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		Shakespeare Revealed
		A Biography		Literature
		Rene Weis
		John Murray 2007  444 pages
		Hardback  Illustrated  0719564182		Qty
		Published Price £25.00		Our Price £7.99
	Intimacies with Marlowe, entanglements with the dark lady, a probable illegitimate son - the mysteries of Shakespeare's personal life have proven tantalizingly obscure. In this compelling biography, Rene Weis reveals how the plays and poems themselves contain a rich seam of clues about Shakespeare's life, from his heretical dalliances with Catholicism to his grief at the death of his son Hamnet. Weis consolidates these textual findings with archival research and reconstructs a colourful picture of Shakespeare's daily life in Stratford and London.

		The Complete Inspector Morse
		Revised and Updated Edition		Literature
		David Bishop
		Reynolds & Hearn 2008  296 pages
		Hardback    1905287666		Qty
		Published Price £19.99		Our Price £5.99
	The Inspector Morse television series ran for 13 years; it has been estimated that a billion viewers across 200 countries (one in seven of the world's population) have watched the programme at least once. David Bishop's critique of all 33 episodes examines the complex plot-lines and twists, the characters and their motives, and the unique relationship between Morse and Lewis. This new edition has been painstakingly revised, bringing the story right up to the second series of Lewis.

		Exit, Pursued by a Bear
		Shakespeare's Characters, Plays, Poems, History and Stagecraft		Literature
		Louise McConnell
		Bloomsbury 2003  406 pages
		Hardback    190497001X		Qty
		Published Price $23.00		Our Price £5.99
	In a simple A-Z format, this guide to the plays, poems and the world of Shakespeare explains all the terms used in Shakespearean study, from GCSE to degree level. It describes the role of every character, from non-speaking cameos to Hamlet, and gives half-page synopses of each play. The entries also cover Shakespeare's sources; literary terms used in studying the plays and poetry; contemporary playwrights and actors; and later critics and editors. Plus a 'filmography' of modern productions and adaptations.

		The Compulsive Spike Milligan
				Literature
		Norma Farnes (Edited by)
		Fourth Estate 2004  455 pages
		Hardback    0007193335		Qty
		Published Price £18.99		Our Price £6.99
	Spike's agent Norma Farnes has assembled this selection of the best bits from his prolific output, based around the personal favourites he included in his one-man show. In addition to excerpts from his war memoirs, novels and rewriting of the Bible, the book includes some of Spike's drawings and poems, typewritten television and radio scripts and letters to recipients as diverse as Margaret Thatcher, Lew Grade, Marty Feldman, George Martin and Cliff Morgan.

		Greek Myths
		Tales of Passion, Heroism and Betrayal		Literature
		Shoshanna Kirk
		Chronicle 2005  143 pages
		Hardback  Illustrated  0811843068  180x180mm		Qty
		Published Price £11.99		Our Price £4.99
	These simple retellings of tales from Greek mythology are an intriguing survey of the human condition as well as an ideal introduction to the Greek pantheon. The 25 stories are arranged by human characteristics, from Cunning, Desire and Vanity to Hubris and Heroism, and feature the archetypal figures whose names have become commonplace - among them, Odysseus, Pygmalion, Echo and Narcissus, Oedipus, Midas and Arachne. With an introduction, glossary and maps of the ancient Mediterranean. Illustrated by Tinou Le Joly Senoville.

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