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“1914” Five Sonnets
- £120.00
- Published in his lifetime, this little anthology includes one of his best-loved poems, The Soldier
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“Christ Is All” The Gospel Of The Pentateuch: Exodus
- £20.00
- Henry Law was the Dean of Gloucester and this series on each of the books of the Pentateuch was celebrated and repeatedly published in his lifetime.
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“Now BarabbasÉ”
- £30.00
- Douglas Home's first play, its original West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre lasted for 130 performances from 7 March to 28 June 1947. It concerns a variety of inmates at a British prison, including new arrivals, old hands and a convicted murderer sentenced to hang. The original cast included…
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“Plain or Ringlets?”, in twelve parts
- £20.00
- Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured…
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1794: The City Between the Bridges
- £10.00
- #1 bestseller in Sweden with over 1.5 million copies sold 'Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist' Guardian The year is 1794. A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in hospital. Some think he would be just at home…
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1914
- £35.00
- Based almost entirely on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and on new or little-known letters, diaries, official reports, and papers, the author weaves together an engrossing and moving picture of what it was like to fight in the British Army in 1914. With b/w…
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1914 & Other Poems
- £7.00
- Early collection of Rupert Brooke's war poetry including the 1914 poems, The South Seas, and Grantchester.
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1939 – a novel
- £25.00
- Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prolific writer of novels, poetry, childrens fiction, and translations from French. She and her third husband Baron Joseph von Franckenstein were victims of Macarthyism and HUAC, both being blacklisted from various outlets. The story of a French woman who loves an Austrian--but it is more…
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33: Reflections on the Gospel of Saint John
- £12.00
- These poems lead the reader through key points in the gospel of John, inviting reflection and patient contemplation of the wonder of the God Man. Each poem is accompanied by the reading on which it is based, and the book includes a reading plan for engaging the whole gospel. And…
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73 Poems
- £55.00
- Composed between 1958 and his death in 1962, this was the last published collection by E. E. Cummings. It contains some of his surest and most characteristic work.Much has been made of his innovations in typography and punctuation, which have been often misunderstood as mere 'effects'. But it is evident…
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88 More Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £16.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
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A Book of Prose Selections
- £12.00
- John Masefield the then Poet Laureate makes his final selection of what he considers is the best of his work in prose. He has, as he admits, made a similar selection before, but it was done many years ago and his likes and dislikes, the general trend of his taste…
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A Brief History of the Future: the origins of the Internet
- £9.00
- The Internet is the most remarkable thing human beings have built since the Pyramids. A millennium from now, historians will look back at it and marvel that a people equipped with such clumsy tools succeeded in creating such a Leviathan. John NaughtonÀs book intersperses wonderful personal stories with an authoritative…
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A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption and the life of Leonard Cohen
- £12.00
- In this philosophical biography, Liel Leibovitz looks at what it is that makes Leonard Cohen an enduring international figure in the cultural imagination. Born into a Canadian religious Jewish family, for years a reclusive lyricist on the Greek island of Hydra, known for his bold political commentary, his devotion to…
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A Burnt Out Case
- £25.00
- Querry, a world famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mutilated by disease and amputation.…
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“1914” Five Sonnets
- £120.00
- Published in his lifetime, this little anthology includes one of his best-loved poems, The Soldier
- Add to basket
-
“Christ Is All” The Gospel Of The Pentateuch: Exodus
- £20.00
- Henry Law was the Dean of Gloucester and this series on each of the books of the Pentateuch was celebrated and repeatedly published in his lifetime.
- Add to basket
-
“Now BarabbasÉ”
- £30.00
- Douglas Home's first play, its original West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre lasted for 130 performances from 7 March to 28 June 1947. It concerns a variety of inmates at a British prison, including new arrivals, old hands and a convicted murderer sentenced to hang. The original cast included…
- Add to basket
-
“Plain or Ringlets?”, in twelve parts
- £20.00
- Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured…
- Add to basket
-
1794: The City Between the Bridges
- £10.00
- #1 bestseller in Sweden with over 1.5 million copies sold 'Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist' Guardian The year is 1794. A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in hospital. Some think he would be just at home…
- Add to basket
-
1914
- £35.00
- Based almost entirely on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and on new or little-known letters, diaries, official reports, and papers, the author weaves together an engrossing and moving picture of what it was like to fight in the British Army in 1914. With b/w…
- Add to basket
-
1914 & Other Poems
- £7.00
- Early collection of Rupert Brooke's war poetry including the 1914 poems, The South Seas, and Grantchester.
- Add to basket
-
1939 – a novel
- £25.00
- Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prolific writer of novels, poetry, childrens fiction, and translations from French. She and her third husband Baron Joseph von Franckenstein were victims of Macarthyism and HUAC, both being blacklisted from various outlets. The story of a French woman who loves an Austrian--but it is more…
- Add to basket
-
33: Reflections on the Gospel of Saint John
- £12.00
- These poems lead the reader through key points in the gospel of John, inviting reflection and patient contemplation of the wonder of the God Man. Each poem is accompanied by the reading on which it is based, and the book includes a reading plan for engaging the whole gospel. And…
- Add to basket
-
73 Poems
- £55.00
- Composed between 1958 and his death in 1962, this was the last published collection by E. E. Cummings. It contains some of his surest and most characteristic work.Much has been made of his innovations in typography and punctuation, which have been often misunderstood as mere 'effects'. But it is evident…
- Add to basket
-
88 More Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £16.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
- Add to basket
-
A Book of Prose Selections
- £12.00
- John Masefield the then Poet Laureate makes his final selection of what he considers is the best of his work in prose. He has, as he admits, made a similar selection before, but it was done many years ago and his likes and dislikes, the general trend of his taste…
- Add to basket
-
A Brief History of the Future: the origins of the Internet
- £9.00
- The Internet is the most remarkable thing human beings have built since the Pyramids. A millennium from now, historians will look back at it and marvel that a people equipped with such clumsy tools succeeded in creating such a Leviathan. John NaughtonÀs book intersperses wonderful personal stories with an authoritative…
- Add to basket
-
A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption and the life of Leonard Cohen
- £12.00
- In this philosophical biography, Liel Leibovitz looks at what it is that makes Leonard Cohen an enduring international figure in the cultural imagination. Born into a Canadian religious Jewish family, for years a reclusive lyricist on the Greek island of Hydra, known for his bold political commentary, his devotion to…
- Add to basket
-
A Burnt Out Case
- £25.00
- Querry, a world famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mutilated by disease and amputation.…
- Add to basket
