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The spectator himself unties the signed bill from the end of the yarn2 bonus super effects getthe yarn and fry your audiences! the ball of wool is in the spectator's hand since the beginning of the show
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Waugh was 19 when his first oxford review appeared, 31 when the spectator printed his last review oflong interred in fashion magazines, popular newspapers, sober journals, undergraduate reviews, and bbc archives, 110 of the 170 pieces in the volume have never before been reprintedoxfam bookshop victoria the complete works of evelyn waugh offers the first scholarly edition of waugh's work, bringing together all of his extant writings and graphic art: novels, biographies, travel writing, short fiction, essays, articles, reportage, reviews, poems, juvenilia, parerga, drawings, and designsthe complete works will revolutionize waugh studies, and offer new insights for twentieth-century literary and cultural studies generallythe volume embraces university journalism; essays from waugh's years of drift after oxford; forcefully emphatic articles and contrasting sophisticated reviews written for the metropolitan press from to (the most active and enterprising years of waugh's career); reports for three newspapers of a coronation in abyssinia and essays for the times on the condition of ethiopia and on british policy in arabiaseveral typescripts of articles and reviews are published here for the first time, as are a larger number of unsigned pieces never before identified as waugh'ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall volumes will be beautifully produced, and have comprehensive introductions and detailed annotationthe origins of the works are explored, and annotations to each piece seek to assist the modern readerfinally, in early waugh travelled for three months in remote british guiana, resulting in nine travel articles and a handful of dust, acclaimed as one of the most distinguished novels of the centurythe edition's general editor is alexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson and editor of the twelve-volume personal writings sequencealexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson, is editing a twelve-volume personal writings sequence for the series, intercalating over letters with the complete, unexpurgated diariesno other edition of a british novelist has been undertaken on this scalefiction and non-fiction volumes will also contain a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantsthis volume is part of the complete works of evelyn waugh critical edition, which brings together all waugh's published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantswaughs works are placed in their rich literary and historical context, enabling readers to appreciate for the first time the range and complexity of his thinking and artistic practice, and linking this to the work of his contemporaries in britain, america and europeoriginal texts, so easily distorted in the production process, have been established as far as possible using manuscript and other controlsthis first volume of evelyn waugh's articles, essays, and reviews contains every traceable piece of journalism that research could uncover written by waugh between january , when he first went up to oxford, and december , when he had recently returned from british guiana and was enjoying the runaway success of a handful of dustonly 15% of waugh's letters have previously been publishedthis is a young writer's book, and the always lucid articles and reviews it presents read as fresh and lively, as challenging and opinionated, as the day they first appeared
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' matthew dennison, the spectator see oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, georgiana is the ward of sir henry hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved melbury hall, the impoverished sir henry has struck a deal that would see georgiana becoming mrs rupert venablesthis is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that jeeves may not be so inimitable after allbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the côte d'azuroxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using pbertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetmeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughterfaulks's plot is bang on-messagefaulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originals'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedbertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressedon this occasion, however, it is jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at alllove, as so often, is at the root of the confusionbut why would this necessitate bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea? could it be that the ever-loyal, spinoza-loving jeeves has an ulterior motive?evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, jeeves and the wedding bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphantjeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpiecewodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estateand though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thing
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham carriglas is the island estate off county cork where sarah pollexfen goes to live as governess to her wealthy cousins on the eve of the first world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehelplessly, sarah watches her cousins lead increasingly isolated and empty lives as if punishing themselves for a past crimeand somewhere in the tranquil garden of carriglas there are secrets waiting to be discoveredwriting in the spectator, anita brookner said, 'trevor is a specialist in brooding regret and a discoverer of past crimeshe is devoted to ireland, to its soft speech and its frequently ugly deeds, and he combines them in a sort of elegy''the silence in the garden' won the yorkshire post book of the year award
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The spectator gets a great impression of the particular atmosphere caused by the harmony of nature and religious placesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiclay for) george virtue, , in-4to, 280 x 225 mm, engraved front (portrait of william beattie md) + engraved title with view+ 4 llour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst edition of the first english album published on the oisans and the dauphiny at the beginning of the 19th century, with fine engravings showing many calm and hidden places all around the valleys of piemont and the savoie, etcrare et très recherché' (perret)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprinted title + 1 folding map + 216 p70 engraved plates with the orig'le premier album anglais publié sur l'oisans et le dauphiné au début du 19ème siècle, superbement illustréil comporte également des planches sur la savoie (ecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemigèves, cluse et viu) et le piémont
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For more than thirty years from he was an indefatigable fiction reviewer for periodicals including the spectator and saturday review'magical and disturbing'independent 'on a first reading, it is a beautifully wrought description of a small boy's loss of innocence long agohis other novels include the go-between (), which was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring julie christie and alan bates, and the hireling (), the film version of which won the palme d'or at the cannes film festivalhartley's moving exploration of a young boy's loss of innocence the go-between is edited with an introduction and notes by douglas brooks-davies in penguin modern classicsif you enjoyed the go-between, you might like barry hines's a kestrel for a knave, also available in penguin modern classicshis first book, night fears () was a collection of short stories; but it was not until the publication of eustace and hilda (), which won the james tait black prize, that hartley gained widespread recognition as an authorhe becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelationthe haunting story of a young boy's awakening into the secrets of the adult world, the go-between is also an unforgettable evocation of the boundaries of edwardian societybut, visited a second time, the knowledge of approaching, unavoidable tragedy makes it far more poignant and painful'express see oxfam website for delivery information read moreleslie poles hartley () was born in whittlesey, cambridgeshire, and educated at harrow and balliol college, oxfordoxfam bookshop hertford l'the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there'when one long, hot summer, young leo is staying with a school-friend at brandham hall, he begins to act as a messenger between ted, the farmer, and marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hall
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Find the four aces the cards are shuffled by the spectatorthe spectator shuffles the cards and returns them to the magicianlocate any card's position: the spectator can name any card in the deckhow many cards?: the spectator cuts a portion of the deck off the tablehe magician weighs the cards in his hand and can tell exactly the amount of cards the spectator cutinstant mind reading: the spectator selects a group of 8 to 10 cards, shuffles them and concentrates on thema few things you can do with this powerful marked deck: find any card instantly: spectator selects a card from the pack, notes it and replaces it in the packhe counts from the top to the number namedthe principles of the gambler's marked deck are easy to use, even for the amateur who has never handled a pack of cards beforethere are hundreds of effects possible and easy to do! see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe magician almost instantly reveals the selected cardoxfam shop arnold the gamblers marked deck is a stripped deck, a stacked or prearranged setup deck, a marked deck, a one-way deck with a bicycle backthe magician finds the four aces either singularly or all four at the same timethe magician is able to reveal the exact position of the cardeach deck comes in the stacked order and has eight main features, the cards are stripped, stacked, a box reminder, a joker reminder, a bar code prediction, marked six ways, instructional card for the marking system and a card locator tablethe card is thereone by one the magician reveals the value and suit of each cardfollowing the basic features there is a glossary and explanation of card handling terms and how to do them, and then specially selected card effects using the various principals
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The spectator announces the card they chose - the three of diamondshe claims that the card he's holding is the spectator's selectionthe magician searches through the deck and removes a cardthe perfect gag card
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The spectator covers the coins with their other handclose-up magic at its best! a coin is removed and placed on the back of the spectator's hand
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You ask the spectator to selece a card, from a blue back deck, and to sign itcard airline - prior to beginning the trick, the spectator will notice that a red back card is pined to your shirtyou don't say anything about it yet
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spectator 12 x 50 binocularbushnell spector sport binoculars, 12x50mm
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If you can't get to the french laundry, you can now re-create at home the very experience wine spectator described as "as close to dining perfection as it gets"  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreone hundred and fifty superlative recipes are exact recipes from the french laundry kitchen-no shortcuts have been taken, no critical steps ignored, all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchensiacp award winner marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the acclaimed french laundry restaurant in the napa valley-"the most exciting place to eat in the united states" (the new york times)from innovative soup techniques, to the proper way to cook green vegetables, to secrets of great fish cookery, to the creation of breathtaking desserts; from beurre monté to foie gras au torchon, to a wild and thoroughly unexpected take on coffee and doughnuts, the french laundry cookbook captures, through recipes, essays, profiles, and extraordinary photography, one of america's great restaurants, its great chef, and the food that makes both uniqueand this, his first cookbook, is every bit as satisfying as a french laundry meal itself: a series of small, impeccable, highly refined, intensely focused coursesmost dazzling is how simple keller's methods are: squeegeeing the moisture from the skin on fish so it sautées beautifully; poaching eggs in a deep pot of water for perfect shape; the initial steeping in the shell that makes cooking raw lobster out of the shell a cinch; using vinegar as a flavor enhancer; the repeated washing of bones for stock for the cleanest, clearest tasteskeller is a wizard, a purist, a man obsessed with getting it right no signs of useoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the french laundry cookbook thomas keller good, price not clipped, slight wear to the dust jacket and boardsthe most transformative cookbook of the century celebrates this milestone by showcasing the genius of chef/proprietor thomas keller himself
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In very good conditionoxfam bookshop clifton 'thoroughly engrossing' michael pollan, the atlantic'wonderful, energising' kathryn hughes, the guardian'gripping' the spectator'an eye-opening, stimulating brew' the economistcoffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drugaugustine sedgewick's brilliant new history tells the hidden and surprising story of how this came to be, tracing coffee's 400-year transformation into an everyday necessitythe story is one that few coffee drinkers knowthe very word 'coffee' is one of the most widespread on the planetcoffeeland centres on the volcanic highlands of el salvador, where james hill, born in the slums of nineteenth-century manchester, founded one of the world's great coffee dynastiessedgewick reveals the unexpected consequences of the rise of coffee, which reshaped large areas of the tropics, transformed understandings of energy, and ultimately made us dependent on a drug served in a cup see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book follows coffee from the hill family plantations into the united states, through the san francisco roasting plants into supermarkets, kitchens and work places, and finally into today's omnipresent cafésadapting the innovations of the industrial revolution to plantation agriculture, hill helped to turn el salvador into perhaps the most intensive monoculture in modern history, a place of extraordinary productivity, inequality and violence
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The gestural energy and the intensity of the colours place the spectator in a musical and dynamic compositionsaname is a discreet artist on the rise! read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe discovered art in an old factory when he was only 10 years oldour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe soft background make way to the lettering, which almost disappearedhe sits in the back of the class and dreamsthe canvas is varnishedself-taught on a spontaneous and abstract path combining lettering, lines, drips and spatters, saname creates colourful artworksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteused to punishment and copying, his signature is surmounted by a dunce's cap like an assumed revenge on the dunce he wassold with its certificate of authenticity born in , saname is a failed studentsubsequently, street art and museums shaped his artistic educationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"ame " 107 x 114 cm, without stretcher
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Then you ask the spectator to look at his selected card without you seeing it, and to show it to the audiencelaughs and applause(probably the highly disappointed volunteer is not laughingthey see the jack of clubs and start laughing, as they know you can't possibly have the half of it
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When the spectator decides he has finished, he presses the enter key to get the result, which he will find is equal to the predictiononce he is convinced that it works properly, the magician gives him a sealed envelope containing a prediction that will then be used to cover the calculations on the computer screen
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The spectator stands on top of the trap door into the lions cage and the chariot with roman centurion can drive through the gatesincludes 1 roman centurion and chariotthe chariot fits through the double gates
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He was the only english serviceman to survive incarceration in this infamous death campsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeven those people born years after the war are stunned by the atrocities of the nazis at auschwitz, the most hated concentration camp in historyoxfam bookshop brigg the harrowing, true story of british soldier arthur dodd's imprisonment in auschwitz during world war iibut its history cannot be denied; it's story must be told; it's lessons must be learnedarthur dodd's story will shock and scare the reader
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Double magnifying lens: a smaller 34 mm and a larger 43 mme: light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thing1 pcs magnifying glass toycatch bugs and other insects, see through the magnifying glass cover which also has air holes
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Leave your spectator with a souvenir they will talk about! leaves a lasting impressionthe apparition is a tool that will allow you to do the most visually stunning predictions imaginableanything you wish can appear in the burn marks
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Also ideal for watching outdoor, spectator sports in winteroriginal price £ two zipped, deep side pocketsladies' ski pantszipped, mesh ventilation openings on both sidesthe north face hyvent ski pant - colour 'cream' measurements waist (adjustable) ~cm; overall length cm; inside leg cm waterproof, breathable, hy-vent technologyone thigh pocketthe north face - ladies 'hyvent' ski pants – unused ladies size large £free postage to uk address read more
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The magician displays a red sponge ball and claims that he will actually make it disappear in front of the spectator's eyesslowly and methodically, he places the ball into his trouser pocket and claims
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Upon removing the sweet from the bag, you can instantly give it to the spectator who selected itimagine, while your back is turned, four spectators each pick a different flavored sweet, and pop it into a bag
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The magician displays a red sponge ball and claims that he will actually make it disappear in front of the spectator's eyeshe places the ball on top of his left closed fist and pushes it down inside
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Now, put it all inside the bigger cylinder and close it with its lidconcentrate for a few seconds and, by reading it in the spectator's mind, reveal the chosen numbershow a die and two small empty cylinders with their lids
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Snitch is a super-fast, no-palming signed card to envelope effect! when the envelope is opened, the spectator's signed card is found inside!peter eggink'ssnitch is a beautiful, powerful signed card to envelope for the real worker and yet perfect for a beginner
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Clean and easy to do - pure kenton wizardry as usual! a card is chosen and the corner is torn and given to a spectator to holdyou make a magical gesture and each and every card in the deck is shown to be wholethis truly is an impossible location with a torn card
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Oxfam bookshop swanage condition: used good inscription on all copies good condition in full leather spine on eighth edition partially missed all pages intact published by hamilton, balfour, & neil dated see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pages are uncut and have many examples of foxingpaper panel on spine with title and illustrator is worn to the point where it is almost unreadableillustrations on every other page with large text fontslight forward tilt from being shelf-worn illustrations by hugh thomson and is a reprint from 'the spectator' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop shirley olive green boards with bumping on spine and edgesthis copy was published in
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You can change it again to red and give it to the spectator
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