From the misty mountains of the north to the southern seascape of the Algarve the travels of Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago are a passionate rediscovery of his own l&. Setting off in his veteran motor car Saramago wants to travel to Portugal as well as through it: by making it his destination the acclaimed writer hopes to take stock of his native land as it hovers on the edge of the modern world. He is no typical guide
- he avoids the sights" in favour of a remote Romanesque church a cobweb-ridden chapel the local & the domestic
- but with his deep fount of memory & erudite knowledge each encounter evoking the span of Portugals history he is anyones idea of a delightful travelling companion."

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What a stunning discovery: an old coded note that actually contains directions for reaching the Earths very core! & once he ...

This title is suitable for children aged 7 to 9 years old. ' Go down the crater of the volcano Snaefells. Follow the shadow just before the month of July. You will find your way to the center of the Earth. I did it'. That mysterious message found in a long-lost letter propels a young man & his uncle on the adventure of a lifetime: to a prehistoric world below the earth where dinosaurs & other strange creatures still roam. Jules Verne's classic fantasy will enchant a new generation of readers. ...

With an introduction by David Stuart Davies. The father of science fiction Jules Verne invites you to join the intrepid & eccentric Professor Liedenbrock & his companions on a thrilling & dramatic expedition as they travel down a secret tunnel in a volcano in Iceland on a journey which will lead them to the centre of the earth. Along the way they encounter various hazards & witness many incredible sights such as the underground forest illuminated by electricity the Great Geyser the battle between prehistoric monsters the strange whispering gallery giant insects & the vast subterranean sea with its ferocious whirlpool. Although published in the nineteenth century Journey to the Centre of the Earth has lost none of its power & potency to excite & engage the modern reader. The novel has been filmed many times but nothing can compare with the thrills & excitement generated by the written narrative. It is supreme escapist entertainment for all ages. ...

Journey to the Centre of the Earth has been consistently praised for its style & its vision of the world. It explores the prehistory of the globe but can also be read as a psychological quest for the journey itself is as important as arrival or discovery. Professor Lidenbrock & his nephew Axel travel across Iceland & then down through an extinct crater towards a sunless sea where they enter a living past & are confronted with the origins of man. A classic of nineteenth-century French literature the novels distinctive combination of realism & Romanticism has marked figures as diverse as Sartre & Tournier Mark Twain & Conan Doyle. This new translation of the complete text is faithful to the lyricism verve & humour of the original. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords 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. ...

An ancient book is opened by the eccentric Professor Lidenbrock & his life
- & the life of his nephew Axel
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Told in the first person the novel is based on the author's own experiences during the First World War in French colonial Africa in the USA
- where he worked for a while at the Ford factory in Detroit
- & later as a young doctor in a working-class suburb in Paris. Celine's disgust with human folly malice greed & the chaotic state in which man has left society lies behind the bitterness that distinguishes his idiosyncratic colloquial & visionary writing & gives it its force.

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Its Christmas Eve in Dinosaur Cove & Tom & Jamie are hoping for snow. Theres just time to go & visit their dinosaur friend Wanna in their secret world of real dinosaurs & wish him a merry Christmas. But when they emerge from the cave the Jurassic jungle has disappeared & theres snow everywhere! & whats that in the distance? Its a herd of woolly mammoths
- the boys are in the Ice Age! Jamie Tom & Wanna set off on a snowy adventure with blizzards avalanches a sabre-tooth cat & a young woolly mammoth that needs their help to get back to its herd. As they search for the lost herd the boys come across another unexpected discovery
- something so amazing they can hardly believe it. This double-length story is something that readers can really get their teeth into & is non-stop adventure from the first page to the last.

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Widely recognised as a classic of northern-exploration literature A Journey to the Northern Ocean" is Samuel Hearnes story of his three-year trek to seek a trade route across the Barrens in the Northwest Territories. Hearne was a superb reporter from his anguished description of the massacre of helpless Eskimos by his Indian companions to his meticulous records of wildlife flora & Indian manners & customs. First published in 1795 more than two decades after Hearne had completed his trek. This Classics West edition brings a crucial piece of Canadian history back into print." ...

It is 1910 & Maia tragically orphaned at 13 has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric & mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful joyous & award-winning adventure. ...