Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace & hope around the world. The story of who built the chapel & how it came into existence & survived against all the odds is both fascinating & inspiring. Author Philip Paris' extensive research into the creation of the Italian Chapel has uncovered many new facts & this comprehensive new book is the definitive account of the chapel & those who built it. It is a book that has waited to be written for sixty-five years. ...

Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth legend & history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney & the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful St Magnus the Martyr & Hrolf the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful & poetic this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles murder sorcery & bitter family feuds. ...

This Brown Stem Ring binder file from the Orla Kiely paper range is the ideal accessory for any home combining function & style the file is ideal for storing all your important documents neatly. With the distinctive stem pattern on the outside & contrasting multi coloured stem pattern on the inside. Size A4 The creative world of Orla Kiely was founded in 195 to express visually her love of pattern colour & rhythm which as components all play & work together. Her instinctive graphic discipline to simplify & stylise everyday motifs & forms adds another dimension. With clean orderly repeat constructions & a boldness of scale her work achieves a strength with a very modern quality while her nostalgia for all things mid-century appear to make her patterns comforting & uplifting. From a small collection of bags & accessories the range has grown to include a complete ready-to-wear collection home ware travel & stationery. ...

This Orla Kiely slim notebook is ideal for jotting down ideas or making lists. It is slim enough to fit into the smallest of bags yet there is ample space inside to write. The front over is a vibrant orange & inside the pages are lined & feature a small pattern to the bottom in keeping with the cover design. Orla Kiely is an Irish designer based in London & has just celebrated 10 years in the fashion industry. Orla&8217;s stationery & accessories boast her signature chic funky feminine style. Inspiration for the collections comes from the 60&8217;s & 70&8217;s. ...

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Jot down quick notes on this Orla Kiely memo block. It is decorated in an olive coloured linear stem pattern making it a lovely addition to any telephone or coffee table & measures 11 cm x 11 cm x 6 cm. Orla Kiely is an Irish designer based in London & has just celebrated 10 years in the fashion industry. Orla&8217;s stationery & accessories boast her signature chic funky feminine style. Inspiration for the collections comes from the 60&8217;s & 70&8217;s. ...

Orla Kiely Cross Hatch Stem Print B5 notebook is large enough to make detailed notes yet is not too cumbersome to cary around. Useful for making lists projects & notes at college. The book bound hard back covers provide a sturdy base to write on & the elastic closure keeps any loose bits of paper safe The cover features a simple red cross hatch & stem print & inside contains lined off white pages with a perforated edge & 2 pretty vellum sheets. Measures Approx. h 25 x w 17.5 cm. Orla Kiely is an Irish designer based in London & has just celebrated 10 years in the fashion industry. Orla&8217;s stationery & accessories boast her signature chic funky feminine style taking inspiration from the 1960s & 1970s designs with simple motifs & bold repeating patterns. ...

Orla Kiely Abacus B5 Perfect Bound Notebook is large enough to make detailed notes yet is not too cumbersome to cary around. Useful for making lists projects & notes at college. The book bound hard back covers provide a sturdy base to write on & the elastic closure keeps any loose bits of paper safe. The bold flower head print is set against a cool slate grey colour for an understated look. Inside features lined off white pages with a perforated edge & 2 pretty vellum sheets. measures Approx. h 25 x w 17.5 cm. Orla Kiely is an Irish designer based in London & has just celebrated 10 years in the fashion industry. Orla&8217;s stationery & accessories boast her signature chic funky feminine style taking inspiration from the 1960s & 1970s designs with simple motifs & bold repeating patterns. ...

Are you a budding reporter? Do you find you have inspiring thoughts with no-where to record them? This small Orla Kiely reporter&8217;s notebook could be the answer. Decorated in an olive pattern with a flip opening you will always be stylish when writing your notes. ...

Once described as the 'longest & most charming love-letter in literature' the Virginia Woolf's Orlando" is edited by Brenda Lyons with an introduction & notes by Sandra M. Gilbert in " Penguin Classics". Written for Virginia Woolf's intimate friend the charismatic writer Vita Sackville-West " Orlando" is a playful mock 'biography' of a chameleonic historical figure immortal & ageless who changes sex & identity on a whim. First masculine then feminine Orlando begins life as a young sixteenth-century nobleman then gallops through three centuries to end up as a woman writer in Virginia Woolf's own time. A wry commentary on gender roles & modes of history " Orlando" is also in Woolf's own words a light-hearted 'writer's holiday' which delights in ambiguity & capriciousness. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is regarded as a major 20th century author & essayist a key figure in literary history as a feminist & modernist & the centre of ' The Bloomsbury Group'. This informal collective of artists & writers which included Lytton Strachey & Roger Fry exerted a powerful influence over early twentieth-century British culture. Between 1925 & 1931 Virginia Woolf produced what are now regarded as her finest masterpieces from " Mrs Dalloway" (1925) to the poetic & highly experimental novel " The Waves" (1931). She also maintained an astonishing output of literary criticism short fiction journalism & biography including the playfully subversive " Orlando" (1928) & "A Room of One's Own" (1929) a passionate feminist essay. If you enjoyed " Orlando" you might like Woolf's " The Waves" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". "I read this book & believed it was a hallucinogenic interactive biography of my own life & future". (Tilda Swinton)." ...