The new Diana Mc Veagh book on Elgar is first-rate " wrote Gerald Finzi of her earlier study of the composer published in 1955. In the completely new Elgar the Music Maker she harvests five decades of thoughts about his music scrutinizing the biographical details that have since been discovered & using them to assess the ways in which they affect the compositions. Diana Mc Veagh explores Elgars complex personality & his compositional methods his style & his relationship to his contemporaries yet it is the music
- still played recorded loved & discussed as much as ever- that remains her prime focus. Each of Elgars works is discussed balancing information & appraisal from his juvenilia to his unfinished Third Symphony. Diana Mc Veagh provides a compelling & accessible companion to the music of one of Englands greatest composers. Musicians scholars & CD collectors alike will find much to enjoy in Elgar the Music Maker. Diana Mc Veagh is the author of the highly acclaimed Gerald Finzi: His Life & Music (2005); of the entries on Elgar & Finzi for The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (1980 2001); & of the Finzi entry in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004)."
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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Roland Helen Nicholas & David four Manchester children are led into Elidor a twilight world almost destroyed by fear & darkness. On a gloomy day in Manchester Roland Helen Nicholas & David are lured into a ruined church where the fabric of time & place is weak enough to allow them into the twilight world of Elidor. It is a place almost destroyed by fear & darkness & the children are charged with guarding its Treasures while a way is sought to save the dying l&. Then the evil forces find a path through to this world... This new edition of Alan Garners classic

Includes:: a special Why Youll Love This Book" introduction from bestselling author Jonathan Stroud."

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Eversleigh Manor provides the perfect location for hit new television show Lady Jane Investigates". But when the film crew descends en masse no one could have predicted that romance would be brewing before the clapperboard had snapped its last. Least of all Guy Portias heir to the manor & favourite beau of leading lady Richenda Fox. & Guys rash proposal of marriage in the drunken wake of the after-show party is only the first of his worries. After all his mother has her heart set on running Country House Weekends for the discerning holidaymaker & her new employee Honor has a talent for mass catering.. .and for making Guy feel a little warm under the collar. But Honor is preoccupied with her own problems
- a fickle ex-boyfriend is hovering in the wings & her best friend Henty seems inordinately distracted by her smouldering new groom Travis. Throw in a long-lost mother a philandering husband & a floozy of a florist & watch the residents of Eversleigh village work themselves into a lather of epic proportions."
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Since she was found as a baby floating in the Thames one foggy night the web-toed Pearl has been brought up in a brothel known as the House of Mermaids. Cosseted & pampered there it is only when her fourteenth birthday approaches that Pearl realises she is to be sold to the highest bidder. Meanwhile the orphaned twins Lily & Elijah have shared an idyllic childhood raised in a secluded country house with their grandfather Augustus Lamb. But when Lily & Elijah go on a visit London a chance meeting with the ethereal Pearl will have repercussions for all of them binding their fates together in a dark & dangerous way... In this bewitching sensual novel Essie Fox has written another tale of obsessive love & betrayal moving from the respectable worlds of Victorian art & literature & into the shadowy demi-monde of brothels asylums & freak show tents
- a world in which nothing & no-one is quite what they seem to be.
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By day Eliot is a quiet boy who likes to read & play with his toys. But when the clock strikes midnight Eliot is transformed into a hero! When hes not showing off his super swimming skills or wowing the crowds with his expert-lion taming you can find him assisting the Queen. But one day Eliot receives an urgent messae from the worlds Most Important Scientists: a giant meteor is hurtling towards Earth. Will Eliot be able to rise to the challenge & save the world from destruction in the nick of time? ...

When Elisabeth Sladen debuted as journalist Sarah Jane Smith in 1973 Doctor Who story The Time Warrior she had no idea that the character would become one of the most popular in the series history. When she quit the TARDIS in 1976 having traversed space & time alongside Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker the story was front page news. But you dont just walk away from the Doctor. Elisabeth reprised her role many times & went on to tour the weird & wonderful world of Doctor Who fandom. So when TV wunderkind Russell T. Davies approached her to come back again this time to a show backed by multi-million pound budgets & garlanded with critical plaudits how could she refuse? Completed only months before her death in April 2011 Elisabeths memoir is funny ridiculous insightful & entertaining & a fitting tribute to a woman who will be sadly missed by millions. ...

When Elisabeth Sladen debuted as journalist Sarah Jane Smith in 1973 Doctor Who story The Time Warrior she had no idea that the character would become one of the most popular in the series history. When she quit the TARDIS in 1976 having traversed space & time alongside Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker the story was front page news. But you dont just walk away from the Doctor. Elisabeth reprised her role many times & went on to tour the weird & wonderful world of Doctor Who fandom. So when TV wunderkind Russell T. Davies approached her to come back again this time to a show backed by multi-million pound budgets & garlanded with critical plaudits how could she refuse? Completed only months before her death in April 2011 Elisabeths memoir is funny ridiculous insightful & entertaining & a fitting tribute to a woman who will be sadly missed by millions. ...

The Selection gets fierce as rivals stake their claim on the prince. Six girls one life-changing prize... America Singer will leave her pre-destined life for a world of glamour & luxury if she wins... But surviving The Selection is tough. Rivals are battling to become Prince Maxon's bride as the threat of rebel violence just beyond the palace walls escalates into war. Only six girls are left & sworn friendships are tested to breaking point. America's feelings for Maxon grow stronger but she suspects darker mysteries in his royal past. With ex-lover Aspen waiting for her in the shadows where do her loyalties truly lie? ...