Lost Lanes Southern England: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Southern England (Thurston Jack)(Paperback)

Lost Lanes Southern England: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Southern England (Thurston Jack)(Paperback)

Discover the hidden corners of southern England, London and the south-east, travelling by bicycle along its ancient network of quiet lanes. From gentle spins to weekend camping adventures, wild seashores to enchanted woodlands and midnight escapades, LOST LANES will enthrall armchair explorers and

Farmer's Glory (Street Arthur George)(Paperback)

Written in simple, direct prose, Farmer's Glory is a portrait of a farming life in southern England and in western Canada, and is a model of the genre: warm and humorous as well as an astute and unflinching account of the hardships of a farming

Invisible Ones (Penney Stef)(Paperback / softback)

Set in the 1980s in rural southern England, this is a darkly compelling mystery about a gypsy family dogged by

Atlas of the Railways in South West and Central Southern England (Malthouse Stuart (Author))(Pevná vazba)

Pilgrims' Way - To Canterbury from Winchester and London (Hatts Leigh)(Paperback / softback)

This guidebook describes an ancient pilgrimage route in southern England from Winchester in Hampshire, or Southwark, London to Canterbury, a 138 mile walk through wood and farmland, with views across the Weald. Divided into stages of about 10 miles, with route summary and information on public

Battle of Britain (Conyers Nesbit Roy)(Paperback / softback)

The greatest air battle in history was fought in the skies over southern England between the RAF and the Luftwaffe in the high summer of 1940.Riding high on the success of their Blitzkrieg campaign that had steamrollered France and the Low Countries into defeat, by June 1940 the Nazi forces were

The Great North Wood (Bird Tim)(Paperback)

Long ago the whole of Southern England was covered in forest. Over time, this woodland has been gradually cut back, but small patches remain amidst the suburban sprawl of South-East London. A few ancient oaks still stand in gaps between housing estates, alongside railway lines and acting as

Feel-Good Movie of the Year (Wright Luke)(Paperback / softback)

Divorced, and perhaps a little bruised, Luke Wright journeys off the sunken roads of southern England and into himself, pursued by murderous swans, empty car seats, and his father's skeleton

King Philip's War 1675-76: America's Deadliest Colonial Conflict (Esposito Gabriele)(Paperback)

A superbly illustrated study of a major conflict between the southern New England colonists and the area's indigenous Native Americans, which comprised the Native Americans' last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England.King Philip's War was the result of over 50 years'

Lost Souls at the Neptune Inn (Carter Betsy)(Paperback)

When an elusive Southern stranger arrives in 1960s New Rochelle, three generations of women are forever changed. When the heart finds its home, anything is possible. Geraldine, Emilia Mae, and Alice Wingo couldn't be more different from each other. Geraldine is a fiery beauty, turning heads while

Burt Munro: The Lost Interviews (Birss Neill)(Paperback)

Invercargill, at the far southern end of New Zealand. It's the late 1960s and two blokes sit in a modest shed drinking tea. The old bloke is telling stories about his life; the young bloke, a junior reporter, is typing earnestly on his Olympia portable typewriter. Dramatic tales abound--of youthful

All Together Now? - One Man's Walk in Search of a Lost England (Carter Mike)(Paperback / softback)

The Road to Wigan Pier for the 21st

The Tudor Reformation (Hayman Richard)(Paperback)

The Reformation transformed England forever. From peasants in the lanes and fields to the court of Henry VIII, no life was left untouched as the Roman Catholic Church was replaced as the centre of the nation's religious life. Emerging from a dense mesh of European ecclesiastical and political

Maggie Cassidy (Kerouac Jack)(Paperback / softback)

A tale of teenage romance in New England. It features the story of Jack and Maggie who are in love with the idea of being in love, looking ahead to marriage with hope and trepidation. It captures the intensity and the ordinariness of adolescent life, with its torments and complications. It also

North and South (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Pevná vazba)

Forced to move from the rural tranquillity of southern England to the turbulent northern mill town of Milton, Margaret Hale takes an instant dislike to the dirt and noise that seems to characterize her new home and its inhabitants - even the handsome and charismatic cotton mill owner, John

Willoughbyland - England's Lost Colony (Parker Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked, impoverished, grief-stricken by plague and civil war. What started out as a heaven was soon to become one of the cruellest places on earth. The history of Willoughbyland is a microcosm of empire, its heady attractions and fatal

Cycling the Trans Pennine Trail (Mitchell Nicolas)(Paperback)

The Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) is one of the finest long-distance cycle rides in England, and tackling the route over four days is a marvelous mini-adventure that should appeal to all sorts of cyclists. Every stage of this 205-mile long cycle route, from Southport on Merseyside to Hornsea in East

Penguin Readers Level 5: Wuthering Heights (ELT Graded Reader) (Bronte Emily)(Paperback / softback)

It is winter in Yorkshire, England. A man rides through the snow to visit a house called Wuthering Heights. While there, the man learns about Catherine, who lived in the house years before. Catherine's story of love and sadness still affects the lives of those in the present.Penguin Readers is a