p.124.non-fictionA collection of poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridgeenglish poetry, samuel taylor coleridge 1772-1834

p.223.non-fiction An edited version of Shakespeare's life of Henry the fifthhenry v, english literature

p.255.non-fictionOne-time winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, John Galsworthy is best known as a prolific novelist and playwright who created the sweeping historical epic series known as the Forsyte Saga. The Inn of Tranquility collects a representative cross-section of his work, including short stories, essays, and autobiographical recollections.english literature, poetry - english

p.719.non-fictionThe poems of Lord Byronpoetry - english, lord bryon 1788-1824

p.736.fictionThe collected poems of T. E. Brown with an introduction by WE Henleypoetry - english, thomas edward brown 1830-1897

Index, p.894.fictionThe works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate.poetry - english, alfred lord tennyson 1809-1892

Ill, p.367.fictionTells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar but are very different in personality. Darnay is a romantic French aristocrat, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. However, the two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

p.878.fictionPaul Dombey is an ambitious, calculating London merchant. He pins all his hopes for the future of his shipping firm on his fragile son whilst his daughter, Florence, goes unnoticed and neglected. It is only when the firm faces ruin, and Dombey is staring at a life of desolate solitude that Florence may finally be valued. Can this heartless businessman be redeemed? english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, p.396.fictionDickens' Barnaby Rudge is both an intensely private examination of the relationship between father and son and a grand tale of rebellion in the public arena. Set in the boiling agitation of 1780's London with a cast of truly Dickensian characters, Barnaby Rudge is Dickens' first historical novel, outlining the events of the Gordon Riots. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, p.534.fictionThe novel satirises some shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work and yet incarcerated until they had repaid their debts. The prison in this case is the Marshalsea, where Dickens's own father had been imprisoned. Dickens is also critical of the impotent bureaucracy of the British government, in this novel in the form of the fictional "Circumlocution Office". Dickens also satirises the stratification of society that results from the British class system. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, p.992.fictionBleak House follows the fortunes and relationships of three characters whose fates are tied to the obscure inheritance case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, which is tied up in endless litigation. While many deserving and undeserving claim the inheritance, it is ironically being devoured in legal costs. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, p.959.fictionOut of the dust-heaps and dirty streets of mid-Victorian London Dickens creates a classic murder-mystery tale. A dead man is fished out of the Thames by a scavenger and his daughter. Who is he, and how did he get there? His death affects members of all levels of a society permeated by greed. Dickens presents an array of characters both touching and humorous from Mr. Boffin, the "Golden" Dustman, to Jenny Wren the lame doll's dress-maker ... english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, p.288.fictionThe Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final, uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens. John Jasper is a choirmaster who is in love with one of his pupils, Rosa Bud. She is the fiancee of his nephew, Edwin Drood. A hot-tempered man from Ceylon also becomes interested in her and he and Drood take an instant dislike to one another. Later, Drood disappears, and as Dickens never finished the novel, Drood's fate remains a mystery indeed. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, p.80.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of John Sargentpainting - english, john singer sargent 1856-1925

Ill, p.77.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of August Johnpainting - english, augustus john 1878-1961

Index, maps, p.395.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965

Index, maps, p.325.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965

Index, maps, p.312.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965

Index, maps, p.304.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965

Ill, p.123.non-fictionA book of songs and poems by Rudyard Kiplingmilitary music - great britain, poems - great britain

Index, ill, p.287.non-fictionA biography of Horatio Nelson - famed English Admiralgreat britain - history - naval - 19th century, admirals - great britain - biography

Ill, maps, p.269.non-fictionThe story of the Parma in the grain race of 1932 - the last of the sailing ships from the English Channel to Australia.clipper ships, parma - sailing ship

Ill, p.306.non-fictionThe travels in Italy by English artist Walter Tyndaleitaly - art, italy - description and travel

Ill, maps, p.286.non-fictionabraham lincoln, united sates - civil war

tblisi – soviet supercarrier, briefings: rutan ares, amx trainer, ayres v-1-a vigilante, vought a-7 lana and ya-7f, atlas xh-2 rooivalk, boeing mh-47e, lockheed p-7a, rockwell/mbb x-31a, hawk 100, hawk 200, english electric lightning, lockheed f-117a feature, uss forrestal cvw-6 feature, royal jordanian air force photo feature, focus aircraft: bombers of strategic air command (60 pages), variant briefing: sukhoi su-7/17/20/22 ‘fitter’, edwards afb show photo feature, air power analysis: uk air arms

508 p. ; Faded burgundy cloth and cardboard cover, gold embossing.fictionhistorical fiction, english interregnum, english restoration, james dodds, original collection