101 Beautiful Small Towns Britain

by Tom Aiken

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 280 PAGES

A lavishly illustrated and informative tour of Britain's beautiful and historic towns. (GBR791, $50.00)

Affinity

by Sarah Waters

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER

Waters' critically acclaimed second novel, set in a Victorian-era women's prison and framed as two diaries, one written by a spiritualist. (GBR967, $16.00)

After You With The Pistol

by Kyril Bonfiglioli

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER

Another installment in the British Charlie Mortdecai series, starring a whiskey-swilling man-about-town. (GBR590, $13.95)

Agatha Christie A to Z: The Essential Reference to Her Life and Writings

by Dawn B. Sova

• MYSTERY
• 1997
• HARD COVER
• 304 PAGES

A scholarly compendium of everything Christie. (GBR48, $55.00)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death

by M.C. Beaton

• MYSTERY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 201 PAGES

In this installment of the Agatha Raisin series, our heroine has moved to a not-quite-so-quiet village in the Cotswolds, and of course finds her self in the middle of a puzzling murder. (GBR212, $7.99)

The Age of Bede

by 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

by Eric J. Hobsbawm

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 356 PAGES

A trenchant account of society's vast transformation wrought by the French Revolution and Britain's Industrial Revolution. (GBR418, $16.95)

The Age of Revolution, 1789-1848

by E. J. Hobsbawm

• HISTORY
• 1999
• HARD COVER

Hobsbawn writes about this complex period in European history with accuracy and finesse. (GBR765, $31.25)

Agent Zigzag, A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

by Ben Macintyre

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2008
• PAPER
• 364 PAGES

Macintyre recounts the remarkable exploits of the enigmatic Eddie Chapman, Agent Zigzag, a criminal, con man, and philanderer trained by the Nazis as a spy who became a British agent at the heart of the German Secret Service. (SPY37, $15.00)

The Agricola and the Germania

by 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 (EUR182, $15.00)

Alastair Sawday's Special Places Pubs & Inns of England & Wales

by David Hancock

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 512 PAGES

Organized geographically, this opinionated guide includes authentic and unusual accommodations, each succinctly described. (GBR915, $23.95)

Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay British Bed & Breakfast

by Nicola Crosse

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

Organized geographically, this opinionated guide includes authentic and unusual accommodations, each succinctly described. (GBR917, $23.95)

Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay British Bed & Breakfast for Garden Lovers

by Nicol Crosse

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Organized geographically, this opinionated guide includes authentic and unusual accommodations, each succinctly described. (GBR916, $23.95)

Albion, The Origins of the British Imagination

by 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 Creatures Great and Small

by James Herriot

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1998
• PAPER
• 437 PAGES

The first volume in the series of wildly popular tales by a country veterinarian -- and born storyteller -- set among the folk of the Yorkshire Dales. (GBR104, $7.99)

All Things Bright and Beautiful

by 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

by 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

by Robert Burton

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2001
• PAPER
• 1392 PAGES

The 17th-century examination of melancholy. (GBR447, $27.95)

Anglo-Saxon England

by Frank M. Stenton

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 811 PAGES

A standard history, first published in 1943. (GBR542, $35.00)

Arcadia

by Jim Crace

• LITERATURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 311 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

Crace's tale of urban life, development and decay set in a city, which could be Birmingham. (GBR809, $13.00)

Art and Society in the Middle Ages

by Georges Duby

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. (EUR85, $30.55)

Art of the Celts

by 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)

Arthur's Britain

by Leslie Alcock

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 496 PAGES

Drawing on the archaeological record, Alcock searches for a historical basis of Arthurian legend while painting a vivid portrait of early medieval Briton life. (GBR701, $16.00)

The Arts and Crafts Movement

by Wendy Kaplan | Elizabeth Cumming

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1991
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

A survey of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, America and Europe, looking at the work of several important designers of furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and architecture. (GBR120, $18.95)

As You Like It

by 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

by Isaac Asimov

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• HARD COVER
• 1536 PAGES

A useful companion to the Bard's plays. (GBR434, $24.99)

At Her Majesty's Service, The Chiefs of Britain's Intelligence Agency, M16

by Nigel West

• HISTORY
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 296 PAGES

West's illuminating history of the secret British intelligence agency, made famous by the James Bond books and movies. (SPY25, $34.95)

At Home, A Short History of Private Life

by Bill Bryson

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2011
• PAPER
• 544 PAGES

The witty and resourceful Bill Bryson looks no further than his own home -- a 19th-century parsonage in Norfolk -- as inspiration for this latest. It's not a walk along the Appalachian trail, nor a trek across Australia or a visit to the Des Moines of his youth. Beginning with the all and ending in the attic, Bryson ambles quite congenially from room to room (floor plan included), taking the opportunity to digress not simply on building materials and plumbing but on the whole development of modern life. (GBR956, $15.95)

Atonement

by Ian McEwan

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 351 PAGES

A deeply engrossing family saga, evocatively set in Britain. (GBR370, $15.00)

The Authentic Shakespeare: And other Problems of the Early Modern Stage

by Stephen Orgel

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 276 PAGES

A collection of fifteen essays on the Renaissance stage. (GBR616, $33.95)

Barchester Towers

by Anthony Trollope

• LITERATURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

Trollope's1857 sequel to The Warden. (GBR440, $12.00)

The Battle of Britain, The Myth and Reality

by Richard Overy

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

Renowned war historian Richard Overy's reassessment of the Battle of Britain. (WAR28, $17.95)

The Beggar's Opera

by John Gay | T.O. Treadwell

• LITERATURE
• 1987
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

Written in 1728, Gay's ballad opera is satirical look at 18th-century London. (GBR460, $11.00)

Beowulf

by 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. (SCN27, $13.95)

Bess of Hardwick, Emprie Builder

by 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)

The Best of Wodehouse, An Anthology

by P. G. Wodehouse

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 840 PAGES

A handsome edition of vintage Wodehouse. (GBR706, $32.00)

Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden, Drought-Resistant Planting Through the Year

by Steven Wooster | Beth Chatto

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES

British horticulturist Beth Chatto shows fellow green-thumbs how to get their flowers to bloom in gravelly, sandy soil. (GRD01, $35.00)

Birds of Britain, An Introduction to Familiar Species of England, Scotland & Wales

by James Kavanagh

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2004
• PLASTIC CARD

A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered Britain birds. (GBR803, $5.95)

A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury

by Edith Pargeter

• LITERATURE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 378 PAGES

A historical novel full of medieval battles and disputes over feudal succession. (GBR169, $13.50)

Bloom's Literary Guide to London

by Donna Dailey

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2005
• PAPER
• 231 PAGES

Home to Shakespeare, Marlowe and Dickens, London is examined both as a literary setting and as a key influence in English literature. (GBR721, $40.00)

Blue Guide Channel Islands

by 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 Hay-on-Wye

by Robin Saikia

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

This pocket-sized guide in the British series covers the sites, surrounding areas and shops of this small town known for its bookstores and literary festival. (GBR969, $12.00)

Blue Guide Museums and Galleries of London

by Malcolm Rogers

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2005
• PAPER
• 493 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive guide for the diehard arthound. (GBR524, $27.95)

Blue Guide Oxford & Cambridge

by 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. (GBR470, $21.95)

The Bodleian Library and its Treasures, 1320-1700.

by 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

by 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

by Susanna Gregory

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

The second chronicle in Susanna Gregory's series featuring medieval detective Matthew Bartholomew. (GBR628, $10.95)

Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain

by Benedict le Vay

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

A characteristically informative guide in the Bradt style and a rollicking tour through some of Britain's more bizarre oddities, including, yes, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. (GBR586, $24.99)

Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain

by Benedict le Vay

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

A characteristically informative guide in the Bradt style and a rollicking tour through some of Britain's more bizarre oddities, including, yes, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. (GBR586, $24.99)

Brick Lane, A Novel

by Monica Ali

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 432 PAGES

A richly imagined Booker-Prize nominated novel set in London's South Asian community. (GBR505, $16.00)

Brideshead Revisited

by 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 and Ireland, A Visual Tour of the Enchanted Isles

by Robin Currie

• REFERENCE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES

Currie combines stories with 210 color photographs to provide a visual tour of England and Ireland. (GBR960, $35.00)

Britain Since 1945, The People's Peace

by Kenneth O. Morgan

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 648 PAGES

A modern history by the prolific author. (GBR551, $35.00)

British English A to Zed

by Norman W. Schur

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2007
• PAPER
• 466 PAGES

General readers and language lovers alike will have immediate access to an alphabetical listing of more than 5,500 "Briticisms" and their correlating "Americanisms" in this fully revised and updated volume. (GBR752, $19.95)

British Imperialism, 1688-2000

by Tony Hopkins | Peter Cain

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 768 PAGES

In this scholarly analysis, Cain and Hopkins emphasize the role commerce played in the expansion and power of the British Empire. (GBR972, $59.20)

Britons: Forging the Nations, 1707-1837

by Linda Colley

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 442 PAGES

An interesting study of national British identity and the joining of England, Scotland and Wales. (GBR81, $22.00)

The Brother Gardeners

by Andrea Wulf

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

Wulf shows with wit how 18th-century naturalists on several continents, including -- the diligent John Bartram, cantankerous Carl Linneaus and ebullient Joseph Banks -- transformed gardening and a nation. (GBR835, $17.95)

Brunel, The Life And Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

by R. Angus Buchanan

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

This biography explores Brunel's engineering sucesses and failures, and places him in the context of the nineteenth century transportation revolution. (GBR776, $29.95)

The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre

by Simon Trussler

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

A comprehensive history, profusely illustrated. (GBR234, $47.00)

The Canterbury Tales (In Modern English)

by 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. (GBR250, $10.00)

The Canterbury Tales, Complete

by Larry D. Benson | Geoffrey Chaucer

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 574 PAGES

This edition of The Canterbury Tales contains the complete text of all 24 Tales in Middle English, with extensive editorial notes. (GBR965, $105.95)

Casino Royale

by Ian Fleming

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

The very first novel in the iconic 007 series. Bond's saga begins as he faces the diabolical soviet operative known as "le chiffre" in a high stakes game of baccarat. (SPY30, $14.00)

The Celts, First Masters of Europe

by Chriatiane Eluere

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 175 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

A colorful pocket-size encyclopedia documenting the art and archaeology of the Celts. With 100 maps and illustrations. (CLT01, $15.95)

The Celts: A Very Short Introduction

by 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

by 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

by P.D. James

• MYSTERY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 431 PAGES

A terrific mystery set in London, starring the redoubtable Adam Dagliesh. (GBR185, $15.00)

Charles Darwin, The Power of Place

by 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)

Charming Small Hotel Guides Britain & Ireland

by 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

by Alison Weir

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 363 PAGES

Enlightening about the era and revealing in the portraits of Prince Edward, "Bloody" Mary, Elizabeth and Lady Jane Grey, this is a very enjoyable survey by a master historian. (GBR74, $16.00)

A Christmas Carol

by 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

by 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

by 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

by Glynis Ridley

• HISTORY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

Coast, A Celebration of Britain's Coastal Heritage

by 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

by Alan Stripp | F.H. Hinsley

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Memoirs of life in the British code-cracking department during World War II. (WAR46, $19.95)

The Collects of Thomas Cramner

by 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

by 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. With 1,500 color photographs. (GBR93, $34.95)

Color for Adventurous Gardeners

by Jonathan Buckley | Christopher Lloyd

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

Practical advice on how to maximize the impact of color in your garden. (GRD08, $19.95)

The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare

• LITERATURE
• 1996
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Part of the New Folger Library Shakespeare Series. (GBR431, $4.99)

The Comedy of Errors

by Frances E. Dolan | William Shakespeare

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 79 PAGES

Shakespeare's raucus tale of mistaken identities and long-lost twins, set in Ephesus. In a slim, annotated Pelican Shakespeare edition. (GBR773, $7.00)

The Complete Angler, Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation

by Izaak Walton | Charles Cotton

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

This classic of fly fishing literature is both an informative introduction to the sport and a meditation on its timeless appeal. In print for nearly 350 years, the book is timeless itself. (FSH01, $15.00)

The Complete Pelican Shakespeare

by 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

by John Keats | John Barnard

• LITERATURE
• 1977
• PAPER
• 731 PAGES

A portable, paperback edition of all the poems of John Keats. (GBR162, $17.00)

The Complete Sherlock Holmes, All 4 Novels and 56 Short Stories

by 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. (GBR157, $13.90)

A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court

by Mark Twain

• LITERATURE
• 1977
• PAPER
• 410 PAGES

Twain's comic 1889 novel contains some discussion of the merits of monarchy. (GBR326, $10.00)

Coriolanus

by Jonathan Crewe | William Shakespeare

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 139 PAGES

A tragedy based on the life of Roman leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus, in a slim, annotated Pelican Shakespeare edition. (GBR774, $8.00)

Cotswold Cycling Map

by

• 2001
• MAP

A detailed map with a focus on cycling routes. (GBR491, $10.95)

The Cotswold Way

by Kev Reynolds

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

A practical guide in the British series. (GBR588, $19.95)

Cotswolds Map

by Ordnance Survey

• 2005
• MAP

A terrific, colorful, and very detailed topographic map of the Cotswolds, at a scale of 1:25,000. (GBR124, $13.95)

The Crafts of Britain in the Twentieth Century

by Tanya Harrod

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 496 PAGES

An illustrated survey of the British Arts and Crafts movement. (GBR119, $95.00)

Crisis of Parliaments: English History, 1509-1660

by 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)

Cross Channel

by 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. Comic, complex and intellectual. (GBR56, $15.00)

The Crown Jewels, The British Secrets at the Heart of the KGB's Archives

by Nigel West | Oleg Tsarev

• HISTORY
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 384 PAGES

A lively account of Soviet intelligence 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)

Culture Smart! Britain, A Quick Guide to Customs And Etiquette

by Paul Norbury

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (GBR736, $9.95)

Daphne du Maurier, Haunted Heiress

by Nina Auerbach

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 196 PAGES

A powerful psychological profile of the novelist. (GBR117, $45.00)

Darwin, His Daughter and Human Evolution

by Randal Keynes

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2002
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

A portrait of Darwin as a family man by a great-great grandson. (GBR516, $15.00)

Daughter of Time

by 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

by 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

by Dick Francis

• MYSTERY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

A murder mystery set in the world of horse racing. (GBR408, $7.99)

The Dead of Jericho

by Colin Dexter

• LITERATURE
• 1996
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

An Inspector Morse mystery. (GBR452, $6.99)

The Death of Comedy

by Erich Segal

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 608 PAGES

A scholarly discussion of the rise and fall of staged comedies. (TTR10, $45.00)

The Devil's Brood

by Sharon Kay Penman

• LITERATURE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 768 PAGES

The conclusion of Penman's epic trilogy, in which Eleanor and her ambitious son conspire with the king to overthrow Henry II. (GRB5, $16.00)

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys | Richard Le Gallienne | Robert Louis Stevenson

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2001
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

The famous portrait of 1660s London. (GBR459, $15.95)

Disease, Medicine and Society in England, 1550-1860

by Roy Porter

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 78 PAGES

A history of England that examines the repercussions of disease before public health care. (GBR112, $31.00)

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 520 PAGES

The vampire novel that started it all, based on the legend of "Vlad the Impaler." 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. (EUR125, $11.00)

Edward VI, The Lost King of England

by Chris Skidmore

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 346 PAGES

Skidmore convincingly argues that Edward's brief and tumultuous reign, especially his religious reformation, was as influential in British history as any of the other Tudors. (GBR876, $17.95)

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lord and Lady

by Bonnie Wheeler

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 544 PAGES

These essays provide a fresh context for understanding the 12th-century queen. (FRN960, $37.00)

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France, Queen of England

by Ralph V. Turner

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 395 PAGES

Drawing on new material, a leading historian of the 12th century strips away the myths around Eleanor in this lively revisionist biography. (FRN959, $35.00)

Elizabeth and Leicester

by Sarah Gristwood

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 407 PAGES

A 400-year-old love story, Gristwood's lively analysis of the relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester explores the scandal that surrounded their early romance, the earl's servitude as the queen's counselor and army commander, and her later contrary treatment. (GBR879, $16.00)

Elizabeth I

by Anne Somerset

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2003
• PAPER
• 672 PAGES

Bringing alive the alluring, intrigue-laden Tudor court, Anne Somerset examines the life and times of Elizabeth I, the monarch and the woman. (GBR878, $17.95)

Ellis Peters' Shropshire

by Ellis Peters

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1999
• PAPER
• 167 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

A personal tour of Shropshire by the prolific historical novelist Edith Pargeter (aka Ellis Peters). (GBR171, $15.95)

Empire, The British Imperial Experience from 1765 to the Present

by Denis Judd

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 478 PAGES

How the empire affected rulers and the ruled from the American Revolution to the present. (GBR80, $28.50)

Empires of the Atlantic World, Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830

by 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

by Susan Allen Toth

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1996
• PAPER

A charming, digressive guide to navigating England and Scotland on your own. (GBR395, $12.95)

England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075-1225

by 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

by 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)

England, England

by Julian Barnes

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 275 PAGES

Barnes turns his characteristic wit toward both England and the traveling experience in this novel. (GBR45, $15.95)

England, Oxford Archaeological Guide

by Timothy Darvill

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 492 PAGES

An overview and catalog of prehistoric, Roman, and medieval sites from Stonehenge and Hadrian's Wall to sites in London and York. With sketch maps, 200 photographs, travel information, and site diagrams. (GBR724, $36.50)

The English Garden

by Andrew Lawson | Ursula Buchan

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 384 PAGES

An illustrated history of English gardens and styles of landscaping, with 350 photographs and a focus on gardens open to the public. (GBR986, $50.00)

English History 1914-1945

by Alan Taylor

• HISTORY
• 1978
• HARD COVER
• 737 PAGES

A volume in the monumental 15-volume Oxford History of England. (GBR219, $229.75)

English Watercolors, An Introduction

by Graham Reynolds

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1991
• HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES

A discussion of the English watercolor movement, complemented by illustrations. (GBR182, $35.00)

The Enigma of Arrival, A Novel

by 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)

Ex Libris

by Ross King

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

King deftly conjures the intrigue and atmosphere of 1660s London, Prague and the devastation of the English Civil War in this thrilling tale of London bookseller Isaac Inchbold and his quest to restore a lost library. (EUR398, $21.00)

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

by Tobias Smollett

• LITERATURE
• 1967
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

A comic romp through the English and Scottish countryside, first published in 1771. (GBR437, $13.00)

Eyewitness Top Ten Devon & Cornwall

by Robert Andrews

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• FLEXI-BOUND
• 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Devon and Cornwall. (GBR819, $14.00)

Fallen into the Pit

by Ellis Peters

• MYSTERY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 325 PAGES

The first entry in the "Inspector Felse" series of mysteries. (GBR167, $20.00)

A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

by Guy Mountfort

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 212 PAGES

A classic field guide in the Peterson series. (EUR15, $25.00)

Five Days in London, May 1940

by John Lukacs

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A fly-on-the-wall account of a long weekend in 1940, capturing all the uncertainty, drama and suspense surrounding Churchill's affirmation that Britain would continue the war with Germany. (WAR47, $11.95)

Flashman and the Tiger

by George MacDonald Fraser

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

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)

Flaubert's Parrot

by Julian Barnes

• LITERATURE
• 1990
• PAPER

Amateur Flaubert scholar Charles Braithwaite obsses on life, art, the difficulty of knowing another person and, of course, Flaubert. (FRN990, $15.00)

Fodor's Exploring London

by Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (GBR741, $22.00)

Fodor's See It Britain

by Fodors

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Great Britain. (GBR503, $24.95)

For All the Tea in China, How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History

by Sarah Rose

• FOOD
• 2011
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Sarah Rose's thrilling tale of Empire and the man who stole the secret of tea from China combines biography, geography, botany science and old-fashioned adventure. (GBR926, $15.00)

For the Beauty of the Earth: Birding, Opera, and Other Journeys

by 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)

For Your Eyes Only

by Ian Fleming

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

A collection of five short stories featuring bikini-clad bombshells, double-crossing spies, henchmen, villians and other Bond essentials. The eighth book in the series. (SPY28, $14.00)

The French Lieutenant's Woman

by 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. (GBR209, $15.99)

The Friendly Shakespeare, A Thoroughly Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard

by Norrie Epstein

• LITERATURE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 550 PAGES

An informative, entertaining guide to Shakespeare. (GBR435, $20.00)

Frommer's Portable London

by Darwin Porter

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 203 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (GBR740, $12.99)

Garden Masterclass

by John Brookes

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES

A visually striking, definitive book of garden design. (GRD07, $40.00)

Garden Open Tomorrow

by 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

by 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

by 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)

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, A Casebook

by

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 241 PAGES

The ten essays included in this book illuminate the central themes of the Canterbury Tales clearly, with detailed footnotes and an annotated list of further readings. Dr. Patterson, one of the most distinguished Chaucerian scholars in the world, edited the text and penned both the introduction and the seventh essay, "The Pardoner's Dilemma". (GBR806, $40.00)

A Ghost of a Chance

by Peter Guttridge

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 252 PAGES

Black magic, pagans and Satanists befall Nick Madrid in the second book of the series. (GBR648, $14.00)

Ghostwalk

by Rebecca Stott

• MYSTERY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

The mysterious drowning death of Elizabeth Vogelsang, a Cambridge University scholar who was almost finished writing a controversial biography of Isaac Newton, leads her son, Cameron Brown, to recruit Lydia Brooke, his former lover, to complete the book. (GBR707, $15.00)

Go Slow England

by Gail McKenzie | Alastair Sawday

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 263 PAGES

Sawday's informed, illustrated catalog of 48 of the loveliest local places to eat, stay and visit. (GBR807, $26.95)

Good Gardens Guide

by 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 Goshawk

by T. H. White

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

English novelist T.H. White recounts his efforts to learn the art of falconry in this 1951 classic. (BRD53, $16.95)

The Gothic Cathedral

by 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

by HEMA Maps

• MAP

A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:750,000. (GBR31, $10.95)

Great Britain and Ireland Map

by HEMA Maps

• MAP

A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:750,000. (GBR31, $10.95)

Great Gardens of Britain

by Helena Attlee

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES

A photographic tour through 20 of the finest gardens in Great Britain, ranging from famous 18th-century landscapes such as Stourhead to the rather quirky Garden of Cosmic Speculation. (GRB32, $29.95)

Great Tales from English History

by Robert Lacey

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2007
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Lacey brings history to life through a series of instructive, entertaining profiles of personalties, well-known and obscure, including industrial pioneer Jethro Tull, anti-slavery crusader Thomas Clarkson, Captains Cook and Bligh, mad King George III, Queen Victoria, Mary Wollstonecraft and Charles Darwin. (GBR689, $17.99)

Guide to the Lakes

by William Wordsworth

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

This companion to England's Lake District, from Romantic poet William Wordsworth, is a tribute to nature's inspiring beauty. (GBR745, $17.95)

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany

by 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)

Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 280 PAGES

Swift's classic satire about a wayward English seaman's adventures through strangely populated lands. (GRB47, $8.00)

Hadrian's Wall Map

by Ordnance Survey

• 1998
• MAP

A detailed, comprhensive map of hadrian;s Wall and surrounding lands at a scale of 1:25,000. (GBR304, $23.95)

Hadrian, The Restless Emperor

by Anthony Birley

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2000
• PAPER
• 424 PAGES

An up-to-date, scholarly biography. (ITL260, $42.95)

The Hand of Justice

by 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

by Evelyn Waugh

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 308 PAGES

Satirical novel of Britain between the wars. (GBR190, $14.99)

Hard Times

by Charles Dickens

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

In typical Dickens style, evil schoolmasters and orphaned lads and lasses alike face the societal malaise brought about by the industrial revolution. (GBR770, $26.46)

The Heart of England, The Amateur Historians Guide

by Sarah Valente Kettler | Carole Trimble

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2003
• PAPER
• 410 PAGES

A helpful guide to touring 200 historic sites in England, including Windsor Castle, Eton College, Oxford, and Shakespeare's hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. (GBR652, $22.95)

Hemingway's Chair

by 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

by Michael Pitts

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

The story of Stonehenge and the lost civilization that built it. (GBR540, $17.95)

Henry Esmond

by Wiliam Makepeace Thackeray

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 544 PAGES

Thackeray's classic novel is excellent on the history and warfare of 18th-century England. (GBR85, $7.95)

Henry IV, Part I

by E. W. Ives

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

In the Oxford Shakespeare series. (GBR432, $10.95)

Henry IV, Part II

by William Shakespeare

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

Part of the New Folger Library Shakespeare Series. (GBR433, $4.99)

Henry V, The Oxford Shakespeare

by William Shakespeare | Stanley Wells | Gary Taylor

• LITERATURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

A volume in the Oxford Shakespeare series. (GBR476, $10.95)

Henry VI, Part II

by 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)

Henry VIII

by Eric Ives

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2007
• PAPER
• 118 PAGES

Ives gets right to the point in this pocket biography in the concise Very Interesting People series by Oxford University Press. (GBR870, $9.99)

Henry VIII, The King and His Court

by Alison Weir

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2002
• PAPER
• 656 PAGES

Meticulous in detail and narrated with style, Weir brings to life the king, the turbulent court and the men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards. (GBR873, $18.00)

Here Is Where We Meet

by 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. (EUR189, $15.00)

The Hidden Places of Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight

by 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

by 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. (SPY22, $15.95)

A History of Britain, The Complete Collection

by Simon Schama

• HISTORY
• 2010
• DVD

The History Channel/BBC co-production of Schama's colorful history of Britain, its personages, personality and culture. 15 episodes. (GBR506, $59.98)

A History of Britain, The Wars of the British 1603-1776

by Simon Schama

• HISTORY
• 2001
• HARD COVER
• 540 PAGES

The second volume in Schama's popular history of Britain. (GBR504, $40.00)

A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500 B.C.-1603 A.D.

by Simon Schama

• HISTORY
• 2000
• HARD COVER
• 416 PAGES

An old-fashioned entertaining history of Britain, the first of several companion volumes to the television documentary. (GBR203, $40.00)

The History of English Interiors

by 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

by 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)

Hogarth, A Life and a World

by 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. (GBR517, $30.00)

Hons and Rebels

by Nancy Mitford | Christopher Hitchens

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2004
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

This entertaining memoir of an eccentric childhood in Britain and adventures abroad during the Spanish Civil War and as a muckraking journalist in the States is chock full of personality and wit. (GBR603, $15.95)

Hugh Casson's Oxford

by Hugh Casson

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 96 PAGES

Paintings and memories of Oxford by an architect and watercolorist. (GBR240, $14.95)

The Illustrated Longitude

by Dava Sobel | William J.H. Andrewes

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A special edition of Sobel's classic book on the age-old problem of determining longitude. (HSC02, $28.00)

Imagining Shakespeare, A History of Texts and Visions

by 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

by 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

by Christopher Woodward

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 280 PAGES

In this infectiously compelling book, art historian Woodward meditates on the allure, majesty and history of our fascination with antiquities, mixing his own observations with those of writers, painters, and architects. (TVL37, $16.00)

In Search of Churchill, A Historian's Journey

by 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

by 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)

Incognito Street, How Travel Made Me a Writer

by Barbara Sjoholm

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Sjoholm explores her experiences at 20 in England and Spain, her struggle to find her writing voice, and her emerging political and sexual identity (EUR244, $15.95)

Insight Compact Guide North York Moors

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1998
• PAPER

A brief, easy-to-carry, and colorful introduction to the North York Moors. (GBR146, $7.95)

Insight Compact Guide Northumbria

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1998
• PAPER
• 79 PAGES

A compact, illustrated introduction to Northumbria. (GBR200, $7.95)

Insight Guide Great Britain

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

This lavishly illustrated Insight guide includes excellent color maps and thoughtful short essays on history, culture and attractions. (GBR834, $23.99)

Insight Guide Jersey Great Breaks

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

Packed with a diverse range of things to see and do, including 7 irresistible walks and tours. The Top 10 attractions are highlighted and special features will help you get a real feel for the island. Practical travel advice covers accommodation, transport and much more. (GBR997, $10.95)

An Instance of the Fingerpost

by Iain Pears

• MYSTERY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 691 PAGES

An acclaimed historical mystery set in 17th-century Oxford. (GBR530, $17.00)

Intimate Apparel

by 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

by Tom Stoppard

• LITERATURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 102 PAGES

The writer A.E. Houseman, adrift on the River Styx, meets his younger self, and reflects on a life lived in the shadow of Oscar Wilde. Tom Stoppard's play delivers a powerful, intricate meditation on life, scholarship and the after-life. (GBR165, $12.00)

Iron Bridge: Symbol of the Industrial Revolution

by 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. (GEN277, $45.00)

The Iron Horse

by Edward Marston

• MYSTERY
• 2008
• PAPER

Marston's Railway Detective series combines exquisite Victorian-era detail and page-turning intrigue. This time, a severed head found on a train sends Inspector Colbeck to Epsom Downs for the horse Derby. (GBR781, $15.95)

Ivanhoe, A Romance

by 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

by Sam Smiles

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 80 PAGES

A biography of the artist. (ART53, $15.95)

Jamaica Inn

by Daphne du Maurier

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 302 PAGES

This classic, set in Cornwall, has all the elements of a guilty pleasure: piracy, murder, the High Church, a dying request and a dashing young horse thief. (GBR52, $7.99)

Jamaica Inn

by Alfred Hitchcock

• 1939
• DVD

Hitchcock's film adaptation of the tale set in 19th-century Cornwall. (GBR62, $29.99)

James Hutton, the Founder of Modern Geology

by Scottish Natural Heritage

• 1997
• PAPER

(GEO07, $28.00)

Jane Austen in Bath, Walking Tours of the Writer's City

by Katharine Reeve

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES

The city of Bath provided the inspiration and the setting for Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. This beautifully illustrated guide leads the reader through the places frequented by Austen and her fictional characters. (GBR671, $19.95)

A Journal of the Plague Year

by Daniel Defoe

• LITERATURE
• 1966
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Defoe's fictional -- and historically vivid -- account of Plague-stricken London. (GBR87, $10.00)

Jude the Obscure

by 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. (GBR450, $10.00)

Just Enough Jeeves

by P.G. Wodehouse

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 556 PAGES

This omnibus edition presenting Wodehouse's delightfully droll butler includes Right Ho, Jeeves, Joy in the Morning and Very Good, Jeeves. (GBR519, $18.95)

Karen Brown's England,Charming Bed & Breakfasts

by June Brown

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2005
• PAPER
• 300 PAGES

A guide to lodging of character. (GBR308, $19.95)

A Killer in Winter

by Susanna Gregory

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 488 PAGES

In 14th century Cambridge, physician 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

by Eugene Vinaver

• LITERATURE
• 1975
• PAPER
• 231 PAGES

A volume of Arthurian legends directly attributable to Mallory's original tales. (GBR90, $19.99)

King Hereafter, A Novel

by Dorothy Dunnett

• LITERATURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 721 PAGES

Dunnett brings Viking Britain to life in this retelling of Macbeth as a Norse saga. (GBR489, $17.95)

Knopf Guide England and Wales

by Knopf Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER
• 560 PAGES

A comprehensive and illustrated guide to England and Wales. (GBR191, $28.95)

Lady Chatterley's Lover

by D. H. Lawrence

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

Constance Chatterley turns from a sterile marriage to a passionate relationship with a spiritually independent Derbyshire gamekeeper in Lawrence's classic tale of society and sex. (GBR816, $14.00)

Lady Godiva, A Literary History of the Legend

by 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. (GBR478, $27.95)

The Lady in the Tower, The Fall of Anne Boleyn

by Alison Weir

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2010
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

Weir explores the days leading up to Anne Boleyn's arrest and execution for treason and adultery. (GBR874, $17.00)

Lady Jane Grey, Nine Days Queen

by Alison Plowden

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2004
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

Plowden's biography tells the story of the life of the teenage queen, revealing her to be a woman of conviction, with an intelligence and steady faith beyond her years. (GBR877, $19.95)

Lake District Tourist Map

by Ordnance Survey

• MAP

A terrific, colorful, and very detailed map of the Lake District, at a scale of 1: 110,000. (GBR125, $14.95)

Land's End/Penzance & St Ives

by Ordnance Survey

• 1996
• MAP

A detailed topographic map of the region with walking trails and landmarks at a scale of 1:25,000. (GBR343, $23.95)

Lands End, The Lizard Map

by Ordnance Survey

• MAP

A detailed map of the most southwestern portion of England. (GBR123, $19.95)

Last Bus to Woodstock

by Colin Dexter

• MYSTERY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

An Inspector Morse mystery. (GBR451, $7.99)

The Last Chronicle of Barset

by Anthony Trollope

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 928 PAGES

The final volume in the Trollope's trilogy. (GBR441, $14.00)

The Last Detective

by 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

by Thomas Malory | Helen A. Cooper

• LITERATURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 616 PAGES

One of the most complete collections of Arthurian legends. (GBR442, $16.95)

Letters from London

by 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. (GBR14, $16.95)

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

by 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 Anne Boleyn

by Eric Ives

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2005
• PAPER
• 458 PAGES

Ives reveals a independent person of intellect and indepependence with a passion for the new culture of the Renaissance in this masterful biography. (GBR880, $23.95)

The Life and Death of King John

by Claire McEachern | William Shakespeare

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 104 PAGES

The Penguin Classics edition, edited by Claire McEachern. (GBR613, $8.00)

Life in A Medieval Castle

by Francis Gies

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1989
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

From lord to servant, this illustrated book describes the daily life of the inhabitants at Chepstow Castle in Wales in the 13th century. (GBR109, $14.99)

The Life of Elizabeth I

by Alison Weir

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1999
• PAPER
• 560 PAGES

Both an enthralling epic and intimate portrait, this absorbing popular biography depicts enigmatic Elizabeth with authority and verve. (GBR872, $18.00)

The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer

by Derek Pearsall

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1995
• PAPER
• 365 PAGES

This scholarly biography explores the life and times of Chaucer through close readings of his works, including the Canterbury Tales. (GBR966, $48.95)

The Life of Isaac Newton

by Richard S. Westfall

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1994
• PAPER
• 328 PAGES

A lively biography of Isaac Newton, following the scientist from his boyhood in Woolsthorpe to his achievements at Cambridge University. (SCI06, $27.99)

The Lighthouse

by P. D. James

• MYSTERY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

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 by the reigning queen of the genre. (GBR604, $15.00)

The Lindisfarne Gospels

by Janet Backhouse

• RELIGION
• 1993
• PAPER
• 96 PAGES

A comprehensive introduction to the early Christian manuscript with lovely reproductions. (GBR201, $14.95)

Literary Trails, British Writers in their Landscapes

by Christina Hardyment

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

A survey of the British landscapes that have given shape to the literary characters of Jane Austen, Daphne du Maurier, Virginia Woolf, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, and Wordsworth. (GBR164, $49.50)

Little Book of London

by David Long

• HISTORY
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 185 PAGES

The Little Book of London is a funny, fact-packed compendium full of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or just strange-but-true stuff which no-one will want to be without. (GBR751, $21.95)

The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 528 PAGES

Paying homage to Edgar Allan Poe and Henry James, Waters' page-turner explores post-WWII Britain and its crumbling class system through the creepy goings-on at an English country estate. (GBR963, $16.00)

Lives of the Engineers, George and Robert Stephenson, the Locomotive

by Samuel Smiles

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2007
• PAPER
• 510 PAGES

A laudatory biography of the father son team, by one of their contemporaries. (GBR766, $40.95)

London Perceived

by Evelyn Hofer | V. S. Pritchett

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2002
• PAPER
• 214 PAGES

A classic, lyrical celebration of the palaces, parks, people and everyday experience of London. Pritchett's eloquent riffs on the character of the city are accompanied by evocative black-and-white photographs by the superb Evelyn Hofer. (GBR310, $19.95)

London, A History

by 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

by 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. (GBR59, $20.95)

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

by Alan Sillitoe

• LITERATURE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

Powerful tales of working-class English youth in 1950s Nottingham. (GBR389, $14.00)

Lonely Planet Cycling Britain

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 408 PAGES

With 29 great rides and dozens of two-color sketch maps showing popular routes, this compact guide has what you need to explore England, Scotland and Wales by bike. (GBR836, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Discover Great Britain

by

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 432 PAGES

An illustrated, full-color guide to Great Britain's history, highlights and culture, with suggested itineraries, maps and recommendations by local experts. (GBR928, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Great Britain

by Tom Smallman | Bryn Thomas | Pat Yale

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 1056 PAGES

A practical guide to Great Britain. (GBR202, $29.99)

The Longitude Prize

by Joan Dash | Dusan Petricic

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES

A book for young readers about inventing a device to measure longitude. (GBR193, $17.00)

Looking for Class, Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge

by 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. (GBR467, $14.95)

Lorna Doone

by R.D. Blackmore

• LITERATURE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 680 PAGES

The classic romantic novel set at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion in the 17th century. (GBR83, $13.95)

Lost Balls: Great Holes, Tough Shots and Bad Lies

by 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 Lost World of James Smithson

by Heather Ewing

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 432 PAGES

The life of the remarkable Englishman behind the institution, an amateur scientist and fascinating figure, who never visited the United States. (GBR808, $29.95)

Love in a Headscarf, Muslim Woman Seeks the One

by Shelina Janmohamed

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2010
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

This memoir with a humorous twist follows Londoner Janmohamed and her matchmaking aunts on their ten-year quest to find her a Muslim husband. (ISL96, $21.00)

The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World

by Jenny Uglow

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 608 PAGES

An intriguing, affectionate portrait of Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestly, Matthew Boulton, James Watt and Josiah Wedgewood. (GBR419, $22.00)

Macbeth

by 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)

Make the Most of Your Time in Britain

by Rough Guide

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

The editors at Rough Guides celebrate their 30th year by bringing you Britain's 500 most inspirational travel experiences, from bushcraft to sea kayaking, tea dances to tall ships. An essential roundup of remarkable, not-to-be-missed activities, cultural curios and adventures. (GBR999, $29.99)

The Making of the English Working Class

by Edward P. Thompson

• HISTORY
• 1966
• PAPER
• 864 PAGES

A magnificent history of 19th-century England and the construction of the class system, essential to understanding the social makeup of the country over the last 150 years. (GBR417, $25.00)

Making of the Middle Ages

by 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

by 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. (FG61, $38.50)

Manchester/Bolton & Warrington Map

by Ordnance Survey

• 2002
• MAP

A topographic map of the Manchester region at a scale of 1:50,000. (GBR400, $19.95)

The Map That Changed the World, William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

by 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

by Nadeem Aslam

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

A well-wrought novel about a Pakistani family living near London and the cultural and personal conflicts of immigrant communities. (GBR567, $14.95)

Marlborough, His Life and Times, Volume I

by 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. (GBR581, $45.00)

Marlborough, His Life and Times, Volume II

by 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. (GBR582, $45.00)

The Mayor of Casterbridge

by 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

by 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

by 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

by Marilyn Stokstad

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 446 PAGES

A comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe. (EUR91, $69.00)

Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe

by 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)

Memoirs of the Second World War, An Abridgement of the Six Volumes of the Second World War With an Epilogue by the Author on

by Winston, Sir Churchill

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1991
• PAPER
• 1065 PAGES

Churchill's own abridgment of his 6-volume memoir is a manageable, sweeping account of World War II from the perspective of one of its major players. (WAR131, $29.95)

Menagerie Manor

by 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

by 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

by 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. (SPY09, $23.95)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

by Russ McDonald | William Shakespeare

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 88 PAGES

Shakespeare's delightful comedy of fairies and love-potions featuring the mischeivous Puck. The slim, annotated Pelican Shakespeare edition. (GBR775, $6.00)

Military Intelligence Blunders and Cover-Ups

by John Hughes-Wilson

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER

A provocative analysis of failures in military intelligence by a former British intelligence officer. (SPY24, $15.00)

The Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

• LITERATURE
• 1987
• PAPER
• 912 PAGES

This novel retells the legends of King Arthur. (GBR443, $18.00)

The Moonstone

by Wilkie Collins

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 496 PAGES

This precurser to the modern mystery, written in 1868 and set in a Yorkshire country house, concerns the theft of a precious stone and is told through the perspectives of three different characters. (GBR697, $9.00)

A Morbid Taste for Bones

by Ellis Peters

• MYSTERY
• 1994
• PAPER
• 197 PAGES

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. (GBR166, $7.99)

Mrs. Dalloway

by Virginia Woolf

• LITERATURE
• 1990
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

A day in the life. (GBR464, $13.00)

Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

In the New Cambridge Shakespeare series. (GBR474, $19.99)

Murder in the Cathedral

by T. S. Eliot

• LITERATURE
• 1964
• PAPER
• 88 PAGES

A poetic play dramatizing the 1170 murder of Thomas Becket of Canterbury. (GBR251, $9.00)

Murder in the Queen's Armes

by 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. (GBR650, $7.99)

Murder on the Brighton Express

by Edward Marston

• MYSTERY
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 310 PAGES

A shocking derailment on the Brighton line and Inspector Robert Colbeck suspects foul play. This excellent Railway Detective mystery is full of historical atmosphere and Dickensian characters. (GBR794, $29.95)

My Early Life, 1874-1904

by 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

by 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

by Brian Lavery

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

An encyclopedic resource on the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. (GBR385, $47.95)

Nelson's Ships, A Comprehensive History of the Ships in Which He Served

by Peter Goodwin

• HISTORY
• 2002
• HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES

An survey of every ship on which Lord Nelson served. (GBR384, $39.95)

The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs

by John Foxe | Harold J. Chadwick

• RELIGION
• 2001
• PAPER
• 442 PAGES

A 16th-century collection of accounts of protestant martyrs. (GBR446, $15.99)

The Normans

by Trevor Rowley

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

An archaeological perspective on the Normans with a good, illustrated chapter on castles. (EUR176, $27.50)

A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St. Bees to Robin Hood's Bay

by Terry Marsh

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

A full-color guide to walking northern England, west coast to east and vice-versa, with information on nature, history, culture, and accommodations. (GBR533, $21.95)

Northern England Map

by Ordnance Survey

• MAP

A regional map of northern England at a scale of 1;250,000. It covers the North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and other popular tourist attractions between Manchester and Newcastle Upon Tyne. (GBR35, $14.95)

Northumbria Walks

by Jarold Staff

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1993
• PAPER
• 80 PAGES

(GBR303, $14.95)

The Norton Shakespeare

by William Shakespeare | Stephen Greenblatt | Walter Cohen | Jean E. Howard | Katharine Eisaman Maus

• LITERATURE
• 1997
• HARD COVER
• 3392 PAGES

Deserving a place of honor in any library, this handsomely produced edition presents all the plays in an easy-to-read single-column format with marginal glosses and terrific introductory essays. With helpful notes on allusions and word meanings and highly readable, stimulating introductions to each play. (GBR471, $65.00)

Offshore

by 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. (GBR329, $12.95)

The Old Silent

by Martha Grimes

• MYSTERY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

In this 10th book in the series, Inspector Richard Jury must sift through twisted motives and family secrets to solve a murder in the cozy Yorkshire pub, where he was on vacation. (SCT151, $7.99)

Oliver Cromwell Historical Association Studies

by Peter Gaunt

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

(GBR217, $37.95)

Oliver Cromwell Profiles in Power

by Barry Coward

• HISTORY
• 1991
• PAPER
• 204 PAGES

A brief, cogent introduction to Cromwell's political career. (GBR218, $35.80)

Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 362 PAGES

A Dickens' favorite, featuring his most popular orphan hero. (GBR461, $3.50)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

by Ian Fleming

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

The eleventh in the Bond series, in which 007 must thwart the machinations of an evil genius based in the Alps. (SPY29, $15.00)

Once Upon a Time in England

by Helen Walsh

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 359 PAGES

Chronicling 13 years of struggle, aspiration, achievement, misunderstandings, near misses, and compromised or lost dreams of the Fitzgerald family, Walsh delivers an absorbing story of the awkwardness of youth and the necessary acceptance and maturity that comes with age. (GBR852, $15.00)

Original Sin

by P.D. James

• MYSTERY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 512 PAGES

An Adam Dalgeish mystery set in the publishing industry. (GBR409, $15.95)

Othello

by William Shakespeare | Roma Gill

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

An Oxford School Shakespeare edition. (ITL527, $7.95)

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare

by Michael Dobson | Stanley Wells

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 572 PAGES

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 Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland

by Dan Hahn

• REFERENCE
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 384 PAGES

Beautifully illustrated and over-sized, this is a handsome survey of writers, their houses, and the landscapes that inspired them. (EUR319, $60.00)

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain

by Kenneth O. Morgan

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 646 PAGES

A sweeping history of Britain with contributions by ten scholars. (GBR227, $31.95)

Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England

by 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

by 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. (GBR243, $23.95)

The Oxford Movement in Context, Anglican High Churchmanship, 1760-1857

by Peter B. Nockles

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

(GBR215, $55.00)

Oxford, A Cultural and Literary Companion

by David Horan

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1999
• PAPER
• 246 PAGES

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

by W. Somerset Maugham

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Originally published in 1925, Somerset's moving novel tells the story of a lovestruck adulterous woman whose husband forces her to accompany him to rural China in the midst of a cholera epidemic. (HKG28, $15.00)

Painting in Britain, 1530-1790

by 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

by Thomas Hardy

• LITERATURE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 374 PAGES

One of Hardy's lesser-known novels -- tragic, romantic -- and set in Cornwall. (GBR359, $11.95)

Pallas Guide East Anglia: Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk

by Peter Sager

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2002
• PAPER
• 580 PAGES

A comprehensive, illustrated guide, with a focus on local culture and history. (GBR322, $35.00)

Passport United Kingdom: Your Pocket Guide to British Business, Customs & Etiquette

by Timothy Harper | Barbara Szerlip | Tom Watson

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1996
• PAPER
• 96 PAGES

A guide to British etiquette and manners. (GBR230, $6.95)

Pauline Frommer's London: Spend less see more

by 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)

Pax Britannica, The Climax of Empire

by James Morris

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 527 PAGES

The centerpiece of the trilogy "Pax Britannica," this entertaining history concentrates on the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial power and splendor. (GBR10, $37.95)

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire

by 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)

Persuasion

by Jane Austen

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 236 PAGES

Set in Lyme Regis and Bath, this novel is possibly Austen's most mature finished work. 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

by 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

by William H. Miller

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 134 PAGES

A historical portrait of the great ocean liners of the last century. (OCE83, $19.95)

The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 976 PAGES

Set in 12th-century England, this best-selling epic of kings and peasants is also a surpisingly detailed, gripping account of the building of a magnificent Gothic cathedral. (GBR226, $22.00)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

by Gideon Defoe

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES

A madcap romp involving pirates and Darwin. This short novel, which both children and adults will enjoy, is more fantasy than fact, but it might entince you to learn more about Darwin's life. (GBR585, $15.95)

A Plague on Both Your Houses

by Susanna Gregory

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

The first book in Susanna Gregory's enjoyable series starring the medieval detective Matthew Bartholomew. (GBR631, $7.99)

Players of Shakespeare 1, Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Twelve Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company

by Philip Brockbank

• LITERATURE
• 1988
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

Twelve outstanding actors give accounts of their preparation and performances in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions. (GBR658, $44.00)

Players of Shakespeare 2, Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company

by 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. (GBR659, $35.00)

Players of Shakespeare 3, Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company

by 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. (GBR660, $38.00)

Players of Shakespeare 4, Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company

by 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

by Robert Smallwood

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 244 PAGES

The fifth volume of collected essays by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. (GBR662, $38.00)

Players of Shakespeare 6, Essays in the Performance of Shakespeare's History Plays

by Robert Smallwood

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 236 PAGES

The sixth volume of collected essays by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. (GBR663, $62.99)

Playing With Fire

by Peter Robinson

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 417 PAGES

Two people are dead after a fire destroys two barges on a Yorkshire canal and Inspector Alan Banks investigates in this mystery, the 14th in a series. (GBR699, $7.50)

Poems and Prose from the Old English

by Burton Raffel

• LITERATURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 254 PAGES

A selection of newly translated Old English literature, organized thematically. Includes a thorough account of the Anglo-Saxon period. (GBR761, $22.00)

The Poems of Edward Thomas

by 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

by William Wordsworth | Peter Washington

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

An Everyman's Library collection of Wordsworth's poetry. (GBR557, $13.50)

The Portable Romantic Poets

by Norman Holmes Pearson | W.H. Auden

• LITERATURE
• 1972
• PAPER
• 540 PAGES

This is the anthology to take along on a trip to England's Lake District, Italy's Cinqueterre or any other classic haunt of the romantic poets. This selection includes works by all the masters (and even an occasional mistress). (GBR346, $20.00)

Possession, A Romance

by A.S. Byatt

• LITERATURE
• 1991
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library. (FRN355, $16.00)

The Pre-Raphaelites

by Timothy Hilton

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1988
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

An illustrated survey of the Pre-Raphealite painters and their works. (GBR181, $19.95)

The Pre-Raphaelites, Romance and Realism

by Laurence Des Cars

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

A lavishly illustrated pocket-size encyclopedia. (ART11, $12.95)

Prehistoric Britain

by 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

by 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). (GBR324, $7.95)

The Princes in the Tower

by Alison Weir

• HISTORY
• 1992
• PAPER
• 287 PAGES

This fascinating historical whodunit probes the enduring murder mystery involving the boy king, Edward V, and his brother Richard, Duke of York. (GBR75, $16.00)

The Professor and the Madman (Audio)

by 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

by 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

by 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

by George Bernard Shaw

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

George Bernard Shaw's renowned adaptation of Ovid's classic myth, later adapted for musical theatre and the screen as My Fair Lady. (GBR534, $10.00)

Queen Elizabeth I

by J.E. Neale

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1992
• PAPER
• 424 PAGES

The classic biography of the strong-minded, influential queen. (GBR76, $16.95)

Queen Mary 2, The Greatest Ocean Liner of Our Time

by John Maxtone-Graham | Harvey Lloyd

• HISTORY
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES

The official book of the newest luxury liner in Cunard's fleet. (OCE82, $50.00)

A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron, Forgotten Heroes of World War II

by Lynne Olson | Stanley Cloud

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 495 PAGES

The riveting history of the No. 303 "Kosciuszko" Polish Fighter Squadron, an all Polish unit of the Royal Air Force formed during WWII. (PLD56, $17.00)

The Quickening Maze, A Novel

by Adam Foulds

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Foulds brings the closed world of High Beach Asylum and its various inmates -- the doctor, his lonely daughter in love with Tennyson, the brutish staff and great nature poet John Clare -- vividly to life in this novel drawn from history. (GBR903, $15.00)

The Railway Journey, The Industrialization of Time and Space in the 19th Century

by Wolfgang Schivelbusch

• HISTORY
• 1987
• PAPER

Schivelbusch explores the broad social consequences of the railroad -- a technology that promoted progress and democracy while concentrating wealth in the hands of a few. (GBR769, $26.95)

Rants and Raves, Opinions, Tributes and Elegies

by Robert Brustein

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2011
• PAPER
• 233 PAGES

A testimony to the strength of the theatre and the people who practice it, Brustein's latest collection of essays offers insights about Shakespeare, Stoppard, Beckett, O Neill, and other major playwrights. (TTR23, $16.95)

Recalled to Life

by Reginald Hill

• MYSTERY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 392 PAGES

Yorkshire detectives Dalziel and Pascoe reopen a thirty-year-old case in this complex and often humorous mystery, which involves murder, political corruption and all the hallmarks of a good British yarn. (GBR698, $7.99)

Recollections of a Happy Life, Being the Autobiography of Marianne North

by Marianne North

• EXPLORATION
• 1994
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

An illustrated account of the intrepid Victorian traveler, botanist and painter Marianne North. (GBR328, $25.00)

A Red Herring Without Mustard

by Alan Bradley

• MYSTERY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES
• FAMILY

In the third novel in Debut Dagger Award-winning author Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce Mystery series set in 1950s England, a young Gypsy woman is wrongfully accused of the kidnapping and the murder of a local child. Flavia must use her extensive knowledge of poisons and Gypsy lore to prevent a grave miscarriage of justice. The novel is preceded in the series by The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (GBR991, $15.00) and The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (GBR992, $24.00). (GBR993, $15.00)

The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro

• LITERATURE
• 1990
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

An elegant novel of an impeccable English butler and changes wrought during WWII. (GBR523, $15.00)

Remote Britain

by David St. John Thomas

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

This independent traveler's guide includes eccentric hotels and charming villages among its unusual sights and out-of-the-way surprises. (GBR958, $29.95)

Reporting the Raj: The British Press and India, c. 1880-1922