A re-issue of the 1982 "Guardian" Fiction Award-winner set in an Indian fishing village. Publication ties in with a TV showing. Readership...... mehr

A re-issue of the 1982 "Guardian" Fiction Award-winner set in an Indian fishing village. Publication ties in with a TV showing. Readership level: 11+.

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For the first time, an entire book is devoted to examining the manuscript that Jane Austen was working on during the months preceding...... mehr

For the first time, an entire book is devoted to examining the manuscript that Jane Austen was working on during the months preceding her early death in 1817. The sources for the fragment, a detailed description of the manuscript, the history of the text, an analysis of the appropriate title, a detailed text and commentary, a full bibliography, and appendixes offer the reader new views about this final effort that has been praised by some, condemned by others, and ignored by most.

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For the first time, an entire book is devoted to examining the manuscript that Jane Austen was working on during the months preceding...... mehr

For the first time, an entire book is devoted to examining the manuscript that Jane Austen was working on during the months preceding her early death in 1817. The sources for the fragment, a detailed description of the manuscript, the history of the text, an analysis of the appropriate title, a detailed text and commentary, a full bibliography, and appendixes offer the reader new views about this final effort that has been praised by some, condemned by others, and ignored by most.

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It was in fat Madame Fontaine's little cafe at Bar la Rose, that Norman village by the sea, that I announced my decision. It...... mehr

It was in fat Madame Fontaine's little cafe at Bar la Rose, that Norman village by the sea, that I announced my decision. It being market-day the cafe was noisy with peasants, and the crooked street without jammed with carts. Monsieur Torin, the butcher, opposite me, leaned back heavily from his glass of applejack and roared.

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Visions of "A Village by the Sea" Articles written in the San Clemente Journal about people, places, and activities over...... mehr

Visions of "A Village by the Sea" Articles written in the San Clemente Journal about people, places, and activities over a nine-year period in the 2000's

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Jardine's Primavera Blackstone novels have proved a big hit with readers, and this is the latest paperback. A tranquil Spanish village...... mehr

Jardine's Primavera Blackstone novels have proved a big hit with readers, and this is the latest paperback. A tranquil Spanish village by the sea seems the perfect place for Primavera to raise her son Tom, but homicide and hazard prove not to be far away.

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History of Northwest Florida's magnificent Emerald Coast in the 1950's. It is written in engaging short story format...especially including the...... mehr

History of Northwest Florida's magnificent Emerald Coast in the 1950's. It is written in engaging short story format...especially including the Emerald Coast communities of Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Valparaiso, Mary Esther, Shalimar, Sandestin, Seaside, Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, and Eglin Air Force Base.

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History of Northwest Florida's magnificent Emerald Coast in the 1950's, particularly the communities of Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville,...... mehr

History of Northwest Florida's magnificent Emerald Coast in the 1950's, particularly the communities of Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Mary Esther, Valparaiso, Seaside, Sandestin, Crestview, and DeFuniak Springs. It is written in engaging short story format.

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Direkt am Strand und knapp 120 m vom Einkaufszentrum Sea Ranch Village erwartet Sie dieses Hotel in...... mehr

Direkt am Strand und knapp 120 m vom Einkaufszentrum Sea Ranch Village erwartet Sie dieses Hotel in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.ssDas Lauderdale Beachside Hotel besteht aus 2 Gebäuden. Im Hauptgebäude befinden sich die Lobby und die Rezeption.

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"On the southeastern coast of Massachusetts is a small village with which I was once familiarly acquainted. It differs little in its general...... mehr

"On the southeastern coast of Massachusetts is a small village with which I was once familiarly acquainted. It differs little in its general aspect from other hamlets scattered along that shore. It has its one long, straggling street, plain and homelike, from which at two or three different points a winding lane leads off and ends abruptly in the water. Fifty years ago the village had a business activity of its own. There still remain the vestiges of a wharf at a point where once was a hammering ship-yard. Here and there, in bare fields along the sea, are the ruins of vats and windmills, -picturesque remains of ancient salt-works."

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It's the worst news possible. There has been a fire at the Stageschool so Keira and her friends are unable to return after the summer...... mehr

It's the worst news possible. There has been a fire at the Stageschool so Keira and her friends are unable to return after the summer break. Then a letter arrives with surprising news - they are going to be staying in Wales temporarily - in the Stageschool by the sea. Keira makes a new friend and they explore the mysterious old house on the cliff top, discover a secret hidden in the attic and encounter shipwrecks and ghostly cabin boys. A visitor from Australia helps them solve the riddle of the past and they finally leave the village as heroes.

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Ten-year-old Floriana is captivated by the beauty of the magnificent Tuscan villa just outside her small village, and dreams of...... mehr

Ten-year-old Floriana is captivated by the beauty of the magnificent Tuscan villa just outside her small village, and dreams of living there some day. When Dante, the son of the villa's owner, invites her inside, she knows that her destiny is there, with him. But as they grow up they cross an unseen line, jeopardizing the very thing they hold most dear...

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A local poet once described Carmel-by-the-Sea, with its haunting pines, fog, and white sand, as "our inevitable place." The area...... mehr

A local poet once described Carmel-by-the-Sea, with its haunting pines, fog, and white sand, as "our inevitable place." The area had been inhabited for more than 3,000 years when Fr. Junipero Serra chose the site for his mission headquarters in 1771. The romantic name, Carmel-by-the-Sea, was the gift of a group of women real estate developers, later used in advertising lots for "brain workers at in-door employment." Many Stanford and UC Berkeley professors, artists, writers, and musicians left a lasting legacy here in their art and in their rejection of largescale commercial development. Although impoverished artists may no longer afford to live here, many residents and millions of sojourners still consider the lovely village packed with galleries and eateries their "inevitable place."

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Babylon by the Sea focuses on a seaside community that, once rich in salt marshes, attracted many of the area's first settlers....... mehr

Babylon by the Sea focuses on a seaside community that, once rich in salt marshes, attracted many of the area's first settlers. Originally called Sumpawam, it was purchased from Native Americans in 1670. The township was formed from South Huntington and named Babylon in 1802 by Mrs. Conklin, a staunch advocate of the Bible. Babylon includes the villages of Lindenhurst and Amityville, and the hamlets of North and West Babylon, Copaigue, Deer Park, Farmingdale, and Wyandanch. This vibrant community evolved from a humble beginning of farming, fishing, and whaling into an attractive resort community. The area was unknown until the nearby barrier beach, Fire Island, gained prominence as a summer resort. The South Shore line of the Long Island Railroad gave the seaside locality impetus when the train reached Babylon in 1867. Hotels and boardinghouses sprang up around town and beside the sea. Among the pleasure seekers were many wealthy New Yorkers who came in quest of the invigorating air and relaxation outside the city. The trip from New York took just over an hour; a trolley would meet the visitors and transport them to the Great South Bay. For many years, the South Shore Railroad was the only electrified train, and Babylon became the point of convergence for travelers bent on speed. The village also witnessed the birth of radio and wireless communication when Marconi contacted ships at sea from Babylon.

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For one young child, moving from the bright lights of the city to a tiny village by the sea means leaving behind...... mehr

For one young child, moving from the bright lights of the city to a tiny village by the sea means leaving behind familiar sights and sounds. Now in the dark hours of the night, in the quiet of the old house perched up on a hill, even the smallest noise can spark his imagination. Those scratching sounds that come from the walls, they couldn't be ghosts, or could they?

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From the phenomenally bestselling author of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" comes Haddon's first collection...... mehr

From the phenomenally bestselling author of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" comes Haddon's first collection of poems. Humorous, moving, and surreal, these poems showcase the wild imagination that made Haddon so beloved by readers everywhere.

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