Murder on the Riviera Express Gerald Hennessey
- silver screen star & much-loved heart-throb
- never quite makes it to Temple

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`A delicious adventure`
- Daily Mail Murder on the Riviera Express Gerald Hennessey
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The Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped & politicked at the Chateau de l` Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960. At the heart of this was the amazing Maxine Elliott, the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut, who built the beautiful art deco Chateau & brought together the likes of Noel Coward, the Aga Khan, the Windsors & two very saucy courtesans, Doris Castlerosse & Daisy Fellowes, who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism & biographies during his `wilderness years` in the thirties. After the War the story continued as the Chateau changed hands & Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set, as well as launch his seduction of & eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth. Mary Lovell tells her story of high society behaviour with tremendous brio & relish, & this book has all the charm & fascination of her bestselling The Mitford Girls & The Churchills. ...

A father & his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food
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By the author of Life & Fate, now a major Radio 4 drama starring Kenneth Branagh. Vasily Grossman is widely recognized as one of the outstanding literary figures of the twentieth century. The short fiction collected here
- satire, comedy, tragedy & pure narrative
- illustrate the remarkable breadth of his work, & demonstrate all the bold intelligence, delicate irony & extraordinary vividness for which he has become known. In addition to the eleven stories, this volume

Includes:: the complete text of ` The Hell of Treblinka`, one of the first descriptions of a Nazi extermination camp; a powerful & harrowing piece of journalism written only weeks after the camp was dissolved. Beautifully illuminated by Robert Chandler`s introductions & endnotes, with photographs from the family archive, & an Afterword by Grossman`s stepson, Fyodor Guber.



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From how to choose the right bike frame to the rules of cycling in a paceline, there are things that any serious cyclist should know. This book covers all the essentials for those cyclists looking to step up their ambitions. Beautiful photography & packaging appeals to enthusiasts of all ability. ...

The Road East To India is the memoir of Devika A. Rosamund, written at the time of her travels to India alone in 1976, aged just 22. In her diary she records her adventures & reflects on her personal experiences, emotions & the relationships she formed with fellow travellers & indigenous people. Devika`s journey begins in Amsterdam where she saves money for her exciting trip. Once she has earned enough money by working relentlessly, she travels by bus as far as Iran, & then continues by local transport through Afghanistan & Pakistan to India, braving many dangers on the way. The journey to India takes six weeks, & once there she goes on to travel around the country, visiting many famous places she has only ever dreamt about before, including the Himalayas & Sri Lanka. Devika takes many risks & experiences some frightening situations on her journey which are recorded in this diary. On one occasion a hotel worker breaks into her room in the middle of the night. Finally, after travelling up the west coast of India, Devika discovers an ashram & finds herself sat at the feet of a spiritual master, where she learns about meditation. Her spiritual journey takes a turn for the worst when the monsoon season arrives. The house where she is staying is completely flooded & consequently she becomes very sick, with doctors worried for her life. She very fortunately recovers, & is able to return to England to complete the final year of her studies. Devika concludes her memoir by saying that great adventures inevitably always include risk & danger & this is what makes it a journey of a lifetime. The Road East To India will appeal to those who enjoy travel memoirs & are interested in what it was like for a young woman to travel alone overland to India. ...

The Continuation Of The Road From London to St Davids [ Plate 15], an original antique map by J. Ogilby, published in London 1675-1698. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 43.5 x 30.5 cm, overall mounted size 47 x 59.5 cm. This ribbon style road map depicts the route between Abingdon & Monmouth via Lechlade & Gloucester. John Ogilby (1600-1676) is perhaps best known for his series of road-maps entitled the Britannia, which was the first road-atlas of any country, published in 1675. The atlas was an immediate success, being reprinted many times & was much copied by other map-makers. The atlas illustrates the major roads emanating from London with some of the more important cross roads. Each of the hundred sheets covers a distance of about seventy miles, so some of the longer routes are on several sheets
- for example London to Lands End is on four sheets. Each sheet is divided into strips representing parchment scrolls, with the map running continuously up the strips. Each map contains a wealth of information showing towns & villages, local landmarks, woods, bridges, castles & even gallows. Hills are shown diagrammatically to indicate the direction of the incline & their size. Furthermore, side roads & their destinations are also given all this at a constant scale, for the first time in any series, of one inch to one mile. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford
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The Continuation Of The Road From London To Aberistwith [ Plate 3], an original antique map by J. Ogilby, published in London, 1675-. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 47 x 30 cm, overall mounted size 61 x 45 cm. Ribbon style road map extending from Bramyard to Aberistwith & forming the third & final plate of Ogilby's London to Aberistwith map. John Ogilby (1600-1676) is perhaps best known for his series of road-maps entitled the Britannia, which was the first road-atlas of any country, published in 1675. The atlas was an immediate success, being reprinted many times & was much copied by other map-makers. The atlas illustrates the major roads emanating from London with some of the more important cross roads. Each of the hundred sheets covers a distance of about seventy miles, so some of the longer routes are on several sheets
- for example London to Lands End is on four sheets. Each sheet is divided into strips representing parchment scrolls, with the map running continuously up the strips. Each map contains a wealth of information showing towns & villages, local landmarks, woods, bridges, castles & even gallows. Hills are shown diagrammatically to indicate the direction of the incline & their size. Furthermore, side roads & their destinations are also given all this at a constant scale, for the first time in any series, of one inch to one mile. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford
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The Road From Bristol.. . To West Chester [ Plate 56], an original antique map by J. Ogilby, published in London, 1675-. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 43 x 35 cm, overall mounted size 59 x 50.5 cm. An interesting section of road which

Includes:: the towns of Bristol, Chepstow, Monmouth, Hereford, Leominster & Ludlow. John Ogilby (1600-1676) is perhaps best known for his series of road-maps entitled the Britannia, which was the first road-atlas of any country, published in 1675. The atlas was an immediate success, being reprinted many times & was much copied by other map-makers. The atlas illustrates the major roads emanating from London with some of the more important cross roads. Each of the hundred sheets covers a distance of about seventy miles, so some of the longer routes are on several sheets
- for example London to Lands End is on four sheets. Each sheet is divided into strips representing parchment scrolls, with the map running continuously up the strips. Each map contains a wealth of information showing towns & villages, local landmarks, woods, bridges, castles & even gallows. Hills are shown diagrammatically to indicate the direction of the incline & their size. Furthermore, side roads & their destinations are also given all this at a constant scale, for the first time in any series, of one inch to one mile. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford


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