This jewel-like book evokes unmistakable Italian landscapes & cityscapes. Anne Desmet`s pen commits every detail to paper, & the small-scale format emphasises her distinctive flair for capturing the relationship between extreme foreground & distance. This is an opportunity to explore Italy, from Apennines to Veneto, through the eyes of a very particular artist. ...

Shakespeare`s enduring image of Richard III`s queen is one of bitterness & sorrow. Anne curses the killer of her husband & father, before succumbing to his marriage proposal, bringing to herself a terrible legacy of grief & suffering an untimely death. Was Anne a passive victim? Did she really jump into bed with the enemy? Myths aside, who was the real Anne? As the Kingmaker`s daughter, she played a key role in his schemes for the throne. Brought up in the expectation of a glorious marriage, she was not the passive manipulated pawn of romantic legend; in fact, she was a pragmatist & a survivor, whose courage & endurance were repeatedly pushed to the limit. Her first marriage, to the young Lancastrian, Prince Edward, should have brought her riches & a throne, but when she returned to England to claim her right, she found herself fatherless & widowed. Her second marriage, to her childhood friend Richard of Gloucester, proved to be a successful & peaceful union. Then, in the spring of 1483, everything changed. Anne found herself catapulted into the public eye & sitting on the throne beside Richard. The circumstances of their reign put an unprecedented pressure on their marriage; amid rumours of affairs & divorce, Anne died mysteriously, during an eclipse of the sun, just weeks before Richard`s death on the battlefield. This fascinating & elusive woman is shrouded in controversy & unanswered questions. Amy Licence reassesses the long-standing myths about Anne`s role, her health & her marriages, to present a new view of the Kingmaker`s daughter. ...

` It`s a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular, isn`t it?` My dislikes: Being an orphan, having red hair, being called `carrots` by Gilbert Blythe. My likes: Living at the Green Gables with Marilla & Matthew, my bosom-friend Diana, dresses with puff sleeves. My regrets: Dying my hair green. Smashing a slate over Gilbert Blythe`s head. My dream: To tame my temper. To be good (this is an uphill struggle). To grow up to have auburn hair!

Includes:: exclusive

Material: In the Backstory you can find out about the real Green Gables, the plucky author & more! Vintage Children`s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from Peter Pan & Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.



...

” Anne of Green Gables” is the classic children`s book by L M Montgomery. Marilla & Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise. They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead. Feisty & full of spirit, Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts` affection with her vivid imagination & constant chatter. It`s not long before Anne finds herself in trouble, but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life without `their` Anne
- & for the people of Avonlea to recall what it was like before this wildly creative little girl whirled into town. L. M. Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Isl&, in 1874. A prolific writer, she published many short stories, poems & novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables & its sequels, inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Isl&. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 & was buried in Cavendish on her beloved isl&. Other books by L. M. Montgomery: ” Anne of Green Gables”; ” Anne of Avonlea”; ” Anne of the Island”; ” Anne of Windy Poplars”; ” Anne`s House of Dreams”; ” Anne of Ingleside”; ” Rainbow Valley”; ” Rilla of Ingleside”; ” Emily of New Moon”; ” Emily Climbs”; ” Emily`s Quest”; ” Pat of Silver Bush”; ” Mistress Pat”; ” The Story Girl”; ” The Golden Road”; ” Kilmeny of the Orchard”; ” The Blue Castle”; ” Magic for Marigold”; ”A Tangled Web”; & ” Jane of Lantern Hill”.

...

” Anne of Green Gables” is the classic children`s book by L M Montgomery. Marilla & Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise. They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead. Feisty & full of spirit, Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts` affection with her vivid imagination & constant chatter. It`s not long before Anne finds herself in trouble, but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life without `their` Anne
- & for the people of Avonlea to recall what it was like before this wildly creative little girl whirled into town. L. M. Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Isl&, in 1874. A prolific writer, she published many short stories, poems & novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables & its sequels, inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Isl&. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 & was buried in Cavendish on her beloved isl&. Other books by L. M. Montgomery: ” Anne of Green Gables”; ” Anne of Avonlea”; ” Anne of the Island”; ” Anne of Windy Poplars”; ” Anne`s House of Dreams”; ” Anne of Ingleside”; ” Rainbow Valley”; ” Rilla of Ingleside”; ” Emily of New Moon”; ” Emily Climbs”; ” Emily`s Quest”; ” Pat of Silver Bush”; ” Mistress Pat”; ” The Story Girl”; ” The GOlden Road”; ” Kilmeny of the Orchard”; ” The Blue Castle”; ” Magic for Marigold”; ”A Tangled Web”; & ” Jane of Lantern Hill”.

...

Street plan of Annecy at 1:10, 000 with an enlargement showing the town centre greater detail, in extensive series of street plans of French towns from Blay-Foldex, the country’s largest, oldest & most experienced publisher of urban mapping. Blay plans include outer suburbs &, where appropriate, adjoining localities forming part of the urban agglomeration & provide brief descriptions of the town’s main sights, contact details for hotels & other places of interest, etc. The plans show one way streets, car parks & pedestrian zones. Important public buildings are clearly marked & identified. Blay street maps are usually double-sided & include an enlargement for the town centre & a street index with separate lists of “edifices publics”: main public buildings, places of worship, schools, sport facilities, stations, etc. Each of the outer suburbs or the adjoining localities, identified with its postcode, has a separate index. Many titles also provide a road map of the environs. All the text is in French only.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of Blay-Foldex street plans of French towns & cities please click on the series link – the series description also

Includes:: a comparison between Blay & IGN street plans.

...

Street plan of Annecy at 1:12, 500 from the Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization, with an enlargement for the town centre & a diagram of the bus network. IGN street plans include outer suburbs &, where appropriate, adjoining localities forming part of the urban agglomeration. The plans prominently highlight principal traffic arteries & show one way streets, car parks & pedestrian zones. Latest editions also indicate 24h petrol stations & streets with separate cycle paths. Many streets are annotated with selected house for easier identification of addresses. Important public buildings are named & symbols mark locations of tourist information centres & other facilities. Street index, arranged by an administrative area, is next to the map. Map legend

Includes:: English.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of IGN street plans of French towns & cities please click on the series link – the series description also

Includes:: a comparison between IGN & Blay-Foldex street plans.



...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Annfield Plain in 1896 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the mining village of Annfield Plain, just west of Stanley. Coverage stretches from Catchgate eastward to Oxhill & also

Includes:: West Kyo & East Kyo. Several railways cross the map: the NER Annfield Plain Branch & NER Pontop & South Shields Branch, which meet at Annfield Plain Junction (the former is now part of the C2C cycleway) & Morrison Pit Wagonway. Collieries include South Moor Colliery (Charley Pit); South Tanfield Colliery, with coke ovens; South Derwent Colliery, at Annfield Plain, & this

Includes:: the Willie Pit, Pontop coke ovens, Bankfoot coke ovens, engine shed. Also shown are Oxhill Farm, old wagonway, Bessy Bell Hill, Quakinghouse Cottages, South Moor Colliery (Pea Pit), Kyo Laws, Lizzie Square, South Derwent Colliery (Carrmyers Shaft), etc. On the reverse is a directory of Collierley parish which included Catchgate & Annfield Plain. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.



...

The island of Antigua is a magical place: growing up there should be a sojourn in paradise for young Annie John. But, as in the basket of green figs carried on her mother`s head, there is a snake hidden somewhere within. Annie John begins by adoring her beautiful mother, but inexplicably she comes to hate her. Adolescence takes this brilliant, headstrong girl into open rebellions & secret discoveries
- & finally to a crisis of emotions that wrenches her away from her island home.
...