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N P Cooper
Now surpassed in fame as a writer by his daughter's best friend, Daphne du Maurier, Arthur Quiller-Couch was the pre-eminent Cornish writer of Victorian and Edwardian times and founder of…
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This volume contains Q's fictionalised accounts of :- - The 1527 wreck of the, Portuguese treasure ship, Saint Andrew and the seizure of its cargo by local gentry. - The…
This volume, the second in a series, contains Q's best known ghost story based on the wrecking of the HMS Primrose in 1807. It contains a short foreword setting the…
In this volume, Q recounts the lives and experiences of Devon and Somerset residents who were forced to accommodate French prisoners of war and the daily routine and behaviour of…
During Napoleonic times there was great concern that the French could invade England through Cornwall's undefended coasts, rivers and harbours.
Due to this apprehension many areas assembled volunteer artillery companies…
This volume recounts tales of St. Ives and Prussia Cove smugglers, a corrupted election (when a wealthy woman took advantage of an error to vote) and a developing friendship between…
Tales of highway robbery terrified many of the Cornish to the extent that men travelling to London on business often wrote their wills as they believed they were unlikely to…
In the wake of Archmage Heramiir’s treason, King Erian has little choice but to order the largest conscription in Jeranon’s history. But can he reunify his lands before the brooding…
No allies. No memory. No chance.
When Johanna wakes on a deserted island chain, bereft of all memory and surrounded by the bodies of people dressed just like her, she…
Archmage Heramiir’s army is on the march.Not yet ready for war, Jayden and his advanced class of apprentice magi find themselves left behind in Aramar while King Erian’s forces move…
This volume contains some of Q's most enchanting tales describing peoples' actions due to love:- - The quiet honeymoon of a young couple interrupted by an unexpected visitors (A Happy…
Now surpassed in fame as a writer by his daughter's best friend, Daphne du Maurier,Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch ('Q') was the pre - eminent Cornish writer of Victorian &Edwardian literature and…
This volume, the first in a series, contains one of his best known stories in which he recounts the arrest and detention of Captain Bligh of The Bounty.
It contains…
This volume, the third in a series, contains Q's retelling of the last military siege on a private home in England in 1734. It contains a short foreword setting the…
Now surpassed in fame by his daughter's best friend, Daphne Du Maurier, Arthur Quiller-Couch was the pre-eminent Cornish writer of Victorian and Edwardian times. His work is of great interest…
Q had a fascination with the Napoleonic Wars and with adventure, escapades and escapes. This volume contains the following four tales relating to two spies of the same name and…
This volume, the sixth in the series, contains Q's retelling of the adventures of two St. Ives fishermen who were imprisoned by Napoleon for 10 years together with their diaries…
Q thoroughly enjoyed his annual routines but none more than Christmas. This volume contains five stories all related to Christmas.
I Saw Three Ships which tells the tale of three…
This is a series of Amazing Tales About Rodney The Rabbit Who Fell From The Sky! Currently there are five tales: Volume I describes how Rodney The Rabbit Who Fell…
This book contains the first five Amazing Tales About Rodney The Rabbit Who Fell From The Sky! The five stories describe how Rodney The Rabbit Who Fell From The Sky…
Now surpassed in fame as a writer by his daughter's best friend, Daphne du Maurier, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch was the pre-eminent Cornish writer of Victorian and Edwardian times and founder…
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This 1986 book is an introduction to the then commonly used types of detectors of nuclear radiation. The author opens with an introduction to the properties and characteristics of ionising…
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