The sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries
List the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham spanning the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, here are the authentic voices of our ancestors as they went about their daily lives: loving, hating, gossiping and scheming in the kitchens, bedchambers and narrow cobbled streets of old londonusing the actual records from the london church courts at doctor's commons, these are the often harrowing true stories from beyond the gravesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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These faux-leather hardcover books contain countless pages of gorgeous poetry spanning from the 14th to the 20th centuriesthe books are in excellent conditionthese books would make an excellent gift for yourself or any poetry lovers in your lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach book has a decorated spine and a gold ribbon bookmarkthe spine is detaching from the front cover on the second volume, but all other copies are perfectly intact, and free from any marks or damage except on the fourth volume as photographedcomplete collection, includes all five volumes: 'langland to spenser', 'marlowe to marvell', 'milton to goldsmith', 'blake to poe' and 'tennyson to yeats'oxfam shop scarborough poets of the english language
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"english sacred poetry of the sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth and nineteenth centuries" selected by willmott george routldge, london - new edition - ill by various incl gilbert and engraved by brothers danziel - 419p, 25cmx20cm - condtion: good, gift inscription to ffep, some foxing, complete with all illustrations, housed in mylar cover1 "the poets of the nineteenth century" by rev robert aris willmott george routledge, london - first thus edition - 394p, 20cmx15cm - condition; good, original binding with some wear and rubbing, some page foxing, some scribbling and inscription endpapersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham at the end of the nineteenth century china is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellionsin this sequel to the bestselling empress orchid, anchee min brings to life one of the most important figures in chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empirethe only constant is the power wielded by one woman, tzu hsi, also known as empress orchid, who must face the perilous condition of her empire and devastating personal lossessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Contents clean and unmarked apart from light foxing to top page edges and an inscription on inside front coverdust jacket in good condition with fading to the spine and sticker damage to the back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moregrey cloth covers in very good conditionoxfam bookshop tavistock this book of extracts from 'the west briton', cornwall's leading newspaper, spans the years from and is the last of four sequent volumes which together encompass all aspects of everyday cornish life
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Oxfam bookshop ashbourne published for an exhibition to show how an interest in metamorphic and fantastic forms has fed the imagination of artists since the end of the nineteenth century, and how these interests have shaped what we now see as the beginnings of "modern sculpture' illustrated in colour see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdiit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological orderit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluationits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interestedtoday, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier researchfor those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedhis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national hero
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As your child grows, you can slowly detach the next2me from your bed and use it in your child's bedroom, keeping a familiar sleeping environment for your childbrand new still in box- the chicco next2me crib promotes co-sleeping - letting your child rest next to your bed, and allowing you to maintain contact, cuddle and breastfeedthe next2me crib has 6 different height positions so it's adaptable to most beds, the articulated feet let the next2me fit next to under bed drawers and the safe and simple fastening mechanism secures the next2me to the bed safelyto aid digestion and to avoid regurgitation, the next2me can be used in a semi-reclined mode, and the two wheels with brakes and anti-slip feet make the next2me easy to move from room to roomincludes padded mattressthen progressively detach the next2me from your bed and use it your nursery as your child becomes older and less dependent
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'depression is internal snowsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor above you, if only you can reach it without getting the bends, are sunshine, laughter on a yacht, the clink of plates as a lunch of steaming fish is handed roundthe suffering depressive needs help from outside his or her own consciousness, a radical new perspective that makes life possible againpractical hints on how to get better (diet, read hello!, helpful pieces of music) are alongside striking quotations, ranging from sentences on crisp packets, to prayers, from russian orthodox writings on silence to collections of slangpart memoir - drawing on her own experiences, both adverse and encouraging, as a depressive and an alcoholic - and part guide or companion, this book brings burton's anatomy of melancholy into the twenty-first centuryoxfam bookshop cheltenham 101 ways to climb out of the slough of despond - a literary guide (part memoir, part companion) to coming through depressionalongside a paragraph about the proper relationship between the ego, the mind and the emotions nestles a passage on the therapeutic value of nail varnishthis unique book offers itthe quicker you dive down to see your sorry state, the better for you in life' whilst the overall structure of sunbathing in the rain moves from dark to light, telling the story of lewis's recovery, its different strands allow a variety of tones and subjects to be explored, from the profound to the frivolousthe flakes whirl around like motes in the water around your personal shipwreckfor it will have two voices, one calling from the valley of despair, the other from a safer, calmer new place
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In the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreakthese discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless livessee oxfam website for delivery information read more diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis  crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patternsoxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in historythe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemics
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Oxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuryin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science develops
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Using vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikeluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedfremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingthe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every moment
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This new edition has been updated in line with the changes to the motorcycle theory test revision bankthe theory test questions now have just one correct option out of four, making the questions easier to understand and reflecting the real testwith references throughout to the official highway code, the official dvsa guide to riding the essential skills and know your traffic signs, this book prepares you fully for the multiple choice part of your theory test, and ensures you re on the road to safe riding for lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeasy to use - test yourself so you can see when you're ready to pass, plus expert advice on what to expect on the daypractice questions - includes hundreds of official dvsa theory test revision questions for all 14 topics so you can see how much you've learntbite-size information - written in an easy-to-remember way which links the theory to your practical riding experience to help you really understandessential reading for all learner motorcyclistslearn your way - loads of photos and diagrams, links to more information and videos online, plus hints and tips to help you learnextra help - explanations and references for every answer so you can really understand the theory, plus practice case studies for each topicthis edition provides more help than ever beforeprepare to pass your motorcycle theory test first time with this number one best-selling theory test book - the only official expert revision guide
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It is a hilarious and extraordinary story of a singular manbyron rogers' previous books for aurum have twice been radio 4 book of the weeknow byron rogers has unearthed the amazing story of this man's life, and that of his household - one both comic, absurd and touchingthis is sure to be widely reviewedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethomas (an english-educated man who set out to become more and more welsh throughout his life)thomas is now accepted, along with ted hughes, philip larkin and seamus heaney, as one of the great post-war british poetshere is a man who banned hoovers from his house on grounds of noise, whose first act on moving into an ancient cottage was to rip out the central heating, whose attempts to seek out more authentically welsh parishes only brought him more into contact with loud english holidaymakersto thomas's many admirers this will be a surprising, sometimes shocking, but at last humanising portrait of someone who wrote truly metaphysical poetrythomas's poetry published by penguin modern classics, orion and bloodaxe with substantial sales every yearhe is regarded in wales as the national poet for his second biography rogers - a welshman who moved to england - has found the perfect subject: the great welsh poet rall his life, he was a minister in the church of wales, at a succession of increasingly remote country parishesit describes the life of one of 20th-century english literature's greatest poetshe had a reputation for being an austere, unforgiving, taciturn, wintry manoxfam shop dumfries this is the follow-up to the author's previous biography, the critically acclaimed and sales success, "the last englishman"
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Hooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'the little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenthe little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your lifeoxfam bookshop cheltenham **the international, new york times and sunday times bestseller, with over a million copies sold around the world**denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is widely recognised to be the magic ingredient to this happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether you're cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where we can let your guard downthe book is packed full of original research on hygge, conducted by meik and his team, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a touch of hygge to your lifehygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"what is important is that you feel it
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The clarity and simplicity of mcteigue's frill-free approach to the golf swing leads the reader to a new experience of power and effortlessnessthe biggest paradox in golf is that the harder you try to hit the ball, the worse you do so
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Weight approx 600 ggood condition, used – some marking, predominantly to backa heavy german pewter hanging/wall plate with a scrolled, raised rim and illustrations of local buildings in the centrediameter approx 23 cmto the back there is a tab to hang the plate up, and it is stamped with an angel, believed to be the mark for continental pewterin original, slightly battered, brown cardboard packagingfrom a pet and smoke-free homeheavy german (believed to be) pewter hanging/wall plate ‘grosse kreisstadt ditzingen’
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Disc and case in very good conditionshe must fend off those dangers and deliver the darkspore before a dreaded necromancer can use it to summon his dark servants and cover the world in darknesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunfortunately for marek and her companions, she is being hunted by the very people she is trying to get away fromoxfam bookshop carlisle fantasy adventurewhen young wizard marek (melanie stone) steals the last shard of the legendary darkspore, she does so with the intention of bringing the artefact to the gods who can protect it from those who would abuse its power
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All 22 episodes from the first season of the popular drama series created by paul scheuringsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis brother, lincoln burrows (dominic purcell), has been convicted of a sensational murder and subsequently put on death row in the fox river state penitentiarydespite the overwhelming evidence against lincoln, michael is convinced of his innocencemichael schofield (wentworth miller) is a desperate man in a desperate situationcase in very good conditionthe episodes are: 'pilot', 'allen', 'cell test', 'cute poison', 'english, fitz or percy', 'riots, drills and the devil', 'behind the walls', 'the old head', 'tweener', 'sleight of hand', 'and then there were 7', 'odd man out', 'end of the tunnel', 'the rat', 'by the skin and the teeth', 'brother's keeper', 'j-cat', 'bluff', 'the key', 'tonight', 'go' and 'flight'oxfam shop kendal disk in very good conditionwith the blueprints to the prison tattooed on his body, michael plots an elaborate escape to break out lincoln and prove his brother was framedwith no other options and time running out, michael holds up a bank to get himself sent down alongside his brothernot just content to while away the hours until lincoln's execution, michael hatches a plan, helped in no small part by his skills as a structural engineer
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Beige cloth covered spine with red textcream paper covered boards with black and gold text and decoration to frontfoxing to text blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe narrator begins by telling us how it is the season in which people are getting ready to make a pilgrimage to canterburyillustrations protected with tissuethe pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travelendpapers discolouredoxfam bookshop newport the purpose of this prologue is to give readers a general overview of the characters that are present, why they are present there, and what they will be doingscuffs, marks and soiling to boardssome pages uncut
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morehis brother, lincoln burrows (dominic purcell), has been convicted of a sensational murder and subsequently put on death row in the fox river state penitentiarydespite the overwhelming evidence against lincoln, michael is convinced of his innocencemichael schofield (wentworth miller) is a desperate man in a desperate situationoxfam shop dalkeith all 22 episodes from the first season of the popular drama series created by paul scheuringwith the blueprints to the prison tattooed on his body, michael plots an elaborate escape to break out lincoln and prove his brother was framedwith no other options and time running out, michael holds up a bank to get himself sent down alongside his brotherthe episodes are: 'pilot', 'allen', 'cell test', 'cute poison', 'english, fitz or percy', 'riots, drills and the devil', 'behind the walls', 'the old head', 'tweener', 'sleight of hand', 'and then there were 7', 'odd man out', 'end of the tunnel', 'the rat', 'by the skin and the teeth', 'brother's keeper', 'j-cat', 'bluff', 'the key', 'tonight', 'go' and 'flight'not just content to while away the hours until lincoln's execution, michael hatches a plan, helped in no small part by his skills as a structural engineer
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The sequel to the smash hit ?the lion, the witch and the wardrobe?, gives players the freedom to explore this deep universe further than ever controlling up to 20 characters including all of the pevensie children, giants, centaurs and caspian himselfoxfam bookshop chipping norton enter the fantastic world of narnia once again in ?the chronicles of narnia: prince caspian?see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Eisenstein's complex storyline reflects the bloody events of the time, and is full of political in-fighting, family betrayal, assassinations and murderthe first part chronicles his childhood, coronation, marriage and illnessoxfam shop colne road eisenstein's epic production tells the story of one of russia's greatest and most ruthless leaderssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeisenstein juxtaposes striking imagery with a stirring score by prokofievin an effort to build bridges he appoints a monk, philip, to be bishop of moscow, but his plan backfires when philip tries to bring ivan under the churches influenceivan's response is swift and brutal, sending in his own secret police, the oprichniks, against the boyarsin 'ivan the terrible: part 2 (the boyars plot)' (), ivan is feeling isolated and lonely after his attempts to establish a united russia have left him without a wife (poisoned), and the defection to the poles of his most trusted fighter
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This richly illustrated handbook reveals how the architecture of the western seaboard has transformed itself through at least four cultures - a compelling story of survival and revivalthis is the ideal accompaniment for anyone withing to visit some of the most haunting landscapes in the world and learn something of those who inhabit themon the way she encounters the shrines and stongholds of medieval gaeldom; planned fishing stations, canals and railways; houses ranging from the fashionable to the vernacular and the highland urbanism of portree, fort william and stornowaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place the western seaboard: an illustrated architectural guide (rias series of illustrated architectural guides to scotland) "drawing on a lifetime's knowledge of this wild corner of britain, mary miers takes us beyond the familiar sounds and scenery of the west highlands and islands to uncover an extraordinary record of human settlement, from the earliest 'terraced' houses on the machair of bronze age uist to scots baronial piles set amid semi-tropical gardensit is a story of holy men and holiday-makers, seafarers, warriors and crofters, and of the enduring infulences of relition and clanship in the face of repeated waves of modernisation" fine condition
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place sailing tours:Â yachtsman's guide to the cruising waters of the english and adjacent coasts part v the west coasts of scotland, the orkneys, and the west coast of the north sea containing descriptions of every creek, harbour and roadstead, suitable for yachting purposes, from the mull of galloway to duncansby head, with brief account of the coast from the orkneys to the thames with numerous chartssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published in , this is a facsimile published in
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Here the renowned analytical psychologist erich neumann draws on ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies to examine how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe shows how the feminine has been represented as goddess, monster, gate, pillar, tree, moon, sun, vessel, and every animal from snakes to birdsneumann discerns a universal experience of the maternal as both nurturing and fearsome, an experience rooted in the dialectical relation of growing consciousness, symbolized by the child, to the unconscious and the unknown, symbolized by the great motherfeaturing a new foreword by martin liebscher, this princeton classics edition of the great mother introduces a new generation of readers to this profound and enduring workoxfam bookshop deal this landmark book explores the great mother as a primordial image of the human psyche
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They have also run up 17 hit singlessee oxfam website for delivery information read moremike pattenden, of "the times", "vox" and "arena", has been granted access behind the scenes to the band themselves and their associates, both past and present, in order to tell the story of the last decade5 million copiesthis book is the authorized story of the beautiful southfrom the early days of norman cook and the housemartins, right up to the released of the new album in the autumn of of ; from paul heaton's outspoken left-wing politics with attitude to his twin obsessions of sheffield united and italian football; from the acrimonious split from go! discs to a profile of the city of hull, its pubs, and its influence on the several members of the and who were born and bred there, "the liar's bar" is a definitive book about the beautiful southoxfam bookshop brigg since they formed in , the beautiful south have become on of the biggest selling acts in the uktheir greatest hits album compilation was, for a while, the fastest selling release in the uk, and their album "blue is the colour" sold 1
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By recounting his own stories, and combining them with first-hand experience of stellar individuals such as lewis hamilton, ron dennis, sir frank williams, christian horner and sebastian vettel, coulthard provides a fascinating fly-on-the-wall insight into f1 but at the same time offers an invaluable guide to the business of sport and the sport of business9 seconds? and what does that mean for a company like blackberry? what is ron dennis' secret to good time management? and how can that help tv producers? why is f1 the perfect example for leadership, motivation and strategy? and what can we learn from it? in the winning formula, driver, commentator and entrepreneur david coulthard opens the doors to the secretive world of f1 and reveals in simple, entertaining and utterly compelling terms how he has been able to master this mind-boggling variety of disciplines by applying the skills honed from his years at the top of the world's most demanding motorsportoxfam bookshop royal exchange square *the sunday times bestseller* how does a pit crew change four wheels in 1see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Slight foxing to front endpapers and foredgedust jacket also in very good condition, with slight shelf wear to edges and light sunning to flapsoxfam bookshop shrewsbury hardback with navy blue cloth boards and titles in gilt to spine, in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more fold-out map black and white map with place names in red, of beleriand and the lands to the north attached to the back
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Together they travel far across the land to the domains of the king's three sisters to claim the merchant's prizebut will they give up that which is most precious to them? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen a merchant nurses the king of birds back to health after he is injured in a great war, he is offered a great rewarddebut author alexander utkin, retells the slavic myths of his youth in a stunning new graphic novel, illustrated in a bold new styleoxfam homeware arnold an action-packed debut title for middle grade readers with an appetite for folklore and mythology, who are ready to move beyond storybook fairy tales
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