Charles I was a complex man whose career intersected with some of the most dramatic events in English history. He played a central role in provoking the English Civil War & his execution led to the only republican government Britain has ever known. Historians have struggled to get him into perspective veering between outright condemnation & measured sympathy. Richard Cust shows that Charles I was not unfit to be a king emphasising his strengths as a party leader & conviction politician but concludes that none the less his prejudices & attitudes & his mishandling of political crises did much to bring about a civil war in Britain. He argues that ultimately after the war Charles pushed his enemies into a position where they had little choice but to execute him. ...

The creator of the Hunchback of Notre Dame" " Henry VIII" & " Captain Bligh" Charles Laughtons career spans 50 films & 40 stage roles. This entralling biography follows him from his parents hotel in Scarborough to his climactic assumption of the role of King Lear in Statford at the end of his life. Along the way we meet a galaxy of Hollywood greats
- from Korda Hitchcock & Billy WIlder to Gregory Peck Robert Mitchum & Marilyn Monroe. We also discover a hugely talented & complex man
- a legend in his own lifetime who nonetheless counted himself a failure."

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Charles Olson (1910-70) believed that poetry exists in an open field through which the poet transmits energy to the receptive reader. Olsons influence on the development of British & American poetry through his writing & teaching is immense. His work encompasses myth history scholarship & politics grand theories & delight in the particular variousness of life all marked by the curiosity & openness to experience that he asked of his readers. Olson grew up & returned to live in the seafaring town of Gloucester Massachusetts & it was from the life & language of its citizens that his poetry drew its strengths. The Reader"

Includes:: extracts from the full range of Olsons poetry & prose including letters interviews & the full text of the key essay Projective Verse. Ralph Maud a colleague of Olsons from 1963-5 & the editor of Olsons letters has supplied an introduction supporting illustrations notes & bibliography to this essential resource."

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Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation of Simon Bretts comic crime novel An Amateur Corpse. Charles is out of work again & to make matters worse his mother has come to stay & hes no way of escaping her. So when hes offered some voiceover work by old friend Hugo hes delighted to get out of the house. But Hugos marriage is in trouble: his much younger wife Ellie spends all her time at her Amateur Dramatic Group & Hugo is drinking too much. When Ellie is found drowned in their swimming pool it seems Hugo is guilty of murder. Its up to Charles to prove his friends innocence... Bill Nighy Suzanne Burden & Geraldine Mc Ewan are among the star cast in this entertaining mystery dramatised by Jeremy Front. ...

In this explosive new ninth volume of never-before-collected comic strip including for the first time reproductions of original artwork from artist Joe Colquhouns archive things are looking up for Charley after he meets the love of his life. But their wedding is destroyed by the roar of destructive Zeppelin Bombers from Berlin! ...

Renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law Slaine) & legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) continue the thrilling humorous & horrifying story of World War One soldier Charley Bourne. Home from the war thanks to an injury Charley escapes from a terrifying air-raid only to run into a deserter from the Foreign Legion
- who tells him of the awful siege of Fort Vaux even as both men run for their lives from the Military Police! Rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a Tommy this fourth volume of Charley's War features a brand new introduction by Tariq Goddard & director's commentary by Pat Mills plus exclusive bonus content.
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Renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law Slaine) & legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) continue the thrilling humorous & horrifying story of World War One soldier Charley Bourne. Returning to the front Charley is reunited with old comrades Weeper & Old Bill
- & unfortunately bully Grogan & the vile Lieutenant Snell. As the bullets fly & bombs fall Charley faces as much danger from his own ranks as from the enemy's... Rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a Tommy this fifth volume of Charley's War" features a brand new introduction & director's commentary by Pat Mills plus exclusive bonus content."
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Renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law" " Slaine") & legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (" Johnny Red") continue the thrilling humorous & horrifying story of World War One soldier Charley Bourne. Charley's unit under the brutal & thoughtless command of the vile Snell are detailed to join the 'clay-kickers' in a dangerous plan to mine under the German lines...and then comes Charley's first terrifying charge 'over the top'! Rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a Tommy this sixth volume of " Charley's War" features a brand new introduction & director's commentary by Pat Mills plus exclusive bonus content." ...

Charlie" is the latest from bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Her family is threatened & only she can save it... When sixteen-year-old Charlie witnesses a brutal attack on her mother by two strangers she is shocked & terrified. But after talking to the police she realises that her fathers business dealings cant be so innocent. With her father away it is left to Charlie to protect her mother. & somehow she must find out who wants to hurt her family
- & why
- without losing faith in her beloved parents. Can she unravel the mysteries of the past that haunt her family? Or will the truth wreck everything she loves? Lesley Pearse author of the UK & international best-sellers " Father Unknown" & " Trust Me" explores family loyalties & a tangled web of secrets in the thrilling Charlie. Fans of Susan Lewis should sit up & take note. Praise for Lesley Pearse: " With characters it is impossible not to care about.. .this is storytelling at its very best". (" Daily Mail"). " Lose yourself in this epic saga". (" Bella"). " An emotional & moving epic you wont forget in a hurry". (" Womans Weekly"). With her gripping & moving storylines best-selling author Lesley Pearse has captured the imaginations of millions in the UK & abroad. Her other titles " The Promise" "A Lesser Evil" " Till We Meet Again" " Secrets" " Charlie" " Father Unknown" " Gypsy" " Trust Me" " Faith" " Never Look Back" " Remember Me" & " Hope" are also available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol & has three daughters & two grandchildren."

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When soccer star Jake Adams cancels his appearance at Animal Magics Open Day Eva decides to turn detective. But when she arrives at Jakes house all she finds is his ginger kitten Charlie locked out & miaowing on the doorstep.. . This is book two in a fantastic new series guaranteed to captivate a whole new generation of animal lovers! ...