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1066, The Year of the Conquest • David Howarth HISTORY • 1981 • PAPER • 207 PAGES A concise, lucid history of the Battle of Hastings, rich in anecdotal detail. Howarth relies on the few medieval sources available to reconstruct the events leading up to and the consequences of the famous battle. As much a master storyteller as an adept historian, he provides insight into the court intrigue, personalities and daily life in the Norman period. (GBR115, $14.00)
After You With The Pistol • Kyril Bonfiglioli MYSTERY • 2005 • PAPER The second installment in the British Charlie Mortdecai series. Mortdecai, a whiskey-swilling man-about-town, investigates the mystery of his new wife Johanna, who has a strange obsession with assassinating the Queen. (GBR590, $13.95)
Agatha Christie A to Z: The Essential Reference to Her Life and Writings • Dawn B. Sova MYSTERY • 1997 • HARD COVER • 304 PAGES A scholarly compendium of everything Christie, this handsome book is an encyclopedic guide to her life and work. It's also much fun, including such helpful categories as means of murder, characters and detectives. (GBR48, $55.00)
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death • M.C. Beaton MYSTERY • 1999 • PAPER • 201 PAGES In this installment of the Agatha Raisin series, our heroine has quit her PR job in London and moved to a not-quite-so-quiet village in the Cotswolds, and of course finds her self in the middle of a puzzling murder that very much needs a solution. (GBR212, $7.99)
The Age of Bede • J.F. Webb • D.H. Farmer HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 288 PAGES This selection of writings from the sixth and seventh century provides insight into the early history of the Christian Church in England and Ireland. (GBR552, $14.00)
The Age of Revolution, 1789-1848 • Eric J. Hobsbawm HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 356 PAGES Renowned historian (and Marxist) Eric J. Hobsbawm begins his four volume history of the modern world with this trenchant account of the transformation of society wrought by the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution in Britian. (GBR418, $16.95)
The Age of Shakespeare • Francois Laroque CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1993 • PAPER • 175 PAGES A volume in the outstanding "Discoveries" series, this pocket-size encyclopedia is an excellent introduction to Elizabethan England. It presents Shakespeare, his life, times and legacy in concise essays and hundreds of well-chosen illustrations. (GBR11, $12.95)
The Agricola and the Germania • Tacitus • Harold Mattingly • S.A. Handford HISTORY • 2010 • PAPER • 121 PAGES Two texts of classical antiquity by Tacitus. Agricola is a eulogy for his father-in-law, the governor of Roman Britain. Germania is one of the earliest and most extensive account of the early Germanic World and the Goths, Visigoths, Vandals, Angles, Saxons, Celts, Vikings and other ancient peoples of the region. (EUR182, $15.00)
Albion, The Origins of the British Imagination • Peter Ackroyd HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 560 PAGES In this extended essay novelist and historian Peter Ackroyd meditates on English identity and its meaning for English writers, painters and composers. (GBR543, $19.95)
All Things Bright and Beautiful • James Herriot BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 438 PAGES Yorkshire veterinarian Herriot describes the adventures and experiences of his career as he tends to sick cattle, pregnant ewes, ailing dogs and their eccentric owners, in a celebration of the relationships between humans and animals. (GBR554, $8.99)
All Things Wise and Wonderful • James Herriot BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 440 PAGES Another memoir from beloved veternarian and author James Herriot, this time recounting his experiences during World War II as he trains for the Royal Air Force and returns home to Yorkshire whenever possible to see his pregnant wife, Helen. (GBR553, $7.99)
The Anatomy of Melancholy • Robert Burton CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • PAPER • 1392 PAGES The 17th-century examination of melancholy, presented in original Latin with accompanying English translation. (GBR447, $27.95)
Anglo-Saxon England • Frank M. Stenton HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 811 PAGES A standard history, first published in 1943. (GBR542, $35.00)
The Aran Islands • J.M. Synge • Tim Robinson CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1992 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A much-loved turn-of-the-century account of the islands, drenched in the Celtic soul of Ireland. Synge ("The Playboy of the Modern World"), who went there to write, contrasts the rich communal life of the islands with the culture on mainland Ireland. (IRE26, $15.00)
Art and Society in the Middle Ages • Georges Duby ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. Noted French historian Georges Duby draws on religion, culture, government, geography, and, of course, artistic pursuits in this portrait of the Middle ages. (EUR85, $30.55)
Art of the Celts • Lloyd Robert Laing • Jennifer Laing ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1992 • PAPER • 216 PAGES A volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series, this is a broad introduction to Celtic art, from the 5th century B.C. to 1200 A.D. (CLT02, $19.95)
The Arts and Crafts Movement • Wendy Kaplan • Elizabeth Cumming ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1991 • PAPER • 216 PAGES A survey of the Arts and Crafts movement among turn-of-the-century British, American and European designers. A handsome illustrated volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series, it looks at the works of William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Josef Hoffman, Eliel Saarinen and other important designers of furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and architecture. (GBR120, $18.95)
As You Like It • Paul Werstine • Barbara Mowat • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Part of the New Folger Library Shakespeare Series, Shakespeare's full text with a scene by scene prose summary and critical analysis. (TTR06, $3.99)
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare • Isaac Asimov LITERATURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 1536 PAGES A useful companion to the Bard's plays. Asimov provides synopses and commentary for 38 works, paying particular attention to the mythological and historical background of the plays. Originally published in 1970 as two volumes. (GBR434, $24.99)
Atonement • Ian McEwan LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 351 PAGES A literary page-turner. This book is not only a pleasure to read, but is greatly evocative of Britain and its culture. The first part is set in pre-war British country estate; it's followed by a harrowing section on the Dunkirk retreat. The final section is set in modern-day London. The story concerns a family torn asunder by a great mistake that one of them makes as a child; it is rendered in rich, sensuous language, and great psychological nuance. A Booker Prize finalist and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. (GBR370, $15.00)
The Authentic Shakespeare: And other Problems of the Early Modern Stage • Stephen Orgel HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 276 PAGES A collection of fifteen essays on the Renaissance stage. (GBR616, $33.95)
Barchester Towers • Anthony Trollope LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 576 PAGES Trollope's 1857 sequel to The Warden. (GBR440, $12.00)
Bath City Map • Geographers' A-Z MAP A street plan of Bath, with parks and monuments, at a scale of 1:12,000. One Side. 23x37 inches. (GBR317, $9.95)
The Battle of Britain, The Myth and Reality • Richard Overy HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Renowned war historian Richard Overy's reassessment of the Battle of Britain, arguing that while it was indeed a turning point in World War II, its significance has been slightly mythologized. (WAR28, $17.95)
The Beggar's Opera • John Gay • T.O. Treadwell LITERATURE • 1987 • PAPER • 128 PAGES Written in 1728, John Gay's ballad opera is a satirical look at 18th-century London. It's the model for Brecht's Threepenny Opera. (GBR460, $11.00)
Beowulf • Seamus Heaney LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 215 PAGES A best-selling, critically acclaimed verse translation of the seminal Anglo-Saxon epic, which tells of a Scandinavian hero's bravery in defending Denmark from the monster Grendel. Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney translated. The Old English text appears side-by-side with Heaney's translation. (SCN27, $13.95)
Bess of Hardwick, Emprie Builder • Mary S. Lovell HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 576 PAGES Chronicles the life of a sixteenth-century impoverished nobleman's daughter who rose to become one of England's most wealthy and powerful women. (GBR679, $18.95)
Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden, Drought-Resistant Planting Through the Year • Steven Wooster • Beth Chatto NATURAL HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 192 PAGES Turning a former parking lot into a fertile garden sounds like an impossible task but British horticulturist Beth Chatto rises to the challenge. Chatto shows fellow green-thumbs how to get their flowers to bloom in gravelly, sandy soil. Wooster's photographs bring Chatto's practical gardening advice and biography of her garden to life. (GRD01, $35.00)
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury • Edith Pargeter LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 378 PAGES Another historical novel from the prolific English writer Edith Pargeter (aka Ellis Peters). Set at the turn of the 15th century, it is an engrossing yarn of medieval battles and disputes over feudal succession in the time of Henry IV. (GBR169, $13.50)
Blue Guide Channel Islands • Peter McGregor Eadie GUIDEBOOK • 1998 • PAPER • 160 PAGES A compact guide to the Channel Islands with a focus on history, culture and architecture. It includes 8 maps and site plans, and travel information. (GBR148, $19.95)
Blue Guide Museums and Galleries of London • Malcolm Rogers GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 493 PAGES The museums, galleries and historic houses of London get the authoritative Blue Guide treatment in this volume, which includes floor plans, maps and practical travel information. (GBR524, $27.95)
Blue Guide Oxford & Cambridge • Geoffrey Tyack GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 288 PAGES This guide in the British series covers in detail the art, history and architecture of Oxford and Cambridge. With maps, site plans and line drawings. The author Geoffrey Tyack is a professor of British and European architectural history at Oxford. (GBR470, $21.95)
The Bodleian Library and its Treasures, 1320-1700. • David Rogers ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1991 • HARD COVER • 175 PAGES A colorful, fully illustrated introduction to the famous library at Oxford. (GBR220, $50.00)
The Body in the Library • Agatha Christie MYSTERY • 2011 • PAPER • 192 PAGES In this Agatha Christie classic, a stylish blonde is found murdered at Grossington Hall and Miss Marple must put her keen observation skills to work to solve the crime. (GBR186, $12.99)
A Bone of Contention • Susanna Gregory LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 288 PAGES In the second chronicle in Susanna Gregory's series featuring medieval detective Matthew Bartholomew, town and gown tensions in 14th century Cambridge have boiled over. When one of his students is murdered and a young girl disappears, Bartholomew and his friend Brother Michael enter the violent fray. (GBR628, $10.95)
Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain • Benedict le Vay GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 384 PAGES From Longleat's Marquess of Bath and his 'set' of 62 'wifelets' to Biddeford's four acre Gnome Reserve, home to over a thousand of the little red-capped critters, and Chipping Campden's World Shin-kicking Championships, le Vay's book is an engaging and amusing read as well as being a practical travel guide. Lost for ideas? A calendar to the Eccentric Year is at hand - it's May so it must be the Randwick Wap religious cheese rolling festival. If you can wait a while August sees Tatton Park host the English Open Chainsaw Competition. Elsewhere, the guide details the Falkirk Wheel's triumph of eccentric engineering, which raises up to six boats at a time 155 feet from a canal to an aqueduct. However, if all this weirdness leaves you feeling a little jaded a trip to Salcombe, Devon and an encounter with Overbeck's Rejuvenator, just one of the items on display at the Electric Shock Museum, may ginger things up a bit... (GBR586, $24.99)
Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain • Benedict le Vay GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 384 PAGES From Longleat's Marquess of Bath and his 'set' of 62 'wifelets' to Biddeford's four acre Gnome Reserve, home to over a thousand of the little red-capped critters, and Chipping Campden's World Shin-kicking Championships, le Vay's book is an engaging and amusing read as well as being a practical travel guide. Lost for ideas? A calendar to the Eccentric Year is at hand - it's May so it must be the Randwick Wap religious cheese rolling festival. If you can wait a while August sees Tatton Park host the English Open Chainsaw Competition. Elsewhere, the guide details the Falkirk Wheel's triumph of eccentric engineering, which raises up to six boats at a time 155 feet from a canal to an aqueduct. However, if all this weirdness leaves you feeling a little jaded a trip to Salcombe, Devon and an encounter with Overbeck's Rejuvenator, just one of the items on display at the Electric Shock Museum, may ginger things up a bit... (GBR586, $24.99)
Brick Lane, A Novel • Monica Ali LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 432 PAGES This first novel, nominated for a Booker Prize, is a richly imagined, often painfully funny tale set in the South Asian community of London. The tale revolves around Nazneen, who arrived in London from Bangladesh at age 18, and her family. (GBR505, $16.00)
Brideshead Revisited • Evelyn Waugh LITERATURE • 1993 • HARD COVER • 315 PAGES A compact hardcover edition of Waugh's illuminating and entertaining portrait of England's aristocracy and, especially, of life in a country estate. (GBR106, $20.00)
Britain Since 1945, The People's Peace • Kenneth O. Morgan HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 648 PAGES A modern history by the prolific author. (GBR551, $35.00)
Kingdom by the Sea • Paul Theroux TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 361 PAGES Before decamping after a decade in London, Theroux traveled around the British Isles on a coastal journey in 1982 -- and chatted up the natives in his inimitable, humorous, opinionated, perceptive way. This insightful book displays Theroux's occasional ill temper along with his celebrated ability to combine social history and the good old-fashioned traveler's tale. (GBR09, $14.95)
British Isles Map, Great Britain and Ireland • Michelin Travel Publications 2008 • MAP This colorful and accurate, regularly updated map shows both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Featuring excellent road data. One Side. 40x50 inches. (GBR07, $11.95)
The British Isles, A History of Four Nations • Hugh Kearney HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 324 PAGES A survey of 2000 years of British history from the Celts to the Romans, the Normans, to the rise (and fall) of the empire. With a welcome focus on the interaction of the Celts, Normans and other cultures that have made their home in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. Highly recommended. (GBR88, $39.99)
Britons: Forging the Nations, 1707-1837 • Linda Colley HISTORY • 2009 • PAPER • 442 PAGES Winner of the 1992 Wolfson History Prize given in London for the best history accessible to general readers, this very interesting study of the formation of a national British identity recounts the joining of England, Scotland and Wales. This political, military and social history records how the ruling elite withstood threats from within and without from the Jacobites to the French, the path from Protestantism to profits via trade, war and empire, the making of the British ruling class, the women's sphere, and parliamentary reforms from the act of Union to the beginning of the Victorian Age. (GBR81, $22.00)
The Canterbury Tales (In Modern English) • Geoffrey Chaucer • Nevill Coghill LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 504 PAGES A "Penguin Classics" edition of the cornerstone of medieval English literature, Chaucer's unfinished tales of pilgrims en route to Canterbury. Nevill Coghill makes the going easier by translating the 600-year-old collection of epic poetry into modern English prose, but it's still a weighty endeavor. (GBR250, $10.00)
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages • Alain Erlande-Brandenburg ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2010 • PAPER • 175 PAGES This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe. (MED07, $15.95)
Celtic Prayers from Iona • J. Philip Newell RELIGION • 1997 • HARD COVER • 96 PAGES Inspired by the Gaelic prayers and poems of the 19th-century Scotsman Alexander Carmichael, Philip Newell and his wife developed this handsome hard cover book while wardens on the island. (SCT21, $14.95)
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction • Barry W Cunliffe HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 161 PAGES A concise, revealing social history of the Celts, by a reigning authority and popular writer. (CLT03, $11.95)
Central Cambridge: A Guide to the University and Colleges • Kevin Taylor GUIDEBOOK • 1994 • PAPER • 98 PAGES An introduction to Cambridge University, its history and architecture, with helpful maps and illustrations, perfect for the visitor or prospective student. Published by (naturally) Cambridge University Press. (GBR468, $15.99)
A Certain Justice • P.D. James MYSTERY • 2003 • PAPER • 431 PAGES A terrific mystery set in a London law firm, starring the redoubtable Adam Dalgliesh. (GBR185, $15.00)
Charles Darwin, The Power of Place • Janet Browne BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • PAPER • 624 PAGES The second half of Browne's magisterial history, full of insight into Victorian science. In this big, engrossing volume she follows the fate of Darwin, and his ideas, from the return of the voyage of the Beagle until his death. (GBR375, $27.95)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh • Alan Crawford ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • PAPER • 216 PAGES A heavily illustrated, compact survey of the work of Scottish Art Nouveau designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. An architect, decorator and painter, Mackintosh helped revolutionize art and design in 20th century Europe. This book in the acclaimed "World of Art" series examines his progress from the turn of the century through the 1920s. (SCT24, $19.95)
Charming Small Hotel Guides Britain & Ireland • Tamara Grosvenor GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 383 PAGES A full page with a color photograph is dedicated to each entry in this guide focused on hotels with 20 bedrooms or less. (GBR674, $19.95)
The Children of Henry VIII • Alison Weir HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 363 PAGES This riveting account, both history and biography, examines the relationship of the four heirs left at Henry's death -- Prince Edward, "Bloody" Mary, Elizabeth, and Lady Jane Grey. Enlightening about the era and revealing in the portraits of the successors to Henry VIII, this is very enjoyable history. (GBR74, $16.00)
A Christmas Carol • Charles Dickens LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 102 PAGES The famous tale by the Victorian master, here with watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations. (GBR235, $3.95)
Churchill, The Unexpected Hero • Paul Addison BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • HARD COVER • 308 PAGES A biography of Churchill focusing on his personal traits and reputation. (GBR579, $31.50)
Civil Wars, A Military History of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1638-1660 • John P. Kenyon • Jane H. Ohlmeyer • J.S. Morrill HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A nicely illustrated military history of the British and Irish Civil Wars by a team of noted specialists. (GBR549, $19.95)
Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 240 PAGES The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world. (FRN536, $12.00)
Coast, A Celebration of Britain's Coastal Heritage • Christopher Somerville NATURAL HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A photographic tour of the outer limits of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (GBR610, $34.95)
Codebreakers, the Inside Story of Bletchley Park • Alan Stripp • F.H. Hinsley HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 352 PAGES The "inside story" of the British codebreakers who cracked the German Enigma code and turned the tide of World War II, as told by 27 of the codebreakers themselves. They were perhaps the most motley crew ever attached to the British government: an assortment of Oxford and Cambridge dons trained in classics and mathematics, thrust suddenly into the world of secret military intelligence. These narratives were written in 1970, shortly after a gag order was lifted. (WAR46, $19.95)
The Collected Stories • Dylan Thomas LITERATURE • 1986 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A wonderful collection of short stories by the celebrated Welsh author and poet. These imaginative stories are well worth re-reading for their vivid characters, sense of place and, especially, Thomas's elegant prose. (GBR134, $16.95)
The Collects of Thomas Cramner • Frederick C. Barbee • Paul F. Zahl RELIGION • 1998 • HARD COVER • 139 PAGES First appearing as The Book of Common Prayer, in 1549, this volume compiles the short Anglican prayers composed by Thomas Cramner. (GBR448, $17.00)
Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife • P. Sterry FIELD GUIDE • 2008 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A one-volume photographic guide to British wildlife, covering everything from fungi to mammals, including plants, insects, birds and fish. (GBR93, $34.95)
Color for Adventurous Gardeners • Jonathan Buckley • Christopher Lloyd NATURAL HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Practical advice on how to maximize the impact of color in your garden. In 11 chapters organized by shade, Lloyd explains color rules and when to break them. Over 200 photos demonstrate Lloyd's technique. (GRD08, $19.95)
The Comedy of Errors • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 272 PAGES Part of the New Folger Library Shakespeare Series, Shakespeare's full text with a scene by scene prose summary and critical analysis. (GBR431, $4.99)
Companion Guide Edinburgh and the Borders Country • A.J. Youngson GUIDEBOOK • 2001 • PAPER • 420 PAGES An introduction to the history, culture and architecture of this grand city and its outlying areas. Youngson covers in rich, personable detail the Old Town, 18th-century New Town and the gardens, castles and abbeys of the border country. (SCT19, $34.95)
The Complete Angler, Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation • Izaak Walton • Charles Cotton NATURAL HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 464 PAGES In print for nearly 350 years, this classic of fly fishing literature is not only an informative introduction to the sport, it's a meditation on the timeless appeal of it. Walton combines anecdote, commentary and verse, with helpful instructions on technique, to create a literary, somewhat spiritual handbook. This new edition contains reproductions of woodcuts and etchings that appeared in an 1844 printing. It is the third most reprinted book in the English language (after the Bible and the works of Shakespeare). (FSH01, $15.00)
The Complete Pelican Shakespeare • Stephen Orgel • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2002 • HARD COVER • 1808 PAGES A classic one-volume collection of all of Shakespeare's plays and poems. (GBR618, $67.00)
The Complete Poems • John Keats • John Barnard LITERATURE • 1977 • PAPER • 731 PAGES A collection of every poem that John Keats ever wrote, in a portable paperback edition from "Penguin Classics." (GBR162, $17.00)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes, All 4 Novels and 56 Short Stories • Arthur Conan Doyle LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 1122 PAGES This paperback volume manages to collect every Sherlock Holmes story that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote, including "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and his three other short novels concerning the legendary detective. Not only are these fun mysteries, they are also quite evocative of life in Victorian England. (GBR157, $13.90)
A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court • Mark Twain LITERATURE • 1977 • PAPER • 410 PAGES Twain's comic 1889 novel, in which a 19th-century American finds himself transported to 6th-century England. He takes with him his beliefs in liberty, fraternity and equality -- new concepts at the court of King Arthur. With the original illustrations by Dan Beard. (GBR326, $10.00)
Cotswold Cycling Map • 2001 • MAP This double-sided laminated map of the Cotswolds at a scale of 1:126,000 features suggested cycling routes. Two Sides. 28x38 inches. (GBR491, $10.95)
The Cotswold Way • Kev Reynolds GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 216 PAGES A practical guide in the British series. (GBR588, $19.95)
Cotswolds Map • Ordnance Survey 2005 • MAP A terrific, colorful, and very detailed topographic map of the Cotswolds, at a scale of 1:25,000. It shows Chipping, Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cirenchester, Burford and part of the Cortswold Way. Two Sides. 37x50 inches. (GBR124, $13.95)
The Crafts of Britain in the Twentieth Century • Tanya Harrod ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • HARD COVER • 496 PAGES From architecture to bookbinding, Harrod traces the cultural history of 20th-century design. With 284 black-and-white and 222 color illustrations. The companion volume to a museum exhibition, this handsome book is a good overview of a big subject. (GBR119, $95.00)
Crisis of Parliaments: English History, 1509-1660 • Conrad Russell HISTORY • 1971 • PAPER • 464 PAGES An in-depth, scholarly account of parliamentary politics during a crucial period. A volume in the Short Oxford History of the Modern World. (GBR550, $44.95)
The Crofter and the Laird • John McPhee TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1978 • PAPER • 159 PAGES • FAVORITE In this volume, McPhee returns for a year to his ancestral land, the island of Colonsay in the Scottish Hebrides, to tell the stories of people whose lives are deeply entrenched in their land. With his characteristic grace and admiration for his subjects, McPhee writes about this stark region where residents still live under an almost feudal system of farmers, crofter and lord. (SCT23, $16.00)
Cross Channel • Julian Barnes LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 211 PAGES Each linked in some way with cross channel experiences, these ten short stories range in time from the late 17th century to the year 2015. The stories display the deliciously comic, complex and intellectual pyrotechnics, for which novelist Barnes is famous. (GBR56, $15.00)
The Crown Jewels, The British Secrets at the Heart of the KGB's Archives • Nigel West • Oleg Tsarev HISTORY • 1999 • HARD COVER • 384 PAGES A lively account of Soviet intelligence activity in Britain from the end of World War I to the late 1950s. West is a prolific British military historian specializing in espionage. (SPY21, $55.00)
Daphne du Maurier, Haunted Heiress • Nina Auerbach BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • HARD COVER • 196 PAGES A powerful psychological profile of the novelist by the author of "Our Vampires, Ourselves." Auerbach focuses on du Maurier's difficult family. (GBR117, $45.00)
Darwin, His Daughter and Human Evolution • Randal Keynes BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A portrait of Darwin as a family man by a great-great grandson. Keynes was inspired by his association with a Darwin artifact: the writing desk of his daughter Annie, who died at age 10. (GBR516, $15.00)
Daughter of Time • Josephine Tey MYSTERY • 1995 • PAPER • 208 PAGES An engrossing mystery that finds a modern detective digging into England's past to see if Richard III was truly the villain history, and Shakespeare, made him out to be. (GBR558, $14.00)
David Copperfield • Charles Dickens LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 1024 PAGES Perhaps Dickens most famous novel, and certainly his most autobiographical, this classic is noteworthy for its vivid and painful descriptions of orphan life in Victorian London. (GBR381, $9.00)
Dead Cert • Dick Francis MYSTERY • 2004 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A former jockey, Dick Francis writes mysteries set in the world he knows best, the cut-throat competition of horse racing in England. This is his first, featuring the tireless jockey and sleuth Alan York. (GBR408, $7.99)
The Dead of Jericho • Colin Dexter LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 304 PAGES In this Inspector Morse mystery set in Jericho (outside of Oxford), a suicide may be more than it seems. (GBR452, $6.99)
The Death of Comedy • Erich Segal LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 608 PAGES A scholarly discussion of the rise and fall of staged comedies, starting with Palutus and ending with Beckett. (TTR10, $45.00)
The Diary of Samuel Pepys • Samuel Pepys • Richard Le Gallienne • Robert Louis Stevenson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 352 PAGES The perennially popular diary of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), both an account of his life and portrait of the tumultuous 1660s in London. Pepys covers, among may other things in his nine-year-long diary, the coronation of Charles II, bubonic plague and the Great Fire. This volume is edited and much abridged by essayist and poet Richard Le Gallienne. The original is eight times as long. (GBR459, $15.95)
Disease, Medicine and Society in England, 1550-1860 • Roy Porter HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 78 PAGES A social history of England that examines the repercussions of disease before the development of modern public health care. A distinguished authority on the history of medicine, Porter uses recent research to make a strong contribution to both English and medical studies in this extended essay. (GBR112, $31.00)
Dracula • Bram Stoker LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 520 PAGES The vampire novel that started it all. The gothic shocker is set within the dank castles and misty forests of Transylvania, and the foggy streets and staid country houses of Victorian England. Based on the legend of "Vlad the Impaler," Stoker's Dracula is more than a black cape and a Romanian accent, he's a tragic figure pining for lost identity and lost love. "Penguin Classics" edition. (EUR125, $11.00)
The Eagle of the Ninth • Rosemary Sutcliff LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 291 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Hoping to recover the standard of his father's lost legion and prove himself worthy of commanding troops, Marcus ventures into Caledonia in year 125. (GBR556, $7.95)
Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe • Henri Pirenne HISTORY • 1936 • PAPER • 224 PAGES Pirenne, an important economic historian, traces the economic and social development of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the middle of the 15th century in this classic book, first published in 1936. It gives a concise picture of medieval Western Europe, including social disturbances, economic and social catastrophes, famine and the Black Death. A separate section on the North Sea and the Baltic contains specific references to the Hanseatic League. (EUR18, $15.95)
Eleanor of Aquitaine, A Life • Alison Weir BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 464 PAGES Weir's enjoyable biography of the woman who was both queen of France (married to Louis VII) and queen of England (married to Henry II) shows Eleanor as an ambitious political and artistic powerbroker in an age when most women were seen but not heard. (FRN287, $17.00)
Empire, The British Imperial Experience from 1765 to the Present • Denis Judd HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 478 PAGES This survey of British imperial history sums up the balance sheet of empire and the continuing debate over its meaning. Its epic theme is how the empire affected rulers and the ruled from the American Revolution to the present. Included are issues of gender, race, sexuality, and national identity in the confrontations between British missionaries and colonial subjects. (GBR80, $28.50)
Empires of the Atlantic World, Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830 • J. H. Elliott HISTORY • 2006 • HARD COVER • 656 PAGES A masterful synthesis of English and Spanish colonies in the New World. (ATL24, $55.00)
England As You Like It, An Independent Traveler's Companion • Susan Allen Toth GUIDEBOOK • 1996 • PAPER A charming, digressive guide to navigating England and Scotland on your own. More a theory of travel than a practical guidebook, Toth offers general advice on being your own travel agent, preparing for your trip and keeping a travel journal amongst her own memories of travelling -- also documented in her memoir "My Love Affair with England (GBR03). Toth highlights her favorite haunts of both countries including London, the Cornish Coast and Nairn. (GBR395, $12.95)
England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075-1225 • Robert Bartlett HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 808 PAGES A lively and far-reaching account of the politics, religion, and culture of England in the century and a half after the Norman Conquest. Robert Bartlett is Wardlaw Professor of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews. (GBR627, $55.00)
England Under the Tudors • G.R. Elton HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 522 PAGES A well-regarded history of the period by a scholar of Tudor administrative history. (GBR546, $34.95)
English History 1914-1945 • Alan Taylor HISTORY • 1978 • HARD COVER • 737 PAGES A volume in the monumental 15-volume Oxford History of England, originally published in 1965. For history enthusiasts who don't require many maps, illustrations, table or diagrams to leaven the text. (GBR219, $229.75)
English Watercolors, An Introduction • Graham Reynolds ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1991 • HARD COVER • 160 PAGES Graham Reynold, former curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum, manages to lucidly and comprehensively discuss the entire history of English watercolor in one volume, no small feat. And he does it with aplomb, moving from Turner and Blake to modernists Lear and Lewis with skill. Recommended for both unschooled and scholarly lovers of art. (GBR182, $35.00)
The Enigma of Arrival, A Novel • V.S. Naipaul LITERATURE • 1988 • PAPER This autobiographical novel conjures Naipaul's dual homes on Trinidad and England, as well as his feelings of cultural detachment and alienation in a haunting series of ruminations. (GBR456, $15.95)
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker • Tobias Smollett LITERATURE • 1967 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A comic romp through the English and Scottish countryside, first published in 1771. The novel includes memorable sections set in Bath. (GBR437, $13.00)
Eyewitness Guide London • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 448 PAGES This superb guide to London features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GBR34, $25.00)
Fallen into the Pit • Ellis Peters MYSTERY • 1996 • PAPER • 325 PAGES Edith Pargeter, who goes by the pen name of Ellis Peters, is best known for her medieval mystery series the "Chronicles of Brother Cadfael," but she has also written a series of 20th century mysteries concerning the brilliant detective George Felse. This is the first entry in the series, an intricately plotted whodunit set in 1950s England, where Felse must track down the murderer of a former German prisoner of war. Followed by 13 other Felse mysteries. (GBR167, $20.00)
Far Afield • Susanna Kaysen LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 338 PAGES This charming novel about a social anthropologist off on a grant to study the residents of the Faroes wonderfully evokes the people, culture and windswept landscapes of the islands. Kaysen must have spent time in the islands to capture such a strong sense of place. (ICL08, $17.00)
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe • Guy Mountfort FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PAPER • 212 PAGES Every birder has their favorite field guide, but you can't go wrong with this classic in the Peterson series: compact, illustrated and convenient, covering 698 species. With range maps. (EUR15, $25.00)
Final Rounds, A Father, a Son, the Golf Journey of a Lifetime • James Dodson TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1997 • PAPER • 272 PAGES Golf magazine columnist Dodson tells the heartfelt story of a trip with his father, during his father's final months, to the great courses of Scotland and England. With plenty of golf lore and legend, and the wise conclusion that golf is mostly about who you choose to play with. (GOL02, $16.00)
Five Days in London, May 1940 • John Lukacs HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 256 PAGES The days in question are May 24-28th, 1940 -- a long weekend shortly after the Allied loss at Dunkirk, when Winston Churchill convinced his cabinet that Great Britain should continue the war with Germany. In this fly-on-the wall account, Lukacs argues that Churchill's success marked the true beginning of World War II. (WAR47, $11.95)
Flashman and the Tiger • George MacDonald Fraser LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Fraser plumbs the annals of history to produce his factual, entertaining tales of folly in the service of her Majesty's empire. This 11th installment in The Flashman Papers (purportedly retrieved and not written by George Macdonald Fraser, a nice conceit), consists of three short adventures, which find our hero cavorting with Bismarck and Emperor Franz-Josef and the future Edward VI. (WAF58, $16.00)
Fodor's Exploring Scotland • Gilbert Summers GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 288 PAGES With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this compact guide for visitors is an excellent overview of Scotland and its highlights. Most of the book is devoted to a region-by-region description of attractions, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, the highlands and islands. With excellent local maps. (SCT09, $22.00)
Fodor's London's 25 Best • Fodor's GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 176 PAGES This slim guide to London includes a separate map of the city's center and a 96-page pocket book with essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (GBR08, $12.99)
Fodor's See It Britain • Fodors GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 464 PAGES An inaugural volume in this new line of guides by Fodor's this book is notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the region. Each page displays full-color photos accompanied by much useful information on how to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee in Great Britain. (GBR503, $24.95)
For the Beauty of the Earth: Birding, Opera, and Other Journeys • Thomas Urquhart BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Urquhart chronicles a lifelong affair with nature, combined with a passion for music, as he travels-- and bird watches-- through pastoral England, Italy, the Camargue in Provence, and the villages of Mali. (BRD35, $15.00)
The French Lieutenant's Woman • John Fowles LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 467 PAGES This Victorian love story, set in Lyme Regis of 1867, tells the tale of an obscure relationship between Charles Smithson and a mysterious, enigmatic woman. Skilfully told, it's as much about the author's modern day narration as it is about the hypocrisies of Victorian England. (GBR209, $15.99)
The Friendly Shakespeare, A Thoroughly Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard • Norrie Epstein LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 550 PAGES An informative, entertaining guide to Shakespeare. Epstein, a literature professor at the University of California, combines critical discussions of Shakespeare's works and times with fun facts and trivia. Crammed with sidebars, illustrations and photographs, the book is perfect for browsing. (GBR435, $20.00)
Garden Masterclass • John Brookes NATURAL HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES A visually striking, definitive book of garden design. Full color photographs and explanatory sketches will inspire even those not blessed with an eye for landscape design. With chapters on setting, shape, structure and contour, sheltered areas, water, plantings, entrance, surfaces and style. (GRD07, $40.00)
Garden Open Tomorrow • Beverley Nichols BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • HARD COVER • 275 PAGES In this last book of his long gardening and writing career, Nichols reflects on nature's role as the ultimate gardener. Nichols' writing is full of wit, charm and many digressions including his thoughts on cats and plants as murder weapons. (GRD03, $24.95)
The Garden Through the Year • Fred Whitsey • Graham Stuart Thomas NATURAL HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 256 PAGES A month-by-month guide to gardening that weaves practical advice on plant introduction with Thomas' own thoughts on the craft. (GRD06, $49.95)
The Gate of Angels • Penelope Fitzgerald LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 176 PAGES Fitzgerald's seriocomic novel, set in 1912, finds a young scientist from Cambridge and a nurse from London embroiled in a romance that challenges them both emotionally and intellectually. (GBR469, $13.95)
A Ghost of a Chance • Peter Guttridge MYSTERY • 2005 • PAPER • 252 PAGES Black magic, pagans and Satanists befall Nick Madrid in the second book of the series. Madrid, the self-deprecating, yoga-loving British journalist, agrees to inhabit a haunted place on the Sussex Downs for one night, only to discover a dead man hanging from an oak. The mystery leads him closer to a secret treasure concering black magician Aleister Crowley. (GBR648, $14.00)
Good Gardens Guide • Katherine Lambert • Peter King GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 639 PAGES A thorough guide to Britain's historic gardens, complete with tourist information and photographs. (GBR632, $29.95)
The Gothic Cathedral • Christopher Wilson ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 304 PAGES An illustrated overview of gothic cathedrals, their history, design and construction, covering the masterpieces built from the 12th to the 16th century. With photographs and diagrams. (EUR80, $34.95)
Great Britain and Ireland Map • HEMA Maps MAP A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:750,000. Two Sides. 56x39 inches. (GBR31, $10.95)
Great Britain and Ireland Map • HEMA Maps MAP A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:750,000. Two Sides. 56x39 inches. (GBR31, $10.95)
Great Expectations • Charles Dickens LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 544 PAGES Dickens at the top of his form. It follows Pip, from a boy orphan taken in by the eccentric Miss Havisham to a young man who finds himself benefactor to a small fortune. A "Penguin Classics" edition. (GBR380, $9.00)
A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany • Aubrey Burl GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 276 PAGES An excellent guide to finding -- and understanding -- all the major sites, plus a few not-so-well known ones. It includes maps, black-and-white photographs, site diagrams, and a bibliography. (GBR102, $37.00)
Hadrian's Wall Map • Ordnance Survey 1998 • MAP A detailed, comprehensive map of Haltwhistle, Hexam and parts of Northumberland National Park suitable for walkers. It shows public rights of way and tourist information along the route of Hadrian's Wall, a World Heritage site. This double-sided map is at a scale of 1:25,000. Outdoor Leisure Map 43. Two Sides. 50x37 inches. (GBR304, $23.95)
Hadrian, The Restless Emperor • Anthony Birley BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 424 PAGES An up-to-date, scholarly biography of Hadrian, chronicling the emperor's state, cultural and architectural accomplishments, and personal life (including his homosexual relationship with Antinous). (ITL260, $42.95)
The Hand of Justice • Susanna Gregory LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 536 PAGES In fractious 14th century Cambridge, physician and forensic specialist Matthew Bartholomew's work is never done. Two aristocratic prisoners have returned to Cambridge to face those that helped convict them. When two corpses are discovered at the local mill, Bartholomew is sent to investigate. Fourth in the series. (GBR629, $7.99)
A Handful of Dust • Evelyn Waugh LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 308 PAGES Satirical novel of Britain between the wars. (GBR190, $14.99)
The Heart of England, The Amateur Historians Guide • Sarah Valente Kettler • Carole Trimble GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 410 PAGES A helpful guide to touring historic sites in England, including Windsor Castle, Eton College, Oxford and Shakespeare's hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. Explore castles and cathedrals, abbeys and almshouses, towns and Tudor manors, and even ancient pubs, all within two hours of London. (GBR652, $22.95)
Hemingway's Chair • Michael Palin LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The celebration of Hemingway has even spread to a first novel "Hemingway's Chair" by Monty Python alum and travel writer, Michael Palin. Its subject is one Martin Sproale, a disgruntled East Anglican postal worker whose great passion is manifest in collecting Hemingway memorabilia, a shrine to the author in his bedroom -- and the taking up of the author's favorite pastime: drinking. (GBR111, $16.99)
Hengeworld • Michael Pitts ARCHAEOLOGY • 2001 • PAPER • 368 PAGES The story of Stonehenge and the lost civilization that built it. (GBR540, $17.95)
Henry Esmond • Wiliam Makepeace Thackeray LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 544 PAGES This military romance, set in 18th-century England during the reign of Queen Anne, is one of the greatest historical novels ever written. Blending psychological drama and history, it is the story of a gentleman and officer wrestling with his allegiance to the old Tory-Catholic England until disillusionment forces him to come to terms with the Whig-Protestant future. Excellent on the history and the warfare of the time, this novel was instantly recognized as a masterpiece. (GBR85, $7.95)
Henry IV, Part I • E. W. Ives LITERATURE • 2008 • PAPER • 336 PAGES In the Oxford Shakespeare series. (GBR432, $10.95)
Henry IV, Part II • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 400 PAGES Part of the New Folger Library Shakespeare Series, Shakespeare's full text with a scene by scene prose summary and critical analysis. (GBR433, $4.99)
Henry V, The Oxford Shakespeare • William Shakespeare • Stanley Wells • Gary Taylor LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 352 PAGES This Oxford Shakespeare edition of the Bard's history is heavily footnoted, providing lots of commentary on the immortal text. (GBR476, $10.95)
Henry VI, Part II • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 336 PAGES The struggle for the crown continues between the Lancaster and York families in the second volume of Shakespeare's two part dramatization of the War of The Roses. (GBR643, $10.95)
Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $15.00)
The Hidden Places of Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight • David Gerrard GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 250 PAGES With an attractive new design, this seventh edition of the popular guidebook highlights secluded and less well-known areas of Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, pointing to locations of interest, accommodations, dining and specialist shops. (GBR675, $29.95)
Hijacking Enigma, The Insider's Tale • Christine Large HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A superbly told, gripping tale of Enigma machine, its role in WWI-era code breaking and bizarre theft from the Bletchley Park in 2003 (which was partly an attack against the author, the museum's director). (SPY22, $15.95)
A History of Britain, The Complete Collection • Simon Schama HISTORY • 2010 • DVD The History Channel/BBC co-production of Schama's captivating visual history of Britain, presented as a boxed DVD set with all 15 episodes: Beginnings, Conquest, Dynasty, Nations, King Death, Burning Convictions, The Body of the Queen, The British Wars, Revolutions, Britannia Incorporated, The Wrong Empire, Forces of Nature, Victoria and her Sisters, Empire of Good Intentions, The Two Winstons. (GBR506, $59.98)
A History of Britain, The Wars of the British 1603-1776 • Simon Schama HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 540 PAGES The second volume in Schama's popular history of Britain. Rather than organize the book chronologically, Schama focuses on key events and personalities. Published in conjunction with the documentary on PBS. (GBR504, $40.00)
A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500 B.C.-1603 A.D. • Simon Schama HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 416 PAGES An old-fashioned entertaining history of Britain by the prolific writer. This book, which includes some color photographs and maps, is the first of several companion volumes to the television documentary. (GBR203, $40.00)
The History of English Interiors • Peter Aprahamian • Ann Gore • Alan Gore ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • PAPER • 192 PAGES The first comprehensive history of English interior decoration is collected here in a survey that covers a millennium's worth of styles. (GBR223, $29.95)
The History of Gardens • Christopher Thacker NATURAL HISTORY • 1985 • PAPER A standard world history of gardens, well illustrated and wide-ranging, covering everything from Zen gardens in Japan to English country gardens. (GRD09, $45.00)
A History of Scotland • J.D. Mackie HISTORY • 1978 • PAPER • 380 PAGES Mackie reveals how the Scots long pursued an independent line -- i-n religion, law, culture and foreign policy -- that helped them keep at bay the Romans, the French and the English in concise history, covering the nation from the Mesolithic to modern times, vividly written and fair. This second edition carries the national story forward to the 1970s. (SCT16, $18.00)
Hogarth, A Life and a World • Jenny Uglow BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 800 PAGES This expansive biography of the English artist is as much about 18th-century London as it is about the man and the engravings that made him famous. Friend to Swift, Pope and Gay, Howarth used his art to comment on the social conditions of his time, and his images remain some of the most recognizable from the period. (GBR517, $30.00)
Hons and Rebels • Nancy Mitford • Christopher Hitchens BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 304 PAGES This entertaining memoir of Mitford's exceedingly eccentric childhood in Britain and her adventures abroad during the Spanish Civil War and as a muckraking journalist in the States is chock full of personality and wit. Mitford is best known for The American Way of Death (1963), an expose of the funeral industry in America. (GBR603, $15.95)
How Green Was My Valley • Richard Llewellyn LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 495 PAGES This best-selling and beloved story, full of humor and pathos, paints an indelible portrait of Wales and the Welsh. It is a reminiscence of youth at a time when south Wales prospered, before the dust of coal blackened the valley. This novel was the basis for the classic film. (GBR69, $17.00)
Hugh Casson's Oxford • Hugh Casson ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 96 PAGES A personal tribute to Oxford -- in words and watercolors -- by the late former president of the British Royal Academy. Casson, who was an architect as well as a watercolorist, renders the city so that it is recognizable for traveler and native alike. (GBR240, $14.95)
The Illustrated Longitude • Dava Sobel • William J.H. Andrewes HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 256 PAGES An elegant extended essay on the historically vexing problem of determining longitude and the solution developed by master clockmaker John Harrison. It's a captivating story of marine chronometers, Byzantine 18th-century British politics, and the age of sail. This edition features hundreds of drawings, photographs and illustrations of peoples, places and -- most significantly -- of the chronometers themselves. (HSC02, $28.00)
Imagining Shakespeare, A History of Texts and Visions • Stephen Orgel HISTORY • 2003 • HARD COVER • 172 PAGES In this illustrated volume, Stephen Orgel explores interpretations of Shakespeare from the last four hundred years. (GBR615, $29.95)
Impersonations: The Performance of Gender in Shakespeare's England • Stephen Orgel HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 179 PAGES An exploration of the representation of gender in Elizabethan drama and society. (GBR617, $44.00)
In Ruins: A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature • Christopher Woodward ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • PAPER • 280 PAGES Art historian Woodward roams widely in search of the pleasures of ruins, traveling from Sicily and Rome to Turkey, around his native England and off to Zanzibar. "If I am lonely in a foreign country," he confesses at the outset of these thought-provoking essays, " I search for ruins." He's a wonderful writer. In this infectiously compelling book, he meditates on the allure, majesty and history of our fascination with antiquities, mixing his own observations with those of writers, painters and architects. He pays proper homage to Rose Macaulay and her wonderful Pleasure of Ruins. (TVL37, $16.00)
In Search of Churchill, A Historian's Journey • Martin Gilbert BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 338 PAGES Winston Churchill's official biographer recounts the monumental and fascinating task of writing the eight volume account his life. (GBR584, $19.95)
In Search of England • Michael Wood CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • PAPER • 352 PAGES Michael Wood combs the countryside in search of clues to English history and identity. (GBR323, $26.95)
An Innocent in Ireland, Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters • David W. McFadden TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1995 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A Canadian poet and essayist embarks on an ambitious journey in the footsteps of H. V. Morton's 1930's route through Ireland. Soon abandoning his quest, McFadden finds himself simply walking the Irish countryside, exploring the modern day Irish character and history. Determinedly eccentric, McFadden has an ear for dialogue and a penchant for evocative descriptions of his encounters. (IRE22, $18.95)
An Innocent in Scotland, More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters • David W. McFadden TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1999 • PAPER • 346 PAGES A sequel to his rambles in Ireland, McFadden again taps local lore, personality and history in this most entertaining journey through Scotland. As more of an excuse to travel than a formula, the book is loosely modeled after Morton's 1920s "In Search of Scotland." (SCT28, $18.95)
Insight Compact Guide Northumbria • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 1998 • PAPER • 79 PAGES A brief, illustrated guide featuring color photographs and maps. (GBR200, $7.95)
An Instance of the Fingerpost • Iain Pears MYSTERY • 2000 • PAPER • 691 PAGES This complex historical thriller, set in 17th-century Oxford, revolves around four narrators -- a medical student from Venice, a young man intent on proving his late father innocent of treason, a cryptographer, and an archivist -- each suspecting a different killer. (GBR530, $17.00)
Intimate Apparel • Lynn Nottage LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 58 PAGES An award-winning play set in 1905 about a young African-American woman who travels to New York in pursuit of independence. (GBR619, $7.50)
The Invention of Love • Tom Stoppard LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 102 PAGES Tom Stoppard's play delivers a powerful, intricate meditation on life, scholarship and the after-life in this brilliant play which has writer A.E. Houseman ("A Shropshire Lad") adrift on the River Styx, where he meets his younger Oxford University self, and reflects on a life lived in the shadow of Oscar Wilde. The often erudite dialogue dazzles with wit and humor. (GBR165, $12.00)
Iron Bridge: Symbol of the Industrial Revolution • Neil Cossons • Barrie Trinder ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 168 PAGES An architectural history of iron bridges, from the first construction in England in 1779 to contemporary times. Originally published in 1979 and updated in 2003. (GEN277, $45.00)
Ivanhoe, A Romance • Sir Walter Scott LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 512 PAGES A rousing tale of gallantry set in England in the era of Robin Hood. (GBR237, $5.95)
J.M.W. Turner • Sam Smiles ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 80 PAGES A biography of the artist. (ART53, $15.95)
Jamaica Inn • Alfred Hitchcock 1939 • DVD An adaptation by Hitchcock (who made Rebecca a year later) of the atmospheric tale set in 19th-century Cornwall with Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. DVD (GBR62, $29.99)
Jamaica Inn • Daphne du Maurier LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 302 PAGES This classic has all the elements of a guilty pleasure: piracy, murder, the High Church, a dying request and a dashing young horse thief. Du Maurier uses the wild Cornish landscape to great atmospheric effect. (GBR52, $7.99)
James Hutton, the Founder of Modern Geology • Scottish Natural Heritage 1997 • PAPER (GEO07, $28.00)
Jane Austen in Bath, Walking Tours of the Writer's City • Katharine Reeve GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES The city of Bath provided the inspiration and the setting for both Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. This beautifully illustrated guidebook leads the reader through the places frequented by both Austen and her fictional characters. (GBR671, $19.95)
A Journal of the Plague Year • Daniel Defoe LITERATURE • 1966 • PAPER • 256 PAGES In 1665, when Defoe was a child, plague struck London. His classic fictional account of that time, told in the guise of truth, makes historically vivid, realistic fiction -- the prototype of all accounts of great cities under siege in disease or war. (GBR87, $10.00)
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides • Samuel Johnson • James Boswell TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1984 • PAPER • 429 PAGES Written when Johnson was 63 and Boswell 32 in 1773 (when they had been friends for ten years), these travel journals were the result of a three-month trip to Scotland. Johnson observed Scotland, and Boswell observed Johnson. Witty and entertaining, these travel classics complement each other as Johnson describes the customs, education, religion, agriculture, and trade of the Scots, and Boswell records Johnson's behavior and conversation. (SCT07, $18.00)
Jude the Obscure • Thomas Hardy LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 484 PAGES Hardy's last novel, the story of a young man of the working-class searching for an education and acceptance in the unforgiving world of Victorian England. "Penguin Classics" edition. (GBR450, $10.00)
Just Enough Jeeves • P.G. Wodehouse LITERATURE • 2010 • PAPER • 556 PAGES Irresistible comic masterpieces -- two novels and a story collection -- from the author Christopher Hitchens calls "the gold standard of English wit." (GBR519, $18.95)
Karen Brown's England,Charming Bed & Breakfasts • June Brown GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 300 PAGES A survey of highly recommended bed and breakfasts throighout England. (GBR308, $19.95)
Kidnapped • Robert Louis Stevenson LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 240 PAGES Set in 18th-century Scotland after the Jacobite Rebellion, this is a story of attempted murder, shipwreck, and kidnapping as told by a young Whig who has been deceived by his missing uncle. With great feeling for the Scottish landscape, history, and the local atmosphere, this classic tale of the conflict between Lowlanders and Highlanders mirrors the split sympathies of the author himself. (SCT02, $9.00)
A Killer in Winter • Susanna Gregory LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 488 PAGES In 14th century Cambridge, physician and forensic specialist Matthew Bartholomew is reluctantly drawn back into the circle of an old love when her wealthy husband is murdered. Third in the series. (GBR630, $7.99)
King Arthur and His Knights • Eugene Vinaver LITERATURE • 1975 • PAPER • 231 PAGES This volume includes English Arthurian fiction directly attributable to Malory's original tales -- including thoroughly readable accounts of the exploits of King Arthur, Merlin, Sir Lancelot, Gawain and the Green Knight, and the legend of the Holy Grail. (GBR90, $19.99)
King Hereafter, A Novel • Dorothy Dunnett LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 721 PAGES Another in the wildly popular historical tales by Dorothy Dunnett, this one the story of Macbeth retold as a Norse saga. Lady Godiva makes a cameo. (GBR489, $17.95)
Knopf Guide England and Wales • Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 560 PAGES An excellent guide to the culture, history and sights of England and Wales. Like other Knopf guides, this volume is heavily illustrated with over a thousand color illustrations to accompany you on your tour of the British Isles. With tips on transportation, lodging, dining and shopping. (GBR191, $28.95)
Lady Godiva, A Literary History of the Legend • Daniel Donoghue BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A scholarly study of the origins, reality and significance of the story of a naked lady on a horse in 11th-century Coventry. Though based on the life of an actual woman, Donogue (Professor of English and American literature and language at Harvard) shows that such a ride probably never happened. Donoghue does a marvelous job of tracing the history of the delicious myth in its many forms from medieval times to the present. How can you go wrong with a tale of lords, ladies, nudity and taxes? (GBR478, $27.95)
Land's End/Penzance & St Ives • Ordnance Survey 1996 • MAP A detailed topographic map of the region with walking trails and landmarks at a scale of 1:25,000. One Side. 38x50 inches. (GBR343, $23.95)
Lands End, The Lizard Map • Ordnance Survey MAP A detailed map of the most southwestern portion of England, which covers much of the western part of Cornwall. Scale 1:50,000. One Side. 35x39 inches. (GBR123, $19.95)
Last Bus to Woodstock • Colin Dexter MYSTERY • 1996 • PAPER • 288 PAGES An Inspector Morse mystery set in a small town outside Oxford (GBR451, $7.99)
The Last Chronicle of Barset • Anthony Trollope LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 928 PAGES First published in 1867, this the final volume in Trollope's trilogy that also includes The Warden and Barchester Towers. (GBR441, $14.00)
The Last Detective • Peter Lovesey MYSTERY • 2000 • PAPER • 368 PAGES This sophisticated gumshoe novel features an old-fashioned detective, a drowned BBC actress, a pair of stolen Jane Austen letters and a suspenseful chase through the Roman baths of Bath. (GBR314, $13.00)
Le Morte Darthur, The Winchester Manuscript • Thomas Malory • Helen A. Cooper LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 616 PAGES One of the most complete collections of Arthurian legends as compiled and interpretted by Thomas Malory in 1470, presented here with explanatory notes. (GBR442, $16.95)
Letters from London • Julian Barnes CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1995 • PAPER • 320 PAGES This sparkling collection of essays by the brilliant novelist Julian Barnes hones in on the social complexity and political reality of modern day England. Originally published in the "New Yorker," these always-on-target essays range from Thatcherite Britain to the foibles of the royals. A dedicated francophile, he also meditates at length on the historic cross-channel animosity. (GBR14, $16.95)
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit • Charles Dickens LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 864 PAGES This satirical novel, his sixth, is one of Dicken's few that leaves Mother England for a extended (and caustic) foray onto American shores. Not surprisingly, it followed the author's first voyage to America. (GBR462, $14.00)
The Life and Death of King John • Claire McEachern • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 104 PAGES The Penguin Classics edition, edited by Claire McEachern. (GBR613, $8.00)
Life in the English Country House, A Social and Architectural History • Mark Girouard ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1994 • PAPER • 432 PAGES A celebrated social and architectural history of life in English country houses, fully illustrated in black and white and color, first published in 1978. Girouard traces the history of these houses from medieval times to World War II. The Guardian said that Girouard has "no equal in describing social and political change in architectural terms." Based on the author's lectures at Oxford in 1975-76. (GBR221, $45.00)
The Life of Isaac Newton • Richard S. Westfall BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1994 • PAPER • 328 PAGES A lively, scholarly biography of Isaac Newton for the general reader, following the scientist from his boyhood in Woolsthorpe to his achievements at Cambridge University. It's condensed from Westfall's definitive 900-page "Never at Rest," which focuses on the scientific details of Newton's work. (SCI06, $27.99)
The Lighthouse • P. D. James MYSTERY • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Another exceptionally clever detective story by the masterful PD (does it stand for pure delight?) James, who celebrated her 85th birthday with the publication of this 13th book featuring Scotland Yard's Commander Adam Dalgliesh. Set on an island off Cornwell -- where you can almost hear the crashing of waves and the taste of the salt air -- an unpleasant and famous novelist is bizarrely murdered. It's the classic whodunit, deftly handled. (GBR604, $15.00)
The Lindisfarne Gospels • Janet Backhouse RELIGION • 1993 • PAPER • 96 PAGES A detailed, illustrated history of the illuminated manuscripts produced by the monks of the Lindisfarne monastery in Northumbria. All the major pages and many details of the manuscript are reproduced in full color. It's a handsome introduction for anyone with an interest in manuscript illustration and the early history of Celtic Britain. Janet Backhouse is curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library (GBR201, $14.95)
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England • Antonia Fraser HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 384 PAGES Lady Antonia Fraser gathers eight British historians for this fully illustrated, engaging history of the monarchy, updated to include a new chapter on the House of Windsor. It's a tremendous resource on English royalty, chock full of personality, incident and scandal. Fraser, who has made her career chronicling the lives of the royals, has also written memorably about Mary Queen of Scots and the Wives of Henry the VIII. (GBR160, $34.95)
London Perceived • Evelyn Hofer • V. S. Pritchett CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2002 • PAPER • 214 PAGES A love letter to the city -- which Pritchett endearingly calls a splodge -- and especially of the life of the place. In his mind, London means experience, and in these pages he wanders (often in the company of great authors from times past) through the neighborhoods, parks, palaces, pubs, markets, cemeteries and backwaters of the city. Prichett's eloquent riffs are accompanied by handsome black-and-white photographs by Evelyn Hofer. First published in 1962. (GBR310, $19.95)
London, A History • A.N. Wilson HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A brief, evocative meditation on the rich and varied history of England's capital city by the prolific British writer, critic and historian. Wilson examines London through several lenses, using humor and insight to discuss art, architecture, politics and culture. (GBR480, $14.00)
London, A Social History • Roy Porter HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A short, illustrated history of London, chronicling the city from its origins as an outpost of the Roman Empire through medieval hub, Renaissance center and imperial capital. A professor of history at University College, Porter is a marvelous guide. (GBR59, $20.95)
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner • Alan Sillitoe LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 176 PAGES Powerful tales of working-class English youth in 1950s Nottingham, including the title story, an inspiring piece where a young man expresses rebellion through running. (GBR389, $14.00)
Lonely Planet Great Britain • Tom Smallman • Bryn Thomas • Pat Yale GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 1056 PAGES A practical guide to Great Britain covering England, Scotland and Wales. Featuring introductions to each country's culture, art and history, along with 160 maps and a great deal of practical information, this is an extremely useful guide for the independent traveler. It also includes extensive information on travel in London, including color maps. (GBR202, $29.99)
The Longitude Prize • Joan Dash • Dusan Petricic LITERATURE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 208 PAGES Excellent reading for young readers ages 9-12, Dash tells the story of an 18th century prize offered by the British government to the inventor of a device that can accurately measure a ship's longitude at sea. The protagonist, John Harrison, invents a functional clock, but his acceptance into the scientific world and aristocratic society is hindered by his lack of formal education. (GBR193, $17.00)
Looking for Class, Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge • Bruce Feiler TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2003 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A witty, charming and astutely observed account of an American graduate student's year spent in the halls of England's most prestigious academic institutions. From the accomplished author of "Learning to Bow" and "Walking the Bible" (GBR467, $14.95)
Lorna Doone • R.D. Blackmore LITERATURE • 2009 • PAPER • 680 PAGES A classic originally published in 1869, this historical novel is set at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion in the 17th century during the reign of Charles II. A yeoman farmer living in Exmoor plans to rescue and marry a young aristocrat whose family killed his father. (GBR83, $13.95)
Lost Balls: Great Holes, Tough Shots and Bad Lies • Charles Lindsay • John Updike SPORT • 2005 • HARD COVER • 128 PAGES A lighthearted collection of photographs of the world's great golf courses and many ways one can lose a ball. With a forward by John Updike. (GOL04, $29.99)
The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World • Jenny Uglow HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 608 PAGES A marvelous, affectionate portait of five individuals, friends and associates, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestly, Matthew Boulton, James Watt and Josiah Wedgewood. The idea was that the men would get together and exchange a few ideas. They ended up as key players in the Industrial Revolution. Uglow captures the spirit and character of the men and the times. (GBR419, $22.00)
The Mabinogion • Jeffrey Gantz LITERATURE • 1976 • PAPER • 310 PAGES These eleven Welsh stories, beautiful in their strangeness, combine fact with fantasy, myth with history and folklore, into one of the great Welsh epics, the only Welsh collection that survived. Composed orally over the centuries, passed down and embellished by storytellers, finally written down in the 13th century, this is the story of Welsh history, full of heroics and the idealistic world of Celtic Britain, with Arthur's court as the backdrop. (GBR67, $13.00)
Macbeth • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 214 PAGES This edition of the Bard's tragedy is heavily footnoted, providing lots of commentary on the immortal text. Set in Scotland. (SCT75, $5.95)
Making of the Middle Ages • Richard W. Southern HISTORY • 1953 • PAPER A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)
Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)
Manchester/Bolton & Warrington Map • Ordnance Survey 2002 • MAP A detailed topographic map of the Manchester region at a scale of 1:50,000. One Side. 35x40 inches. (GBR400, $19.95)
The Map That Changed the World, William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology • Simon Winchester HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER A glimpse into the life of William Smith, a nineteenth-century engineer who became the founding father of modern geology, explores his creation of a lavish map detailing his discovery that rocks consist of many different layers. (GBR607, $14.99)
Maps for Lost Lovers • Nadeem Aslam LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A well-wrought novel about a Pakistani family living near London, the cultural and personal conflicts of immigrant communities and one woman's struggles with her faith in Islam. Winner of the 2005 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. (GBR567, $14.95)
Marlborough, His Life and Times, Volume I • Winston S. Churchill BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 1050 PAGES Part one in the definitive biography of the great English military commander John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough. Written by Winston Churchill, his direct descendent, the book is both a comprehensive portrait of the man and an exhaustive account of his many victories on the battlefield. (GBR581, $45.00)
Marlborough, His Life and Times, Volume II • Winston S. Churchill BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 1080 PAGES Part two in the definitive biography of the great English military commander John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough. Written by Winston Churchill, his direct descendent, the book is both a comprehensive portrait of the man and an exhaustive account of his many victories on the battlefield. (GBR582, $45.00)
Mary Queen of Scots • Antonia Fraser BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 613 PAGES Claimant to the thrones of two nations by her royal birth, Mary lost her head by scandalizing her world with a foolish passion. Betrayed by those she trusted, she lost the power game to her cousin Elizabeth I. This richly readable biography, the story of a legend who was loved even en route to her death, illuminates Mary's age as well as the figure herself. (SCT01, $20.00)
The Mayor of Casterbridge • Thomas Hardy LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 416 PAGES This ultimately tragic tale is set among the rural folk in Hardy's now-famous county of Wessex, a fictional stand-in for Dorest in Southwest England. (GBR453, $9.00)
The Meaning of Everything, The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary • Simon Winchester HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion by the celebrated author of The Professor and the Madman. (GBR608, $19.99)
Media and the British Empire • Chandrika Kaul HISTORY • 2006 • HARD COVER • 256 PAGES A scholarly analysis of how the media shaped and defined the economic, social, political and cultural dynamics of the British Empire. (GBR680, $100.00)
Medieval Art • Marilyn Stokstad ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2004 • PAPER • 446 PAGES Filled with hundreds of illustrations, this comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe describes the social and cultural significance of many of the works of the period. (EUR91, $69.00)
Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe • C.H. Lawrence HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 321 PAGES A study of the economic, social, and cultural roles of religious orders in medieval Western Europe. Expanded third edition. (EUR197, $55.00)
Menagerie Manor • Gerald Malcolm Durrell TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2007 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Another delightful tale from the charming Durrell, who treats us to the story of how he and his wife founded their own private zoo on an island in the English Channel. (GBR684, $14.00)
The Merry Wives of Windsor • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 179 PAGES Shakespeare's farce that finds Henry IV's Falstaff transplanted to the genre of comedy. (GBR458, $8.00)
MI6, Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service • Stephen Dorril HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 928 PAGES An expose of the foreign division of the UK's intelligence service -- the employer of the mythical James Bond. In this enormous tome, Dorril unearths the controversies surrounding the agency since its founding mission to keep a watch on the Soviet Union in the early 20th century. Includes failed assassination attempts, international debacles and a critique of the extraordinary influence of the powerful agency. (SPY09, $23.95)
Military Intelligence Blunders and Cover-Ups • John Hughes-Wilson HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER A former British intelligence officer, Colonel Hughes-Wilson offers an insider's perspective in this provocative roundup of information gone terrible wrong from Pearl Harbor to the Tet offensive, Yom Kippur War, Falkland Islands conflict, Kuwait and 9/11. (SPY24, $15.00)
The Mists of Avalon • Marion Zimmer Bradley LITERATURE • 1987 • PAPER • 912 PAGES This novel retells the legends of King Arthur through the perspective of Guinevere and Morgan Le Fay. (GBR443, $18.00)
Modern Wales, A Concise History • Gareth Elwyn Jones HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 395 PAGES A scholarly, informative survey of the recent history of Wales. This highly regarded book covers the economical, political and educational factors that have shaped present day Wales. Now in its second edition, with a new chapter and updated reference material. (GBR133, $44.99)
A Morbid Taste for Bones • Ellis Peters MYSTERY • 1994 • PAPER • 197 PAGES The first entry in prolific novelist Edith Pargeter's (aka Ellis Peters) popular "Chronicles of Brother Cadfael" series. In this historical mystery, 11th century monk and head of Shrewsbury Abbey Brother Cadfael travels to a small Welsh village to retrieve the relics of St. Winifred. A murder ensues and Cadfael must investigate. Followed by 19 other Cadfael Mysteries. (GBR166, $7.99)
Mrs. Dalloway • Virginia Woolf LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 216 PAGES A day in the life. (GBR464, $13.00)
Much Ado About Nothing • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 304 PAGES In the New Cambridge Shakespeare series. (GBR474, $19.99)
Murder in the Cathedral • T. S. Eliot LITERATURE • 1964 • PAPER • 88 PAGES The murder of Thomas Becket of Canterbury in 1170 is dramatized in this poetic play by T. S. Eliot, first performed at the Canterbury festival in 1935. (GBR251, $9.00)
Murder in the Queen's Armes • Aaron J. Elkins MYSTERY • 2005 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A vanishing skull and a mysterious body all point toward one thing -- murder -- in the third installment of the popular Gideon Oliver series. The forensic anthropologist's honeymoon in England unexpectedly becomes a dangerous case of villainy, and the aging, yet horny, Oliver, with the frequent aid of his park ranger wife Julie and FBI friend, John Lau, decides to take another case. (GBR650, $7.99)
My Early Life, 1874-1904 • Winston S. Churchill • William Manchester BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1996 • PAPER • 400 PAGES Churchill's memoir of his first 30 years, written with considerable hindsight in 1930. His childhood, education, experiences as a war correspondent and early dabblings in politics are all addressed. (GBR580, $20.00)
National Geographic Great Britain • National Geographic GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A compact guidebook to Great Britain, published by National Geographic in its attractive, visual style. It features many color photographs, maps and good information history, nature, culture and travel. (GBR594, $27.95)
Nelson's Navy, The Ships, Men, and Organization, 1793-1815 • Brian Lavery HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 352 PAGES An oversize, encyclopedic resource on the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars covering ships, naval administration, life at sea, fighting tactics and more. With 400 illustrations. (GBR385, $47.95)
Nelson's Ships, A Comprehensive History of the Ships in Which He Served • Peter Goodwin HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 192 PAGES A survey of every ship on which Lord Nelson served with 100 photos and illustrations. (GBR384, $39.95)
The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs • John Foxe • Harold J. Chadwick RELIGION • 2001 • PAPER • 442 PAGES A 16th-century collection of accounts of protestant martyrs. (GBR446, $15.99)
The Normans • Trevor Rowley HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 272 PAGES An archaeological perspective on the Normans with a good, illustrated chapter on Norman castles. (EUR176, $27.50)
Northanger Abbey • Jane Austen LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 219 PAGES Jane Austen's first novel parodies the Gothic thrillers of her day. Catherine Morland is a country girl spending a season in sophisticated Bath, where she falls for Henry Tilney, who invites her home to his possibly haunted mansion. Austen's wit is as keen as ever in this ruthless depiction of English high society. (GBR313, $8.00)
Northumbria Walks • Jarold Staff GUIDEBOOK • 1993 • PAPER • 80 PAGES This compact Pathfinder Guide details 28 walking tours, from 3 to 12 miles, graded and color-coded in order of difficulty. (GBR303, $14.95)
The Norton Shakespeare • William Shakespeare • Stephen Greenblatt • Walter Cohen • Jean E. Howard • Katharine Eisaman Maus LITERATURE • 1997 • HARD COVER • 3392 PAGES Professor Coppelia Kahn at Brown (our alma mater) recommends this edition with enthusiasm. To quote: "This is the state-of-the-art, students' edition of Shakespeare, whatever the students' age. The Norton Shakespeare has what other editions lack: helpful, necessary notes on allusions and word meanings, and highly readable, stimulating introductions to each play." This big book is organized into four sections: Romances and Poems, Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories (also available as four individual paper editions). Based on the ground-breaking Oxford edition, the plays are presented in an easy-to-read single-column with marginal glosses. The book is the product of a collaboration between teams of editors at Oxford and Norton. (GBR471, $65.00)
Off in a Boat, Hebridean Voyage • Neil Miller Gunn TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1990 • PAPER • 348 PAGES A classic tale of a 1930s voyage through the Hebrides by the well regarded Scottish novelist, (who quit his dull job with the civil service, sold his house, bought a useless boat, and tooled around the Inner Hebrides. Gunn captures the romance and exhilaration of a small boat voy age, interweaving his own adventures with Norse and Celtic tales. (GBR66, $18.95)
Offshore • Penelope Fitzgerald LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 141 PAGES Penelope Fitzgerald won the 1979 Booker Prize for this slim, delicate novel, which illustrates the lives of a motley assortment of houseboat-dwellers on the Thames River in the 1960's. Fitzgerald, one of the great prose stylists of the 20th century, is gentle, but incisive with her characterizations. As a former houseboat-dweller herself, she knew of what she wrote. (GBR329, $12.95)
Oliver Cromwell Historical Association Studies • Peter Gaunt HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 272 PAGES (GBR217, $37.95)
Oliver Cromwell Profiles in Power • Barry Coward HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 204 PAGES A brief, cogent introduction to Cromwell's political career. (GBR218, $35.80)
Oliver Twist • Charles Dickens LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 362 PAGES A Dickens' favorite, featuring his most popular orphan hero. (GBR461, $3.50)
Original Sin • P.D. James MYSTERY • 2009 • PAPER • 512 PAGES Master of the British murder mystery, P.D. James brings back Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh for this whodunit in which prominent members of the publishing industry are dropping dead. (GBR409, $15.95)
Othello • William Shakespeare • Roma Gill LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 176 PAGES This Oxford School Shakespeare edition of Othello is nicely footnoted, providing lots of commentary on the immortal text. Set in Venice. (ITL527, $7.95)
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare • Michael Dobson • Stanley Wells LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 572 PAGES Using the same format as The Oxford Shakespeare, this authoritative study of Shakespeare covers a wealth of topics to guide the reader through the times and works of the Bard. An essential read for the student or lover of Shakespeare. (GBR655, $43.95)
The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain • Kenneth O. Morgan HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 646 PAGES A sweeping history of Britain with contributions by ten scholars. It's a popular standard reference much enhanced by drawings, illustrations, charts and tables. (GBR227, $31.95)
Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England • Nigel Saul HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A well-illustrated, authoritative overview of Medieval England with much to offer the general reader. (GBR545, $28.95)
Oxford Map • Ordnance Survey MAP This detailed, double-sided Ordnance Survey Explorer's map shows parts of the Thames Path, Oxford Canal Walk, Oxfordshire Way and other walks in the countryside at a scale of 1:250,000. Two Sides. 35x40 inches. (GBR243, $23.95)
The Oxford Movement in Context, Anglican High Churchmanship, 1760-1857 • Peter B. Nockles ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 216 PAGES A highly regarded study of the Oxford Movement and Anglicanism, first published in 1994. (GBR215, $55.00)
The Oxford Shakespeare, The Complete Works • William Shakespeare • Gary Taylor • John Jowett • William Montgomery • Stanley Wells LITERATURE • 2005 • HARD COVER • 1424 PAGES This tome is the authority in Shakespearean scholarship. In addition to the complete works, the book contains a general introduction, a brief introduction to each work and an abundance of secondary material, including a glossary, an index of characters, an index of first lines of the Sonnets and other useful and illuminating essays. (GBR654, $40.00)
Oxford, A Cultural and Literary Companion • David Horan GUIDEBOOK • 1999 • PAPER • 246 PAGES A volume in the erudite series "Cities of the Imagination," this guide to the city and university focuses on the many writers and historic personalities from King Charles to Shelley, Christopher Wren, Oscar Wilde, Dr. Johnson, Alice of the Looking Glass, and C.S. Lewis. (GBR239, $15.00)
The Painted Veil • W. Somerset Maugham LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Somerset's moving novel of love and betrayal set in 1920s China. It tells the story of a beautiful English woman, her hasty marriage to an arrogant doctor, move to Hong Kong, her love affair and subsequent redemption in a remote Chinese village in the midst of a cholera epidemic. The film, released in 2006, stars Edward Norton and Naomi Watts. Greta Garbo and Herbert Marshall starred in the 1934 original. (HKG28, $15.00)
Painting in Britain, 1530-1790 • Ellis Waterhouse ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1994 • PAPER • 394 PAGES A comprehensive study of painting of the period, both scholarly and readable. (GBR225, $38.00)
A Pair of Blue Eyes • Thomas Hardy LITERATURE • 2009 • PAPER • 374 PAGES One of Hardy's lesser-known novels -- tragic, romantic -- and set squarely in Cornwall. (GBR359, $11.95)
Pallas Guide East Anglia: Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk • Peter Sager GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 580 PAGES A comprehensive, illustrated guide, with a focus on art, architecture, monuments and history. Much more indepth than even a Blue Guide, this book functions as much as a handbook and cultural history as guide. (GBR322, $35.00)
Passport United Kingdom: Your Pocket Guide to British Business, Customs & Etiquette • Timothy Harper • Barbara Szerlip • Tom Watson GUIDEBOOK • 1996 • PAPER • 96 PAGES A guide to British etiquette, manners, and all the other details of local customs that make Great Britain unique. Designed particularly for the business traveler. (GBR230, $6.95)
Pauline Frommer's London: Spend less see more • Jason Cochran GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A family-friendly, quirky practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. Her motto: "Spend Less, See More." (GBR690, $16.99)
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire • Nigel Dalziel HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 144 PAGES A slim and thorough history of the British Empire from conception to collapse. Full of photographs, artworks and over 150 full-color maps. Part of Penguin's best-selling series of historical atlases. (GBR683, $20.00)
The Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland, From Earliest Times to the Present Day • Barry Cunliffe HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Barry Cunliffe, an archaeologist and colleagues trace key events from the earliest settlements through the Roman and Norman conquests, the Civil War, the World Wars, and the rise and fall of the British Empire in this richly illustrated, accessible history. A social as well as political history, the book looks at the life of society, focusing on such subjects as the growth of towns, the changing languages of the British Isles, women's suffrage, and the ascent of Victorian seaside resorts and suburburbanization. (GBR624, $35.00)
Persuasion • Jane Austen LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 236 PAGES Set in Lyme Regis and Bath, this novel is possibly Austen's most mature finished work. Certainly it features her most mature heroine. There's particular pleasure for Bath-goers here, as much of the final action unfolds in streets and buildings that exist in Bath to this day. (GBR208, $5.95)
The Pickwick Papers • Charles Dickens LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 800 PAGES First published in installments in 1836 and wildly successful in its day, this is the book that launched Dickens' career. It tells of Samuel Pickwick's highly comedic adventures in the wide world, including a riotous sequence among the aristocrats of Bath. (GBR316, $13.00)
Picture History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present • William H. Miller HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 134 PAGES A portrait of the great 20th-century ocean liners. Included in all their majesty are the Viceroy of India, the Orion, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Windsor Castle, Pacific Princess, Royal Princess Crown Princess, and Aurora. With 200 black and white photographs and informative captions. (OCE83, $19.95)
The Pillars of the Earth • Ken Follett LITERATURE • 2010 • PAPER • 976 PAGES In a time of civil war, famine and religious strife in 12th-century England, there rises a magnificent Cathedral in Kingsbridge in this epic novel. Against this backdrop, lives entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse. (GBR226, $22.00)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists • Gideon Defoe LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES In this madcap novel, the Pirate Captain and his motley crew conspire to attack the Beagle, believing it to be a gold-laden ship belonging to the Bank of England. When they are confronted, instead, with Darwin and his collection of monkeys, they agree to help rescue Darwin's brother from the sinister Bishop of Oxford. Defoe's tale is more fantasy than fact, but it might entince you to learn more about Darwin's life. Both children (ages 12 and up) and adults will enjoy the book's Monty Pythonesque humor. (GBR585, $15.95)
A Plague on Both Your Houses • Susanna Gregory LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 416 PAGES The first book in Susanna Gregory's Matthew Bartholomew chronicles. In 14th century Cambridge, physician and medieval detective Matthew Bartholomew and his friend Brother Michael investigate the murder of a man found tied to a waterwheel. But their case falls apart with the arrival of the Black Death in Cambridge (GBR631, $7.99)
Players of Shakespeare 1, Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Twelve Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company • Philip Brockbank LITERATURE • 1988 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Twelve outstanding actors give accounts of their preparation and performance in Royal Shakespeare Company productions in this rich and illuminating text. The reader is permitted a rare glimpse into the creative process of an actor at the highest level. (GBR658, $44.00)
Players of Shakespeare 2, Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company • Russell Jackson • Robert Smallwood LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 216 PAGES Fourteen essays by actors in the Royal Shakespeare Company shed light on their experiences being in various productions from 1982 to 1987. They delve into the details of the characters they played, illuminating subtelties rarely observed. (GBR659, $35.00)
Players of Shakespeare 3, Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company • Russell Jackson • Robert Smallwood LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 236 PAGES Thirteen actors in the Royal Shakespeare Company offer their insights into the creative process of bringing a role to life, in productions from 1987 to 1991. The plays covered include many well-known titles, but also offer the reader a rare glimpse into productions of Cymbeline, Titus Andronicus and more. (GBR660, $38.00)
Players of Shakespeare 4, Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company • Robert Smallwood LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 222 PAGES Featuring essays from twelve top-notch actors in the Royal Shakespeare Company, this collection is a witty and thoughtful discussion of Shakespeare's works through the eyes of the artists who play in them. (GBR661, $38.00)
Players of Shakespeare 5 • Robert Smallwood LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 244 PAGES The fifth volume of collected essays by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. They offer enlightening insight on the creative process of bringing a Shakespearean role to the stage. These twelve essays concern productions from 1999 to 2002. (GBR662, $38.00)
Players of Shakespeare 6, Essays in the Performance of Shakespeare's History Plays • Robert Smallwood LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 236 PAGES The sixth volume of collected essays by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. (GBR663, $62.99)
The Poems of Edward Thomas • Edward Thomas • Peter Sacks LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 148 PAGES A collection of poetry from the England's Edward Thomas, a friend to Robert Frost whose poems evoke the English countryside and the perils of war. Thomas was killed in action in WWI. (GBR601, $17.00)
Poems: Wordsworth • William Wordsworth • Peter Washington LITERATURE • 1995 • HARD COVER • 256 PAGES An Everyman's Library collection of Wordsworth's poetry. (GBR557, $13.50)
Polly, The True Story Behind Whiskey Galore • Roger Hutchinson HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 155 PAGES A history of the famous wreck of the S.S. Politician in the outer Hebrides in 1941. The ship was full of whiskey, the locals seized it, and the subsequent wrangling pitted the Hebrideans against the ship's owners. It's the event that is the basis for the novel and film Whisky Galore. (GBR65, $18.00)
Possession, A Romance • A.S. Byatt LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 576 PAGES Byatt's jam-packed novel is a master class in literary forms. For it, she wrote all of the following and then some: Victorian verse, Breton fairy tales, literary biography, lesbian criticism, love letters and 19th-century diary entries, not to mention the novel itself. We recommend it for readers generally, but most particularly for travelers to the Breton Coast, who will find some wonderfully evocative prose (and those fairy tales!). (FRN355, $16.00)
The Pre-Raphaelites • Timothy Hilton ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1988 • PAPER • 216 PAGES Often ignored, yet important, this superb book analyzes the Pre-Raphaelites painters and paintings in the context of their Victorian era. With over 150 illustrations, almost every major and many minor painting are discussed. An entry in the "World of Art" series. (GBR181, $19.95)
The Pre-Raphaelites, Romance and Realism • Laurence Des Cars ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A slim book in the excellent "Discoveries" series, this pocket-size art history introduces the Pre-Raphaelite artists, their subjects, art and intentions. The book includes 125 illustrations, mini-biographies of the major players and a section of primary-source documents. (ART11, $12.95)
Prehistoric Britain • Timothy Darvill ARCHAEOLOGY • 2010 • PAPER • 394 PAGES An archaeological history examining the development of societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman conquest of 43 AD. (GBR539, $44.95)
Pride and Prejudice • Jane Austen LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 384 PAGES Austen's favorite of all her novels, this comedy follows the romantic fortunes of the Bennet sisters, who in the absence of any monetary advantages must win their husbands with wit (Elizabeth), sweetness (Jane) or threat of legal action (Lydia). The action unfolds mostly in Hampshire, where Austen was born and raised. (GBR324, $7.95)
The Princes in the Tower • Alison Weir HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 287 PAGES This fascinating historical who-dun-it probes the enduring murder mystery involving the boy king, Edward V, and his brother Richard, Duke of York. Reconstructing the chain of events -- including rivalry, ambition, intrigue and the power struggle that led to Richard III's securing the throne -- it also provides a solution to the puzzle. (GBR75, $16.00)
The Professor and the Madman • Simon Winchester HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 242 PAGES Subtitled "A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary," this is the bizarre true story behind the birth of the enormous dictionary and two men -- one a scholarly editor, the other a mentally ill, convicted murderer -- who contributed to its creation. In part it's a fascinating and powerful dual biography of very different men who shared a similar love of language. It is also an inside look at the massive 70 year process of assembling the world's most famous dictionary. (GBR178, $14.99)
The Professor and the Madman (Audio) • Simon Winchester HISTORY • 2005 • AUDIO CD An audio version of the bizarre true story behind the birth of the Oxford English Dictionary and two men -- one a scholarly editor, the other a mentally ill, convicted murderer -- who contributed to its creation. (GBR606, $14.95)
The Puppet Masters: Spies, Traitors & the Real Forces Behind World Events • John Hughes-Wilson HISTORY • 2004 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES A former British military intelligence officer looks at the role of espionage in major world events. (SPY23, $34.95)
The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels • Nancy Mitford LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 480 PAGES Two semi-autobiographical and slyly satirical novels following the lives and loves of aristocratic Englishwomen in the years before WWII. (GBR602, $15.95)
Pygmalion • George Bernard Shaw LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 176 PAGES George Bernard Shaw's renowned adaptation of Ovid's classic myth, set in 19th-century London. Shaw's play features Professor Henry Higgins, who tries to transform east-ender Eliza Doolittle into a proper English lady. Unlike Ovid's Galatea, Higgins' independent-minded love interest does not acquiesce. Later adapted for musical theatre and the screen as My Fair Lady. (GBR534, $10.00)
Queen Elizabeth I • J.E. Neale BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1992 • PAPER • 424 PAGES This classic biography, which has received both scholarly and popular acclaim, covers every aspect of the life and rule of this strong-minded, independent woman in an age of masculine power. (GBR76, $16.95)
Queen Mary 2, The Greatest Ocean Liner of Our Time • John Maxtone-Graham • Harvey Lloyd HISTORY • 2004 • HARD COVER • 208 PAGES A sumptuous celebration of the largest luxury liner afloat, published with Cunard's blessing, written by the always wonderful, entertaining and informative John Maxtone-Graham and with photographs by Harvey Lloyd. (OCE82, $50.00)
Recollections of a Happy Life, Being the Autobiography of Marianne North • Marianne North EXPLORATION • 1994 • PAPER • 400 PAGES An account of the tropical journeys of 19th-century British botanist and painter Marianne North, who traveled widely through the Caribbean, Brazil , South Africa and the Indian Ocean. A contemporary of Charles Darwin (who encouraged her to travel to Australia), North now has paintings on permanent display at Kew gardens. (GBR328, $25.00)
The Remains of the Day • Kazuo Ishiguro LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A Booker-Prize winning novel of an impeccable English butler whose dedication to his job and the stability it provides his life is challenged by the changes wrought during World War II. (GBR523, $15.00)
Reporting the Raj: The British Press and India, c. 1880-1922 • Chandrika Kaul HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 272 PAGES Kaul reveals the manipulative control of the British over the press during their occupation of India at the turn of the 20th century. Between World War I and Gandhi, the Raj underwent massive transformations that were misreported and falsified by the dominating British Empire. With 14 black-and-white illustrations. (IDA334, $30.00)
Richard II • Gurr • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 1988 • PAPER • 153 PAGES A fine paperback edition of the classic play. (GBR177, $18.99)
Richard III • Paul Werstine • Barbara Mowat • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 369 PAGES A volume in the New Folger Library Shakespeare Series, this edition of Richard III features annotations and critical analysis. (TTR07, $4.99)
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire • Lawrence James HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 704 PAGES An epic history of the empire's achievements from 1600 to the present, Lawrence spices the book with quotes from private letters and diaries -- and good writing. He captures the mission and destiny that drove adventurers and explorers to travel the world in the name of God and king. From the imperial adventures of Drake to Lawrence of Arabia, the impact of the empire on natives, colonials, and the British at home, the lure of wealth tempered by moral misgivings, British sea power, the American War of Independence. (GBR72, $24.99)
The Rivals • Richard Brinsley Sheridan LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 98 PAGES An English comedy of manners, first published in 1776 and set in Bath. (GBR438, $10.95)
Rob Roy • Sir Walter Scott LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 501 PAGES Adventure in the highlands of 18th-century Scotland starring the dashing outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. Part of the "Penguin Classics" series, this book contains explanatory notes and an introduction that sets it in its historical context. (SCT20, $11.00)
Robin Hood, A Mythic Biography • Stephen Knight BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • HARD COVER • 247 PAGES The man may never have existed but the tale of Robin Hood, perennially popular, has re-appeared over the ages in a variety of guises. Stephen Knight traces the evolution of the beloved hero and outlaw. (GBR488, $27.95)
Roman Britain • Martin Millett ARCHAEOLOGY • 2006 • PAPER • 144 PAGES Millett draws on archaeological and historical sources to examine the cultural, social and economic impact of 400 years of Roman rule. (GBR638, $22.95)
Roman Britain, A New History • Guy De La Bedoyere HISTORY • 2010 • PAPER • 288 PAGES An illustrated chronicle of Britain as a Roman province places the region's conquest and occupation by Rome within a larger context of Romano-British society, in an account that includes coverage of such topics as the construction of Hadrian's Wall, the rule of the emperor Honorius, and the recent archaeological discovery of the Colchester stadium. (GBR620, $39.95)
Roman Britain, A Very Short Introduction • Peter Salway ARCHAEOLOGY • 2002 • PAPER • 88 PAGES An excellent, brief overview of the Roman period in Britain by a leading specialist. (GBR541, $11.95)
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult • Joseph Bedier • Hillaire Belloc LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 205 PAGES This chivalric myth -- of Arthurian fame -- features a Cornish knight and an Irish princess who are under a spell of love. It's Joseph Bedier's translation (Belloc rendered Bedier's French into English in the early 1900s). (GBR246, $13.00)
Rough Guide Bristol, Bath & Somerset • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 312 PAGES A comprehensive regional guide featuring excellent local maps, travel information and suggested routes. (GBR42, $18.99)
Rough Guide Lake District • Jules Brown GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 272 PAGES This comprehensive practical guide is an excellent choice for the independent traveler in England's Lake District. It includes a good overview of history, culture and nature and authoritative touring advice. (GBR364, $19.99)
Rough Guide Wales • Mike Parker • Paul Whitfield GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 528 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Wales in the British series, nicely balanced between practical travel details and an overview of the history and culture. With suggested walks, sketch maps accommodations and practicalities. (GBR140, $21.99)
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders • John Clifford Mortimer MYSTERY • 2005 • PAPER • 224 PAGES The story of curmudgeonly London barrister Horace Rumpole's first client. (GBR622, $14.00)
Rumpole and the Primose Path • John Clifford Mortimer MYSTERY • 2004 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A collection of stories revolving around curmudgeonly London barrister Horace Rumpole. (GBR623, $15.00)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Major Works • H.J. Jackson • Samuel Taylor Coleridge LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 734 PAGES A collection of the greatest writing of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, including "Kubla Khan" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Many of his critical pieces, letters and other writings are also included. (GBR198, $18.95)
Scotland Map M 501 • Michelin Travel Publications 2003 • MAP A clear, colorful map of Scotland at a scale of 1:400,000, with shaded relief showing topographical features. One Side. 62x40 inches. (SCT12, $8.95)
Scotland, A Concise History • Fitzroy MacLean • Magnus Linklater HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 248 PAGES This classic, illustrated study brings Scottish history up to the present through its romantic figures and bloody battles. With 250 well-chosen and integrated illustrations, it's an excellent visual survey. Revised with an additional chapter by Magnus Linklater. (SCT15, $19.95)
The Secret Agent • Joseph Conrad LITERATURE • 1983 • PAPER • 237 PAGES This classic spy story, based on an anarchist plot to bomb Greenwich, is a chillingly prophetic examination of terrorism predating the espionage thriller. It's a fine portrait of turn-of-the-century London, featuring idealistic revolutionaries, ruthless ideologues, and an undercover counter-revolutionary mole with the mission of provoking violence to destroy the group he has infiltrated. (GBR86, $5.95)
Sense and Sensibility • Jane Austen LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 409 PAGES Set mostly in the West Country, this is the famous story of two sisters -- one prudent, discreet, and self-controlled, the other emotional, open and enthusiastic -- and the men they love. Through secrets, betrayals, and confessions, the sisters struggle to temper emotion with good sense. A hugely popular film was recently made of this famous novel. (GBR82, $7.00)
Shakespeare • F.E. Halliday BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 144 PAGES A short, expert biography of the Bard -- illustrated, incisive and compact. Halliday outlines the known events of Shakespeare's life, gives an overview of the Elizabethan era and defends poor Will from the slings and arrows of his detractors (who would attribute his plays to Francis Bacon or Ann Hathaway). Originally published in 1949 as Shakespeare and His Critics, the book is a classic (if a bit old fashioned). Park Honan's Shakespeare, A Life is a livelier, more up-to-date biography. (GBR241, $12.95)
Shakespeare • David Bevington BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A biography structured around "The Seven Ages of Man" speech from "As You Like It." Shakespeare Scholar David Bevington examines the enduring popularity of the Bard's writing, while using each life stage as a lens from which to analyze his works. (TTR04, $19.95)
Shakespeare • Michael Wood BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 352 PAGES Companion to a popular PBS documentary series, this lavishly illustrated investigation of the Bard is a nice introduction to the man and his times, delving into his personal life, his influences and his most notable works. While author Michael Wood may be prone to speculation on certain aspects of Shakespeare's life, the book is built on a foundation of solid research. (GBR473, $17.95)
Shakespeare After All • Marjorie Garber HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 1008 PAGES Harvard professor Garber employs diverse scholarly approaches in this engaging collection of her lectures on each of Shakespeare's plays, resulting in a thorough and enjoyable work of literary criticism. She provides a general overview of Shakespeare and his works while also giving great attention to the subtle detail of the individual plays. (GBR653, $22.00)
Shakespeare in Theatre, An Anthology of Criticism • Stanley Wells ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • PAPER • 360 PAGES A lively and absorbing collection about Shakespearean performances through the ages. A variety of writers, from respected Shakespearean scholars to famous novelists, recount their observations of specific actors and productions, from the 17th century to present day, in England and abroad. (GBR657, $38.50)
Shakespeare's English Kings, History, Chronicle and Drama • Peter Saccio CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A history and guide to the English kings depicted in the plays of Shakespeare, including the Richards, Henrys and Edwards. The text is designed to elucidate the how the details of the monarch's lives influenced the Bard's works. (TTR09, $19.95)
Shakespeare's Political Drama, The History Plays and the Roman Plays • Alexander Leggatt CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1990 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Leggatt examines the depiction of state and public power in the English and Roman histories. (TTR08, $41.95)
Shakespeare, A Life • Park Honan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 512 PAGES An altogether delightful, informative and up-to-date biography of the Bard, his life, his work and times. Park Honan, Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds, has also written popular biographies of Jane Austen, Matthew Arnold and Robert Browning. (GBR472, $34.95)
Shakespeare, An Oxford Guide • Stanley Wells • Lena Cowen Orlin HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 744 PAGES Presented in over 40 essays by prominent scholars, this is an engaging and expansive guide to Shakespeare and his works. Organized into four key sections. (GBR656, $52.95)
Shrewsbury Map • Ordnance Survey MAP A map of the region of Shropshire that surrounds Shrewsbury, at a great scale of 1:50,000. Published in Great Britain. One Side. 35x44 inches. (GBR172, $19.95)
A Shropshire Lad • A.E. Housman LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 64 PAGES Housman's collection of 63 poems, set in the Shropshire's countryside. (GBR445, $2.50)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight • Brian Stone LITERATURE • 1959 • PAPER • 185 PAGES Probably the most famous of the romantic tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, this is the 14th-century poem of chivalry and heroism that inspired many others in its wake. Composed by an unknown contemporary of Chaucer. (GBR247, $11.00)
Sirens Sang of Murder • Sarah Caudwell MYSTERY • 1990 • PAPER • 277 PAGES A tantalizing comic mystery set in the Channel Islands. Written by Sarah Caudwell, whose Hilary Tamar mysteries (this is the third in a series of four) have become favorites for their clever plotting and erudite wit. She immerses the reader in the legends and atmosphere of Jersey, Sark and Little Sark in this tale of death, law and taxes, all popular subjects. (GBR196, $7.99)
The Sisters, The Saga of the Mitford Family • Mary S. Lovell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • PAPER • 640 PAGES An engaging biography of the six Mitford sisters (Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah), minor English aristocracy who captivated the public with their writing, their love affairs and their politics (including forays into fascism and communism). (GBR599, $18.95)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII • Alison Weir HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 644 PAGES This compelling biography is rich in detail about England's most infamous monarch in matters concerning women. Meticulously researched, it brings both the women and their era alive. This is just one of many, many volumes on British royal history by the acclaimed author. (GBR21, $16.95)
Small Island, A Novel • Andrea Levy LITERATURE • 2010 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A marvelous novel of family, displacement, belonging, race and empire, set in an immigrant community in post-WWII London. Drawn from family history, Levy named two of her main characters, Gilbert and Hortense, after her parents, who arrived from Jamaica in 1948. Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year, the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction and the 2009 10th anniversary Best of the Oranges. (GBR560, $15.00)
Something Nasty In The Woodshed • Kyril Bonfiglioli MYSTERY • 2005 • PAPER The third episode in the British cult series starring Charlie Mortdecai, "knave-about-Piccadilly." The raffish Mortdecai, his oafish right-hand man jock, Mortdecai's mysterious and beautiful wife Johanna, and plenty of whiskey star. (GBR605, $13.95)
South East England Map, including London • Ordnance Survey MAP The map the locals depend on for traveling in the south of England, including London. Cambridge and Oxford. Nicely detailed at a scale 1:250,000. One Side. 37x50 inches. (GBR27, $14.95)
Southwest England & South Wales Map • Ordnance Survey MAP The map the locals depend on for traveling in the south of England. Nicely detailed at a scale of 1:250,000. One Side. 37x50 inches. (GBR26, $14.95)
The Spire • William Golding LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 228 PAGES Golding's allegorical tale of a man's quest to build a magnificent spire atop an English cathedral. (GBR454, $18.95)
The Spirit of St. Andrews • Alister MacKenzie • Robert Tyre Jones CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Written in 1933, master golf course architecht MacKenzie spins his knowledge of the links into this discussion of the history, equipment and architecture of the game. (GEN80, $19.00)
Stairways to the Stars, Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures • Anthony Aveni ARCHAEOLOGY • 1999 • PAPER • 230 PAGES An overview of the influence of astronomy on the design of ancient monuments and cities, focusing on Stonehenge, the Incas and the Maya. (GEN314, $18.95)
The Steel Bonnets • George MacDonald Fraser HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A masterful history of the 16th-century borderland between England and Scotland, capturing all the celebrated mayhem, blood and glory of the time in rich detail. It is the definitive history of the period, deftly written and well researched, by the prolific screenwriter of the "Three Musketeers" and author of the "Flashman" series. (SCT04, $14.95)
Stonehenge Complete • Christopher Chippindale ARCHAEOLOGY • 2012 • PAPER • 320 PAGES An excellent introduction to Europe's most mysterious ancient site. Written by a curator in the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and fully illustrated, this award-winning book includes everything important, interesting or odd ever written, painted, discovered, or felt about Stonehenge since its rediscovery in A.D. 1130. With 266 maps, illustrations and photographs. (GBR13, $24.95)
The Story of Britain • Roy Strong HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 596 PAGES A beautifully illustrated and rousing history of Britain from prehistory until the 1990s -- a balanced, well written overview of a huge subject. (GBR71, $49.95)
The Story of Greenwich • Clive Aslet HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Greenwich has a rich and tumultuous history and not just as the home of time and longitude zero. This is an illustrated history of the place and its importance, organized chronologically and with a focus on historical landmarks. (GBR145, $22.95)
Stratford Upon Avon Map • Geographers' A-Z MAP A helpful street map of Stratford Upon Avon, at a scale of 1:11,500. (GBR475, $7.95)
Strong Poison • Dorothy L. Sayers MYSTERY • 1995 • PAPER • 272 PAGES • COMING IN Lord Peter Wimsey finds himself falling for the main suspect in the murder he's investigating in this Dorothy Sayers mystery, the first to feature Harriet Vane. (GBR410, $7.99)
The Stuart Age: England, 1603-1714 • Barry Coward HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 562 PAGES A standard survey of 17th-centuy English history. (GBR548, $58.67)
Tales from Shakespeare • Mary Lamb • Charles Lamb LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 368 PAGES • FAMILY Not just for kids, a classic collection of the Bard's tales retold in prose. First published in 1807, the Lambs adapt 20 of Shakespeare's best-known tradgedies and comedies. It is both a useful introduction for children and a refresher for adults looking to brush up their Shakespeare. Aimed at 9 to 12-year-olds, the authors retain much of Shakespeare's original language. (TTR13, $4.99)
Tales of the Seal People, Scottish Folk Tales • Chad McCail • Duncan Williamson LITERATURE • 1992 • HARD COVER • 160 PAGES A collection of Scottish folk tales featuring Silkies -- the seal people who can take human shape. (SCT18, $24.95)
Talking It Over • Julian Barnes LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 272 PAGES The source material for a recent movie, the characters in this novel grapple with love and deception and Francophilia, many of the author's signature themes. After Gillian throws over safe and secure Stuart for artistic Oliver they retreat from gray England to make their home in the French Countryside. (GBR118, $16.00)
Taming of the Shrew, The Oxford Shakespeare • William Shakespeare • H.J. Oliver LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 256 PAGES This Oxford Shakespeare edition of the Bard's comedy is heavily footnoted, providing lots of commentary on the immortal text. Set in Padua. (ITL526, $10.95)
The Tempest • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 258 PAGES Shakespeare's magical play begins with Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, summoning a raging storm that leaves his enemies shipwrecked (reminiscent of a shipwreck on Bermuda during Shakespeare's time). Hard to define within his canon, this play combines Shakespeare's comedic sensibilities with the drama of his greatest tragedies. The character of Caliban, the bestial servant of Prospero, is still mentioned in modern discussions of slavery and colonialism. (BRM07, $7.95)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles • Thomas Hardy LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 592 PAGES This classic heartbreaker traces heroine Tess Durbyfield's attempts to overcome social definitions and double standards in late 19th-century Dorset. (GBR676, $9.00)
The Thames • Jonathan Schneer HISTORY • 2005 • HARD COVER • 384 PAGES Schneer places the Thames at the center of the great events of British history in this engaging, anecdotal and evocative history. Beginning in prehistoric times, and covering everything from the Magna Carta, to Turner's paintings, and the German Blitz, Schneer emphasizes how the British people have "made" the Thames. Schneer has taught at Yale and the Georgia Institute of Technology. (GBR570, $35.00)
The Theatre, A Concise History • Phyllis Hartnoll • Enoch Brater ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A fully illustrated survey of the theater from the days of the ancient Greeks to today, part of the "World of Art" series. Theater historian Phyllis Hartnoll does an admirable job covering such a large subject with clarity and brevity. (GEN213, $21.95)
Their Finest Hour (The Second World War, Volume 2) • Winston S. Churchill HISTORY • 1986 • PAPER • 683 PAGES An account of the Battle of Britain from Winston Churchill himself, volume two in his six part series on World War II. (WAR29, $20.00)
Therapy: A Novel • David Lodge LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 321 PAGES (GBR64, $16.00)
Thomas Becket • Frank Barlow BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A detailed history of the life of Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, who, after his murder in 1170 at the hands of four knights in the service of his former friend King Henry II, became a celebrated saint and martyr, and one of the most important figures in western Christianity. Barlow, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter, traces the rise and fall of Thomas's career, paying special attention to the more controversial elements of his life, in this thorough biography. (GBR490, $25.95)
Thomas Cranmer, A Life • Diarmaid MacCulloch LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 692 PAGES A biography of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 when he presided over Henry VIII's divorce until 1556 when Queen Mary had him burned at the stake. (GBR555, $28.00)
Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel • Jerome Jerome • Jeremy Lewis TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2000 • PAPER • 361 PAGES • FAVORITE Written in 1889, "Three Men in a Boat" (to say nothing of the dog!) is a masterpiece of British wit. It's a laugh-out-loud account of a man-powered voyage along the River Thames, full of detail on life and lore. As a bonus, this edition includes a sequel, where Jerome is reunited with George, Harris and the dog Montmorency on a bicycle tour of Germany. With an introduction by Jeremy Lewis, which provides the biographical and social context for these two tales. (GBR28, $12.00)
Time and Chance • Sharon Kay Penman LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 544 PAGES Part two of a historical fiction trilogy about King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, this volume continues the story of this famous political marriage and also concentrates on Henry's relationship with his friend Thomas Becket, whom he appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury. Penman follows this tumultuous relationship through Becket's 1107 murder at the hands of four knights serving in Henry's court. A compelling fictionalization of one of the most important and exciting periods in British history. The trilogy begins with the novel When Christ and His Saints Slept (GRB4, $16.00) and concludes with The Devil's Brood (GRB5, $16.00). (GBR492, $16.00)
Titus Andronicus • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 240 PAGES Shakespeare's gory chronicle of two feuding families in ancient Rome features rape, violence, murder and cannibalism. Good fun! (ITL736, $10.95)
To the Lighthouse • Virginia Woolf LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 209 PAGES Childhood, distilled. Woolf drew on memories of family holidays in Cornwall to write this wonderful, clear-sighted novel, in which the Ramsay family goes on holiday in the Hebrides. First published in 1927 -- and full of light and air, comings and goings, fulfillment and unfulfillment -- it's a modernist classic which is also, quite simply, a pleasure. (SCT41, $13.95)
Tom Brown's Schooldays • Thomas Hughes • Andrew Sanders LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 466 PAGES An early novel on the English school experience, Hughes's 1857 tale is set in the Rugby School in the early 19th century. (GBR455, $11.95)
Tom Jones • Henry Fielding LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 975 PAGES This great comic adventure novel, whose hero is thought to be illegitimate, was so shocking in its time that it was held responsible by some for two earthquakes that hit London soon after its publication in the 18th century. Even Dr. Johnson warned against its ribaldry! Tom's adventures in overcoming the obstacles separating him from his beloved take him galloping over the English countryside, providing a perfect landscape painting of his era. (GBR84, $16.50)
Towards a Modern Art World • Brian Allen ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • HARD COVER • 240 PAGES A scholarly look at the often neglected British art world in terms of modern art and how it has evolved over the past two centuries. (GBR174, $55.00)
A Traveller's History of England • Christopher Daniell HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES This is a good compact history of England. It covers the sweep of English history from the Roman occupation to the Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Norman invasions, through the power struggles of the medieval kings, the Reformation, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, and the establishment of the empire and its transformation into the British Commonwealth. It continues through the world wars, the welfare state, and membership in the European Economic Community. A gazetteer highlights places of historical interest. With maps and line drawings. (GBR38, $14.95)
A Traveller's History of Oxford • Richard Tames HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A compact history of Oxford from settlement to the present, including its importance in medieval England, founding of the different colleges and brief period as Royalist capital. Tames (who was educated at Cambridge) also discusses the architecture of the colleges and includes biographies of illustrious alumni. With suggested walking tours, day trips and chronology. (GBR374, $14.95)
A Traveller's History of Scotland • Andrew Fisher HISTORY • 2009 • PAPER • 256 PAGES This brief history of Scotland through the 1990s is wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. With a useful chronology, a list of monarchs and a historical gazetteer, this book marches confidently through the centuries. Fisher, a proud Scotsman himself, focuses on the vitality and resilience of the nation. (GBR40, $14.95)
Treasures of British Art, Tate Gallery • Robert Upstone ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1996 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES A comprehensive collection of British art over the past five centuries that reveals a lot about the British character. (GBR175, $11.95)
Tristan and Yseult • Carl Grose LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 208 PAGES The performance texts of four of Britain's Kneehigh theater company's shows: Tristan & Yseult, The Bacchae, The Wooden Frock and The Red Shoes. (GBR625, $19.95)
Tudor England • John Guy HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 582 PAGES The standard history by a leading specialist on the Tudor monarchy and author of My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots. (GBR547, $59.95)
Turner • Graham Reynolds ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1988 • PAPER • 216 PAGES Published alongside anecdotes, criticism, and illuminating text, this collection of Joseph Turner's major works of art offers an interesting glimpse into the London artist and his initial reception. (GBR176, $18.95)
The Two Gentlemen of Verona • Mary Beth Rose • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 92 PAGES One of Shakespeare's early comedies. (GBR612, $8.00)
The Vision of Piers Plowman (A Critical Edition of the B-Text Based on Trinity Colled Cambridge MS B.15.17) • William Langland • A.V.C. Schmidt LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 550 PAGES A critical edition and accurate rendering of the 14th-century Middle-English epic poem attributed to William Langland. Tough going, but for those interested in medieval literature, it's one of the cornerstones. (GBR444, $12.50)
Wales & West Midlands Map • Ordnance Survey 2001 • MAP A handsome locally grown map of Wales and the West Midlands of England, at a scale of 1:250,000 (which is one inch to four miles). It includes tourist information, place names index, roads, waterways, topography and natural areas. One Side. 37x50 inches. (GBR122, $14.95)
Wales and Wars of Roses • H. T. T. Evans • Ralph A. Griffiths HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 178 PAGES First published in 1915 as part of a turn-of-the-century effort to recover Welsh history, this classic book is a survey of the Welsh attitude toward the pivotal "War of the Roses" as recorded in Welsh poetry, literature and eyewitness accounts. (GBR129, $19.95)
Wales-West Country-Midlands • Michelin Travel Publications MAP A colorful map of southwestern England and Wales from Oxford to Penzance and north to Liverpool, at a scale of 1:400,000. One Side. 40x54 inches. (GBR194, $12.95)
The Warden • Anthony Trollope LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 240 PAGES Trollope's 1855 tale set in a Victorian English Bishopric. (GBR439, $12.00)
Warrior Queens, The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II • Daniel Allen Butler HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 224 PAGES A look at the military service of two of the most famous luxury liners. During World War II, both ships were used as troopships and played an important part in the war effort. (OCE84, $26.95)
The Way We Live Now • Anthony Trollope LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 1024 PAGES A great masterpiece of storytelling, and a very sharp portrayal of the social, business, and political life in London in the late 19th century. The plot centers on a charismatic financier (the Donald Trump of his day?), and his -- and everyone else's -- desperate desire for social advancement. Along the way, the reader is treated to a marvelous view of London life. (GBR258, $12.95)
A Welsh Childhood • Alice Thomas Ellis • Patrick Sutherland CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2000 • PAPER • 186 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE An autobiographical set of stories and observations by a Welsh novelist, capturing day-to-day life in the countryside. Complemented by black-and-white photographs, this handsome edition evokes the culture, life and landscapes of Penaenmawr in North Wales. It's a wonderful tale of coming of age in a traditional rural community. (GBR132, $24.95)
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew • Daniel Pool CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1994 • PAPER • 416 PAGES This is an entertaining, instructive guide to daily life in nineteenth century England. With excellent good humor and an eye for telling detail, Pool clarifies the social customs, class distinctions and obsolete vocabulary of the Georgians and Victorians. (GBR320, $16.00)
White Teeth, A Novel • Zadie Smith LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A rollicking, remarkably assured first novel of three families in 1990s London, deftly balancing multiple story lines with wit and skill. Smith has a keen sense of the English experience (working and intellectual class) as well as that of the modern immigrant to London (including Jamaicans and Bangladeshi). (GBR463, $15.95)
Wildflowers of Britain and Europe • Margaret and Roland Spohn FIELD GUIDE • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES This indispensable guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe in Black's Nature Guide series covers 450 species, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. The images not only show you what the plant looks like in its habitat, but also focus in on specific features such as the leaves or flower head, to aid identification. (EUR46, $21.95)
William Shakespeare, A Compact Documentary Life • Samuel Schoebaum BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1988 • PAPER • 405 PAGES An academic, readable biography of the Bard, incorporating 400 years of scholarship and conjecture. (GBR430, $24.95)
William the Conqueror, The Norman Impact Upon England • David C. Douglas HISTORY • 1964 • PAPER A classic account of the Norman invasion of England and its aftermath. By focusing on William the Conqueror, Douglas illustrates the monumental impact a man and his army had on the course of medieval history. (GBR249, $27.95)
William Wallace, Brave Heart • James MacKay BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1996 • PAPER • 288 PAGES MacKay separates myth from legend in this rich account of one of Scotland's greatest heroes. He delves into medieval Scotland, setting the life of William Wallace in its historical context. (SCT30, $16.99)
Winston Churchill • John Keegan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2007 • PAPER • 208 PAGES Acclaimed historian Keegan offers a very human portrait of one of the 20th centurys enduring symbols of heroic defiance. A short book in the Penguin Lives series. (EUR214, $14.00)
Winston Spencer Churchill, The Last Lion: Alone, 1932-1940 • William Manchester BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1989 • PAPER • 684 PAGES This second volume in the fascinating three-part biography of Winston Churchill further illuminates the character of one of the largest human beings of our time. War clouds had once again gathered, and the storm of World War II was beginning. (GBR78, $23.00)
Winston Spencer Churchill, The Last Lion: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 • William Manchester BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1983 • PAPER • 973 PAGES This impressive volume, which covers the first 58 years of the monumental figure who guided England from the pinnacle of world empire through the catastrophe of World War II, ends in 1932. It's an engrossing account of the man and his times, and is the first of several volumes by the popular historian William Manchester. (GBR18, $25.00)
The Winter's Tale • Frances E. Dolan • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 116 PAGES In this tragicomedy, one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote, an infant princess is abandoned, the King of Belgium is forced to disguise himself as a shepard, and the Queen of Sicily resurrected. It also includes one of Shakespeare's most famous stage directions: "Exit, pursued by a bear." (GBR614, $8.00)
The Woman in Black • Susan Hill MYSTERY • 2002 • PAPER • 144 PAGES This marvelous story will scare the bejesus out of you. It's got a remote haunted house, na�ve visitor, odd locals and all the set pieces of a Victorian thriller, all wrapped in economical, stylish prose. The book, originally published in 1983, has been adapted for the stage and television. It's set outside a small market town on the East coast in a suitable dark house surrounded by salt marshes. (GBR405, $15.95)
A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age • William Manchester HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 322 PAGES In this wide-ranging study, Manchester evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, with information on Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. This is his 18th book and Manchester knows how to tell a great story. It's divided into three sections: Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery. (EUR06, $15.99)
Wuthering Heights • Emily Bronte LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 416 PAGES The Yorkshire moors have never been wilder or more conducive to tragedy than in this great romantic novel by Emily Bronte, which concerns an illicit and ill-fated love affair. (GBR307, $7.00)
A Zoo in My Luggage • Gerald Durrell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2005 • PAPER • 208 PAGES Durrell's delightful memoir of a six-month collecting trip to British Cameroon for his new zoo, originally published in 1960. The mission gets funnier in England as Durrell and his wife struggle to find a permanent home for their exotic animals. By the author of Birds, Beasts & Relatives, and My Family and Other Animals. (WAF78, $14.00)

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