‘The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs…’ Ever since Kenneth Grahame wrote the story for his young son, countless children have grown up with Toad, Mol, Rat, Badger and the rest as intimate friends –…
‘Angel’s one-liners are frequent and funny, but there is an acute observer of modern mores beneath the endearing roguishness’ MARCEL BERLINS, THE TIMES Most families have a skeleton in the cupboard. Fitzroy MacLean Angel has a mortuary… It requires all Angel’s streetwise talents to find a missing brother, uncover and outrageous Common Market drugs deal,…
In Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Tom Robbins seventh and biggest novel, he brings on stage the most complex and compelling character he has ever created. Switters is a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist who works for the government, a pacifist who carries a gun, a vegetarian who sops up gravy, a cyberwhiz…
A Rare Benedictine – Ellis Peters The Advent of Brother Cadfael “Brother Cadfael sprang to life suddenly and unexpectedly when he was already approaching sixty, mature, experienced, fully armed and seventeen years tonsured.” So writes Ellis Peters in her introduction to A Rare Benedictine – three vintage tales of intrigue and treachery, featuring the monastic…
Pope Benedict XVI – Jesus of Nazareth Joseph Ratzinger In this bold, momentous work, The Pope – in his first book written as Benedict XVI – seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent ‘popular’ depictions and to restore Jesus true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a Theologian and…
Concise Encyclopedia of Heraldry Heraldry can be traced back to the dawn of history, before writing, when pictorial representations were used to identify individuals, families and tribes. Early on, heraldlry took its place as an integral part of warfare. By the Middle Ages, it had blossomed into a complex system of fabulous coloured images emblazoned…
Discover the captivating world of Paul Gauguin through the insightful lens of Robert Anderson in “Paul Gauguin: Artists in their World.” This 2005 paperback edition offers a comprehensive exploration of Gauguin’s life, artistic journey, and the vibrant cultures that influenced his work. Perfect for art enthusiasts and scholars alike, this book delves into the complexities…
Samuel Pepys endures as one of the most famous figures of the seventeenth century. Through his Diary millions of readers have relived the Restoration, the Fire of London, the Plague, and other important events of the period. He knew some of the most influential people of his age, including Isaac Newton and Boyle, and he…
Timpsons Towns of England and Wales John Timpson is a master of searching out the unusual, the eccentric and the bizarre. In Timpson’s Towns he looks at the lesser known features of Towns, unearthing a rich collection of fascinating and surprising items – the Crest in Cleveland which commemorates a monkey hanged by townspeople as…