English detective stories
List english detective stories
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Twelve english detective stories (oxford twelves)title: twelve english detective stories (oxford twelves)binding: paperbackproduct category: bookspublisher: oxford university presscondition: acceptable
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Milne is one of the most successful english writers everalthough in many ways his behaviour was that of a typical golf-playing, pipe-smok-ing englishman, milne refused to be typecast, and his publishers despaired when he turned from writing popular columns for punch to writing detective storieshis heart-warming creations-winnie-the-pooh, christopher robin, eeyore, tigger and piglet-have become some of the best-loved children's characters of all time, and readers the world over are familiar with the stories from the hundred acre woodthey complained again when the detective writer presented them with a set of children's verse, but when when we were very young became one of the best-selling books of all time, milne's credibility as one of the world's favorite authors was sealedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more   yet the man himself has remained an enigmaoxfam bookshop st albans a
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Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of edmund crispinerudite, eccentric and entirely delightful - before morse, oxford's murders were solved by gervase fen, the most unpredictable detective in classic crime fictionholy disorderstakes oxford don and part time detective gervase fen to the town of tolnbridge, where he is happily bounding around with a butterfly net until the cathedral organist is murdered, giving fen the chance to play sleuththe man didn't have an enemy in the world, and even his music was inoffensive: could he have fallen foul of a nest of german spies or of the local coven of witches, ominously rumored to have been practicing since the 17th century? tracking down the answer pleases fen immensely - only the reader will have a better timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecrime fiction at its quirkiest and bestoxfam bookshop hertford a vintage murder mystery as inventive as agatha christie, as hilarious as p
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Batman: the dark knight detective volcollects detective comics # and #a paperback edition by various in english (jul )1 paperback edition by various
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Sherlock holmes consulting detective board game english by ystari games completesome wear to the outer box i’ve tried to show this in the pictures, condition is
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stories by major figures in the english language tradition such as vit is also pan-caribbean, including stories from the four main languages of the region: english, spanish, french, and dutchthis collection of caribbean short stories features both authors born in the 19th century and much younger writers of more recent generationsa clean unmarked copysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literaturenaipaul, sam sevlon, and jean rhys are set alongside their spanish- and french-speaking contemporaries like alejo carpentier, jan bosh, and gabriel garcia marqueztheir work, in all its diversity of style, theme, and linguistic energy, provides a context for the work of an exciting new generation of caribbean writers like edwidge danticat, robert antoni, astrid roemer, and jamaica kincaida celebration of regional creativity, the collection contains sufficient surprises to keep even the most avid student of west indian writing turning the pages, while reminding readers that the caribbean is a multilingual, multicultural space
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detective comics vol - grade 9‘whatever happened to the caped crusader? part 2’: batman is present at his own funeral and he witness how people he knows, both as enemies and allies, keep telling eulogies, but all of them are different stories about his life and his deathare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikido not miss it!!! read morehe is one of the exclusive dc comics artists, the most famous warning !!! the prestigious san diego comics con has been cancelled and postponed to july ! signed comics are going to be more and more rare in europe and the usa, and will therefore take a huge valueour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned by dc comics legend: - andy kubert, son of joe kubert, and brother of adam kubertplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe is a graduate of and an instructor of second-year classes at the kubert school, founded by his father who also taught therecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about itas in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both christopher and the rest of his familyhe has asperger's syndrome, a form of autismcondition- goodminor shelf wearhe is obsessed with maths, science and sherlock holmes but finds it hard to understand other people see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate christopher is 15 and lives in swindon with his father
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Lawrence, and elizabeth bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the english languagethis new edition increases the selection from 27 to 33 stories and prints them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive texts established by anthony alpersthe stories that pay what mansfield calls 'a debt of love' to new zealand are as sharply etched as the european stories, and she recreates her childhood world with mordant insightthis selection covers the full range of mansfield's fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of 'the daughters of the late colonel' and the macabre and ominous 'a married man's story'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe only writing i have ever been jealous ofoxfam shop pershore 'i was jealous of her writingdisruption is a constant theme, whether the tone is comic, tragic, nostalgic, or domestic, echoing mansfield's disrupted life and the fractured expressions of modernism' virginia woolf virginia woolf was not the only writer to admire mansfield's work: thomas hardy, d
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley benedict cumberbatch reads five stories featuring the famous vegetarian detective, thorpe hazel, as heard on bbc radio 4 extranew & sealed see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the title story, on a murky evening in a club off st james, a paranormal detective recounts his most memorable case, one whose horrifying denouement took place in that very buildingoxfam bookshop st albans from the foggy streets of victorian london to the eerie perfection of s suburbia, the everyday is invaded by the otherworldly in this unforgettable collection of new ghost stories from the bestselling author of the woman in blacka lonely boy makes a friend in 'boy number 21', but years later is forced to question the very nature of that friendship'alice baker' tells the story of a mysterious new office worker who is accompanied by a lingering smell of decayand in 'the front room', a devoutly christian mother tries to protect her children from the evil influence of their grandmother, both when she is alive and afterwardssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is susan hill at her best, telling characteristically creepy and surprising tales of thwarted ambition, terrifying revenge and supernatural stirrings that will leave you wide-awake long into the nightthis paperback edition includes the chilling 'printer's devil court' in which three medical students make an unholy pact whose consequences will pursue one of them to the grave - and perhaps beyond
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Imagine: detective adventures (nintendo ds, ) - english version
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Russian short stories a bilingual collection volume one tolsto, dostoyevsky, garshi, mamin-sibiryak, leskov edited and introduced by maurice friedberg pagination: 383 vintage books paperback: 383 pages publisher: vintage russian library; v-752 edition () language: english & russian product dimensions: 87 inches really unusual and interesting book, with each story printed with each page duplicated 1st in russian on the left, then on the facing page (the right) in englishgood used conditiongreat for learning russian i guess
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Language: englishfirst english edition, first printing403 polaroids, 435 illustrations, 36 storiescarefully stored for decades, wim wenders' polaroids go public: taken during the s and s, they shed light on the art of seeing of a young, successful filmmaker on the roadare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: inside new, mint, unreadwith seven photographs by annie leibovitzgreat photobookschirmer and mosel, munichoutside spine and rear side perfect, on the front side the photo lightly used and with neat missing part at the topour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetext: wim wendersoverall fine conditionhardcover in blue linen (as issued)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
44 €
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Now, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationpacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to lifefrom ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback signed first editionand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufussome shelf wear to the jacketoxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientistswe meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicithis first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltwe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchester
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The guv'nor tapes: lenny mclean's unpublished stories, as told by the mantitle: the guv'nor tapes: lenny mclean's unpublished stories, as told by the man himself format: paperback type: book publisher: john blake uk release date: language: english
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A man walks on to a pitch: stories from a life in football by harry redknapptitle: a man walks on to a pitch: stories from a life in football format: paperback type: book publisher: ebury press uk release date: language: english
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The jewish kitchen: recipes and stories from around the world by clarissa hymantitle: the jewish kitchen: recipes and stories from around the world format: hardback type: book publisher: conran octopus uk release date: language: english
99 €
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Christmas at the new yorker: stories, poems, humor, and art (book) amazing valuetitle: christmas at the new yorker: stories, poems, humor, and art format: book type: book edition: 1st edition publisher: random house uk release date: language: english
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It includes works of indian, american, russian, irish, scottish, welsh, chinese, hungarian, spanish, franco-egyptian, and english writersoxfam bookshop lincoln voyage is an attempt to present, in one volume a selection of contemporary short storiesthe sixteen stories represent many different outlooks and styles of writing but as the title suggests they are also intended to reflect something of the modern short story writer's adventuringfoxed end papersbrown cloth boards in good conditionbumped/rubbed corners an edgesblock edges mildly foxed and age-toned but cleanspine slightly discolouredpages mildly tannedillustrated with line drawings by sheila jacksonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontents clean, free from damage or inscriptionsgilt titles to front board and spine
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With remarkable care and empathy, alexievich gives voice to those whose stories are lost in the official narratives, uncovering a powerful, hidden history of one of the most important events of the twentieth centurypublished to great acclaim in the ussr in and now available in english for the first time, this masterpiece offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human consequences of the war - and an extraordinary chronicle of the russian soullike the great russian novels, these testimonials ring with emotional truth' - caroline moorehead, guardianextraordinary stories about what it was like to be a soviet child during the upheaval and horror of the second world war, from nobel laureate svetlana alexievichwhat did it mean to grow up in the soviet union during the second world war? in the late s, svetlana alexievich started interviewing people who had experienced war as children, the generation that survived and had to live with the trauma that would forever change the course of the russian nationoxfam bookshop ilkley selected as a book of the year by the times and telegraph'astonishingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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James achieves to perfection in these wonderful storiesto each of these stories he brings an eye for the telling detail, an imaginative twist and a narrative tone that is, at least to begin with, urbane and reassuringhis most atmospheric settings include english country houses and gardens, the north end of the churchyard, the yew-maze in 'mr humphreys and his inheritance' and the unforgettable train journey in 'casting the runes'oxfam bookshop carlisle the aim of a good ghost story is to make the blood freeze, pleasurably, and this m see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook has never been read
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Oxfam shop colne road in , the british writer james redding ware, under the pseudonym andrew forrester, published the female detective, introducing readers to the first professional female detective character, mrsbut her energetic and savvy approach to solving crimes is her greatest appeal, and the reappearance of the original lady detective is sure to captivate a new generation of crime fiction fansin the female detective was made available to the general public for the first time since its original publication; the british library is now reissuing this foundational crime novel as part of its crime classics seriesgladden's deductive methods anticipate those of arthur conan doyle's sherlock holmes, who would not appear for another twenty years--and like holmes, she regards the regular constabulary with disdainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregladden, and paving the way for the more famous female detectives of the early twentieth century, namely miss marple and nancy drew
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Grate book for anyone, who love detective storiesthis is £7 if you want i send it to you via post officeif you can come to birmingham city centre to collect, you can inbox me to get a lower price
7 €
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Perfect gift editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop inverness a glorious collection of some of the best sleuths in the businessincluding creators such as poe and conan doyle to hammet, christie, chandler, rendell and rankin
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The spanish artist xavi has worked during all these years, illustrating the stories of disney characters such as mickey mouse, donald duck, the beagle boys, mickey mystery, basil, big bad wolf, totally minnie, little mermaid and some of the other characters from disneyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikixavi, (xavier vives mateu) is a spanish disney artist who has been working for more than 30 years in the disney magazines of the egmont publishing house in denmark and in the sanoma publishing house in the netherlandshe has also made the official disney albums of the first films in long footage, oliver and coour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis original has a (coa) signed by the authoron a 120 g/m2 21 x 29please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal sketch goofylittle mermaid and aladdindue to the current circumstances of the health crisis that the world is suffering, the delivery of this lot may be delayed, longer or shorter, depending on the severity of the momentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
47 €
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Similar to those seen in vintage detective stories on tvbrass effect with green shade
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Set of the leather bound oxford library collection includes: - classic english short stories - english usage - words & phrases - shakespeare - short novels - english poetry all in pristine conditioncontact seller via email or mobile number
20 €
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stories in englishbabar, babar books -by jean de brunhoff, boxed miniature collection of 4 books, babar the king, the story of babar, babar at home, babar''s travelsexcellent condition, boxed, as new, cost £12, never used
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Oxfam bookshop hexham first english edition of soderberg's short stories, translated by charles wharton storksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis copy is in good condition, though the covers are slightly worn and the spine is fadedsmall pencilled name on title page
29 €