Ergebnis für "Lords" in Comedy & Humor

Brought to you by Penguin. Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before The audiobook of Lords and Ladies is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe...

Everyone wanted a piece of the world’s most beloved film star, but who finally took it? Italy, 1929. When renowned detective Lord Edgington boards a luxurious night train in Rome, he hopes for attentive service, fine food and perhaps a chance to read his book. But a short distance into the...

It’s not easy being a Dark Lord. Morden has to finish building his fortress, gather the last of his host, issue forth to conquer the world, and keep his Dark Queen happy. And it's not made easy by dragon slayers, heroes, and old men standing in his way on the path to world domination. Fortunately, he has The Dark Lord's Handbook to give him sage advice to see him through these tough times. The Dark Lord’s Handbook: Conquest follows the events recounted in The Dark Lord’s Handbook.

‘Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me’ Taylor Jenkins Reid 'I simply couldn't put this book down. Joyous, hilarious and full of sparkling enemies-to-lovers tension, it has everything you could want in a regency romcom’ – Beth O’Leary, The Flat...

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS 'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph 'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy...

Contained here are nine glorious episodes from the idyllic world of Wodehouse. There's a crime wave that was to rock Blandings Castle to its foundations which broke out towards the middle of a fine summer afternoon; Ukridge appears on Corky's doorstep at three in the morning, wearing his yellow mackintosh and requesting a whisky and soda; while the Oldest Member warns of the folly of driving into the father of the girl you love.

Read the most captivating historical debut of the year! ‘[A] scintillating, swash-buckling debut… terrifically fun’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Sharp, modern and absolutely delicious’ TAYLOR JENKINS REID ‘Fans of Bridgerton will swoon’ NITA PROSE Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Love is not...

*Special Collector’s Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a beautiful foil on board design beneath the dust jacket and designed, digitally-signed endpapers, make sure to pre-order your copy. Available while stocks last.* ‘Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice...

“Annie Lord is a phenomenal talent.”―Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love From the acclaimed Vogue writer and author of Notes on Heartbreak comes a decade-defining romcom: a funny, sweet, and subversive debut novel, reminiscent of Dolly Alderton and Monica Heisey, about...

The complete BBC Radio collection bringing together two full-cast dramatisations of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently novels. In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Dirk Gently has an unshakable belief in the interconnectedness of all things, but his Holistic Detective Agency mainly succeeds in tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely - and he's drawn into a four-billion-year-old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate extinction....

More exciting than second breakfast! Don Marshall, the Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy—loved by so many online—is back with a compendium of fascinating facts, little-known connections, and incredible insights about the enduring trilogy that launched the modern high fantasy genre! Packed...

They say every cat has nine lives. This one has a voice. The Lord of This Household is a hilarious, heartwarming, and relentlessly clever memoir narrated by a self‑appointed feline sovereign who has tolerated his human “staff” for far too long. From the sacred Treaty of the Food Bowl to...

It's another holiday and Mayor Randall Shiffley has turned Caerphilly, Virginia, into Spooky City, USA. The residents are covering every window with cobwebs and roaming the streets in costume to entertain the tourists, and Meg's grandfather is opening a new 'Creatures of the Night' exhibit in the zoo. When a real body at the zoo and a suspicious fire at the Haunted House threaten to mar the town's creepy fun, it's up to Meg Langslow to save Halloween.

A collection of short stories from the celebrated irish writer and dramatist: Oscar Wilde. Included within this collection are the stories: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: Lady Windermere's pet palm-reader delivers a fearful oracle to Lord Arthur, but being a resolute gentlemen he knows just what to...

The Collected Blandings Short Stories. Blandings Castle is the home of Lord Emsworth, who likes nothing better than to potter at home in his enormous castle garden. But his rural idyll is once again set to be disturbed in these nine hilarious fables. No peace is possible when his sister Constance is let loose, and she is constantly trying to reorganise the household and its inhabitants! Without great success…

'Count Binface will be Prime Minister. It's only a matter of time' Independent Greetings, life-form! My name is Count Binface. I am not Nigel Farage. I am an intergalactic space warrior, leader of the Recyclons and British election veteran. And as part of my overarching mission to control the...

When Dinah Brooke's second novel, Lord Jim at Home, was first published in 1973, it was described as "squalid and startling," "nastily horrific," and a "monstrous parody" of upper-middle class English life. It is the story of Giles Trenchard, who grows up isolated in an atmosphere of privilege and hidden violence; who goes to war, and returns; and then, one day—like the hero of Joseph Conrad's classic Lord Jim—commits an act that calls his past, his character, his whole world into question.

‘Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me.’ Taylor Jenkins Reid ‘A delicious Regency romp for fans of Bridgerton.’ Red ‘Scandal, art and romance – this is the best Regency romp set in Bath since Persuasion!’ Good Housekeeping A lifetime of duty...

Perfect for Bridgerton and Jane Austen fans! Fall in love with the Fairfax family and make this your favourite new Regency series… ‘And you’ve come here today to read me a lecture in all my deplorable habits?’ ‘No…’ she stalled, wracking her brain for inspiration and failing...

Sam Bagshott, son of the late Boko Bagshott, had been at Blandings Castle only a short while, but long enough to know that anyone enjoying its hospitality must get the occasional shock. Sam braced himself as the possibilities flitted through his mind. The house was on fire? Empress of Blandings had taken to the bottle again? Constable Evans had arrived with a search warrant?