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A Test to Destruction - Henry Williamson - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

A Test to Destruction (1960) was the eighth entry in Henry Williamson''s fifteen-volume A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight spanning the years from the late Victorian period to the Second World War. It begins in the final year of the Great War. After the harsh winter of 1917 everyone is nearing the limits of their endurance. Hetty, temporarily relieved to have Phillip safely home, hopes desperately that her son will not be posted to France again. Phillip, however, is determined to go back, and adds his name to a list of those available for service. After returning to the Front, however, he is injured and sent on convalescent leave in the West Country, where his post-war civilian life begins. ''Williamson''s style is romantic, though rarely sentimental, and his sensuous response to nature is fresh and surprising.'' Anthony Burgess, Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939

DKK 183.00

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Wounded - Percival Everett - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Training horses is dangerous - a head-to-head confrontation with 1,000 pounds of muscle takes courage. It is these same qualities that allow John and his uncle Gus to live in the beautiful high desert of Wyoming. A black horse trainer is a curiosity, at the very least, but the brutal murder of a young gay man pushes this small community to the teetering edge of intolerance. Highly praised for his storytelling and ability to address the toughest issues of our time with a touching originality, Everett offers a brilliant novel that explores a divided America.

DKK 119.00

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Rousseau's Dog - John Eidinow - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - philosopher, novelist, composer, educationist, political provocateur - was on the run. He was fleeing intolerance, persecution, and enemies who proclaimed him a madman, dangerous to society. David Hume, the foremost philosopher in the English language, universally praised as a model of decency, came to his aid. He brought Rousseau and his beloved little dog Sultan to England. And then it all went horribly wrong. In Rousseau''s Dog , David Edmonds and John Eidinow bring their narrative verve to the bitter quarrel that turned these two Enlightenment giants into mortal foes. And it is a very human story of compassion, treachery, anger and revenge.

DKK 136.00

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The Mark - Friða Isberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''Searingly brilliant . . . like George Orwell and Anthony Burgess before her, lets the dystopian ironies speak for themselves.’ TLS ''Absolutely stunning.'' HERNAN DIAZ''A masterpiece.'' KAVEH AKBAR A debut novel of urgent big ideas imbued with pacy plotting and atmospheric power, by an exciting new talent. The Icelandic Psychological Association has prepared a test. They call it a sensitivity assessment: a way of measuring a person’s empathy and identifying the potential for anti-social behaviour.In a few days’ time, Iceland will vote on whether to make the test compulsory for every citizen. The nation is bitterly divided. Some believe the test makes society safer; others decry it as a violation.As the referendum draws closer, four people – Vetur, Eyja, Tristan and Ólafur – find themselves caught in the teeth of the debate. Each of them will have to reckon with uncomfortable questions: Where do the rights of society end and the rights of the individual begin? When does utopia become dystopia? No matter which side wins, they will all have to find a way to live with the result.

DKK 168.00

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The Mark - Friða Isberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''Searingly brilliant . . . [Ísberg] like George Orwell and Anthony Burgess before her, lets the dystopian ironies speak for themselves.’ TLS ''Absolutely stunning.'' HERNAN DIAZ''A masterpiece.'' KAVEH AKBAR A debut novel of urgent big ideas imbued with pacy plotting and atmospheric power, by an exciting new talent. The Icelandic Psychological Association has prepared a test. They call it a sensitivity assessment: a way of measuring a person’s empathy and identifying the potential for anti-social behaviour.In a few days’ time, Iceland will vote on whether to make the test compulsory for every citizen. The nation is bitterly divided. Some believe the test makes society safer; others decry it as a violation.As the referendum draws closer, four people – Vetur, Eyja, Tristan and Ólafur – find themselves caught in the teeth of the debate. Each of them will have to reckon with uncomfortable questions: Where do the rights of society end and the rights of the individual begin? When does utopia become dystopia? No matter which side wins, they will all have to find a way to live with the result.

DKK 119.00

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West Indies at Lord's - Alan Ross - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Every so often a Test match offers such high drama as to transcend the series of which it was part. Such a battle was the second Test between England and West Indies at Lord''s in June 1963. Wisden called it one of the most dramatic played in England. Alan Ross''s eyewitness account amply evokes its excitement. Lord''s was packed with supporters of both sides, and the two teams, led by Ted Dexter and Frank Worrell, were very strong. West Indies had Garry Sobers and the pace attack of Wes Hall and Charlie Griffith, against whom Dexter''s first innings 70 was noteworthy. Fred Trueman took 11 wickets for England, though he could not stop a colossal century by Basil Butcher. But England''s final innings run-chase would be distinguished by one courageous knock from Brian Close, and a commensurately brave effort by Colin Cowdrey.

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The Immeasurable World - William Atkins - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL WRITING AWARD 2019 One third of the earth’s land surface is desert, much of it desolate and inhospitable. What is it about this harsh environment that has captivated humankind throughout history? Travelling to five continents over three years, William Atkins discovers a realm that is as much internal as physical. From the contested borderlands of the USA to Australia’s nuclear test zones, via Nevada’s riotous Burning Man festival and the ancient monasteries of Egypt, he illuminates the people, history, nature and symbolism of these remarkable but often volatile places.

DKK 127.00

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Kismet - Luke Tredget - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Anna is in love. Or maybe she’s not. She’s free spirit: definitely happy. Or is it more panicked? In any case, she is living life to the full. Or maybe to the edge. And having a glass of wine. With a big birthday just around the corner, an important new project at work, and a long-term boyfriend, Anna should feel like her life is falling into place. But somehow, she just doesn’t feel sure about, well, anything. So she decides to download the dating app Kismet, just as a test, of course… But will she embrace the life she has, or risk everything for the life she imagines?

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Disenchantment - C. E. Montague - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Disenchantment was one of the first books written after the First World War to express a sense of liberal disillusionment with the way the war had been conducted. It had a considerable impact when it was first published in 1924, though it was overshadowed later by the angrier and more directly descriptive memoirs of Sassoon and Graves.Montague offers a unique perspective on the war in France. He joined up as a white-haired 47-year-old volunteer, as part of a unit of the Royal Fusiliers manned mainly by older sportsmen (he had been a keen mountaineer before the war). He was also a very senior journalist, a leader writer for the Manchester Guardian . After being wounded in action in early 1916, he became an intelligence officer, dealing with journalists and visiting writers and censoring their reports. His book is highly allusive, replete with references to classical literature, and recalls a pre-war kind of essayistic belles-lettres (the book first appeared as a series of essays in the Guardian ). These techniques are placed at the service of a rueful meditation on the cynicism, corruption and mendacity of the organization of the British war effort, especially the official propaganda about the aims of the war. Montague was writing at a time of desperate social unrest, industrial militancy and rising intolerance. ''Civilization itself'', he wrote, ''the at any rate habitable dwelling which was to be shored up by the war, wears a strange new air of precariousness''.

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Plaques and Tangles - Nicola Wilson - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

I do not accept there is anything wrong with me. Days before her wedding Megan discovers she has a 50-50 chance of developing early onset Alzheimer''s. Years later she''s offered a genetic test. But if she''s got the gene does she really want to know?Megan, 21. Megan, 47. Megan, 32. Megan, 27.One woman lurches through time while her young family deal with the consequences. I can''t think. But I still feel. And most of the time I feel scared. Scared because it''s too soon. I haven''t finished yet . Plaques and Tangles by Nicola Wilson premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in October 2015.

DKK 117.00

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The Time and Space of Uncle Albert - Russell Stannard - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Time and Space of Uncle Albert is book one in the bestselling Uncle Albert science and adventure series.Famous scientist Uncle Albert and his niece Gedanken enter the dangerous and unknown world of a thought bubble. Their mission: to unlock the deep mysteries of Time and Space...In this action-packed adventure story, discover why you can''t break the ultimate speed barrier, find out how to become older than your mother, how to put on weight without getting fat, and how to live forever without even knowing it.When you have enjoyed The Time and Space of Uncle Albert you may also like Uncle Albert and the Quantum Test , book two in the Uncle Albert series.

DKK 113.00

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Ranji - Alan Ross - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Indian prince, Sussex and England cricketer, K.S. Ranjitsinhji was unique in many ways. W.G. Grace predicted that there would not be another batsman like ''Ranji'' for a hundred years; arguably we are still waiting. His prodigious run-scoring ability alone assured his place in the annals of cricket, but his talents transcended statistics. His batting married subtlety and strength in a way that was quite new to the game, and he was a ''character'' and crowd-pleaser from his century-making test debut in 1896 to his withdrawal from cricket in 1907 after he was installed as Jam Saheb of Nawanagar. ''A splendid memorial... In Alan Ross, Ranji is perfectly matched with one of the best writers the game ever attracted.'' Guardian ''A gem of a book.'' Yorkshire Post

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Y - Marjorie Celona - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Why would a mother give up her daughter?Can abandonment ever be an act of love? And could you ever forgive her? ''My life begins at the Y...'' Abandoned as a newborn at the doors of the local YMCA and then bounced between foster homes, Shannon eventually finds stability in the home of Miranda, a single mother with a daughter of her own. But as Shannon grows, so do her questions. Will she ever belong? Who is her true family? And why would her parents abandon Shannon on the day she was born? The answers lie in the heartrending tale of her mother, a headstrong young woman trapped in a tragic series of events that will destroy her family and test the limits of her compassion and sacrifice.

DKK 104.00

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Running with the Kenyans - Adharanand Finn - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Winner - Best New Writer category at the British Sports Book Awards After years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world''s biggest long-distance races, Runner''s World contributor Adharanand Finn set out to discover what it was that made them so fast - and to see if he could keep up. Packing up his family, he moved to Iten, Kenya, the running capital of the world, and started investigating. Was it running barefoot to school, the food, the altitude, or something else? At the end of his journey he put his research to the test by running his first marathon, across the Kenyan plains.This edition includes a new chapter covering the 2012 Olympics.

DKK 141.00

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Reaction and Reconstruction in English Politics, 1832–1852 - Professor Norman Gash - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''It is a melancholy thought that as soon as reforms are put into practice, disillusionment enters the political scene...''Norman Gash''s Ford Lectures, originally delivered at Oxford in 1964, address an era of reform that followed the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts in 1828, Catholic Emancipation in 1829, and the Reform Act of 1832. The history of this period has often focused on the conflicts that proved necessary before the Acts came to pass. But it was only after 1832 that the real crisis of reform emerged: the clash between what had actually been done, and what men thought should be the consequences of what had been done. As Gash notes of the arguments over the Reform Bill of 1831, "substantially the foundations for the Victorian two-party system were laid by the divisions of politicians into Reformers and Conservatives."

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An Artist and a Magician - Hugh Fleetwood - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''Black comedy at its most lurid, refined, and raffish... Wilbur George has made court-jester parasitism into an art form: four creepy but wealthy fellow expatriates (who hate each other) contribute to the upkeep of his Roman villa and matchless dinner parties. And when ancient, horrid Pam decides to stop contributing, she dies - moments after taking tea with Wilbur... the three surviving patrons congratulate him on a good clean kill, praise which vain Wilbur can''t quite bring himself to deny...'' Kirkus Reviews ''It is Hugh Fleetwood''s great ability as a novelist to analyse the world of the rich, to test it with violence and to subtly probe its corruption.'' Peter Ackroyd, Spectator ''Artistically successful and enthralling... It shimmers for a long time in the memory''s eye.'' Glasgow Herald ''Extremely readable and suitably chilling.'' Jeremy Lewis, Times

DKK 140.00

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Mr Fitton's Commission - Lt. Commander Showell Styles F.r.g.s. - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Discharged from active duty after the signing of the peace treaty with France in 1801 Michael Fitton is married and eking out a living as a farmer when he is called back into service with the Royal Navy as Britain embarks on war with France once more. Hoping to be sent into active service in the Mediterranean or the Channel - where the possibility of earning his Lieutenant''s commission is high - Fitton is disappointed when he is sent instead back to the West Indies where he is placed in command of the schooner Gipsy . However, never one to turn his back on his duty, Fitton embraces life at sea again and soon finds himself back capturing privateer ships and engaging in daring sea battles.Putting all his knowledge, skills and courage to the test Fitton once again proves himself to be a master seaman. Surely, this time, he will finally earn that longed for commission to become Lieutenant Fitton? Mr Fitton''s Commission was first published in 1977.

DKK 157.00

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Melbourne - Philip Ziegler - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''I agree with Lord David [Cecil] that Melbourne as a friend or relative must have been one of the most delightful, wise and entertaining of men, but in public life I believe him also to have been ambitious, cynical and almost wholly without political principle. He was, in short, much less of a carefree amateur, much more of a politician.'' Philip Ziegler, from his PrefaceFirst published in 1976, Philip Ziegler''s Melbourne drew on hitherto unused material and made an unprecedently searching assessment of the eminent Whig statesman of the 1830s/40s. It is extraordinary enough that Queen Victoria''s first Prime Minister should have been dragged through the courts by an aggrieved husband not once but twice. Yet Melbourne''s ''problematic'' personal life is only one reason why Ziegler, even-handed and scrupulous, was compelled to test the validity of Victoria''s famous final judgement that Melbourne was ''not a good or firm minister''.

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Calcutta - Geoffrey Moorhouse - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

In the foreword to the first edition Geoffrey Moorhouse wrote:''In a sense, the story of Calcutta is the story of India . . . It is the story of how and why Empire was created and what happened when Empire finished . . . The imperial residue of Calcutta, a generation after Empire ended, is both a monstrous and a marvellous city. Journalism and television have given us a rough idea of the monstrosities but none at all of the marvels. I can only hope to define the first more clearly and to persuade anyone interested that the second is to be found there too''. Geoffrey Moorhouse succeeds triumphantly in his aims. First published in 1971 this title has stood the test of time. Remarkably it was the first full-length study of Calcutta, seat of the British Raj, since 1918.''The book is organized out of a profound understanding of the true issues and is brilliantly executed.'' Paul Scott, Guardian

DKK 192.00

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A Wreath for Udomo (Faber Editions) - Peter Abrahams - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''The forerunner of an entire school of African literary art.’ Sunday Times Those men who are history now; did they feel like this? A 1950s Hampstead pub; a freezing night. Lois can''t tear her eyes away from the haunted, restless African man in the corner. Over brandy and stew, she discovers he is in awe of her friend, Panafrica''s greatest political writer and fighter. Their meeting inducts this stranger, Udomo, into London''s revolutionary community of exiled African activists: the start of a life-changing journey. Amidst the internal politics and love affairs, Udomo is inspired by other leaders'' independence uprisings; but when he returns to his native land to overthrow the colonial oppressors, his idealism is put to the ultimate test ... Inspired by Peter Abrahams'' befriending of future African heads of state in mid-century London , A Wreath for Udomo (1956) is a radical lost classic, unforgettably exploring the nature of freedom, power, leadership and love.

DKK 120.00

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Rudin - Ivan Turgenev - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The first of Turgenev''s social novels, Rudin was first translated by Constance Garnett into English in 1894. The main protagonist Dmitri Rudin is a representative of men of that time, being knowledgeable and enthusiastic about new ideas and the search for truth. As S. Stepniak states in his introduction to the text in 1894 Rudin''s ''enthusiasm is contagious because it is sincere, and his eloquence is convincing because devotion to his ideals is an absorbing passion with him. He would die for them, and, what is more rare, he would not swerve a hair''s-breadth from them for any worldly advantage, or for fear of any hardship''. Despite this Rudin''s enthusiasms and attachments lack warmth and compassion. He views the world and its people through the books he has studied and at the first test to his strength of purpose he fails. Dmitri Rudin remains therefore a character full of contradictions but it is these contradictions that make him real and one of Turgenev''s greatest achievements.

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Keir Hardie - Kenneth O. Morgan - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

In his preface, Kenneth Morgan writes. ''Keir Hardie is by any test a decisive figure in the making of twentieth-century Britain. More than any other man. he was the maker of the modern Labour Party. . . Yet already he seems an elusive, almost forgotten figure . . .''It is Kenneth Morgan''s supreme achievement to rescue Keir Hardie from his status as a sort of mythical figurehead and to present him as a more interesting, complex and credible person. In the context of the emerging Labour movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, we see Keir Hardie as pacifist, internationalist, feminist, radical and socialist; a great man if always somewhat out of step with his time.''Deeply sympathetic, impeccably scholarly and beautifully written. . . It brings out the full complexity of Hardie''s character and the full range of his interests. Hardie is brought back to life'' A . J. P. Taylor''Excellent . . . the first complete biography by a professional historian'' Asa Briggs, Times Literary Supplement ''Written with tempered sympathy and considered judgement. With grace and assurance, this book is an imposing achievement'' Stephen Koss

DKK 201.00

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Botticelli in the Fire - Jordan Tannahill - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

They’re going to kill you. They’re going to worship you, don’t get me wrong. But they are going to kill you. Playboy Sandro Botticelli has it all: talent, fame, good looks. He also has the ear – and the wife – of Lorenzo de Medici, as well as the Florence''s hottest young apprentice, Leonardo.But whilst he is at work on his breakthrough commission, The Birth of Venus , Botticelli’s devotion to pleasure and beauty is put to the ultimate test. As plague sweeps through the city, the charismatic friar Girolamo Savonarola starts to stoke the fires of dissent against the liberal elite. Botticelli finds the life he knows breaking apart, forcing him to choose between love and survival.Jordan Tannahill’s hot-blooded queering of Renaissance Italy questions how much of ourselves we are willing to sacrifice when society comes off the rails. WINNER: Best New Play, Toronto Theatre Critics Award WINNER: Governor General''s Literary Award Botticelli in the Fire made its European premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London, in October 2019.

DKK 123.00

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Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible educational edition offers the complete text of Never Let Me Go with a comprehensive study guide. Intended for individual study as well as class use, Geoff Barton''s guide:– clearly introduces the context of the novel and its author;– examines in detail its themes, characters and structure;– looks at the novel in the author’s own words, and at different critical receptions;– provides glossaries and test questions to prompt deeper thinking.In one of the most memorable novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go hauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at a seemingly idyllic school, Hailsham, and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.

DKK 120.00

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The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel - Edward Blakeman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel offers a detailed but accessible exploration of George Frederick Handel, his composition, and his legacy. A larger-than-life figure in his time, Handel''s reputation has been less than steady since his death in 1759. Was he (in the words of Berlioz) just ''a great barrel of pork and beer'', or (as Handel himself claimed) truly ''the master of us all''? Now, more than 250 years after his death, there is more interest in Handel than ever before, with his operas (such as Rinaldo and Agrippina ) experiencing fantastic renewed popularity. This lively Pocket Guide goes in search of the composer who wrote the Messiah , Water Music - and much more. Handy for browsing and reference, key features include: - Handel''s life: year by year - Handel''s operas: a complete guide - Essential Handel - Picturing Handel - Handel on CD and DVD - Handel Online Edward Blakeman assesses how Handel''s works have stood the test of time and why they can still speak thrillingly to us today. With recommendations throughout for listening, further reading, and web surfing, this is the ideal guide for music lovers who want to discover the great composer for themselves.

DKK 148.00

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A Test to Destruction - Henry Williamson - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Wounded - Percival Everett - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Rousseau's Dog - John Eidinow - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Mark - Friða Isberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Mark - Friða Isberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

West Indies at Lord's - Alan Ross - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Immeasurable World - William Atkins - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Kismet - Luke Tredget - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Disenchantment - C. E. Montague - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Plaques and Tangles - Nicola Wilson - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Time and Space of Uncle Albert - Russell Stannard - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Ranji - Alan Ross - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Y - Marjorie Celona - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Running with the Kenyans - Adharanand Finn - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Reaction and Reconstruction in English Politics, 1832–1852 - Professor Norman Gash - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

An Artist and a Magician - Hugh Fleetwood - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Mr Fitton's Commission - Lt. Commander Showell Styles F.r.g.s. - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Melbourne - Philip Ziegler - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Calcutta - Geoffrey Moorhouse - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

A Wreath for Udomo (Faber Editions) - Peter Abrahams - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Rudin - Ivan Turgenev - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Keir Hardie - Kenneth O. Morgan - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Botticelli in the Fire - Jordan Tannahill - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel - Edward Blakeman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

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