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Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'Her attachment and regrets had, for a long time, clouded every enjoyment of...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'To look almost pretty, is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition...

'People can only be free in relation to one another.' Three exhilarating and inspiring essays in which the great twentieth-century political philosopher argues that there can be no freedom without...

The book titled Europe Since 1870 by the author James Joll. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Discover the stories of 100 women and men whose activities in the 19th century laid the foundations of modern China. Through telling the lives of one hundred significant individuals, this...

'Delightful ... William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He's brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable....

The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is...

The book titled Mozartiana by the author J. Solman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A FINANCIAL TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR A STRONG WORDS TOP 50 BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Dizzying and fragrant . . . truly a captivating achievement!' Aimee Nezhukumatathil 'If...

Joseph Banks is one of the most significant figures of the English Enlightenment. This book places his work in promoting 'imperial science', in the context of the consolidation of the...

The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throught the world.In the 1860s a new word entered the economic...

The War of 1812 is a perfect example of how a war should not be conducted. Congress failed to supply sufficient revenue to support the ill-equipped, poorly trained militia. There...

Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution-and the American experiment " To Rescue The Constitution is a...

"Riveting and suspenseful... This is history the way we all wish it could be written--and experienced." -- Richard Smith, author of Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation On...

The British Left has developed a long way since the early days of electoral reform signalled by the Great Reform Act of 1832. In this book, Kenneth O. Morgan, one...

The Napoleonic Wars was truly a world-wide conflict and Britain found itself engaged in battles, sieges and amphibious operations around the globe. Following every battle the commanding officer submitted a...

During Qing dynasty China, Italian artists were hired through Jesuit missionaries by the imperial workshops in Beijing. In The Shining Inheritance: Italian Painters at the Qing Court, 1699-1812 , Marco...

The Civil War legacy of Robert Knox Sneden is an unparalleled treasure trove of words and pictures. The publication of the bestselling "Eye of the Storm" in the fall of...

An imaginative reconstruction of the mind of the young girl who was to become Queen Elizabeth I of England, that effulgent, daunting, and perplexing figure, one of the most influential...

The book titled Short History Italy by the author Hearder. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This dictionary identifies over 6000 British and Irish travellers who toured in Italy in the 18th century. Compiled from the archive accumulted by Sir Brinsley Ford, it provides brief formal...

This volume focuses on the history of the United States through stories of human freedom aspired to and won, beginning with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and culminating in...

This book defines war, rather than liberty, as the primary means by which peoples of North America have defined social, cultural, and political boundaries for the last half-millennium. From the...

On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could...

In Mystics and Messiahs--the first full account of cults and anti-cult scares in American history--Philip Jenkins shows that, contrary to popular belief, cults were by no means an invention of...

An evaluation of the racial policies of 42 American presidents. This book argues that American presidents have used their power of office to impede racial equality. It shows how many...

How many people know what lies on the other side of the door to 10 Downing Street, or indeed, who built the building? Providing a portrait of the centre of...

First published in 2002.The aim of this book is to analyse and dispute a widely-held theory of Britain's 'economic decline' since the mid-nineteenth century, and to offer an alternative view...

Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation,...

Nelson's own courage, vanity, ruthlessness and sweetness made him one of the great identifiable heroes of English history. In Trafalgar, Adam Nicolson also traces the stories of many unknown people...

Voyages of Discovery is a mesmerising visual record of ten of the most significant natural history expeditions. Superb artworks and photographs spanning three centuries document advances and watersheds in the...

Britain in the nineteenth century saw a series of technological and social changes which continue to influence and direct us today. Its reactants were human genius, money and influence, its...

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was the pre-eminent portraitist of the Regency period, depicting monarchs, political leaders, aristocratic families, society beauties, and actresses with bravura flair. This important book explores Lawrence's...

This is the story of how Thomas Day, a young man of means, decided he could never marry a woman with brains, spirit or fortune. Instead, he adopted two orphan...

"Charis Michaels will make you believe in fairy tales."- #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn USA Today bestselling author Charis Michaels concludes her Awakened by a Kiss series...

Marjorie Wynchester has always let her siblings take the lead when it comes to planning their investigations. But someone in London is trying to pass off counterfeits, and this time...

' A fabulous story, superbly told ' Max Hastings The bloodbath at Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career...

Stephen Douglas and the old Union lived out their last years together. It was the most critical time in the life of both the Illinois senator and his country. During...

The book titled The Making of Modern Russia by the author Lionel Kochan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the nineteenth century. Their intense mutual hatred was both ideologically driven and deeply personal. Their vitriolic duels, carried out...

This book presents a selection of outstanding Flemish drawings from the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Masters such as Rubens, Van Dyck and Jordaens feature alongside lesser-known artists...

The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian and American sources,...

This book encapsulates, through the business and social connections of Charles Roe of Macclesfield and his son, William, the hitherto somewhat elusive period called Georgian. It highlights important families in...

This groundbreaking and authoritative two-volume survey is the first truly comprehensive history of modern Italian architecture and urbanism to appear in any language. Told in lively prose, it recounts more...

Stepping away from conventional analyses of materials or style and into the previously unexplored world of the house owner, this book takes a fresh look at both the social, as...