Bøger udgivet af Stanhope Books

As a small boy growing up in rural Ireland in the 1920s, Barney's life was subject to poverty. His life was about to change following an encounter with a leprechaun. He must follow the leprechaun to the land of the Fairies and uncover his true identity, as Bres, son of the Goddess Eriu of Ireland. Can Bres retrieve the Answerer Sword from the wolf headed serpent beast, the Oillipheist?

By his own admission, Philip is living a humdrum life in the Essex coastal town of Maldon. His new boss at the town library is a pain in the neck, making even the job he loves difficult, and he longs for something to kick start him out of what he admits is a bit of a rut. Soon after a new and unexpected friendship begins he determines to make some changes. Then one day his routine walk to work has him finding a dead body, involved with the police and feeling he must help his new friend by investigating a mystery from years past. As events following the death carry him along, an abandoned sailing boat, half a letter and a surprising alliance sees him seeking to unravel the mystery of a missing person. He quickly realises that dialling the emergency services that spring morning is leading to changes that will affect his life, his job and his future as well as having him travel abroad and make some surprisingly impulsive decisions.

Fed up with the strenuous process of travel: the slow queues, the delays, the crowds and the extreme discomfort of the average economy airline seat? The author in this case, decided it was time to do something about this. He arranged a trip designed to be the antidote to the routine travel misery - and booked a trip travelling only first class. The first challenge was to decide where to go. He decided to fly to Bangkok, stay in the world renowned Oriental Hotel, continue onto Singapore and stay at the equally famous Raffles Hotel. He then travelled in style back to Bangkok on the Eastern and Orient Express, where he spent two nights on what many people regard as the best train ride in the world, and finally concluded his travel at a luxury spa on the beach, to recover. Along the way, the author meets a rock and roll musician; visits dubious bars and colourful markets; has an encounter with the bodyguards of the Thai Royal Family; and embarks on a boat trip along the River Kwai. This lively, amusing account of luxury travel, highlights what every traveller secretly longs to do - travel in style and grandeur.

Sophie, now almost fourteen, has enrolled in school full-time, and Humphrey has left to attend his boarding school in London, which leads Sophie to make new friends.On hearing an old folk tale, Sophie investigates the school bell tower only to discover a ghostly monk named Erig, who warns of a perilous plot at the school.Suddenly, Sophie and her friends are drawn into another spooky adventure. Although, unable to handle the situation on their own, they call upon 'The Forest Knights of Suffolk' for assistance.Join Sophie in her final and most dangerous adventure yet. Will she, along with the knights, be successful in their mission to save the school ... ?And will Sophie survive the impending danger ... ?