Mortimer and the Sword Excalibur
Mortimer and the Sword Excalibur

Author: Joan Aiken

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Published: 2015-08-06

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781847806925

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This is the fifth title about Arabel and her beloved but impossible raven, Mortimer. An enormous hole is being dug in the park and rumour has it that King Arthur's round table is buried there. None of this interests Mortimer however; his fancy has been taken by the giant grass-cutting machine, the LawnSabre. Mortimer finally gets to work the machine but with disastrous consequences for the round table and the sword Excalibur! Another funny and outrageous story about Arabel and Mortimer from Joan Aiken and Quentin Blake.

Arabel and Mortimer
Arabel and Mortimer

Author: Joan Aiken

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2007-09-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0547537018

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In this silly sequel to Arabel's Raven, Mortimer floats out to sea on a grand piano, tries to get even with three giraffes that have stolen his doughnuts at the zoo, and takes off with King Arthur's sword. Will Arabel ever be able to control her troublemaking pet raven?

Arabel and Mortimer Stories
Arabel and Mortimer Stories

Author: Joan Aiken

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2019-06-06

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0241386586

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Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Puffin Books! When Arabel's father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late one night he comes across 'a large black bird, with a hairy fringe around its beak.' He takes it home and from that moment on, life is never the same again for the Jones family. Arabel's raven is called Mortimer - and he's one in amillion. 'Nevermore!' he cries when astonished or upset, 'Down the hatch' he thinks before gobbling bowler hats, stairs, telephones. He dislikes flying except in emergencies, and with disaster-prone Mortimer around there are plenty of those. There are six hilarious escapades in this collection, brought to life by Quentin Blake's wonderfully animated illustrations.

Arthurian Literature XXII
Arthurian Literature XXII

Author: Keith Busby

Publisher: DS Brewer

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9781843840626

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Selection of the latest research in Arthurian studies. The essays in this volume present the most recent fruits of Arthurian scholarship, on texts from Perlesvaus to Albrecht's Jüngerer Titurel and the Prose BrutChronicle, together with a detailed examination of the role of Micheau Gonnot's Arthuriad in the evolution of Arthurian romance. The volume also includes an investigation of Arthurian prophecy and the deposition of Richard II. It is completed with an encyclopaedic treatment of Arthurian literature, art and film produced between 1999 and 2004, acting as a continuing update to The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. Contributors: BEN RAMM, FANNI BOGDANOW, ANNETTE VOLFING, HELEN FULTON, JULIA MARVIN, RAYMOND H. THOMPSON, NORRIS J. LACY

Arabel's Raven
Arabel's Raven

Author: Joan Aiken

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2007-09-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0547537026

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Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos wherever he goes--but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. This is the first volume of Arabel and Mortimer's adventures, brightened with hilarious illustrations by Quentin Blake.

The SAS in Occupied France
The SAS in Occupied France

Author: Gavin Mortimer

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

Published: 2020-08-30

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1526769638

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The author of Stirling’s Men recounts the WWII exploits of Britain’s legendary special forces unit in thefirst volume of this authoritative history. The British Army’s Special Air Service was formed during World War II as a commando unit for operations behind enemy lines. Their exploits in France inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans and left a trail of destruction and disorder in their wake. In 1944, they trained the French Maquis into an effective fighting force, delayed German reinforcements at Normandy, and sewed confusion for the German withdrawal. In this volume, historian Gavin Mortimer focuses on 1 SAS, describing operations Titanic, Houndsworth, Bulbasket, Gain, Haggard and Kipling in graphic detail. Using previously unpublished interviews with SAS veterans and members of the Maquis as well as rare photographs, Mortimer allows readers to walk in the footsteps of SAS heroes and see where they lived, fought and died.

Our Island Story
Our Island Story

Author: H. E. Marshall

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-02-20

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 1625583745

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Our Island Story is the "history" of England up to Queen Victoria's Death. Marshall used these stories to tell her children about their homeland, Great Britain. To add to the excitement, she mixed in a bit of myth as well as a few legends.

The Road To Camlann
The Road To Camlann

Author: Rosemary Sutcliff

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-07-31

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1448174244

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Rooted in folklore, medieval ideals of chivalry, and the last gallant struggles of the British against the Saxon invaders, the legends of King Arthur have been told in song and story since the middle ages. The best and noblest of Arthur's Knights lost in pursuit of the Grail, the shining days of Camelot draw to their tragic close - and Arthur's son and doom Mordred leads him to the last desperate battle against the coming of future darkness.

The Spiral Stair
The Spiral Stair

Author: Joan Aiken

Publisher: Barn Owl Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781903015070

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With Noah the boa using his coils to work the doughnut machine and with the three giraffes tangled upon the spiral stair, Mortimer's first night in a zoo was one to be remembered for a long, long time.

Excalibur
Excalibur

Author: Chris Claremont

Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780785115274

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Follows the adventures of Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Captain Britain, Meggan, and Phoenix who join forces and battle many enemies.