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| Twelve short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr. Watson in a series of their earliest cases. They include A Scandal in Bohemia where, uniquely, Holmes is outwitted – by a beautiful... |

| ‘Patience, Firmness, and Perseverance were my only weapons.’Agnes Grey (1847) was Anne Bronte’s first novel and a poignant account of her own experience as a struggling governess, obliged to earn her living... |

| Throughout the book, each image is accompanied by an explanation of how it works, the story behind it – when it was discovered or who invented it first... |

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| This title is part of the Elegant Puzzle series which has attractive covers with an elastic book mark. They're portable and convenient, and make great gift items. Packed with 200 puzzles, this book... |

| Good variety of puzzles designed to make you think – over 400 individual puzzles organized across 5 levels. All the puzzles will improve mental performance... |

| A delightful anthology for children of all ages, here together are classic fairy tales from great storytellers such as Hans Christian Anderson and The Brothers Grim; and additional classics such as Aladdin and... |

| A pastoral discourse on the joys and stratagems of fishing, this is one of the most frequently reprinted books in English literature. Since the late 18th century more... |

| This book will use practical exercises in easy stages to help you learn the rules you need to understand. It is not so much a reference volume as a complete and hands-on... |

| ‘I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield.’ – Charles DickensThe story of David Copperfield (1850) began as a memoir of Dickens’ boyhood experiences... |

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| Still life has been a popular genre for many hundreds of years, and artists wishing to explore it can find inspirational examples from the time of the Romans right up to the... |

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| ‘The horror! The horror!’Seaman Charlie Marlowe takes a decaying steamboat on a perilous voyage to the heart of Africa. His mission is to relieve an ivory agent named Kurtz, taken sick at... |

| I-Ching has been in continuous use for around 3,000 years and is a proven method of divination. Beautifully designed pages will appeal to the reference... |

| Immortal Last Words is a fascinating, diverse collection of history’s most uplifting, entertaining and thought-provoking dying remarks and final farewells. The 370 entries in this book have been drawn from some of... |

| Immortal Words is an anthology of history’s most memorable, uplifting or thought-provoking quotations from all ages and nations. The texts are drawn not only from the works and words of great writers,... |

| Professor Otto Lidenbrock’s great adventure begins by chance when a scrap of paper drops out of an ancient book he has just bought. The coded inscription reveals the existence of a passageway... |

| ‘I always labour at the same thing, to make the sex relation valid and precious instead of shameful. And this novel is the furthest I’ve gone. To me it is beautiful and... |

| Indulge your love of sudoku with this collection of over 170 puzzles. Offering easy to read grids and plenty of space for working out your answers, it is sure to please.... |

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| This title is part of the Elegant Puzzle series which has attractive covers with an elastic book mark. They're portable and convenient, and make great gift items. Packed with 200 puzzles, this book... |

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| The legendary Moonstone diamond is presented to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. Looted by Rachel’s uncle from an Indian temple, it is said to carry a curse. Staked out in the... |

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| A classic study of statesmanship and power politics, The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Used by businessmen and political leaders through the ages, Machiavelli’s shrewd and insightful text... |

| The Professor, eventually published in 1857, was actually Charlotte Bronte’s first novel, completed as early as 1846. The deliberately unromantic hero is William Crimsworth – the only time the author used a... |

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| Up to 60 million people perished under Stalin’s murderous rule and this is a fully illustrated version of his life and crimes that will fascinate the general reader.... |

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| This title is part of the Elegant Puzzle series which has attractive covers with an elastic book mark. They're portable and convenient, and make great gift items. Packed with 200 puzzles, this book... |

| This title is part of the Elegant Puzzle series which has attractive covers with an elastic book mark. They're portable and convenient, and make great gift items. Packed with 200 puzzles, this book... |

| Ever feel like being creative but not sure where to start? Super Doodles is here to save the day! Packed with over 200 brilliant illustrations for you to finish off and color... |

| ‘...it is not enough to say that I no longer love my husband – I HATE him!’Anne Bronte’s second novel, published in 1848, defends a woman’s right to flee a disastrous marriage;... |

| Forget Boyle’s law, polymer chains, cellular respiration and fields of force – here’s all the really interesting stuff you never learnt during science lessons at school. But this isn’t fantasy, this is... |

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| Two young women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, leave Miss Pinkerton’s Academy together. They are friends, yet the witty and flirtatious Becky looks set to outdo the passive, sweet-natured Amelia with her... |

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| Justice, courage, loyalty, self control: the qualities essential to the Samurai warriors of Japan are those that we all aspire to. In this classic work, originally published as Bushido: The Soul of... |

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| Words of Wisdom is an anthology of history’s most memorable, uplifting or thought-provoking quotations from the greatest philosophers who have ever lived. Each of the 350 quotations is accompanied by a brief... |

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| This title is part of the Elegant Puzzle series which has attractive covers with an elastic book mark. They're portable and convenient, and make great gift items. Packed with 200 puzzles, this book... |

| This title is part of the Elegant Puzzle series which has attractive covers with an elastic book mark. They're portable and convenient, and make great gift items. Packed with 200 puzzles, this book... |