' Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach talking all the way of the honour I had done him! O these fashionable people!' Frances Burney's first & most enduringly popular novel is a vivid satirical & seductive account of the pleasures & dangers of fashionable life in late eighteenth-century London. As she describes her heroine's entry into society womanhood & inevitably love Burney exposes the vulnerability of female innocence in an image-conscious & often cruel world where social snobbery & sexual aggression are played out in the public arenas of pleasure-gardens theatre visits & balls. But Evelina's innocence also makes her a shrewd commentator on the excesses & absurdities of manners & social ambitions
- as well as attracting the attention of the eminently eligible Lord Orville. Evelina comic & shrewd is at once a guide to fashionable London a satirical attack on the new consumerism an investigation of women's position in the late eighteenth century & a love story. The new introduction & full notes to this edition help make this richness all the more readily available to a modern reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.
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EVEN AS WE SPEAK is an illuminating & hilarious collection of essays from one of Picadors most beloved authors. Reflecting his comprehensive knowledge wide-ranging interests & eclectic style Clive James explores the rise & fall of various celebrities discusses Australian poetry considers the state of television today questions the culpability of the ordinary German in the holocaust & contemplates -- in a compellingly provocative & much-talked about piece -- the death of Diana. ...

This is one of those special novels
- a piece of working magic warm funny & sane
- that you just want to ride off into the sunset

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Royal Ascots first day & bookmaker Ned Talbot watches helplessly as a string of favourites come in. With the punters totting up their winnings he counts his losses. Then an old man steps forward with a very different claim. The father Ned never knew
- long ago believed killed in a car crash
- is standing before him. Barely an hour later Neds newly-found father is dying in Ascots car park. Stabbed by an unknown assailant he warns Ned be very careful. But of whom? Of what? Ned races to discover the truth behind his fathers disappearance & sudden reappearance. Its not just money on the line now. Its lives.

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Even More Rock Family Trees is the eagerly awaited new collection by rock's premier draughtsman & archivist Pete Frame. A legend in his own lunchtime Frame is justly celebrated for his unique contributions to the literature of the music he loves. This latest set

Includes:: newly drawn family trees of Elton John the Allman Brothers Band 1 ELP Fleetwood Mac Steve Winwood The Drifters Roxy Music Roger Mc Guinn Beach Boys Martin Carthy Shirley Collilns Yes Asia Eric Clapton the Yardbirds Miles Davis the Creation label & many more.

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WINNER OF THE 2012 IMPAC DUBLIN AWARD On a cold quiet day between Christmas & the New Year a mans body is found in an abandoned apartment. His friends look on but theyre dead too. Their bodies found in squats & sheds & alleyways across the city. Victims of a bad batch of heroin theyre in the shadows a chorus keeping vigil as the hours pass paying their own particular homage as their friends body is taken away examined investigated & cremated. All of their stories are laid out piece by broken piece through a series of fractured narratives. We meet Robert the deceased the only alcoholic in a sprawling group of junkies; Danny just back from uncomfortable holidays with family who discovers the body & futiley searches for his other friends to share the news of Roberts death; Laura Roberts daughter who stumbles into the junkys life when she moves in with her father after years apart; Heather who has her own place for the first time since she was a teenager; Mike the Falklands War vet; & all the others. Theirs are stories of lives fallen through the cracks hopes flaring & dying love overwhelmed by a stronger need & the havoc wrought by drugs distress & the disregard of the wider world. These invisible people live in a parallel reality out of reach of basic creature comforts like food & shelter. In their sudden deaths it becomes clear they are treated with more respect than they ever were in their short lives. Intense exhilarating & shot through with hope & fury Even the Dogs is an intimate exploration of life at the edges of society--littered with love loss despair & a half-glimpse of redemption. ...

All is quiet at Alfies house
- Mum & Dad have gone out & Maureens baby-sitting. Then...drip drip drip. Its raining inside! The
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The Italian evening class at Mountainview School is like hundreds of others starting up all over the city. But this class has its own special quality
- as the focus for the varied hopes & dreams of teacher & pupils alike. Aidan Dunne needs his new evening class project to succeed almost as much as his pupils do. They too are looking for something more: Bill to find a way to keep spendthrift Lizzie at his side & Fran to make sure that young Kathy finds her way out from behind the kitchen sink. The key to their success lies with the Signora. Her passion has drawn her from Ireland to Italy & back home again with a burning desire to share her love of all things Italian
- & a secret hidden in her heart.. .

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This elegant & stylish magazine file from the Evening Meadow storage collection is a perfect way of storing magazines or brochures & complimenting any room or office. Features include black inner lining paper & metal label holder with reversible card that can be written on to help identify contents. ...

The tour was a sell-out & a recording of one of the shows became a number one bestseller & was awarded a Gold Disc. When Brian died in 1994 he was described by the Daily Telegraph as the greatest natural broadcaster of them all. This book was first published in 1996 & contains all the material from the original recording as well as additional stories from his second & final tour. Brians skill & warmth as a master raconteur shine through on every page as he recalls his early years at Eton & Oxford his war service with the Grenadier Guards & his remarkable broadcasting career at the BBC. There are hundreds of hilarious memories stories & anecdotes all told in his inimitable friendly style & he describes the famous leg-over incident. This centenary edition has been updated by the editor Brians eldest son Barry Johnston &

Includes:: new illustrations by John Irel&.

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