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From the author of Heatwave , a Waterstones Book of the Month From the translator of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair , Lullaby and HHhH 'The modern day...

' Jane Eyre meets American Psycho . Gloriously outrageous, sensationally unhinged' SUNDAY TIMES 'Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh-out-loud funny' CATRIONA WARD 'Weird and wonderful' LUCY MANGAN, GUARDIAN Winifred Notty...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: good - repaired with tape. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Few documents of the twentieth century bear witness to history with the...

Hugo's Gothic tale of Quasimodo In the vaulted Gothic towers of Notre-Dame lives Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer. Mocked and shunned for his appearance, he is pitied only by Esmerelda, a...

An excursion train comes through a tunnel in the Malvern Hills to be confronted by a blockage on the line ahead. The driver manages to slow the train down so...

Author: George Armstrong Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 What is the correct way of carving a partridge? ow should leeches be applied? hat is Dr Babington s mixture for...

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December 1864. As a cold winter wind scours the Worcestershire countryside,an excursion train comes through a tunnel in the Malvern Hills to be confrontedby a blockage on the line ahead....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of Victorian literary culture lies a dark and...

1866. On a train bound for Portsmouth, an elegant woman shares a compartment with the lecherous Giles Blanchard. It is a lucky encounter for her, as she steps off the...

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Author: Brigadier Peter YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: AP Publishing, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerHistorians examine sixteen Battles in which some of the most famous Generals in modern history made...

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Author: The Right Honourable Sir Owen Dixon; collected by Judge WoinarskiBinding: HardbackPublished: THE LAW BOOK COMPANY LTD, 1965Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsJesting Pilate and...

Victorian cities, so long the object of derision as a byword for deprivation, are now celebrated as an urban ideal. They are widely heralded among modern planners and politicians for...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsSet against the fog-drenched backdrop of Victorian England, this atmospheric mystery novel chronicles the investigation into...

A fun, modern twist on the classic whodunnit, set in the glamorous surrounds of Raffles Hotel. The Raffles Affair is a light-hearted murder mystery featuring the elegant former MI6 agent...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the turbulent crossroads of Victorian faith and doubt stands Leslie Stephen — mountaineer, philosopher, editor, and father of Virginia Woolf — a man who...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodBefore she became the most powerful woman in the world, Victoria was a sheltered, fiercely monitored child — and Alison Plowden's The Young Victoria chronicles...

Edition: First EditionsCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodThis complete three-volume set of Victor Klemperer's diaries, "I Shall Bear Witness," "To the Bitter End," and "The Lesser Evil," presents one...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Victor Hugo, chronicles the extraordinary life of one of France's most celebrated literary figures. Samuel Edwards uncovers...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical satire The Secret Life Of Queen Victoria: Her Majesty's Missing Diaries chronicles...

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Author: Andrew MackenzieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Finsbury Design Studio, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive overview of the artistic...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Minor chipsto edge of DJ, some minor discolouration to spine. In the...

Author: Harold H. Paynting And Malcolm GrantBinding: HardbackPublished: James Flood - Harold Paynting Charity Trust, Melbourne, . Print run limited to copies, of which this is registered number, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket:...

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Author: Jasper Rees Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 592 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Radio Times, Daily Herald and FT Book of the...

Whilst flipping through issues of The Girl's Own Paper from the 1890s, it gradually dawned on Philip Ardagh that he was witnessing tantalising glimpses of an unfolding story of mystery...

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Author: Suzy AngerFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 454g, 222 pagesPublished: Cornell University Press, United States, 2006Suzy Anger investigates the relationship of Victorian interpretation to the ways in which literary criticism...

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Author: Tony Dingle, Richard Broome, and Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme, & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Victorians: Arriving, Making Their Mark, Settling is a...

Author: Jasper Rees Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 592 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I was born with a warped sense of humour and when I was carried home from being...

Author: L.E. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsL. E. Jones’ four-volume autobiographical series—A Victorian Boyhood (1956, Reprint), An Edwardian Youth...

Author: K. J. M. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2002Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical account of James Fitzjames Stephen. It examines his intellectual contributions and...

Author: R.J.W Selleck And Martin SullivanBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical analysis re-examines the often-romanticized Victorian age, presenting a candid look...

'A gripping story of a cold-blooded murder... This is true crime at its best' Wendy Moore'Drama so addictive it should be illegal' Sam ChristerA true Victorian murder mystery...Great Yarmouth, September...

Author: Alison PlowdenBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the early life and formative experiences of one of Britain's...

A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the Year It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the crossroads of art, literature, and cultural ambition, The Victorian Treasure-House presents a richly argued account of Victorian aesthetics, chronicling the extraordinary creative outpouring of...