Recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. The author describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, & the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies & murders that were part of imperial life. ...

In 1950, no mountain higher than 8, 000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog & other members of the French Alpine Club resolved to try. This title tells the story of the first conquest of Annapurna & the harrowing descent. It

Includes:: 16 pages of photographs, which provide a visual record of this legendary expedition.

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![endif]--> Lizzie finds that life in the Birmingham blitz is hard. Her husband is away fighting in the war & her children have been sent to Donegal for safety. She's grateful for her job in munitions but not so happy when that means going home in the blackout. On one cold, foggy night she is attacked. She comes round, battered & bruised, unable to remember the details. As there is nobody to help her bear the consequences, she must turn in desperation to her own parents for help. They do their best but Lizzie is almost destroyed by the future they arrange. All her life Lizzie has let other people make decisions for her. Now, faced with daily cruelty, a fresh resolve is born. Her father declares that she's no daughter of his
- but Lizzie makes the biggest decision of her life, to save her own child, & from this point, no-one will tell her what to do ever again.
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Adulteress? Sorceress? Immoral Temptress? No English Queen has been so persistently vilified as Anne Boleyn. Even after her execution in May 1536
- on trumped-up charges of adultery
- the portrait that has come down to us is the one drawn by her enemies.

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The young woman who changed the course of history.

Fresh from the palaces of Burgundy & France, Anne draws attention

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Details: For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Gies's own astonishing story.
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Anne Frank wrote her diary till the family were betrayed & caught by the Nazis in occupied Holl&, 1942.

Just thirteen-years-old

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Anne Neville was queen to England's most notorious king, Richard III. Dying before the age of thirty, she was always, apparently, the passive instrument of others' evil intentions. This biography seeks to tell the story of Anne's life, & uncovers the real wife of Richard III by charting the twists & turns of her fraught & tragic life. ...

Richard Burton stars as Henry VIII in this historical drama, with Genevieve Bujold playing his tragic wife, Anne Boleyn. Amidst the splendour of the Tudor court, Henry & Anne's tempestuous marriage mirrors the political & religious intrigues that thre ...

When Matthew & Mari Ila Cuthbert apply to an orphanage for a boy to help on their farm, Green Gables, they are astonished when a loquacious little girl steps off the train instead. Anne, redheaded, pugnacious & incurably romantic, causes chaos at Green Gables & in the village, but her wit & good nature delight the fictional community of Prince Edward Isl&, Canada, & ensure that Anne of Green Gables continues to be a firm favourite with readers worldwide. Anne of Avonlea continues Anne's story. Now half-past sixteen but as strong-headed & romantic as ever, Anne becomes a teacher at her old school & dreams of its improvement. But her responsible position & mature ambitions do not prevent her entanglement in the scrapes that still seem to beset her in spite of her best intentions. Thoroughly charming & amusing, with a supporting cast of colourful & endearing characters, both books will enchant & entertain readers, guaranteeing that Anne's adventures capture their affections as well as their imaginations. ...