George's Marvellous Medicine is one of Roald Dahl's most brilliant tales of naughtiness. Find Quentin Blake's illustrious illustrations in full-colour for this wonderful 30th anniversary edition. Most grandmas are kind & helpful ladies. Not George's grandma. She's a grumpy & grizzly old grouch & George wants to teach her a lesson. So when it's time for her medicine George concocts a bubbling frothing marvelous mixture which is guaranteed to send her through the roof.. .A true genius.. . Roald Dahl is my hero". David Walliams with an exciting look into Roald Dahl's world Roald Dahl the best-loved of children's writers was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on the head" sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known & best-loved children's illustrators & it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations." ...

'A true genius... Roald Dahl is my hero'
- David Walliams Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller Roald Dahl!
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Take a rollercoaster ride through the vastness of space & in the midst of an exciting adventure discover the mysteries of physics science & the universe with George his new friends next door
- the scientist Eric & his daughter Annie
- & a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos which can take them to the edge of a black hole & back again. Or can it? & who else would like to get their hands on Cosmos? A funny & hugely informative romp through space time & the universe.

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A best-selling novelist since 1921 Georgette Heyer is known across the world for her historical romances set in Regency Engl&. Millions of readers love the outrageous lifestyle fashion & capricious escapades of the elegant bon ton & no one has captured that world better than Georgette Heyer with universally beloved novels such as Regency Buck" " The Grand Sophy" & " Fridays Child". " Georgette Heyers Regency World" is the ultimate definitive guide to Georgette Heyers wonderful & enchanting realm: her heroines her villains & dashing heroes the shops clubs & towns they frequented the parties & seasons they celebrated how they ate drank dressed socialized shopped & drove. An utterly delightful & fun read beautifully illustrated & compelling in its historical detail this is a must-have for any Georgette Heyer fan." ...

When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is unexpectedly fostered by the kindly Celia & her bank manager husband she can hardly believe her luck. But then
- on her fifteenth birthday
- she suffers the cruellest betrayal of all at the hands of her foster father & is forced to run away leaving everything she loves behind her. Penniless sleeping rough Georgia is soon introduced to the sleazy Soho world of brassy strippers sweat shops camaraderie & hardship. Fired by a fierce ambition blessed with an extraordinary voice her long struggle for fame & fortune begins. But even when she reaches the top she finds that the scars of the past can open up to ruin her... Steeped in atmosphere & raw emotion Georgia is the story of a determination to succeed against all the odds & of a burning first love.

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The Georgia is a compact clear glass work centre with a hideaway keyboard tray designed for when space is at a minimum. Colour; Metal chrome coloured frame with black tempered clear glass Features; Tempered glass for safety Hideaway glass keyboard tray & storage shelf. Metal chrome coloured frame. Flat packed for easy home assembly. Dimensions: Width
- 60cm Depth
- 50cm Height
- 76cm Please see our Refund Policy for restrictions on returning Office Furniture."


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The Georgia is a compact clear glass work centre with a hideaway keyboard tray designed for when space is at a minimum. Colour; Metal chrome coloured frame with tempered clear glass Features; Tempered glass for safety Hideaway glass keyboard tray & storage shelf. Metal chrome coloured frame. Flat packed for easy home assembly. Dimensions: Width
- 60cm Depth
- 50cm Height
- 76cm Please see our Refund Policy for restrictions on returning Office Furniture."


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Fairyland in uproar! Jack Frost has stolen the Pet Fairies magical pets. Without them the Pet Fairies can't ensure that pets in the human world find the right owners. So it's vital that the Pet Fairies get their magic pets back. The pets have escaped from Jack Frost's ice castle & are roaming the human world. Rachel & Kirsty have to help Katie the Kitten Fairy Harriet the Hamster Fairy Georgia the Guinea Pig Fairy Lauren the Puppy Fairy Emma the Bunny Fairy Penny the Pony Fairy & Molly the Goldfish Fairy
- to get the pets back...before it's too late.
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? Did Hermitages really house hermits? What was the point of a sham castle or Gothic ruin? Though Georgian garden buildings often seem monuments to rich men's folly & whimsy in fact they always had a purpose whether functional or ornamental & today are valued for their social meaning & their place in the history of architecture & landscape design as well as often for their sheer beauty or quirkiness. This overview of Georgian garden buildings examines their place in architectural & landscape history & explains the purpose & form of individual types in the context of the English landscape garden. It looks at more than twenty types from arches to towers via columns grottoes & rotundas." ...

In the first part of the book Steven Parissien describes the development of the Georgian style in Britain from its introduction in the early eighteenth century through to the mid-nineteenth century & explains how the original inhabitants would have used the various rooms. In the second part he devotes a chapter to each element of the Georgian house including roofs brickwork & stonework doors & windows staircase & fireplaces mouldings & plasterwork. Throughout the book he stresses the need for todays owners to understand the ideas techniques & materials employed by those who built their homes. The book has been written with the owner or would-be owner of a modest family house or Georgian cottage primarily in mind. Though due attention is given to the great houses of the period & especially to their role in setting new trends the main emphasis is on the modest domestic architecture at which the Georgians excelled. With its wealth of practical advice on the preservation & restoration of both structure & decor as well as an invaluable guide to specialist suppliers & sources of further information this book is an indispensable resource for lovers of Georgian architecture. Steven Parissien is former Education Secretary of the Georgian Group the body formed to save Georgian buildings & townscapes from destruction or disfigurement. He has subsequently worked at Yale Universitys Paul Mellon Centre Sothebys Institute & the University of Plymouth & is currently Director of Education for The Princes Foundation. His other books include Adam Style Palladian Style & Regency Style. ...