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    Arcadian Nights: Gods, Heroes and Monsters from Greek Myth - From the Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

    John Spurling

    Gripping, spirited and sometimes grisly, Spurling’s fresh interpretations of these timeless tales bring both their heroes and their context vividly to life, reanimating Apollo, Herakles, Theseus, Perseus and Agamemnon.

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    John Craxton

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    A celebration of the life and work of the artist John Craxton, a rebellious figure in British art history

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    Beckett

    John Fletcher, John Spurling

    First published in 1978, Beckett examines the plays of Beckett in the order in which they were written. The book affords a lively and fresh introduction to Beckett's theatre.

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    The Ten Thousand Things: Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

    John Spurling

    A Walter Scott Prize-winning, riveting historical novel set in fourteenth-century China: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary

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    A Mirror for Monkeys

    John Spurling

    Through the prisms of memory and art, award-winning author John Spurling reimagines the tumultuous period of the Glorious Revolution and brings to life historical figures Dryden,Vanbrugh, Swift, Pope and Lady…

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    The Ten Thousand Things

    John Spurling

    A Walter Scott Prize-winning, riveting historical novel set in fourteenth-century China: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary

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    Arcadian Days: Gods, Women and Men from Greek Myth - From the Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

    John Spurling

    Taking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Spurling - a lifelong classicist and historical novelist - spins five more myths for contemporary…

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    A Book of Liszts

    John Spurling

    A biography of Franz Liszt (1811-86) whose extraordinary career as a composer, conductor, and virtuoso pianist - whose incomparable skill and personal charisma dazzled audiences all over Europe, from London…

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    Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths

    John Spurling

    A bold and dynamic retelling of five great male-female pairings from the Greek myths: Prometheus and Pandora, Jason and Medea, Oedipus and Antigone, Achilles and Thetis, and Odysseus and Penelope…

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    Tourism Matters: Study Guide for Btec Travel and Tourism

    David Spurling,John Spurling

    Tourism Matters: Study Guide to BTEC Travel and Tourism is a lively and thoroughly written text which introduces students to the main aspects of the tourism sector. The book adopts…

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    Beckett The Playwright

    John Fletcher,John Spurling

    This book, first published in 1985, stresses Beckett’s success as an innovator in the theatre through a close reading and analysis of his plays. ‘Their analysis is clever yet level-headed…

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    Beckett The Playwright

    John Fletcher,John Spurling

    This book, first published in 1985, stresses Beckett’s success as an innovator in the theatre through a close reading and analysis of his plays. ‘Their analysis is clever yet level-headed…

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    Arcadian Nights: The Greek Myths Reimagined

    John Spurling

    [A]…retelling of the Greek myths…Spurling has added scene, dialogue, and context, while always staying true to the spirit of the original myth. –Provided by publisher.

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    Arcadian Nights: The Greek Myths Reimagined

    John Spurling

    [A]…retelling of the Greek myths…Spurling has added scene, dialogue, and context, while always staying true to the spirit of the original myth. –Provided by publisher.

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    Fundamental Concepts and Functions of Passenger and Freight Transportation in Great Britain

    Mengqiu Cao,John Spurling

    This book reveals and discusses existing and potential problems derived from the transport economics domain in relation to their environment, and the social, political and economic impacts, with reference to…

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    Transport Economics Matters: Applying Economic Principles to Transportation in Great Britain

    David J Spurling,John Spurling,Mengqiu Cao

    his book reveals and discusses existing and potential problems derived from the transport economics domain in relation to their environment, and the social, political and economic impacts, with reference to…

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    John Russell: Australia’s French impressionist

    Australian artist John Russell (1858-1930) was an active and influential member of the French 19th century avant-garde, he was a close friend of Tom Roberts, Vincent van Gogh and Auguste…

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