This stunning slipcased collection brings together five of Charles Dickens' most iconic novels, presented in clothbound volumes

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Deep in the heart of Russia, a group of casually dressed young men are learning a different kind of lesson. The undergraduates sprawled around a game board aren't chilling out on campus: the young KGB agents attending the Charm School are brushing up on their American. When a young tourist goes to the aid of a stranger on a dark Russian road, he is astonished to find a fellow American on the run. The man has been missing for over a decade, plucked from the jungles of Vietnam to become an unwilling tutor at the institution. Now his former students are poised to strike at the heart of America. ' Definitely the Russian spy story to top them all' SUNDAY TIMES ' Takes us inside the Russian psyche ...

As well as the incomparable advantages, decides Isabel Dalhousie, there are drawbacks to the enlightened village that is twenty-first-century Edinburgh, where very Saturday night ears burn at dinner parties across the city, & anyone requiring the investigative abilities of a philosophical soul know just where to find her. Jillian Mc Kinlay ...

Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher & curious observer of the behaviour of her fellow man, is approached by a friend at a local boarding school that is planning to appoint a new headmaster; an anonymous letter has arrived suggesting that one of the shortlisted candidates has a compromising past. But which one is it? Isabel is once again drawn into an investigation, & finds herself exploring dilemmas of human weakness & forgiveness. She turns to her fiance Jamie for advice, but he too appears to have something to hide.. . ...

Bring the classic TV show to your own home with this fantastic card game! Outwit & outrun your opponents to win the most cash. Gamble to win the big money offer or play it safe to have a better chance of winning. This exciting card game has over 120 questions to test your general knowledge! The perfect card game for the whole family! Product Information: • The Chase • Card Game • Brand: Ginger Fox • Ages: 14+ • Players: 3+ • Play Time: 20-30 Mins   ...

Details: Matt Feroze had a rather unusual dream: to become a cheesemonger in the highly competitive French cheese industry.
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Have hours of fun piecing together this stunning The Cheese Shop image. This picture-perfect puzzle

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The fully revised & updated 2012 edition of the Chelsea Miscellany is essential reading for fans of the Blues Written by respected journalist Clive Batty, a lifelong Chelsea devotee & prolific author of books on the club, this goldmine of information reveals all manner of facts, feats & stories from the proud history of the reigning European Champions. A rich source of quirky trivia, the book explains how the club adopted its famous blue shirts, reveals the alien invasion that nearly took place at Stamford Bridge, & tells the story of the larger than life goalkeeper who struck fear into opponent's hearts. In addition, it also relives Chelsea's part in the strangest goal ever scored, explains how the Blues fielded the most expensive Premier League team ever assembled & celebrates the wit & wisdom of Jose Mourinho in a chapter dedicated to the finest musings of the 'special one.' Alongside these meticulously researched entries are lists of the club's best & worst buys, record appearance holders, cult heroes & villains & top goalscorers
- as well as detailed season-by-season records to satisfy even the most ardent of statisticians. With its extensive array of facts, feats & anecdotes to chew over, this labour of love is the perfect Christmas present for the Chelsea fan in your life
- young or old. Beautifully printed on imitation cloth.

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In the sapping summer heat of 1665 there is little celebration in London of the naval victory at the Battle of Lowestoft. The King, his retinue & anyone with sufficient means has fled the plague-ridden city, its half-deserted streets echoing to the sound of bells tolling the mounting number of deaths. Those who remain clutch doubtful potions to ward off the relentless disease & dart nervously past shuttered buildings, watchful for the thieves who risk their lives to plunder what has been left behind.

At Chelsea, a rural backwater by the river, with fine mansions leased to minor members of the Court avoiding the capital, there are more immediate concerns: the government has commandeered the theological college to house Dutch prisoners of war & there are daily rumours that those sailors are on the brink of escaping. Moreover, a vicious strangler is stalking the neighbourhood.

Thomas Chaloner is sent to investigate the murder of the first victim, an inmate of a private sanatorium known as Gorges. There have been thefts there as well, but the few facts he gleans from inmates & staff are contradictory & elusive. He realises, though, that Gorges has stronger links to the prison than just proximity, & that the influx of strangers offers plenty of camouflage for a killer
- a killer who has no compunction about turning on those determined to stop his murderous rampage.

This paperback book has 488 pages & measures: 19.8 x 12.6 x 3cm






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It is the turn of the 20th Century, & Russia is changing rapidly
- the serfs have been emancipated, a new middle class is arising,
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