Sometimes in Bath - Her Stories and History (Nevin Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Sometimes in Bath - Her Stories and History (Nevin Charles)(Paperback / softback)

A charming collection of short stories, all based in

Brave Companions: Portraits in History (McCullough David)(Paperback)

From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh, these are stories of people of great vision and daring whose achievements continue to inspire us today, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. The bestselling author of Truman and John Adams, David McCullough has written

Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict - A History with Documents (Smith Charles D)(Paperback / softback)

On Histories And Stories (Byatt A. S.)(Paperback / softback)

In her opening essays - 'Fathers', 'Forefathers' and 'Ancestors', the author considers the renaissance of the historical novel and discusses particularly the novel of wartime experience; the surprising variety of distant pasts that British writers have invented; and the new 'Darwinian

To the Volcano, and Other Stories (Boehmer Elleke)(Paperback)

These are stories of people caught up in a world that tilts seductively, sometimes dangerously, between south and north, between ambition and tradition, between light and dark. Her characters are poised to leave or on the point of return; often caught in limbo, haunted by their histories and

Stories from Herodotus (Oakes Lorna)(Paperback)

Herodotus wrote the first history book in the world. That is why he is sometimes called the 'Father of History'. He lived about 2,500 years ago in the fifth century BC. He was born at a place called Halicarnassus in Asia Minor. The modern names for these places are Bodrum in Turkey. Herodotus was a

World and Other Places (Winterson Jeanette)(Paperback / softback)

In this, her first collection of short stories, Winterson reveals all the facets of her extraordinary imagination. In prose that is full of imagery and word-play, she creates physical and psychological worlds that are at once familiar and yet shockingly

Colours That Blind (Tavengerwei Rutendo)(Paperback / softback)

She is scarred, in more ways than one, but her memory is a treasure trove - and her stories of Zimbabwe's war for independence are a long, long way from the history Tumirai has heard before. From the author of HOPE IS OUR ONLY

Splash (Howard Charli)(Paperback / softback)

But with the pressure of fitting in, and the sudden arrival of her mysterious mum, willshe give up on her dreams for a shot at popularity?A hugely exciting debut with a classic underdog story, a wonderfully relatable protagonist, and an important message of friendship, body positivity, and

Ladies of Grace Adieu - and Other Stories (Clarke Susanna)(Paperback / softback)

Contains stories from the world of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and is illustrated by Charles Vess. This book includes the characters of a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell:

Hammer And Tickle - A History Of Communism Told Through Communist Jokes (Lewis Ben)(Paperback / softback)

The book that immerses the Cold War in the warm bath of nostalgia

Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation (Bulgakov Mikhail)(Paperback / softback)

Featuring explorations of the absurd and bizarre, this title, here presented in a new translation, provides a glimpse into the artistic development of the author of 'Master and

Peninsular War - A New History (Esdaile Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Tolstoy Leo)(Paperback / softback)

Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich.' in a masterly new translation, to 'The Raid,' 'The Wood-felling,' 'Three Deaths,' 'Polikushka,' 'After the Ball,' and 'The Forged Coupon,' all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent

Anancy And Friends - A Grandmother's Anancy Stories for her Grandchildren (Richmond Beulah)(Paperback / softback)

Vanished (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

In the late 1930s in New York, Marielle Patterson shares her life with her husband Malcolm and their little boy Teddy. But their lives are filled with secrets. Haunted by a past she has kept secret even from her husband, Marielle secretly lights a candle each year for a child who died in a tragic

In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies (McCall Smith Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

* Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters featuring Mma Ramotswe and her No.1 Ladies' Detective

Mathematical Adventures (Georgiou Ioanna)(Paperback)

School mathematics sometimes excite and sometimes scare, and sadly, sometimes bore. In fact, elementary school arithmetic seems to get us through most situations. So why all the rest? This book aspires to give a glimpse into how things started and evolved, and how math can help us today, from

Dorset Guide Book - What to See and Do in Dorset (Tait Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Tales of the Unexpected (Dahl Roald)(Paperback)

In this collection of stories, Dahl tantalizes, amuses, and sometimes terrifies readers into a sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary. Included in this collection are such notorious gems of the bizarre as 'The Second Machine,' 'Lamb to the Slaughter,' 'Neck,' and 'The Landlady.' Other stories

Pirates - A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Johnson Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Most Beautiful Woman in Town (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Surfacing from the literary underground, Bukowski's wild and immortal stories have become cult favourites. This collection of anecdotal short stories demonstrates Bukowski's compelling semi-autobiographical style and his mastery of visceral language and the depiction of seamy underworlds. Focusing

Silent Tide (Hore Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

The new novel from bestselling author Rachel Hore, much loved for her stories in which past and present are grippingly

Cheyenne Autumn (Sandoz Mari)(Paperback)

Not only in American history but in all history it is hard to find stories as moving, noble and dramatic as this one. The highest praise one could give any book about it would be to say that it was worthy of its subject. Cheyenne Autumn deserves that accolade.--Saturday Review of LiteratureIn the