Anybody who found themselves in the rigging of the good ship Lotus very early that morning would have seen an unusual sight: a shy, plump girl with a magpie fidgeting on her shoulder, holding in her hand a glinting coin…We begin in LONDON, 1774.Twelve-year-old Lettice Breech is excited to visit Europe with her Pa, who is eternally fascinated by ancient objects. Together they’re going to admire breathtaking French art, astounding Ro...

Completely revised and updated to include the most up-to-date selections, this is a bold and bright reference book to the novels and the writers that have excited the world's imagination. This authoritative selection of novels, reviewed by an international team of writers, critics, academics, and journalists, provides a new take on world classics and a reliable guide to what's hot in contemporary fiction. Featuring more than 700 illustrations and photographs, presenting quotes from individ...

**An exciting adventure for 9-12 year old readers from talented new writer, Penny Boxall; perfect for fans of Netflix’s plucky ENOLA HOLMES, the humour of Hana Tooke's THE UNADOPTABLES, and the caper of Katherine Rundell's ROOFTOPPERS.LONDON, OCTOBER 1775**Lettice Breech is itching to go on another adventure.But her beloved Pa is sick, and their home is in danger. Letty needs money. She needs treasure.So, when a mysterious socialite appears...

Long-awaited revision of this best-selling book on the Arduino electronics platform (50,000+ copies sold). Readers gain an in-depth understanding of the Arduino -- beyond just making simple projects.The Arduino is an inexpensive, flexible microcontroller platform that makes it easy for hobbyists to use electronics in DIY projects. With its wide range of input and output add-ons, sensors, indicators, displays, and motors, the Arduino offers you countless ways to cre...

Let's assume that you are already a gardener or someone who wants to begin gardening. Honestly, above we've shown you the first reaction from folks who hear the definition of Permaculture for the first time.We aren't sure why it takes such a complex description to describe something very simple. We'll discuss a bit more of this in a moment but let's agree for now that in the simplest of terminology, Permaculture is working WITH Mother Nature.Isn't this just another form of o...

"History of the Australian Bushrangers" by George Boxall is a compelling exploration of the notorious figures who roamed the Australian outback during the 19th century. Boxall delves into the lives of these outlaws, examining their motivations, exploits, and the societal conditions that gave rise to bushranging. The book paints a vivid picture of the rugged landscape and the lawlessness that characterized the era, providing readers with a deep understanding of the bushrangers' impact on Au...

The species of brigandage known in Australia as bushranging was, without doubt, evolved, more or less directly, from the convict system established as the basis of the earlier settlements in the island continent. The first bushrangers were simply men who took to the bush to escape work and enjoy freedom of action. Under the harsh laws of the Georgian era the greater criminals were hung, and not transported, and the convicts sent to "Botany Bay," in the eighteenth and the earlier years of t...

A collection of 67 Poems written at the turn of the 21st century before Artificial Intelligence took the world by storm and diminished the creative human mind. A variety of different types of poems including; Haiku, Acrostic, Ballad, Limerick, Sonnet, Sestina, Pastoral, Villanelle, Ode, Cinquain, Epigram, Ghazal, Prose, Tanka, Diamante, and Free Verse. Topics of nature, philosophy, leisure, love, life and death. Taken from personal note books spanning several years.

The Possibility of Literature is an essential collection from one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in contemporary literary studies. Bringing together key compositions from the last twenty-five years, as well as several new pieces, the book demonstrates the changing fate of literary thinking over the first decades of the twenty-first century. Peter Boxall traces here the profound shifts in the global conditions that make literature possible as these have occurred in the historic...

The Southwold Checkmate: The Ember Enigmas - Book ThreeEvery move counts. Every lie hides a clue.Billy just wanted a quiet mission. Instead, he got dive-bombing seagulls, secret chips, and a bunch of adults who can’t keep their spy stories straight.Manya’s juggling codebreaking, family drama, and a chess match that’s starting to feel more like a trap—because when family secrets collide with espionage, things get seriously messy.This isn’t ju...

This book is about criminals being sent to Australian penal colonies and escaping into the bush area’s of Australia causing trouble for townspeople.

Harley Boxall was awarded his RAF wings on 3 October 1936 and was posted to 40 Squadron flying Hawker Hinds. On 1 April 1937 he was posted to Bircham Newton in Norfolk to train with 206 Squadron which was a General Reconnaissance and Training unit equipped with the Avro Anson. He then joined 62 Squadron shortly after it was formed and received its first Blenheim in February 1938. During the summer of 1939 and because of increasing political tension in Europe, a decision was taken to reinfo...