Британские писатели
В романе «Кракен пробуждается» – таинственные пришельцы, для которых глубины земных морей – дом родной, объявляют человечеству войну – войну на уничтожение, потому что у двух рас слишком мало общего, чтобы прийти к согласию.
Классическая иллюстрация предсказаний `Апокалипсиса` - в дни конца света из моря выйдет зверь, который пожрет землю. Сходная ситуация предстает перед нами в романе Джона Уиндэма `Из моря`. Однако в нем роль Антихриста играют пришельцы с далеких планет. Это, пожалуй, наиболее жуткая картина встречи с пришельцами со времен уэллсовской `Войны миров`. Все великие технические достижения землян оказываю...
Mister God, This Is Anna is a book by Sydney Hopkins under the pseudonym "Fynn" describing the adventures of Anna, a mischievous yet wise four-year-old who Fynn finds as a runaway. Nineteen-year-old Fynn[1] takes Anna home to his mother who takes her in, though Fynn becomes Anna's main caretaker and closest friend. Fynn recounts his time spent with Anna, and gives a very personal account of h...
If only you knew then what you know now... Imagine if you could meet your 21-year-old self - would you recognise her? And what advice would you give? Wear sunscreen! Back away from those PVC trousers? DON'T give that idiot your phone number? Lemon juice won't bleach your hair - it just attracts wasps... For Charlotte Merryweather, there's no need to imagine. She's about to find o...
Whitechapel, 1988: a spate of brutal murders becomes the most notorious criminal episode in London's history. The killer, chillingly nicknamed 'The Whitechapel Murderer', 'Leather Apron' and, most famously, 'Jack the Ripper', is never brought to justice for the slaughter and mutilation of at least five women in the slums of East London. But the mystery is deepene...
Murder - a dark, shameful deed, the last resort of the desperate or a vile tool of the greedy. And a very strange, very British obsession. But where did this fixation develop? And what does it tell us about ourselves? In A Very British Murder, Lucy Worsley explores this phenomenon in forensic detail, revisiting notorious crimes like the Ratcliff Highway Murders, which caused a nation-wide panic...
In 1945 the celebrated psi-researcher Harry Price published Poltergeist over England, popularising the word poltergeist (German for ?noisy ghost?) and making famous the kind of physical haunting characterised by thrown objects, mysterious noises, and damage by fire or water. Now, for the first time, an astonishing array of historical Scottish poltergeist cases are gathered together, fr...
Scottish bodysnatchers
Scotland is a haunted nation with hundreds o f ghosts frequenting buildings old and new. The story behind each haunting, sighting and occurrence at over 250 location s is told in fascinating detail. Many tales appear for the f irst time. '
The inspiration behind the powerful new film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, this is the story of Dido Belle, whose adoption by an aristocratic family challenged the conventions of 18th century England. In one of the most famous portraits in the world, a pretty girl walks through the grounds of Kenwood House, a vision of aristocratic refinement. But the eye is d...
"The Guide to Mysterious Perthshire" contains everything folkloric, supernatural, paranormal, eccentric and odd that has been recorded about the county. The guide is a fascinating introduction to Perthshire's tombstones, simulacra, standing stones, gargoyles and archaeological curiosities; tales of ghosts, fairies, witchcraft, freak weather, strange deaths, tall tales and hoaxes. This is a gu...
Explore the History of Scotland [Teach Yourself] is a comprehensive guide to the exciting story of this nation, from pre-history right through to the present day. With the question of Scottish independence once again on the agenda, this book will allow you to trace the events, both peaceful and bloody, that have brought the country to this point. Tracing events from the pre-history of t...
Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world – with one of the darkest histories on record. Sweeping through the centuries in a blood-soaked catalogue of assaults, assassinations and all-out attempts at annihilation, this volume reveals the hideous tapestry of death, disease and disaster that lies beneath Edinburgh’s stunning façade. You’ll never see the city in the same way again…
The excitement surrounding the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton has prompted four of Britain's top historical biographers to look closely at Royal Weddings. Each writer focuses on different areas of interest, from Medieval to the present day, and fascinating anecdotal details are revealed in the course of this most informative and entertaining overview.
The Little Book of Scotland is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Discover the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of other wacky facts. There is a mix of factual chapters and plenty of light-hearted little details...
John Wyndham's new collection of stories is as varied as it is brilliant. One story deals with a sort of female utopia - or does it? One with an offbeat demon. Another with a feminine ambition - or is it? And there are three men who get themselves into different sorts of tangles with Time. Consider her Ways is the only story to have been published before, and this collection will be welcomed...
A stunning collection of three short stories, never before published in hardback, from a classic master of science fiction. Exiles on Asperus bears all the seeds of the uncanny visionary talent that produced The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. Exiles on Asperus. The sinister story of an interplanetary trip in the course of which Man's astonishing ability to adapt to his envir...
William Cavendish, courageous, cultured and passionate about women, embodies the popular image of a cavalier. Famously defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, he went into a long and miserable continental exile before returning to England in triumph on the restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660. Lucy Worsley brings to life a fascinating household of the seventeenth century, p...
Highlighting all the weird and wacky facts that make the UK one of the number one tourist destinations, this guide is filled with off the wall facts, quotes, inane trivia and essential information on etiquette and slang featuring the latest attractions to visit, hidden gems to unearth and places to avoid. It is an ideal way for the tourist to understand the minutiae of the UK.
Standing on a lonely Perthshire road is the only historic monument to a named witch in the whole of Britain. But did 'Maggie Wall' actually exist? This book reveals the controversial truth for the first time. (Even more surprising results come from a quest to uncover the reality of Perthshire's other famous witch, Kate McNiven.) Other strange tales in this book include di...
The old horse pulled the baker s van along its daily route, stopping and waiting for its usual customers in the peaceful village. But the driver s seat was empty, and the cart was drenched with blood... So began the Blairingone Bread Cart Murder, a gruesome case of highway robbery that ended with poacher Joseph Bell being hanged for ambushing John Miller and blasting him with a shotgun....
