This comprehensive guide opens with a history of preserving & pickling which provides an insight into the traditional techniques & local delicacies. Practical advice & information about techniques equipment & choosing the best ingredients follow in the authoritative & wide-ranging introduction which is followed by the heart of the book: over 75 recipes covering every kind of chutney pickle & condiment. Explore accompaniments to meats & poultry from traditional basics such as Horseradish or Mint Sauce to modern flavours such as Roasted Red Pepper & Chilli Ketchup or Cranberry & Red Onion Relish. Accompany seafood with Lemongrass & Ginger Jelly or serve oysters with Bloody Mary Relish. With its wonderful photography & comprehensive & exciting recipe list this is the perfect sourcebook for every cook who wishes to know more about chutneys & pickles. Catherine Atkinson is a trained Cordon Bleu cook who has worked in a number of restaurants including the Roux Brothers patisseries. She also worked as Deputy Cookery Editor on Womans Weekly magazine. ...

The Pickwick Papers is Dickens' first novel & widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching 40 000 by the final part. In the century & a half since its first appearance the characters of Mr Pickwick Sam Weller & the whole of the Pickwickian crew have entered the consciousness of all who love English literature in general & the works of Dickens in particular. ...

Charles Dickenss first published work The Pickwick Papers" was an instant success that captured the public imagination with its colourful characters & farcical plot. This " Penguin Classics" edition of Charles Dickenss is edited with notes & an introduction by Mark Wormald. Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as " The Pickwick Papers"
- a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass the lover Tupman the sportsman Winkle & above all by that quintessentially English Quixote Mr Pickwick & his cockney Sancho Panza Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election via the Fleet debtors prison characters & incidents spring to life from Dickenss pen to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour & literary invention. This edition is based on the first volume edition of 1837 &

Includes:: the original illustrations. In his introduction Mark Wormald discusses the genesis of " The Pickwick Papers" & the emergence of its central characters. Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books including " Oliver Twist" " Great Expectations" "A Tale of Two Cities" " David Copperfield" & " The Pickwick Papers" have been adapted for stage & screen & read by millions. If you enjoyed " The Pickwick Papers" you might like Dickens "A Christmas Carol" & " Other Christmas Writings" also available in " Penguin Classics". " Dickens sees human beings with the most intense vividness... Consequently his greatest success is " The Pickwick Papers"." (George Orwell). " One of my lifes greatest tragedies is to have already read " Pickwick Papers"
- I cant go back & read it for the first time." (Fernando Pessoa)."



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Pictionary is the original ice breaker at parties which is guaranteed to leave you rolling around the floor in hysterics. You don&8217;t have to posses artistic skills to play the game in fact the funnier the drawings the better. It is all about imagination comical drawings & your team&8217;s ability to interpret your pictures. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under 8 years ...

Although Snowdonia is not as prettily dressed up with pastures oakwoods or cottage gardens as the Lake District & it's not as wild & spacious as Scotland it shares many of the best attributes of both places
- & in just the right measure. & yet while the Lake District & Scotland have been well served by mountain guide books there has never been a comprehensive illustrated guide to the mountains of Snowdonia. The Pictorial Guides to the Mountains of Snowdonia by John Gillham changes all that. Influenced in his early years by the works of Poucher & Wainwright Gillham has adopted a unique style of 3D mapping that proved popular in his long-running TGO magazine series ' Way to Go'. In a brand new series of four books he uses the drawings to good effect charting ascents up almost all the Snowdonian mountains whether they be well-known or seldom-trod. The books are sumptuously illustrated by the author's colour photographs which have been taken in all seasons & in all weather conditions. The Pictorial Guide to the Mountains of Snowdonia Vol 1
- the Northern Peaks is the first in the series of four books. This volume encompasses the Carneddau the Glyderau & the Nantgwynant ranges. Mountains famous & not-so-famous large & not-so-large are brought to life by the author's panoramic 3-D sketch maps. In the north the Carneddau are the Cairngorms of Wales with a great expanse of long broad ridges rising from the Irish Sea. In the north they are remote & a serene quietude reigns while in the south the more celebrated peaks such as Carnedd Llewellyn are higher & more bouldery with their northern faces scoured by glaciers into cliffs crags & gullies. The Glyderau peaks face the Carneddau across Nant Ffrancon & the Llugwy valley. They're compact rugged & more random in their sculptural makeup: more Giacometti than Henry Moore. But all the great mountain features are here: corries jagged spurs tarns ridges & waterfalls. Both the scrambler & the walker will be in their element. Less well known are the mountains of Nantgwynant which lie to the east of Snowdon. Moel Siabod the northern bastion is a mighty peak with two fine ridges & a rocky spur providing a sporty ascent to the summit. The peaks to its south are knobbly grassy in some places: heathery in others & have jewel-like tarns made secretive by the rocky bluffs that protect them from the elements. Northern Snowdonia awaits your discovery...

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She began to scrape at the mortar. A few minutes later she was able to prise the edge of the brick loose. The resulting rush of foetid air made her gag but she focussed her torch beam on the enlarged hole & peered inside. Her eyes widened in horror. When art student Jude Evans vanishes on a photographic visit to a derelict Glasgow cinema her friend Liam enlists the help of his birth mother
- forensic scientist Dr Rhona Mac Leod
- in his search for her. Visiting other cinemas on her list they find clues to her disappearance & to the horrifying secret she may have discovered behind those walls. Throughout the investigation Rhona must deal with the news that a face from her past is literally back from the dead
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The history of Britain from its early days until the 1950s is described here largely in pictures. Clarke Hutton has traced with humour & inspiration the significant events throughout the ages. His glorious illustration follows the varying fashions in architecture dress & transport & brings them to life for anyone who reads this book. It is a child's dream book of history
- & no doubt many adults will also enjoy his evocation of bygone times.
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Wilde's only novel first published in 1890 is a brilliantly designed puzzle intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art life & consequence. From its provocative Preface challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake' to its sensational conclusion the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment & its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895 & he later recalled the 'note of doom' which runs like 'a violet thread' through its carefully crafted prose. ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IRVINE WELSH. Dorian is a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous glamorous world of selfish luxury he apparently remains physically unchanged by the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle & untouched by age. But up in his attic hidden behind a curtain his portrait tells a different story... ...

This is a beautiful leatherbound edition of Wilde's scandalous story of excess & corruption. It features a satin-ribbon bookmark distinctive stained edging & decorative marbled endpapers. This edition of a novel now acknowledged a landmark of literature will be an artful addition to any home library. Horror hides behind an attractive face in The Picture of Dorian Gray" Oscar Wilde's tale of a notorious Victorian libertine & his life of evil excesses. Though Dorian's hedonistic indulgences leave no blemish on his ageless features the painted portrait imbued with his soul proves a living catalogue of corruption. Desperate to hide the physical evidence of his unregenerate spirit Dorian will stop at nothing not even murder to keep his picture's existence a secret. A scandalous story when it was first published in 1890 Wilde's novel is acknowledged a landmark of literature today & a tale emblematic of its time. This exquisite collectible edition features an elegant bonded-leather binding a satin-ribbon bookmark distinctive stained edging & decorative marbled endpapers. It's the perfect gift for book-lovers & an artful addition to any home library." ...