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- London / by Platt, Richard.; Cappon, Manuela.;
London" follows the story of the historic capital from its Celtic origins, from 3500 B.C., right up to the present - including the settlement of the Romans, the Anglo-Saxon era, the Viking invasion, and the growth of medieval London in Norman times. Along the way, the book explores major events in London's history, such as the plague, the Great Fire and the Blitz of World War II.- © c2009., Kingfisher,
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- On foot to Canterbury : a son's pilgrimage / by Haigh, Ken,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Setting off on foot from Winchester, Ken Haigh hikes across southern England, retracing one of the traditional routes that medieval pilgrims followed to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Walking in honour of his father, a staunch Anglican who passed away before they could begin their trip together, Haigh wonders: Is there a place in the modern secular world for pilgrimage? On his journey, he sorts through his own spiritual aimlessness while crossing paths with writers like Anthony Trollope, John Keats, Jane Austen, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, and, of course, Geoffrey Chaucer. On Foot to Canterbury is part travelogue, part memoir, part literary history, and all heart."--- Subjects: Haigh, Ken, 1962-; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages; Hiking; English literature;
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- Red thread : on mazes and labyrinths / by Higgins, Charlotte,1972-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The tale of how the hero Theseus killed the Minotaur, finding his way out of the labyrinth using Ariadne's ball of red thread, is one of the most intriguing, suggestive and persistent of all myths, and the labyrinth--the beautiful, confounding and terrifying building created for the half-man, half-bull monster--is one of the foundational symbols of human ingenuity and artistry. Charlotte Higgins, author of the Baillie Gifford-shortlisted Under Another Sky, tracks the origins of the story of the labyrinth in the poems of Homer, Catullus, Virgil and Ovid, and with them builds an ingenious edifice of her own. She follows the idea of the labyrinth through the Cretan excavations of Sir Arthur Evans, the mysterious turf labyrinths of Northern Europe, the church labyrinths of medieval French cathedrals and the hedge mazes of Renaissance gardens. Along the way, she traces the labyrinthine ideas of writers from Dante and Borges to George Eliot and Conan Doyle, and of artists from Titian and Velázquez to Picasso and Eva Hesse. Her intricately constructed narrative asks what it is to be lost, what it is to find one's way, and what it is to travel the confusing and circuitous path of a lived life. Red Thread is, above all, a winding and unpredictable route through the byways of the author's imagination--one that leads the reader on a strange and intriguing journey, full of unexpected connections and surprising pleasures.- Subjects: Labyrinths in literature.; Labyrinths;
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- Inkheart [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bennett, Eliza Hope.; Bettany, Paul,1971-; Broadbent, Jim.; Connelly, Jennifer.; Foreman, Jamie,1958-; Fraser, Brendan,1968-; Funke, Cornelia Caroline.; Funke, Cornelia Caroline.Tintenherz.English.Videorecording.; Gavron, Rafi.; Guillory, Sienna,1975-; Lindsay-Abaire, David.; Mendel, Barry.; Mirren, Helen.; Navarrete, Javier,1956-; Pokorny, Diana.; Serkis, Andy.; Softley, Iain.; Strange, Richard.; Alliance Films (Firm); Internationale Filmproduktion Blackbird Erste GmbH & Co. KG.; New Line Cinema Corporation.; New Line Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music, Javier Navarrete.Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Hope Bennett, Richard Strange, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Rafi Gavron, Jamie Foreman, Andy Serkis, Jennifer Connelly, Jim Broadbent.When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that will help so he can use his special powers to the interlopers back to their world.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby Digital.- Subjects: Funke, Cornelia Caroline.; Action and adventure films.; Characters and characteristics in literature; Fantasy films.; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Good and evil; Missing persons; Oral reading; Time travel;
- © c2009., New Line Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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