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Dornford Yates

A story from Dornford Yates’ later career, of stolen treasure, set against a backdrop of World War II: adventure, a travelling circus and much more besides.
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Dornford Yates

A story from Dornford Yates' later career, of stolen treasure, set against a backdrop of World War II: adventure, a travelling circus and much more besides.
Gale Warning

Gale Warning

Dornford Yates

Jonathan Mansel, one of Dornford Yates' most popular characters, heads a small private organisation dedicated to the detection of serious crime 'by methods sadly unavailable to the regular police'.
Berry and Co.

Berry and Co.

Dornford Yates

This collection of short stories featuring 'Berry' Pleydell and his chaotic entourage established Dornford Yates' reputation as one of the best comic writers in a generation, and made him hugely popular.
Adele and Co.

Adele and Co.

Dornford Yates

The first full-length novel featuring Yates' finest comic creation, Bertram 'Berry' Pleydell. Written in response to public demand for Berry stories, it is regarded as one of Yates' best books.
Red In The Morning

Red In The Morning

Dornford Yates

Regarded by many as Yates at the top of his form.
Perishable Goods

Perishable Goods

Dornford Yates

Classic Yates, this novel featuring the suave Richard Chandos was warmly received by critics.
Jonah and Co.

Jonah and Co.

Dornford Yates

These are some of Yates' early short stories featuring the comic Pleydell clan, and on publication proved just a successful and popular as Berry and Co had been.
Jonah And Co.

Jonah And Co.

Dornford Yates

These are some of Yates’ early short stories featuring the comic Pleydell clan, and on publication proved just a successful and popular as Berry and Co had been.
Blind Corner

Blind Corner

Dornford Yates

This is Yates' first thriller: a tautly plotted page-turner featuring the crime-busting adventures of suave Richard Chandos.
B-Berry And I Look Back

B-Berry And I Look Back

Dornford Yates

This is Yates’ final book, a semi-autobiographical novel spanning a lifetime of events from the sinking of the Titanic to the notorious Tichborne murder case.
B-Berry and I Look Back

B-Berry and I Look Back

Dornford Yates

This is Yates’ final book, a semi-autobiographical novel spanning a lifetime of events from the sinking of the Titanic to the notorious Tichborne murder case.
She Painted Her Face

She Painted Her Face

Dornford Yates

A tautly written and exciting yarn published when Yates was at the height of his powers, this is a real potboiler of the very best kind – tension, cliffhangers, wit and pace.
The House That Berry Built

The House That Berry Built

Dornford Yates

The house was seized by the Germans during World War II, and this tale, written soon afterwards, gives a hilarious account of its construction and early life. Yates at the peak of his form.
The Brother Of Daphne

The Brother Of Daphne

Dornford Yates

Daphne is ‘well-born, elegant, beautiful, and not especially bright’. In this, Yates’ earliest collection of stories, we meet the Pleydell clan and encounter their high-spirited comic adventures.
The Brother of Daphne

The Brother of Daphne

Dornford Yates

Daphne is 'well-born, elegant, beautiful, and not especially bright'. In this, Yates' earliest collection of stories, we meet the Pleydell clan and encounter their high-spirited comic adventures.
Fire Below

Fire Below

Dornford Yates

Richard Chandos makes a welcome return in this classic adventure story.
Thomas Kilgore, Sr., 1712-1822, and his proven descendants ...

Thomas Kilgore, Sr., 1712-1822, and his proven descendants ...

Evelyn Yates Carpenter

Evelyn Yates Carpenter. 548Y Pernecia Yates, b. January 2. 1820 549Y James Pearson Yates, b. February 23. 1823 550Y. Mildred Yates, b. December 19, 1824 551 Y. William Purcell Yates, b. December 30, 1826 552Y Elenoir Jane Yates, b.
Blood Royal

Blood Royal

Dornford Yates

This fine thriller can be read alone or as part of a series with 'Blind Corner', 'An Eye For a Tooth', 'Fire Below' and 'Perishable Goods'.
Blood Royal

Blood Royal

Dornford Yates

This fine thriller can be read alone or as part of a series with ‘Blind Corner’, ‘An Eye For a Tooth’, ‘Fire Below’ and ‘Perishable Goods’.
The Courts of Idleness

The Courts of Idleness

Dornford Yates

These comic stories are set during World War I and the period just after, when the genteel world of Edwardian England had changed beyond recognition.
She Fell Among Thieves

She Fell Among Thieves

Dornford Yates

A vintage thriller featuring the welcome return of Richard Chandos, dashing hero extraordinaire, who seeks to rescue a young girl who has been kidnapped and drugged by a sinister old woman in the mountains of the Pyrenées.
She Fell Among Thieves

She Fell Among Thieves

Dornford Yates

A gripping read originally published in serial form, 'She Fell Among Thieves' was a huge hit when it first appeared.
Silver Lake Bohemia: A History

Silver Lake Bohemia: A History

Michael Locke

From left to right: George C. “Cochran” Yates, Francis Mullen Yates, Peter Yates and Peter B. “Bart” Yates. Courtesy of Peter B. “Bart” Yates. Cowell's aim, “to present musical works embodying the most progressive tendencies of the age, and to ...
John Yates (1712-1779) and His Descendants to 1989: Includes ...

John Yates (1712-1779) and His Descendants to 1989: Includes ...

Evelyn Yates Carpenter

Includes the History and Genealogy of John Yates ... Evelyn Yates Carpenter ... Steve 136 Sparks Triana Jane 132 Spears Jimmie 57 Spencer Amanda Marie 304 Spencer B D 312 Spencer Bernice 312 Spencer Brady Lynn 304 Spencer Buel ...
Naming the System: Inequality and Work in the Global Economy

Naming the System: Inequality and Work in the Global Economy

Michael Yates

Copyright © 2003 by Michael D. Yates All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ... from the publisher Yates, Michael D. Naming the system : inequality and work in the global economy | Michael D. Yates. p.
Klara

Klara

Barbara Yates Rothwell

The period from early 1939 to the 1960s is drawn from my own experiences of those years. BARBARA YATES ROTHWELL. About the Author BARBARA YATES ROTHWELL lived, married and brought. Acknowledgement About the Author.
Frank and Teddy Make Friends

Frank and Teddy Make Friends

Louise Yates

Praise for Dog Loves Books: "Yates conveys emotion superbly . . . A fine tale for encouraging early readers" Telegraph Also by Louise Yates: A Small Surprise and Dog Loves Books
The Brothers Bishop

The Brothers Bishop

Bart Yates

"There are undercurrents of tragedy and emotional scarring at work that take the story to disturbing places. . .Yates puts his novel together like a one-two punch and makes it readable. . .you can't put it down." --Edge Magazine

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