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Stiff Upper Lip

Life Among the Diplomats

by Lawrence Durrell ...

The New York Times –bestselling author of the Alexandria Quartet offers a collection of comic tales about the British Empire's colonial diplomats.As the overseer of the kitchen at the British embassy in Vulgaria, De Mandeville has begun to abuse his power. He subjects the King's guests to a blistering Madras curry, a French onion soup served without spoons, and a table so loaded with vegetation ... Read more

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The New York Times –bestselling author of the Alexandria Quartet offers a collection of comic tales about the British Empire's colonial diplomats.As the overseer of the kitchen at the British embassy in Vulgaria, De Mandeville has begun to abuse his power. He subjects the King's guests to a blistering Madras curry, a French onion soup served without spoons, and a table so loaded with vegetation
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Sauve Qui Peut

Stories

by Lawrence Durrell ...

For the Brits in Vulgaria, diplomatic misadventure is the order of the day in this lively story collection from the New York Times –bestselling author.In the words of Antrobus, master diplomat in the King's service, diplomacy was once "a quiet and restful trade carried on in soothing inanity among a hundred shady legations and embassies all over the globe." What changed? What caused this most ... Read more

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For the Brits in Vulgaria, diplomatic misadventure is the order of the day in this lively story collection from the New York Times –bestselling author.In the words of Antrobus, master diplomat in the King's service, diplomacy was once "a quiet and restful trade carried on in soothing inanity among a hundred shady legations and embassies all over the globe." What changed? What caused this most
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The Best of Antrobus

Tales of Diplomatic Misadventure

by Lawrence Durrell ...

The finest of the classic short stories of diplomatic mischief from the New York Times –bestselling author of the Alexandria Quartet.Dark is the day when culture comes to Sczbog. The capital of Vulgaria, nestled snugly behind the Iron Curtain, has long been devoid of higher thought, and that is the way the men in the British embassy like it. But when the French embassy gives a lecture on ... Read more

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The finest of the classic short stories of diplomatic mischief from the New York Times –bestselling author of the Alexandria Quartet.Dark is the day when culture comes to Sczbog. The capital of Vulgaria, nestled snugly behind the Iron Curtain, has long been devoid of higher thought, and that is the way the men in the British embassy like it. But when the French embassy gives a lecture on
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The Wind on the Moon

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Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley ...

A Carnegie Medal winner, this delightful fantasy will appeal to children who love Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows.Major Palfrey is leaving for the wars, and he tells his two girls, Dinah and Dorinda, to be good while he is gone. But the sisters aren’t sure they can be. As Dorinda explains, “When we think we are behaving well, some grown-up person says we are really quite bad. It’s ... Read more

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A Carnegie Medal winner, this delightful fantasy will appeal to children who love Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows.Major Palfrey is leaving for the wars, and he tells his two girls, Dinah and Dorinda, to be good while he is gone. But the sisters aren’t sure they can be. As Dorinda explains, “When we think we are behaving well, some grown-up person says we are really quite bad. It’s
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The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh

by Evelyn Waugh ...

A "lavishly entertaining" ( Publishers Weekly ) short fiction collection from the man Time hailed "one of the century's great masters of English prose.""Wonderful to behold. . . . Waugh is here in all his glory." —Susan Minot, BookforumEvelyn Waugh's short fiction reveals in miniaturized perfection the elements that made him th... ... Read more

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A "lavishly entertaining" ( Publishers Weekly ) short fiction collection from the man Time hailed "one of the century's great masters of English prose.""Wonderful to behold. . . . Waugh is here in all his glory." —Susan Minot, BookforumEvelyn Waugh's short fiction reveals in miniaturized perfection the elements that made him th...
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Esprit de Corps

Sketches from Diplomatic Life

by Lawrence Durrell ...

The New York Times –bestselling author of the Alexandria Quartet offers eleven sketches of life in service of the crown.After decades spent representing Britain around the globe, Antrobus has earned a shirtful of medals and the right to pass afternoons in his London club, musing over old times. His memory is long, and every old embarrassment still rankles—no matter how ridiculous. The incident ... Read more

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The New York Times –bestselling author of the Alexandria Quartet offers eleven sketches of life in service of the crown.After decades spent representing Britain around the globe, Antrobus has earned a shirtful of medals and the right to pass afternoons in his London club, musing over old times. His memory is long, and every old embarrassment still rankles—no matter how ridiculous. The incident
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Country Girl

A Memoir

by Edna O'Brien ...

"Country Girl is Edna O'Brien's exquisite account of her dashing, barrier-busting, up-and-down life."-National Public RadioWhen Edna O'Brien's first novel, The Country Girls, was published in 1960, it so scandalized the O'Briens' local parish that the book was burned by its priest. O'Brien was undeterred and has since created a body of work that bears comparison with the best writing of the ... Read more

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"Country Girl is Edna O'Brien's exquisite account of her dashing, barrier-busting, up-and-down life."-National Public RadioWhen Edna O'Brien's first novel, The Country Girls, was published in 1960, it so scandalized the O'Briens' local parish that the book was burned by its priest. O'Brien was undeterred and has since created a body of work that bears comparison with the best writing of the
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As Green as Grass

Growing Up Before, During & After the Second World War

by Emma Smith ...

______________'A delight' - Spectator'An entrancing memoir' - Jane Shilling, New Statesman'A wonderful journey beautifully told, and like all great memoirs, remains with the reader like the echo of friendship' - Independent on Sunday______________The new memoir from the author of Maidens' Trip and The Great Western Beach... ... Read more

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______________'A delight' - Spectator'An entrancing memoir' - Jane Shilling, New Statesman'A wonderful journey beautifully told, and like all great memoirs, remains with the reader like the echo of friendship' - Independent on Sunday______________The new memoir from the author of Maidens' Trip and The Great Western Beach...
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The Gordon Bennett, 1904 - A Tour Across Europe In A Motor Car

by H. Money Coutts ...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Bulgarian Codex

by Tim Symonds ...

It's the year 1900. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson receive an urgent commission from the Prince Regnant of Bulgaria to come to Sofia. The Codex Zographensis, the most ancient and most sacred manuscript in the Old Bulgarian language has been stolen. Its disappearance could lead to the outbreak of war between Russia, Austro-Hungary and the Ottomans, three ageing empires disintegrating like great ... Read more

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It's the year 1900. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson receive an urgent commission from the Prince Regnant of Bulgaria to come to Sofia. The Codex Zographensis, the most ancient and most sacred manuscript in the Old Bulgarian language has been stolen. Its disappearance could lead to the outbreak of war between Russia, Austro-Hungary and the Ottomans, three ageing empires disintegrating like great
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Some People

by Harold Nicolson ...

On the face of it, bracketing Harold Nicolson and Vladimir Nabokov seems unexpected but the latter paid a remarkable tribute to Some People. When speaking to Harold Nicolson's son, Nigel, he confessed that all his life he had been fighting against the influence of ***Some People.***' The style of that book is like a drug', he said. The critic and biographer, Stacy Schiff, has also admitted ' Some ... Read more

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On the face of it, bracketing Harold Nicolson and Vladimir Nabokov seems unexpected but the latter paid a remarkable tribute to Some People. When speaking to Harold Nicolson's son, Nigel, he confessed that all his life he had been fighting against the influence of ***Some People.***' The style of that book is like a drug', he said. The critic and biographer, Stacy Schiff, has also admitted ' Some
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Enchanted Evening

by M. M. Kaye ...

Series Book 3 - The Autobiography of M. M. Kaye
The third volume of the British novelist's autobiography follows her as she leaves childhood behind in China for independence and a career in London."M. M. Kaye is a top-notch storyteller and historian." — The New Yorker on The Far PavilionsIn the first volume of her autobiography, The Sun in the Morning, M.M. Kaye detailed the first eighteen years of her life i... ... Read more

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The third volume of the British novelist's autobiography follows her as she leaves childhood behind in China for independence and a career in London."M. M. Kaye is a top-notch storyteller and historian." — The New Yorker on The Far PavilionsIn the first volume of her autobiography, The Sun in the Morning, M.M. Kaye detailed the first eighteen years of her life i...
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