Catalog Search Results
2) Parade's end
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 114
Language
English
Formats
Description
The combined four novels are the story of Christopher Tietjens and his progress from the secure world of Edwardian England into the First World War and beyond. Tietjens embodies the values of that ordered, predictable, hierarchic society of pre-1914. Contrasted with him and portrayed with equal clarity and depth is his wife Sylvia--beautiful, arrogant, reckless--a symbol of the new times.
Author
Language
English
Description
"When massive, intelligent aliens from Mars touch down in Victorian England and threaten to destroy the civilized world, humanity's vaunted knowledge proves to be of little use. First published in 1898, H.G. Wells's masterpiece of speculative fiction has thrilled and delighted generations of readers, spawned countless imitations, and inspired dramatizations by such masters as Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg. The War of the Worlds is a fantasy that...
4) Marking time
Author
Series
Cazalet chronicle volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The wonderful sequel to The Light Years returns readers to Britain in September, 1939, as war breaks out. Sheltered Louise, now 16, goes from cooking school to London parties. For 14-year-old Polly, the terrors of war cannot forestall the pangs of adolescence. And though Clary's father has been reported missing since Dunkirk, she holds to the belief that he's alive.
Author
Series
(Cecil Scott),Hornblower volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
1999,1967
Physical Desc
162 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
In Commonwealth Catalog
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing Network can be requested from other Commonwealth Catalog libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Purchase Suggestion Service. Submit Request
