classics edition contains a chronology further reading notes & an introduction by David Bromwich examining the dark ambiguity of James's work & the inseparability of narrative from point-of-view Henry James (1843-1916) son of a prominent theologian & brother to the philosopher William James was one of the most celebrated novelists of the fin-de-siecle In addition to many short stories plays books of criticism biography & autobiography & much travel writing he wrote some twenty novels His novella Daisy Miller (1878) established him as a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic & his other novels in Penguin Classics include Washington Square (1880) The Portrait of a Lady (1881) The Awkward Age (1899) The Wings of the Dove (1902) The Ambassadors (1903) & The Golden Bowl (1904) If you enjoyed The Turn of the Screw you might like Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher also available in Penguin Classics'A most wonderful lurid poisonous little tale' Oscar Wilde ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Oscar-nominated drama starring Shirley Mac Laine & Anne Bancroft As young dancers they were best friends & fierce rivals Deedee (Mac Laine) left the stage for marriage & motherhood while Emma (Bancroft) would become an international ballet icon When Deedee&s teenage daughter (Leslie Browne) is invited to join Emma&s dance company & begins an affair with a young Russian star (Mikhail Baryshnikov) the two women are forced to confront the choices they&ve made the resentments they&ve hidden & the emotional truths they must face ...