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Paperback. After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532446
ISBN
9780099532446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. When Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St Erth, returns at last from Waterloo to his family seat at Stanyon, he enjoys a less than welcome homecoming. Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him, and when he meets his stepmother, and young half-brother he detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099476375
ISBN
9780099476375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A novel set in 19th century England that deals with the varying fortunes of young John Huffam and his mother. Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140177626
ISBN
9780140177626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. Presents a study of family life at the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This book includes a detailed and intimate portrait of a life and the wider panorama of a failing dynasty. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151978
ISBN
9781857151978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. Translator(s): Kirkup, James. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174555
ISBN
9781590174555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.25

Hardcover. Records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 48. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
1032
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152982
ISBN
9781857152982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover. Records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence. This book describes the love between an English girl and an Indian boy, Daphne Manners and Hari Kumar. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 127 x 47. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
1032
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152975
ISBN
9781857152975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bywater Books United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612940274
ISBN
9781612940274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.45

Paperback. A gothic delight, swirling with the smoke of alchemy about a young man whose clumsy attempt at blackmail leaves him master of a raven's head .. the Alchemical symbol of death Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472215048
ISBN
9781472215048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. Presents the major figures the splendid dominant King of England, Edward I, and The Great Llewellyn II, Prince of Wales. This book details the political machinations of Edward against the Welsh and the Scots, together with Llewellyn's struggle to control the recalcitrant Welsh Princes. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140113259
ISBN
9780140113259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

CD-Audio. Continuing the tumultuous story of TheCousins War, Philippa tells the tale of a young mother's determined ambition for her son - soon to Henry VII Series: Cousins' War. Num Pages: 6 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
6
Format
CD
Publication date
2010
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847379382
ISBN
9781847379382
CD
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Continuing the tumultuous story of TheCousins War, Philippa tells the tale of a young mother's determined ambition for her son - soon to be Henry VII Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394651
ISBN
9781847394651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. In his sixth journal, Sir Roger Shallot must race against time to find the Orb of Charlemagne and to save his own neck Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005557
ISBN
9780747254409
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight, the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight, she is a bride, by dawn a widow. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099468073
ISBN
9780099468073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. The latest instalment in the rich tapestry of the Morland Dynasty. Series: The Morland Dynasty. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751533446
ISBN
9780751533446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the eleventh book in the series. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006499268
ISBN
9780006499268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. News of Thomas a Becket's martyrdom has spread throughout Christendom and the blame is laid at the feet of Henry Plantagenet, King of England. Two years later, with Becket canonised, Henry's position is precarious: punished at the Pope's insistence for his part in Becket's death, he now also has an enemy in his Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Series: Plantagenet Saga. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493273
ISBN
9780099493273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. From the silken palace of Suleiman the Magnificent to the barbaric court of Ivan the Terrible: Lymond is bound for Russia, where he fights his way to a position second only to the young Tsar himself. It is a world away from his homeland, now sheltering Philippa Somerville, his wife in name only, and the child they rescued in Constantinople. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 126 x 44. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140279894
ISBN
9780140279894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. From a piano abandoned on the strife-torn streets of Dublin in Easter 1916, Mary Morissy spins the reader backwards through the life of one-time enigmatic beauty Bella Casey, sister to the famed playwright Sean O'Casey. An ambitious novel about love, history and literature. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003439
ISBN
9781847175762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Captivating follow-up to Sally Christie's absorbing debut, we meet none other than the Marquise de Pompadour, the first bourgeois mistress to grace the hallowed halls of Versailles. Series: The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 46. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Atria Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501102998
ISBN
9781501102998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616203788
ISBN
9781616203788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. No longer the well-beloved, Louis XV is becoming ever more unpopular. As the discontent grows, Louis seeks refuge in his extravagances and his mistress, the powerful Marquise de Pompadour. But how long will Paris stay silent when the death of the Marquise de Pompadour leads to yet another mistress influencing the King? Series: French Revolution. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493372
ISBN
9780099493372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Blood is spilt on the battlefields of Afghanistan in this brilliant second novel in the thrilling adventure series featuring Captain Simon Fonthill Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Headline
Number of pages
416
Publication date
2005
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KRF0023632
ISBN
9780755309856
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Having survived the perils of a journey across half the world, Romulus and Tarquinius are press-ganged into the legions, which are under imminent threat of annihilation by the Egyptians. Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus' twin sister Fabiola lives in fear for her life, loved by Brutus, but wooed by Marcus Antonius, his deadly enemy. Series: Forgotten Legion Chronicles. Num Pages: 608 pages, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430. 596pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arrow London
Edition
First printing of this edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
9781848090163
ISBN
9781848090163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

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