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  • A Queen on Trial

    The Affair of Queen Caroline

    by E. A. Smith ...
    The so-called 'trial' of Queen Caroline, wife of George IV, in 1820 was one of the most sensational events of the nineteenth century. Not only was a Queen Consort of Great Britain publicly accused of adultery over a period of years, and in particularly sordid circumstances, but the full details of the accusations were paraded before a crowded House of Lords and the general public, through the ... Read more

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  • The Marvelous Land of Snergs

    A funny, quirky, brand-new story based on E.A. Wyke-Smith's classic, the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit , featuring wonderful illustrations from Melissa Castrillón.At the Sunny Bay Home for Superfluous and Accidentally Parentless Children, Pip and Flora were never good at following the rules. When Flora is kidnapped, they find themselves in the Marvelous Land of Snergs, a magical ... Read more

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  • George IV

    by E.A. Smith ...
    This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch’s character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king’s contemporaries that he was a dissolute, pleasure-loving dilettante and a feeble and ineffective ruler who was responsible for the decline of the power ... Read more

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  • A guide to the shell and starfish galleries

    Mollusca, Polyzoa, Brachiopoda, Tunicata, Echinoderma, and Worms

    Enclosed within the pages of 'A Guide to the Shell and Starfish Galleries' is a wondrous exploration of marine narratives and oceanic symbolism. This anthology gathers a myriad of literary styles that range from lyrical poetry capturing the ephemeral beauty of oceanic life to deeply reflective essays on the symbiotic relationship between humans and the sea. The collection stands as a tribute to ... Read more

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  • The Marvellous Land of Snergs

    The story follows the adventures of Joe and Sylvia, a young boy and girl who stumble into the enchanting and whimsical land of the Snergs, a race of small, jolly, and industrious creatures. Together with their Snerg friend Gorbo, Joe and Sylvia embark on an adventure that involves castles, knights, witches, and giant ogres. J. R. R. Tolkien recorded his love for the novel which has led to ... Read more

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  • The Marvellous Land of Snergs

    Illustrated by George Morrow ...
    Series series Dover Children's Classics
    Located somewhere in "a world apart," just beyond the reach of current navigational tools, lies the land of the Snergs, a haven for countless neglected children, all of whom are watched over by maternal women. Also inhabited by a sturdy race of generous people no taller than the average table, the realm is surrounded by a forest occupied by friendly bears.Into this unusual kingdom come Joe and ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Marvellous Land of Snergs

    Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 12 min

    This children's fantasy novel is set on a fictional, hard-to-reach island somewhere on planet Earth. The island is host to a colony of children, a wicked witch, the crew of the Flying Dutchman, and the titular snergs—as well as unicorns, tigers, bears, ghouls, and dragons that live in the woods. The story follows Sylvia and Joe on an adventure gone wrong once they're taken captive by an ogre, ... Read more

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  • The Marvellous Land of Snergs

    Two Runaway Children Among a Small Sturdy People

    Series series Children's & Family
    Complete and unabridged, with 10 full-page plates by William McTaggart, Richard Barrett Davis and Piet Mondrian. Two children run away from a home for unwanted infants and fall in with the Snergs — a small, sturdy, hospitable people — and with an ogre who has given up eating children, a witch, and Vanderdecken's ghostly crew. E. A. Wyke-Smith published it in 1927; Tolkien read it to his children ... Read more

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  • The Lens of the World Trilogy

    Lens of the World, King of the Dead, and The Belly of the Wolf

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    The enchanting fantasy series by the John W. Campbell Award – winning author of Tea with the Black Dragon.Warrior, linguist, astronomer, philosopher, lens grinder, lord, dwarf—the name Nazhuret conjures many definitions. His story is not a simple one: The course of his history is a strange and winding tale filled with danger. All three novels in this epic saga about the outcast-turned-legend are ... Read more

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  • The Sword in the Stone

    by T. H. White ...
    Growing up in a colorful world peopled by knights in armor and fair damsels, foul monsters and evil witches, young Arthur slowly learns the code of the gentleman. Under the wise guidance of Merlin, the all-powerful magician for whom life progresses backward, the king-to-be becomes expert in falconry, jousting, hunting, and swordplay. He is transformed by his remarkable old tutor into various ... Read more

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  • The Box of Delights

    Illustrated by Judith Masefield ...
    Series series Kay Harker
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