The Reign of Elizabeth (Mervyn Barbara)(Paperback)

The Reign of Elizabeth (Mervyn Barbara)(Paperback)

This title investigates the achievements and failures of, Elizabeth's governments and the changing nature of English society at this time. It explores the ongoing historiographical debate about the period. Major themes include: - How far w as Elizabeth in control of her government?- How did

Shields of Pride (Chadwick Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant mediaeval novel set in England under the reign of Henry

View Of The Harbour - A Virago Modern Classic (Taylor Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

'Jane Austen, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Pym, Elizabeth Bowen - soul-sisters all' Anne TylerIn the faded coastal village of Newby, everyone looks out for - and in on - each other, and beneath the deceptively sleepy exterior, passions run high. Beautiful divorcee Tory is painfully involved with her

Execution (Parris S. J.)(Paperback / softback)

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy and Netflix's The Crown 'Gripping' Sunday Times 'Fast-paced and entertaining' Mail on

Watchers - A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I (Alford Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

The acclaimed and enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen Alford Elizabeth I's reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a 'Jezebel' and heretic who had to be destroyed. This title is a portrayal of the secret state that sought to protect the Queen;

Peelin Orange: Collected Poems (Morris Mervyn)(Paperback)

The Jamaican Poet Laureate Mervyn Morris has had an enormous impact on the literature of the Caribbean. Peelin Orange shows why with its wonderful mix of Englishes, its wit, its love of people and places, and its sense of

Survey of London (Stow John)(Paperback / softback)

John Stow first published his 'Survey of London' in 1598 during the reign of Elizabeth I. His detailed description of the city and its suburbs was an immediate success when it first appeared and has remained a popular classic of English history ever

Elizabethans: A History of How Modern Britain Was Forged (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

The Sunday Times bestsellerTHE STORY OF BRITAIN during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain's Elizabethan Age by bestselling writer and broadcaster Andrew Marr Britain changed fundamentally during the Queen's long,

7 Postures of Christ (Wishart Mervyn)(Paperback)

Temptation Of Elizabeth Tudor (Norton Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

The riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor, and whose outcome was pivotal to the creation of the public persona of Elizabeth

Oxford Handbook of Critical Care (Singer Mervyn)(Paperback)

Gormenghast (Peake Mervyn)(Paperback / softback)

Enter the world of Gormenghast, the crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. It is the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old rituals, a world primed to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation, and murder

The Barbara Johnson Reader: The Surprise of Otherness (Johnson Barbara)(Paperback)

This Reader collects in a single volume some of the most influential essays written by Barbara Johnson over the course of her thirty-year career as a pioneering literary theorist and cultural critic. Johnson achieved renown early in her career, both as a brilliant student of the Yale School of

Elizabeth Bishop: Poet of the Periphery (Anderson Linda)(Paperback)

A collection of essays on Elizabeth Bishop drawing on work presented at the first UK Elizabeth Bishop confrence, held at Newcastle University. It brings together papers by both academic critics and leading poets, including Michael Donaghy, Vicki Feaver, Deryn Rees-Jones and Anne

The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick (Hardwick Elizabeth)(Paperback)

The first-ever collection of essays from across Elizabeth Hardwick's illustrious writing career, including works not seen in print for decades. Elizabeth Hardwick wrote during the golden age of the American literary essay. For Hardwick, the essay was an imaginative endeavor, a serious form,

Exceeding My Brief (Hosking Barbara)(Paperback / softback)

This is Barbara Hosking's unheard-of account of the innermost workings of politics and the media amid the turbulence of twentieth-century

City of Bells - The Cathedral Trilogy (Goudge Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

The first book of Elizabeth Goudge's enchanting Cathedral

Music of Silence - Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity for Everyone (Obbard Elizabeth Ruth)(Paperback / softback)

Excellent Women (Pym Barbara)(Paperback)

'The finest introduction to Barbara Pym' (The New York Times): a hilarious comedy of manners by the shrewdly observant British novelist often compared to Jane Austen One of Barbara Pym's richest and most amusing high comedies, Excellent Women has at its center Mildred Lathbury, a clergyman's

The Collected Poems of Barbara Guest (Guest Barbara)(Paperback)

The lifework of a preeminent New York School poet Winner of the SFSU Poetry Center Book Award (2010) One of the most notable members of the New York School--and its best-known woman--Barbara Guest began writing poetry in the 1950s in company that included John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara,

Bringers of the Dawn: Teachings from the Pleiadians (Marciniak Barbara)(Paperback)

Compiled from more than four hundred hours of channeling by Barbara Marciniak, Bringers of the Dawn imparts to us the wisdom of the Pleiadians, a group of enlightened beings who have come to Earth to help us discover how to reach a new stage of evolution. Master storytellers and humorists, they

The Art of Inheriting Secrets (O'Neal Barbara)(Paperback)

Coming of the Wolf (Chadwick Elizabeth)(Paperback)

I, Richard (George Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Five tales of human weakness from the masterly pen of Elizabeth