Created in the shell of a moated sixteenth-century manor house, the celebratedgarden at Sissinghurst has a romantic aspect which is unsurpassed. First created by Vita Sackville-West & her husb&, Harold Nicolson, in the 1930's it has been in the care of the National Trust since 1967. Jane Brown's fascinating text records the history of the house
- the transformation wrought by the creation of the garden, its rare & special plants, & above all the spirit & inspiration behind it. John Miller's photographs capture the stunning views that characterise Sissinghurst: the famous White Garden, the central tower, the cottage garden & the orchard carpeted with bulbs in springtime.
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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. ...

Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province of Iran on a road map from the Gitashenasi Institute with bold relief shading showing the topography. Names of towns & larger villages are shown in Farsi & Latin alphabet. Symbols highlight locations of petrol stations, historical monuments, tourist accommodation, etc. Also included are a distance table & small maps showing the administrative divisions of the province & of Iran. Map legend & brief notes about the province are in Farsi & English. ...

This is a landmark in American literature, presented in its complete & unexpurgated version. Dreiser`s unsparing story of a country girl`s rise to riches as the mistress of a wealthy man marked the beginning of the naturalist movement in America. Both its subject matter & Dreiser`s objective, nonmoralizing approach made it highly controversial, & only a heavily edited version could be published in 1900. In this restored version, the truly revolutionary nature of Sister Carrie is made fully evident. ...

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. ...

Sisters of Sinai is the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century
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Thirty-year-old Piotr Alekseevich Marakulin lives a contented, if humdrum life as a financial clerk in a Petersburg trading company. He is jolted out of his daily routine when, quite unexpectedly, he is accused of embezzlement & loses his job. This change of status brings him into contact with a number of women-the titular ”sisters of the cross”-whose sufferings will lead him to question the ultimate meaning of the universe. The first English translation of this remarkable 1910 novel by Alexei Remizov, one of the most influential members of the Russian Symbolist movement, Sisters of the Cross is a masterpiece of early modernist fiction. In the tradition of Gogol`s Petersburg Tales & Dostoyevsky`s Crime & Punishment, it deploys densely packed psychological prose & fluctuating narrative perspective to tell the story of a ”poor clerk” who rebels against the suffering & humiliation afflicting both his own life & the lives of the remarkable women whom he encounters in the tenement building where he lives in Petersburg. The novel reaches its haunting climax at the beginning of the Whitsuntide festival, when Marakulin thinks he glimpses the coming of salvation both for himself & for the ”fallen” actress Verochka, the unacknowledged love of his life, in one of the most powerfully drawn scenes in Symbolist literature. Remizov is best known as a writer of short stories & fairy tales, but this early novel, masterfully translated by Roger Keys & Brian Murphy, is perhaps his most significant work of sustained artistic prose. ...

Discover the Finnish quality of sisu & how cultivating it can help you lead a life of greater purpose & happiness. This ancient Finnish word describes an attitude of courage, resilience, grit, tenacity & perseverance. This key psychological competence enables extraordinary action in times of adversity. To have sisu confers a further dimension of doing so with honesty, integrity & humility. By cultivating sisu you can: Face life`s challenges with courage & determination Enhance your wellbeing & find your focus Communicate confidently & resolve conflicts effectively Cultivate endurance & achieve your fitness goals Raise kind & resilient children Act with integrity & fight for what you believe in Sisu is a universal trait. It may have been bottled & labelled by the Finns, but it is within reach of everyone. It lies within you, & you are very likely to have used it already. ...

This is a complete beginner`s guide to the sit-on-top kayak. Sit-on-top kayaking is the fastest growing water-based activity. It`s fun & easy to learn. Paddlers, newcomers & those curious about the sport will find all the answers to their questions in this book. Using colour photos & clear descriptions, this book is the perfect introduction to sit-on-top kayaking. Choosing the right kayak, how to store & transport it, how to get the most fun out of your boat & how to stay safe whilst doing so are explored in detail. Snorkelling, fishing & scuba diving are some of the other activities that benefit from using sit-on-tops & these are also covered. ...

Lord Hastings`s journal of his travels from Calcutta to the Punjab in 1814-1815 records the events & views of this journey accompanied by 200 large watercolour illustrations by Sita Ram. This book

Includes:: an edited version of the journal charting his passage through the India of the early nineteenth century. Though Sita Ram`s picturesque paintings were a sharp departure from the accurate ` Company` views of Indian monuments, they nonetheless revealed his eye for architectural detail. Taking the readers along as part of Lord Hastings`s party, J. P. Losty brings alive the seventeen
- month long expedition in a flotilla of 220 boats from Barrackpore past Patna, Benares, Allahabad & Cawnpore, & then overland to Lucknow, Delhi & the Punjab, through Sita Ram`s never-before-published paintings of Colonial India.


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