“bidwell margaret”

This book brings together the writings of well-known travellers to Morocco and offers a fascinating picture of Moroccan culture through their eyes. Among those included are Pepys, Defoe, Twain, Orwell and Wharton, as well as famous Muslim travelers such as Leo Africanus and a host of others--merchan... More

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American civil war, Margaret Mitchell's magnificent historiacl epic is and unforgottable tale of love and loss.... More

Mary Queen of Scots is dead famous for: having terrible taste in husbands, rotting away in Liz 1's prison and, totally losing her head - on the chopping block. But have you heard that Mary: was a six-foot stunner who had a charmed childhood, got kidnapped by a murderous lord - and married him, manag... More

Imprisoned by walls of their own construction, here are three people, each in midlife, in midcrisis, forced to make choices-- after the rules have changed. Elizabeth, with her controlled sensuality, her suppressed rage, is married to the wrong man. She has just lost her latest lover to suicide. Nate... More

Clootie and Dumpling are two extraordinary Highland bull brothers who live in Glenboodle, a farm set in the dramatic scenery of loch-filled highlands and the majesty of mountains. They have massive horns which may seem very threatening, but the brothers are gentle creatures, only looking for excitem... More

Hello English! for classes 1-5 is an attractive new series. It is clearly graded and has a syllabus designed to teach English for communicative purposes as well as literary appreciation. The classroom work offers ample scope for direct teaching and interactive learning. The series consists of three ... More

Was Western medicine a positive benefit of colonialism or one of its agents of oppression? This question has prompted a vigorous historical and political debate and is explored here in the context of the 'model' British colony of Ceylon. In this study, Margaret Jones emphasises the need for both a b... More

Hello English! for classes 1-5 is an attractive new series. It is clearly graded and has a syllabus designed to teach English for communicative purposes as well as literary appreciation. The classroom work offers ample scope for direct teaching and interactive learning. The series consists of three ... More

The Blind Assassin is a tale of two sisters, one of whom dies under ambiguous circumstances in the opening pages. The survivor, Iris Chase Griffen, initially seems a little cold-blooded about this death in the family. But as Margaret Atwood's most ambitious work unfolds--a tricky process, in fact, w... More