2013, ISBN: 9780748627615

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There is always in our minds the hope that we may find again those golden unhastening days and wake up and dream.? ? Angela Thirkell Angela Thirkell, the cousin of Rudyard Kipling and the… More...

There is always in our minds the hope that we may find again those golden unhastening days and wake up and dream.? ? Angela Thirkell Angela Thirkell, the cousin of Rudyard Kipling and the granddaughter of celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir Edward Burne-Jones, was an eminent twentieth century literary figure, and wrote avidly until her death in 1961. In her beautifully nostalgic memoirs, she recalls in rich detail the three houses in which she grew up and the childhood memories their walls contain. Thirkell's elaborate portraits of the three houses ? The Grange in Fulham, 27 Young Street in Kensington Square, and North End House in Rottingdean - offer an invaluable insight into late Victorian life. Her recounting of forbidden explorations, Punch and Judy shows, and adventures in the garden are beautifully evocative of the innocent quality of childhood, and the personal recollections of her famous grandfather present a loving family man behind the renown. The exposure to music, art and literature that Thirkell details in her exploration of her beloved three houses foreshadows her later fictional creations ? her Barsetshire novels. Thirkell moved in privileged circles?William Morris was a family friend and JM Barrie was her godfather. She is also the mother of another Allison & Busby featured author, Colin MacInnes (author of Absolute Beginners). Three Houses allows us a snapshot of history from the busy literary center of London to the English coast. Charmingly expressive, these stunning memoirs are both reminiscent of the golden days of youth and an interesting vision of a writer and the early influences that informed her later work.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/9ca59b1a/three-houses-9780749012397.jpg|9780749012397|Three Houses : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749012397 : 01 Oct 2012 : A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Author Angela Thirkell recalls the three houses in which she grew up. First 'The Grange', where her grandfather, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, set the ...|new|1|1|10|8.99|0|GBP||Allison & Busby|01 Oct 2012|Memoirs 9780749009991|Total Eclipse|7.21|https://wordery.com/total-eclipse-rachel-caine-9780749009991|UNNATURAL DISASTER Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin has defeated her longtime enemy and saved the world - again. But at what cost? Standing at ground zero for the last attack, Joanne, the Djinn David, and the Earth herself have been poisoned by a substance that is destroying the magic that keeps the world alive. Joanne and David have already lost their powers, but that's just the beginning. The poison that has seeped into the planet is destabilising the entire balance of power, bestowing magic on those who have never had it and taking it at critical moments from those who need it. It's just a matter of time before the delicate balance of nature explodes into chaos, destroying mankind - and every living thing on earth - with it.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a0d4a307/total-eclipse-rachel-caine-9780749009991.jpg|9780749009991|Total Eclipse : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749009991 : 01 Aug 2011 : Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin has defeated her longtime enemy and saved the world - again. But at what cost? Standing at ground zero for the last attack, Joanne, the Djinn Dav ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Rachel Caine|Allison & Busby|01 Aug 2011|Fantasy books 9780749012533|Son of Blood|7.40|https://wordery.com/son-of-blood-jack-ludlow-9780749012533|12th Century Italy. The domination of the Normans, the most feared warriors in Christendom, is causing trouble. At their head is the feared Robert de Hauteville, the ?Guiscard?, who has colonized much of Italy, but Robert has made many enemies including the ever-powerful papacy in Rome. The newly elected Pope Gregory exercises his vendetta against the Normans by encouraging them to sail to Byzantium and fight the Turks. Robert's first-born son Bohemund, now seventeen, has come to fight in his army. Already recognized as a formidable warrior, Bohemund seeks to assert his natural right as the heir of Robert's dukedom but it is not without difficultly as Robert's second son Borsa is now legally entitled to inherit...a battle between the sons is inevitable and loyalties and blood ties will count for nothing.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/ca8445df/son-of-blood-jack-ludlow-9780749012533.jpg|9780749012533|Son of Blood : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749012533 : 01 Feb 2013 : 11th Century Italy. The Normans are the most feared warriors in Christendom. At their head is Robert de Hauteville, who has many enemies, not least the ever-powerful papacy. Hi ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Jack Ludlow|Allison & Busby|01 Feb 2013|Historical adventure 9780749011468|Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives|6.47|https://wordery.com/monsieur-pamplemousse-and-the-militant-midwives-michael-bond-9780749011468|When required to attend funeral of an old colleague, Monsieur Pamplemousse knows it is not likely to be a good day. But when the coffin explodes, and the mourners are saved only by the warning howl of his trusty bloodhound Pomes Frites, he realizes there is something else afoot entirely. Who is behind the explosion, and his friend's death?|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/696463de/monsieur-pamplemousse-and-the-militant-midwives-michael-bond-9780749011468.jpg|9780749011468|Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011468 : 22 Mar 2012 : It isn't every day that a coffin explodes during a funeral ceremony. Barely escaping with his life, thanks to a warning howl from his faithfu ...|new|1|1|6|7.99|0|GBP|Michael Bond|Allison & Busby|22 Mar 2012|Crime & mystery books 9780749010478|The Rose Garden|7.40|https://wordery.com/the-rose-garden-susanna-kearsley-9780749010478|When Eva's film star sister Catrina dies, she leaves California and returns to Trelowarth, Cornwall, where they spent their childhood summers, to scatter Catrina's ashes and thus return her to the place where she belongs. But in doing so Eva must confront ghosts from her own past, as well as those from a time long before her own. For the house where she so often stayed as a child is home not only to her old friends the Hallets, but also to the people who had lived there in the eighteenth century. Eva finds herself able to see and talk to these people, and she falls for Daniel Butler, a man who lived and died long before she herself was born. Eva begins to question her place in the present, and in laying her sister to rest, comes to realise that she too must decide where she really belongs, choosing between the life she knows and the past she feels so drawn towards.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/b78afbc6/the-rose-garden-susanna-kearsley-9780749010478.jpg|9780749010478|The Rose Garden : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749010478 : 01 Jan 2012 : When Eva's sister Katrina dies, she returns to Cornwall, where they spent their childhood summers, to scatter Katrina's ashes and in doing so return her to the place where s ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Susanna Kearsley|Allison & Busby|01 Jan 2012|Historical romance 9780749013776|Garment of Shadows|7.65|https://wordery.com/garment-of-shadows-laurie-r-king-9780749013776|In a strange room in Morocco, Mary Russell is trying to solve a pressing mystery: Who am I? She has awakened with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and soldiers pounding on the door. Out in the hive-like streets, she discovers herself strangely adept in the skills of the underworld, escaping through alleys and rooftops, picking pockets and locks. She is clothed like a man, and armed only with her wits and a scrap of paper containing a mysterious Arabic phrase. Meanwhile, Holmes is pulled into the growing war between France, Spain, and the Rif Revolt led by Emir Abd el-Krim-who may be a Robin Hood or a power mad tribesman. The shadows of war are drawing over the ancient city of Fez, and Holmes badly wants the wisdom and courage of his wife, whom he's learned has gone missing. As Holmes searches for her, and Russell searches for herself, each tries to crack deadly parallel puzzles before it's too late for them, for Africa, and for the peace of Europe.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a0852517/garment-of-shadows-laurie-r-king-9780749013776.jpg|9780749013776|Garment of Shadows : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749013776 : 24 Jun 2013 : Mary Russell wakes up in a strange room in Morocco in man's clothing with blood on her hands. Holmes must find her before it's too late all the while being pulled into th ...|new|1|1|10|8.99|0|GBP|Laurie R. King|Allison & Busby|24 Jun 2013|Historical mysteries 9780749010188|The Merry Devils|6.17|https://wordery.com/the-merry-devils-edward-marston-9780749010188|He had the power to assume a pleasing shape, but would he take to the stage . . . ?The audience was merry indeed when a third devilish imp bounded onstage to join the two that had been written into the script. But backstage all was uproar. The third demon seemed too much like the real thing. Even Nicholas Bracewell, the company mainstay, was shaken when, next time the play was given, only one devil appeared. The second, poor fellow, was now only a little red heap backstage. Murdered.Before the curtain rose again, Lord Westfield's Men would suffer the sermons of a puritan fanatic, the enchantment of passion, the terror of a London madhouse, prophecies of a famous alchemist, and danger as they'd never known it before . . .|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a993beca/the-merry-devils-edward-marston-9780749010188.jpg|9780749010188|The Merry Devils : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749010188 : 01 Mar 2012 : The audience was merry indeed when a third devilish imp joined the two that were written into the script. But backstage all was uproar. The third demon seemed far too real. ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Edward Marston|Allison & Busby|01 Mar 2012|Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books 9780749009694|The Morganville Vampires Omnibus Vol. 2|10.41|https://wordery.com/the-morganville-vampires-omnibus-vol-2-rachel-caine-9780749009694|Feast of Fools In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans live in relative peace. Claire Danvers has never been convinced, though-especially with the arrival of Mr. Bishop, an ancient, old-school vampire who cares nothing about harmony. What he wants from the town's living and its dead is unthinkably sinister. It's only at a formal ball, attended by vampires and their human dates, that Claire realizes the elaborately evil trap he's set for Morganville. Lord of Misrule Morganville, Texas. Just south of normal. In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. Then comes Bishop, a master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive the forces of the evil dead, and let chaos rule. But Bishop isn't the only threat. Violent black clouds promise a storm of devastating proportions. As student Claire Danvers and her friends prepare to defend Morganville against the elements - both natural and unnatural - the unexpected happens: Morganville's vampires begin to vanish one by one. Discovering why leads Claire to one last choice: swear allegiance to Bishop...or die.Carpe Corpus In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace - until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop arrived, looking for the lost book of vampire secrets. He's kept a death grip on the town ever since. Now an underground resistance is brewing, and in order to contain it, Bishop must go to even greater lengths. He vows to obliterate the town and all its inhabitants - the living and the undead. Claire Danvers and her friends are the only ones who stand in his way. But even if they defeat Bishop, will the vampires ever be content to go back to the old rules, after having such a taste of power?|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/cd16e585/the-morganville-vampires-omnibus-vol-2-rachel-caine-9780749009694.jpg|9780749009694|The Morganville Vampires Omnibus Vol. 2 : Hardback : Allison & Busby : 9780749009694 : 31 Oct 2011 : In Morganville, vampires and humans have learnt to coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. That is until Bishop arrives, a master vampire determine ...|new|1|1|10|12.99|0|GBP|Rachel Caine|Allison & Busby|31 Oct 2011|Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / ... 9780749012489|A Necessary End|7.52|https://wordery.com/a-necessary-end-hazel-holt-9780749012489|When Sheila Malory reluctantly agrees to help out in one of Taviscombe's charity shops, she is warned about the 'control freak' manager Desmond Barlow. But still, surely no-one would wish him harm? When his lifeless body is discovered, Sheila finds herself at the heart of the investigation. Unofficially, of course.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/34745284/a-necessary-end-hazel-holt-9780749012489.jpg|9780749012489|A Necessary End : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749012489 : 01 Jul 2013 : When Sheila Malory agrees to help out in a charity shop, her friend Rosemary warns her that about the 'control freak' manager Desmond Barlow. There's a clash of personaliti ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Hazel Holt|Allison & Busby|01 Jul 2013|Crime & mystery books 9780749011536|City of Spades|6.47|https://wordery.com/city-of-spades-colin-macinnes-9780749011536|London, 1957. Victoria Station is awash with boat trains discharging hopeful black immigrants into a cold and alien motherland. Liberal England is about to discover the legacy of Empire. And when Montgomery Pew, assistant welfare officer in the Colonial Department, meets Johnny Fortune, recently arrived from Lagos, the meeting of minds and races takes a surprising turn? Colin MacInnes gives London back to the people who create its exciting subculture. Hilarious, anti-conventional, blisteringly honest and fully committed to youth and vitality, City of Spades is a unique and inspiring tribute to a country on the brink of change.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/94c87018/city-of-spades-colin-macinnes-9780749011536.jpg|9780749011536|City of Spades : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011536 : 19 Jul 2012 : London, 1957. Victoria station is awash with boat trains discharging hopeful black immigrants into a cold and alien land. And when Montgomery Pew, a newly appointed assistant ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Colin MacInnes|Allison & Busby|19 Jul 2012|Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books 9780749015053|A Letter of Mary|8.64|https://wordery.com/a-letter-of-mary-laurie-r-king-9780749015053|1923. Mary Russell Holmes and her husband, the retired Sherlock Holmes, are enjo, [PU: Edinburgh University Press]<

2014, ISBN: 9780748627615

There is always in our minds the hope that we may find again those golden unhastening days and wake up and dream.? ? Angela Thirkell Angela Thirkell, the cousin of Rudyard Kipling and the… More...

There is always in our minds the hope that we may find again those golden unhastening days and wake up and dream.? ? Angela Thirkell Angela Thirkell, the cousin of Rudyard Kipling and the granddaughter of celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir Edward Burne-Jones, was an eminent twentieth century literary figure, and wrote avidly until her death in 1961. In her beautifully nostalgic memoirs, she recalls in rich detail the three houses in which she grew up and the childhood memories their walls contain. Thirkell's elaborate portraits of the three houses ? The Grange in Fulham, 27 Young Street in Kensington Square, and North End House in Rottingdean - offer an invaluable insight into late Victorian life. Her recounting of forbidden explorations, Punch and Judy shows, and adventures in the garden are beautifully evocative of the innocent quality of childhood, and the personal recollections of her famous grandfather present a loving family man behind the renown. The exposure to music, art and literature that Thirkell details in her exploration of her beloved three houses foreshadows her later fictional creations ? her Barsetshire novels. Thirkell moved in privileged circles?William Morris was a family friend and JM Barrie was her godfather. She is also the mother of another Allison & Busby featured author, Colin MacInnes (author of Absolute Beginners). Three Houses allows us a snapshot of history from the busy literary center of London to the English coast. Charmingly expressive, these stunning memoirs are both reminiscent of the golden days of youth and an interesting vision of a writer and the early influences that informed her later work.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/9ca59b1a/three-houses-9780749012397.jpg|9780749012397|Three Houses : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749012397 : 01 Oct 2012 : A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Author Angela Thirkell recalls the three houses in which she grew up. First 'The Grange', where her grandfather, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, set the ...|new|1|1|10|8.99|0|GBP||Allison & Busby|01 Oct 2012|Memoirs 9780749011628|O Jerusalem|6.78|https://wordery.com/o-jerusalem-laurie-r-king-9780749011628|At the close of the year 1918, forced to flee England, Sherlock Holmes and his nineteen-year-old apprentice Mary Russell enter British-occupied Palestine under the auspices of Holmes's enigmatic brother, Mycroft. Amid the exotic bazaars and verminous hovels, they encounter a rash of unsolved murders and an adversary whose lust for power could ignite a tinderbox of hostilities just waiting for a spark...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/48c86b78/o-jerusalem-laurie-r-king-9780749011628.jpg|9780749011628|O Jerusalem : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011628 : 21 Jun 2012 : 1918. Forced to flee England, Sherlock Holmes and his young apprentice Mary Russell enter British-occupied Palestine under the auspices of Holmes's enigmatic brother, Mycroft. T ...|new|1|1|10|8.99|0|GBP|Laurie R. King|Allison & Busby|21 Jun 2012|Crime & mystery books 9780749015039|Black Lies, Red Blood|7.98|https://wordery.com/black-lies-red-blood-kjell-eriksson-9780749015039|Uppsala, Sweden. Inspector Ann Lindell has little time to enjoy her new relationship with journalist Anders Brant before he leaves on an assignment, and she is called upon to investigate the disappearance of a young woman, Klara Lovisa Bolinder. When Lindell's colleagues discover the body of a murdered homeless man the evidence suggests that Brant could be involved. Lindell is forced to battle her fears about her relationship if she is to discover what happened to Klara and as the Uppsala Police Department unearth more information about the homeless man, they fear they may be looking for a serial killer . . .|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/03e4b9a9/black-lies-red-blood-kjell-eriksson-9780749015039.jpg|9780749015039|Black Lies, Red Blood : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749015039 : 22 May 2014 : Inspector Ann Lindell hasn't had much time to enjoy her new relationship with journalist Anders Brant before he disappears without a trace and a homeless man's body is ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Kjell Eriksson|Allison & Busby|22 May 2014|Crime & mystery books 9780749011468|Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives|7.03|https://wordery.com/monsieur-pamplemousse-and-the-militant-midwives-michael-bond-9780749011468|When required to attend funeral of an old colleague, Monsieur Pamplemousse knows it is not likely to be a good day. But when the coffin explodes, and the mourners are saved only by the warning howl of his trusty bloodhound Pomes Frites, he realizes there is something else afoot entirely. Who is behind the explosion, and his friend's death?|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/696463de/monsieur-pamplemousse-and-the-militant-midwives-michael-bond-9780749011468.jpg|9780749011468|Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011468 : 22 Mar 2012 : It isn't every day that a coffin explodes during a funeral ceremony. Barely escaping with his life, thanks to a warning howl from his faithfu ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Michael Bond|Allison & Busby|22 Mar 2012|Crime & mystery books 9780749010829|The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted|7.98|https://wordery.com/the-provence-cure-for-the-brokenhearted-bridget-asher-9780749010829|Brokenhearted and still mourning the loss of her husband, Heidi travels with Abbot, her OCD eight-year-old son, and Charlotte, her sixteen-year-old niece, to a small village in the south of France, planning to renovate her family's crumbling stone cottage. There, Charlotte confesses a shocking secret, and Heidi learns the truth about her mother's 'lost summer' when Heidi was a child. As three generations collide with one another, with the neighbour who seems to know all of their family skeletons, and with an enigmatic Frenchman, Heidi, Charlotte, and Abbot journey through love, loss and healing amid the vineyards, warm winds and delicious food of Provence.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/cd16e585/the-provence-cure-for-the-brokenhearted-bridget-asher-9780749010829.jpg|9780749010829|The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749010829 : 25 Jun 2012 : Brokenhearted and still mourning the loss of her husband, Heidi travels with Abbot, her obsessive-compulsive son, and Charlotte, her jaded niece, to ...|new|1|1|5|7.99|0|GBP|Bridget Asher|Allison & Busby|25 Jun 2012|Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books 9780749011543|A Very Murdering Battle|7.72|https://wordery.com/a-very-murdering-battle-edward-marston-9780749011543|Europe is in the midst of the coldest winter for a century. France is suffering profoundly: with her people starving and her army rattled by mutiny and desertions, King Louis XIV is at The Hague, searching for peace with the English on almost any terms. To assist these negotiations, the Duke of Marlborough sends Captain Daniel Rawson on a dangerous mission to Paris to seek out a package of vital information that could secure an advantageous peace deal for England. Yet when the peace talks collapse, Daniel is again embroiled in a dangerous adventure behind enemy lines And as the French army regains its strength and a bloody encounter looms at Malplaquet, Daniel faces his most murdering battle yet.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/c1547e0f/a-very-murdering-battle-edward-marston-9780749011543.jpg|9780749011543|A Very Murdering Battle : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011543 : 22 Nov 2012 : 1709. Europe is in the midst of the coldest winter for a century. France, her people starving and her army rattled by mutiny and desertions, negotiates with England ...|new|1|1|10|8.99|0|GBP|Edward Marston|Allison & Busby|22 Nov 2012|Historical adventure 9780749010188|The Merry Devils|6.27|https://wordery.com/the-merry-devils-edward-marston-9780749010188|He had the power to assume a pleasing shape, but would he take to the stage . . . ?The audience was merry indeed when a third devilish imp bounded onstage to join the two that had been written into the script. But backstage all was uproar. The third demon seemed too much like the real thing. Even Nicholas Bracewell, the company mainstay, was shaken when, next time the play was given, only one devil appeared. The second, poor fellow, was now only a little red heap backstage. Murdered.Before the curtain rose again, Lord Westfield's Men would suffer the sermons of a puritan fanatic, the enchantment of passion, the terror of a London madhouse, prophecies of a famous alchemist, and danger as they'd never known it before . . .|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a993beca/the-merry-devils-edward-marston-9780749010188.jpg|9780749010188|The Merry Devils : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749010188 : 01 Mar 2012 : The audience was merry indeed when a third devilish imp joined the two that were written into the script. But backstage all was uproar. The third demon seemed far too real. ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Edward Marston|Allison & Busby|01 Mar 2012|Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books 9780749011802|A Broken Land|5.74|https://wordery.com/a-broken-land-jack-ludlow-9780749011802|1936. Having returned from Abyssinia, soldier of fortune Cal Jardine is convinced to travel to Barcelona and help facilitate rival athletic games to the Berlin Olympics. But now he finds himself in Spain as the first shots of civil war ring out; and the demands of friendship, love, and politics embroil Jardine once again in foreign war. A new adventure from the bestselling author of The Pillars of Rome.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/eca75db9/a-broken-land-jack-ludlow-9780749011802.jpg|9780749011802|A Broken Land : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011802 : 16 Feb 2012 : 1936. Having returned from Abyssinia, soldier of fortune Cal Jardine is convinced to travel to Barcelona and help facilitate rival athletic games to the Berlin Olympics. But n ...|new|1|1|23|7.99|0|GBP|Jack Ludlow|Allison & Busby|16 Feb 2012|Historical adventure 9780749012533|Son of Blood|7.98|https://wordery.com/son-of-blood-jack-ludlow-9780749012533|12th Century Italy. The domination of the Normans, the most feared warriors in Christendom, is causing trouble. At their head is the feared Robert de Hauteville, the ?Guiscard?, who has colonized much of Italy, but Robert has made many enemies including the ever-powerful papacy in Rome. The newly elected Pope Gregory exercises his vendetta against the Normans by encouraging them to sail to Byzantium and fight the Turks. Robert's first-born son Bohemund, now seventeen, has come to fight in his army. Already recognized as a formidable warrior, Bohemund seeks to assert his natural right as the heir of Robert's dukedom but it is not without difficultly as Robert's second son Borsa is now legally entitled to inherit...a battle between the sons is inevitable and loyalties and blood ties will count for nothing.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/ca8445df/son-of-blood-jack-ludlow-9780749012533.jpg|9780749012533|Son of Blood : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749012533 : 01 Feb 2013 : 11th Century Italy. The Normans are the most feared warriors in Christendom. At their head is Robert de Hauteville, who has many enemies, not least the ever-powerful papacy. Hi ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Jack Ludlow|Allison & Busby|01 Feb 2013|Historical adventure 9780749011536|City of Spades|6.47|https://wordery.com/city-of-spades-colin-macinnes-9780749011536|London, 1957. Victoria Station is awash with boat trains discharging hopeful black immigrants into a cold and alien motherland. Liberal England is about to discover the legacy of Empire. And when Montgomery Pew, assistant welfare officer in the Colonial Department, meets Johnny Fortune, recently arrived from Lagos, the meeting of minds and races takes a surprising turn? Colin MacInnes gives London back to the people who create its exciting subculture. Hilarious, anti-conventional, blisteringly honest and fully committed to youth and vitality, City of Spades is a unique and inspiring tribute to a country on the brink of change.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/94c87018/city-of-spades-colin-macinnes-9780749011536.jpg|9780749011536|City of Spades : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011536 : 19 Jul 2012 : London, 1957. Victoria station is awash with boat trains discharging hopeful black immigrants into a cold and alien land. And when Montgomery Pew, a newly appointed assistant ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Colin MacInnes|Allison & Busby|19 Jul 2012|Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books 9780749011390|Monsieur Pamplemousse on Vacation|7.03|https://wordery.com/monsieur-pamplemousse-on-vacation-michael-bond-9780749011390|The celebrated creator of Paddington Bear creates another recipe for adventure for his heroes Monsieur Pamplemousse and Pommes Frites. Monsieur Pamplemousse is looking forward to a well-earned break in the South of France courtesy of his employer - all he has to do is collect a piece of artwork for Le Guide's Director. But when his contact fails to show and a dismembered body is washed up outside the hotel, the holiday mood evaporates. As Pamplemousse struggles with the case (and with modern technology) his ever-faithful bloodhound Pommes Frites is on hand offering proof why, during his time with the Paris Surete, he was one of their top sniffer dogs.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a1eca2f6/monsieur-pamplemousse-on-vacation-michael-bond-9780749011390.jpg|9780749011390|Monsieur Pamplemousse on Vacation : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749011390 : 20 Sep 2012 : Monsieur Pamplemousse is looking forward to a well-earned break in the South of France courtesy of his employer - all he has to do is collect a piece of ...|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Michael Bond|Allison & Busby|20 Sep 2012|Crime & mystery books 9780749013776|Garment of Shadows|7.86|https://wordery.com/garment-of-shadows-laurie-r-king-9780749013776|In a strange room in Morocco, Mary Russell is trying to solve a pressing mystery: Who am I? She has awakened with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and soldiers pounding on the door. Out in the hive-like streets, she discovers herself strangely adept in the skills of the underworld, escaping through alleys and rooftops, picking pockets and locks. She is clothed like a man, and armed only with her wits and a scrap of paper containing a mysterious Arabic phrase. Meanwhile, Holmes is pulled into the growing war between France, Spain, and the Rif Revolt led by Emir Abd el-Krim-who may be a Robin Hood or a power mad tribesman. The shadows of war are drawing over the an, [PU: Edinburgh University Press]<

ISBN: 9780748627615

Reveals the many roles and forms of sound in modernism. Drawing on a wealth of texts and thinkers, the book shows the distinctive nature of sonic cultures in modernity. Arguing that these… More...

Reveals the many roles and forms of sound in modernism. Drawing on a wealth of texts and thinkers, the book shows the distinctive nature of sonic cultures in modernity. Arguing that these cultures are not reducible to sound alone, the book further shows that these encompass representations ofsound in ''other'' media: especially literature; but also, cinema and painting. Figures discussed include canonical writers such as Joyce, Richardson, and Woolf; relatively neglected writers such as Henry Roth and Bryher; and a whole host of musicians, artists, and other commentators, including Wagner, Schoenberg, Kandinsky, Adorno, and Benjamin. Conceptually as well astopically diverse, the book engages issues such as city noise and ''foreign'' accents, representations of sound in ''silent'' cinema, the relationship of music to language, and the effects of technology on sonic production and reception. | Sonic Modernity by Sam Halliday Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Literary Criticism > Criticism & Theory P10106, Sam Halliday<

ISBN: 9780748627615

Hardback, [PU: Edinburgh University Press], Reveals the many roles and forms of sound in modernism. This book shows the distinctive nature of sonic cultures in modernity. Arguing that the… More...

Hardback, [PU: Edinburgh University Press], Reveals the many roles and forms of sound in modernism. This book shows the distinctive nature of sonic cultures in modernity. Arguing that these cultures are not reducible to sound alone, it shows that these encompass representations of sound in 'other' media: especially literature; but also, cinema and painting., Literary Studies: From C 1900 -<

ISBN: 9780748627615

Hardback, [PU: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS], Reveals the many roles and forms of sound in modernism. This book shows the distinctive nature of sonic cultures in modernity. Arguing that the… More...

Hardback, [PU: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS], Reveals the many roles and forms of sound in modernism. This book shows the distinctive nature of sonic cultures in modernity. Arguing that these cultures are not reducible to sound alone, it shows that these encompass representations of sound in 'other' media: especially literature; but also, cinema and painting., Literary Studies: From C 1900 -<