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A Brief Guide to J. R. R. Tolkien: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by Nigel Cawthorne
33.99 NZD
Category: Language | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This title offers a very readable overview of Tolkien and his work, incorporating a brief biography, an examination of the books and a look at the process of filming his work, including "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings saga". It explores how Tolkien's background as a medievalist and linguist info ...Show more
Killers by Nigel Cawthorne
12.99 NZD
Category: True Crime
It was an ordinary semi-detached with grubby walls and net curtains. A young man answered the door to police officers with a search warrant, intent on digging up the back garden. The house was 25 Cromwell Street; the man the eldest son of Fred and Rose West. The world's most shocking murderers were some ...Show more
The Curious Cures of Old England by Nigel Cawthorne
34.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Another highly entertaining trawl through the byways of English history by the author of The Strange Laws of Old England The history of medicine in Britain is full of the most bizarre cures for all manner of ailments, from the plague to the pox.
The Empress of South America by Nigel Cawthorne
49.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
This is the story of Eliza Lynch, a peasant girl from Ireland who became a celebrated courtesan in 19th-century Paris, and finally, as mistress to Paraguay's President Francisco Solano Lopez, "empress" of South America.
The Empress of South America by Nigel Cawthorne
27.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
The extraordinary true story of Eliza Lynch, doctor's daughter in Ireland, courtesan in Paris and, in Paraguay, the Empress of South America.Born in Ireland in the 1840's, Eliza Lynch left the country as a young girl, fleeing the potato famine with her parents. As a young woman, she became one of Paris ...Show more
The Strange Laws of Old England by Nigel Cawthorne
29.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Nigel Cawthorne, a former teacher, is the author of a number of popular history books
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