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To Nicholas, a small field mouse from Massachusetts, family is everything! A lovely leather journal chronicles all the important events of Nicholas’s family history. When it is destroyed in a flood,

This collection of stories focuses on the whimsical adventures and misadventures of little Nicolas and his friends at school and at play.

.A collection of stories which continues the adventures and misadventures of little Nicolas and his friends at school and at play.

A collection of stories focuses on the whimsical adventures and misadventures of little Nicolas on vacation.

This book accompanies a comprehensive retrospective based on around 200 photographs by Nicholas Nixon (b. 1947 in Detroit), who has produced one of the most powerful and personal photographic oeuvres

Simon provides a brief introduction and some 600 footnotes to this edition of the 1957 memoirs of Hungary's head of state between the two world wars, a man who was respected by his own people and was

After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby becomes a schoolteacher in a boys' school in Yorkshire to support his family. There he sees injustices and cruelty and stands up to the schoolmasters t

Nicholas Haddonfield has something to hide... After a wild youth, Nicholas Haddonfield, Viscount Reston, has promised his ailing father he'll finally take a bride, though doing so will force Ni

This reader provides useful contextual and biographical information on the life and writing of Nicholas Causanus, the important fifteenth century Catholic Cardinal, philosopher and scientist. The volu

Follows Nicholas as he runs away, buys his mother a birthday gift, and worries about showing his parents his report card.

Introduction and Notes by Dr T.C.B. Cook Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).Following the success of Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby was hailed as a comic triumph and firmly

After his father dies, Nicholas Nickleby seeks help from his uncle Ralph. But Ralph is hard-hearted and forces Nicholas to fight his own way in this world. In this comic novel by Charles Dickens, Nich

When his father suddenly dies, Nicholas Nickleby is sent by his uncle to Dotheboys Hall to work as a teacher, but when Nicholas discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, maliciously bullies the

When his father suddenly dies, Nicholas Nickleby is sent by his uncle to Dotheboys Hall to work as a teacher, but when Nicholas discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, maliciously bullies the

Part of the series Shakespeare in the Theatre, this book examines the work of renowned theatre director Nicholas Hytner (Artistic Director of the National Theatre from 2003-2015). Featuring case studi

Part of the series Shakespeare in the Theatre, this book examines the work of renowned theatre director Nicholas Hytner (Artistic Director of the National Theatre from 2003-2015). Featuring case studi

Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics?series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new schola

Our hero confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the grandiloquent ham actor, on his comic and satirical adventures u

Perhaps best known for Rebel without a Cause, American filmmaker Nicholas Ray directed dozens of movies in the film noir genre, including In a Lonely Place, Johnny Guitar, and They Live by Night. Born

After traveling across his home state of Massachusetts (Book One) and Maine (Book Two), Nicholas learns that his cousin Francis has taken the precious copy of his family journal to New Hampshire. Nich

This book explores the life and work of Nicholas Kaldor, examining the influences that inspired his writings and the crucial part he played in twentieth-century economics.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HORSE WHISPERER... returns with an epic new novel of the human heart. On a Montana morning, two skiers find the body of a woman embedded in the ice o

Jeremy與Lexie要結婚了，偏偏好事多磨，這廂祖母和舊情人半路殺出來攪局，那廂又有神秘的E-mail惹來不少風波…這對準新人，能一同渡過重重難關，有情人終成眷屬嗎？ ★ From the world's most beloved chronicler of the heart comes this astonishing story of everlasting love.

When fourteen-year-old Nicholas Dane’s mother dies, social services sends him to a home for boys where intimidation and violence keep order. After a number of fights and brutal punishments, Nick think

"I love Dickens but I'm particularly fond of Nicholas Nickleby... It's one of those books I can just read and reread." --Nigel HaversWhen Nicholas's father dies, he, his mother and sister, Kate, are l

The orphan Nicholas learns of three girls being sold into slavery by their father. Inspired by Jesus, Nicholas sneaks over at night and throws a bag of gold for dowries through their window. It lands

Nicholas doesn't like his next-door neighbor, Mr. Robinson, because he thinks Mr. Robinson is grumpy, but Nicholas only gains empathy for his neighbor when Nicholas has a bad day of his own.

When Nicholas Nickleby is left penniless after his father’s death, he appeals to his wealthy uncle to help him find work and to protect his mother and sister. But Ralph Nickleby proves both hard-heart

Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict, an orphan afflicted with an unfortunate nose and with narcolepsy, is sent to a new orphanage where he encounters vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances, and a mystery that could change his life forever.

In The First British Trade Expedition to China, Nicholas D. Jackson explores the pioneering British trade expedition to China launched in the late Ming period by Charles I and the Courteen Association. While utilizing the vivid and unique perspective of its commander, Captain John Weddell, this study concentrates on the fleet’s adventures in south China between Portuguese Macao and the provincial capital, Guangzhou (Canton). Tracing the obscure origins of Sino-British diplomatic and commercial relations back to the late Ming era, Jackson examines the first episodes of Sino-British interaction, exchange, and collision in the seventeenth century. His definitive narrative and original analysis constitute a groundbreaking study of early modern British initiatives and enterprise in the coastal areas of south China. The book begins by sketching the Tudor-Stuart historical background of British trade expansion in Asia before precisely reconstructing the voyages of East India Company and then

Before there was a Mysterious Benedict Society, there was simply a boy named Nicholas Benedict. Meet the boy who started it all....Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children

From his very first day of life, when he rises from his bath to pray to God, it is clear that Nicholas is a miraculous child with a spiritual destiny. As he grows he is deeply saddened by the sickness

After Nicholas, a big-hearted handicapped boy and a skilled toymaker, is transformed by angels into St. Nicholas, he prepares for his debut flight by ending quarrels between elves and coaxing reindeer