Published on the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Dominion of Canada & the 70th anniversary of Canadian citizenship. In 1862, Viscount Milton & Dr Cheadle set off west across North America to find a route that could be used to transport the riches of the British Columbia goldfields back to British territory in the east, thus avoiding the `middle man`
- the US. Behind that simple description lies one of the great nineteenth-century adventures. The expedition was ludicrously ill-prepared & yet was instrumental in bringing the railroad from the east & ensuring that British Columbia became part of the Canadian Confederation in 1871 & not part of the US. Author (and Arctic expedition leader) Ernest Coleman has followed the entire route of these foolhardy but brave amateurs & describes it in spectacular detail. It was the Northwest passage overland & not the elusive sea route that fixed the political map of North America.
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From Ostfold to Oslo & Nord-Trondelag to Nordl&, this superb guide presents readers with a lead to more than 150 fabulously ...

The Norwegian in the Xenophobe guide series; consisting of a range of pocket-sized guides which take a humorous & irreverent approach to a wide range of world cultures. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism & identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs & values, leisure & pleasure, culture, custom & tradition, business, systems, health & hygiene, crime & punishment, government & bureaucracy, conversation & gestures & language. Written in a wholly irreverent style, Xenophobes guides attempt to forewarn readers of the main stereotypes & foibles that are associated with individual nationalities. ...

This is the rollercoaster story of a great love, between racehorse trainer Henrietta Knight & her husb&, Terry Biddlecombe, a hell-raising ex-champion jockey, with two failed marriages & a history of alcoholism behind him. It is a story of triumph over tragedy, as together they reached the pinnacle of success in National Hunt racing & trained Best Mate to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups. It is also a tale of tragedy over triumph, which saw the great horse die at Hen`s feet on Exeter racecourse & Terry passing away far too young, in 2014. Hen & Terry were called the odd couple because of their different backgrounds & lifestyles, but their love for each other was to produce one of the most endearing modern day racing romances. Here, in Hen`s own moving, humorous, courageous words, is their story, told in full for the very first time. ...

` There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.` While his old furniture rots in storage, Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a cheap room in Paris, with little but a library reader`s card to distinguish him from the city`s untouchables. Every person he sees seems to carry their death with them, & he thinks of the deaths, & ghosts, of his aristocratic family, of which only he remains. The only novel by one of the greatest writers of poetry in German, the semi-autobiographical Notebooks is an uneasy, compelling & poetic book that anticipated Sartre & is full of passages of lyrical brilliance. This is a new series of twenty distinctive, unforgettable Penguin Classics in a beautiful new design & pocket-sized format, with coloured jackets echoing Penguin`s original covers. ...

` Hilariously funny & inventive, & I love the extraordinary creatures & the one thirty-sixth troll protagonist...` Cressida Cowell `A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, amazerous magical adventure. Comedy Gold.` Francesca Simon` This hotel gets five stars from me` Liz Pichon`A splundishly swashbungling tale of trolls, goblins & other bonejangling creatures. Put on your wellies & plunge into the strangest hotel you will ever encounter. This is a hotel I hope I never find! Wonderfully, disgustingly funny.` Jeremy Strong` What a fun hotel! Book me in immediately!` Kaye Umansky Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Banister & his parents who run the hotel. When a goblin messenger arrives at The Nothing to See Here Hotel, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie & his family rush into action to get ready for their important guest. But it soon becomes obvious that the Banister family are going to have their work cut out with the demanding prince & his never-ending entourage, especially when it turns out the rude little prince is hiding a secret... The first book in a fabulously funny series by bestselling author Steven Butler, with a host of whacky characters brought to life with illustration from the wonderful Steven Lenton! ...

The Notting Hill Mystery was first published between 1862 & 1863 as an eight-part serial in the magazine Once a Week, written under the pseudonym Charles Felix. It has been widely described as the first detective novel, pre-dating as it does other novels such as Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone (1868) & Emile Gaboriau's first Monsieur Lecoq novel (1869) that have previously claimed that accolade. The story is told by insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a case against the sinister Baron 'R___', suspected of murdering his wife in order to obtain significant life insurance payments. Henderson descends into a maze of intrigue including a diabolical mesmerist, kidnapping by gypsies, slow-poisoners, a rich uncle's will & three murders. Presented in the form of diary entries, family letters, chemical analysis reports, interviews with witnesses & a crime scene map, the novel displays innovative techniques that would not become common features of detective fiction until the 1920s. Now made available again, with George du Maurier's original illustrations included for the first time since the original serial publication, this new edition of The Notting Hill Mystery will be welcomed by all fans of detective fiction. ...

The Notting Hill Mystery has been widely described as the first detective novel. The story is told by the insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a case against the sinister Baron R___, suspected of murdering his wife in order to claim her life insurance. Henderson descends into a maze of intrigue, including a diabolical mesmerist, kidnapping by gypsies, slow-poisoners, a rich uncle`s will & three murders. Presented in the form of diary entries, family letters, chemical analysis reports, interviews with witnesses & a crime scene map, the novel displays innovative techniques that would not become common features of detective fiction until the 1920s. This novel launched the British Library Crime Classics series in 2012, & is now reissued with a striking new cover design ...

” Witty, engaging & informative. The sort of book you choose for a friend & end up wanting to keep.” (Rachel Joyce). ” Ideal for anyone who has ever wondered what on earth to read next.” (S J Watson). ” Brilliant...a perfect gift.” (Vogue). This is a medical handbook, with a difference. Whether you have a stubbed toe or a severe case of the blues, within these pages you`ll find a cure in the form of a novel to help ease your pain. You`ll also find advice on how to tackle common reading ailments
- such as what to do when you feel overwhelmed by the number of books in the world, or you have a tendency to give up halfway through. When read at the right moment, a novel can change your life, & The Novel Cure is an enchanting reminder of that power.
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When read at the right moment, a novel can change your life. Bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin know the power of a good book, & have been prescribing each other literary remedies for all life`s aches & pains for decades. Together, they`ve compiled a medical handbook with a difference: a dictionary of literary cures for any malaise you can imagine. Whether it`s struggling to find a good cup of tea (Douglas Adams, two sugars) or being in need of a good cry (Thomas Hardy, plus tissues), as well as cures for all kinds of reading ailments
- from being a compulsive book buyer to a tendency to give up halfway through a novel
- Ella & Susan have the tonic for all ailments, great or small. Written with authority, passion & wit, The Novel Cure is an enchanting reminder of the power & pleasure of forgetting your troubles in a good book.

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