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1066, The Year of the Conquest

1066, The Year of the Conquest


by David Howarth

  • HISTORY
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 207 PAGES

A crack medievalist and storyteller, Howarth brings to life the momentous events of 1066 in rich, anecdotal history -- a classic portrait of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. (GBR115, $14.00)

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

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)

The Age of Shakespeare

The Age of Shakespeare


by Francois Laroque

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

This pocket-size encyclopedia, an excellent introduction to Elizabethan England, presents Shakespeare, his life, times and legacy in concise essays and well-chosen illustrations. (GBR11, $12.95)

All Creatures Great and Small

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)

The Arts and Crafts Movement

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)

Best Walks in the Lake District


by Frank Duerden

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A guide to 30 great walks, from simple strolls to the more strenuous, in Lake District National Park. (GBR743, $19.95)

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)

The British Isles, A History of Four Nations

The British Isles, A History of Four Nations


by Hugh Kearney

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

The Celts, Romans, Vikings, Normans and modern immigrants all make an appearance in Kearney's elegant and revisionist history of not just the English but also of the Scots, Welsh and Irish. (GBR88, $39.99)

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 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)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

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)

Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

England, England

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, $15.00)

Eyewitness Guide London

Eyewitness Guide London


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 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)

A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

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)

Fodor's London's 25 Best

Fodor's London's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

This slim guide to London (with handy full-color maps) has everything you need to know for a short visit to the city, including recommended sightseeing, restaurants, hotels and shops. (GBR08, $11.95)

Frommer's Lake District Day by Day


by Louise McGrath

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map. (GBR953, $13.99)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

Great Britain and Ireland Map

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 Map

Great Britain Map


by Ordnance Survey

  • MAP

A homegrown, excellent map at a scale of 1:625,000. (GBR06, $14.95)

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

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)

Hemingway's Chair

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)

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)

Here Is Where We Meet

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)

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)

Jamaica Inn

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

Jamaica Inn


by Alfred Hitchcock

  • 1939
  • DVD

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

John Ruskin


by Timothy Hilton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 1056 PAGES

This substantial biography of the influential 19th century art and society critic John Ruskin offers fresh perspective on his work and troubled private life. (GBR636, $25.00)

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)

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)

Letters from London

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, $14.95)

London, A Social History

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)

Lonely Planet Lake District

Lonely Planet Lake District


by Oliver Berry

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series. (GBR833, $18.99)

Lorna Doone

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)

Mammals of Europe

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)

Northern England Map

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)

Pax Britannica, The Climax of Empire

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)

Poems: Wordsworth

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 Pre-Raphaelites, Romance and Realism

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)

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)

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)

The Rise and Fall of the British Empire


by Lawrence James

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

An epic of the empire's achievements from 1600 to the present. (GBR72, $24.99)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Major Works


by 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)

The Secret Agent


by Joseph Conrad

  • LITERATURE
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

This classic spy story by Joseph Conrad gives a fine portrait of turn-of-the-century London (GBR86, $5.95)

Sense and Sensibility


by 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. (GBR82, $7.00)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII


by Alison Weir

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 644 PAGES

Meticulously researched, Weir's compelling biography of England's most infamous monarch brings both the women and their era to life. (GBR21, $16.95)

South East England Map, including London

South East England Map, including London


by 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. (GBR27, $14.95)

Southwest England & South Wales Map

Southwest England & South Wales Map


by Ordnance Survey

  • MAP

The map the locals depend on for traveling in the south of England. (GBR26, $14.95)

Stonehenge Complete

Stonehenge Complete


by Christopher Chippindale

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

An excellent introduction to Europe's most mysterious ancient site, fully illustrated and comprehensive. (GBR13, $24.95)

The Story of Britain

The Story of Britain


by Roy Strong

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 596 PAGES

A handsomely presented history of Britain. (GBR71, $49.95)

The Story of Greenwich


by Clive Aslet

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An illustrated history of Greenwich. (GBR145, $22.95)

Talking It Over


by Julian Barnes

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A modern version of "Jules and Jim.' (GBR118, $16.00)

Therapy: A Novel


by David Lodge

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 321 PAGES

(GBR64, $16.00)

Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel

Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel


by Jerome Jerome | Jeremy Lewis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Written in 1889, "Three Men in a Boat" (to say nothing of the dog!) is a laugh-out-loud account of a man-powered voyage along the River Thames, full of detail on life and lore. A Longitude favorite. (GBR28, $11.95)

Tom Jones


by 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! (GBR84, $16.50)

A Traveller's History of England


by Christopher Daniell

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Historian and archeologist Daniell delivers a comprehensive history of the region since the time of the hunter-gatherers in this compact volume, taking you through the Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Medieval monarchs to the Reformation, Renaissance, the world wars, and the modern state of things. (GBR38, $14.95)

A Traveller's History of Scotland

A Traveller's History of Scotland


by 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. (GBR40, $14.95)

Walking With Wordsworth, In the Lake District

Walking With Wordsworth, In the Lake District


by June Buckley | Norman Buckley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 157 PAGES

These 20 walks, ranging from two to 12 miles and illustrated with over 60 color photographs, follow the paths Wordsworth walked through the Lake Country for inspiration. Includes maps, clear directions and advice on where to park and eat. (GBR930, $17.95)

Winston Spencer Churchill, The Last Lion: Alone, 1932-1940


by William Manchester

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 684 PAGES

This second volume in the fascinating three-part biography of Winston Churchill illuminates the character of one of the largest figures 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


by 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. (GBR18, $25.00)

 

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