John Julius Norwich's classic history of Byzantium tells the epic story in all its lurid, magnificent and compelling detail in three magnificent volumes: The Early Centuries, The Apogee and The Decline and Fall.
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The magical land of Narnia is a world like no other. With talking animals, mythical creatures, the evil White Witch and the mighty lion Aslan, Lewis's magnificent fantasy series has captivated children for generations. Now reissued in a striking new binding.
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This illustrated edition brings together all the surviving Greek tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, in the acclaimed University of Chicago translations, with newly commissioned prefaces.
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Writing for ten to twelve hours a day in the lulls between battlefield sorties, Alan Moorehead gathered material for the three books of The Desert War Trilogy, which he published during the war itself. Together they form an electrifying contemporary account of one of the most thrilling and decisive arenas of the Second World War.
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Dorothy L. Sayers wrote ingenious whodunits that were also satisfying and intelligent novels. Her prose is elegant and expressive; her settings are vividly realised, and her characters are flesh-and-blood human beings – most memorably her hero, Lord Peter Wimsey.
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These three books tell of the ups and downs of the six Bastable children, all determined to rescue the family fortune and restore the ancient house of Bastable (a semi-detached on the Lewisham Road). Although they often promise to be good and helpful, their antics only seem to land them in trouble...
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Introduced by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. Drawing on contemporary politics, ancient history and mathematics Asimov's extraordinary science-fiction epic of the decline and fall of a Galactic Empire is as gripping as it is utterly unique.
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A magnificent new Folio Society edition of a worldwide phenomenon. The award-winning trilogy His Dark Materials in its first ever fully illustrated hardback edition.
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Herbert Fisher’s A History of Europe charts the turbulent and colourful story of Europe from the dawn of Greek civilisation to the 20th century. It is a history of seemingly endless conflict – tribal, religious and ideological.
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From prehistory to the 20th century, this innovative history focuses on Japan’s unique environment and how it has helped shape the nation. With over 60 illustrations including superb colour photographs.
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Sir Steven Runciman's gripping and groundbreaking history of the crusades enthrals the general reader as completely as it satisfies the historian.
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Successive generations have been spellbound by the exploits of Frodo, Gandalf and their comrades as they journey towards Mordor to do battle with the Dark Lord Sauron.
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As well as being a great novelist, Mark Twain was a brilliant and prolific writer of short stories, using them to capture a dazzling variety of characters, landscapes and registers. This edition gathers together nearly 50 of his greatest tales, revealing his extraordinary versatility.
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This illustrated set features four of the finest Miss Marple novels, including the first book and the final case. Introduced by Laura Thompson, with illustrations by Andrew Davidson.
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Introduced by Sir John Mortimer and drawing from contemporary accounts, this unique collection takes the reader through 44 of history’s most notable trials from ancient Greece to Victorian London.
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