Stories of English (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

Stories of English (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today

English Language - A Guided Tour of the Language (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

This is the definitive survey of the English language--in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world, and finally he gives a brief history of English. The book has been fully revised and there is a fascinating new chapter

Making a Point - The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

The triumphant third volume in David Crystal's classic series on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide to how to use it - now in

Making Sense - The Glamorous Story of English Grammar (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

The world's best-known authority on the English language reveals the secrets and subtleties of its

Island Stories - An Unconventional History of Britain (Reynolds David)(Paperback / softback)

'Concise, elegant and lucid ... A very useful primer on the delusions of an English mentality' Guardian What do we get wrong about Britain's history and its place in the

Collected Stories (Bowen Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Features seventy-nine stories such as: love stories, ghost stories, stories of childhood, of English middle-class life in the twenties and thirties, and of London during the

Rediscover Grammar Third edition (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

The best-selling grammar reference - essential for all teachers and students of English. It provides an effortless tour through the structures and terminology of the English

Wordsmiths & Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (Crystal David)(Paperback)

Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary

Back Stories - Personal tales from a lifetime of travel (Wickers David)(Paperback / softback)

Back Stories is a collection of more than thirty, highly personal traveller's tales, embracing adventure, comedy, disaster, romance, stupidity and a miscellany of mishaps, spanning more than five decades on the

In Another Country - Selected Stories (Constantine David)(Paperback / softback)

Gathering together stories from over two decades of writing, this selection demonstrates why Constantine has been hailed as 'perhaps the finest of contemporary writers in this form'. Their bewitching and urgent language is at one and the same time unsettling and 'strong enough to

Eight Ghosts - The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories(Paperback / softback)

Eight authors were given the freedom of their chosen English Heritage site, from medieval castles to a Cold War nuclear bunker. Immersed in the past and chilled by rumours of hauntings, they channelled their darker imaginings into a series of extraordinary new ghost

Question of Bruno (Hemon Aleksandar)(Paperback / softback)

A electrifying collection of stories from one of the most blazing talents working in English

Storyteller - On the Journey of Poetry (Hamilton David)(Paperback / softback)

This is a collection of stories in verse with shorter poems within the stories . Each story is told by historical figures with the author as an overarching narrator. It is different from the usual academic poems standardised by creative writing courses. Those are not popular with the public and

Discover Grammar (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

An enthusiastic and practical approach to language learning A riveting and valuable combination of David Crystal's language expertise and Geoff Barton's sound, practical classroom experience. Essential reference for every class working towards GCSE and Standard

Inspire English International Year 8 Workbook (Grant David)(Paperback / softback)

Inspire English International Year 9 Workbook (Grant David)(Paperback / softback)

Rafa's first day Romanian and English (Mills David)(Paperback / softback)

Rafa's First Day Polish and English (Mills David)(Paperback / softback)

How They Met and Other Stories (Levithan David)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of stories about love from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day and Two Boys Kissing. They met on a plane / at Starbucks / in class. It was a set-up / it was completely random / they were dancing. It was love at first sight / it took time / it was a

Crystal Balls and Moroccan Walls - Brian's World (Fletcher David)(Paperback / softback)

Crystal Balls and Moroccan Walls is another irreverent and provocative account of an expedition made by Brian and his wife. Southern Morocco doesn't live up to Brian's expectations, so to brighten the dismal trip, Brian refers to a series of 'crystal balls', from which he is able to forecast the

Level 6: Memoirs of a Geisha (Golden Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary / American English Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri's life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness -- a

Mei Ling's Hiccups in Mandarin and English (David Mills)(Paperback / softback)

Inspire English International Year 7 Student Book (Grant David)(Paperback / softback)

Wibbly Wobbly Tooth in German and English (Mills David)(Paperback / softback)