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When Terri-Lee goes to the pet-shop she thinks she`ll be choosing a dog
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In November 1838 Frederic Chopin, George Sand & her two children sailed to Majorca to escape the Parisian winter. They settled in an abandoned monastery at Valldemossa in the mountains above Palma, where Chopin finished what would eventually be recognised as one of the great & revolutionary works of musical Romanticism
- his 24 Preludes. There was scarcely a decent piano on the island (these were still early days in the evolution of the modern instrument), so Chopin worked on a small pianino made by a local craftsman, which remained in their monastic cell for seventy years after he & Sand had left. This brilliant & unclassifiable book traces the history of Chopin`s 24 Preludes through the instruments on which they were played, the pianists who interpreted them & the traditions they came to represent. Yet it begins & ends with the Majorcan pianino, which during the Second World War assumed an astonishing cultural potency as it became, for the Nazis, a symbol of the man & music they were determined to appropriate as their own. The unexpected hero of the second part of the book is the great keyboard player & musical thinker Wanda Landowska, who rescued the pianino from Valldemossa in 1913, & who would later become one of the most influential musical figures of the twentieth century. Kildea shows how her story
- a compelling account based for the first time on her private papers
- resonates with Chopin`s, while simultaneously distilling part of the cultural & political history of Europe & the United States in the central decades of the century. Kildea`s beautifully interwoven narratives, part cultural history & part detective story, take us on an unexpected journey through musical Romanticism & allow us to reflect freshly on the changing meaning of music over time.


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Chorley in 1909 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the central area of Chorley, extending south & east to Cowling & Limbrick. The town centre is shown in detail & features include railway with station, goods yard & Chorley Wagon Works; Market Place, cattle market, Town Hall, St George's church, Croft Mill, St George's Park, Moor Mill, Weldbank Mill, Greenfield Mill, Albert Mills, St James's church, Lancaster Canal, Cowling Mill, Weir Mill, Workhouse etc. A directory of private residents is included on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Chorley in 1909 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the central area of Chorley, extending south & east to Cowling & Limbrick. The town centre is shown in detail & features include railway with station, goods yard & Chorley Wagon Works; Market Place, cattle market, Town Hall, St George`s church, Croft Mill, St George`s Park, Moor Mill, Weldbank Mill, Greenfield Mill, Albert Mills, St James`s church, Lancaster Canal, Cowling Mill, Weir Mill, Workhouse, etc. A directory of private residents is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Chorleywood in 1896 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided to give maximum coverage of the town. The main map covers the town centre, extending westward to Foxholes, & northward to Butts Close. Features include St Mary`s church, The Priory, Windmill Hill, The Grove, Holy Saviour`s church, Whinbush Grove, Lavender Distillery, Leather Dressing Works, engine shed, Market Place, High Street, Rosenburg, Infirmary, Workhouse, cemetery, etc. On the reverse is a portion of adjacent sheet 12.02 extending coverage eastward to include the station. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Chorlton cum Hardy & Stretford in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the eastern part of Stretford & western Chorlton cum Hardy. Coverage stretches from Chester Road eastward to Cavendish Road, & from Longford Bridge & Firs Farm southward to Beech Road. Features include Stretford station on MSJA line, Edge Lane Bridge, Bridgewater Canal, All Saints church, Longford Hall, Edge House, Stretford Cemetery, Northleigh, Chorlton cum Hardy station on Cheshire Lines Railway, Chorlton Green, Lloyds Hotel, etc. On the reverse are selected street directory extracts, including Barlow Moor Road, Chester Road, Edge Lane, High Lane, Manchester Road & Wilbraham Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Chorlton cum Hardy South in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the southern area of Chorlton cum Hardy, a semi-rural area that

Includes:: Hardy House Farm, golf courses, Brook Farm, Withington Sewage Works & a few streets around Claude Road. Coverage also extends across the River Mersey to show part of Sale in Cheshire, including Old Hall, Sale Lodge, Sale Priory, Sale Ees, Wallbank Farm, Broad Road & Clarendon Crescent. On the reverse are street directory entries for Broad Road, Claude Road, Old Hall Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25

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Chorlton cum Hardy South in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern part of Chorlton cum Hardy, a semi-rural area that

Includes:: Hardy House Farm, golf courses, Brook Farm, Withington Sewage Works & a few streets around Claude Road. Coverage extends across the River Mersey to show part of Sale in Cheshire, including Old Hall, Sale Lodge, Sale Priory, Sale Ees, Wallbank Farm & in the south-western corner of map Broad Road & Clarendon Crescent. On the reverse are street directory entries for Broad Road, Claude Road & Old Hall Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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This second novel in Izzo`s acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author`s beloved city, in all its color & complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty. Fabio Montale has left a police force marred by corruption, xenophobia, & greed. But getting out is not going to be so easy. When his cousin`s son goes missing, Montale is dragged back onto the mean streets of a violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover the truth about the boy`s disappearance, he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops, & ordinary people whom desperation has driven to extremes. ...