Books Children's Book Collections Paddington Bear has been delighting adults & children alike with his earnest good intentions & humorous misadventures for nearly sixty years. To celebrate his enduring popularity, 15 classic paperback novels are brought together in this special slipcase edition. Paddington is now a major movie star! Titles in this collection: • A Bear Called Paddington • More About Paddington • Paddington's Finest Hour • Love from Paddington • Paddington Here & Now • Paddington Races Ahead • Paddington Takes the Test • Paddington Takes the Air • Paddington at Work • Paddington Goes to Town • Paddington Helps Out • Paddington Abroad • Paddington at Large • Paddington Marches On • Paddington on Top Product Information: • ISBN: 9780007987795 • Author:   Michael Bond • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Book Collection • Dimensions: 11.5 x 15.5 x 18 cm ...

There probably wasn't much to laugh about before the 1380's. Then ' The Millers Tale' from Chaucer's ' Canterbury Tales' kicked off the long & venerable tradition in which British humour is rooted. The rise & rise of sauce & smut was most likely the general reaction to Puritan intolerance. Edward Lear & Lewis Carroll popularised nonsense while the traditional Christmas Panto launched social role reversal. So enormous was the contribution of Music Hall & Variety Theatre to the heritage of British Comedy that it defies classification. British Comedy's primary component has to be the richness of the English language & the endless scope it provides for word play. On this robust foundation is a magical mix of vital components that
Includes:: Puns (that rarely
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- translate, nonsense (Brits are full of it), black humour, eccentricity, satire, sarcasm, self-depreciation & understatement. Then there's disrespect for the establishment (Private Eye), the absurd (The Goon Show), the manic (Bottom), everyday unconscious humour (The Office), the class system (To The Manor Born), the lovable rogue (Andy Capp), the humiliation of social ineptitude (Mr. Bean), making fun of foreigners (' Allo ' Allo), bullying & harsh sarcasm (Blackadder), parodies of stereotypes (Beyond the Fringe), & affection for eccentricity (Heath-Robinson). That's the fertile background. But the single most vital component is undoubtedly matchless comedic talent. That's what makes classic comedy classic. Contains 3 CDs


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A collection of five quality paperback editions in a delightful boxed set, including all the major works of literary master,

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Delve into worlds of myth & magic in this beautiful collection of fairy & folk tales, presented in six clothbound volumes.

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The beautiful game as we know it today was founded at the end of the nineteenth century.

The history of football as a sport

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Details: This exciting new book provides readers with a detailed study of some of Europes most famous motor racing circuits,
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Robert Burns is one of the world's greatest poets. Known as ' The Ploughman Poet' or simply ' The Bard' in his native Scotl&, Burns translated a life of poverty & hardship into lines of verse which still touch everybody who reads them. This collection

Includes:: ' Tam o' Shanter', 'A Red Red Rose', ' To a Mouse', ' To a Haggis' & ' Auld Lang Syne'. ' The facility of address that makes Burns great relies on a skill that language & rhythm alone cannot manage: what he possesses, for all the perfection of accent & precision of speech, is a quality of empathy that radiates from everything touched by his imagination.

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Watch the incredible story of the Flying Scotsman & the King Edward I plus the definitive guide to the art of driving & firing steam locomotives with expert driving instructor Clive Groome who presents 3 special features on the Art of Driving a Steam Train, The ' Black Art' of Firing a Steam Train & Driving & Firing the Big Four. Contains 6 DVDs & is Approx. 19.3cm x 41cm x 1.5cm ...

Meet Jonathan Quinn: a freelance espionage operative with a take-no-prisoners style & the heart of a loner. His job? Professional `cleaner'. Nothing too violent, just disposing of bodies, doing a little erasing of uncomfortable evidence if necessary. But in Brett Battles' thrilling debut novel, Quinn's latest assignment will change everything, igniting a harrowing journey of violence, betrayal & revenge, which will take him from Colorado, via Vietnam, to Berlin. The job seemed simple enough: investigating a suspicious case of arson. But when a dead body turns up where it doesn't belong
- & Quinn's handlers at 'the Office' fall strangely silent
- he knows he's in over his head. With only a handful of clues, Quinn dives for cover, struggling to find out why someone wants him dead
- & if it's linked to a larger attempt to wipe out the Office.


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Joe is in control of everything in his simple life
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