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During the early months of 1349 Scottish soldiers engaged in border warfare praised God that many of their English opponents were being felled by a new and terrifying affliction. Within months, however, Scots themselves began to fall victim to what they had described as 'the foul death of the English'.

(26 Black & White photos throughout)
"On this expedition to Nanga Parbat I succumbed to the magic of the Himalayas. The beauty of these gigantic mountains, the immensity of the lands on which they look down, the strangeness of the people of India - all these worked on my mind like a spell'.
HEINRICH HARRER

Shelter is an extraordinary novel filled with suspense and surprise... a novel of transcendent beauty by one of the finest writers of our times.
In a West Virginia girls' camp in July 1963, a group of children experiences an unexpected rite of passage... and is an astonishing portrayal of an American loss of innocence as witnessed by a drifter named Parson, two young sisters, Lenny and Alma, and a feral boy.

For a 92-year old book, it is in remarkable condition, with its original rather experienced dust jacket. 23 Chapters, Map, A Plan of Schools and Influences, A List of Galleries (of the time), A Table of Contemporary Historical Events, Index of Painters.
[48 beautiful half-tone illustrations]

'A thrilling hybrid of travelogue and detective story... a fine piece of writing... 'Somebody Else' deserves to become a classic'.
Sunday Times
This is the story of Rimbaud's 'lost years', the years after he turned his back on poetry, and fame, and France, for a life of wandering and obscurity in the wilds of East Africa.

A candid exploration of the vicissitudes of a post-war family, Elizabeth Jane Howard's novel is also a touching love story - with just the merest hint of the macabre...

'Stoner is a perfect novel, so well told and beautifully written, so deeply moving, that it takes your breath away'.
New York Times

'He has taught thousands of people to mistrust facades, to call the bluff, to be brave without bounce and inconsistent without frivolity. He is the humanist of our age'.
E M Forster
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In this controversial yet compelling book, Koch and Smith identify six key pillars of Western civilisation: Christianity, optimism, science, economic growth, liberalism and individualism. They show how these ideas have suffered a century of sustained attack from within and no longer inspire or unite the West, making a drift towards collective suicide appear inevitable.

'His eccentric wit and restless intelligence exert a powerful appeal'.
New York Times Book Review
'The energy and inventiveness of Boyd's storytelling is breathtaking'.
London Review of Books

Alan Hollinghurst's first novel is a tour-de-force: an enthralling, darkly erotic work which centres on the friendship of William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, an old Africa hand who is searching for someone to write his biography and inherit his traditions.