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Paul Gallico
If in doubt, wash! What is it like to be a cat? Find out in this classic animal story from the renowned writer Paul Gallico.
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Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon, a hauntingly beautiful child, Fritha, visits Rhayader, bringing with her an injured snow…
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Introducing the indomitable, endearing charlady, Mrs Harris…
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Gallico’s masterpiece about a crippled artist’s daring rescue of British soldiers stranded at Dunkirk during World War II is an unforgettable story certain to be enjoyed and cherished by readers…
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Published to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
The classic satirical novel
‘Mrs Harris is one of the great creations of fiction - so real that you feel you know her, yet truly magical as well. I can…
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**A USA TODAY Bestseller ** The delightful, uplifting story of Mrs. Harris, an ordinary woman whose life is transformed by one beautiful dress–now a motion picture starring Lesley Manville and…
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The high-octane thriller that inspired the Academy Award-winning film: On a sinking cruise ship, passengers fight rising water-and each other-to survive.
On its maiden voyage, luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon…
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Collins Modern Classics are re-launched in gorgeous new covers bringing these familiar stories to a new generation. From the author of best-loved classic ‘The Snow Goose’.
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From beloved author Paul Gallico, the delightful and uplifting story of Mrs Harris, an ordinary woman whose life is transformed by one beautiful dress–soon to be a motion picture starring…
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The Snow Goose centres on Philip, a hunchback, who lives alone in an lighthouse, except for the flocks of geese, and a young girl from the local village who brings…
The Snow Goose is a simple, short written parable on the regenerative power of friendship and love, set against a backdrop of the horror of World War 2. It documents…
The field of optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light; however because light is an electromagnetic wave, analogous phenomena occur in X-rays, microwaves, radio waves, and…
For fourteen years during the golden age of sports, Paul Gallico was one of America’s ace sportswriters. He saw them all - the stars and the hams, the immortals and…
Rachel Wagstaff, Paul Gallico, Richard Taylor
Ada Harris spends her days dusting darning polishing and scrubbing. But her first glimpse of a ravishing Christian Dior dress sets her off on a journey that will change her…
Julius Caesar
This edition of Julius Caesar's Gallic War provides a comprehensive introduction to the text, as well as detailed notes, an appendix of relevant historical documents, and a vocabulary list. It…
