The ellis peters historical fiction
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham *****part of the bestselling john shakespeare series of tudor spy thrillers from rory clements, winner of the ellis peters historical fiction award*****'(clements)Â does for elizabeth's reign what cj sansom does for henry viii's' sunday times**********england may have survived the armada threat of , but when spanish galleys land troops in cornwall on a lightning raid seven years later, is it a dry-run for a new invasion? revenge for the sacking of spanish shipping and ports? a warning shot to drake and hawkins? or is there, perhaps, a more sinister motive?the queen is speechless with rage at spain's temeritybut what has all this to do with thomasyn jade, a girl driven to the edge of madness by the foul rituals of exorcism? and what is the link to a group of priests held prisoner in the bleak confines of wisbech castle?from the pain-wracked torture rooms of the inquisition in seville to the marshy wastes of fenland, from the wild coasts of cornwall to the sweat and sawdust of the elizabethan playhouses, and from the condemned cell at newgate to the devilish stench of brimstone and fear as demons are driven out by unspeakable means, the heretics builds to a terrifying climax that threatens the life of the queen herselfbut as john shakespeare tries to get a grip on events, england's secret defences begin to unravel as one by one his network of spies is horribly murderedsir robert cecil demands answerssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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I have here for sale 21 ellis peters cadfael, makes great reading, under 50p a book, bargain
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Collection of 4 books historical fiction according to queeney by beryl bainbridge hardback rrp £ empire of sand by robert ryan rrp £ paperback shelf wear to corner the rose of sebastopol by katherine mcmahon paperback the lady and the unicorn by tracy chevalier (author of a girl with a pearl earring) paperback
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Six historical fiction books by bestselling author bernard cornwell3 hardback and 3 paperback collection only
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Typeset in the future:how the design of science fiction defines o how the design of science fiction by dave addey (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Flight from the eagle (masquerade historical romance) by dinah dean *excellent condition*
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Five historical thrilling bestselling fiction books about genghis khan by conn iggulden
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Praise for philippa gregory:  'meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is gregory on top form' good housekeeping  'gregory has popularised tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men' sunday times  'engrossing' sunday express  'popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told' the times  see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut her lineage makes her a threat to the insecure and infertile queen mary and, when mary dies, to her sister queen elizabeth, who will never allow katherine to marry and produce a potential royal heir before she doeswhen jane refused to betray her protestant faith, mary sent her to the executioner's blockshe intends to enjoy her beauty and her youth and find love 'farewell, my sister,' writes katherine to the youngest grey sister, maryafter watching her sisters defy the queen, mary is aware of her own perilous position as a possible heir to the thronethere jane turned her father's greedy, failed grab for power into her own brave and tragic martyrdomoxfam shop colne road 'how long do i have?' i force a laughbut she is determined to command her own destiny and be the last tudor to risk her life in matching wits with her ruthless and unforgiving cousin elizabeth we don't have long at all'not long,' he says very quietlya beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, mary finds it easy to keep secrets, especially her own, while avoiding elizabeth's suspicious glare you are to be beheaded tomorrowusing her position as cousin to the deceased king, her father and his conspirators put her on the throne ahead of the king's half-sister mary, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her crown and locked jane in the tower' jane grey was queen of england for nine days so when katherine's secret marriage is revealed by her pregnancy, she too must go to the tower'they have confirmed your sentence of death 'learn you to die' is the advice that jane gives in a letter to her younger sister katherine, who has no intention of dying
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Your 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 moreas erica sorts through her late grandmother's belongings, strange fragments of family history and vivid memories break from the surface of the present dayone heartbreaking secretas past and present converge, erica and beth must come to terms with two terrible acts of betrayal and the heartbreaking legacy left behindas erica sifts through remnants of the past, a secret emerges, reaching all the way back to a beautiful heiress in turn-of-the-century oklahomaoxfam bookshop cheltenham two sistersand a past that cannot stay buriedmemories of their cousin, henry, who disappeared one summer long ago, and of their grandmother, a bitter woman, full of a deep, dark hatredin the depths of a harsh winter, erica and beth calcott return to the house where they spent idyllic summers as children
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Rare in this beautiful condition! ¶ in "the french lieutenant's woman", the english writer john fowles () makes a groundbreaking work of historical fiction set in the victorian era; considered an example of historiographical metafiction, the novel uses real historical events to shape the literary narrative surrounding fowle's fictional characterscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe dust jacket is not price-clippedthe film received five academy award nominations, including best actress, for meryl streep; she also received the golden globe award for best actressare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis was a huge success; the screenplay was done by harold pinter (who was subsequently nominated as a nobel laureate)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe film established fowles' international reputationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteback cover has minimal stains, otherwise the book has "fine" condition, dust jacket "near fine" due to minimal wear on the endsmade into a film in starring meryl streep and jeremy ironscondition; excellent copy of this first uk edition with a very good dust jacket
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Your 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 morethen her husband invites a young man into their home, he brings with him a dangerous obsessionfor cat has a past - a past her new mistress is willing to overlook, but will never understandoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the author of the acclaimed debut the legacy comes a compelling tale of love, deception and illusionwhen 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 consequences
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A fine gift for any mary renault fan or reader of greek historical fictionoxfam bookshop royal exchange square mary renault's classic greek historical novels 'the alexander trilogy', the first of which was nominated for the lost man booker prize insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis beautifully illustrated folio society edition is in excellent condition and is housed in its own boxed pictorial sleeve
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Author: ellis petersfirst edition with dust jacket in used condition1st page has initials and date of sept 89 in blue inkpublisher: headline book publishing
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Oxfam shop st giles street early s historical fiction from prolific female author, known for her historical accuracy and pious themesconfirmation day gift see oxfam website for delivery information read more knocks on hard cover, inscriptions on first page muck & foxing on page edges and title page as shown in photos
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Key features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (eoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodernkey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictioncontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacrathomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and compared
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Praise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasiona man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistathe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderalone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacewith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfare
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Praise for harry sidebottom: sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydroxfam shop launceston warrior of rome: the amber road is the sixth book in harry sidebottom's warrior of rome serieseveryone must choose a sideto the east, on the plains of northern italy, the armies of the emperor gallienus musterad 264 - the roman empire is torn in twofans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottoms recreation of the ancient worldon a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, ballista must journey the amber road to the far north to hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birththe western provinces - gaul, spain and britain - have been seized by the pretender postumusa fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the anglesdoes treachery pose the greatest danger?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramaharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet not all welcome ballistas return
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Praise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasiona man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistathe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderoxfam shop colne road warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarealone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacewith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient world
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham historical fictiontarquinius is an etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, enemy of rome, but doomed to fight for the republic in the forgotten legionromulus and fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken noblemanthe lives of these four characters are bound and interwoven in a marvelous story which begins in a rome riven by corruption, violence and political enmities, but ends far away, at the very edge of the known world, where romulus, brennus and tarquinius find themselves fighting against the parthians and overwhelming oddsat 13 years old, they and their mother are sold: romulus to gladiator school, fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of a most powerful man in rome, and their mother to the salt minessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebrennus is a gaul; the romans killed his entire familyhe rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day and mentor to the boy slave, romulus, who dreams night and day of escape and of revenge
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Praise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of romeballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherhe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northfans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforeas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama
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Oxfam shop dumfries from 'the rising star of historical fiction' (wilbur smith) a new eagles of rome novel, by the sunday times bestselling author of eagles at warranged against them is the charismatic chieftan arminius, determined to crush the romans for a second timedemoted, battle-scarred and hell-bent on revenge, centurion tullus and his legionaries begin their fightbackjustice, honour, revenge ad 14: five long years have passed since the annihilation of three legions in the wilds of germaniaconvinced that the eagle belonging to his old legion is close at hand, tullus drives ever deeper into enemy landsbut with arminius and his warriors closing in on the romans, a murderous battle is about to begin see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The paris wife – the story of ernest hemingway's marriage to hadley richardson and their adventures in paris, pamplona and colognelove and ruin - another story with ernest hemingway as one of the protagonists, the other is martha gelhorn (who also has links with beryl markham!)three books by one of my favourite authors: paula mclain circling the sun - a beautifully written account of beryl markham growing up in kenya surrounded by the happy valley set, and becoming both a racehorse trainer and a pioneer aviator£15 inc p&p read more
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Selling new copy of the book thief by markus zusak! this book is an amazing historical fiction novel99- am selling for £5in new condition and bought for £6
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5 books from the ‘empire’ series by anthony riches fortress of spears volume 3 the wolf’s gold volume 5 the eagles vengeance volume 6 thunder of the gods volume 8 altar of blood volume 9 collect only
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Collection only from south kirkby2 hardback & 4 paperback books by the author conn iggulden in good used condition
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5 used lp's - richard clayman, the hamlets collection, peters & lee, the johnny mathis collection, the nolan sisters pay cash on collection - can post at an extra £3
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peters & lee 'by your side' lphas 6 tracks on each sidethe nolan sisters lprichard clayderman - the music of love - lpin very good conditionhas 6 tracks on both sidesin very good conditions 4in very good conditionthe hamlets collectionhas 12 tracks on one lp and 10 tracks on the other 5lp's in very good conditionthe johnny mathis collection vol 2in very good condition pay cash on collection - can post at an extra £3has 9 tracks per side
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While a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadththey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic termthe book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignmentsoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skillsthrough a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skillssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historiansstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing process
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While a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadththey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic termin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignments through a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skillsoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skillssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historians the book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing process
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate described as "spine-chilling, throat clutching!" by 'books and bookmen' this faced paced pulp fiction is entertainment for any crime fiction loverthis edition published in by fontana books see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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