Download or read book Tobermory Cat 1 2 3 written by Debi Gliori and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2014 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debi Gliori's delightful The Tobermory Cat was one of the most popular children's books of 2012. Based on a real cat known to local inhabitants as well as thousands of visitors to Mull, the island's ginger tom and his extraordinary antics have now become world famous. Young children will love this counting book in which the Tobermory Cat wakes up hungry and explores the town in search of something to eat.
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Download or read book Tobermory written by Saki and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tobermory is a short story by Saki. Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 - 13 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, and Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Nol Coward, and P. G. Wodehouse.Beside his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was customary at the time, and then collected into several volumes), he wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot, in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire, the only book published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington; the episodic The Westminster Alice (a Parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland), and When William Came, subtitled A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns, a fantasy about a future German invasion of Britain.
Download or read book Oliver Boyd s new Edinburgh almanac and national repository With Western suppl written by Oliver and Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World s Most Difficult Quiz written by Pat Cullen and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which US president did Washington Irving once unflatteringly refer to as a “withered little apple-john?” What reduplicative word refers to a Siamese three-wheeled taxi? In which city is Charlemagne's octagon? These and other fiendishly difficult questions have stumped pupils at King William's College as part of its annual General Knowledge Papers for more than a century—along with Guardian readers, for whom the test has been reprinted in its entirety since 1951. Here, for the first time, is a compendium of the wonderfully obscure questions—and their often unexpected answers—that have appeared on the test over the past thirty years. Guaranteed to challenge even the most ardent trivia enthusiast, this exhaustive compilation is organized thematically and chronologically and includes a set of previously unpublished questions by current quizmaster Pat Cullen. For history hotshots, fountains of fact, and perennial powerhouses of pub trivia, The World's Most Difficult Quiz lives every bit up to its superlative name, offering an addictive assortment of intriguing questions.
Download or read book The Chronicles of Clovis written by Hector Hugh Munro and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by H. H. Munro was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Chronicles of Clovis' is a collection of short stories, including 'The Great Weep', 'Tobermory', 'Adrian', and many more. Hector Hugh Munro was born in Akyab, Burma in 1870. He was raised by aunts in North Devon, England, before returning to Burma in his early twenties to join the Colonial Burmese Military Police. Later, Munro returned once more to England, where he embarked on his career as a journalist, becoming well-known for his satirical 'Alice in Westminster' political sketches, which appeared in the Westminster Gazette. Arguably better-remembered by his pen name, 'Saki', Munro is now considered a master of the short story, with tales such as 'The Open Window' regarded as examples of the form at its finest.
Download or read book Sredni Vashtar and Other Stories written by Saki and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Burma in 1870, Scottish writer H. H. Munro adopted the pseudonym Saki to satirize the social conventions, cruelty, and foolishness of the Edwardian era. His highly readable blend of flippant humor and outrageous inventiveness is often overlaid with a mood of horror. After Munro's untimely death in action during World War I, Christopher Morley wrote: "the empty glass we turn down for him is the fragile, hollow-stemmed goblet meant for the finest champag≠ it is of the driest." Readers can sample Munro's special brand of well-plotted satiric fiction in this inexpensive collection of his best tales. In addition to the title story, selections include "Tobermory," "Laura," "The Open Window," and "The Schartz-Metterklume Method." With its biting wit and vein of cruelty, Munro's work has sometimes been compared to early Evelyn Waugh; admirers of Waugh and other discerning readers are sure to savor this stimulating taste of vintage Saki.
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Download or read book The Trouble With Dragons written by Debi Gliori and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOMINATED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL _______________ 'Gently introduces pre-schoolers to global warming ... It ends with the reassuring hope that we can change and make our world better' - National Geographic 'Delightfully illustrated' - The Sunday Telegraph _______________ From the author of the bestselling No Matter What comes a cautionary tale for readers young and old about the use and misuse of the planet - featuring dragons! The world is populated by some beastly dragons who care nothing for how much they pollute the oceans, chop down the trees, gobble up all the food and use everything up without stopping to think. Those dragons need to wake up to what they are doing to their world before it is too late ... An energy-filled picture book that addresses concerns about the environment in the most child-centric and delightful way possible. _______________ 'Tackles global warming for pre-schoolers: no easy task but beautifully done as an allegory of wasteful dragons who heat the world by breathing fire' - Sunday Express magazine Brilliantly read by Emilia Fox. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
Download or read book Oliver and Boyd s New Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository written by and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Tooth and Claw Short Stories Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library written by Saki and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Rosemary Border. Conradin is ten years old. He lives alone with his aunt. He has two big secrets. The first is that he hates his aunt. The second is that he keeps a small, wild animal in the garden shed. The animal has sharp, white teeth, and it loves fresh blood. Every night, Conradin prays to this animal and asks it to do one thing for him, just one thing. This collection of short stories is clever, funny, and shows us ‘Nature, red in tooth and claw’. In other words, it is Saki at his very best.
Download or read book Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep written by Joyce Dunbar and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willa has trouble falling asleep until her brother reminds her of all the happy things that await her in the morning.
Download or read book The Book of Cats written by George MacBeth and published by Bloodaxe Books Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With work by 150 writers and artists, The Book of Cats is the most comprehensive cat anthology published. It is extravagantly illustrated with over a hundred pictures, 16 in full colour.The Book of Cats includes:P.G. Wodehouse's Webster, Saki's Tobermory, Kipling's Cat that Walked by himself, T.S. Eliot's Macavity and Growltiger, Christopher Smart's cat Jeoffrey, and Don Marquis's mehitabel.The cat classics of Walter de la Mare, W.W. Jacobs and Edgar Allan Poe.Catty stories from Patricia Highsmith and Jean-Paul Sartre.Cat tales by Ted Hughes, Paul Gallico and Giles Gordon.The cats of Robert Southey, Théophile Gauthier andFeline thoughts by Aldous Huxley, Henry Fielding and Mark Twain.Cat poems by Robert Graves, Marianne Moore, Dorothy L. Sayers, Thomas Gray and Alan Sillitoe.Pussycat rhymes by Ogden Nash, Stevie Smith and Roger McGough.Cat paintings by Bonnard, Chagall, Lucien Freud, Gainsborough, Hockney, Gwen John, Paul Klee and Douanier Rousseau.In all, a rich, affectionate medley of prose, poetry and picture in praise of that most elusive and fascinating of creatures - the cat.
Download or read book Twentieth Century Countertenor Repertoire written by Steven L. Rickards and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This significant reference of over 600 entries compiles and catalogues information about repertoire composed specifically for the countertenor from 1950 to 2000. Representing more than 350 composers, it provides a resource for countertenors and voice teachers to identify and become more familiar with contemporary works for countertenor.
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Download or read book Cat Biz written by Amanda O'Neill and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (back cover) Big cats, small cats, heroic cats, famous cats, extraordinary cats, cats in literature, cats in art, ghost cats, fairytale cats, detective cats, warrior cats, the fastest runners, the fiercest hunters, the consorts of kings, the Hollywood stars... Learn about all these fantastic feline characters--and much, much more--in this unique celebration of the world of cats. CAT BIZ Includes more than 400 color photographs and artwork illustrations revealing all the charm and infinite variety of the many moods of the cat. Entertaining and intriguing--a book that puts the fun back into cat ownership, great for dipping into at any time Lasting reference value--includes a huge amount of information and history, facts and figures An ideal present for any cat lover (flap copy) Imagine the most amazing miscellany of cat-related facts and figures, breed profiles, humorous anecdotes, historical stories, tall tales, fables, myths, and legends jostling for space with descriptions of a host of fun activities to enjoy with your cat. Then add up-to-date information on care and training to this irresistible package. The result is Cat Biz! Here in one compact and supremely accessible volume is a cornucopia of cat lore that will go straight to the top of the "must have" list of every committed cat lover. In equal parts entertaining and informative, Cat Biz is the ultimate feline compendium. The Author Amanda O'Neill was born in Sussex, England, and educated at the University of Exeter. She has written more than 20 books about pets and is a regular contributor to a number of national pet magazines in the U.K.
