Author: George Drower
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750954140
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A follow up to " Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.
Garden Heroes and Villains
Author: George Drower
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750954140
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A follow up to " Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750954140
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A follow up to " Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.
The Garden of Heroes & Villains
Author: John May
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952838548
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
View Felix's garden of Heroes and Villains which features one of the largest private collections of original sculptures in the UK.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952838548
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
View Felix's garden of Heroes and Villains which features one of the largest private collections of original sculptures in the UK.
Heroes and Villains
Author: Angela Carter
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141968370
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141968370
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance.
Heroes & Villains
Author: Gerald Scarfe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caricature
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Heroes and Villains is a unique collaboration with the caricaturist Gerald Scarfe, which will also be the subject of a documentary on BBC Four. In the book, portraits of well-known figures, selected from the National Portrait Gallery's collections, are quirkily juxtaposed with caricatures that depict their villainous side. Gerald Scarfe, Britain's best-known caricaturist, provides these artful, glib distortions, many of which have been specially commissioned. They reveal the wit and vision of an exceptional draughtsman at work. who argue their views for and against, on subjects as wide ranging as Henry VIII, Oswald Mosley, Virginia Woolf, Princess Diana and David and Victoria Beckham.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caricature
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Heroes and Villains is a unique collaboration with the caricaturist Gerald Scarfe, which will also be the subject of a documentary on BBC Four. In the book, portraits of well-known figures, selected from the National Portrait Gallery's collections, are quirkily juxtaposed with caricatures that depict their villainous side. Gerald Scarfe, Britain's best-known caricaturist, provides these artful, glib distortions, many of which have been specially commissioned. They reveal the wit and vision of an exceptional draughtsman at work. who argue their views for and against, on subjects as wide ranging as Henry VIII, Oswald Mosley, Virginia Woolf, Princess Diana and David and Victoria Beckham.
Gardens Illustrated
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Roald Dahl's Heroes and Villains
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN: 9780857551252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Enjoy four fabulous full-colour stories featuring some of Roald Dahl's most magnificent heroes and monstrous villains: The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine In the good corner find inventive George who stands up to his grizzly, grumpy grandma by mixing a potion unlike any other. And meet Mr Muggle-Wump and his family, whose bravery and quick-thinking lead to extraordinary events. In the bad corner Mr and Mrs Twit are the most terrible twosome you could ever have the misfortune to meet. And beware the crafty, child-guzzling crocodile...
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN: 9780857551252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Enjoy four fabulous full-colour stories featuring some of Roald Dahl's most magnificent heroes and monstrous villains: The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine In the good corner find inventive George who stands up to his grizzly, grumpy grandma by mixing a potion unlike any other. And meet Mr Muggle-Wump and his family, whose bravery and quick-thinking lead to extraordinary events. In the bad corner Mr and Mrs Twit are the most terrible twosome you could ever have the misfortune to meet. And beware the crafty, child-guzzling crocodile...
Country Life Illustrated
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
Country Life
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Garden Heroes and Villains
Author: George Drower
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750954140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A follow up to "Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750954140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A follow up to "Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.
Quarterly Bulletin of the Providence Public Library
Author: Providence Public Library (R.I.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description