Evelyn Waugh's acidly funny & formally daring satire Vile Bodies reveals the darkness & vulnerability that lurks beneath the glittering surface of the high life This Penguin Modern Classics edition is edited with an introduction & notes by Richard Jacobs In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges wistful & vulnerable beneath the glitter The Bright Young Things of twenties' Mayfair with their paradoxical mix of innocence & sophistication exercise their inventive minds & vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade
- whether promiscuity dancing cocktail parties or sports cars In a quest for treasure a favourite party occupation a vivid assortment of characters among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-Symes & the glamorous aristocratic Nina Blount hunt fast & furiously for ever greater sensations & the fulfilment of unconscious desires If you enjoyed Vile Bodies you might like Waugh's A Handful of Dust also available in Penguin Modern Classics' The high point of the experimental original Waugh' Malcolm Bradbury Sunday Times' This brilliantly funny anxious & resonant novel the difficult edgy guide to the turn of the decade' Richard Jacobs' It's Britain's Great Gatsby' Stephen Fry director of Vile Bodies film adaptation Bright Young Things
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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 Fifty years ago Yale University professor Stanley Milgram held a series of social experiments based on Nazi war criminals& psychology They were devised to answer a simple question how far are people willing to go when instructed by authority? Nick his girlfriend Tayler & their two best friends are about to find out Abducted after a camping trip they wake up in an unknown prison with two vials wired into the base of their skulls They are not alone another four people are in the same nightmarish predicament Their task set by a mysterious video figure is to fill the vials with chemicals that the human body only creates when it senses pain A lot of pain Actors Eric Jay Beck April Matson Akeem Smith Greg Cipes Elisha Skorman Heidi Mueller Maya Hazen Rob Kirkland Mc Kenzie Westmore Ian Bohen Kieron Elliott Artie Baxter Mark Hengst Maynard James Keenan & Stefanie Barboza Director Taylor Sheridan Certificate 18 years & over Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx) ...

All the foul facts about the Vile Victorians are ready to uncover including the murderers who wouldn't hang when the first public loo was flushed & how stag hunting took place in Paddington Station Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016 these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans ...

They may have looked all prim & proper but the Victorians were a jolly naughty bunch who could be vicious & violent & villainous Readers can discover the murderers who wouldn't hang when the first public loo was flushed & all about stag hunting in Paddington Station With a bold accessible new look these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans Revised by the author & illustrated throughout to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary ...

Ben Tennyson a 10-year-old boy is on an extended summer vacation with his Grampa Max & cousin Gwen when he discovers a magical device- the Omnitrix watch This amazing device gives Ben to ability to transform into any one of the spectacular alien heroes each with its own unique abilities Ben Max & Gwen travel the country in their mobile home- the Rust bucket & have a blast beating down would be villains along the way Each figures comes with a matching themed accessory Contents I figure per pack 1 themed accessory per pack ...

Village Attacks is a co-operative castle defense game in which players take on the roles of the most infamous creatures of folklore & legend from around the world! Deep in a remote part of the world you & your monstrous associates have taken up residence in an immense castle But the local village has had enough of the evil that lies at its door & has decided to lay siege to the castle in an effort to exorcise your wicked taint from the world The villagers may be weak but they are not alone! News of your malevolent presence has spread far & wide; hunters & heroes have come from all corners of the globe to vanquish you! Some have come for the fame others for the glory & some even for the reward But they share a single goal; your doom! ...

New Monsters & Heroes First off HOTS introduces the Mummy Djinn Efreet & Ghoul monsters to play as & the Djinn Trapper Assassin Gypsy & Maharib Town Heroes to combat them! New Hunters HOTS introduces several new mechanics starting with new Hunters; the Yunfakh! They are fast & agile combatants & cannot be attacked at range! You need to get up close to defeat them! Also new tiles & new mechanics in form of Summoning are part of this Expansion ...

Life in this village is tough! But at least it offers its residents a lot of room for development Some make their career in the council chamber some in the church while others venture into the world Each player controls the fate of a family & wants to rise to prominence But never forget the most important thing time cannot be stopped & eventually family members pass away Those that worked hard during their lifetime may find themselves immortalised in the village chronicle & thus increase their family&s fame Village is a game full of tactical challenges A clever action mechanism ensures that each turn is brief & still full of tricky decisions Noteworthy is also the way the game deals with the subject of death As a natural part of life it is a frequent guest in the village & requires especially one thing smart time management Contents 1 board game 4 farmyards 48 wooden figures 1 sticker sheet 78 wooden cubes 32 wooden markers 40 goods tiles 1 starting player marker 1 next starting player marker 24 customer tiles 20 grain tiles 15 coins 2 cloth bags 3 setup cards 1 "mass" overview card 1 rule book 2
- 4 players Age 12 60
- 90 minutes

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Life in the village is hard – but life here also allows the inhabitants to grow & prosper as they please One villager might want to become a friar Another might feel ambitious & strive for a career in public office A third one might want to seek his luck in distant lands Each player will take the reins of a family & have them find fame & glory in many different ways There is one thing you must not forget however Time will not stop for anyone & with time people will vanish Those who will find themselves immortalized in the village chronicles will bring honor to their family & be one step closer to victory Village is a game full of tactical challenges A smart & unique new action mechanism is responsible for keeping turns short & yet still tactically rich & full of difficult decisions Also unique is the way this game deals with the delicate subject of death; as a natural & perpetual part of life in the village thoughts of death will keep you focused on smart time-management ...

Please note this a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Atmospheric psychological thriller directed by M Night Shyamalan Covington is a small rural Pennsylvanian village locked into an unusual pact beyond the village boundaries lurk terrifying creatures but these creatures have agreed to stay outwith the villagers& territory so long as the villagers do not enter the woods However this precarious arrangement is challenged when Lucius Hunt (Joaquin Phoenix) a bold & curious young man decides to find out what lies beyond the narrow borders of his hitherto confined existence Adrien Brody William Hurt & Sigourney Weaver co-star Actors Sigourney Weaver William Hurt Joaquin Phoenix Bryce Dallas Howard Adrien Brody Directors M Night Shyamalan Writers M Night Shyamalan Producers M Night Shyamalan Jose L Rodriguez Sam Mercer Scott Rudin Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Audio Description English Number of discs 1 ...