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Offers An Account Of France Hit By Wave After Wave Of Revolutions. This Book Includes A Narrative Of The Major Events Of Author's Life - Which Spanned The French Revolution, The Napoleonic Era And The Uneasy Period That Led Up To The Revolution Of 1830. Lees verder

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From The Author Of The Costa Book Of The Year Pure, A Hynoptic, Luminous Exploration Of Buried Grief And The Mysterious Workings Of The Heart. Lees verder

When A Chance Encounter Between Charlie Chaplin And Winston Churchill Reveals That They Both Suffer From Depression An Unlikely Friendship Ensues. Meetings Across The World Prove Therapeutic As They Discuss Their 'black Dog Days'. The Story Of A Unique Twentieth Century Friendship Reimagined A Maste... Lees verder

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Monsieur Goriot Is One Of A Disparate Group Of Lodgers At Mademe Vauquer's Dingy Parisian Boarding House. At First His Wealth Inspires Respect, But As His Circumstances Are Mysteriously Reduced He Becomes Shunned By Those Around Him, And Soon His Only Remaining Visitors Are His Two Beautifully Dress... Lees verder

On The Thirteenth Day Of Secundus, The Bombardment Of Terra Began... Lees verder

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It's Twelve Years After Robin Hood Saved Marian And Sherwood And Restores Richard To The Throne. Is He Living Happily Ever After? Of Course Not... Robin Is A Drunk. He Hasn't Seen Marian Since He Saved Her. He Hasn't Seen The Merry Men, Either. And Now Comes Word That Marian Has Been Jailed As A Wit... Lees verder

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Cass Lynch Is Shocked To Discover That The New Third Officer For Her Latest Voyage Through The Shetland Isles Is A Man She Thought Had Drowned Years Ago. She Also Has An Odd Feeling About Some Of The New Trainees And As Her Distrust Deepens, People Go Missing And Another Is Found Dead. Cass Must Out... Lees verder

Follows Pure And Pious Father Julian Alvarez, Who Is Sent To A Remote Country Estate To Put The Affairs Of The Marquis, An Irresponsible Libertine, In Order. When He Discovers Moral Decadence, Cruelty And Corruption At His New Home, Julian's Well-meaning But Ineffectual Attempts To Prevent The Fall ... Lees verder

Woven Into The Climactic Events Of The Napoleonic Wars, And Set Against A Backdrop Of Gaudy Elegance And Cut-throat Personal Ambition, Vanity Fair Is An Epic And Sweeping Satire, And A Landmark Of English Literature." This Edition Contains Extra Material For Students. Lees verder

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