paradise postponed john mortimer

When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, leaves his entire fortune not to his family but to the ruthless, social-climbing Tory MP Leslie Titmuss, the Rector''s two sons react in very different ways. Henry, novelist and former ''angry young man'' turned grumpy old reactionary, decides to fight the will and prove their father was insane. Younger brother Fred, a mild-mannered country doctor, takes a different approach, quietly digging in Simeon''s past, only to uncover an entirely unexpected explanation for the legacy.An exquisitely drawn saga of ancient rivalries and class struggles, featuring a glorious cast of characters, Paradise Postponed is a delicious portrait of English country life by a master satirist.

Objev podobné jako Paradise Postponed - John Mortimer

A CLASSIC COLLECTION OF JOHN MORTIMER''S ICONIC CHARACTER, DISCOVER THE FIRST RUMPOLE OMNIBUS! ''One of the great comic creations of modern times'' Evening Standard ''Rumpole, like Jeeves and Sherlock Holmes, is immortal'' P. D. James, Mail on Sunday Who rose to enduring fame on Blood and Typewriters? Who told the pregnant Portia of the Chambers it would come out in the end? Who advised Guthrie Featherstone, Q.C. to adopt a more judicial attitude? The answer is barrister Horace Rumpole.His legal triumphs, plundering sorties into the ''Oxford Book of English Verse'' and less-than-salubrious hat are celebrated in the first omnibus, including Rumpole of the Bailey, The Trials of Rumpole and Rumpole''s Return. John Mortimer''s hilarious Rumpole, which fans of Sherlock Holmes and P.G. Wodehouse will love, sees the magician of the Old Bailey at his unpredictable and brilliant best.

Objev podobné jako The First Rumpole Omnibus - John Mortimer

Milton''s celebrated epic poem, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These delectable and collectable editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.In Paradise Lost Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the centre of this story, he also created an intensely human tragedy on the Fall of Man. Written when Milton was in his fifties - blind, bitterly disappointed by the Restoration and briefly in danger of execution - Paradise Lost''s apparent ambivalence towards authority has led to intense debate about whether it manages to ''justify the ways of God to men'', or exposes the cruelty of Christianity.John Milton (1608-1674) spent his early years in scholarly pursuit. In 1649 he took up the cause for the new Commonwealth, defending the English revolution both in English and Latin - and sacrificing his eyesight in the process. He risked his life by publishing The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth on the eve of the Restoration (1660). His great ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Paradise Lost - John Milton

řasenka Lash Paradise L'Oréal Paris
řasenka Paradise Big Deal L'Oréal Paris
řasenka Paradise 9,9 ml
John Cotton set přikrývky a polštáře The First 140x200 cm
přikrývka John Cotton ProComfort 220x200 cm
přikrývka John Cotton pro celoroční použití
hračka John Deere Gator XUV 855D 1:16
John Deere Gator s otevíracími dveřmi a sklopnou plošinou
přikrývka John Cotton Dreamium Eternal Love 220x200 cm
designový polštář John Cotton
přikrývka John Cotton CleanLiness
moderní koupelnové svítidlo Rabalux 5732 John
detailní model traktoru John Deere s vlečkou
realistický traktor Bruder John Deere
John Deere traktor Bruder Farmer
realistický traktor John Deere s otevírací kapotou

This luxurious hardback edition presents John Milton''s celebrated epic poem, Paradise Lost, with opulent gold cover embossing, striking illustrated page edges and classic illustrations by Gustave Doré.John Milton''s Paradise Lost is considered one of the greatest works in the English language, narrating the familiar Christian myth of the fall from grace. Influencing such writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and Philip Pullman, this epic poem explores the darker side of the human soul through the struggle for ascendancy between God and Satan. This beautiful hardback edition is produced with faux-cloth binding, stamped lettering in gold foil and stunning printed edges. It also features 50 magnificent engravings by legendary French artist Gustave Doré. These visual details make this collector''s edition a truly wonderful gift.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Epic Classics brings together stunning hardback gift editions of classic works, presented with striking illustrated page edges and illustrated throughout by such greats as Gustave Doré and Harry Clarke.

Objev podobné jako Milton's Paradise Lost - John Milton

After its publication in 1667, John Milton’s Paradise Lost was celebrated throughout Europe as a supreme achievement of the human spirit. Now it is little read. To bring readers back to Milton’s masterpiece, John Carey has shortened it to a third of its original length. In this fascinating reinterpretation, Carey reveals new insights about Milton’s sources of inspiration, while exploring divided readings of the work’s key characters. The Essential Paradise Lost presents the epic’s greatest poetry, with linking passages that preserve its cosmic sweep – from the superhuman defiance of a ruined archangel to a pair of tragic lovers, bewildered to find themselves responsible for the fate of the whole human race.

Objev podobné jako The Essential Paradise Lost - John Carey

Reviled as a regicide, isolated in a personal darkness, and aging, John Milton did not relinquish his voice. He somehow used that tireless voice, rather, to create Paradise Lost, one of the enduring masterpieces of English literature. Despite its difficulties—idiosyncratic syntax, densely packed ideas, capacious structure, and epic form—the poem still has the power to dislodge modern readers from our ordinary habits of reading and push us to experience new perspectives and new ideas. This new edition, based on the 1674 text, guides readers through the poem’s interpretive challenges with a compact but thorough introduction and a readable and helpfully annotated text. Illuminating contextual materials, including related works by Milton, classical and biblical sources, material on the composition of the poem, and illustrations of Paradise Lost from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, are also included.

Objev podobné jako Paradise Lost - John Milton

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Greedily she engorged without restraint,And knew not eating death;’Milton’s Paradise Lost is a poem of epic proportions that tells of Satan’s attempts to mislead Eve into disobeying God in the Garden of Eden, by eating from the tree of knowledge. His interpretation of the biblical story of Genesis is vivid and intense in its language, justifying the actions of God to men. In his sequel poem, Paradise Regained, Milton shows Satan trying to seduce Jesus in a similar way to Eve, but ultimately failing as Jesus remains steadfast.

Objev podobné jako Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained - John Milton

Sea, storm, superstition . . . Constable Teddy Creque investigates a death with seemingly supernatural causes in this witty, atmospheric mystery set on a Caribbean island paradise."The battle between rational, supernatural, and criminal provides a tropical treat like no other" - Kirkus Reviews Starred ReviewConstable Teddy Creque, the sole police officer on the tiny, sun-soaked island of Anegada, is used to weathering storms. So when Hurricane Leatha hits the Caribbean with brutal force, his main concern is keeping the island''s two hundred residents safe.Teddy expects the power to go out. He expects the phone lines to go down. But he doesn''t expect the radioed message from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force headquarters, informing him of a dangerous escaped prisoner. Queen Ya-Ya is a practitioner of ancient Afro-Cuban rites - and rumor has it she can kill with magic.Teddy doesn''t believe in magic, and when he easily recaptures the dignified, imposing Queen Ya-Ya, he doesn''t believe his prisoner is dangerous either. But when she mysteriously kills a man from inside her locked cell, before vanishing once more into the night, Teddy is forced to reconsider . . .This page-turning mystery from award-winning author John Keyse-Walker takes readers on an exciting ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Palms, Paradise, Poison - John Keyse-Walker

Blind, broken by the death of his wife and bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, Milton dictated his sweeping biblical epic Paradise Lost to a series of helpers. While the struggle between God and Satan rages across the cosmos, the human tragedy of Adam and Eve - the temptation and fall - is movingly depicted in language unsurpassed in its musicality and beauty.A staggering and audacious undertaking - seeking, in Milton's words, to "justify the ways of God to men" - Paradise Lost has been revered since its initial publication, inspiring writers from Mary Shelley to William Wordsworth, and is widely considered to be the greatest poem ever written in the English language.

Objev podobné jako Paradise Lost - John Milton

This Norton Critical Edition includes:The 1674 text of Paradise Lost, with emendations and adoptions from the first edition and from the scribal manuscript. Spelling and punctuation have been modernised for student readers. An illuminating introduction and abundant explanatory annotations by Gordon Teskey. Source and background materials, including Milton’s greatest prose work, Areopagitica, in its entirety and key selections from the Bible. Topically arranged commentaries and interpretations—seventy-eight in all, thirty-nine of them new to the Second Edition—from classic assessments to current scholarship. A glossary of names and suggestions for further reading.

Objev podobné jako Paradise Lost - John Milton

''Of man''s first disobedience, and the fruitOf that forbidden tree, whose mortal tasteBrought death into the world...Sing heavenly muse''From almost the moment of its first publication in 1667, Paradise Lost was considered a classic. It is difficult now to appreciate both how audacious an undertaking it represents, and how astonishing its immediate and continued success was. Over the course of twelve books Milton wrote an epic poem that would ''justify the ways of God to men'', a mission that required a complex drama whose source is both historical and deeply personal. The struggle for ascendancy between God and Satan is played out across hell, heaven, and earth but the consequences of the Fall are all too humanly tragic - pride, ambition, and aspiration the motivating forces. In this new edition derived from their acclaimed Oxford Authors text, Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg discuss the complexity of Milton''s poem in a new introduction, and on-page notes explain its language and allusions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Paradise Lost - John Milton

Voděodolná řasenka L'Oréal Paris Lash Paradise dodává řasám maximální objem a prodlužuje je. Její lehká konzence zanechává řasy pohodlné a nezatěžuje je. Produkt je testovaný, s vysokou účinností a odolností proti rozmazávání.

• Poskytuje intenzivní objem a nekonečnou délku řas
• Voděodolná a odolná vůči vlhku s celodenní výdrží
• Lehká textura bez zatěžování řas
• Obsahuje ricinový olej pro vyživení řas

Objev podobné jako L’Oréal Paris Lash Paradise voděodolná prodlužující řasenka pro extra objem 6,4 ml

Jídelní sada Luminarc Apy Paradise Blue je 18dílná souprava z tvrzeného opálového skla v nebesky modré barvě. Zahrnuje mělké, hluboké a dezertní talíře pro 6 osob a je vhodná do myčky i mikrovlnné trouby. Design je minimalistický a odolný proti poškrábání a teplotním šokům.

• Vyrobeno z vysoce odolného tvrzeného opálového skla odolného proti teplotním šokům a poškrábání.
• Elegantní jednobarevný modrý design s lesklým povrchem, který se hodí k jakémukoli stylu stolování.
• Plně vhodné do myčky nádobí a mikrovlnné trouby, s hygienickým neporézním povrchem.
• Kompletní 18dílná sada pro 6 osob obsahující mělké, hluboké a dezertní talíře.

Objev podobné jako Luminarc 18dílná jídelní sada Apy Paradise Blue

John Deere Gator je detailně zpracovaný model v měřítku 1:16 z plastu. Vozidlo je multifunkční a vhodné pro hru na stavbách, v lese nebo v zemědělství. Je kombinovatelné s figurkami Bworld a obsahuje sklápěcí valník, volant a tažné zařízení.

• Detailně zpracovaný model v měřítku 1:16
• Multifunkční vozidlo pro různé scénáře hry
• Kombinovatelné s figurkami Bworld
• Vhodné pro děti od 4 let

Objev podobné jako Bruder 02491 John Deere Gator

Tubbz kachnička představuje miniaturu Johna Wicka v měřítku 5,5 cm s detailním provedením včetně černého obleku. Figurka je určena výhradně pro sběratelské a dekorativní účely. Není vhodná pro použití ve vodě nebo jako hračka.

• Miniaturní detailní zpracování postavy (5,5 cm)
• Věrné zachycení ikonického vzhledu Johna Wicka
• Ideální sběratelský kousek pro fanoušky
• Stylový dekorativní prvek do interiéru

Objev podobné jako Tubbz kachnička malá - John Wick

Covering the entire output of an archetypal - and tragically short-lived - romantic genius, the Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Poems of John Keats is edited with an introduction and notes by John Barnard.Keats''s first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized by many for his politics, his immediate circle of friends and family immediately recognized his genius. In his short life he proved to be one of the greatest and most original thinkers of the second generation of Romantic poets, with such poems as ''Ode to a Nightingale'', ''Bright Star,'' ''The Eve of St Agnes'' and ''La Belle Dame sans Merci''. While his writing is illuminated by his exaltation of the imagination and abounds with sensuous descriptions of nature''s beauty, it also explores profound philosophical questions.John Barnard''s acclaimed volume contains all the poems known to have been written by Keats, arranged by date of composition. The texts are lightly modernized and are complemented by extensive notes, a comprehensive introduction, an index of classical names, selected extracts from Keats''s letters and a number of pieces not widely available, including his annotations to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Complete Poems - John Keats

Model John Deere Gator od Bruder v měřítku 1:16 je detailně zpracovaná plastová hračka pro děti od 4 let. Vozidlo obsahuje funkční prvky jako sklápěcí valník, volant a tažné zařízení a je dodáváno s figurkou řidiče. Je vhodné pro různé typy herních scénářů včetně zemědělství, lesnictví a stavebnictví.

• Detailní model v měřítku 1:16 s vysokou věrností
• Multifunkční vozidlo vhodné pro různé scénáře hry (stavba, les, zemědělství)
• Obsahuje figurku řidiče a je kompatibilní s dalšími figurkami
• Funkční prvky: sklápěcí valník, volant, tažné zařízení

Objev podobné jako Bruder 02490 John Deere Gator s řidičem

Stavebnice LEGO Technic Kombajn John Deere 1470H obsahuje 117 dílků a je určena pro děti od 7 let. Model disponuje otáčivým ramenem, otevíracím drapákem na klády a pružícím podvozkem. Stavbu usnadňuje interaktivní návod v aplikaci LEGO Builder.

• Autentický model kombajnu John Deere s funkčními prvky
• Interaktivní 3D návod v aplikaci LEGO Builder usnadňuje stavění
• Vysoká pohyblivost díky otáčivému rameni a otevíracímu drapáku
• Odolný design s pružícím podvozkem pro realistickou hru

Objev podobné jako LEGO® 42218 Kombajn John Deere 1470H

Přepravník na dřevo John Deere od firmy Bruder je detailně zpracovaný plastový model v měřítku 1:16. Disponuje funkčním chapadlem pro 4 klády, otočným ramenem 360° a otevíratelnou kabinou. Hračka je vhodná pro děti od 3 let a je kombinovatelná s figurkami Bworld.

• Detailně zpracovaný model v měřítku 1:16 od německé firmy Bruder
• Funkční chapadlo pojme až 4 klády a má otočné rameno 360°
• Kombinovatelný s figurkami Bworld pro rozšíření hry
• Otevíratelná kabina s dveřmi a realistické pryžové pneumatiky

Objev podobné jako Bruder 02133 Přepravník na dřevo John Deere

Traktor Bonnie je šroubovací hračka pro děti od 3 let, která rozvíjí motorické schopnosti. Sada obsahuje traktor s přívěsem a kravičku na kolečkách. Všechny části jsou z plastu s bezpečnými zaoblenými hranami.

• Rozvíjí jemnou motoriku a koordinaci prostřednictvím šroubování
• Bezpečný design se zaoblenými hranami pro děti od 3 let
• Možnost kombinace s dalšími hračkami z řady Tomy John Deere
• Pohyblivá kolečka traktoru i kravičky pro snadné tlačení

Objev podobné jako Tomy John Deere Kids Postav si kamaráda - traktor Bonnie

Tubbz kachnička představuje postavu Johnnyho Castle z filmu Hříšný tanec v humorném pojetí. Figurka je vyrobena z vinylu a měří 9 cm na výšku. Jedná se o oficiálně licencovaný sběratelský předmět první edice.

• Oficiálně licencovaná figurka postavy Johnny Castle
• Detailní zpracování a věrné provedení
• První edice pro sběratele
• Vyrobeno z kvalitního vinylového materiálu

Objev podobné jako Tubbz kachnička Hříšný tanec - Johnny Castle (první edice)

Model John Deere Gator XUV 855D v měřítku 1:16 je detailní replika univerzálního terénního vozidla. Vyrábí se z odolných plastů a obsahuje funkční prvky jako sklopnou ložnou plochu a závěs. Je vhodný pro hru dětí v interiéru i exteriéru.

• Realistický detail: Otevírací dveře zavazadlového prostoru, sklopná ložná plocha a závěs pro přívěs.
• Vysoká odolnost: Vyrobeno z kvalitních, nerozbitných plastů, okna kabiny z průhledného odolného materiálu.
• Univerzální použití: Vhodné pro hru doma i venku, věrný model všestranného pracovního vozidla v měřítku 1:16.

Objev podobné jako Bruder John Deere Gator XUV 855D, 22,6 x 11,3 x 14 cm

Traktor BRUDER 3150 Farmer John Deere kombinuje nízkou hmotnost s vysokým výkonem. Model obsahuje realistické prvky jako otevírací kapotu a dveře. Díky kyvadlové nápravě a prodloužení řízení zajišťuje pohodlnou jízdu.

• Realistické detaily včetně otevírací kapoty a dveří
• Vynikající ovladatelnost díky vestavěné kyvadlové nápravě
• Kompatibilita s přívěsy ze zemědělské řady BRUDER
• Možnost přepravy postav bworld v kabině

Objev podobné jako Bruder 3150 Farmer traktor John Deere

Bruder 2032 Balíkovač John Deere je detailně zpracovaný plastový model v měřítku 1:16. Model je kombinovatelný s traktory řady 2000 a 3000 a je vhodný pro děti od 4 let. Výrobek obsahuje jeden balík a pochází z Německa.

• Detailně zpracovaný model značky Bruder
• Kombinovatelný se všemi traktory řady 2000 a 3000
• Vhodný pro děti již od 4 let
• Kvalitní německý plastový materiál

Objev podobné jako Bruder 2032 Balíkovač s baličkou John Deere

Model traktoru John Deere 5115M v měřítku 1:16 od značky Bruder nabízí realistické detaily a funkce. Hračka obsahuje posuvnou střechu, otevíratelnou kapotu motoru, odnímatelné čelní závaží a říditelnou přední nápravu. Je kompatibilní s příslušenstvím jako čelní nakladače a figurkami Bworld.

• Detailně zpracovaný model v měřítku 1:16 s vysokou funkčností
• Možnost ovládání přes střešní otvor s prodlouženým volantem
• Kombinovatelnost s příslušenstvím (nakladače, valníky) a figurkami Bworld
• Robustní konstrukce z ABS plastu vhodná pro děti od 3 let

Objev podobné jako Bruder 2106 Traktor John Deere 5115M

Traktor John Deere 7R 350 je detailně zpracovaný model v měřítku 1:16 z vysoce kvalitního ABS plastu. Disponuje řiditelnou přední nápravou, otevíratelnou kapotou motoru a dveřmi, standardním závěsným zařízením a možností připojení příslušenství. Je vhodný pro děti od 3 let a kombinovatelný s figurkami Bworld.

• Vysoce kvalitní ABS plast s lesklým povrchem bez otřepů a přetoků
• Řiditelná přední off-road náprava a otevíratelná kapota motoru i dveře
• Možnost připojení nakladačů, valníků a kombinace s figurkami Bworld
• Ovládání pomocí volantu nebo prodlouženého volantu přes střešní otvor

Objev podobné jako Bruder 3150 John Deere 7R 350

Přívěs balíkovač slámy Bruder 02017 je detailní model v měřítku 1:16. Vyroben je z plastu německou firmou Bruder a obsahuje funkční sklopnou rampu. Model je určen pro děti od 3 let a lze jej připojit k traktorům John Deere.

• Detailně zpracovaný model v měřítku 1:16
• Funkční sklopná zadní rampa pro manipulaci s balíky
• Vyrobeno z kvalitního plastu v Německu
• Kompatibilní s traktory John Deere (prodává se samostatně)

Objev podobné jako Bruder 02017 Balíkovač slámy John Deere

Dr Johnson sums up the case against Milton: “the want of human interest is always felt.” It is the apparent distance of Paradise Lost from ordinary humanity that has thrilled or repelled critics throughout the ages. While many readers are carried away by Milton’s sublimity, others are daunted by his grandeur, scope and learning. Milton himself declared that he would not begin to write until he had “completed the full circle of my private studies”. The Greek word for a circle of learning is the root of “encyclopaedia”; and Milton’s erudition is encyclopaedic. Paradise Lost draws on both ancient learning and the scholarship of his day, displaying not only his deep knowledge of the Bible and Biblical scholarship, and his passionate assimilation of the classics, but also his absorption in astronomy, cosmology, geography, numerology and science. Yet many critics of Paradise Lost argue that all this circling lacks a human centre. Who, after all, is the hero? Adam and Eve in their unfallen state are too remote from us; Christ is not yet incarnate; God cannot be a character. Which leaves us with the magnificently problematic figure of Satan. In this fascinating study of Milton’s great poem, Caroline Moore suggests ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Connell Guide To John Milton's Paradise Lost - Caroline Moore

Elektrická kytara Elektrické kytary Sterling by Music Man nabízí známé designy Music Man za cenu dostupnější širšímu okruhu zájemců. A přesně to platí i o Super ST modelu John Petrucci JP150D QM Cerulean Paradise vzniklým ve spolupráci s Johnem Petruccim ze slavné americké prog-metalové kapely Dream Theater . Lehké tělo ze dřeva nyatoh v klasičtějším Super ST double-cut designu zdobí efektní vrchní dýha z obláčkového javoru (quilted maple). Kresbu obláčkovéh

Objev podobné jako Sterling by Music Man John Petrucci JP150D QM Cerulean Paradise

THE BRAND-NEW BOOK FOR 2025 BY 2 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER. Bathroom salesman Matt is at a crossroads. He has lost his job, he is about to be made homeless and his girlfriend has left him. He wants his luck to change and he wants things to go back to how they were. Out of the blue he is offered a job that comes with a free luxury apartment. He hopes this might be enough to tempt her back. But, as events unfold, it starts to dawn on him that perhaps she didn't leave of her own accord after all...​ Praise for Bob Mortimer: 'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else' The Guardian ‘The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart’ – Observer ‘Mortimer’s verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling’ The Times 'There is a sweetness to his worldview that makes his writing gently poignant... Like Spike Milligan, the only vintage comic whose fiction is still read, Mortimer has managed to use a novel as a vehicle for his distinctive comedic voice' The Telegraph

Objev podobné jako The Long Shoe - Mortimer Bob

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST CRIME & THRILLER BOOKS OF 2024'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else, and this is a rollicking old-school yarn' The Guardian ‘Mortimer’s verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling’ The Times WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie. Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down. But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead. All Gary wants is a happy life. But he also wants to be alive to enjoy it… THE HILARIOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL BY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER ‘Sweet and funny’ Closer ‘A stunning ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Hotel Avocado - Mortimer Bob

*THE PERFECT COMEDY BOOK FOR FATHER'S DAY*The Sunday Times bestsellerTwo comedy greats talk life, friendship and the joys of fishing...Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life intervened, what was once a joyous and spontaneous friendship dwindled to the odd phone call or occasional catch up. Then, Glory Be! They were both diagnosed with heart disease and realised that time is short. They'd better spend it fishing...So they dusted off their kits, chucked on their waders and ventured into the achingly beautiful British countryside to fish, rediscover the joys of their friendship and ruminate on some of life's most profound questions, such as: How did we get so old? Where are all the fish? What are your favourite pocket meats? What should we do if we find a corpse? Following the success of the BBC's Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series, this wonderful book by two lifelong friends is a love letter to the joys of angling, the thrill of the catch and the virtue of having a right daft laff with your mates. On the fish, the equipment, the food, and the locations, Gone Fishing is the perfect book for fans of Bob ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Mortimer Bob, Paul Whitehouse

''Excellent... Mortimer''s erudition is formidable'' The TimesA time of exuberance, thrills, frills and unchecked bad behaviour...Ian Mortimer turns to what is arguably the most-loved period in British history - the Regency, or Georgian England.This is the age of Jane Austen and the Romantic poets; the paintings of John Constable and the gardens of Humphry Repton; Britain''s military triumphs at Trafalgar and Waterloo. It was perhaps the last age of true freedom before the arrival of the stifling world of Victorian morality.And like all periods in history, it was an age of many contradictions - where Beethoven''s thundering Fifth Symphony could premier in the same year that saw Jane Austen craft the delicate sensitivities of Persuasion.This is history at its most exciting, physical, visceral - the past not as something to be studied but as lived experience. This is Ian Mortimer at the height of his time-travelling prowess.''Ian Mortimer has made this kind of imaginative time travel his speciality'' Daily Mail

Objev podobné jako The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain - Ian Mortimer

The first biography of the rebel baron who deposed and murdered Edward II.One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king''s men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the south coast, and sailed to France. There he was joined by Isabella, the Queen of England, who threw herself into his arms. A year later, as lovers, they returned with an invading army: King Edward II''s forces crumbled before them, and Mortimer took power. He removed Edward II in the first deposition of a monarch in British history. Then the ex-king was apparently murdered, some said with a red-hot poker, in Berkeley Castle. Brutal, intelligent, passionate, profligate, imaginative and violent: Sir Roger Mortimer was an extraordinary character. It is not surprising that the queen lost her heart to him. Nor is it surprising that his contemporaries were terrified of him. But until now no one has appreciated the full evil genius of the man. This first biography reveals not only the man''s career as a feudal lord, a governor of Ireland, a rebel leader and a dictator of England but also the truth of what happened ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Greatest Traitor - Ian Mortimer

, Aristocrat, gambler, innovator and special forces legend, the life of David Stirling should need no retelling. His formation of the Special Air Service in the summer of 1941 led to a new form of warfare and Stirling is remembered as the father of special forces soldiering. But was he really a military genius or in fact a shameless self-publicist who manipulated people, and the truth, for this own ends? In this gripping and controversial biography Gavin Mortimer analyses Stirling's complex character: the childhood speech impediment that shaped his formative years, the pressure from his overbearing mother, his fraught relationship with his brother, Bill, and the jealousy and inferiority he felt in the presence of his SAS second-in-command, the cold-blooded killer Paddy Mayne. Stirling lived until old age, receiving a knighthood and plaudits from military forces around the world before his death in 1990. Yet as Mortimer dazzlingly shows, while Stirling was instrumental in selling the SAS to Churchill and senior officers, it was Mayne who really carried the regiment in the early days. Stirling was at best an incompetent soldier and at worst a foolhardy one, who jeopardised his men's live with careless talk and hare-brained missions. Drawing on ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako David Stirling - Gavin Mortimer

Nostalgic, witty and filled with characters and situations that people of all ages will recognise, Dear Lupin is the entire correspondence of a Father to his only son, spanning nearly 25 years. Roger Mortimer''s sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching, always generous letters to his son are packed with anecdotes and sharp observations, with a unique analogy for each and every scrape Charlie Mortimer got himself into. The trials and tribulations of his youth and early adulthood are received by his father with humour, understanding and a touch of resignation, making them the perfect reminder of when letters were common, but always special.A racing journalist himself, Roger Mortimer wrote for a living, yet still wrote more than 150 letters to his son as he left school, and lived in places such as South America, Africa, Weston-super-Mare and eventually London. These letters form a memoir of their relationship, and an affectionate portrait of a time gone by.

Objev podobné jako Dear Lupin... - Charlie Mortimer, Roger Mortimer

The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller''s Guide to Medieval EnglandWe tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. By contrast we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created the modern world.We couldn''t be more wrong. As Ian Mortimer shows in this fascinating book, people''s horizons - their knowledge, experience and understanding of the world - expanded dramatically. Life was utterly transformed between 1000 and 1600, marking the transition from a warrior-led society to that of Shakespeare.Just as The Time Traveller''s Guide to Medieval England revealed what it was like to live in the fourteenth century, Medieval Horizons provides the perfect primer to the era as a whole. It outlines the enormous cultural changes that took place - from literacy to living standards, inequality and even the developing sense of self - thereby correcting misconceptions and presenting the period as a revolutionary age of fundamental importance in the development of the Western world.Praise for Ian Mortimer:''The endlessly inventive Ian Mortimer is the most remarkable medieval historian of our time'' - The Times

Objev podobné jako Medieval Horizons - Ian Mortimer

Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this treasured edition of Arabel and Mortimer Stories.Late one night, as Mr Jones drove his taxi home through a storm, he spotted a large black bird with a hairy fringe round its beak sprawled out in the road.Mr Jones decides to take the bird home to Number Six, Rainwater Crescent, London, NW 3 ½, to meet his daughter, Arabel, she''ll know what to do - she loves animals!''His name''s Mortimer'', she said. But it doesn''t take long until the mischievous Mortimer causes chaos in the Jones household. . .

Objev podobné jako Arabel and Mortimer Stories - Joan Aiken

Time for Captain Blake to enter the scene and face ...Robo-Mortimer! Professor Sato, who hasmade incredible advances in the field of cybernetics, has been kidnapped byOlrik. A cautious man, Sato had revealed to Professor Mortimer the hiding placeof the three formulae that govern his discoveries, and asked him to protectthem if need be. Unfortunately, Mortimer is eventually captured as well, andOlrik makes a robotic copy of him to retrieve the formulae. Now, though,Captain Blake is coming to Japan, hell bent on finding his old friend...

Objev podobné jako Blake & Mortimer 23 - Professor Sato's 3 Formulae Pt 2 - Edgar P. Jacobs

Solomon Crocodile and his friend Mortimer are bored. They want to find some fun, but what can they do? Tree-climbing is tricky, chasing lizards doesn''t end well and flying turns out to be a lot harder than it looks. But then they spot the biggest hippo in the river. Just imagine the splash he''d make if two naughty crocodiles were to surprise him! But Solomon and Mortimer are about to get a whole lot more than they bargained for . . .Sure to delight fans of the original Solomon Crocodile, which has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, Solomon and Mortimer is a warm, funny and charming tale from the Kate Greenaway Medal winning Catherine Rayner, which young children will ask for again and again.

Objev podobné jako Solomon and Mortimer - Rayner Catherine

Blake and Mortimer head to the United States to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the discovery of a 177-year-old body, which appears to have died very recently. The body is that of a Scottish Major, Mortimer''s forebear, who was leading a British military expedition to the US in 1777, when he was swallowed up by a strange multi-coloured light beam shining down from the sky. Blake and Mortimer must fight men in black armed with green laser guns and soldiers emerging from the past in order to save Earth from complete obliteration.

Objev podobné jako Blake & Mortimer 5 - The Strange Encounter - Jean Van Hamme

The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer.‘The most life-affirming, joyful read of the year’ - Sunday Times‘Winningly heartfelt’ – The Guardian‘A triumph’ – Daily Mail Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, And Away… Although his childhood in Middlesbrough was normal on the surface, it was tinged by the loss of his dad, and his own various misadventures (now infamous from his appearances on Would I Lie to You?), from burning down the family home to starting a short-lived punk band called Dog Dirt. As an adult, he trained as a solicitor and moved to London. Though he was doing pretty well (the South London Press once crowned him ‘The Cockroach King’ after a successful verdict), a chance encounter in a pub in the 1980s with a young comedian going by the name Vic Reeves set his life on a different track. And ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako And Away... - Mortimer Bob

The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook.If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. It is the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II; Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac Newton in science - the civil wars are over and a magnificent new era has begun.But what would it really be like to live in Restoration Britain? Where would you stay and what would you eat? What would you wear and where would you do your shopping? The third volume in the series of Ian Mortimer''s bestselling Time Traveller''s Guides answers the crucial questions that a prospective traveller to seventeenth-century Britain would ask.People''s lives are changing rapidly - from a world of superstition and religious explanation to rationalism and scientific calculation. In many respects the period sees the tipping point between the old world and the new as fear and uncertainty, hardship and eating with your fingers give way to curiosity and professionalism, fine wines and knives and forks. Travelling to Restoration Britain encourages us to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain - Ian Mortimer

Mortimer is taking a picnic to his best friend Oggy, who has a bad cold. But a hungry crocodile, a wolf and a troll all want to eat the picnic AND Mortimer!

Objev podobné jako Mortimer's Picnic - Nick Ward

The SAS is the most famous regiment in the world and the subject of countless books, documentaries and TV dramas, including the BBC mini-series Rogue Heroes. Much of the action of the second season of Rogue Heroes is located in Italy, where both 1SAS and 2SAS took part in many daring operations in 1943. The third volume of Gavin Mortimer’s impeccably researched and handsomely illustrated SAS Operations covers their missions in Sicily and Italy. After the derring-do of Desert Warfare, when the SAS raided enemy airfields in heavily-armed jeeps, the operations in Sicily and Italy were more challenging and diverse in nature. Sometimes the SAS inserted by parachute and sabotaged trains or attacked vehicle convoys; at other times they stormed beaches from landing craft and neutralised enemy coastal batteries. Whatever the mission the SAS displayed their characteristic courage, initiative and determination in the vanguard of the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy. In this book Mortimer describes in detail these operations, embellishing his gripping narrative with first-hand accounts from the scores of SAS veterans he interviewed. Drawing also on personal papers, diaries, private photographs and his many visits to the sites of the action, Mortimer blends the past with the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The SAS in 1943 - Gavin Mortimer

One evening in Tokyo, air traffic controllers detect an unknown flying object and send two aircraft to intercept and identify it. However, the fighters'' last message before they crash into each other is ''ryu'' - dragon! The whole business has deeply upset Professor Sato Akira, and he calls upon his friend Mortimer, who can always be counted upon for good advice. But before he''s even received the invitation, Mortimer is already targeted by men hell bent on getting rid of him.

Objev podobné jako Blake & Mortimer 22 - Professor Sato's 3 Formulae Pt 1 - Edgar P. Jacobs

With over half a million copies in print, Mortimer is one of Robert Munsch’s most popular and beloved books. Mortimer is the story “... of a little boy who won’t go to sleep at night and who drives his family crazy with his rowdiness ... [It] reads as though it was written by a parent driven frantic by one of the contemporary but compulsive stages of childrearing ... [It is] of tremendous appeal to kids and parents at the same stage.”—Globe and Mail

Objev podobné jako Mortimer - Munsch Robert

Leading expert Gavin Mortimer tells the remarkable origin story of a wartime special forces unit that defied the odds.Z Special Unit, one of the most intrepid but arguably the most unsung of Allied Special Forces of the Second World War waged a guerrilla war against Japan for two years in the south-west Pacific. On some of their 81 operations Z Special Unit slipped into enemy harbours in canoes and silently mined ships before vanishing into the night; on others they parachuted into the dense Borneo jungle to fight with headhunters against the Japanese and on one occasion they landed on an Indonesian island and smuggled out the pro-Allied sultan from under Japanese noses. The Japanese weren''t the only adversary that Z Special Unit encountered in the brutal terrain of the Pacific. In the mango swamps of Borneo and the dense jungle of Papua New Guinea they were faced with venomous snakes, man-eating crocodiles and deadly diseases. But it was the enemy soldiers who proved the most ruthless foe, beheading those Z Special Unit commandos who fell into their hands.Drawing on veteran interviews as well as operational reports and recently declassified SOE files, Gavin Mortimer explores the incredible history of this ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Z Special Unit - Gavin Mortimer

From the saviour of the realm to the subject of multiple attempted assassinations in the space of six years. King Henry IV''s reign was characterised by his fear and paranoia, but above all a continued quest for survival. The son of John the Gaunt, Henry was seen as a confident, well-educated, generous, and spiritually fervent young man. And, in 1399, having ousted the insecure tyrannical Richard II, he was enthusiastically greeted as the new King of England. However, therein lay Henry''s weakness. Upon assuming the crown, he found himself surrounded by men who would only support him as long as they could control him. When they failed, they plotted to kill him.Long characterised as a treacherous murderer for slaying Richard II, Henry IV''s achievements as king have been played down throughout history. However, in this fascinating examination of his reign, Ian Mortimer revaluates what Henry managed to accomplish against all adversity as king. Provoking a social revolution as well as a political one, he took a poorly ruled nation into a new, Lancastrian dynasty, and, while perhaps not the most glorious king England has ever had, he certainly proves to one of the bravest.''[Mortimer] has... a vivid historical imagination which ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Fears of Henry IV - Ian Mortimer

Captain Blake seems to have lost the first round in Part 1, having been assassinated at Athens airport. But a furious Mortimer swears that he''ll never stop trying to avenge his friend. He goes on the hunt, but information is scarce. Strange happening occur when he comes under the protection of Sheik Abdel Razek and Mortimer soon feels like he''s losing his way in his investigation which will lead him to the darkest depths of the Great Pyramid...

Objev podobné jako Blake & Mortimer 3 - The Mystery of the Great Pyramid Pt 2 - Edgar P. Jacobs