Writers` relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen & Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where they were staying (Lyme Regis & Venice respectively), Victor Hugo penned Les Miserables in an attic in Guernsey & Noel Coward wrote that most English of plays, Blithe Spirit, in the Welsh holiday village of Portmeirion. Award-winning BBC drama producer Adrian Mourby follows his literary heroes around the world, exploring 50 places where great works of literature first saw the light of day. At each destination
- from the Brontes` Yorkshire Moors to the New York of Truman Capote, Christopher Isherwood`s Berlin to the now-legendary Edinburgh cafe where J.K. Rowling plotted Harry Potter`s first adventures
- Mourby explains what the writer was doing there & describes what the visitor can find today of that great moment in literature. Rooms of One`s Own takes you on a literary journey from the British Isles to Paris, Berlin, New Orleans, New York & Bangkok & unearths the real-life places behind our best-loved works of literature.

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Roosendaal in a series of handy size, detailed & indexed city centre street plans of main towns in the Netherlands & Flanders including Brussels from Falk, highlighting recommended walks & places of interest, with six best sights prominently marked & cross-referenced to brief descriptions. The plans also indicate publishers’ recommendations for shopping and/or bars & restaurants. The network of streets & small connecting passages is very clearly presented. Metro stations are marked & tram routes are shown with line numbers & stops. The plans show cycle paths & for drivers indicate main traffic arteries & car parks. Symbols show various facilities such as tourist information centres, markets, canal cruise offices, etc. On the reverse, the street index is accompanied by a calendar of main events, a list of museums, plus contact details for publishers’ recommendations. Map legend & all the text about recommended sights, etc, include English. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

This 23cm (9) globe boasts what can only be described as handsome intergrity; a solid hardwood base & die-cast semi-meridian provide an elegant setting for this antique-style raised-relief globe. The Roosevelt, with it's rosewood-finished base, offers today's most current place names with interesting old world touches; ideal for those with room to spare, & a study to use, this globe adds a touch of old world charm to any environment. ...

The fifth novel in the DI Yates series Eighteen-year-old Ayesha Verma disappears from her home in Spalding just a few days after her parents have introduced her to the cousin they`ve arranged for her to marry. There has been a nation-wide police campaign to raise awareness of `honour killings`. Conditioned by this, DI Tim Yates & Superintendent Thornton are convinced that Ayesha has been murdered for refusing the arranged marriage. Tim throws himself enthusiastically into preparations for a trip to India to interview the cousin. He first travels to London to visit his rather louche old friend, DI Derry Hacker, at the Met. Hacker introduces Tim to DC Nancy Chappell, an unconventional expert on honour killings. When Tim arrives at King`s Cross he thinks that he hears the voice of Peter Prance, a confidence trickster whom he last encountered when he was investigating the murder of Kathryn Sheppard several years before. He`s unable to follow the man because he`s suddenly taken ill. Tim`s wife, Katrin, has just returned to work as a police researcher after the birth of their daughter Sophia.DC Juliet Armstrong, who is far from convinced that Tim is right about the reason for Ayesha`s disappearance, arranges for Katrin to meet Fi Vickers, a social worker who helps women to escape from forced marriages & violent male relatives. She hopes that Fi will introduce Katrin to some of the women in her care so that Katrin can build a picture of the likely circumstances of `honour killings`. Juliet herself is feeling aggrieved because she thinks her career is going nowhere. Tim & Superintendent Thornton have announced their intention to appoint a Detective Sergeant to the team, but Juliet is convinced that she won`t get the job. DI Hacker arranges dinner in a restaurant for Tim with a `surprise` guest, who turns out to be Patti Gardner, the SOCO who was his girlfriend before he met Katrin. Derry is called away to a reported gangland beating shortly after they`ve begun to eat. Tim remains a deux with Patti, escorting her back to her hotel at the end of the evening. There he`s taken ill again, & is so incapacitated that he spends the night in Patti`s room. The victim of the gangland beating has been spirited away by the men who attacked him, but from Tim`s description Hacker is convinced he is Peter Prance. Katrin has received a visit earlier that evening from Margie Pocklington, a teenager working for her child-minder. Margie asks Katrin to employ her as a full-time nanny, & when she gets a cautious response flounces out of the house. Next morning, she fails to turn up for work. She has vanished. Juliet Armstrong is convinced that Ayesha`s & Margie`s disappearances are linked. She has begun to investigate when Tim returns to Spalding earlier than expected, with Nancy Chappell in tow. He puts her in charge of the investigation while he is in India. Sparks fly. ...

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID OLUSOGA Winner of the Pulitzer Prize & the National Book Award Tracing his ancestry through six generations of architects, lawyers, blacksmiths, farmers, freedmen & slaves, Alex Haley`s research took him back to Africa & a sixteen-year-old youth named Kunta Kinte. Torn from his homeland & brought to the slave markets of the New World, re-imagining Kunta`s journey would allow Haley to explore his family`s deep & distant past.`A gripping mixture of urban confessional & political manifesto, Roots not only inspired a generation of black activists, but drove home the bitter realities of racism to a mainstream white liberal audience` Observer ...

Inspired by ‘ Cirque’ characters. Handmade in recycled metal, expertly aged & finished with a subtle, attractive patina. Hand painted by skilled artists. Sitting atop this antique sky hook is a h&-painted figure of an old-fashioned circus tightrope walker. This balance toy is a replica of the classic home accessories used in the 18 & 19th centuries. When gently pushed by the curved handle, the tightrope walking woman will rock side to side, balancing on the red & black metal st&. Antique in appearance, this decorative toy will be a unique addition to any kid`s bedroom or game room. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Saariselkä Kiilopää area of Finland at 1:50, 000 in a series of beautiful & informative maps of popular outdoor leisure areas with cartography of the country’s topographic survey. Excellent use of colours, shading & symbols provides a very detailed picture of the terrain & vegetation. Extensive overprint highlights routes for hiking, and/or other outdoor pursuits, a wide variety of accommodation, from hotels & holiday villages to Lapland tepees, food & fuel supplies, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude. Map legends include English. ...

Mapped out in 1746, Rocque's survey of London was the most detailed of its time, & is charmingly & attractively illustrated. Produced over two sheets, it also offers enough detail for local historians & genealogists. A fascinating portrait of the capital at the beginning of the industrial age. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...