Chasing Lost Time. The Life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff: Soldier, Spy and Translator, Paperback - Jean Findlay

Written by Scott Moncrieff's great-great-niece, Jean Findlay, with exclusive access to the family archive, this book presents a portrait of a man h...

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It is 1934. Five children escape from a cruel orphanage, run away and steal a boat, which they sail around the Outer Hebrides where they explore un...

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Modern Entomologic book of the early twentieth century by the physicist and botanist Jean-Henri Fabre. He is considered by many to be the father of...

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1921: in the sleepy village of Charlton Ambrose, eight ash trees stand as a timeless memorial to the men killed in World War I. On a dark and chill...

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"In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. This book offers an English translation of ...

Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist...

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An atmospheric novel from an award-winning writer, columnist, and former priest in the Church of England. Set in 1949, as Charles I prepares to be ...

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Reducere. Chasing Caterpillars is an adventure for the family set in their very own garden. The hunt is on to find the leaf-eating caterpillars before they c...

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