When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and charisma. But when he disappears for several days, and returns with tales of a strange
Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable? This book is the
Dublin and Kerry. They were the aristocrats of Gaelic football, with over fifty All-Ireland titles between them, but as the 1974 season dawned, the fans of these two great counties could not have gues
Fortunata and Jacinta is arguably the greatest novel to have come out of nineteenth-century Spain, and certainly one of the most important European masterpieces of its period. It is also strikingly di
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製。 A sequence of prose poems extracted from the autobiographical triptych, "Carrying the Elephant", "This is Not My Nose" and "In the Colonie". It covers a terrain that
By the age of 32, Ronit has left London and transformed her life. She has become a cigarette-smoking, wise-cracking, New York career woman, who is in love with a married man. But when Ronit's father d
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual
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Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Here in one volume are her seven great novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride a
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)For nine years Adam has been the centre of his mother, Cara's, world. And, she thinks, she has been the centre of his. Until the day he disappears. When he is found in the
A novel of social realism, The Odd Women reflects the major sexual and cultural issues of the late nineteenth century. Unlike the "New Woman" novels of the era which challenged the idea that the unmar
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)James wasn't much more than a child when he had an affair with Lily. And now, twenty-four years later, Lily confesses to James that their affair led to a daughter, Kate. An
Stepping out into the dusk of a warm Moscow evening, esteemed art critic Anatoly Sukhanov feels on top of the world: his career is glittering, his wife is beautiful and his children are clever. But th
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製 Dostoyevsky's narrator has been summoned to his uncle Colonel Rostanev's remote country estate in the hope that he will act as decoy and rescue Rostanev's former ward,
It is 1913 - just prior to England's entry into World War I - and Edwardian England is about to vanish into history. A group of men and women gather at Sir Randolph Nettleby's estate for a shooting pa
‘There!’ Pop said. ‘There’s the house. There’s Gore Court for you. What about that, eh? How’s that strike you? Better than St Paul’s, ain’t it, better than St Paul’s?’ And so Pop Larkin – junk-dealer,
‘I should like to go to France,’ said Ma. ‘God Almighty,’ Pop said. ‘What for?’ ‘For a holiday of course,’ Ma said. ‘I think it would do us all good to get some sun.’ And so at the end of a rainy Engl
‘Home looks nice. Allus does though, don’t it? Perfick’ And so the Larkins – Pop, Ma, Mariette, Zinnia, Petunia, Primrose, Victoria and Montgomery – return from an outing for fish and chips and ice cr
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)'Teetotal!' Ma said. 'It's a libel. Whatever will people think? What's he going to say when anybody asks him to have one?' "No," said Dr Conner. And so after a mild heart-a
Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with the beautiful youth Swithin St Cleeve, her social inferior and ten years her junior. The tower in question is a monu
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‘Christening? We never said nothing about no christening, Ma, did we?’ And so with the appearance of a letter announcing the imminent arrival of Madame Dupont, Pop and Ma Larkin learn that little Osca
Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to become emperor in 41 A.D. Historica
A Wayne in a Manger includes some wonderfully funny and touching nativity play anecdotes, including children forgetting their lines, ad-libbing, falling of the stage, picking their noses and showing t
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製，需達到一定的數量書商才會著手印製。This collection of plays shows Middleton experimenting with the classical genres of tragedy and comedy as he develops his own individual dramatic voic
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The first volume of Hennessy's postwar history of Britain concerns an age dominated by the shadow of war. With the beginnings of the Cold War, the foundations of the new Europe and the granting of ind
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製 Lily Beaumont and her husband Jack are owners of a Victorian tavern. One day, Dublin-based developer, Vincent Halloran arrives with big plans for Maple Street. The oth
Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour-saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製。Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne, was born in 1533, the son and heir of Pierre, Seigneur de Montaigne (two previous children dying soon after birth). He was brough
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製，需達到一定的數量書商才會著手印製。Beautiful and independent, Arabella has been brought up in rural seclusion by her widowed father. Devoted to reading French romances, the sheltered yo
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Little is known about the greatest poet in classical Sanskrit literature and one of the greatest in world literature. A most self-effacing writer, he has chosen to reveal little of himself in his work
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The Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland is a wonderfully rich and comprehensive guide to the eventful history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland—from the arrival of the first human
The Mitrokhin Archive II reveals for the first time the full extent of the KGB's global penetration, exposing its operations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. For a quarter of a cent
Taking 6,000 synonyms, this guide offers both a definition of each word, and an explanation of how to use it in the correct context. Words of similar meaning are grouped together in thematic sections.
Three classic tales of childhood on an island paradise- My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives and The Garden of the Gods by Gerald Durrell, are available in a single edition for the
This single volume includes three famous memoirs - "Scouse Mouse", "Rum, Bum and Concertina", and "Owning Up", with a new introduction by the author. "Scouse Mouse" is a funny and frequently touching
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製。George Melly is 79 nudging 80. George is still swinging and singing, fly-fishing, flirting, and just playing at senility. He walks very slowly nowadays. He's been seri
