The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

The real-life Jonathan Wild, gangland godfather and self-styled 'Thieftaker General', controlled much of the London underworld until he was executed for his crimes in 1725. Even during his lifetime his achievements attracted attention; after his death balladeers sang of his exploits, and satirists

The Singularity of Literature (Attridge Derek)(Paperback)

The Iliad and Beowulf provide rich sources of historical information. The novels of Henry Fielding and Henry James may be instructive in the art of moral living. Some go further and argue that Emile Zola and Harriet Beecher Stowe played a part in ameliorating the lives of those existing in harsh

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Inspiration for the PBS Masterpiece series Tom Jones starring Hannah Waddingham A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire--though

The Life of Henry Brulard (Stendhal)(Paperback)

The Life of Henry Brulard is the autobiography of one of France's greatest writers, Stendhal, author of The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. Here, writing at white heat and with such ferocious honesty and indignation that his book was to remain unpublishable for more than a century

Kings of the Wild (Scott Jonathan)(Paperback)

'Kings of the Wild' describes the world of the grizzly bear. It contains practical teaching notes at the back of the

Dr Johnson's London (Picard Liza)(Paperback / softback)

The everyday realities of life in the city of Hogarth, Fielding and Dr Johnson, by the author of the bestselling Elizabeth's

A Wind from the North: The Life of Henry the Navigator (Bradford Ernle)(Paperback)

The captivating biography of Prince Henry of Portugal, the navigator and explorer who helped usher in the Age of Discovery. Before Columbus, Vespucci, and Sir Francis Drake, there was Henry the Navigator. Pirate hunter, intrepid explorer, and ship designer, the Portuguese prince was one of the

Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World (Damrosch Leo)(Paperback)

Winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography: The life of satirist Jonathan Swift, written by a master biographer and leading scholar of eighteenth-century literature 'Superb. . . . Damrosch's outstanding book has raised Swift's provocative genius to life.'--Jeffrey Collins,

Achillbeg - The Life of an Island (Beaumont Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

American Dreamer: The Life of Henry A. Wallace (Culver John C.)(Paperback)

The great politician, agriculturalist, economist, author, and businessman--loved and reviled, and finally now revealed. The first full biography of Henry A. Wallace, a visionary intellectual and one of this century's most important and controversial figures. Henry Agard Wallace was a geneticist of

Tom Jones (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Tom Jones (1749) is rightly regarded as Fielding's greatest work, and one of the first and most influential of English novels. At the center of one of the most ingenious plots in English fiction stands a hero whose actions were, in 1749, as shocking as they are funny today. This carefully

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Despite being abandoned by his parents, Tom Jones grows into a gallant and irresistible young man. Most of his time is spent romping through the English countryside, getting himself into all kinds of troublewith hisgood nature and unquenchable eye for women. After being betrayed by jealous

Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin (Phillips Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

My Life and Work: An Autobiography of Henry Ford (Ford Henry)(Paperback)

This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business, the strategies that he used to become a wealthy and successful businessman, and what others can do by learning from the examples he has outlined

The Life of MR Richard Savage (Johnson Samuel)(Paperback)

Mr Wilder and Me (Coe Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

**The dazzling new novel from the prize-winning, bestselling author of Middle England** 'As good as anything he's written - a novel to cherish' Observer _______________________________________________________ In the heady summer of 1977, a naive young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to

Oscar Wilde: The Major Works (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Oscar Wilde's dramatic private life has sometimes threatened to overshadow his great literary achievements. His talent was prodigious: the author of brilliant social comedies, fairy stories, critical dialogues, poems, and a novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. In addition to Dorian Gray, this volume

Critique of Everyday Life: The Three-Volume Text (Lefebvre Henri)(Paperback)

Henri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society. Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. Written at the birth of post-war consumerism, the Critique was

Bismarck: A Life (Steinberg Jonathan)(Paperback)

This riveting, New York Times bestselling biography illuminates the life of Otto von Bismarck, the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture. Jonathan Steinberg draws heavily on contemporary writings, allowing Bismarck's friends and

John Henry Newman: A Biography (Ker Ian)(Paperback)

This full-length life of John Henry Newman is the first comprehensive biography of both the man and the thinker and writer. It draws extensively on material from Newman's letters and papers. Newman's character is revealed in its complexity and contrasts: the legendary sadness and sensitivity are

The World of Norm: May Be Recycled (Meres Jonathan)(Paperback)

The eleventh hilarious title in the award-winning, laugh-out-loud series, The World of Norm. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up and nothing happened ...Home alone and the fridge to himself? What could possibly go

Moves that Matter - A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life (Rowson Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Revenge of the Spaghetti Hoops (Lowery Mark)(Paperback / softback)

'Mark Lowery is far too funny' Jonathan Meres, author of THE WORLD OF NORMThe fifth book in the hilarious and anarchic ROMAN GARSTANG ADVENTURE seriesIt's the end of term for Roman - the last week ever of primary school, in

Wise Guy (Pileggi Nicholas)(Paperback)

Nicholas Pileggi's vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill--the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that 'to be a wiseguy was to own the world,' who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster's life--has been hailed as 'the best book ever