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Dawn Chorus

A Sound Portrait of a British Woodland at Sunrise

AvBritish Library,Ron Kettlem. fl.

CD-bok, Engelska, 2004

88 kr

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This is the perfect chance to immerse yourself in the uplifting sounds of a perfect country morning, from the comfort of your own home. At dawn, in our countryside, there is a pronounced peak in bird singing activity. This is especially noticeable for about an hour after the first light in temperate zone woodlands during spring and early summer. At this time, male birds defend their territories and attract females with their songs. The recordings on this CD are a selection of British woodland recordings, taken from the extensive collection of the wildlife section of the British Library sound archive.

Literary Christmas

An Anthology

AvBritish Library

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

223 kr

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This seasonal compendium collects together poems, short stories, and prose extracts by some of the greatest poets and writers in the English language. Like Charles Dickens's ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, they are representative of times old and new--from John Donne's Elizabethan hymn over the baby Jesus to Benjamin Zephaniah's "Talking Turkeys," from Thomas Tusser counting the cost of a Tudor feast to P. G. Wodehouse's wry story about Christmas on a diet. Enjoy a Christmas Day as described by Samuel Pepys, Anthony Trollope, George Eliot, or Nancy Mitford. Venture out into the snow in the company of Jane Austen, Henry James, and Dickens's Mr. Pickwick. Entertain the children with the seasonal tales of Dylan Thomas, Kenneth Grahame, and Oscar Wilde.

Beyond Time

Classic Tales of Time Unwound

AvBritish Library,Mike Ashley

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

113 kr

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Time travel has long been a staple of science fiction. Removing the bonds of time on a story allows for many interesting possibilities, but it also presents complicated problems and paradoxes.In this collection, featuring stories from the 1880s to the 1960s, we are taken to the remote future and back to the distant past. We are trapped in an eternal loop and met with visitors and objects from the future. We come face to face with our past selves, and experience the chaos of living out of sync with everyone else in the universe. These are just some of the thrilling narratives to discover as we unwind the constraints of time.

Del 17 - British Library Women Writers

Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season

AvBritish Library,British Library

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

133 kr

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The British Library Women Writers series is a curated collection of novels by female authors who enjoyed broad, popular appeal in their day. In a century during which the role of women in society changed radically, their fictional heroines highlight women's experience of life inside and outside the home through the decades in these rich, insightful and evocative stories. The Women Writers Christmas Collection of Short Stories explores the joys and disappointments, pressures and preparations of this time of year from a female perspective. In keeping with the spirit of the series, the stories are plucked from different decades of the twentieth century and penned by familiar as well as forgotten authors writing for both books and popular magazines. The selection includes the festive run-up as well as post-Christmas traditions. From the delightful consequences of decorating the tree by Stella Gibbons, to an interesting encounter set at 30,000 feet on a Christmas Day flight by Muriel Spark, and a pantomime with a twist by Margery Sharpe, these stories are sure to fortify you over the Christmas period.

Del 22 - British Library Women Writers

Stories For Winter

And Nights by the Fire

AvBritish Library,Simon Thomas

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

135 kr

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Stories for Winter is a collection of short stories that take their inspiration from this cold, snowy season, whether it's winter holidays, weather-related predicaments or seasonal celebrations. In keeping with the spirit of the Women Writers series, the stories are penned by authors whose writing originally appeared in books and magazines in the twentieth century.Launched in 2020, the British Library Women Writers series is a curated collection of novels and anthologies by female authors who enjoyed broad, popular appeal in their day. In a century during which the role of women in society changed radically, their fictional heroines highlight women's experience of life inside and outside the home through the decades in these rich, insightful and evocative stories.

British Library Souvenir Guide

AvBritish Library

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

148 kr

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The British Library houses the world's most important collection of books and manuscripts, including such outstanding items as the Lindisfarne Gospels, Magna Carta, the Gutenberg Bible, Shakespeare's First Folio and the world's oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra. It also contains many modern cultural treasures, including the original manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground and Jane Eyre. The British Library Souvenir Guide introduces these and many other treasures from the collection - including illuminated manuscripts, historical documents, maps, literary and music manuscripts - which can be seen on display in the Library's exhibition spaces.