From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, this title uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen). ...

Mr & Mrs Ramsay & their eight children have always holidayed at their summer house in Skye, surrounded by family friends. In this novel, the opening section teems with the noise, complications, bruised emotions, joys & quiet tragedies of everyday family life that might go on forever. ...

A remarkable & moving story about the allegiances of family life, To the Lighthouse is Virginia Wolf’s most autobiographical novel.

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Climb down to the depths of the ocean in this amazing fold-out colouring book, the longest in the world!

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From the D-Day landings in June 1944 to the final declaration of peace the following year the Allied forces fought a bitter battle to the end against Hitler's Nazi Germany. This title tells the true story of life among the ranks of Field Marshall Montgomery's 21st Army group & reveals a tale of sex, burglary, rape, pillage & alcohol. ...

What made Arthur, Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle? In the vivid narrative style that is his trademark, Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commander-in-chief. He tracks the development of Wellington's leadership & his relationship with the extraordinary band of men he led from Portugal in 1808 to the final destruction of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Having described his soldiers as the 'scum of the earth', Wellington transformed them into the finest fighting force of their time. Digging deep into the rich treasure trove of diaries & journals that make this war the first in history to be so well recorded, Snow examines Wellington's prickly relationship with generals such as the irascible Thomas Picton & the ruthless ' Black Bob' Craufurd, cavalrymen like the daredevil Fred Ponsonby, & soldiers including jaunty Irishman Ned Costello & failed actor Thomas Todd. Using many first-hand accounts, Snow describes the horror & the humanity of life in & out of battle, & he explains how Wellington mastered the battlefield to beat Napoleon & change the future of Europe. ...

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The seven-year campaign that saved Europe from Napoleon told by those who were there.

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Hamlet could NEVER make his mind up about ANYTHING. & one time he actually went to school in just his pants & got sent home because he couldn’t decide what to wear. When Izzy (star of The Spy Who Loved School Dinners) is asked to tell her friends some HILARIOUS & SCARY stories she knows exactly where to look: Shakespeare, the king of SUPER dramatic stuff. After learning about Macbeth (a STRONG solider who ate four bowls of porridge & twenty pieces of toast every morning) her friends want more. So Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, & Romeo & Juliet all get the Izzy treatment. There’s blood & guts, ghosty stuff, & plenty of people wandering around in their nighties. The perfect introduction to the Bard! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780857637727 • Author: Pamela Butchart • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Pages: 176 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm ...

A fantastic reel of long, decorative toadstool design ribbon in a fantastic high quality material, that measures 2m long.



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‘ My mother is scraping a piece of burned toast out of the kitchen window, a crease of annoyance across her forehead. This is not an occasional occurrence. My mother burns the toast as surely as the sun rises each morning.’

‘ Toast’ is Nigel Slater’s award-winning biography of a childhood remembered through food. Whether recalling his mother’s surprisingly good rice pudding, his father’s bold foray into spaghetti & his dreaded Boxing Day stew, or such culinary highlights as Arctic Roll & Grilled Grapefruit (then considered something of a status symbol in Wolverhampton), this remarkable memoir vividly recreates daily life in 1960s suburban Engl&.

Likes & dislikes, aversions & sweet-toothed weaknesses form a fascinating backdrop to Nigel Slater’s incredibly moving & deliciously evocative portrait of childhood, adolescence & sexual awakening.





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