An English Family (Dinis Julio)(Paperback)

An English Family (Dinis Julio)(Paperback)

Mr Richard Whitestone is English and a successful businessman based for many years in Oporto. Despite his many years' residence in Portugal, he remains resolutely English in his tastes and in his accent. His favourite reading is Tristram Shandy, which he reads and re-reads constantly. A widower for

Gropes (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

The Gropes of Grope Hall are one such family.... The Gropes are an old English family based in Northumberland, separated from the rest of society and as eccentric as they come. At the dawn of the new millennium, timid and gormless teenager Esmond is abducted and lured to Grope Hall by a descendant

I Embarked for France - The War Diaries and Letters of an English Family in the Great War(Paperback / softback)

An English Christmas (Julius Norwich John)(Paperback)

'If I could work my will, ' said Scrooge indignantly, 'Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.' This year go carol-singing in the Cotswolds with Laurie Lee or attend church with a

Staring Back At Me (Bianchi Tony)(Paperback)

Tracing life from a childhood in an Italian-English family on Tyneside to becoming a Welsh-speaking freelance writer in Cardiff, Eisteddfod-winning author Tony Bianchi leads the reader through a series of increasingly bizarre vignettes. Each section is a free-standing short story but read together

Room on the Broom (Donaldson Julia)(Paperback)

This fun family read-aloud is the perfect way to start Halloween celebrations and an ideal gift book. A sweet story of quick wits, friendship, and inclusivity from the creators of The Gruffalo! The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows

Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (Quinn Julia)(Paperback / softback)

Once upon a Regency time, an author created a family . . .But not just any family. Eight brothers and sisters, assorted in-laws, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, (not to mention an overweight corgi), plus an irrepressible matriarch who's a match for any of them . . . These are the

An English Ghost Story (Newman Kim)(Paperback)

A dysfunctional British nuclear family seek a new life away from the big city in the sleepy Somerset countryside. At first their new home, The Hollow, seems to embrace them, creating a rare peace and harmony within the family. But when the house turns on them, it seems to know just how to hurt them

Julius Caesar: York Notes for GCSE (Walker Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Take Note for Exam Success! York Notes offer an exciting approach to English literature. This market leading series fully reflects student needs. They are packed with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical

Coming Home (Gee Sue)(Paperback / softback)

A family story in the vein of Penelope Lively following an English couple 'coming home' from India in 1944, attempting to make their way in a changed

An Introduction to English Grammar (Nelson Gerald)(Paperback)

An Introduction to English Grammar provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of English grammar. The first part of the book ('The Grammar') provides a step-by-step introduction to the key topics in English grammar. The second part ('The Applications') shows how a grasp of these topics can be

After Julius (Jane Howard Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Full of intriguing characters, After Julius follows a family as their lives begin to

Theater of the Word: Selfhood in the English Morality Play (Paulson Julie)(Paperback)

In Theater of the Word: Selfhood in the English Morality Play, Julie Paulson sheds new light on medieval constructions of the self as they emerge from within a deeply sacramental culture. The book examines the medieval morality play, a genre that explicitly addresses the question of what it means

An Introduction to American English (Tottie Gunnel)(Paperback)

An Introduction to American English explores American English in the context of American history and institutions, while also making comparisons with British

An Ivy Hill Christmas: A Tales from Ivy Hill Novella (Klassen Julie)(Paperback)

Richard Brockwell, the younger son of Ivy Hill's most prominent family, hasn't been home for Christmas in years. He prefers to live in the London townhouse, far away from Brockwell Court, the old family secret that haunts him, and the shadows of his past mistakes. But then his mother threatens to

Introduction to Middle English (Smith Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)

An Introduction to Middle English is designed to provide undergraduate students of English historical linguistics with a concise description of the language during the period 1100-1500. Middle English, the language of Chaucer, is discussed in relation to both earlier and later stages in the history

Julius LeVallon / The Bright Messenger (Blackwood Algernon)(Paperback)

JULIUS LEVALLON When John Mason first meets Julius LeVallon at school, he feels an immediate connection. They had known each other before--not in this lifetime, but many lifetimes before. LeVallon introduces his young friend to a much larger world, the world of feeling-with, of communing with the

Family Lexicon (Ginzburg Natalia)(Paperback)

A masterpiece of European literature that blends family memoir and fiction An Italian family, sizable, with its routines and rituals, crazes, pet phrases, and stories, doubtful, comical, indispensable, comes to life in the pages of Natalia Ginzburg's Family Lexicon. Giuseppe Levi, the father, is a

Murder in an English Village (Ellicott Jessica)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Old English (Hogg Richard)(Paperback)

An accessible overview of the first centuries in the history of the English languageCombining a wide variety of short texts with a coherent and up-to-date assessment of the forms of language which remain as the foundation of English today, this introduction offers a unique study of Old English in

An Introduction to English Syntax (Miller Jim)(Paperback)

Revised edition of this successful introduction to English

An Introduction to Family Therapy: Systemic Theory and Practice (Dallos Rudi)(Paperback)

The fourth edition of the bestselling An Introduction to Family Therapy provides an overview of the core concepts informing family therapy and systemic practice, covering the development of this innovative field from the 1950s to the present

Twi-English/English-Twi Concise Dictionary (Kotey Paul)(Paperback)

A concise Twi-English/ English-Twi dictionary is an unbeatable reference guide for travelers and students. It features over 8,000 entries (each with commonsense phonetics) and useful vocabulary and expressions for travelers to

The History of English: An Introduction (Gramley Stephan)(Paperback)

The History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the development of the language