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Wonderful' guardian'a nerve-fraying thriller' new york times'every bit as horribly fascinating as in cold blood' daily maillibby day was seven when her family was murdered: she survived by hiding in a closet - and famously testified that her older brother ben was the killeralmost broke, libby agrees to go back to her hometown to investigate - for a feebut when libby's search uncovers an unimaginable truth, she finds herself right back where she started: on the run from a killertwenty-five years later the kill club - a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes - gets in touch with libby to try to discover proof that may free benoxfam shop colne road the bestselling phenomenon 'eerily macabrethe original 1 bestseller, by the author of gone girl 'i would rather read her than just about any other crime writer' kate atkinson'gillian flynn is the real deal: a sharp, acerbic and compelling storyteller' stephen king'an extraordinarily good writer' observer see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He was an advocate of chinese nationalism and was given much media exposure in taiwan due to his popularity as a writersee oxfam website for delivery information read more chinese-taiwanese writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politicianoxfam bookshop newark paperbackcrease to the front cover - given good condition
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He is also the greatest travel writeroxfam shop brentwood 'the greatest nature writer in the worldlopez also probes the long history of humanity's quests and explorations, including the prehistoric peoples who trekked across skraeling island in northern canada, the colonialists who plundered central africa, an enlightenment-era englishman who sailed the pacific, a native american emissary who found his way into isolationist japan, and today's ecotourists in the tropicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking us nearly from pole to pole - from modern megacities to some of the earth's most remote regions - and across decades of lived experience, barry lopez gives us his most far-ranging yet personal work to date, in a book that describes his travels to six regions of the world: from western oregon to the high arctic; from the galápagos to the kenyan desert; from botany bay in australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of antarcticahorizon is a revelatory, epic work that voices concern but also hope - a book that makes you see the world differently, and that is the crowning achievement by one of america's great voices an astounding new memoir' sunday times'horizon is magnificent; a contemporary epic' robert macfarlane, author of underlandfrom the author of the classic arctic dreams comes a vivid recollection of his travels around the world and the encounters that have shaped an extraordinary lifethroughout his journeys - to some of the hottest, coldest, and most desolate places on the globe - and via friendships with scientists, archaeologists, artists and local residents, lopez searches for meaning and purpose in a broken world
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Mrs abbott is flustered at the thought of putting up a lady from the red cross, but is happily surprised when she turns out to be an old friend from her previous life as miss buncle, infamous writerof course, she's now far too busy with her children to write, not to mention helping out in the lives of the villagerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreluckily for her, the other mrs abbott is around to helpand with a possible spy in their midst, evacuated families, potential love matches and a visit from a famous writer, she's got her work cut out for her
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From the french abbey of st wandrille to the abandoned and awesome rock monasteries of cappadocia in turkey, the celebrated travel writer patrick leigh fermor studies the rigorous contemplative lives of the monks and the timeless beauty of their monastic surroundingsthe dust jacket is price clipped on the front inner flap, it has some handling marks and a small tear at the top edge on the front patrick leigh fermor was widely regarded as 'britain's greatest living travel writer' during his lifetimegreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book itself in is fine condition with tight binding and no inscriptionsoxfam bookshop lymington first published in , this is a second edition ofin his occasional retreats, the peaceful solitude and the calm enchantment of the monasteries was passed on as a kind of 'supernatural windfall' which 'a time to keep silence' so effortlessly records
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Sajem has been a contributing gag writer for 'donald duck', 'the muppets', 'nancy' and 'mudpie' strips, and brad gilchrist and his brother guy created the "muppet's comic striphe produced the syndicated 'seaweed' () comic strip, drew 'the evermores' (), which was scripted by mort walker (beetle bailey and hi and lois), and co-created 'winston' () with writer jim burnettour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis original panel is drawn with ink on artist thick stock 35x13 cm is hand signed by sajemcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis only original hand drawn ink panel includes its certificate of authenticityjohnny sajem sold his first cartoon to the saturday evening post inby the mid 's sajem was published in over 150 papers worldwideplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is an original ink "orwell" daily comic strip hand drawn by johnny sajem
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Included is a set of 'reviews' of exemplary translations'translating' looks at the nature of that practice and its context, with particular reference to the writer's work with central european literatureafter an introductory essay which sets the scene by looking at contemporary british poet-critics, the book is divided into four sections - 'translating', 'travelling', 'teaching' and 'reading' - though its thesis suggests these categories are linked'teaching' draws on more than a dozen years' experience in universities, schools and, particularly, in pioneering writing in health and social care, to explore the differences between community and education practicesee oxfam website for delivery information read more'reading' surveys some of the writer's personal poetic enthusiasms, with particular stress on writing from beyond britain and by womenusing both philosophy of language and an editor's literary ear, theory and the author's own experience as a poet, this book examines good writing practice from the inside out; and asks how it can be developed: by teaching and community facilitation, by reading and travelling and, where those two interests come together, in translationit looks closely at questions of evaluation, ethics and purposeranging from scholarly papers to literary non-fiction, critical writing to lectures, each allows a different way in to the book's central preoccupationon listening is an indispensable vade mecum for teachers and students of creative writing; it is also, however, a topical read for anyone concerned with the state of poetry in britain today'travelling' explores issues of cultural translation: whether those originate in the geographical or between discursive culturesan epilogue reflects on 'the ephemeral'oxfam bookshop cheltenham on listening is a collection of essays on poetry, written for various occasions over the last few yearson listening is concerned, centrally, with the nature of poetic practice
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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 moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the author of the acclaimed debut the legacy comes a compelling tale of love, deception and illusionthen her husband invites a young man into their home, he brings with him a dangerous obsessionwhen 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 livesfor cat has a past - a past her new mistress is willing to overlook, but will never understandduring the long, oppressive summer, the rectory becomes charged with ambition, love and jealousy - with the most devastating consequences
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in this, the first biography of flaubert to be written for many years, geoffrey wall brilliantly recreates the life and times of a writer of immeasurable talent and influence - a writer who wrote to within an inch of his life and in the process left a body of work that stands comparison with the greatest writers of the agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Australian, winner of the nobel prize for literature, author of more than a dozen works of fiction, a handful of plays, and many other books, he was known as a creative writer of power, vehemence and intense imagination so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving themoxfam shop gloucester patrick white - letters thousands survive he was also one of the greatest letter-writers of his timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more shrewd, funny, hauntingly beautiful, dramatic, pig-headed, and above all direct and relaxed, they poured from his pen over a period of seventy years, from childhood until shortly before his deathwe should be thankful that they doout of this mass he has chosen some 600 of the very best to let white tell the story of his life in his own words edited by david marr at his death in , patrick white had achieved wide fame as a novelistwhen patrick white:a life was published to great acclaim in , marr had several thousand letters in hand; he has located another thousand since he spent his lie writing letters, huge numbers of them to friends, acquaintances, newspapers, even enemies (of which he had an abundance) for these are the letters of a great writer, a profound critic, a gossip with the sharpest eyes and tongue in the country, a man who loved and hated ferociously, a keen cook, an angry patriot, and a believer never free of doubt this stunning selection is the result of more than ten years of work and reflection on the part of white's biographer, david marrbut patrick white was more than a novelist
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" plexus (), the second volume, continues with the story of miller’s marriage to mona, and covers miller’s attempts to become a writer after leaving his job at the cosmodemonic telegraph company read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe title comes from a sentence near the end of miller's tropic of capricorn: "all my calvaries were rosy crucifixions, pseudo-tragedies to keep the fires of hell burning brightly for the real sinners who are in danger of being forgottenthe rosy crucifixion, a trilogy consisting of sexus, plexus, and nexus, is a fictionalized account documenting the six-year period of henry miller's life in brooklyn as he falls for his second wife june and struggles to become a writer, leading up to his initial departure for paris incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"plexus - the rosy crucifixion" by henry miller - weidenfeld and nicholson, london - first uk edition, second impression - 572p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, with original dust jacket pasted to boards with some wear and a few small tears 2"plexus - the rosy crucifixion" by henry miller - olympia press, the traveller's companion, paris - first thus edition - 683p, 14cmx12cm - condition: good, minor wear to coversplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Praise for the number one bestselling author:'passion, intensity, and humanity' lee child'i'd follow her anywhere' gillian flynn'one of the boldest thriller writers working today' tess gerritsen'her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' michael connelly'a writer of extraordinary talents' kathy reichs'fiction doesn't get any better than this' jeffery deaver'a great writer at the peak of her powers' peter james'karin slaughter has - by far - the best name of all of us mystery novelists' james patterson'with heart and skill karin slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' camilla lackberg'it's big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody - like a perfectly cooked steak' stuart macbride see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victimalthough the original trail has gone cold - memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared - agent will trent and forensic pathologist sara linton must re-open the cold casea woman runs alone in the woodsoxfam bookshop cheltenham a no1 sunday times crime thriller featuring will trent and sara linton'this is slaughter doing what she does best' mail on sunday'as sharp and absorbing as ever' guardian'a page turner' sunday timeshe watches the killer is behind barsa decade later, the case has been closed but then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the mo is identicalshe convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she's wrong but the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wife a predator is stalking the women of grant county
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A young writer struggles to commit fully to the artist's lifeoxfam bookshop st albans the dogs of inishere collects stories from across alannah hopkin's thirty-year career as a fiction and travel writerthe stories presented here move from adolescence to middle age, sensitive always to the particular social, emotional, and intellectual challenges of the different phases of a lifealong the way, hopkin's protagonists, often writers themselves, wrestle with the influence of literary figures from the past, including austen, byron, poe, wilde, lowry, and bsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean adolescent girl bristles against the gendered assumptions and expectations o mid-sixties londona group of pub regulars in a sleepy seaside town observe the quiet disappointments of love and marriage
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal paperback in vgc condition, spine unbroken/ the biggest names in comics scriptwriting talk candidly and frankly about their profession, their approach to writing and the comics industry as a wholegathers together a supergroup of the best comics writers, including todd mcfarlane (spawn), garth ennis (preacher), frank miller (dark knight returns, sin city), grant morrison (invisibles, jla) and neil gaiman (sandman), plus kurt busiek, peter david, chuck dixon, warren ellis, devin grayson, dan jurgens, joe kelly, jeph loeb and mark waid, with extracts from the writers' original scriptsthrough a series of interviews, these luminaries in the comics field reveal the mechanics of writing for comics and, in the process, a great deal about themselvespacked with personal information, contentious views and humorous anecdotes, this is both an exploration of the writer's craft and a who's who of the hottest comics' talent around today, for fans, professionals, would-be writers and for anyone who's ever wondered exactly how the writer's mind works
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Oxfam shop magdelen street the controversial british writer ford madox ford () is increasingly recognized as a major presence in early twentieth-century literaturehe wrote criticism, biography, and reminiscences about the pre-raphaelite artists he'd been brought up amongst - rossetti, holman hunt, and in particular his grandfather ford madox brownford came to advocate impressionism in literaturealso published here for the first time are generous extracts from biala's marvelous letters from the s about fordbut his art-writing ranges much more widely, from holbein to cézanne and matisseits focus is how his work engages with visual culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter the war he lived in france with two painters, first the australian stella bowen, then the american janice biala, and moved in the modernist art circles of picasso, juan gris, gertrude stein and brancusiin london before the first world war he got to know avant-garde artists like wyndham lewis and henri gaudier-brzeska, and wrote about modern visual art movements, such as futurism, vorticism and cubismthis series of international ford madox ford studies was founded to reflect the recent resurgence of interest in himamong numerous illustrations are several portraits of ford by janice biala reproduced for the first timethis work is discussed, not just in terms of what it tells us about art, but for what it reveals about the development of ford's own practice as a writer, and of his critical ideasthis volume includes sixteen new essays by critics and art historians on ford's engagement with the rapidly transforming visual cultures of his era, which break new ground discussing his writing about visual arts, and how it affected his fiction, poetry and criticismeach volume is based upon a particular theme or issue; and relates aspects of ford's work, life, and contacts, to broader concerns of his timethis volume marks the seventieth anniversary of ford's death
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'one of the world's greatest crime writers' daily mail'crime thriller writing of the highest order' guardian'a terrific writer with pace, style and humanity to spare' the times'america's greatest living crime writer' daily express'the pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' ian rankin'a master' stephen king'a genius' independent on sunday'a superb natural storyteller' lee child'one of the great storytellers of crime fiction' sunday telegraph'justly regarded as one of the world's finest crime writers' mail on sunday'no one writes a better modern thriller than connelly' evening standard see oxfam website for delivery information read morein over ten years, there has been no breakthrough in her murder casea case only she can solvebut, until tonight, she'd never met harry bosch - an ex-homicide detective consumed by this caseoxfam bookshop cheltenham a murder he can't forgetbecause ballard and bosch both know: every murder tells a story* * * * *crime doesn't get better than connellydetective renée ballard has faced everything the lapd's notorious dusk-till-dawn graveyard shift has thrown at her'outstanding' ian rankinamazon best 100 books of the yearbarnes & noble best books of the yeartop ten best thrillers of the year - washington post* * * * *daisy clayton's killer was never caughtand daisy's case file reads like the first chapter in an untold tragedy that is still being written - one that could end with ballard herself, if she cannot bring the truth to lightsoon, she too will become obsessed by the murder of daisy clayton
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Hélène swarth - lot with 8 publications - this lot consists of the following 7 books by the dutch writer hélène swarth (), who initially also published in french; during her marriage to the writer frits lapidoth () she also published under the name lapidoth-swarth: 1 sprookjes - den haag: loman & funke, [ ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevan kampen & zoon, [ ppcloth binding - fine copy 4 avonddauw - kampen: jcloth binding - fair copy; caricature glued in front, relief stamp and name in front, small tear in title page, dog-ear in last ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesneeuwvlokkencloth binding - good copy; name and stamp in front 8 various contributions in: bloesem en vruchtvan kampen, ppmet autobiographische aanteekeningen - zwolle: la rivière & voorhoeve, ppgarvelink et alcloth binding - binding slightly discoloured 6 keurbundel van honderd gedichten door de dichteres zelve gekozen - amsterdam: pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivertellingen voor jongens en meisjes door hélène swarth, hcloth binding - publisher according to cover: evan dantzig, amsterdam (taken over from original publisher) - scarce - fair copy, name in front, bookblock unstable registered shippingpassiebloemencloth binding - from the library of jeanne kloos-reyneke van stuwe, edition of 300 copies - spine discoloured 7 morgenroodcloth binding - binding discoloured 5 wijdinggedichtenbundelcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefeestuitgave in beperkte oplaag 25 october - amsterdam: wereldbibliotheek, ppbeelden en stemmencloth binding - good copy; ex-libris and name in front; half title page partly glued 3 najaarsstemmen - amsterdam: pnieuwe gedichten - amsterdam: p
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The book's epigraph and title are from "the letter writer," a story by the yiddish writer and nobel laureate isaac bashevis singer: "in relation to them, all people are nazis; for the animals it is an eternal treblinkathe second part (chapters 3-5) examines the industrialization of slaughter (of both animals and humans) that took place in modern timesbook is in good condition but does show signs of wear and tear as per the photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop haverfordwest this book explores the similar attitudes and methods behind modern society's treatment of animals and the way humans have often treated each other, most notably during the holocaust" the first part of the book (chapter 1-2) describes the emergence of human beings as the master species and their domination over the rest of the inhabitants of the earththe last part of the book (chapters 6-8) profiles jewish and german animal advocates on both sides of the holocaust, including isaac bashevis singer himself
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Paustovsky () was a russian soviet writer nominated for the nobel prize for literature init is not a strictly historical document but rather a long, lyrical tale focusing on the internal perceptions and poetic development of the writerthis is the fifth volnonetheless, it does provide a unique view of life in russia when he was in the caucasus in the early soxfam shop kendal hardback with dust jacket in vgcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof his autobiographyit has been called a "biography of the soul" rather than a biography of events
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Then one day mrs palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer, ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his noveltogether, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the grim reaperher fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossipwriter, the missing link between jane austen and john updike' (david baddiel, independent)on a rainy sunday in january, the recently widowed mrs palfrey arrives at the claremont hotel where she will spend her remaining daysmuch of the reader's joy lies in the exquisite subtlety in taylor's depiction of all the relationships, the sharp brevity of her wit, and the apparently effortless way the plot unfolds' -robert mccrum 'the 100 best novels', guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read more'elizabeth taylor's exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar english life facing the changes taking shape in the 60soxfam shop colne road named by the guardian as one of 'the 100 best novels,' and shortlisted for the booker prize, mrs palfrey at the claremont is a humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman and a young man from a 'magnificent
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) was a prolific scottish writer and polemicistour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storealso a discovery of all known heresies in all ages and places: and choice observations & reflections throughout the wholecoeval leather binding with five embossed ribs on the spine, marbled endpapers, title page framed in red and blackpublisher: london: john williamsit provided a context to define the profiles of figures such as john huss, michael servetus and mahometalexander ross was an important scottish polemicist and writer, remembered for his various writings in which he attacked leading figures such as hobbes, harvey and browneplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteto which is annexed, the lives, actions and ends of certain notorious heretickspansebeia: a view of all religions in the world: with the several church-governments, from the creation to these timesalexander ross (cahe also published a series of works on astronomy and religion, in which he defined aspects of world theological beliefsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilayout: title page, pages []with their effigies in copper-platesenlarged and perfected by alexander rossillustrated: complete with 17 engravings on copper with portraits of famous hereticsauthor: alexander rosscomplete with all xylographs, title page and coeval full leather bindingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe goal of religions of the world was proving that these religions practiced heresy and worship of idolsby alexander ross
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Oxfam shop magdelen street drama in which the affair between an aspiring young novelist and an established writer threatens the stability of a familyshe takes a job at a remote hotel on the outskirts of a seaside town and begins an affair with its owner, jonathan fischer (sebastian koch), an established writer who she believes can help her with her workhowever, emelia also develops a friendship with jonathan's teenage daughter, beth (felicity jones), and maintains relations with his wife, joanna (julie ormond)emelia conan doyle (jessica brown findlay) is a wannabe novelist, struggling to live up to the literary heritage of a family dominated by the achievements of arthur conan doyle, author of the 'sherlock holmes' storiesas the secret affair progresses, weaving an increasingly tangled web, will the two authors come to regret their dalliance? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bio: hercule savinien cyrano, aka cyrano de bergerac, was a french writer born in paris on 6 march and died in sannois on 28 julythe writer is best known today for his comedy le pédant joué, for his histoire comique des états et empires de la lune, first part of l’autre monde, and especially for having been the inspiration for edmond rostand’s protagonist in his play cyrano de bergerac, which certainly took up some of the biographical elements of the poet of the great century’s life, but also greatly departed is some quite important aspectsjacob bibliophile paris: adolphe delahays, viii-416 pages, complete + bibliothèque gauloise with 32 pp duodecimo ( cm) beautiful publisher binding in full percalineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinterior in very good condition, carefully printed on quality laid paper with practically no foxingheadcap is a bit bumpedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilded title on the spinejacob bibliophile oeuvres comiques galantes et littéraires de cyrano de bergerac new edition, revised and published with notes by pa lovely period copycyrano de bergerac was born in parisbeautiful sturdy binding, that looks greatplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecyrano de bergerac / psplit hinges that are loose
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Item note: missing hd writer ae 5panasonic hc-vx981k 4k ultra hd camcorder3 editing software (download); box is ripped
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However, as the accounts of these historical figures play out the writer imagines himself in each story alongside the museum owner's daughter eva (olga belajeff) in order to fulfil his unrequited love for hera young writer (dieterle) is hired to write stories for the characters in a wax museum and he pens backstories for the caliph of baghdad (jannings), ivan the terrible (veidt) and jack the ripper (werner krauss)paul leni directs this german silent horror starring emil jannings, conrad veidt and william dieterle
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By jon sparks renown camera expert writerad id: delivery service consumer creditnikon d expanded guide book with pull-out pages all in colour, excellent guide for this camera,like new only used couple of times
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The writer samuel johnson said that "when a man is tired of london he is tired of life"larger one £30 & smaller one £25 individuallylegs painted black then they have been clear matt varnished to seal & protectfor sale as a set but would splitlarger table - 47cm high, 75cm wide, 64cm deep smaller table - 40cm high, 55cm wide, 46cm deep read morei have upcycled this pair of coffee tables depicting london landmarks such as the gherkin, the london eye & st paul's cathedralprice is for both
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Bonus pioneer bd-xl blu-ray writerused lian li pc-d600 as is: - no fanscustom sound proofing added
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Box included hd writer disc included and operating instructions bookletused but in very good conditionad id: delivery service consumer creditthe sale includes the battery (in working order)memory card not includedoptical zoom 50x wide angle - 28mm megalpixels 10
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Q and 12 in tbe and eo (see detailed for the 1 and 2 photos)we add-t1 in reed with a beautiful dedication of malfin pencil signed (also by the writer with exclusive buffer)-2 ex-libris silkscreens n & s 220 ex (durango) and 150 ex (phantasmagoria) read moregreat lot for fans of the mythical series golden city (t12 goings out and it's included!)
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