The Greek Myths is the definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic imaginative and poetic retelling of the Greek myths. 'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soarin
In the Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, seven tales of the bizarre and unexpected are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl. Enter a brilliant, sinister and wholly unpredictable world
Un ministre americain et sa famille achetent a Lord Canterville son chateau et tout ce qu'il contient... fantome compris. Mais la famille Otis n'a vraiment pas peur des fantomes. Alors, lorsqu'un spec
Our world is changing. Globalization is not working. It is hurting those it was meant to help. This title exposes of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives. Our world is changing.
Erendira was bathing her grandmother when the wind of misfortune began to blow. While her grotesque and demanding grandmother retires to bed, Erendira still has floors to wash, sheets to iron, and a p
Features General Leopoldo Galtieri and Margaret Thatcher who are depicted as robotic caricatures with a pointless blood lust. In this title, the author takes on the Falklands War which is uncompromisi
Three stories, three ghosts: a picture in a tower depicts a dangerous woman; a young woman marries an older man and arrives at his house, only to find that his dead wife is still there; and a dead man
Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent inv
Learn and play in Moominvalley! Lift the flaps on every page of this giant, colourful board book and meet the Moomins, discover colours and numbers, and also find first words. And then, after a busy,
Everyone loves birthdays and presents and this lovely novelty board book is a celebration of both! Help Peppa and her family guess what birthday surprises are in store by lifting the flaps and feeling
Persuasion, Jane Austen's last finished novel, is a brilliant satire and evocation of polite society, full of sharp perceptions on people and personal relations, especially love, and a celebration of
Cooper's most enduringly popular novel combines heroism and romance with powerful criticism of the destruction of nature and tradition. Set against the French and Indian siege of Fort William Henry in
(Including: Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays) George Orwell was perhaps the twentieth century's best chronicler of English cul
Presents the humorous tale of life in the bathroom at night - from skiing ladybirds to bathing beetles and bungee jumping spiders. Containing rhyme and repetition with use of space and type, this titl
Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is shell-shocked and on the brink of madness.
Wizard Whitebeard's enchanted scroll is missing and it's up to you and Wally to find it! Make your way through Whitebeard's library, stopping in every section, from Adventure to Crime to Puzzles and e
Fridays are different. Every other day of the week, the Colonel and his ailing wife fight a constant battle against poverty and monotony, scraping together the dregs of their savings for the food and
Love’s Labour’s Lost, now recognized as one of the most delightful and stageworthy of Shakespeare’s comedies, came into its own both on the stage and in critical esteem only during the 1930s and 1940s
"Moonfleet" (1898) begins as a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and reve
Attach Moomin's little buggy book to your buggy, cot or high chair and take the Moomins everywhere with you! Its tough board pages and detachable strap and clip make this little board book just right
Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well... pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, y
For avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained. The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-f
This is the story of an Aboriginal boy and two American children in the Australian desert. When they meet the boy, Mary and Peter learn about the desert. They follow him to food and water. But they ar
Frances Hinton is shy and clever. By day she works in a medical library and every evening she goes back to the solitude of her London flat to write fiction. When she is adopted by Nick and his wife, s
Angelina's Christmas Stories contains Angelina 's Christmas and Angelina Ice Skates - a perfectly festive introduction to Angelina Ballerina and all her friends.
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This is a wonderful collection of contemporary and classic poems chosen by children from schools around the UK. Roger McGough made the final selection and wrote the introduction.
Features three essays that examine the nature of progress and development in the emerging global superpower, and asks fundamental questions about modern civilization itself. This title explores life w
The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings brings together the experience and enthusiasm of four of classical music's greatest experts, Ivan March, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton and
California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end o
A classic of criticism that examines the nature, function, form, and contents of literature. "The most ordered, ranging and purposeful attempt...toward keeping the study of literature at once intellig
A boy built a Snowman, and the Snowman came to life . . . A stunning new concertina format for Raymond Briggs's classic story, The Snowman. Narrated by illustrations, this poignant and beautiful story
Now a major musical film from Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, and also featuring Amanda Seyfreid, Helena Bonham-Carter an
