Under the Greenwood Tree is Hardy's most bright confident & optimistic novel. This delightful portrayal of a picturesque rural society tinged with gentle humour & quiet irony established Hardy as a writer. However the novel is not merely a charming rural idyll. The double-plot in which the love story of Dick Dewey & Fancy Day is inter-related with a tragic chapter in the history of Mellstock Choir hints at the poignant disappearance of a long-lived & highly-valued traditional way of life. ...

This edition presents a critically established text based on comparisons of every revised version. Hardy placed this tale among his Novels of Character & Environment a group which is held to include his most characteristic work. 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. ...

The arrival of two newcomers in the quiet village of Mellstock arouses a bitter feud & leaves a convoluted love affair in its wake. While the Reverend Maybold creates a furore among the village's musicians with his decision to abolish the church's traditional 'string choir' & replace it with a modern mechanical organ the new schoolteacher Fancy Day causes an upheaval of a more romantic nature winning the hearts of three very different men
- a local farmer a church musician & Maybold himself. Under the Greenwood Tree" follows the ensuing maze of intrigue & passion with gentle humour & sympathy deftly evoking the richness of village life yet tinged with melancholy for a rural world that Hardy saw fast disappearing."
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Go on a journey to the centre of the earth & back with this brand new title in the ground-breaking See Inside" series. This subject is perfect for the lift-the-flap treatment & the book uses embedded flaps to great effect to explain the world under our feet from plants & animals to underground trains & pipes right through to the earth's core past gold mines stalagmites & fossils. It contains over 50 flaps to lift." ...

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading Series" part of the Usborne Reading Programme. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. This exciting book takes readers on an incredible journey through the Earth to find out whats under the ground. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is Principal Lecturer in Education from Roehampton University & an early reading specialist. Every title in this series features clear & compelling text accompanied by charming & highly appealing illustrations. It is designed to motivate children as they learn to read." ...

The first ever in-depth study of Kate Bushs life & career Under The Ivy features over 70 unique & revealing new interviews with those who have viewed from up close both the public artist & the private woman: old school friends early band mates long-term studio collaborators former managers producers musicians video directors dance instructors & record company executives. It undertakes a full analysis of Bushs art. Every crucial aspect of her music is discussed from her ground-breaking series of albums to her solo live tour her pre-teen poetry & scores of unreleased songs. Combining a wealth of new research with rigorous critical scrutiny Under the Ivy offers a string of fresh insights & perspectives on her unusual upbringing in South London the blossoming of her talent her enduring influences & unique working methods her rejection of live performance her pioneering use of the studio her key relationships & her gradual retreat into a semi-mythical privacy. ...

This is the first ever in-depth study of Kate Bushs life & career. Under the Ivy" features over 70 unique & revealing new interviews with those who have viewed from up close both the public artist & the private woman: old school friends early band mates long-term studio collaborators former managers producers musicians video directors dance instructors & record company executives. " Under the Ivy" undertakes a full analysis of Bushs art. From her pre-teen forays into poetry through scores of unreleased songs. Every crucial aspect of her music is discussed from her ground-breaking series of albums to her solo live tour. Her pioneering forays into dance video film & performance. Combining a wealth of new research with rigorous critical scrutiny " Under the Ivy" offers a string of fresh insights & perspectives on her unusual upbringing in South London the blossoming of her talent her enduring influences & unique working methods her rejection of live performance her pioneering use of the studio her key relationships & her gradual retreat into a semi-mythical privacy." ...

WORLDS KEPT THEM APART. DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim. Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild
- a savage
- but might be the only person who can keep her alive. & if they can survive they are each other's best hope for finding answers.

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WORLDS KEPT THEM APART. DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces shes never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim. Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. Hes searching for someone too. Hes also wild
- a savage
- but might be her best hope at staying alive. If they can survive they are each others best hope for finding answers

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For years Tom Cox might have seemed like a regular hard-living sort of bloke -- a lover of late nights rock music & beer -- but he had a dark furry secret. Tom was a cat lover. For a while he kept his passion in check but there was only so long he could postpone his true dream especially after he met Dee his moggy-loving soulmate. He let London & his job as a rock critic behind & he & Dee her cat Janet & three new kittens moved to a remote part of Norfolk. They thought it would be easy. They thought their cat madness had reached its limit. They were wrong. In Under the Paw Tom records the chaos of owning seven of the most charismatic idiotic & duplicitous cats in the country. Suddenly on call around the clock for multiple sets of whiskers Tom encounters death depression flying fur & the first human sentence spoken by a feline. Running through all the maelstrom is the heartbreaking story of his relationship with The Bear his oldest cat: a 'painfully sensitive' survivor moggy who may or may not be an evil genius. ...