From the master of dystopia, comes his heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Based on J. G. Ballard's own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy's life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai
- a mesmerising, hypnotically compelling novel of war, of starvation & survival, of internment camps & death marches. It blends searing honesty with an almost hallucinatory vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint. Rooted as it is in the author's own disturbing experience of war in our time, it is one of a handful of novels by which the twentieth century will be not only remembered but judged.
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Britannia has been subdued & an epic new chapter in Marcus Valerius Aquila's life begins. Posted to the Second Tungrain auxiliary cohort's original home in Germania Inferior, Marcus finds a very different world from the turbulent British frontier
- but one with its own dangers. Tungrorum, the centre of a once-prosperous farming province, a city already brought low by the ravages of the eastern plague that has swept through the empire, is now threatened by an outbreak of brutally violent robbery. A bandit chieftain called Obduro, his identity always hidden behind an iron cavalry helmet, is robbing & killing with impunity. His sword
- sharper, stronger & more deadly than any know to the Roman Army
- is a lethal symbol of his unstoppable power. & now he has moved beyond theft & threatens to destabilize the whole northern frontier of the empire.


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Outrageous, ingenious & indomitable, Teresa Cornelys was a unique figure in 18th century Europe whose private life & professional dealings scandalized society. A Venetian opera singer & adventuress, she arrived in England in 1759, leaving a trail of debts & lovers across Europe. She was 36 years old, destitute & the mother of Casanova's child. Within months, she had acquired one of the finest mansions in London's West End
- Carlisle House, Soho Square
- where she successfully launched the captital's first night-club. For two decades her extravagant concerts, balls & masquerades were frequented by royalty, aristocrats & politicians. She defied conventional morality, the law, the limitations of her sex, & even old age.

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In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. ...

Explores the issues facing theatrical performances. This work describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting. It also shows how theatre defies rules, builds & shatters illusions & creates lasting memories for its audiences. ...

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Art & Craft Craft Activities for Kids Get creative & enter the fun world of Encanto with this Colour Your Own Canvas Set. Use the assorted coloured felt tip pens to colour in the Encanto themed design on the canvas. Featuring Mirabel & the phrase “ Magic awaits you”, you’ll instantly recognise it from the popular film.
Includes:: • 1 x Canvas (30 x 30 x 1.5cm • 8 x Felt tip pens Use your imagination to decide which colours to use as your bring the outlines to life. Once finished, hang up your canvas for everyone to see your creativity. Guaranteed to keep the kids entertained for hours. A great present for Encanto fans. Product Information: • Colour Your Own Canvas Set • Encanto • Design: Magic awaits you • Disney • Ages 3+ • Art Set
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This dictionary provides: 130, 000 words, phrases & definitions; 1000 common misspellings; 700 synonyms in over 100 synonym lists; over 4000 entries on people & places; tables, photographs, & over 1000 word histories; & business, computing terms, science words & hi-tech vocabulary. ...

This fast-access A-to-Z format thesaurus provides: 200, 000 synonyms (words of similar meaning) & antonyms (words of opposite meaning); explanations of 600 easily confused words; slang, informal, technical & literary terms; & over 300 panels providin ...