It is just before the outbreak of World War 1 & Britain must enlist the aide of Russia. Czar Nicholas's nephew is to visit London for secret naval talks with Lord Waldren, who has lived in Russia & has a Russian wife, Lydia. But there are other people who are interested in the arrival of Prince Alexei: the Waldrens' only daughter Charlotte
- wilful, idealistic, & with an awakening social conscience; Basil Thompson, head of Special Branch; & above all, Feliks Kschessinky, the ruthless Russian anarchist. No one could have foretold that Lydia should recognise Feliks, or that she might put her own daughters life at risk for his sake. As the secret negotiations progress, the destinies of these characters become ineluctably enmeshed. & as Europe prepares for the catastrophe of war, the final private tragedy which will shatter the complacency of the Waldens is acted out.
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Clarissa befriends impoverished stunner Hesther who then repays her friendship by trying to steal Clarissa's evil husb&. An all-star cast (Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert & Stewart Granger) bring this elaborate, romantic, melodramatic costume drama to life. ...

The Man in the Iron Mask is the final episode in the cycle of novels featuring Dumas' celebrated foursome of D' Artagnan, Athos, Porthos & Aramis, who first appeared in The Three Musketeers. Some thirty-five years on, the bonds of comradeship are under strain as they end up on different sides in a power struggle that may undermine the young Louis XIV & change the face of the French monarchy. In the fast-paced narrative style that was his trademark, Dumas pitches us straight into the action. What is the secret shared by Aramis & Madame de Chevreuse? Why does the Queen Mother fear its revelation? Who is the mysterious prisoner in the Bastille? & what is the nature of the threat he poses? Dumas, the master storyteller, keeps us reading & guessing until the climactic scene in the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of the musketeers. ...

The acclaimed film of Alexandre Dumas’ classic story, about good & evil twin brothers – one is the imprisoned man in the hideous iron mask, the other is his foppish, elegant twin, King Louis XIV of France. The man trapped by his brother, King Louis XIV of France, in a brutal iron mask is Philippe (Richard Chamberlain
- The Count of Monte Cristo). He is the assumed dead twin to the King who, though the rightful heir to the throne, was spirited into obscurity from birth for political motives & is ignorant of his true identity. His destiny: to assume the throne in place of his brother, Louis, who is manipulated by Fouquet (Patrick Mc Goohan
- The Prisoner). Both the captain of the Musketeers, D’ Artagnan (Louis Jourdan
- Dracula), & Colbert (Sir Ralph Richardson
- The Four Feathers), the King’s Minister for Home Affairs, are determined that France has her real King, & plan to restore the wilting fortunes of the throne by substituting Philippe for the King...



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Ben Collins was born is Bristol before moving to California, where he competed as a junior Olympic standard swimmer. When a career as a fighter pilot was cut short by a visit to the optician, Ben switched to cars. He won races in every category from Formula Three to Le Mans Sports cars & GT, & captured the European NASCAR title. When a lack of funding curtailed his racing career, Ben joined the Army Reserves. He also worked as a Hollywood stuntman. In 2003, he became the anonymous fourth presenter, known as The Stig, of Top Gear, coaching celebrities, organising car chases & testing hundreds of priceless cars. Eight years & 13 series on, his alter ego is recognised by millions around the world. ...

Please note this book contains content of an adult nature. Naked, face down on a bed or couch, smacked hard, a face comes close, speaks with the same powerful low whisper, When I see you again I'll hurt you much more than that. & there is lust there is passion there is pressure. There is
- Your name, tell me your name! Leon Hubbard. Awake. Seated twisted sheets twisted limbs. Remember. Leon Hubbard. The man of my dream. This book has 201 pages & is 17.5cm x 10.5cm x 1.5cm
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Someone is assaulting & killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm. People are tense & fearful. Detective Inspector Martin Beck has two witnesses: a cold-blooded mugger who won't say much, & a three year old boy who can't say much. The killer will strike again, & the police are getting nowhere. Time is running out. But then Beck remembers someone
- or something
- he overheard.

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ï ½ The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitzï ½ is the extraordinary true story of a British Soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III. Denis Avey was being held in a POW Labour Camp near Auschwitz III. He has heard of the brutality meted out the prisoners there & he was determined to witness what he could. He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate & smuggles himself into the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions & experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers had been sentenced to death through labour. Astonishingly, he survived. ...

Two heavenly observers decide to bestow magical powers on a mild mannered draper's assistant. At first the young man uses his powers to woo the woman of his dreams, but after a while he finds that people are trying to exploit him. He decides to take it upon himself to assert moral authority, but things get out of hand & it is time for the celestial beings to intervene again. ...

When her village is burnt down in the anti-semitic pogroms of the 1920s, a young Russian girl named Fegele (Christina Ricci) is sent to England for her own safety. Ten years later, having now assumed the name of Suzie, she moves to Paris & begins workin ...