Offers an insight into one of the classic questions of history: why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? This book shows, as recently as 1750, parallels between these two parts of the world were very high in life expectancy, consumption, product & factor markets, & the strategies of households. ...

Subdivided into hundreds of domaines, often family-run & sometimes covering no more than a few hectares, Burgundy can be offputtingly fragmented to wine experts. This guide

Includes:: descriptions of the microclimates of the region, important grapes & wine styles, as well as tips on buying, storing & tasting wine & a rundown of vintages.

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The Irish have left an indelible mark in the most hostile territory on earth, Antarctica. It was the Irish who pioneered a route to the Antarctic & whose adventures 100 years ago gripped the attention of the world. Their contribution is now told in a single volume celebrating their amazing exploits. The earliest voyages to the Antarctic ice are saluted with due consideration given to present-day adventurers who have taken up the torch."ations from first-hand accounts, photographs of the intrepid men, relics, medals, & sites enhance the poignant text. Explorers included are: * Cork-born Bransfield, Forde & Keohane as well as the only pair of brothers to explore the Antarctic, the Mc Carthys from Kinsale. * Banbridge man, Francis Crozier * Ernest Shackleton from Kildare * Kerryman Tom Crean. * Mike Barry from Kerry, the first Irishman to walk to the South Pole * Clare O' Leary, from Bandon, the first Irishwoman to do so * Mark Pollock, from Down, was the first blind person to trek to the pole. The great Amundsen wrote Shackleton's name would 'for evermore be engraved with letters of fire in the history of Antarctic exploration'. He might well have been speaking of Irel&. ...

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Considered by many to be Dickens finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the books narrator,

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Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence, There's no better rule. Living with his sister & her husb&, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham & her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better. When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he moves to London to become a gentleman, Pip's adventure really begins. Epic, illuminating & memorable, Dickens' mysterious tale of Pip's quest to find the truth about himself is one of his most enduring & popular novels to date. ...

Ask no questions, & you'll be told no lies.' Philip Pirrip
- or ' Pip'
- has 'great expectations'. An orphan, brought up in

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A terrifying encounter with the escaped convict Abel Magwitch in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decrepit Miss Havisham & her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella at Satis House; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor
- these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever.
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Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a young lad, who grows up without any expectations, but is surprised to hear from a lawyer that he has an unknown benefactor who is sending him to London to learn to become a gentleman.

But the great expectations that he has change him, leading him almost to the brink of death, & in the course of events, Pip learns a number of lessons about life, loyalty & true happiness.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781785996160
• Author: Charles Dickens
• Publisher: Arcturus
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 445
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm









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The great fairies of the world are much more than they seem...

Delve into Fairyland & discover all the amazing things

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A cookbook which gives busy parents fresh & inventive ideas for healthy meals & snacks for their children, from babies through to teenagers. It is full of recipes & advice on how to tempt the palate of the fussiest child, what to prepare for a summer picnic in a park or at the beach, ideas for kids' birthday parties & after school snacks. ...