Fiction

A life of Dickens' ebullient Actor Manager, who took Nicholas Nickleby under his wing. An introduction placing his character in the real life Victorian theatre, followed by a long extract from the novel.

The spur of the moment kidnapping of an unattended baby to ransom leads Benny in to a complicated tangle of events.

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PUBLISHERMacmillan Ltd, London.
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Bunyan's allegorical novel, written in 1682, about the imaginary city of Mansoul.

A novel based on the eyewitness account of Josephus of the capture of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD.

A fictionalised account of the Peloponnesian War, based contemporary historical understanding

A small-part actress returns to her family home in the West Country, and her ignorance of local conditions lead her in to dangerous adventures.

A most charming collection of stories, playlets, verses and moral fragments, most likely written when Jane Austen was between the ages of twelve and eighteen.

Eighteen philosophical and spiritual compositions by a descendant of the Industrialist Richard Arkwright. Including The Ant's First Story and A Ligurian Paradise.

A humorous and sensitive tale of a boy growing up in South Wales.

The ongoing war time stories of Harriet and Guy Pringle as they move to Egypt, Jerusalem and Syria; whilst Rommel continues his march across the desert.

"It begins with a murder on a rainy night in a cul-de-sac off London theatreland. Who were the strange couple in the country bus..."

An often overlooked work, this is a fictionalised account of Margery Allinghams family history.

Familiar characters encounter new breakthroughs in the science of extra sensory perception, and the international power struggles around its control.

A complete bibliography covering the wide range of Dorothy L. Sayers detective fiction, poetry, translations, essays and plays. Also including a catalogue of contributions to periodicals, reviews, broadcasts and lectures.

This collection of folk tales was first published in Naples, in the Neapolitan dialect, by Giambattista Basile (died C. 1637) They are believed to have been collected mainly in Venice and Crete.

A compilation of essays, sketches and verse on all aspects of fishing by over 80 contributers. These include Isaak Walton, Arthur Ransome, Thoreau and many others.