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English
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Stevenson's classic tale of buccaneers, a treasure map, and a hunt for buried gold introduced the character of Long John Silver and brought moral ambiguity into children's books. This edition celebrates the ultimate book of pirates and examines its innovations and unrivalled place in literary history.
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BBC Digital Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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From the Russian Revolution to America?s declaration of war and the lasting horror of Passchendaele, this unique collection of historic recordings contains the voices of those who were there Among the memorable voices in this compilation are Commander William Ibbett, who experienced the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution at close quarters, Sir Edward Spears on the mutiny in the French Army and Royal Flying Corps pilots whose life expectancy could...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Harry Patch, the last British soldier alive to have fought in the trenches of the First World War, is one of very few people who can directly recall the horror of that conflict. Harry vividly remembers his childhood in the Somerset countryside of Edwardian England. He left school in 1913 to become an apprentice plumber but three years later was conscripted, serving as a machine gunner in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Fighting in the mud and...
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