{"title":"British Library Publishing","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780712354080","title":"Crimes of Cymru","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Ahoy, my lad!” he bellowed back. “I didn’t expect you so early. Come for a dip! The water’s fine. Everything is—” Then it happened.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMystery and murder runs amok amidst ominous peaks and icy lakes. In hushed valleys, venom flows through villages harbouring grievances which span generations. The landscapes and locales of Wales (“Cymru”, in the Welsh language) have fired the imagination of some of the greatest writers in the field of crime and mystery fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting fourteen stories from ranging from the 1909 through to the 1980s, this new anthology celebrates a selection of beloved Welsh authors such as Cardiff’s Roald Dahl and Abergavenny’s Ethel Lina White, as well as lesser-known yet highly skilled writers such as Cledwyn Hughes and Jack Griffith. Alongside these home-grown tales, this collection also includes a handful of gems inspired by, or set in, the cities and wilds of Wales by treasured authors with an affinity for the country, such as Christianna Brand, Ianthe Jerrold and Michael Gilbert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43071140757682,"sku":"9780712354080","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354080_7d7d1194-bb0f-4fce-9bf5-cd0e6ae6e164.jpg?v=1786014806"},{"product_id":"9780712354929","title":"The Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e... marvellous skill – a writer who can knock spots off most of her contemporaries. – The Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragi-comedy published in 1971 that looks at the experience of a woman escaping a broken marriage and trying to make a new home for grown-up children who no longer need her. Dealing with themes of abandonment, loneliness, liberation and love, Eleanor’s emotional journey is often raw and dark, but at times funny and uplifting as she grapples with her newfound singledom under the critical eyes of her mother and mother-in-law, and the selfish attitudes of various suitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfectly capturing the tone of the 70s, and the reality faced by so many women when forced to re-assess their roles as wife and mother.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872468658,"sku":"9780712354929","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354929_6d9078c0-bef7-49d8-8c5c-77f0d1311bb6.jpg?v=1786014877"},{"product_id":"9780712354875","title":"Sing Me Who You Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkill, subtlety and stylistic assurance ... her moral comedy illumines life. – Daily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarriet Cooper bumps up a rutted lane in a Hillman crammed with everything she owns. She has come to claim her inheritance – a large green bus – left to her by her aunt, and moves in with two cats to live a frugal life, much to the chagrin of her cousin who has inherited the rest of the estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a timely reissue of a 1960s novel that deals with the lingering trauma of the Second World War and the dark secrets that families carry, as well as being an early advocate of environmental issues, which chime with such resonance fifty years later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872501426,"sku":"9780712354875","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354875_4bfd090b-b7b2-437e-838f-2b58d9f38b05.jpg?v=1786014872"},{"product_id":"9780712354820","title":"The Black Spectacles","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sinister case of deadly poisoned chocolates from Sodbury Cross’s high street shop haunts the group of friends and relatives assembled at Bellegarde, among the orchards of ‘peach-fancier’ Marcus Chesney. To prove a point about how the sweets could have been poisoned under the nose of the shopkeeper, Chesney stages an elaborate memory game to test whether any of his guests can see beyond their ‘black spectacles’; that is, to see the truth without assumptions as witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the test – which is also being filmed – Chesney is murdered by his accomplice, dressed head to toe in an ‘invisible man’ disguise. The keen wits of Dr Gideon Fell are called for to crack this brazen and bizarre murder committed in full view of an audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso known by its US title The Problem of the Green Capsule, this classic novel is widely regarded as one of John Dickson Carr’s masterpieces and remains among the greatest impossible crime mysteries of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872534194,"sku":"9780712354820","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354820.jpg?v=1786014866"},{"product_id":"9780712354721","title":"Death of Mr Dodsley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,’ he continued. ‘One can remain in it an indefinite time, dipping into one book after another, all over the place.’ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr Richard Dodsley, owner of a fine second-hand bookshop on Charing Cross Road, has been found murdered in the cold hours of the morning. Shot in his own office, few clues remain besides three cigarette ends, two spent matches and a few books on the shelves which have been rearranged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an investigation spanning the second-hand bookshops of London and the Houses of Parliament (since an MP’s new crime novel Death at the Desk appears to have some bearing on the case), Ferguson’s series sleuth MacNab is at hand to assist Scotland Yard in an atmospheric and ingenious fair-play bibliomystery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872632498,"sku":"9780712354721","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354721.jpg?v=1786014859"},{"product_id":"9780712354677","title":"Death of an Author","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would give a fillip to my jaded mind.’ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivian Lestrange – celebrated author of the popular mystery novel \u003ci\u003eThe Charterhouse Case \u003c\/i\u003eand total recluse – has apparently dropped off the face of the Earth. Reported missing by his secretary Eleanor, whom Inspector Bond suspects to be the author herself, it appears that crime and murder is afoot when Lestrange’s housekeeper is also found to have disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBond and Warner of Scotland Yard set to work to investigate a murder with no body and a potentially fictional victim, as E C R Lorac spins a twisting tale full of wry humour and red herrings, poking some fun at her contemporary reviewers who long suspected the Lorac pseudonym to belong to a man (since a woman could apparently not have written mysteries the way that she did).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncredibly rare today, this mystery returns to print for the first time since 1935.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872665266,"sku":"9780712354677","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354677.jpg?v=1786014852"},{"product_id":"9780712354530","title":"The Philosophy of Cocktails","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn early description of a cocktail as ‘a mix of alcoholic drinks\u003cbr\u003e with flavouring ingredients’ does nothing to convey the alchemy\u003cbr\u003e and speak-easy glamour of these elaborate drinks. The cocktail’s humble beginnings as a medicinal tonic through the inclusion of botanicals into distilled spirits such as gin and whiskey, accelerates with the ingenuity of bartenders who created the ‘classics’ – the Martini, Manhattan and Old Fashioned – in the nineteenth-century, and in the decadence of the Jazz Age and Roaring Twenties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the journey that cocktails have made, via China and the Middle East, the Americas and the UK, to arrive at the bespoke menus of today’s stylish clubs and bars, complete with descriptions of the myriad ingredients, glassware and paraphernalia that the mixologist has at their disposal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872698034,"sku":"9780712354530","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354530.jpg?v=1786014838"},{"product_id":"9780712354370","title":"The Mysterious Mr Badman","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking a break from his holiday visiting his nephew, Jim, Athelstan Digby agrees to look after the old bookshop of Keldstone so that his hosts, the Lavenders, can attend their cousin’s funeral. On the first day of his tenure, threesuspicious characters enquire after a copy of The Life and Times of Mr Badman by John Bunyan. When a copy mysteriously arrives in a bundle of books brought in by a young scamp, and is subsequently stolen, Digby moves to investigate the significance of the book with his nephew, and the two are soon embroiled in a case in which the stakes have risen from antiquarian book-pinching to ruthless murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in a limited run in 1934, this exceedingly rare bibliomystery is long overdue its return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872763570,"sku":"9780712354370","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354370_76aeed75-75d1-4910-b44b-eae4446dacef.jpg?v=1786014826"},{"product_id":"9780712354233","title":"Suddenly at His Residence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Christianna Brand is not merely a purveyor of thrills or a maker of puzzles. She is a novelist.” – The Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the Blitz bombards London, the boisterous grandchildren of Sir Richard March have descended upon Swanswater Manor in Kent for a family gathering and the finalising of the patriarch’s will. Disgruntled by the behaviour and life choices of his heirs, March seems poised to deny all of them their inheritance and heads out to his lodge to make arrangements – only to be discovered dead the next morning with strychnine in his blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith evidence at the crime scene suggesting that nobody could possibly have entered the lodge to murder March, Inspector Cockrill – the “Terror of Kent” – has the challenge of finding any plausible solution for this impossible crime before death comes to darken the doors of Swanswater once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso known by its American title \u003cem\u003eThe Crooked Wreath\u003c\/em\u003e, this classic mystery novel from 1947 is loaded with sharply drawn characters and devilish misdirection, all capped by one of the genre’s most thrilling denouements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872861874,"sku":"9780712354233","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354233_51b0550a-a2b2-4802-918e-2b00ec59aad0.jpg?v=1786014816"},{"product_id":"9780712354035","title":"Twice Round the Clock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick of the clock.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorace Manning, scientist, recluse and ‘closed book’ even to his friends is found dead in his study at 4am, following a dinner in honour of his daughter’s engagement. An ivory-handled carving knife rests between his shoulder blades as the houseguests gather round to witness the awful crime. The telephone line has been sabotaged – a calculated murder has been committed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, revealing a multitude of clues and motives from a closed cast of suspects until the narrative reaches 4am again – then races on to its riveting conclusion at 4pm as the reader is led twice round the clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1935, the sole novel from the actor and dancer Billie Houston is a lively country house mystery and a true lost gem of the Golden Age of crime writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128872894642,"sku":"9780712354035","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354035_67155d57-d2dd-4a08-aacd-0776001cee5a.jpg?v=1786014802"},{"product_id":"9780712354578","title":"One Year’s Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe got up, without meeting his eyes, and went into the bedroom to dress. That was life all over; you wanted to make a good exit, and you remembered you were still in your housecoat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle girl Liza leaps into an exciting new sexual relationship with Walter after the couple meet at a New Year's party. Written by Angela Milne, the niece of A. A. Milne, and originally published in 1942, the story shines a light on subtly changing societal attitudes and deftly captures Liza's euphoria and frustrations as she navigates a relationship outside of marriage. Warm, witty and surprising, it leaves you wondering why Milne only wrote one novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43172828840114,"sku":"9780712354578","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354578.jpg?v=1786014844"},{"product_id":"9780712353182","title":"Father","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘There came a moment, she imagined, in the lives of most unmarried daughters, and perhaps in other people’s too, when they must either bolt or go permanently under.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince her mother’s death Jennifer has devoted years of her life to her father, managing the family home and acting as his secretary. After the sudden announcement that he has taken a new wife, Jennifer, at 33, seizes the opportunity to lead an independent life. Quickly she secures the lease of Rose Cottage and turns her attention to her own needs and interests. Published in 1931, Father explores the concept of spinsterhood in a time when the financial and social status of single women were often dependent on male family members. While Jennifer is desperate to experience life on her own terms within her reduced financial means, her neighbour Alice is pre-occupied with ensuring her position as head of her brother’s household is never challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201817477298,"sku":"9780712353182","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353182_ec264fda-d139-4e57-840e-cfdfaa97774b.jpg?v=1786014736"},{"product_id":"9780712353694","title":"Murder by the Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e ‘If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a major character is a bookseller or a librarian.’ – Otto Penzler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of non-fiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writer’s block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no better hiding place for clues – or red herrings – than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights and unscrupulous book collectors, literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of tales perfect for every book-lover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives such as Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent and Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201817542834,"sku":"9780712353694","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353694.jpg?v=1786014771"},{"product_id":"9780712353946","title":"Murder in the Basement","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen two newlyweds discover that a corpse has been buried in the basement of their new home, a gruelling case begins to trace the identity of the victim. With all avenues of investigation approaching exhaustion, a tenuous piece of evidence offers a chance for Chief Inspector Moresby and leads him to the amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, who has recently been providing cover work in a school south of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate for evidence of any kind on the basement case, Moresby begins to sift through the manuscript of a satirical novel Sheringham had been writing about his colleagues at the school, convinced that amongst the colourful cast of teachers hides the victim – and perhaps their murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel pairing dark humour and intelligent detection work, this 1932 ‘whowasdunin?’ mystery is an example of a celebrated Golden Age author’s most inventive work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201817575602,"sku":"9780712353946","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353946.jpg?v=1786014794"},{"product_id":"9780712354295","title":"Shakespeare's First Folio","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished to mark the 400th anniversary of the book’s original publication, this facsimile edition faithfully reproduces one of the finest copies held in the British Library collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe significance of the First Folio cannot be underestimated. It is the only contemporary source of eighteen of Shakespeare’s plays. Without it, performances of such popular plays as The Tempest, Twelfth Night and Macbeth would not be possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanges and corrections were made during the long printing process. Small alterations were also made to the (now iconic) portrait of Shakespeare created by Martin Droeshout for the title page. As a result, no two surviving copies of the First Folio are identical and few are complete. Of the 750 copies that were originally published, some 200 exist today. The British Library has five copies, one of which is complete, and it is this copy that is presented with an introductory booklet by curators Adrian S Edwards and Tanya Kirk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201817608370,"sku":"9780712354295","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354295_65b253a0-8cac-48e5-b563-4d084c77dc3a.jpg?v=1786014820"},{"product_id":"9780712354318","title":"The Story of Propaganda in 50 Images","description":"\u003cp\u003ePropaganda is thousands of years old. But it came of age in the 20th century, when the development of mass media (and later multimedia communications) offered a fertile ground for its dissemination, and the century’s global conflicts provided the impetus needed for its growth. Put simply, propaganda is the dissemination of ideas intended to convince people to think and act in a particular way and for a particular persuasive purpose. But it takes many forms, is fluid and indeed is constantly developing, most fervently in our own digital era. Terms such as ‘fake news’, ‘post-truth’, ‘gate-keepers’ and ‘asymmetrical warfare’ were unknown a decade ago yet today are now commonplace, and often cynically derided, in daily media communications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this timely and fully international book, David Welch has selected fifty images to highlight the continuities and dis-continuities of mass-communication throughout history, be they via images, events, films or by ‘propaganda by deed’. Such an approach demonstrates how changing technological innovations (such as television and the internet) have continued to shape the propaganda narrative but also demonstrate how tried and trusted forms of propaganda – such as the humble leaflet – can still prove highly effective. The fifty images included are not all necessarily the most striking – rather they have been chosen because they illustrate recurring themes and devices (such as humour) and different mediums employed by propagandists – from early Egyptian coins eulogizing Alexander the Great to the psychological warfare used in the war against terrorism following the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York, and the use of social media employed so widely in the current Covid pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201817673906,"sku":"9780712354318","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354318_cf075676-f861-4463-ba4f-7b83687bab69.jpg?v=1786014822"},{"product_id":"9780712354738","title":"Someone from the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Then I felt his warm hand grow cold, it was as if he had been reminded of death. He wasn’t looking at me any more, but obliquely, across the restaurant. I turned round.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah has been receiving threatening anonymous letters, seemingly from a former lover. Just one day after revealing this information to her co-worker Nancy, Sarah is found shot in her bedroom by one of her past flames, Donald. Hearing the news and desperate to clear any evidence of Donald’s presence at the scene due to her own infatuations, Nancy finds herself as the key suspect when she is discovered in the apartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the real killer uses the situation to their advantage, Bennett crafts a tense and nuanced story through flashbacks to Sarah’s life and loves in this Gold-Dagger-award-winning, Hitchcockian story of deceit and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201818558642,"sku":"9780712354738","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354738_c1bd2af4-f60f-4c44-b89f-74345f39dbf7.jpg?v=1786014859"},{"product_id":"9780712356534","title":"The Poisoned Chocolates Case","description":"'All his stories are amusing, intriguing, and he is a master of the final twist' - Agatha Christie'One of the most stunning trick stories in the history of detective fiction' - Julian SymonsGraham and Joan Bendix have apparently succeeded in making that eighth wonder of the modern world, a happy marriage. And into the middle of it there drops, like a clap of thunder, a box of chocolates.Joan Bendix is killed by a poisoned box of liqueur chocolates that cannot have been intended for her to eat. The police investigation rapidly reaches a dead end. Chief Inspector Moresby calls on Roger Sheringham and his Crimes Circle - six amateur but intrepid detectives - to consider the case. The evidence is laid before the Circle and the members take it in turn to offer a solution. Each is more convincing than the last, slowly filling in the pieces of the puzzle, until the dazzling conclusion.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201818591410,"sku":"9780712356534","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712356534.jpg?v=1786014976"},{"product_id":"9780712352833","title":"Leonardo Da Vinci","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by leading Leonardo experts from London and Florence, and accompanying a major British Library exhibition, this fascinating new book reveals the central importance of motion in Leonardo's art and thought. Large-scale reproductions of Leonardo's handwritten notes include clear illustrations of dozens of pages from Codex Arundel, alongside other manuscripts and paintings. Leonardo's ingenious, cutting-edge ideas about the art and physics of motion—the dynamics of motion in water; movement of the human form; and motion as a force in artistic composition—are explained in a clear and accessible form as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201819148466,"sku":"9780712352833","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712352833_0086a40d-ba58-454e-91f5-e918ba03e4bb.jpg?v=1786014719"},{"product_id":"9780712353922","title":"Visions of the Vampire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe vampire is one of the great enemies of humanity, a nightmarish figure who feeds on the living in order to sustain themselves. Born from ancient folklore, writers in the nineteenth century gave form to the vampire as we know it today. Still haunting our subconscious in the twentieth century, a new wave of writers continued to develop the imagery and traditions of the vampire – and the vampire continued to evolve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom John Polidori’s iconic short story ‘The Vampyre’ and tales of parasitic female companions to experimental and freshly thrilling takes by Robert Bloch, Angela Carter and Anne Rice, this new collection sets out to present the enrapturing range of the vampire story and our undying fascination with the monster at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201819476146,"sku":"9780712353922","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353922.jpg?v=1786014791"},{"product_id":"9780712354042","title":"The Book by Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy does a book look and feel the way it does? What can it tell us about the circumstances of its creation? This is a fascinating exploration of the development of book design through some of the most treasured volumes in the British Library collections. Carefully selected by the Library’s curatorial teams and beautifully illustrated with striking new studio photography alongside images from specially digitised collections, The Book by Design includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lindisfarne Gospels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Diamond Sutra of 868 The Arnstein Bible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Golden Haggadah The Queen Mary Psalter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mainz Psalter of 1457 Hypnerotomachia Poliphili\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkbar’s Khamsah of Nizami\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Shakespeare First Folio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTale of Genji\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Qur’an from Aceh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Buddha’s Last Birth Tale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudubon’s The Birds of America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlowing between these major chapters are features covering unusual book formats, interesting bindings and materials, as well as particular design elements and trends from different periods and cultures. This structure brings together works of historical importance and modern innovation to create a volume that will delight bibliophiles and anyone passionate about book design and production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201819541682,"sku":"9780712354042","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354042_13cb2acb-3876-4eb9-9178-d3066351f3a9.jpg?v=1786014803"},{"product_id":"9780712354646","title":"The House on the Borderland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI had been staying just within the shadow of the exit of the great rift. Now, without volition on my part, I drifted out of the semi-darkness and began to move slowly—toward the House.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmidst the din of roaring water, in a chasm where a house once stood in an isolated corner of Ireland, a manuscript is discovered entitled The House on the Borderland. Penned by the enigmatic Recluse, it tells of a revelatory descent into the uncanny. For the Recluse seems to have discovered another land and in it another House; a jade-green double of his own in a realm rife with beasts and cosmic beings without name, encroaching on the bounds of reality itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Ann VanderMeer exploring why Hodgson’s tale is the ‘perfect embodiment of a weird novel’, this edition of the 1908 cult classic still thrums with the visionary energy which influenced countless writers including H. P. Lovecraft and Terry Pratchett.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201822654642,"sku":"9780712354646","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354646.jpg?v=1786014849"},{"product_id":"9780712354660","title":"Poems in Progress","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsk two poets what their first drafts look like, and you’ll get wildly different answers. From typed pages with delicate annotation to hasty scribbles in a dog-eared notebook, drafts can tell us so much more about poems – and their poets – than their final, published versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiverse themes including love, inequality, and the natural world bring together some of the most culturally significant and emotionally affecting poems in the British Library’s collections and beyond. These carefully selected drafts are written on materials ranging from school exercise books to mulberry bark to Holloway prison toilet paper. They include not only English and American poetry, but also drafts in Amharic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Persian, Thai and Sanskrit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpert commentary explains the provenance of the manuscripts, as well as the secrets they reveal about the writing process. Previously unpublished early drafts by practising poets including Benjamin Zephaniah, Simon Armitage, Pascale Petit and Hollie McNish are accompanied by new reflections from the poets themselves on their inspiration and craft.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201822687410,"sku":"9780712354660","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354660.jpg?v=1786014851"},{"product_id":"9780712354868","title":"Crook o' Lune","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt all began with sheep-stealing. A hateful act among the shepherds of the fells, and yet not a matter of life and death. Then came arson and with the leaping of the flames, death and disorder reached the peaceful moors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolidaying with his friends the Hoggetts in High Gimmerdale while on a trip to find some farmland for his retirement, Robert Macdonald agrees to help in investigating the identity of the sheep-stealers, before being dragged into a case requiring his full experience as Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her own experience living in Lunesdale, Lorac spins a tale portraying the natural beauty, cosy quiet and more brutal elements of country living in this classic rural mystery first published in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201822752946,"sku":"9780712354868","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354868_b38d55fb-0261-4305-83c2-9691adf344ec.jpg?v=1786014871"},{"product_id":"9780712352383","title":"Surfeit of Suspects","description":"Following a mysterious explosion, the offices of Excelsior Joinery Company are no more; the 3 directors are killed and the peace of a quiet town in Surrey lies in ruins. When the supposed cause of ignited gas leak is dismissed and the presence of dynamite revealed, Superintendent Littlejohn of Scotland Yard is summoned to the scene. But beneath the sleepy veneer of Evingden lies a hotbed of deep-seated grievances. Confounding Littlejohn’s investigation is an impressive cast of suspicious persons, each concealing their own axe to grind.   Bellairs’ novel of small-town grudges with calamitous consequences revels in the abundant possible solutions to the central crime as a masterpiece of misdirection.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204045930674,"sku":"9780712352383","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712352383.jpg?v=1786014697"},{"product_id":"9780712352604","title":"Fire in the Thatch","description":"The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accident, takes refuge in Devon - renting a thatched cottage in the beautiful countryside at Mallory Fitzjohn. Vaughan sets to work farming the land, rearing geese and renovating the cottage. Hard work and rural peace seem to make this a happy bachelor life. On a nearby farm lives the bored, flirtatious June St Cyres, an exile from London while her husband is a Japanese POW. June's presence attracts fashionable visitors of dubious character, and threatens to spoil Vaughan's Prized seclusion. When Little Thatch is destroyed in a blaze, all Vaughan's work goes up in smoke - and Inspector Macdonald is drafted in to uncover a motive for murder.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204045963442,"sku":"9780712352604","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712352604_adc4f6b2-8833-42bb-a9eb-b88e12e1db19.jpg?v=1786014707"},{"product_id":"9780712353243","title":"The Book Lover's Bucket List","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith a foreword by Tracy Chevalier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with Chaucer, Dickens, Blake and Larkin in Westminster Abbey. Hop on a bus through Zadie Smith’s North London or spend an afternoon at Colliers Wood Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire and look at the lake ‘all grey and visionary, stretching into the moist, translucent vista of trees and meadow’ that D. H. Lawrence described in Women in Love. Come back to London to walk along Monica Ali’s Brick Lane and try to push a trolley through the wall of Platform 93⁄4 at King’s Cross Station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Brontë parsonage in Haworth to Waugh’s Castle Howard; from Beatrix Potter’s Lake District, Shakespeare’s Stratford and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Edinburgh, there are gardens, monuments, museums, churches and a surprising quantity of stained glass. There are walks both urban and rural, where you can explore real landscapes or imaginary haberdasher’s shops. There‘s the club where Buck’s Fizz was invented and a pub where you can eat Sherlock’s Steak \u0026amp; Ale Pie. And there’s a railway station where you can stroke the muzzle of one of the world’s most famous and endearing bears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can start in Cornwall and work your way up to the Gateway to the Scottish Highlands, taking detours to Northern Ireland in the west and Norfolk in the east. Or you can drop in on spec on the place nearest to you. Wherever you are in the United Kingdom, you’re never far fromsomething associated with a good book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204047700146,"sku":"9780712353243","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353243.jpg?v=1786014742"},{"product_id":"9780712353311","title":"Crossed Skis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn London's Bloomsbury, Inspector Julian Rivers of Scotland Yard looks down at a dismal scene. Here is the victim, burnt to a crisp. Here are the clues - clues which point to a good climber and expert skier, and which lead Rivers to the piercing sunshine and sparkling snow of the Austrian Alps. Yet there is something sinister beneath the heady joys of the slopes, and Rivers is soon confronted by a merry group of suspects, and a long list of reasons not to trust each of them. For the mountains can be a dangerous, changeable place, and it can be lonely out between the pines of the slopes... As with each of the novels published under E C R Lorac in the Crime Classics series, the author's sense of place is beautifully realised in all its breathtaking freshness, and she does not miss opportunities; there may be at least one high-stakes ski-chase before this chilling mystery can be put to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204047732914,"sku":"9780712353311","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353311_50555048-a09e-43a8-a727-0701b2172bed.jpg?v=1786014748"},{"product_id":"9780712353885","title":"Mamma","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Joanna sat with her cheek against her [Libby’s] shining hair. She had hardly thought of Steven since he slammed his way out of the house, but now, welling up within her and pouring out over her love for Libby, came an intolerable flood of envy.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidowed at 21 with a young baby, Joanna Malling finds her solitary existence upended twenty years later when her daughter Libby moves in with her new husband. At 35, Steven is closer in age to Joanna than Libby. What begins as an awkward relationship between mother and son-in-law evolves into something more intimate and Joanna must wrestle with re-awakened emotions and the conflict between desire and loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204047765682,"sku":"9780712353885","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353885_23c7c66d-98dc-4727-b74a-24d2e788d2b4.jpg?v=1786014788"},{"product_id":"9780712354554","title":"The Philosophy of Whisky","description":"'The true pioneer of civilization is not the newspaper, not religion, not the railroad but Whiskey!' – Mark Twain From illicit distillation to worldwide export, whisky has a powerful and multi-faceted history. Writers including Robert Burns, James Joyce and Haruki Murakami have all mused on it, and there are strong opinions on every aspect, even down to how the word itself should be spelled. A staple of the classic cocktail, whisky is at the heart of diverse cultures around the globe, both in the established whisky traditions of Scotland and Ireland and in newer practices, such as the first Swedish malt whisky distillery, Mackmyra, opened in 1999. This book will take you to whisky landmarks all over the world, including the record-breaking Karuizawa distillery in Japan and Kavalan, the distillery that put Taiwanese whisky on the map. Get to grips with the four key ingredients – grain, wood, yeast and time – then learn how to taste whisky like a pro, from glassware to cocktails, and become a part of the international whisky family.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204047798450,"sku":"9780712354554","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354554_4b40fb3c-4a59-4512-bd79-ea13c7237b69.jpg?v=1786014840"},{"product_id":"9780712354615","title":"Dancing in Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Oti Mabuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDance is at the heart of diverse cultures around the globe, from the increasing popularity of salsa clubs, to break dance battles that gather crowds in the street, to the constant stream of dance routines going viral on TikTok. Every Saturday from September to December, 8 million people tune in to watch Strictly Come Dancing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut behind the glitzy performances are amazing and unpredictable histories: the shocking debut of the waltz in eighteenth-century Vienna; the power of African-American influence on the jive and Lindy hop; and the early foundations of hip-hop in funk and disco styles. Tango, samba, Charleston, cha cha cha, rumba – each dance has distinct rhythms, quality of movement and complex rules to learn and follow. But they all shook up society and gave ordinary people the freedom of self-expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoreographer Robert Hylton navigates an extraordinary array of photographs, periodicals and ephemera from the British Library collections, which reveal the true origins of the popular dance styles that have, at one point or another, swept the population off their feet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204047929522,"sku":"9780712354615","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354615.jpg?v=1786014846"},{"product_id":"9780712354684","title":"He Who Whispers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘It almost seemed that the murder, if it was a murder, must have been committed by someone who could rise up unsupported in the air…’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Miles Hammond is invited to a meeting of the Murder Club in London, he is met instead with just two other guests and is treated to a strange tale of an impossible crime in France from years before; the murder of a man on a tower with only one staircase, under watch at the time at which the murder took place. With theories of levitating vampires abounding, the story comes home to Miles when he realises that the librarian he has just hired for his home is none other than Fay Seton, a woman whose name still echoes from the heart of this bizarre and unsolved murder of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1946, in later years Carr considered this novel one of his finest works. It shows the masterful author at the height of his powers, boasting an ingenious plot delivered with an astounding pace and striking characters including none other than the great detective, Dr Gideon Fell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204047962290,"sku":"9780712354684","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354684_c3785090-7096-4146-96bf-061e6aa77af0.jpg?v=1786014854"},{"product_id":"9780712354905","title":"Green for Danger","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is 1942, and struggling up the hill to the new military hospital, Heron’s Park, Kent, postman Higgins has no idea that the sender of one of the seven letters of application he is delivering will turn out to be a murderer in a year’s time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Higgins is brought in following injuries from a bombing raid in 1943, his inexplicable death from asphyxiation at the operating table casts four nurses and three doctors under suspicion, and a second death in quick succession invites the presence of the irascible – yet uncommonly shrewd – Inspector Cockrill to the scene. As the prospect of driving back across Kent amid falling bombs detains the inspector for the night, a tense and claustrophobic investigation begins to determine who committed the foul deeds, and how it was possible to kill with no evidence left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204049240242,"sku":"9780712354905","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354905_64d9f715-da86-49ce-bbd8-b6a8768d7478.jpg?v=1786014874"},{"product_id":"9780712357906","title":"Medieval Monsters","description":"From satyrs and sea creatures to griffins and dragons, monsters lay at the heart of the medieval world. Believed to dwell in exotic, remote areas, these inexplicable parts of God's creation aroused fear, curiosity and wonder in equal measure. Powerfully captured in the illustrations of manuscripts, such as bestiaries, travel books and devotional works, they continue to delight audiences today with their vitality and humour. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204049404082,"sku":"9780712357906","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712357906.jpg?v=1793377206"},{"product_id":"9780712352246","title":"Wild Harbour","description":"Something has happened in Europe. Fearing the approach of to Britain, Terry and Hugh retreat from their home to the remote highlands of Scotland, prepared to live a simple existence together whilst the fighting resolves itself far away. Encouraged by Terry, Hugh begins a journal to note down the highs and lows of this return to nature, and to process their concerns of the oncoming danger. But as the sounds of guns by night grow louder, the grim prospect of encroaching war threatens to invade their cherish isolation and demolish any hope of future peace. Macpherson’s only science fiction novel is a bleak and truly prescient novel of future war first published in 1936, just 3 years before the outbreak of conflict in Europe. A carefully drawn tale of survival in the wilderness and the value of our connection with others, Wild Harbour is both beautiful and heart-rending.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204049993906,"sku":"9780712352246","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712352246_45fb60cd-9491-471c-9777-356dd4f0d201.jpg?v=1786014689"},{"product_id":"9780712352307","title":"The Philosophy of Coffee","description":"This is a short, entertaining and illuminating introduction to the history and culture of coffee, from the humble origins of the bean in northeast Africa over a millennium ago, to what it is today, a global phenomenon that is enjoyed around the world. It is the perfect gift for coffee lovers, including chapters on the rise of the coffeehouse, legal bans on coffee, Brazil's domination of the world coffee trade and the birth of the espresso.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204050026674,"sku":"9780712352307","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712352307_aa003bbb-c6cd-458b-8c40-55a2d4d4d4a1.jpg?v=1786014693"},{"product_id":"9780712353281","title":"Death of a Bookseller","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn honest policeman, Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man home one night to keep him out of trouble and, seeing his fine book collection, slowly falls in to the gentle art of book collecting. Just as the friendship is blossoming, the policeman’s book-collecting friend is murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo solve the mystery of why the victim was killed, and which of his rare books was taken, Wigan dives into the world of ‘runners’ and book collectors, where avid agents will gladly cut you for a first edition and then offer you a lift home afterwards. This adventurous mystery, which combines exuberant characters with a wonderfully realised depiction of the second-hand book market, is sure to delight bibliophiles and classic crime enthusiasts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204051468466,"sku":"9780712353281","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353281.jpg?v=1786014745"},{"product_id":"9780712353397","title":"A Rogues","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuoyed by the runaway success of his bestselling A General History of the Pirates (1724), Captain Charles Johnson went on to publish a much-expanded edition of the work to include a further 80 accounts of some of the most extraordinary British criminals of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries entitled A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Pirates, Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, \u0026amp;c. (1734). He added further pirate biographies but expanded the cast to include a ferocious band of ruthless and vicious highwaymen, murderers, and wider criminals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnson's volumes, featuring fictional accounts based on factual sources, are significant as the forerunners of the real-life criminal biography genre, and for their influence on such early novels as Defoe's Moll Flanders and Fielding's Jonathan Wild but equally resonate right through to the present day inspiring the fiction of Ben Aaronovich and Jake Arnott.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in folio size complete with fine engravings, this new collection of rogues includes the very best of these original decorative plates but also presents a series of related illustrations, playbills, and portraits from the British Library collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204051501234,"sku":"9780712353397","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353397.jpg?v=1786014754"},{"product_id":"9780712353717","title":"Yesterday's Tomorrows","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the enrapturing tales of H G Wells to the punishing dystopian visions of 1984 and beyond, the evolution of science fiction from the 1890s to the 1960s is a fascinating journey to undertake. Setting out this span of years as what we can now recognise as the ‘classic’ period of the genre, Mike Ashley takes us on a tour of the stars, utopian and post-apocalyptic futures, worlds of AI run amok and techno-thriller masterpieces asking piercing questions of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not claim to be definitive; what it does offer is an accessible view of the impressive spectrum of imaginative writing which the genre’s classic period has to offer. Towering science fiction greats such as Asimov and Aldiss run alongside the, perhaps unexpected, likes of C S Lewis and J B Priestley and celebrate a side of science fiction beyond the stereotypes of space opera and bug-eyed monsters; the side of science fiction which proves why it must continue to be written and read, so long as any of us remain in uncertain times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204051534002,"sku":"9780712353717","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353717_7015ab4a-190b-402b-a3c2-b10fc644a696.jpg?v=1786014773"},{"product_id":"9780712354882","title":"The Wheel Spins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen the rhythm of the train changed, and she seemed to be sliding backwards down a long slope. Click-click-click- click. The wheels rattled over the rails, with a sound of castanets.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelling home from a European holiday, Iris Carr ends up alone at the station after a quarrel with her friends. Struck by a mysterious assailant and waking up just in time to board the train which will take her on her journey to London, things seem to be looking up after a chance meeting with the affable Miss Froy. But when Iris passes out and reawakens, Miss Froy is nowhere to be found. The other passengers deny any knowledge of her existence and as the train speeds across Europe, Iris spirals deeper and deeper into a strange conspiracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdapted for the screen as \u003cem\u003eThe Lady Vanishes\u003c\/em\u003e by Alfred Hitchcock in 1938, Ethel Lina White’s suspenseful mystery remains her best-known novel, worthy of acknowledgement as a classic of the genre in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204051566770,"sku":"9780712354882","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354882.jpg?v=1786014872"},{"product_id":"9780712352192","title":"Pacific","description":"If you centre a globe on Kiritimati (Christmas Island), all you see around it is a vast expanse of ocean. Islands of various sizes float in view while glimpses of continents encroach on the fringes, but this is a view dominated by water. The immense stretch of the Pacific Ocean is inhabited by a diverse array of peoples and cultures bound by a common thread: their relationship with the sea. The rich history of the Pacific is explored through specific objects, each one beautifully illustrated, from the earliest human engagement with the Pacific through to the modern day. With entries covering mapping, trade, whaling, flora and fauna, and the myriad vessels used to traverse the ocean, Pacific builds on recent interest in the voyages of James Cook to tell a broader history. This visually stunning publication highlights the importance of an ocean that covers very nearly a third of the surface of the globe, and which has dramatically shaped the world and people around it.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204076404914,"sku":"9780712352192","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712352192_3b4b0869-2d6b-4e9d-9d76-8f0f48699d6f.jpg?v=1786014686"},{"product_id":"9780712353298","title":"The Chianti Flask","description":"\u003cp\u003e“[Belloc Lowndes] brings to the making of a mystery a literary sense and an imagination that puts life into the tale and into the readers.” – \u003ci\u003eThe Observer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn enigmatic young woman named Laura Dousland stands on trial for murder, accused of poisoning her elderly husband Fordish. It seems clear that the poison was delivered in a flask of Chianti with supper, but according to the couple’s servant in the witness-box, the flask disappeared the night Fordish died and all attempts to trace it have come to nothing. The jury delivers its verdict, but this is just the end of the beginning of Marie Belloc Lowndes’ gripping story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1934, this exquisitely crafted novel blends the tenets of a traditional mystery with an exploration of the psychological impact of death, accusation, guilt and justice in the aftermath of murder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204076601522,"sku":"9780712353298","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353298.jpg?v=1786014746"},{"product_id":"9780712353724","title":"The Progress of a Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe murder, a brutal stabbing, definitely took place on Guy Fawkes’ night. It was definitely by the bonfire on the village green. There were definitely a number of witnesses. And yet, was it definitely clear to anybody exactly what they had seen? In the writhing, violent shadows, it seems as if the truth may have gone up in smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian Symons’ phenomenal 1960 novel is a searing drama of wrongful accusation, twisty police procedural and account of grim murder all rolled together. This edition also includes the resonant short story ‘The Tigers of Subtopia’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204076634290,"sku":"9780712353724","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353724_de02a21c-ae31-43ea-b576-39c429cb7611.jpg?v=1786014776"},{"product_id":"9780712354837","title":"Big Ben Strikes Eleven","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of Sir Robert Boniface’s body on the floor of his blue limousine was made quite accidentally on a sultry Friday evening towards the end of June. The industrial and financial tycoon, and former stalwart of the British Cabinet, had been shot in the head and left in the quiet Vale of Health alongside London’s Hampstead Heath. Nearby, a rejected portrait of Sir Robert is found riddled with bullets in the studio of the now- missing romantic artist Matt Caldwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it hurtles towards its feverish denouement under the bells of the capital’s most famous clock, this closely observed and stylish study of both character and motive transports the reader from the Stock Exchange to Scotland Yard. It asks the question of what it means to be crooked and how immense power corrupts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1934, this novel is now extremely rare, and is long overdue its rediscovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204076699826,"sku":"9780712354837","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354837_bf9dffbc-e771-41c5-8d92-882a553c8671.jpg?v=1786014867"},{"product_id":"9780712357166","title":"The Lake District Murder","description":"'Luke flung the light of his torch full onto the face of the immobile figure. Then he had the shock of his life. The man had no face! Where his face should have been was a sort of inhuman, uniform blank!' When a body is found at an isolated garage, Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigation where every clue leads to another puzzle: was this a suicide, or something more sinister? Why was the dead man planning to flee the country? And how is this connected to the shady business dealings of the garage? This classic mystery novel is set amidst the stunning scenery of a small village in the Lake District. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204078862514,"sku":"9780712357166","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712357166_6fe45349-4b40-49fc-b361-b992d38bf1a0.jpg?v=1786014989"},{"product_id":"9780712357548","title":"The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Tales","description":"A masquerade ball in a secluded abbey; a vendetta settled in the wine cellars of an Italian palazzo; a gloomy castle in a desolated landscape; the beating of a heart beneath the floorboards: the plots and settings of Poe's dark, mysterious tales continue to haunt the popular imagination. This new selection introduces the greatest Gothic fiction from one of the most deranged and deliciously weird writers of the nineteenth century. The tales are accompanied by the classic illustrations of Harry Clarke, an artist fully alive to the deep darkness at the heart of Poe's writing.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204078895282,"sku":"9780712357548","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712357548.jpg?v=1786014991"},{"product_id":"9780712353380","title":"O, The Brave Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Sometimes I think that was the happiest day of my life, those hours of heat and silence and colour, along with David high up on the moor. But then I remember that I have said that of many other days, so I cannot be sure.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA female narrator looks back on her childhood in a coming-of-age novel set before the First World War. Ruan is an intelligent and imaginative child, who gradually comes to understand the nuances of the adult world around her, as she moves from the Manse, under the strict rule of her father, a non-conformist minister, to Cobbetts, her mother’s ancestral home, under the tutelage of her Uncle Alaric, and back to the guardianship of Rosie Day at Bolton House high up on the moor above the town where she was born. Her young life is shaped by a series of tragedies, but also the warmth of enduring friendships, particularly with David, her dearest friend who shares her love of the wild expanse and colours of the moor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204080926898,"sku":"9780712353380","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353380_57655b81-6827-4240-8b93-1fb9eca5eaee.jpg?v=1786014753"},{"product_id":"9780712353779","title":"The Philosophy of Cheese","description":"Patrick McGuigan is a British food journalist and cheese writer, who contributes to The Telegraph, Delicious and The Financial Times, among many other titles. He has travelled the world, from the Swiss Alps to the hipster cheese bars of New York, to write about cheese makers, maturers and retailers. A senior judge at the World Cheese Awards, Patrick also teaches cheese courses at the School of Fine Food and is a co-founder of the British Cheese Weekender and London Cheese Project festivals. He is particularly partial to a slice of Kirkham's Lancashire. www.patrickmcguigan.com","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204081221810,"sku":"9780712353779","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353779.jpg?v=1786014779"},{"product_id":"9780712353939","title":"Tension","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I know that things of that kind always are known, and the people I’ve been thrown with, sooner or later, always turned out to have heard the story. Or if they hadn’t,” said Miss Marchrose in a voice of calm despair, “someone took the trouble to tell them.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Marchrose is about to discover that she cannot escape her past when she takes up a new position at a secretarial college in the south west of England. Following insinuations dropped by the director’s wife, she becomes the subject of a whispering campaign which threatens her professional career and personal happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTension \u003c\/i\u003eexamines reputation and the persistence of gossip in relation to a woman’s choice of work and domestic arrangements with a light touch of humour. The two main female characters represent the different roles of women in public life: Lady Rossiter uses her social position to influence college matters, while Miss Marchrose is a professional woman who brings qualifications and experience to her role.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204081287346,"sku":"9780712353939","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712353939_9886472f-28b5-4444-add2-580b3332bc9d.jpg?v=1786014792"},{"product_id":"9780712354028","title":"Death on the Down Beat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe headline from The Maningpool Telegraph read: TRAGIC DEATH OF SIR NOEL GRAMPIAN – shot during performance – Symphony Concert Calamity. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a rousing Strauss piece is reaching its crescendo in Maningpool Civic Hall, the talented yet obnoxious conductor Sir Noel Grampian is shot dead in full view of the Municipal Orchestra and the audience. It was no secret that he had many enemies – musicians and music critics among them – but to be killed in mid flow suggests an act of the coldest calculation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the letters and documents sent by D.I. Alan Hope to his wife as he puzzles through the dauntingly vast pool of suspects and scant physical evidence in the case, this is an innovative and playful mystery underscored by the author’s extensive experience of the highly-strung world of music professionals. First published in 1941, this new edition returns Farr’s only crime novel to print to receive its long-deserved encore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204081451186,"sku":"9780712354028","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354028.jpg?v=1786014801"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/publisher-british-library-publishing.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}