Books published by publisher Falmer Press

“The Day After Death” is a 1904 work by French writer Louis Figuier that explores the subject of death and what happens when we die, with reference to contemporary science and philosophy. Contents include: “What Becomes of the Body, the Soul, and Life, After Death”, “Where does the Superhuman Being Dwell?”, “Do All Men, without Distinction, Pass after Death, into the Condition of the Superhuman Being?”, etc. Louis Figuier (1819–1894) was a French writer and scientist. The nephew of Pierre-Oscar Figuier, he became Professor of chemistry at L'Ecole de pharmacie of Montpellier. Other notable works by this author include: “The World Before the Deluge” and “Primitive Man”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory essay by Oscar Wilde.

It is the summer of 1932 & once again the Wilkinson family are headed for the Lake District on their holidays. Having discovered Arthur Ransome's recently published story, Swallows & Amazons, the Wilkinson children, Tom, Caroline, Julie and Jimmy, are looking forward to, & planning for, exciting seafaring adventures of their own as they become intent on exploration of the big lake situated close to their holiday home at Falls Farm. However, their plans change after their mother shows them a map from her own childhood adventures and they then begin to look forward to exciting times in a boat owned by the tenants of Falls Farm, following in their mother's footsteps as fierce pirate hunters sailing the high seas. Mother tells them lots of things about her own sea voyages on the lake alongside her brothers and sisters, which fires their imaginations, & nothing more so than tales of fairies & their customs, of pirates & their mischievous ways, which tales inspire them, enriching their summer holidays spent in the great outdoors. But such inspiration doesn't exactly prepare them for what lies ahead as they sail Falconer over the vast oceans.Based on the author's own childhood adventures, this is an enchanting tale that is set in an equally enchanting landscape - a tale that will delight children and the more imaginative of adults alike.

“The Day After Death” is a 1904 work by French writer Louis Figuier that explores the subject of death and what happens when we die, with reference to contemporary science and philosophy. Contents include: “What Becomes of the Body, the Soul, and Life, After Death”, “Where does the Superhuman Being Dwell?”, “Do All Men, without Distinction, Pass after Death, into the Condition of the Superhuman Being?”, etc. Louis Figuier (1819–1894) was a French writer and scientist. The nephew of Pierre-Oscar Figuier, he became Professor of chemistry at L'Ecole de pharmacie of Montpellier. Other notable works by this author include: “The World Before the Deluge” and “Primitive Man”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory essay by Oscar Wilde.