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"CRUX ANSATA--An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church", by H. G. Wells (96 pgs.) is a fervent attack on the Roman Catholic Church and Pope Pius XII written by H. G. Wells at the height of the Second World War. Within it, Wells uses his position and popularity to bolster British morale, praising the English spirit whilst simultaneously condemning the "spreading octopus" of the Church and its "Shinto alliance." Contents include: "Why Do We Not Bomb Rome?," "The Development Of The Idea Of Christendom," "The Essential Weakness Of Christendom," "Heresies Are Experiments In Man's Unsatisfied Search For Truth," "The City of God," "The Church Salvages Learning," "Charlemagne," "Black Interlude," "The Launching Of The Crusades By The Church," et cetera. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including the novel, politics, history, and social commentary. Today, he is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to the science fiction genre thanks to such novels as "The Time Machine" (1895), "The Invisible Man" (1897), and "The War of the Worlds" (1898). Although never a winner, Wells was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature a total of four times. [Copied from Amazon's description of same book.]

Tros’s fabulous exploits make allies and enemies of shadowy figures unrecorded in the pages of history- Gwenhwyfar, treacherous and ambitious, ready to offer Tros her most treasured possession herself; Caswallon, Lord of the Trinobantes, fearless of all men save the Druids; Fflur of the Second Sight, whose clear grey eyes see far more than what is before them; and always in the background, Caesar, the arch enemy, mighty ruler of much of the world, Tros’s unrelenting foe.

"Discovering a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs in the loft above her shop, China hears ghostly humming and smells lavender from an invisible source before a series of strange occurrences in the building she shares with Ruby reveals the story of a young widow lacemaker who died under suspicious circumstances a century earlier."--Amazon.com.

> A perfect pair of crimes... >When Louis Stevenson is found guilty of murder, he leaves the dock loudly proclaiming his innocence. And he delivers, too, a chilling invitation to the four men responsible for his conviction: 'You four, I summon to meet me at the time appointed, at the Assize of the Dying.' >The meaning of the sinister words becomes clear almost immediately with two unexpected deaths. And a young couple, convinced that an innocent man has been wrongly condemned, determine to unmask the real murderer - before he strikes again... >Murder is committed, too, in 'Aunt Helen', a story of blind obsession and psychological suspense that starts with what looks suspiciously like the perfect crime...

The story of the invasion of Canada led by Benedict Arnold during the American Revolution.

In affairs of the heart, the race is not necessarily won by the swift or the fair. Imogen, the beautiful and much younger wife of distinguished barrister Evelyn Gresham, is facing the greatest challenge of her married life. Their neighbour Blanche Silcox, competent, middle-aged and ungainly—the very opposite of Imogen—seems to be vying for Evelyn's attention. And to Imogen's increasing disbelief, she may be succeeding.

Based on the life of Perkin Warbeck.

Set in Georgian times in an English spa town, this is the accomplished first novel from the author of The Monarch of the Glen and Whisky Galore.

"A boy dreaming of Huckleberry Finn, a pastor, a seaman, a disillusioned Communist, a young Jewish girl running for her life - these five meet in a Baltic fishing village and are drawn into a daring plan of escape from Nazi Germany. Unusual in both its form and content, this novel is a masterpiece of condensed dramatic writing. Alfred Andersch investigates the many needs for flight and the strange loyalties which sometimes make escape impossible."--BOOK JACKET.

"Foley and Moss are partners in a successful small business, making plaster pixies for the tourist trade. Foley is the artistic member of the partnership; he thinks up the ideas and designs and has pretensions to even greater artistry in his cherub lamps and fixtures. Moss, the seemingly quiet one who supplied the capital for the venture, manufactures them. Barry Unsworth sets his scene magnificently - a Cornish village, Lanruan, thriving on specious tourism, and its local characters: Graham, the primitive painter; Bailey, the loud-mouthed Northerner who comes to Lanruan to make his fortune; Barbara, the nearest thing the village possesses to a bad girl; and above all Gwendoline, who inadvertently begins the rift in the partnership between Foley and Moss."--BOOK JACKET.

Fictionalised biograghy of General Pierre G. T. Beauregard