A Month in the Country

J. L. Carr, J.L. Carr

Penelope Fitzgerald - Introduction Paperback | 129 x 198mm | 112 pages | ISBN 014118230X | May 2000 A damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the village church of Oxgodby where he is to spend the summer uncovering a huge medieval wall-painting. Immersed in the peace and beau...

Favourite Stories of Courageous Girls

Louisa May Alcott; Brothers Grimm; L. M. Montgomery; L. Frank Baum; Hans Christian Andersen; E. Nesbit; Charlotte Brontë; Enid Blyton; Lewis Carroll; Hodgson Burnett; Frances

This wonderful anthology features the stories of some of the best-loved heroines in children's books. From Jo March who sells her hair to raise money for her family, to George's single-minded commitment to protecting her island in The Famous Five to Bobbie's quick-thinking action that prevents a train c...