A pretty & playful patent birdcage pencil case that will make a perfect addition to your desk or school bag or even be a stunning ...

This cute & practical ballpen set will make a great gift for keen writers & students. This set comes with a pretty birdcage pencil case & 2 black ballpens. Features include: small zip pencil case & 2 black ballpens with medium nibs (in pink & blue). ...

This elegant ringbinder style recipe folder offers a beautiful pink birdcage design & resourceful organising space. There are 6 organising tabs for starters fish meat vegetarian desserts & cake dishes
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This elegant & resourceful magnetic shopping list

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Henry Birdie Bowers realised his lifes ambition when he was selected for Captain Scotts Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic yet he also met his death on the journey. Born to a sea-faring father & adventurous mother on the Firth of Clyde Bowers boyhood obsession with travel & adventure took him round the world several times & his life appears with hindsight to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate Antarctic challenge. Although just 5ft 4in he was a bundle of energy; knowledgeable indefatigable & the ultimate team player. In Scotts words he was a marvel. This new biography drawing on Bowers letters journals & previously neglected material sheds new light on Bowers & tells the full story of the hardy naval officer who could always lift his companions spirits. ...

Greenwich south-east London. Detective Inspector Jack Caffery
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The ideal portable companion the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look & updated material. This is the perfect pocket guide for keen birdwatchers & nature enthusiasts to identify the most commonly seen species in Britain & Europe. Authoritative text & beautiful photographs show the distinguishing features of each bird including notes on appearance colour & distinctive features & information on juveniles range & habitat nests call & breeding sites. In addition an extensive introduction covers general information on plumage habitats & migration & gives first-time birdwatchers advice on what equipment to buy & where to go to spot the most desirable species. This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original covering over 200 species of bird found in Britain & Europe. ...

One of Usbornes most enduring & well-known series has been given an exciting new look. Each guide has been completely updated & has a striking new cover. It makes perfect companions for enthusiasts keen to discover the many fascinating aspects of the natural world with full-colour illustrations of around 100-200 different species per title that have been reproduced from the original artwork using the latest technology. It provides ideal field guides for both children & adults & incredible value for your money. ...

Offering a window into the world of ordinary Athenians Aristophanes The Birds & Other Plays" is a timeless set of comedies combining witty satire & raucous slapstick to wonderful effect. This " Penguin Classics" edition is translated from the Greek by David Barrett & Alan H. Sommerstein. The plays in this volume all contain Aristophanes trademark bawdy comedy & dazzling verbal agility. In " The Birds" two cunning Athenians persuade the birds to build the utopian city of Much Cuckoo in the Clouds in the sky blockading the Olympian gods & installing themselves as new deities. The Knights is a venomous satire on Cleon a prominent Athenian demagogue who vies with a humble sausage-seller for the approval of the people; while " The Assembly-Women" deals with the battle of the sexes as the women of Athens infiltrate the all-male Assembly in disguise. The lengthy conflict with Sparta is the subject of Peace inspired by the hope of a settlement in 421 BC & Wealth reflects on the economic catastrophe that hit Athens after the war. These lively translations by David Barrett & Alan H. Sommerstein capture the full humour of the plays. The introduction examines Aristophanes life & times & the comedy & poetry of his works. This volume also

Includes:: an introductory note for each play. Aristophanes (c.445-386 BC) was probably born in Athens. Little is known about his life but there is a portrait of him in " Platos Symposium". He was twice threatened with prosecution in the 420s for his outspoken attacks on the prominent politician Cleon but in 405 he was publicly honoured & crowned for promoting Athenian civic unity in " The Frogs". Aristophanes had his first comedy produced when he was about twenty-one & wrote forty plays in all. The eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes are published in the " Penguin Classics" series as " The Birds & Other Plays" " Lysistrata & Other Plays" " The Wasps & Other Plays" & " The Frogs & Other Plays". If you enjoyed " The Birds & Other Plays" you might like Aristophanes " The Frogs & Other Plays" also available in " Penguin Classics"."

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How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened & then withdrew.. . A classic of alienation & horror The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation & mock mans sense of dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of Monte Verita promises immortality but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera & into his subjects life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; & a jealous father finds a remedy when threes a crowd.. . ...