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20,000 Leagues under the Seaby Pauline Francis, Jules VerneISBN 0237526883 (0-237-52688-3)
Softcover, Evans Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: '20,000 Leagues under the Sea'Book summary:A huge sea monster has attacked and wrecked several ships from beneath the sea. Professor Arronax bravely joins a mission to hunt down the beast. He goes aboard the Nautilus, a secret submarine helmed by the mysterious Captain Nemo. At first, the mission is exciting, as Nemo takes the ship on a voyage around the underwater world. But when things start to go wrong, Arronax finds there is no escape from the Nautilus -- he is now Captain Nemo's captive, 20,000 leagues under the sea! [via]
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The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650by John MorrisISBN 0297176013 (0-297-17601-3)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650'Book summary:A lifetime's scholarship enabled John Morris to recreate a past hitherto hidden in myth and mystery. He describes the Arthurian Age as 'the starting point of future British history', for it saw the transition from Roman Britain to Great Britain, the establishment of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales from the collapse of the Pax Romana. In exploring political, social, economic, religious and cultural history from the fourth to the seventh century, his theme is one of continuity. That continuity is embodied in Arthur himself: 'in name he was the last Roman Emperor, but he ruled as the first medieval king.' [via]
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All Things Wise And Wonderfulby James HerriotISBN 0312020317 (0-312-02031-7)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All Things Wise And Wonderful'Book summary:James Herriot is probably the most beloved living writer. When All Things Bright and Beautiful was published three years ago, it became the number one best seller in the world, winning still new friends for the Yorkshire veterinarian whose first book All Creatures Great and Small had already been enjoyed by millions of readers.
In this, his third book, he takes up where he left off-- both in terms of the warmth, humor, and skill with which he writes, and in the story itself. It is World War Two and James has just been inducted into the RAF. We see him at training camp and we go back to Yorkshire-- on real trips as he breaks away to see Helen who is about to have a baby, and on trips of reverie as he recalls the Dales, the animals, and the Yorkshire people who have so enriched his life. We meet old friends again-- his partner Siegfried, the zany Tristan, the bon vivant Granville Bennett-- and scores of new folk, each with a story to tell. James Herriot is back, and, as one reviewer said of his work, "If ever you have loved a friend, human or otherwise, this is the book for you."
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicles: The Courage of Kings, the Goodness of Saints and the Romance of English Historyby Anne SavageISBN 0312037406 (0-312-03740-6)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Annotated Waste Land with Eliot's Contemporary Proseby T. S. EliotISBN 0300119941 (0-300-11994-1)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Annotated Waste Land with Eliot's Contemporary Prose'Book summary:One of the twentieth centurys most powerfuland controversialworks, The Waste Land was published in the desolate wake of the First World War. This definitive edition of T. S. Eliots masterpiece presents a new and authoritative version of the poem, along with all the essays Eliot wrote as he was composing The Waste Land, seven of them never before published in book form. The volume is enriched with period photographs and a London map of locations mentioned in the poem.[via]
Featured in the book are Lawrence Raineys groundbreaking account of how The Waste Land came to be composed; a history of the reactions of admirers and critics; and full annotations to the poem and Eliots essays. The edition transforms our understanding of one of the greatest modernist writers and the magnificent poem that became a landmark in literary history.More editions of The Annotated Waste Land with Eliot's Contemporary Prose:
The Antiquaryby Walter Scott, David HewittISBN 0231103964 (0-231-10396-4)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Around the World We Goby Golden Books Staff, Anne DuaxISBN 0307104869 (0-307-10486-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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Aspects of Aristocracy: Grandeur and Decline in Modern Britainby David CannadineISBN 0300059817 (0-300-05981-7)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aspects of Aristocracy: Grandeur and Decline in Modern Britain'Book summary:In this stylish and provocative book, the eminent historian David Cannadine brings his characterisitc wit and acumen to bear on the British aristocracy, probing behind the legendary escapades and indulgences of aristocrats Such as Lord Curzon, the Hon C.S. Rolls (of Rolls Royce), Winston Churchill, Harold Nicolson, and Vita Sackville -West, and changing our perceptions of them - transforming wastrels into heroes and the self-satisfied into tthe second-rate. Cannasine begins by investigating the land-owning classes as a whole during the last two hundred years, describing their origins, their habits, their increasing debts, and their involvement with the steam train, the horseless carriage, and the aeroplamne. He next focuses on patricians he finds particularly fascinating: Lord Curzon, an unrivaled ceremonial impresario and inventor of traditions; Lord Strickland, part English landowner and part Mediterranean nobleman, who has both an imperial proconsul and prime minister of Malta; and Winston Churchill, whom Cannadine sees as an aristocratic adventureer, a man who has burdened by more than he benefited fromhis family connections and patrician attitudes. Cannadiine then moves from individuals to aristocratic dynasties. He reconstructs the extraordinary financial history of the dukes of Devonshire, narrates the story of the Cozwns-Hardys, a Norfolk family who playeda remarkably varies part in the life of their country, and offers a controversial reapraisal of the forebears, lives, work, and personalities of Harols Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West- a portrait, notes Cannadine, of more than a marriage. [via]
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The Autobiography of John Stuart Millby John Stuart MillISBN 0231085060 (0-231-08506-0)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Bethlehem Roadby Anne PerryISBN 0312042663 (0-312-04266-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bethlehem Road'Book summary:The gentleman tied to the lamppost on Westminster Bridge is most elegantly attiredfresh boutonniere, silk hat, white evening scarfand he is quite, quite dead, as a result of his thoroughly cut throat. Why should anyone kill Sir Lockwood Hamilton, the kindest of family men and most conscientious member of Parliament? Before Inspector Thomas Pitt can even speculate on the reasons, a colleague of Sir Lockwoods meets the same fate in the same spot. Public indignation is boundless, and clever Charlotte Pitt, Thomass wellborn wife, cant resist helping her hard-pressed husband, scouting societys drawing rooms for clues to these appalling crimes. Meanwhile, the Westminster Bridge Cutthroat stalks another victim.
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The Big Sixby Arthur RansomeISBN 0224606395 (0-224-60639-5)
Hardcover, Random House of Canada Ltd
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The Bridgeby Iain BanksISBN 0312028814 (0-312-02881-4)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Cardington Crescentby Anne PerryISBN 0312001134 (0-312-00113-4)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Cashelmaraby Susan HowatchISBN 0241890454 (0-241-89045-4)
Hardcover, Hamilton
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Cavaliers & Roundheads: The English Civil War, 1642-1649by Christopher HibbertISBN 0246136324 (0-246-13632-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Checkmateby Dorothy DunnettISBN 0304293768 (0-304-29376-8)
Hardcover, Cassell
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Churchill's Generalsby John KeeganISBN 0304367125 (0-304-36712-5)
Softcover, Cassell
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The Clockwork Testament: Or, Enderby's Endby Anthony BurgessISBN 0246107227 (0-246-10722-7)
Hardcover, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon
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Collected Storiesby Roald DahlISBN 0307264904 (0-307-26490-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon Englandby Henry Mayr-HartingISBN 0271007699 (0-271-00769-9)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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The Complete Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea a New Translation of Jules Verne's Science Fiction Classicby Jules Verne, Emanuel J. MickelISBN 0253338107 (0-253-33810-7)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Cool Repentanceby Antonia FraserISBN 0297781278 (0-297-78127-8)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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Coot Clubby Arthur RansomeISBN 0224606352 (0-224-60635-2)
Hardcover, Random House of Canada Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Coot Club'Book summary:A story of the Norfolk Broads. [via]
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Death Lives Next Doorby Gwendoline ButlerISBN 0312081758 (0-312-08175-8)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Death of a Godby S.T. HaymonISBN 0312001193 (0-312-00119-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Death of a Hussyby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312050712 (0-312-05071-2)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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A Hamish Macbeth mystery.
Wealthy Maggie Baird is neither nice nor kind nor generous. Once she was beautiful, but now, although middle-aged, she retains the appetites of a beautiful woman. When Maggie's car catches fire with her inside it, suspicion focuses on the five houseguests staying at Maggie's luxurious Highlands cottage: her timid niece and four former lovers, once of whom Maggie had intended to pick for a husband. All five are impecunious. All five had ample opportunity to monkey with Maggie's car. So finding who did it requires all Police Constable Hamish Macbeth's extraordinary common sense and insight into human nature. And lazy lout though he may be, Hamish lets no grass grow under his feet when it comes to solving a murder. Especially when he may be the next target. [via]More editions of Death of a Hussy:
Death of a Pranksterby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312077017 (0-312-07701-7)
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The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracyby David CannadineISBN 0300047614 (0-300-04761-4)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy'Book summary:Originally published in 1990 and now available in paperback, a history of the decline of the British aristocracy over the last hundred years, which looks at the process by which nobles have lost their wealth, power and prestige. [via]
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The Desert Generalsby Correlli BarnettISBN 0304352802 (0-304-35280-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Devil's Feather: Library Editionby Minette WaltersISBN 0307264629 (0-307-26462-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Edward Iby Michael PrestwichISBN 0300071574 (0-300-07157-4)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Elizabeth Iby Anne SomersetISBN 0312081839 (0-312-08183-9)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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Elizabeth I: Collected Worksby Elizabeth, Janel M. Mueller, Mary Beth RoseISBN 0226504646 (0-226-50464-6)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth I: Collected Works'Book summary:This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, Elizabeth I reveals brilliance on two counts: that of the Queen, a dazzling writer and a leading intellect of the English Renaissance, and that of the editors, whose copious annotations make the book not only essential to scholars but accessible to general readers as well.[via]
"This collection shines a light onto the character and experience of one of the most interesting of monarchs. . . . We are likely never to get a closer or clearer look at her. An intriguing and intense portrait of a woman who figures so importantly in the birth of our modern world."Publishers Weekly
"An admirable scholarly edition of the queen's literary output. . . . This anthology will excite scholars of Elizabethan history, but there is something here for all of us who revel in the English language."John Cooper, Washington Times
"Substantial, scholarly, but accessible. . . . An invaluable work of reference."Patrick Collinson, London Review of Books
"In a single extraordinary volume . . . Marcus and her coeditors have collected the Virgin Queen's letters, speeches, poems and prayers. . . . An impressive, heavily footnoted volume."Library Journal
"This excellent anthology of [Elizabeth's] speeches, poems, prayers and letters demonstrates her virtuosity and afford the reader a penetrating insight into her 'wiles and understandings.'"Anne Somerset, New Statesman
"Here then is the only trustworthy collection of the various genres of Elizabeth's writings. . . . A fine edition which will be indispensable to all those interested in Elizabeth I and her reign."Susan Doran, History
"In the torrent of words about her, the queen's own words have been hard to find. . . . [This] volume is a major scholarly achievement that makes Elizabeth's mind much more accessible than before. . . . A veritable feast of material in different genres."David Norbrook, The New RepublicMore editions of Elizabeth I: Collected Works:
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Elizabeth I: Collected Worksby Leah S. Marcus, Janel M. Mueller, Mary Beth RoseISBN 0226504654 (0-226-50465-4)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth I: Collected Works'Book summary:This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, Elizabeth I reveals brilliance on two counts: that of the Queen, a dazzling writer and a leading intellect of the English Renaissance, and that of the editors, whose copious annotations make the book not only essential to scholars but accessible to general readers as well.[via]More editions of Elizabeth I: Collected Works:
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Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life In Elizabethan Londonby Liza PicardISBN 0297607294 (0-297-60729-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life In Elizabethan London'Book summary:Like its acclaimed predecessors, RESTORATION LONDON and DR JOHNSON'S LONDON, this book is the result of the author's passionate interest in the practical details of everyday life - and the conditions in which most people lived - so often ignored in conventional history books. The book begins with the River Thames, which - from its surly water-men to its great occasions - played such a central part in the city's life. It moves on to the streets, houses and gardens; cooking, housework and shopping; clothes, jewellery and make-up; health and medicine; sex and food; education, etiquette and hobbies; religion, law and crime. [via]
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End in Tearsby Ruth RendellISBN 0307339769 (0-307-33976-9)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'End in Tears'Book summary:At first there was no reason to link the killings. The first one, months earlier, seemed totally random: a lump of concrete pushed off an overpass onto a passing car. By contrast, the gruesome bludgeoning death of Amber Marshalson, returning home late from a night out clubbing with friends, was obviously calculated. The killer had been seen waiting for the girl in a nearby wood. But when Chief Inspector Wexford discovers that Amber had been the driver right behind the crushed carand that shed been driving a silver Honda, while the car in front of her was a gray Hondahe knows that someone wanted the teenager dead badly enough to kill twice to get the job done. And as it turns out, this murderers plans are only just getting underway. Can Wexford unravel the complex knots that connect these murders in time to save future victims? Or is he, as he begins to fear, losing his touch and fast becoming a relic of another time?
Long beloved by readers for her deft weaving of wonderfully meticulous characterization, dark humor, and trenchant social commentary into gripping and fast-paced plots, Ruth Rendell is in top form with End in Tears. Taking off from the first page with back-to-back murders and ending with one of Wexfords own officers in mortal danger, End in Tears touches on issues of class, race, parenthood, aging, and gender roles as it brings the traditional British whodunit into the twenty-first century.
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The England of Elizabethby A. L. Rowse, Christopher HaighISBN 0299188140 (0-299-18814-0)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The England of Elizabeth'Book summary:Thanks to Shakespeare, Hollywood, and the formidable Elizabeth I herself, Elizabethan England remains a place and time that fascinates us. Modern England still has visible memorials of the Elizabethansthe houses they built, the objects they cherished, the patterns they imposed upon the very landscape. A. L. Rowse's famously vivid portrayal of the Elizabethan world is a detailed account of that society and tradition, from the lowest social class to the men and women who governed the realm. A major new introduction from Christopher Haigh offes both a reflection on Rowse's masterpiece and an assessment of the Elizabethan Age.[via]More editions of The England of Elizabeth:
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The England of Elizabeth: The Structure of Societyby A. L. RowseISBN 0299077241 (0-299-07724-1)
Softcover, Bell & Howell Information & Lea
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The English Reformationby A.G. DickensISBN 0271028688 (0-271-02868-8)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Exhibitionismby Toby LittISBN 0241141540 (0-241-14154-0)
Softcover, Hamish Hamilton
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God's Englishman: Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolutionby Christopher HillISBN 0297000438 (0-297-00043-8)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicholson
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The Good Companionsby J. B. PriestleyISBN 0226682234 (0-226-68223-4)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Goodies Book of Criminal Recordsby Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme GardenISBN 0297770276 (0-297-77027-6)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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Great Northernby Arthur RansomeISBN 0224606425 (0-224-60642-5)
Hardcover, Random House of Canada Ltd
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Guerrillasby Vidiadhar Surajprasad NaipaulISBN 0233967028 (0-233-96702-8)
Hardcover, Deutsch
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The Handmaid's Taleby Margaret Atwood, Valerie MartinISBN 0307264602 (0-307-26460-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwoods The Handmaid's Tale has become one of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time.
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She may go out once a day to markets whose signs are now pictures because women are not allowed to read. She must pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, for in a time of declining birthrates her value lies in her fertility, and failure means exile to the dangerously polluted Colonies. Offred can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Now she navigates the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules.
Like Aldous Huxleys Brave New World and George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Handmaid's Tale has endured not only as a literary landmark but as a warning of a possible future that is still chillingly relevant. [via]More editions of The Handmaid's Tale:
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House in Parisby Elizabeth BowenISBN 0224600567 (0-224-60056-7)
Hardcover, J. Cape
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Slowly exposing the apprehensions of the children and the reasons for their presence in the house, Elizabeth Bowen releases all her psychological insight, her charmed prose and unerring feel for atmosphere into a masterpiece of delicacy and restraint. [via]
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The House of Doctor Deeby Peter AckroydISBN 0241125006 (0-241-12500-6)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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I'm the King of the Castleby Susan HillISBN 0241019109 (0-241-01910-9)
Hardcover, H. Hamilton
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Incendiaryby Chris CleaveISBN 0307262820 (0-307-26282-0)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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J.M. Barrie & the Lost Boysby Andrew Birkin, Sharon GoodeISBN 0300098227 (0-300-09822-7)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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The Jewel in the Crownby Paul ScottISBN 0226743403 (0-226-74340-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jewel in the Crown'Book summary:"Ah no, waste no pity on young Kumar. Whatever he got while in the hands of the police he deserved. And waste no pity on her either. She also got what she deserved."
August 1942. World War II is reaching its apex, with the conflict consuming almost all of Asia and Europe. In Southeast Asia, the Japanese have driven the British army out of Burma and are threatening India, where Britain's beleaguered forces find themselves facing an increasingly hostile Indian populace tired of decades of unfulfilled promises of freedom. On a dark monsoonal night in the town of Mayapore, amid an outbreak of anti-British rioting, a gang of Indian men rape a young British woman. Through this rape, we are introduced to a cast of characters engulfed and subsequently carried away by the storm of events. Paul Scott's The Jewel in the Crown is part historical novel, part mystery, part love story, part allegory. But to reduce it to any of these elements is to miss its irony, poignancy, and beauty. Full of complex characters and rich in atmosphere and symbolism, this is a novel that works on many different levels.
The events unfold through the eyes of a varied cast of characters--both British and Indian--united by their inability to escape the straightjacket of race and social roles, no matter their class, education, or political views. This is particularly excruciating for the rape victim and the young Indian man accused of the crime. These two are drawn to each other by their alienation from the roles they are expected to play. Englishwoman Daphne Manners finds herself increasingly estranged from her countrymen, while Hari Kumar, an Indian who has lived in Britain for all but two years of his life and is so anglicized that he doesn't even speak Hindi, can't abide his native land. Their struggle with the identities and constraints that society imposes on them and the manifestations of their conflict form the core of the novel, providing the timelessness and richness that make it one of the great novels of the 20th century.
The Jewel in the Crown, originally published in 1966, is the first of the Raj Quartet, the sweeping epic that looks at the collapse in the 1940s of British rule in India. It was followed by The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, and A Division of Spoils. --Jonathan King [via]
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Johnson and Boswell in Scotland: A Journey to the Hebridesby Pat RogersISBN 0300052103 (0-300-05210-3)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Journey to the Western Islands of Scotlandby Samuel JohnsonISBN 0300012519 (0-300-01251-9)
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Mary Queen of Scotland and the Islesby Margaret GeorgeISBN 0312082622 (0-312-08262-2)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Mary Wollstonecraftby Janet M. ToddISBN 0231121857 (0-231-12185-7)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Mary Wollstonecraft : A Revolutionary Lifeby Janet ToddISBN 0231121849 (0-231-12184-9)
Hardcover, Columbia University Press
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Oscar Wildeby Richard EllmannISBN 0241123925 (0-241-12392-5)
Hardcover, H. Hamilton
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Oscar Wilde'Book summary:Richard Ellmann capped an illustrious career in biography (his James Joyce is considered one of the masterpieces of the 20th century) with this life of Oscar Wilde, which won both the National Book Critics Circle Award and Pulitzer Prize on its original publication in 1988. Ellmann's account of Wilde's extravagantly operatic life as poet, playwright, aesthete, and martyr to sexual morality is notable not only for the full portrait it gives of Wilde, but also for Ellmann's assessment of his subject's literary greatness; both aims are served by a plethora of quotations from Wilde's own work and correspondence. Wilde straddled the line between the Victorian age and the modern world as he did everything in life ... with impeccable style. [via]
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Paying With Plastic: The Digital Revolution In Buying And Borrowingby Richard Schmalensee, David S. EvansISBN 026255058X (0-262-55058-X)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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A Pelican at Blandingsby P.G. WodehouseISBN 0257650962 (0-257-65096-2)
Hardcover, Jenkins
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Perkin: A Story of Deceptionby Ann WroeISBN 0224069705 (0-224-06970-5)
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Pet Shop Boys, Literallyby Chris HeathISBN 0306804948 (0-306-80494-8)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Pilgrimageby Dorothy Miller Richardson, Gill HanscombeISBN 0252060768 (0-252-06076-8)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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Portraits in British Historyby Ronald Pollitt, Herbert Franklin CurryISBN 0256016798 (0-256-01679-8)
Hardcover, Dorsey Press
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Princess and Curdieby George MacDonald, Jean Watson, Peter WaneISBN 0310423104 (0-310-42310-4)
Hardcover, Zondervan Pub. House
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Quartetby Jean RhysISBN 0233960503 (0-233-96050-3)
Hardcover, Deutsch
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Queen Victoria: A Personal Historyby Christopher HibbertISBN 0306810859 (0-306-81085-9)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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Reel Murderby Marian BabsonISBN 0312002270 (0-312-00227-0)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Richard IIby Nigel SaulISBN 0300078757 (0-300-07875-7)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Richard II'Book summary:Richard II is one of the most enigmatic of English kings. Shakespeare depicted him as a tragic figure, an irresponsible, cruel monarch who nevertheless rose in stature as the substance of power slipped from him. By later writers he has been variously portrayed as a half-crazed autocrat, or a conventional ruler whose principal errors were the mismanagement of his nobility and a disregard for the political conventions of his age. This book offers a reinterpretation of the king. Nigel Saul paints a picture of Richard as a highly assertive and determined ruler, one whose key aim was to exalt and dignify the crown. In Richard's view, the crown was threatened by the factiousness of the nobility and the assertiveness of the common people. The king met these challenges by exacting obedience, encouraging lofty new forms of address and constructing an elaborate system of rule by bonds and oaths. Saul traces the sources of Richard's political ideas and finds that he was influenced by a deeply felt orthodox piety and by the ideas of the civil lawyers He shows that, although Richard's kingship resembled that of other rulers of the period, unlike theirs, his reign ended in failure because of tactical errors and contradictions in his policies. For all that he promoted the image of a distant, all-powerful monarch, Richard II's rule was in practice characterised by faction and feud. The king was obsessed by the search for personal security: in his subjects, however, he bred only insecurity and fear. A portrait of a complex figure, this book is suitable reading for anyone with an interest in the politics and culture of the English middle ages. [via]
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Royal Flash:from the Flashman Papers, 1842-43 and 1847-48;: From the Flashman Papers, 1842-43 and 1847-48;by George MacDonald FraserISBN 0257651012 (0-257-65101-2)
Hardcover, Barrie & Jenkins Ltd
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Septemberby Rosamunde PilcherISBN 0312044194 (0-312-04419-4)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'September'Book summary:A place you will never forget[via]
Rosemunde Pilcher's Scotland...where the fields flourish with greenery, the bills bloom with purple, and the lochs glitter with the bright blue of the sky.
A time you will never forget
September...when the heather is in full flower, the first chill of autumn cools the air, and the countryside stirs with the hunt b alls, dinner parties, and dance.
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Rosamunde Pilcher's September...a story of homecomings and heartbreaks, friendships, betrayls, forgiveness, and love. From the author of the classic multimillion-copy bestseller The Shell Seeker, it is a book you will fall in love with...
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Servants of the People: The Inside Story of the New Labourby Andrew RawnsleyISBN 0241140293 (0-241-14029-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Uk
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Shelley: The Pursuitby Richard HolmesISBN 0297767224 (0-297-76722-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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Silence in Hanover Closeby Anne PerryISBN 031201824X (0-312-01824-X)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Sir Walter Raleghby Robert LaceyISBN 0297765574 (0-297-76557-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Suspectby Michael RobothamISBN 0307275477 (0-307-27547-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Swallowdaleby Arthur RansomeISBN 0224606328 (0-224-60632-8)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Swallowdale'Book summary:The second title in Arthur Ransomes classic series for children, for grownups, for anyone captivated by the world of adventure and imagination. Swallowdale (originally published in 1931) follows the Walker family and friends through a shipwreck, a camp on the mainland, a secret valley and cave, and a trek through the mountains. Swallows and Amazons Forever! The story is crowded with useful hints on sailing and camping; is exciting but not sensational, funny but never ludicrous; in fact it is a perfect book for children of all ages, and better reading for the rest of us than are most novels. Times Literary Supplement Anyone over seven and under seventy who loves the real country will enjoy the book, and it is an excellent read-aloud book for various ages. The Boston Transcript [via]
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T.S. Eliotby Peter AckroydISBN 0241113490 (0-241-11349-0)
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The Tale of Old Mortalityby Walter Scott, Douglas S. MackISBN 0231084706 (0-231-08470-6)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Tale of Peter Rabbitby Beatrix Potter, Cyndy Szekeres, Adriana Mazza SaviozziISBN 0307030717 (0-307-03071-7)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit'Book summary:The quintessential cautionary tale, Peter Rabbit warns naughty children about the grave consequences of misbehaving. When Mrs. Rabbit beseeches her four furry children not to go into Mr. McGregor's garden, the impish Peter naturally takes this as an open invitation to create mischief. He quickly gets in over his head, when he is spotted by farmer McGregor himself. Any child with a spark of sass will find Peter's adventures remarkably familiar. And they'll see in Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail that bane of their existence: the "good" sibling who always does the right thing. One earns bread and milk and blackberries for supper, while the obstinate folly of the other warrants medicine and an early bedtime.
Beatrix Potter's animal stories have been a joy to generations of young readers. Her warm, playful illustrations in soft colors invite children into the world of words and flights of fancy. Once there, she gently and humorously guides readers along the path of righteousness, leaving just enough room for children to wonder if that incorrigible Peter will be back in McGregor's garden tomorrow. (Ages Baby to Preschool) [via]
Undreamed Shores; England's Wasted Empire in Americaby Michael FossISBN 0245519823 (0-245-51982-3)
Hardcover, Harrap
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A Use of Richesby J.I.M. StewartISBN 0226774031 (0-226-77403-1)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Victorian Thingsby Asa BriggsISBN 0226074838 (0-226-07483-8)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press
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The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Villageby Eamon DuffyISBN 0300098251 (0-300-09825-1)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village'Book summary:Eamon Duffy's monumental The Stripping of the Altars provided a new slant on the English Reformation. Duffy has now dug deeper into the same fascinating period. The Voices of Morebath is the story of a hamlet buried deep in the heart of Devon. The parish priest, Sir Christopher Trychay remained in office through the troubled times of the mid-16th century. During his long tenure he carefully recorded the impact of national events in his ordinary rural community.
Trychay's account is unique because it is not a personal diary but a record of the parish accounts. Sir Christopher, however, was talkative and opinionated so the accounts are laden with the minutiae of parish life. Duffy weaves these otherwise cryptic details into the wider tapestry of events of the time, and by analysing the result shows the devastating revolution that took place in ordinary people's lives. As the drama unfolds we see the folk of Morebath forced from their secure Catholicism into the new religion of King Henry. After Edward's brief reign the villagers breathe a sigh of relief and haul out all their Catholic paraphernalia, grateful that Mary Tudor has restored the Catholic faith. Then it all goes for good once Elizabeth takes the throne.
Duffy has given us history that is absorbing, readable and complete. His own enthusiasm for his topic gives the book a zest that takes it beyond the usual academic tome. Anyone the least bit interested in English history must not neglect this important book. --Dwight Longenecker [via]
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The Wavell's Command : The Definitive History of the Desert Warby Barrie PittISBN 0304359505 (0-304-35950-5)
Softcover, Cassell P L C
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The Whispering Mountainby Joan AikenISBN 0224615742 (0-224-61574-2)
Hardcover, Cape
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Who's Afraid of Beowulf?by Tom HoltISBN 0312026692 (0-312-02669-2)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Whole Story and Other Storiesby Ali SmithISBN 0241141109 (0-241-14110-9)
Softcover, Hamish Hamilton
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The Wild Islandby Antonia FraserISBN 0297774417 (0-297-77441-7)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Winter Holidayby Arthur RansomeISBN 0224606344 (0-224-60634-4)
Hardcover, Random House of Canada Ltd
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The Wouldbegoodsby E. NesbitISBN 0233992375 (0-233-99237-5)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square Books
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The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Sourcebook and Critical Editionby Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Julie Bates DockISBN 0271017341 (0-271-01734-1)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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