The eagerly awaited publication of the second edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians will be a major event in the world of music in the year 2000. Grove is the name for music information on an international scale, instantly recognised and constantly used by music scholars and enthusiasts the world over - and the new edition will reflect some of the enormous changes in the world of music over the last twenty years. For the first time ever, four paperback companions are to be published featuring new research, writing and bibliography derived from the new edition, in advance of the publication of The New Grove II itself.
James Webster Book order (chronological)
This author is an accomplished weaver of strange tales, shaping narratives into quirky yet perfectly formed whole works. His writing, spanning poetry and prose, often delves into unconventional themes and appears online, on stage, and in anthologies. His compelling short stories, focusing on female and non-binary protagonists, are collected in his debut book. His style is distinctive, marked by a touch of the surreal and the unexpected.
Ladybird Leaders: Man in the Air
- 52 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The story of man's progress in flying, beginning with Icarus and ending with the shape of aircraft to come. The book is in the Ladybird Leader series, specially produced to meet the very real need for carefully planned first information books that instantly attract enquiring minds and stimulate reluctant readers.