The 7th Earl of Cardigan, the subject of this biography, is always remembered as the man who led the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854. A fatal event for so many of his men, it was to rejuvenate Cardigan's life. Hitherto his career had been dogged by public scandal and professional disgrace: a failed marriage to a divorcee, two court appearances for adultery, two courts martial, numerous duels (which earned him the sobriquet "the homicidal earl"), a state trial for intent to murder, dismissal from the command of a crack cavalry regiment, being blackballed 46 times by the leading military club, being hissed at in theatres, parliamentary questions about his conduct. All seemed conveniently forgotten in the wake of his valour at Balaclava. But was Cardigan a hero? Or was the fierce criticism of his conduct in the Crimea by fellow officers - that he ill-treated horses and men and, even worse, saved his own skin at Balaclava - justified, and in keeping with his reprehensible past? Against the backdrop of a country in the throws of social, political and economic revolution, the book depicts Lord Cardigan as a man both of and outside his times.

The Homicidal Earl: The Life of Lord Cardigan

Saul, David

Biographies & Memoirs

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"Couargeous...Honest...Powerful."CHICAGO TRIBUNEThe classic feminist novel that awakened both women and men speaks to everyone about the deep feelings at the heart of love and relationships. A biting social commentary of an emotional world gone silently haywire, THE WOMEN'S ROOM is a modern allegory that offers piercing insight into the social norms accepted so blindly and revered so completely.

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Marilyn French

Contemporary

Tiger In The Tiger Pit (Virago Modern Classics)

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Being a hero bothers Jason. It's easy to get maladjusted when your mum's a suburban housewife and your dad's the Supreme Being. It can be a drag slaying fabulous monsters and retrieving golden fleeces from dragons, and then having to tidy your room before your mum'll let you watch "Star Trek".

Ye Gods

Holt,Tom

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Memory, Sorrow and Thorn: The three swords which seem inextricably linked to the fate of both Simon, the ex-kitchen boy and now Knight, and the land of Osten Ard itself. As their enigma unfolds, new horrors of war and dark sorcery draw the land and its people to an unimaginably powerful climax, in this final volume of Tad Williams' landmark series.

To Green Angel Tower Storm

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Williams, Tad

Fantasy

A collection of humorous fantasy stories by 24 authors, including Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Brian Aldiss, Rad Bradbury, Stephen Donaldson, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin and H.G. Wells.

The Wizards of Odd : Comic Tales of Fantasy

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Chimera's Cradle

Stableford,Brian

Oath of Gold

Elizabeth Moon

Before the legend ...Before the icon ...There was the teenager named Clark Kent ...Another action and teen-issues packed visit to the weird mid-western town of Smallville - home of a teenager who is destined to save the world, but right now is just trying to get his head around homework and girls. Look out for: Arrival by Michael Teitelbaum; See No Evil by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Flight by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Animal Rage by David and Bobbi Weiss; Speed by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Buried Secrets by Suzan Colon; Greed by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Control by Susan Colon; Shadows by Diane Gallagher; Silence by Nancy Holder; Curse by Alan Grant; City by Devlin Grayson

Smallville Sparks

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