Emma Carroll
Emma Carroll is an author from the Somerset Hills who has been called the 'Queen of Historical Fiction'. Her magical books for children offer a window into the past.Showing 13–18 of 7783 results
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Sara/Minna Von Barnhelm (Trans. Ernest Bell/Anthony Meech)
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Sense and Sensibility
£14.99Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen sets social snobbery against summer picnics; social rejection against the passion of real love. Her warm portrait of the relationship between two very different sisters contrasts her precise observation of vanity, selfishness and snobbery.
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Fairy Tales
£15.00Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales originally appeared in batches each Christmas in the mid-19th century, and Spink’s English translation was first published in 1960. This edition has Heath Robinson’s illustrations, dating from 1899.
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Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman!
£10.99Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman!
Richard Feynman was one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists. Over a period of years, Feynman’s conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped and then set down as they appear here, little changed from their spoken form, giving a wise, funny, passionate and totally honest self-portrait.
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Brodie’s Notes On Ben Jonson’s Volpone
£19.99Brodie’s Notes On Ben Jonson’s Volpone
Aids English literature GCSE and A-Level students in their coursework projects and study of set texts by increasing understanding and enjoyment of the books. The book is designed to provide imaginative responses, and should stimulate independent critical appraisal of “Volpone” by Ben Jonson.
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The Secret History
£9.99The Secret History
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries.
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