Horrid Henry creates havoc wherever he goes. To his well-meaning parents and to every adult whose path he crosses, he is the ultimate nightmare child. His naughtiness is of the kind all children secre...
Horrid Henry is, quite simply, the grubbiest, cheekiest, grottiest boy in the world. Not a day goes by where he isn't in some kind of terrible trouble--he really is a very, very bad boy...Francesca Si...
Traces the conception, writing and publication of the author's book. This work offers psychological and literary insights which suggests nothing less than a short story by the Great Master, Henry Jame...
The dark, hidden story of slavery is uncovered… Close, I am close to the end. The end of a story, of a life. Under the orange light of the oil-lamp, I open my final ledger at a blank page. I trim ...
With an Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield, University of Kent atCanterbury Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what hasbeen called the psychological ghost story. His stories ...
Horrid Henry creates havoc wherever he goes. To his well-meaning parents and to every adult whose path he crosses, he is the ultimate nightmare child. His naughtiness is of the kind all children secre...
Modern historians have frequently maligned Henry III of England (1216-1272) for his entanglements in European affairs. However, this book moves past orthodox opinion to offer a reappraisal of his acti...
The Inventory is not only a catalogue of magnificence but also a key text for evaluating the successes and failures of the Tudor monarchy. Henry VIII had extravagant ideas of image and authority and l...
From the pages of Startling Stories and science fiction's Golden Age... Here are three magnificent novels of alternate time streams and fantastic worlds, of ordinary men and women who, by some fluke...
Henry has no brothers, sisters, or friends, but he does have a constant companion and protector in Mudge, a 180-pound dog. This is the first book in the series.
This is the second volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful history of England: the "Tudors". Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, "Tudors" recounts the transformation of England from a s...
From a hotel in Marrakech in "The Man Who Knew Too Much", to small-town Alabama in To "Kill a Mockingbird", to Mission Control in "Space Cowboys", creating a fictional, yet wholly believable world in ...
"Above Paris" is Henrard's remarkable study of the urban landscape of Paris and its best-known monuments. Over 350 beautifully printed duotones, systematically grouped by themes such as the course of ...
Thirty-eight poems on the subject of school, both funny and serious, speak to the fears, joys and hearts of children. "Humorous and poignant."-School Library Journal.
This work presents the story of the Kosciuszko Squadron, a small group of American flyers that formed without the support of the State Department and the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. The go...
Henry James, the American-born writer who chose to live in Europe, settled in London and Rye, becoming a British subject in 1915. He occupies a major position as a dedicated artist and cultural histo...