Most Beautiful Villages of England (Bentley James)(Paperback / softback)

Most Beautiful Villages of England (Bentley James)(Paperback / softback)

Villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since Anglo-Saxon times. This book records the beauty and diversity of the English village in

Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany (Bentley James)(Paperback / softback)

Stand at the edge of a Tuscan hill village and gaze across one of the most extraordinarily rich and varied landscapes in Europe. There are vineyards producing the finest wine, and miles of wild mountain scenery; almost any view will take in other villages, clustering around the upper reaches of

Lost Villages of Sussex (Vincent Alex)(Paperback / softback)

Throughout England there are thousands of lost or deserted villages, most were abandoned after the Black Death or other plague epidemics, but some were lost to coastal erosion or the encroaching sea, others were resettled elsewhere when the livelihood upon which the village relied disappeared and

Most Beautiful Villages of Provence (Jacobs Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Provence is a land apart, a territory of outstanding beauty and distinction that has fascinated outsiders since earliest times. The Greeks, the Romans, the barbarians of the North, and the Moors have all left their traces in its villages, from the Luberon to the Alpes-Maritimes.It is in such

Easy Walks to Lake District Views (Patefield Mike)(Paperback / softback)

The Lake District is the most beautiful corner of England. Its picturesque patchwork of lakes, valleys, woodlands and mountains make it one of England's premier places to enjoy the great outdoors. Walking in the Lake District is inherently rewarding with magnificent views almost everywhere you

Shortest History of England (Hawes James)(Paperback / softback)

Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales (Lawne Penny)(Paperback)

Immortalised by the chronicler Froissart as the most beautiful woman in England and the most loved, Joan was the wife of the Black Prince and the mother of Richard II, the first Princess of Wales and the only woman ever to be Princess of Aquitaine. The contemporary consensus was that she admirably

The First Men in the Moon (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

At the village of Lympne, on the south coast of England, the 'most uneventful place in the world' the failed playwright Mr. Bedford meets the brilliant inventor Mr. Cavor, and together they invade the moon. Dreaming respectively of scientific renown and of mineral wealth, they fashion a sphere from

England: The Biography - The Story of English Cricket (Wilde Simon)(Paperback / softback)

The most comprehensive and revealing account of the story of England cricket and cricketers yet

Theological Territories: A David Bentley Hart Digest (Hart David Bentley)(Paperback)

In Theological Territories, David Bentley Hart, one of America's most eminent contemporary writers on religion, reflects on the state of theology 'at the borders' of other fields of discourse--metaphysics, philosophy of mind, science, the arts, ethics, and biblical hermeneutics in particular. The

Trent Intervenes (Bentley E. C.)(Paperback / softback)

Twelve stories from the celebrated author of one of the most famous mystery classics ever written, Trent's Last

Betjeman's England (Betjeman John)(Paperback / softback)

An affectionate and unabashed celebration of Englishness from one of the nation's most popular

Suburban Gardens (Way Twigs)(Paperback / softback)

England is a nation of gardeners and most of us garden in suburbia. A private paradise encompassed by privet the suburban garden contains in its small compass the hopes and dreams of millions of gardeners past and present. From Victorian shrubberies to the 1980s 'Good Life' these small plots reveal

Love Medicine (Erdrich Louise)(Paperback / softback)

Beautiful reissue of Louise Erdrich's most famous novel, from one of the most celebrated American writers of her generation and winner of the National Book Award

Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (Mitchell Gladys)(Paperback / softback)

It soon transpires that most of the village seem to have been wandering about Manor Woods, home of the mysterious druidic stone on which Sethleigh's blood is found splashed, on the night he was murdered, but can she eliminate the red herrings and catch the real killer?Opinionated, unconventional,

Fortune Hunter - A German Prince in Regency England (Bowman Peter James)(Paperback / softback)

Compelling story of Prince Puckler-Muskau's matrimonial tour of England told for the first

By the Light of My Father's Smile (Walker Alice)(Paperback / softback)

'Alice Walker in this, the most beautiful, the most compassionate, the most sensuous of novels, has created a masterpiece. It is one of the most life-enhancing novels you could hope to read. Flawless' Mary Louden, THE

Walks in the Slow Lanes of Suffolk (Jones Angie)(Paperback / softback)

Suffolk - a county of beautiful rolling farmland and narrow, winding lanes leading to sleepy villages andancient wool towns with towering churches and forgotten

Plague of Doves (Erdrich Louise)(Paperback / softback)

A beautiful, compelling, utterly original new novel from one of the most important American writers of our time, and winner of the National Book Award for Fiction,

Journey Through the Chiltern Hills (Eyers Jill)(Paperback / softback)

This fascinating journey through the beautiful, protected area of England explores the history of the Chiltern Hills and its

Beautiful Colour by Numbers (James Felicity)(Paperback / softback)

Illustrated Tales of Yorkshire (Paul David)(Paperback / softback)

The beautiful county of Yorkshire is one of the most visited of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the

Secret Life of Dr James Barry - Victorian England's Most Eminent Surgeon (Holmes Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

When Rain Clouds Gather And Maru (Head Bessie)(Paperback / softback)

In two powerful novels of belonging, one of Africa's most important writers explores village life and the traditions of