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May 7th -- There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim's...

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Reportedly the inspiration for Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, this is a brilliantly dark exploration of marriage from the author of The Enchanted April Lucy Entwhistle and Everard Wemyss are both...

She was 'amused, cynical, ironic, loving, gay, ferocious, cold, ardent but never gentle'. She was a whirlwind. She created around her the atmosphere of a Court at which her friends...

Author: Dominique Enright Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 This inspirational collection is a wonderful celebration of the wit and wisdom of women through the ages. In it you'll find...

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Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and reign of Elizabeth I, one of England's most iconic monarchs....

Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the 'Virgin Queen' is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII's...

The book titled Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth by the author Artemis Cooper. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography...

A thrilling account of treachery, loyalty and martyrdom in Elizabethan England from an exceptional new writer. As darkness fell on the evening of Friday, 28 October 1588, just weeks after...

Edition: reprinted with corrections.Condition remarks: Condition: VG. Jacket: Good within mylar; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Bookseller stamp on fep. Binding condition: Firm. Price stickers on DJs. A cornerstone...

Reveals the most intimate writing of one of Australia's most loved and acclaimed authors. Through these pieces we discover where Elizabeth's writing has come from and how her thinking has...

Author: Peter LaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePeter Lane's Elizabethan England chronicles a pivotal era...

Author: G. W. Groos (translation)Binding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Diary Of Baron Waldstein: A Traveller In Elizabethan England, chronicles...

This book offers an original study of lyric form and social custom in the Elizabethan age. Ilona Bell explores the tendency of Elizabethan love poems not only to represent an...

A richly detailed account of the little-known cultural and political relationship between Elizabethan England and the Islamic world In 1570, after plots and assassination attempts against her, Elizabeth I was...

Author: John Hadfield (editor); PIPER, John (illustrations).Binding: HardbackPublished: Cupid Press, 1955, Numbered & Signed EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedNumber 612 in a limited edition of 660 copies...

Four missing days. Could you cope with not knowing? Jen's 15-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in the middle of the desolate countryside,...

Author: Willard FarnhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Basil Blackwell, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the influence of medieval themes and structures on Elizabethan tragedy, highlighting the continuities...

Author: E. M. W. TillyardBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, light wear to cloth cover, previous owner name and marks insideThe...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the rich tradition of narrative poetry during the Elizabethan age,...

Author: L. Hicks, S.J.Binding: HardbackPublished: Burns & Oates, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some general wear and tear and tanning along spine, previous...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the golden and turbulent age of Shakespeare and the Virgin Queen, Elizabethan People: State and Society presents...

Author: William Weston; Translated from the Latin by Philip Caraman; Foreword by Evelyn WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans Green and Co, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical autobiography chronicles...

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Author: A L Rowse, John HedgecoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Price clipped inside dust jacket, very light tanning along spineThis...

Author: Matthew Engel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 640 She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids...

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Author: Lawrence Stonebinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford, 1956Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the life and contributions of Sir Horatio Palavicino, a notable...

The book titled Elizabethan Lyrics by the author Norman Ault. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: E. M. W. TillyardBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1956Condition:Book: PoorJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket tanned, wear and tearing along top edge and spine bottom,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark work of Tudor and Renaissance historiography, The Age of Catherine...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the acclaimed Literature in Perspective series, The Elizabethan Poets presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA scholarly yet accessible work of literary criticism, Elizabethan Poetry: Lyrical and Narrative presents a comprehensive examination of the rich...

While the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s resulted in the destruction of much of England's built fabric, it was also a time in which many new initiatives emerged....