Product Description: The Magician, Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded for twelve years on an island. Prospero's jealous brother Antonio, assisted by Alonso, the King of Naples, deposed him and set him adrift with his 3-year-old daughter Miranda...read more

Product Description: The play tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which is the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus...read more

Product Description: From designer Piet Oudolf's contemporary gardens at Scampston Hall in Yorkshire to the year round beauty of the gardens created by Margaret Thorpe at Coates Manor in West Sussex, you re invited to explore inspired English gardens...read more

Product Description: From designer Piet Oudolf's contemporary gardens at Scampston Hall in Yorkshire to the year round beauty of the gardens created by Margaret Thorpe at Coates Manor in West Sussex, you're invited to explore inspired English gardens...read more

Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism. To be content with what we at present know, is, for the most part, to shut our ears against conviction; since, from the very gradual character of our education, we must continually forget, and emancipate ourselves from, knowledge previously acquired; we must set aside old notions and embrace fresh ones; and, as we learn, we must be daily unlearning something which it has cost us no small labour and anxiety to acquire.

Product Description: Who loves their gardens more than the English? From intimate kitchen plantings to forested acres, you'll revel in these English designs.

Product Description: Published as part of the Rolls Series, this genealogy is attributed to Peter of Ickham (d. 1295), a chronicler and Benedictine monk better known for his Latin chronicle of the Kings of England. It is mainly an Anglo-Norman version of extracts by well-known historians such as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Florence of Worcester, and Ralph de Diceto...read more

Product Description: Who loves their gardens more than the English? From intimate kitchen plantings to forested acres, you'll revel in these English designs.

Product Description: This special Modern Railways annual publication details all parties involved in the operation, maintenance, manufacture, supply, and management of the UK rail industry and gives an overview of developments in Europe. Edited by Modern Railways' Ken Cordner with contributions from Roger Ford, Tony Miles, John Gough, and other members of the team, The Modern Railway Directory examines all aspects of policy and finance, infrastructure maintenance and renewal, train operation (passenger and freight), civil engineering, Rolling stock manufacture and maintenance, signal and telecommunications, customer interface and support, light rail and Metro systems, and European developments...read more

Product Description: Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief GIDEON'S SWORD At twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down.At twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered...read more

Product Description: In December 2007 a new franchisee, London Overground, appeared on the railway scene. This operation was designed to operate a significant number of surface lines within the Greater London area, including the ex-North London lines of Silverlink Metro and, once completed, the extended East London line that was once part of the Underground network...read more

Aims to make successful planting easy, by providing simple planting recipes for a variety of garden situations. The authors recommend plants for different places - from a hot sunny south-facing corner to a dry dark shady area - and show you how to combine them into beautiful schemes.

Product Description: Over the years, London Underground and its predecessors have constructed a wide variety of locomotives and rolling stock for use on the network. This colourful volume illustrates the development of rolling stock designed for use on the Underground through the ages...read more

Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more