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An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series, collected and introduced by Patrick O’Brian, beautifully repackaged to mark the centenary of his birth • Patrick O’Brian has unearthed from obscurity the most dynamic travel writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. With his scholarly mind, editor’s eye, and traveller’s heart he brings together a series of thrilling seaward tales • Expertly chosen by O’Brian and prefaced with details that bring these extracts to vivid life, A Book of Voyages is a broad yet intimate portrait of what life was like at sea during a time of discovery • This rare collection sheds a glorious light onto these accounts of seaward adventure. From why eating rats is necessary and how to powder your hair in France to how to truly face fear and distress during a terrifying sea passage, this collection is rich in travellers’ experiences

A charming and nostalgic read, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love stories set in wartime • They’ve waited a long time to be together • After years of war, the residents of Coronation Street are looking forward to saying goodbye to rations books, blackouts and bombs. However, life is slow to change and they are still waiting for the good times to return • Ida Barlow thought she was happy to have her husband back from the war. Frank can’t understand that his wife has no intention of giving up her new independence to wait on him hand and foot. Wendy Collins, a new arrival to the street, wants a fresh start, but struggles to fit in to her teaching job at the local school • Elsie Tanner’s latest fella has put a spring in her step

It’s time we get back to common sense • It’s time to cancel the cancel culture • It’s time to Wake Up • If, like me, you’re sick and tired of being told how to think, speak, eat and behave, then this book is for you • If, like me, you think the world’s going absolutely nuts, then this book is for you • If, like me, you think NHS heroes and Captain Tom are the real stars of our society, not self-obsessed tone-deaf celebrities (and royal renegades!), then this book is for you. If, like me, you’re sickened by the cancel culture bullies destroying people’s careers and lives, then this book is for you. From feminism to masculinity, racism to gender, body image to veganism, mental health to competitiveness at school, the right to free speech and expressing an honestly held opinion is being crushed at the altar of ‘woke’ political correctness

Генрих VIII Тюдор начинает тяготиться Анной Болейн (второй из своих, как известно, шести жен), ради брака с которой произвел религиозную реформацию, сделав Англию независимой от папы римского. Однако Анна так и не принесла королю долгожданного наследника престола — и вот уже Генрих начинает поглядывать на одну из фрейлин Анны, Джейн Сеймур. Но избавиться от Анны и могущественного клана Болейнов не так-то просто — и в этом королю снова поможет государственный секретарь Томас Кромвель, виртуозный мастер подковерных интриг • Старая Англия, новые эмоции. «Введите обвиняемых» - исторический роман, который погружает читателя в атмосферу Англии эпохи Тюдоров, открывая новый взгляд на историю страны • Книга на английском языке • The second book in Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, with a stunning new cover design to celebrate the publication of the much anticipated The Mirror and the Light • An astounding literary accomplishment, Bring Up the Bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists

У британцев такое отношение к своей еде, которое не похоже ни на какое другое отношение в стране. Когда-то это было чем-то, что никогда не обсуждалось в приличной компании, теперь это то, чем одержима нация. Но развиваем ли мы, наконец, культуру питания или просто действуем по привычке? • "Еда для Англии" - это занимательное, подробное и несколько ироничное наблюдение за британцами и их кухней, их приготовлением, их приемом пищи и тем, как они ведут себя в ресторанах, с главами, посвященными, среди прочего, званым обедам, поминальным чаепитиям, индийским ресторанам, диетам и питанию в условиях влияние • Написанная в фирменном читабельном стиле Найджела Слейтера, "Еда для Англии" подчеркивает наше особое отношение к изысканному искусству приготовления пищи

"Томми. Британский солдат на Западном фронте" - это история Первой мировой войны, в которой центральное место занимает британский солдат, сражавшийся в окопах, эта превосходная и важная книга рассказывает историю эпической и ужасной войны через письма, дневники и воспоминания тех, кто в ней участвовал • Из шести миллионов человек, служивших в британской армии, почти миллион погиб и более двух миллионов были ранены. Это история этих мужчин, воплощенная в образе сержанта Томми Аткинса, и женщин, которых они оставили позади • Используя ранее не публиковавшиеся письма, дневники, мемуары и поэзию 1914-1918 годов, Ричард Холмс рисует трогательную картину поколения, которое сражалось и погибло в грязи Фландрии. Он следит за мужчинами, чье психическое здоровье было навсегда подорвано контузией, за женщинами, потерявшими мужей и братьев в один и тот же день, и за теми, кто писал в обеденный перерыв и умер до чая

‘The game isn’t what it seems from the outside. The game isn’t quite what I was expecting. The game doesn’t always work like the people on television think it does. The game is better, worse and stranger than you can imagine, and that is coming from someone who saw it all with their own eyes.’ • Ever wondered what really goes on inside a Premier League dressing room, what it’s like to train under Roy Hodgson, Roberto Mancini and Fabio Capello – and what happens when you kick a sandwich at one of them? • When it comes to football, former Manchester City and England star Micah Richards has seen it all – and laughed about most of it. In The Game, Micah shares his funniest and frankest stories from on and off the pitch, be it arriving at his first England training session with two left boots, attempting to supervise the infamous Mario Balotelli or winding up Roy Keane on Super Sunday

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. '!for her, life was as cold as an attic with a window looking to the north, and ennui, like a spider, was silently spinning its shadowy web in every cranny of her heart.' Married to Charles, a provincial doctor, Emma Bovary yearns for a more glamorous life. Disenchanted with her husband and seeking an escape from their dull marriage she is soon tempted into a brief romantic liaison with another man. Although short-lived, she remains desirous of passion and the finer things in life and embarks on another affair, destroying her reputation. Considered scandalous at the time, Emma Bovary's superficial and immoral behaviour shocked readers and caused moral outcry. Flaubert holds up to ridicule not only Madame Bovary herself, but the society that dares to judge her

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley's marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic and an intellectual who is paralyzed from the waist down after the First World War. Desperate for an heir and embarrassed by his inability to satisfy his wife, Clifford suggests that she have an affair. Constance, troubled by her husband's words, finds herself involved in a passionate relationship with their gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. Lawrence's vitriolic denunciations of industrialism and class division come together in his vivid depiction of the profound emotional and physical connection between a couple otherwise divided by station and society

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.' Autobiographical in tone, Joyce's tale of Stephen Dedalus' journey into adulthood explores the intellectual and moral development of an artist as he struggles to overcome the ingrained Catholic consciousness of his childhood - a family life governed by Irish history, religion and politics. Realistic and innovative in its approach, the style of writing proved controversial upon publication in 1916 and the character of Stephen on a quest for his identity did not appeal to readers.However, Joyce expertly encapsulates the development of individual consciousness and the role of the artist in society in what is considered one of his greatest works