A handy guide to England`s most famous cathedrals & abbeys.

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The English cottage garden is an exquisite celebration of quintesentially English gardens, showing how they tread a fine line between aesthetics & utility, wildness & domestication. In medieval times cottages, far from picturesque, were vital to their cultivator's self sufficiency & were often surrounded by a yard mainly given over to livestock, but with a patch for vegetables & herbs. In the 17th century things began to change, the gentry started to build cottage-style houses & aided by their servants assumedd lives of mock-simplicity. Thus the English cottage garden has derived from 2 strands: the subsistence culture of the original cottagers nad the romantic notions of the gentrifiers. ...

Illuminating a mix of practicality & beauty, this volume is a visual anthology of the evolution of the cottage. It ranges from some of England's earliest dwellings, built without plans, to purpose-built railway & canal cottages, & to the follies of the 18th century. ...

Pictura is a stunning range of black-&-white artworks to collect & colour for all ages. In this title from the artist of A ...

This book offers a brief history of the English country house from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, & of the people who built & lived in them
- from common squires to kings & queens. This wonderful book was undoubtedly written by someone who had a great sense of pride in England & everything it stood for; a morale booster for a British people layed siege to by times of war. Written during the Blitz, a time when entire cities were being destroyed, ` English Country Houses` demonstrates a yearning for the safety supplied by the buildings she describes.
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Collins Gem English Dictionary, in colour, is the world's best-selling small dictionary. This new edition, in colour, is fully up-to-date, including the most popular new words to enter the English language. The 16th editions of the Gem English Dictionary is the ideal portable companion for all. The handy little dictionary gives you practical, applied knowledge in your pocket. It contains clear definitions for all the words you need on a daily basis & provides tips on spelling, & help with difficult pronunciations. The clear colour layout makes the content easily accessible & suitable for immediate use.

Includes:: a brand new supplement tackling problems of style & etiquette in everything from letters to emails to social media sites.

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Collins Gem English Dictionary, in colour, is the world's best-selling small dictionary. With its clear definitions, spelling & grammar tips, & a supplement of the latest new words, this handy little dictionary is the ideal portable companion for all. This new colour edition of the Gem English Dictionary gives you practical, applied knowledge in your pocket. It contains clear definitions for all the words you need on a daily basis & provides help with spelling & difficult pronunciation. The clear colour layout makes the content easily accessible & suitable for everyday use. & it's all rounded off with a fascinating supplement detailing many of the exciting new words struggling to make their way into the language. ...

Fairy tales are written both to entertain & to educate. Published in the shadow of the First World War, F. A. Steel`s retellings of forty-one English fairy tales form a classic collection of stories, ranging from the familiar
- ` Jack & the Beanstalk`, ` Little Red Riding-Hood` & ` The Three Little Pigs`
- to the perhaps less well known
- ` The Black Bull of Norroway`, ` Nix Nought Nothing` & ` The Red Ettin`. Originally published in 1918, it reflects the nationalistic concerns of the period. Steel takes the reader on a journey, from Cornwall to Bamburgh Castle via a palace by the sea, as well as high into the sky, where a giant lives. The magical tales in English Fairy Tales are brought to life by one of the best-known illustrators of the time, Arthur Rackham. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector`s Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector`s Library are books to love & treasure.


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Many people in England have little knowledge of genuine ` English` fairy tales. The stories that many of us grew up with are from overseas: for example Snow White is German, Cinderella is French & Aladdin is Arabian. But folk tales & legends are an intrinsic part of English national culture & the author has revived our best tales for a new generation of readers. This terrific collection of 12 classic tales is a great introduction to the different types of traditional story & their place in English oral & written heritage. They include tales of giants, dragons, fairies, beauty-&-the-beast, & Arthurian Romance. Each tale is linked with a specific place or county in England: ` The Dragon Castle` from Northumberl&, ` The Girl Snatched By Fairies` from County Durham, ` The Princess & the Fool` from Kent & ` The Dark Moon` from Lincolnshire. The book also

Includes:: notes on each story: the history & where it came from, its development & short summaries of many related or similar stories

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There are not many countries where the traditional dances, songs & music of the past have become so successfully integrated into modern everyday life as they have in Engl&. This book tells the uninitiated where they may see folk dancing in England & how they may join in if they wish. The history & evolution of the dances that have survived & their regional variations are described, & an attempt is made to explain the origins & meanings, for example the handkerchiefs & bells in the morris dance & the lock of swords in the sword dance, & what difference there may be between English & Scottish country dancing. The book also covers such well-known folk-dance celebrations as the Padstow & Minehead hobby horse dances & the Helston Furry Dance. ...