The Rev. Lionel Toops wife, Penelope, is an ex-actress. While Lionel is away Clive, an actor, calls. He invites Penelope to dine in town which is out of bouns to servicemen. He dresses in Lionels blacks.
This series offers reprints of the first edition of the one-inch Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales, dating from 1805 to 1900. Detail includes villages, hamlets, farms, county boundaries, roads and railways.
Part of a series of adult books by Roald Dahl, this volume includes four short stories that explore the delicious thrill of sexual expectation and the double-edged sword that is the power of desire.
Tom is not prepared for what is about to happen when he hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him does not exist.
This poetry collection, including works by Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, D.H. Lawrence and Sylvia Plath, is grouped into 8 sections covering childhood, creatures, landscapes, seascapes, people, mystery, war and reflections.
Everything in Burglar Bill's life is stolen, from the toast he has for breakfast to the bed he sleeps in. When one of the boxes he steals turns out to have a baby inside, Burglar Bill is faced with all sorts of new problems.
One winter's night, a snowman comes to life and an unforgettable adventure begins. Raymond Briggs' favourite classic is a true piece of Christmas magic - narrated entirely through pictures, it captures the wonder and innocence of childhood and is now recognised throughout the world.