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BREAD & BUTTER
History, Culture, RecipesRICHARD SNAPES, GRANT HARRINGTON and EVE HEMINGWAY
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You Save: 55%A celebration of arguably the most important pairing in food history, delving deep into its history and culture. The book explores how bread and butter are eaten across the world, the traditions, the ... Learn More -
THE STORY OF CLASSIC CRIME IN 100 BOOKS
MARTIN EDWARDS
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You Save: 61%The main aim of detective stories is to entertain, but the best cast a light on human behaviour and display both literary ambition and accomplishment. Even unpretentious detective stories can give us ... Learn More -
THE ROAD TO ADVENT
And Other StoriesJ C BRETHERTON
Wood Engravings by SIMON BRETT£5.95Nine tales of younger sons and distant kingdoms, magic and enchantment and of what it is in men that is stronger than enchantment, written for children of about seven and upwards. What distinguishes B... Learn More -
NO MAN’S LAND
A PlayHAROLD PINTER
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You Save: 51%Set against the decayed elegance of a house in London’s Hampstead Heath, in No Man’s Land two men face each other over a drink. Do they know each other, or is each performing an elaborate ... Learn More -
I CAN’T GO ON, I’LL GO ON
A Selection from Samuel Beckett’s WorkSAMUEL BECKETT
Edited By :RICHARD SEAVER
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You Save: 38%In this one-volume collection of Beckett’s fiction, drama, poetry and critical writings we get an unsurpassed look at his work. The collection includes his well-known works and some lesser known gem... Learn More -
HYPNEROTOMACHIA POLIPHILI
The Strife of Love in a DreamFRANCESCO COLONNA
Translated by JOSCELYN GODWINList Price: £19.95
£7.95
You Save: 61%Exactly 500 years after its first publication by the great Venetian printing house Aldus Manutius, Francesco Colonna’s weird, erotic, allegorical antiquarian tale was translated into English and rep... Learn More -
EXEMPLARY NOVELS
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Translated by EDITH GROSSMANList Price: £12.99
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You Save: 39%The twelve novellas gathered together here reveal the extraordinary breadth of Cervantes’s imagination: his nearly limitless ability to create characters, invent plots and entertain readers across c... Learn More -
ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL
E M FORSTER
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You Save: 62%Forster pares down the novel to its essential elements as he sees them: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern and rhythm. He illustrates each aspect with examples from their greatest exponen... Learn More -
THE POCKET CANONS II
Books of the BibleEdited by CANONGATE
£16.95A set of nine books taken from the King James Bible and packaged as individual, beautifully designed and boxed paperbacks, featuring introductions by prominent literary figures, from crime writer P D ... Learn More -
PAUL
The Pagans’ ApostlePAULA FREDRIKSEN
List Price: £30.00
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You Save: 54%The apostle Paul heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history’s closing hours. His letters propel his readers into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent wi... Learn More
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