Somerset

From the misty Levels to the heights of Exmoor and the Mendips, the Somerset landscape in enriched by buildings of outstanding quality and interest...

This book offers a new assessment of early Christianity in south-west Britain from the fourth to the tenth centuries, a rich period which includes ...

An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village.Publisher: Windgather PressAuthor(s): Christopher...

Rare Interesting Photographs, Well Researched Historical Text, Informative Captions, Useful to ModellersPublisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): ...

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Piet Oudolf is renowned for his exceptional use of perennials and grasses. His deep knowledge of plants and how to combine them is brilliantly disp...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen the institution of slavery ended in 1865, Somerset Place was the third largest plantation in North Carolina. Located in the rural n...

Reducere. DescriptionStrange lights float in the Pocomoke Forest, withering houses decay in lonely fields and spirits linger along the shores of the Chesapea...

After the Civil War, a class of industrialists and financiers amassed great fortunes while building the infrastructure of an expanding nation. Much...

Publisher: Somerset Archaeological and Natural History SocietyAuthor(s): Sue BakerIllustration(s): black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 25...

The magical and satisfying secret gardens of Somerset share the limelight with Glastonbury, cricket, cider and Cheddar cheese. From East Lambrook t...

W. Somerset Maugham's masterwork is the coming-of-age story of Philip Carey, a sensitive young man consumed by an unrequited and self-destructive l...

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Publisher: Mortons Media GroupAuthor(s): David MitchellIllustration(s): c. 250 b/wNumber of pages: 128Collection: British Railways Past & PresentPu...

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Reducere. One hundred fifty years of Roses' Tolivers, Warwicks, and DuMontsWe begin in the antebellum South on Plantation Alley in South Carolina, where Sila...

Witty, comedic and engrossing, this second collection showcases the range of W. Somerset Maugham’s talent as a playwright. The delightful satires o...

A stunning collection of images showcasing Somerset in all its glory, which capture the essence of the county.

Included here are the noirish mystery The Sacred Flame, the hilarious satires The Circle, The Constant Wife, and Our Betters, and the sharp-witted ...

Publisher: EverymanAuthor(s): W. Somerset MaughamNumber of pages: 848Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 212 x 135 x 50Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

Reducere. No one knows you quite like a sister... Summer in Sunset, Kentucky, means long, hot days--and sometimes surprising new beginnings. Through it all, ...

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This compilation contains three complete novels and eight major short stories from the canon of one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popu...

Philip's created this new series for walkers, cyclists and local explorers at a scale that provides greener options to uncover all the nature and h...

The only detailed colour atlas that gives comprehensive coverage of the entire region - no other atlas names every street in Somerset. The perfect ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): John SomersetIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 204Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 247 x 239 x 29...

Reducere. Rules of the Secret Society of Young Widows: Rule 1: Be a widow. Rule 2: Have an impeccable reputation. Rule 3: Don't fall in love again.Coming in ...

An illustrated history of one of Britain's finest counties - Somerset. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.

The Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol & SomersetMake the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.World-renowned 'tell it like it is' ...

Philip's yearning for adventure takes him to Germany and later Paris where he tries to make his mark as an artist before returning to London to stu...

Publisher: HalsgroveAuthor(s): Gordon RendellIllustration(s): Illustrated with photographs; Illustrated with photographsNumber of pages: 112Publica...

Reducere. Perfect for fans of "Sex and the City", this hilarious true account of modern dating follows a two-year journey of newly single Kate Somerset in Ma...

A wonderful collection of photographs showing the Somerset & Dorset Railway in operation, after abandonment and during the present day.

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): Kevin RobertsonIllustration(s): 100 colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 2010Dimensions: ...

Reducere. First serialized in 1924 and published as a complete novel in 1925, "The Painted Veil" is the powerful novel of transgression and redemption by pop...

DescriptionThis new guide to the idyllic and popular county of Somerset from expert author and Somerset resident Norm Longley is ideal for both vis...

Reducere. After the tragic romance of Jane the Quene, the second book in The Seymour Saga trilogy, The Path to Somerset, takes a dark turn through an era in ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into t...

Reducere. Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brillia...

This evocative account underlines how an unprecedented crisis has changed the way we relate to the natural world, giving us hope for the future at ...

Royal scandal, set against the background of the Jacobean court, involving love, bribery, poison, treachery and black magic - 'a hugely enjoyable b...

An illuminating commentary on court life from the Tudors to the present day.

More than a chronology of events this volume looks at the lives, morals and beliefs of people and how they were affected by events that were largel...

Publisher: Ordnance SurveyCollection: Pathfinder GuidesPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 134 x 227 x 8Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera f...

W. Somerset Maugham's first novel is about the gloomy, poverty-stricken world of South London in the 1890s and how it affects one young girl who tr...

Publisher: Somerset Archaeological and Natural History SocietyAuthor(s): C.Walter HodgesIllustration(s): black and white line drawingsNumber of pag...

Autobiographical notebook kept by the novelist, short story writer and playwright between 1892, when he was eighteen, and 1949, when it was first p...

From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm and humourous insi...

Ten of W. Somerset Maugham's wonderful stories in one collector's volume.

Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest. Afforded here ...

Eclectic and illuminating, these essays are the last that Maugham published. Ranging from an appreciation of Goethe's novels, to an encounter with ...

The definitive selection of Maugham's best short stories, rejacketed in the new series style. 'His plots are cool and deadly, and his timing is abs...

20 circular dog walks, designed especially with dogs and dog walkers in mind. Here you'll find what we reckon to be the best dog-friendly walks in ...

Maugham found a parallel to the turmoil of our own times in the duplicity, intrigue and sensuality of the Italian Renaissance. Then and Now enters ...

This book includes an introduction by Paul Theroux. Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, a...

Maugham's set of stories about wartime spy John Ashenden, prefigured James Bond with his exploits with both exotic enemies and women.

Looking out upon the backstreets, the suburbs and the high society haunts of Edwardian London, the delightfully witty and independent spinster Miss...

But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland...

On his way home from a remote Pacific island, Dr Saunders travels with two strangers: the treacherous Captain Nichols, and Fred, a handsome Austral...

This collection of stories was first published in 1993 (Mandarin).

In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when Catalina seems more inclined to ...

Set in the bohemian cafe society of Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, Maugham's exploration of hypnotism and the occult was inspired by ...

A masterpiece of modern literature that mirrors Maugham's own career. Of Human Bondage is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's novels. ...

Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her handsome husband, coquettish and undiscip...

A coming-of-age novel that moves from genteel British society to the grim underworld of Paris before the war. Following three years at Cambridge an...

Merryn Somerset Webb, star of Channel 4's hit series 'Superscrimpers', shows you how to face the future with both money and confidence in this fina...

A blueprint for reimagining capitalism in the post-Covid era, from the Editor-in-Chief of MoneyWeek Merryn Somerset WebbPublisher: Short Books LtdA...

An investigation into the traditions that Jesus visited the British regions of Cornwall and Somerset.

The A-Z Adventure series features the accuracy and quality of OS Explorer mapping in a convenient book, complete with index.

Reducere. The Moon and Sixpence (1919) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Inspired by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin, Maugham set out to capture the...