Death of King Arthur - The Immortal Legend (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Death of King Arthur - The Immortal Legend (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal and popularity through the ages: Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenevere, the quest for the Holy Grail. This title presents an account of the knights of the Round

The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback)

Acclaimed biographer Peter Ackroyd vibrantly resurrects the legendary epic of Camelot in this modern adaptation The names of Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad, the sword of Excalibur, and the court of Camelot are as recognizable as any from the world of myth. Although many versions

Canterbury Tales: A retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Chaucer Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

From the exuberant Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the Miller's worldly, ribald farce, this title includes tales which can be taken as a mirror of fourteenth-century

Tudors - The History of England Volume II (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The second volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful history of England:

Once and Future King (White T. H.)(Paperback / softback)

The classic novel of King Arthur.A beautiful paperback edition of The Once and Future King, White's masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend.T.H. White's masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend is an abiding classic. Here all five volumes that make up the story are published together in a

London - The Concise Biography (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city of London. Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of

Venice (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

In this magnificent vision of Venice, Peter Ackroyd turns his unparalleled skill at evoking place from London and the River Thames, to Italy and the city of myth, mystery and

Sleeping Sword (Morpurgo Michael)(Paperback / softback)

An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael

Idylls of the King (Tennyson Alfred)(Paperback)

Tennyson had a life-long interest in the legend of King Arthur and after the huge success of his poem 'Morte d'Arthur' he built on the theme with this series of twelve poems, written in two periods of intense creativity over nearly twenty years. Idylls of the King traces the story of Arthur's rule,

King Arthur Trilogy (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

The legends of King Arthur and his knights have passed down throught the generations sinced medieval times. In this spellbinding trilogy, Rosemary Sutcliff recreates all the mystique and mystery of the golden age of Camelot for a new

Dominion - A History of England Volume V (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The fifth instalment in Peter Ackroyd's acclaimed and bestselling six-volume History of

Shakespeare - The Biography (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a biography of Shakespeare, this book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare. It is a depiction of the world Shakespeare

Thames: Sacred River (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to

London - The Biography (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Describes London from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century, noting magnificence in both epochs. This title includes chapters on the history of silence and the history of light, the history of childhood and the history of suicide, the history of Cockney speech and the

Foundation - The History of England Volume I (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The first volume in Peter Ackroyd's stunning six-part history of England, taking us from Stonehenge to the death of Henry

King Arthur: The Making of the Legend (Higham Nicholas J.)(Paperback)

A prominent scholar explores King Arthur's historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth century According to legend, King Arthur saved Britain from the Saxons and reigned over it gloriously sometime around A.D. 500. Whether or not there was a

Charlie Chaplin (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it?Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy

Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Peter Ackroyd brings Victorian London to life in all its guts and glory, as we travel from the glamour of the music hall to the slums of the East End, meeting George Gissing and Karl Marx along the

Dickens - Abridged (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

This specially edited shorter edition takes the reader into the life of one of the world's greatest writers. Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern

Queer City - Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The Discovery of King Arthur (Ashe Geoffrey)(Paperback)

The discovery of King

Day in the Death of Joe Egg (Nichols Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The Mists of Avalon (Bradley Marion Zimmer)(Paperback)

A Literary Guild Featured AlternateHere is the magical legend of King Arthur, vividly retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne. A spellbinding novel, an extraordinary literary achievement, THE MISTS OF AVALON will stay with you for a long time to

London: A Traveller's Reader (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The rich and glorious past of one of the great cities of the world is brought vividly to life for today's reader in this collection of letters, diaries and memoirs of visitors to London and of Londoners