Kelvin Hunt the ear-biting eye-gouging in-your-face coach of the Australian rugby team has been abducted by six masked men in a helicopter. Who could be behind it? Is someone scheming to ruin Australia's plans for the next World Cup? Fletcher Smith is determined to work out what's really going on especially when he gets a whiff of his arch-enemy Bolivar's involvement. But he soon realises that some people will do whatever it takes to keep him from the truth. ...

Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Cat Scratch Tree

Includes:: 2 Playmobil children 6 cats & a scratch tree. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under the age of 4 years

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Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun. Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Chicken Coop

Includes:: one Playmobil figure an assortment of chickens & accessories. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under the age of 4

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Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Dog Family

Includes:: one Playmobil figure & 4 dogs. The roof of the kennel is detachable. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under 4 years

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Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Guinea Pig Pen

Includes:: a mother & child 3 guinea pigs & a clear pen with food. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under 4

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Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Pirate Captain comes with a map compass & a ships log book.

Includes:: one Playmobil figure & lots of accessories. Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under 4 years

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Enter the wonderful world of Playmobil & enjoy the fun Let your little ones imagination run wild as they discover new ways to play. Playmobil offers different styles of play & adventure for both boys & girls ranging from dinosaurs & pirates through to fairies & ponies. Playmobil is sturdy yet easy to manoeuvre which means the fun never ends. The Playmobil Motorcycle Patrol

Includes:: a policeman on motorcycle with flashing light (batteries included). Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under 4 years

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Five masterful dramatic works from one of the world's best-loved playwrights Anton Chekhov's Plays" is translated with notes by Peter Carson & an introduction by Richard Gilman in " Penguin Classics". At a time when the Russian theatre was dominated by formulaic melodramas & farces Chekhov created a new sort of drama that laid bare the everyday lives loves & yearnings of ordinary people. " Ivanov" depicts a man stifled by inactivity & lost idealism & " The Seagull" contrasts a young man's selfish romanticism with the stoicism of a woman cruelly abandoned by her lover. With 'the scenes from country life' of " Uncle Vanya" his first fully mature play Chekhov developed his own unique dramatic world neither tragedy nor comedy. In " Three Sisters" the Prozorov sisters endlessly dream of going to Moscow to escape the monotony of provincial life while his comedy " The Cherry Orchard" portrays characters futilely clinging to the past as their land is sold from underneath them. Peter Carson's moving translations convey Chekhov's subtle blend of comedy tragedy & psychological insight. In his introduction Richard Gilman examines how Chekhov broke with theatrical conventions & discusses each play in detail. Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was born in Taganrog a port on the sea of Azov. In 1879 he travelled to Moscow where he entered the medical faculty of the university graduating in 1884. During his university years he supported his family by contributing humorous stories & sketches to magazines. He published his first volume of stories " Motley Tales" in 1886 & a year later his second volume " In the Twilight" for which he received the Pushkin Prize. Today his plays including " Uncle Vanya" " The Seagull" & " The Cherry Orchard" are recognised as masterpieces the world over. If you enjoyed " Plays" you might like Chekhov's " The Shooting Party" also available in " Penguin Classics"." ...

Anton Chekhov's popularity in the west is without parallel for a foreign writer. He has been absorbed into our culture & accepted as one of our own. His plays lend themselves easily to the stage calling for actors with intelligence & common sense rather than a dramatic voice or histrionic skills. He takes from everyday life themes of frustration which apply to us all
- the difficulty of carving out a happy existence the problems of love the fading of hope the universal feeling that time passes & we never quite get things right. This seems pessimistic & yet Chekhov claimed he was writing comedy. Readers actors & directors must decide for themselves which way to play these pieces. They are full of sadness but a sadness described as the 'darkness of the last hour before the dawn'. Whether tragic or comic however they are works of the first importance. The Cherry Orchard has been described as 'the best play since Shakespeare' Three Sisters as 'the best play in the world'.
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Menander (c. 341 291 BC) was the foremost innovator of Greek New Comedy a dramatic style that moved away from the fantastical to focus upon the problems of ordinary Athenians. This collection contains the full text of Old Cantankerous (Dyskolos) the only surviving complete example of New Comedy as well as fragments from works including The Girl from Samos & The Rape of the Locks all of which are concerned with domestic catastrophes the hazards of love & the trials of family life. Written in a poetic style regarded by the ancients as second only to Homer these polished works profoundly influential upon both Roman playwrights such as Plautus & Terence & the wider Western tradition may be regarded as the first true comedies of manners. ...