The birth of the talkies and the fascist era
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Darley has love affairs with three women: justine, the sensuous jewish wife of a rich egyptian banker, nessim; melissa, a dancer in a cabaret who develops tuberculosis and dies; and clea, a beautiful artist who eventually becomes darley's soulmateoxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book setfeaturing sepia, period, photography by durrell the alexandria quartet is the story of the life and loves of a young british man, darley, who lives in egypt during world war ii" durrell believed in the idea, whose origin is in platonism, that by studying and experiencing the varieties of love, one can ascend from raw physical contact to higher forms of spiritual connection see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe central topic of the the alexandria quartet is "an investigation of modern love
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Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivoxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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When a free-spirited young woman arrives in a sleepy berkshire village to work as a maid in the household of the reverend and mrs canning, she sets in motion a chain of events which changes all their livesduring the long, oppressive summer, the rectory becomes charged with ambition, love and jealousy - with the most devastating consequencesthen her husband invites a young man into their home, he brings with him a dangerous obsessionyour favourite authors love katherine webb's sweeping historical dramas:'an enormously talented writer' santa montefiore'webb have a true gift for uncovering the mysteries of the human heart and exploring the truth of love' kate williams'katherine webb's writing is beautiful' elizabeth fremantle'a truly gifted writer of historical fiction' lucinda riley'katherine's writing is rich, vivid and evocative' iona grey see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the author of the acclaimed debut the legacy comes a compelling tale of love, deception and illusionfor cat has a past - a past her new mistress is willing to overlook, but will never understand
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Illustrations throughout depict the wondrous other world of norse folklore and its fantastical northern landscapechildren meet bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giantssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road the caldecott medal-winning d'aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to norse legends, telling stories of odin the all-father, thor the thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, loki the mischievous god of the jotun race, and ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods
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In order to escape the depressing nexus of visits from their dealer and the months of untouched washing-up, they escape to the country, with the intention of getting some r and r at a cottage owned by withnail's uncle monty (richard griffiths)more ominously, uncle monty appears in person seemingly with something of an eye for 'i'grant and paul mcgannsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, things do not exactly go as planned, withnail being particularly unsuited to the quiet social mores of countrypeopleoxfam shop colne road bruce robinson's celebrated cult comedy starring richard ethe pair's friendship starts to become sorely tested amid the vicissitudes of their 'holiday'it's the end of the s and two out-of-work actors, withnail (grant) and 'i' (mcgann), subsist on a diet of booze, drugs and fags in their revolting camden flat
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In 'sherlock holmes: a game of shadows' () the crown prince of austria is found dead and inspector lestrade (eddie marsan) pronounces suicide as the cause of deathabandoning the accepted portrayals of holmes and watson, as perfected by basil rathbone and nigel bruce in the films of the s and '40s, downey jr's holmes is a modern, bohemian man of action and intellect, while law's watson is no longer the bumbling fool of old, but a much sharper character with an eye for the ladies and a taste for gamblingslight tear to outer box see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut sherlock holmes deduces that the prince has been murdered - and is soon untangling an international web of intrigue, in which all threads appear to lead to criminal mastermind professor moriarty (jared harris)oxfam shop ulverston guy ritchie directs this double bill of action thrillers starring robert downey jr and jude lawthe supporting cast includes stephen fry, kelly reilly, geraldine james and noomi rapace 'sherlock holmes' (), based on a new story by producer lionel wigram using arthur conan doyle's famous characters, follows sherlock holmes (downey jr) and his loyal assistant dr watson (law) as they deal with a mysterious new nemesis: lord blackwood (mark strong), a cult leader and satanist who harbours the most deadly of intentions
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T clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mthe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societyh keen4) england under the stuarts written by g a history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centurym trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair editionoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes: 1) england under the tudors written by gsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolumes come without slipcaser elton2) early medieval england written by m
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The comte gerrard de gault, a huguenot, is sent to warn his fellow protestants to leave france, before the catholics burn them at the stakesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spanish inquisition imprisons him; where he swears an oath to avenge all those deaths before escaping to become the secretary of the commander-in-chief of the spanish armada; helps sir francis drake capture the treasure ship at the sack of cadiz; assist in the execution of mary queen of scots; is responsible for the defeat of the armadaoxfam bookshop wallingford a story of love and adventure set in the turbulent reign of elizabeth the first
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This is a reprint of the reissuethe slipcases have light shelfwear (one of them has a closed tear to the paper covering at the junction of the top and rear faces)oxfam bookshop kingsbridge gibbon's classic historical masterpiece, in 8 volumes, housed in 2 slipcasessome volumes have light foxing to the upper page edges (from the inside of the slipcase)the books appear to be unreadoriginally published by folio between and , the set was reissued insee oxfam website for delivery information read morevols i and ii have mild staining and wear to the boards, and vol ii has a few small dog-eared lower corners
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Wulfgar, a young priest in training, more at home with his books than with a sword, has been tasked with an impossible missionand if wulfgar is discovered, they will have his headhis legacy: an uneasy alliance between the neighbouring kingdoms of wessex and merciaoxfam bookshop cheltenham alfred the great has been dead for a decadea historical epic in the tradition of csee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe must travel secretly to the badlands of the north and find the bones of a long lost saintbut the northern territories are under the rule of viking invaderswhitworth also writes as victoria whitworth and is the author of the traitor's pit and daughter of the wolf
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The binding is goodoriginally published in this is a reprint from the usaoblique cloth band with library ticket present on inside of rear coverthus there is a number on the spine cover, a handwritten note on the ffep and a stamp “st thomas seminary, kenmore, washington” and an owner’s namelight green cloth covered boards with black decoration and a gilt panel on the front with the title in green on itpatterned end pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback book with no djit is an ex-library book but with only limited evidence of this previous existenceto which is added an appendix”oxfam books & music totnes subtitled - “the wonders of god in the wildernesson the title page there is another stamp - (sodality library, st mary’s church, pendleton ore) there are some ink annotations on the contents page and a few ink annotations on the margins of some of the text pages
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This in turn led cosmologists to posit features such as dark matter and dark energyhe considers parallel universes, what forms extra-terrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of earth being hit by an asteroidhe describes how kepler's work on planetary orbits led newton to formulate his theory of gravity, and how two centuries later irregularities in the motion of mars inspired einstein's theory of general relativityin crystal-clear terms he explains the fundamentals of gravity, spacetime, relativity and quantum theory, and shows how they all relate to each otherhe describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it will endbut does dark matter exist? could another scientific revolution be on the way to challenge current scientific orthodoxy? these are among the questions ian stewart raises in his quest through the realms of astronomy and cosmologyoxfam shop macclesfield as new copy of ian stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos which moves from the formation of the earth and its moon to the planets and asteroids of the solar system and from there out into the galaxy and the universeeighty years ago the discovery that the universe is expanding led to the big bang theory of its originssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremathematics, professor stewart shows, has been the driving force in astronomy and cosmology since the ancient babylonians
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"the book is a pictorial history of europe's largest fun fair in the 20th centurythe front cover shows signs of curling on the top rightthere is a 30mm crease on the back cover, near the left edge, with some mild scuffing on the bottom of the spine and some general scuffing to the edges of the both the front and back cover the book is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book has a large selection of black and white photosthere is a text based introduction in which the author has selected numerous highlights, many personal quotes or extracts from contemporary newspapers"oxfam bookshop keynsham softback with glossy cover
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Editor's introduction and epitome of the whole volume lxxxviii pages; main text and index 374 pages; further notes by the editor xlii pagestop and bottom of spine slightly worn; corners worn and bumped; edges of covers very slightly worn; covers fadedpages clean with no foxing; most pages still unopened; one set of 8 unopened pages loosebookplate on front end-papersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefull title: a dissertation on the validity of the ordinations of the english, and of the succession of the bishops of the anglican church; with the proofs establishing the facts advanced in this workoxfam shop kendal cloth covered hardback with gilt lettering on spine, in good condition
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'sherlock holmes' (), based on a new story by producer lionel wigram using arthur conan doyle's famous characters, follows sherlock holmes (downey jr) and his loyal assistant dr watson (law) as they deal with a mysterious new nemesis: lord blackwood (mark strong), a cult leader and satanist who harbours the most deadly of intentionsabandoning the accepted portrayals of holmes and watson, as perfected by basil rathbone and nigel bruce in the films of the s and '40s, downey jr's holmes is a modern, bohemian man of action and intellect, while law's watson is no longer the bumbling fool of old, but a much sharper character with an eye for the ladies and a taste for gamblingoxfam shop elgin guy ritchie directs this double bill of action thrillers starring robert downey jr and jude lawsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe supporting cast includes stephen fry, kelly reilly, geraldine james and noomi rapacebut sherlock holmes deduces that the prince has been murdered - and is soon untangling an international web of intrigue, in which all threads appear to lead to criminal mastermind professor moriarty (jared harris)in 'sherlock holmes: a game of shadows' () the crown prince of austria is found dead and inspector lestrade (eddie marsan) pronounces suicide as the cause of death
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Oxfam shop fulwood road harnessing chaos is an explanation of changes in dominant politicized assumptions about what the bible 'really means' in english culture since the sthis book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) margaret thatcher's re-reading of the liberal bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) thatcherism more generallypublished , as number 2 in the series 'scriptural traces'see oxfam website for delivery information read morecrossley looks at how the social upheavals of the s, and the economic shift from the post-war dominance of keynesianism to the post-s dominance of neoliberalism, brought about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the bible is popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political ideas
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I remember saying something like, "i feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drivearmed with a drug arsenal of stupendous proportions, the duo engage in a surreal succession of chemically enhanced confrontations with casino operators, police officers and assorted middle americansoxfam shop colne road 'we were somewhere around barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take holdit brings to a new generation the hallucinatory humour and nightmare terror of hunter sthis stylish reissue of hunter sthompson's iconic masterpiece, a controversial bestseller when it appeared in , features the brilliant ralph steadman illustrations of the originalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethompson is roaring down the desert highway to las vegas with his attorney, the samoan, to find the dark side of the american dreamthompson's musings on the collapse of the american dream
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When the doctor is mysteriously killed following a conversation about supernatural forces and premonitions, dermot finds himself a prime suspect along with his best friend's wife, claire, with whom he is secretly in loveoxfam shop hebden bridge two episodes of the early s bbc drama series based on the short stories of crime writer agatha christiesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut is there really a ghost - or is jack the victim of a cunning trick? in 'the red signal', dermot west (richard morant) is invited to dinner at the home of jack and claire trent (christopher cazenove and joanna david) along with his famous psychiatrist uncle, sir alington west (badel)in 'the mystery of the blue jar', trainee solicitor jack hartingdon (robin kermode) hears a woman's voice crying for help while he's playing golfwhen local resident felise (isabelle spade) claims that she too has heard the voice and seen the ghost of a murdered woman holding a blue jar, jack's friend dr lavington (michael aldridge) arranges a seance in felise's cottage
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Includes detailed descriptions of the main areas of the transvaal and the natural resources mined there for example; the diamond mines of kimberley and the gold mines of johannesburggilt edging to pagesoxfam shop didsbury this large volume - transvaal in war and peace provides an early history of the boers and the causes of the warbinding tight and pages clean internallysee oxfam website for delivery information read morespine and corners worn condition: goodvirtue and company, limited
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Since the gospels give scant information on the family's time in egypt the experts assembled here have had to resort to a little detective work: examining the coptic sources and the rich culture the copts have had as one of the first christian communities in the world and the primary denomination in egypt; combing through all the ancient references and testimonials in libraries around the world; and walking egypt from end to end, collecting local traditions and sharing in pilgrimage festivals throughout the countryoxfam shop fulwood road "arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into egypt, and be thou there until i bring thee word"(matteach expert reports his findings here in a refined yet engaging waythe world long awaited the arrival of the messiah, and the prophecy intimated that he would appear in egyptsignificantly, all sites the family is said to have visited are included, even in the absence of scholarly support, because thousands of believers prove by their faith that the family's presence remains to this daysee oxfam website for delivery information read moremore than 100 full-color photographs vividly demonstrate that the spirit of the holy family remains alive in the land where jesus took his first earthly steps-in solitary groves, desert retreats, and urban sites where churches now attest to their sacred character, in jewel-encrusted icons that candidly reveal the mercy of jesus, and in the worshipful regard of celebrants, congregants, monks, and pilgrimsbut how long would he stay? where would he go? this remarkable book retraces the footsteps of the holy family in egypt as they fled the decree of herod ordering the slaughter of all male infants under the age of twohere, at last, scholars, general readers, and tourists alike will find a comprehensive guide to the traditions associated with the holy family in egypt
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They have been in storage for a while and are unused with the names of the aircraft and description on the backs and on the cardboard holderus aircraft of wwii unused new after the battle postcode seriesthis is a set of 16 us aircraft of wwii set no 6other sets of these are listed including the spitfires and series 4 historic carsthe cardboard on some of the collections are a bit squished from storage
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Confined the early versions of cricket to the forests and downlands of south east england–in west sussex and the weald of kentthe game itself evolved from a variety of folk hitabouts played in villages on both sides of the channel, each with its own local idiosyncrasieshttps://thevintagecricketall this sounds probable to describe the origin of the word ‘cricket’the poet john skelton describes immigrants from flanders living in southern england playing creckettethis transformed into crickett () in a coroner’s account of teenage games in guildford
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Its mikado skirt features visible seaming, helping to hug your curves and show off your shapethe dress is brand new, unaltered and never wornthe back of the gown showcases an illusion-tulle detailed back and a long train, adding an extra touch of dramaperfect for a formal affair, this essense of australia wedding dress with beading is one-of-a-kind stunning! the fully diamante-beaded bodice – gives this gown a rich look that continues down the side of the skirt through the hips, elongating the bodylabel size 14 but street size is size 12comes in original bag and cellophanehappy to answer any questions you may have or to arrange for you to come and try on
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One half of the chain is about 25cm and the other half of the chain is 25cm new £4harry potter egg timer necklace, gold platedthe chain attaches to the pendant in two halves - see picture50 a-u-l thankyou read morethere is wording around the edge of the necklace and the pendant is movable - see picture
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It's very spacious insiderabbit foldable metal run in very good condition easily stored away size large it has a large opening on the front of the run and the top as seen in photo and two holes on both sides of the run for easy access for your pets to go in and out of the run
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The twelve wonders is a collection of twelve stories that capture the magic of the imagination and diverse human experiencesauthor paolo debernardi crafts an anthology that blends the ordinary and the extraordinary, the real and the surreal and the everyday and the once in a lifetimethis book explores many different themes from crimes to tragedy to sci-fi to fantasy to horrorthis book is sold in 26 countries as e book and paper copy
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Also comes with a noddy which you can bend at the waist and a car (which is missing the windscreen and boot cover - does not effect play) read morealso has a swing, bed, 4 blue chairs and a table which you can turn to show it empty or full of cakes (as in picture) and some built in kitchen cupboardscomes with a garage door at the side of the house and also a set of colourful set of stepsa lovely little noddy house which can be closed shut and carried with a handle
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Fantasy book for children 8/15 years: fay-nights an intriguing adventure story as the young fynn moves from a believable world into a captivating tale of friendship and survival inside the ancient lands of the watcheye and the game: it is called fay-nightsplease don 't hesitate to contact me for any further information and many thanks for just viewing some of my workthe novel champions understanding between different beings/peoples, encouraging harmony and friendship, making the book an excellent gift for any young personkind regards, miggy j
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