A fiercely intelligent debut novel featuring the Battle of Loos, 1915, where Scottish soldiers went into action alongside Muslim comrades serving in the Indian Army. They waivered; they endured; they did not break.
The words "Britons Wants You" and "Your Country Needs You" are echoes from the First World War - a time very different from today but synonymous with one man and one (or rather several) printed images.
Forty famous paintings are given the Mychael Barratt treatment - by imposing a canine or feline feel into the artwork. A clever, and sometimes ironic, take on the world's most iconic images.
Treasures from the Stage Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Dogs have devotedly served poor shepherds and mighty kings, and even the gods. Their hidden talents and capabilities are spoken of in the secret language of symbols and allegories. Working dogs and companion dogs, the favourite pets of the House of Romanov. Dogs in the religions of the world, in military history and in culture - all these topics ......
Art lovers and colourists of all ages can enjoy hours of colouring pleasure and experience the work of an iconic English painter in a personal way. This exciting new colouring book will launch you on a journey of discovery with a collection of twenty-two meticulously rendered black-and white drawings of Alfred Walliss masterpieces. Have fun ......
Our gardens are full of history and the story of flowers is a part of the story of mankind. Flowers are woven into the fabric of religion, mythology, and folklore of every land and generation. People painted them on their ancient cave walls and glorified them in myths. Since the earliest days of mankind, flowers have served as an inspiration to ......
This booklet contains articles originally published in 1917 in The Morning Post (bought by The Daily Telegraph in 1937). It consists of four letters, purporting to be written to relations or friends at home in India by soldiers of the Indian Army at the time of World War I. They were on active service in Europe and Africa, 1915-18. The articles ......
In 1915, during the second year of the Great War, Kipling made a tour as a journalist to the front of some of the French armed forces. His report of what he had seen of the military activity was published in six articles in The Daily Telegraph, in England, and in the New York Sun. They were collected in booklets in both countries, with some small ......