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The creator of Mapp and Lucia, E.F. Benson (always known as Fred) ranks with P.G. Woodhouse as one of Britain's greatest humourists. He was born into one of the most...

Following the bestselling "Summer of a Dormouse", Sir John Mortimer - playwright, novelist, octogenarian and erstwhile QC - offers up more lessons in living and growing old disgracefully. What would...

Chronological almanac of assassinations from the slaying of king David to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister. Each entry lists the target, the assassins, the historical context,...

"The Concise Oxford Thesaurus" is a reference for all kinds of writing, and an ideal companion to the "Concise Oxford Dictionary". In addition to 350,000 carefully chosen synonyms and antonyms,...

This anthology of poetry written for children begins in the 18th century and ends in 1995, with the emphasis on modern work, and the explosion of talent that has emerged...

Insight Text Guides take students into the deeper layers of meaning in a range of popular novels, plays, films, poetry collections and nonfiction texts. They are designed to develop detailed...

Insight Text Guides take students into the deeper layers of meaning in a range of popular novels, plays, films, poetry collections and nonfiction texts. They are designed to develop detailed...

In pursuing the sources for late-eighteenth and nineteenth-century demonization of racial and cultural difference, this book moves back and forth between the imagined world of literature and the real world...

The laugh-out-loud story of a boy who needs a new bike for Christmas, the rabbit who might help him get it, and a lot of bad luck... From the one...

The favourite mini school dictionary for KS3 and GCSE Spanish, fully updated with new approved word lists for GCSE. This small and portable Collins Spanish School Dictionary is modern, up-to-date,...

The favourite mini school dictionary for KS3 and GCSE French, fully updated with new approved word lists for GCSE. This small and portable Collins French School Gem Dictionary is modern,...

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When Beauty's father picks a rose from the Beast's garden, the Beast becomes angry. Find out what happens when Beauty goes to stay with the Beast in his palace. Beauty...

Most people might not get angry at someone for going the speed limit. Or for liking coleslaw or cantaloupe. Or for someone not responding to a ridiculously hilarious text message....

Leon Garfield skilfully abridged twelve of Shakespeare's most famous plays - Macbeth, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Taming of...

This text claims that the link between William Shakespeare and the works published under his name is weak, and it argues instead that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of...

An introduction to 20th-century Australian non-fiction selected for senior secondary use and drawn from journals, letters, interviews, biographies and autobiographies. Arranged in thematic sections, and includes biographical notes, further reading...

It is the summer of 1911. Victoria doesn't care much for her new stepmother, or her stepbrother Jacob. But when Victoria is struck down with a serious illness, both her...

Zoe and her best friend, Astra, must save Fairy Unicorn Island from Shadow's wicked spell... Zoe and her friend Astra, the fairy unicorn, can't wait for the Midsummer Festival on...

Apprentice witch Beatrice Bailey and her friends are off on a brand-new adventure as they continue their effort to thwart the evil Dally Rumpe and reverse his magic spell. Traveling...

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for school use. The perfect English reference for all students aged 11 and above. A combined dictionary and thesaurus, in the best-selling...

The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It's where Latin, Greek, and Germanic roots are shredded apart and...

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Married at sixteen to a man twenty years her senior who spoke no English, she was taken to his ancestral home and estate where she found herself living in the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This is my kind of history: carefully researched but so vivid that you are convinced Lucy Worsley was actually there at the party - or the...

'A fiendishly good read!' Mignon Fogarty, Grammar Girl The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It's where Latin,...

First published in 1933, the Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary is the standard reference text for all advanced students of Latin.

Hundreds of millions of people use English every day everywhere in the world, but may or may not succeed in understanding each other. Despite the success of its standard form...

Cultural Imperialism and the Indo-English Novel focuses on the novels of R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Salman Rushdie and explores the tension in these novels between ideology...

'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...

Eight girls, eight books, eight points of view. This fast-paced series tells the story of the All Stars team's first netball season. "What could I do when I didn't make...

Perfect for students, these two reference books contain all the essential reference materials you'll need. Produced by Oxford University Press, these books are authoritative and reliable sources of information. Build...

A revised edition of the "Oxford Junior Dictionary", featuring hundreds of informative illustrations and over 5000 entries which have been brought up to date to include new words from science...

An essential resource for all Scrabble enthusiasts. Not sure if a word is valid in Scrabble play? Collins SCRABBLE (TM) Dictionary is fully updated to include all valid words between...

A stunning story of hope, humanity, friendship and high-seas adventure, inspired by Gulliver's Travels 'A sparkling adventure . . . deeply vital for our times' LoveReading4Kids Having fled war-torn Afghanistan...

Contains the monologues of 11 women who speak their minds. The voices are drawn from history and fiction, ancient and modern. Some of the voices are famous because of their...

The essential guide for all writers. With over 700 examples of original and edited sentences, this book provides information about editing techniques, grammar, and usage for every writer from the...

The text of this Second Edition is based on the second quarto (1604-1605), with occasional references to the folio. In order to help the reader place the play in the...

Shaped by the increasing commercialization of economic relations, the social agitation of the agricultural and artisan classes, and the growing formalization of status consciousness, the cultural landscape of late medieval...

The Oxford School Shakespeare is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has...

'The must-read book of the year, Blake Morrison writes about his mother with the mind of a poet, the eye of a detective and the heart of a loving son'...

The park is full of things to spot. From spring blossom, bees and butterflies to autumn leaves and rainy skies, little observers will love discovering the wonder in the world...

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This is a literary journey of an Australian writer's encounter with the culture and people of China, particularly its young writers and artists, and of the evolving influence of China...

Keith Waterhouse was born into a world that has now vanished - a soot-blackened, tramcar-rattling provincial city, still late Edwardian or even Victorian in many of its ways, but full...

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans....