Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd - Böcker

Pierce and Scarlet and their cousin Rylan find a funny-looking carpet rolled up in the comer of the garden. The three children decide to play a game with it, and by chance they discover that it is a flying carpet. It can take them on incredible ad...

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It was distressing for everyone. The whole family were perplexed and upset. Instead of sitting happily in his chair as he usually did, Grandfather had floated up to the ceiling and no one could think of a way to bring him back down again.

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Everybody is excited. It is the day of Monkhamstead Village Fair and no one wants to miss a thing. Tommy Tramp wants to win a coconut and Daddy wants to show his skill at throwing the welly. Grandpa is hoping to make a stir in the knobbliest-knees...

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Miranda's silver shoes are magic. Individually they are old and worn, half falling to bits, but when they are brought together they sparkle and shimmer like new, vibrating with energy. When she puts them on, anything is possible. They transpo...

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Whatever the time of year there is always inspiration in the garden for the artist and the gardener. There is always something to be learned, new things to observe and appreciate. The artist and gardener alike must develop the composition, bringin...

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The Princess of the Sea tells the story of Miranda, a beautiful mermaid. She lives in a cave at the bottom of the Mewstone, a large outcrop of rock which lies just off the south coast of Devon. The story tells of her adventures together with her f...

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Wherever can Fluffy have got to? When their tabby cat fails to appear at breakfast time as usual, the twins, Anita and Aliyah, are worried. They search the garden and call his name, but there is no sign of him. Fluffy is still missing when the gir...

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Co-Co the Caravan lives in Bloggs' Builder's Yard. He is tiny, but Mr and Mrs Bloggs can squeeze inside very comfortably with their baby son, Andy Bloggs. When holiday times come along, off they go to spend a thrilling Bonfire Night in the country...

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A new life begins for Gracie on the day she arrives at the Sheer Magic Hotel. Here in this amazing place, surrounded by forest and snow-capped mountains she can do what she has always dreamed of doing: art and writing. Mehrab, the young caretaker ...

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When Dylan returns home with Teddy after a sleepover at Nana and Pop's his imagination is buzzing. His visits are so crowded with amazing adventures that it all seems like a dream - or like something Pop must have invented. Even Teddy needs a litt...

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Magic, a Moon Pixie, lives in a beautiful garden on the magical side of the moon. One day he decides it would be a wonderful adventure to slide down the moonbeams and visit the blue planet, Earth. He persuades his little friends to join him. Arriv...

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A month before her eighty-fourth birthday Joy Gower completed the final section of the South West Coast Path - a total distance of 630 miles. She has written this account of her epic walk in the hope that it will inspire others to walk this specta...

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If you thought, that nothing much happened in Cumbria during the first "lockdown" of 2020 - well think again! Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd of Ilfracombe, in a book entitled The Totally Unforgettable Herdwick War, reveals the astounding saga o...

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Few things can impart such a feeling of satisfaction as a well-tended garden. As he surveys his roses from the comfort of his deckchair on a warm summer's evening, Brian Lawless can relax and forget for a while the long struggle with spray gun and...

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Katie Petherick is young, beautiful and successful, but not content. For three years she has been earning a good living as an upmarket monthly live-in maternity nurse, working closely with wealthy couples and gaining their trust. It is not enough....

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Coco Schreiber has dipped into the paint pot of her life and dolloped drops of colour on to the areas of her palette which seems to her to accommodate her memories and emotions: blue for the ladies she has loved and lost; purple for comfortable ad...

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This is a strong story of determination, love, loss and persistence. There are many songs and stories all wrapped up inside the need to pursue a worthy life. The beginning of the story sees Ronan, living in New Zealand, reeling after a message fro...

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This book describes four aspects of Southern Railway operation - i.e. the locomotive head signals used to identify trains, for both the mainland and the Isle of Wight; the types/grades of coal carried, together with its uses and origins; the wagon...

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This book is based on Peter Richards' experiences in the Antarctic from 1957 to 1960, working for what was then then the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, which later became British Antarctic Survey. It was a time when little had changed from ...

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Martha Rigby, a spinster of thirty-five, a non-de-script, somewhat timid creature, not in the least venturesome but a good-living Christian woman who up till now had had very little excitement in her life. She was the youngest of three, having a s...

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This eclectic collection of verse covers a wide spectrum of thoughts, observations and emotions - some are funny, others heartfelt, but most of all, every single one is genuine and sincere. Susan North experienced an enormous traumatic shock when ...

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In the final quarter of the seventh century the Picts were a vassal nation. Regular offerings of livestock, agricultural produce and other material resources were sent to their powerful neighbour to the south as tribute. The Romans had been unable...

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Friday marks the end of Valerie Bell's busy working week. It is a day when she can unwind with a plate of fish and chips and peas, followed by apple pie. In this book of poetry Valerie celebrates life's simple pleasures as well as its setbacks. It...

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Inspired by the beauty of the plants and flowers in her garden in France, Sue Goodchild has built up a gallery of beautiful moments in pencil and paint. Here she turns her attention to the vegetable garden, delighting in the forms and colours, obs...

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In this beautifully-illustrated children's book from B. A. Price, we follow the exciting and unexpected adventures of sisters Olivia and Amber . So many extraordinary things have happened to these girls during their childhood that at times it is h...

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Laughterpedia of Fun Plus is a compendium of jokes compiled during lockdown, with the assistance of Ellie J., a young artist. Her picture gallery is presented with apologies to Picasso and others as some of their ideas have been re-used.

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I Saw the Moon Wink is the debut collection of poems from William A. Roberts, who masterfully injects doses of both humour and philosophy into his writing. Covering subjects as wide-ranging as everyday life, religion, nature, war, love and even Ra...

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Anyone who knows me will know that I have a great love for the Scottish Highlands - a place which my wife and I have visited as often as possible over the past twenty years or more. Our last few holidays there have been at the same cottage across ...

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The Adventures of Neptune tells the story of Neptune, a mighty dolphin, who lives in the sea on the English Riviera on the south coast of Devon. The story tells of his adventures with his friends, Dolly and Devon, a dolphin mother and her calf, an...

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From childhood Rosemary Dring has been an avid reader, developing a love for words and a talent for poetry. Inspired by the wonders of creation - trees, country lanes, the changing seasons - Rosemary expresses her thoughts and ideas in rhyming ver...

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