Books set in United Kingdom (477)
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England92.
Edwin : High King of Britain by Edoardo Albert EN
Sri LankaDescription:
A vivid recreation of the rise of the Christian kings of Northumbria
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El angel de la guarda by Fleur Jaeggy ES
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
In a vague place in England, two girls, as output of a photograph by Lewis Carroll, chat with their guardian such vital topics as death, emptiness, power, sources ... Arrogant, harsh and melancholy, the two appear to assume that talking about those great things is legitimate, and with no shame, they believe is a good thing at their age.
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El asesino vive en el 21 by S. A. Steeman EN
BelgiumDescription:
«El asesino vive en el 21 es la mejor y más emocionante novela de asesinatos en la niebla que he leído nunca».José María Guelbenzu En el neblinoso Londres de los años treinta, un asesino en serie tiene aterrorizada a la capital. Tras matar a sus víctimas de un golpe en la cabeza, les roba y deja junto a ellas una nota con la más anodina de las firmas: «Mr. Smith». Cuando, tras el último ataque, un testigo ve al criminal entrar en una pensión del número 21 de Russel Square, Scotland Yard —con el superintendente Strickland al frente del caso— pondrá bajo vigilancia a sus huéspedes: la viuda Hobs... continue
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Moldova96.
Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
A stunning middle grade fantasy about a girl who used to be a dragon and her adventure to save her new home--from Even the Darkest Stars author Heather Fawcett. Perfect for fans of the Nevermoor and His Dark Materials series. Ember St. George is a dragon. At least she was before her adoptive father--a powerful but accident-prone Magician--turned her into a human girl to save her life. Unfortunately, Ember's growing tendency to burst into flames at certain temperatures--not to mention her invisible wings--is making it too dangerous for her to stay in London. The solution: ship Ember off to her ... continue
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather M. Fawcett EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
"In the early 1900s, a curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town to study faerie folklore, where she discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love. Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on dryadology, the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encyclopedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party--much less get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog Shadow, and the Fair Folk to that of friends or ... continue
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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late, in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series. Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby. Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled fae... continue
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Emma by Jane Austen RO
Description:
„Jane Austen avea cel mai minunat dar din câte am întâlnit în a descrie implicaţiile, sentimentele şi caracterele din viaţa obişnuită. Rafinamentul cu care transformă personajele şi situaţiile din banale în interesante, tuşa de veridic pe care o imprimă descrierilor şi sentimentelor sunt lucruri la care eu nu pot decât să aspir.” – SIR WALTER SCOTT
„Domnişoara Austen a înţeles perfect dimensiunea măruntă a vieţii... A fost o mare creatoare, egală – în mica ei sferă – cu Shakespeare…” – ALFRE... continue
