What the Ladybird Heard and Other Stories Bedtime Bookc...
Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks have been creating beautiful...
The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-19...
In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the heig...
The Rumpus Room - And other stories from the suburbs
Comedian Tim Ross draws inspiration from his acclaimed ABC t...
The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories
With an introduction by Helen Simpson. From familiar fairy t...
Jack Vance SF Gateway Omnibus - Big Planet, The Blue Wo...
From the SF Gateway, the most comprehensive digital library ...
The Essential Kafka - The Castle; The Trial; Metamorpho...
Like George Orwell, Franz Kafka has given his name to a worl...
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
This title comes with an introduction by Helen Simpson. From...
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories
As the acknowledged Queen of Crime, P. D. James was freq...
Tashi and the Wicked Magician - And Other Stories
Tashi is bold and clever, and tells the best stories ever! ...
The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories
The old fairy stories live again, subtly altered. By the pri...
The Crystal Egg And Other Stories
The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the height of his powers as a dramatist, and also produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces. The poignant The Lady with the Little Dog and About Love examine the nature of love outside of marriage its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as Peasants, The House with the Mezzani...
The First Christmas and Other Bible Stories From the New Testament
A beautiful cloth-bound gift edition containing 16 of the best-known New Testament stories retold for children, by Enid Blyton, one of the worlds best-loved storytellers. The perfect Christmas gift. Enid Blytons retelling of Christs own stories and the meaning of His time on Earth is full of love Christs love for us, our love for each other and Enids caring and timeless love for...
The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse
Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils, wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the wonderfully varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy of life. He created an extraordinary world filled with bizarre creatures from the Dong with a luminous nose to the Pobble who has no toes who misbehave with joyful abandon. Here can be found such exuberant and timeless verse a...
The Gambler and Other Stories
The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevskys collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life indeed, The Gambler, a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes Bobok, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and...
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of Chelm in this Newbery Honor Book. Chelm is a village of fools. The most famous foolsâthe oldest and the greatestâare the seven Elders. But there are lesser fools too: a silly irresponsible bridegroom; four sisters who mix up their feed in bed one night; a young man who imagines himself dead. Here are seven magical ...
The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-91
This collection of Chekhovs finest early writing reveals a young writer mastering the art of the short story. The Steppe, which established his reputation, is the unforgettable tale of a boys journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. Gusev depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power; The Kiss portr...
Paris for One and Other Stories
A collection of 11 unmissable short stories from the Number One internationally bestselling author of Me Before You and After You Lots to cheer about in Moyes first collection of short stories. If you want romance, the title story and its hapless heroine Nell will give it to you in spades Red Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love Sunday Express...
Circus and Other Stories
These four books, published in the Soviet Union between 1925 and 1927, were a collaboration between poet Samuil Marshak (1887-1964) and painter Vladimir Lebedev (1891 1967). Based on the idea that a childrens book is an important cultural object in its own right, they linked painting, poetry and typography and created the timeless precursor to the modern childrens picture book. In four bran...
The Christmas Stocking and Other Stories
INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PREVIEW OF A COUNTRY ESCAPE, COMING FEB 2018! Delve inside this CHRISTMAS STOCKING choc-full of perfectly themed, never-before-published seasonal short stories perfect for anyone who loves romance, humour and happy-ever-after endings. By the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author, Katie Fforde. A lovely, warm read to sink your teeth into Heat Delicious gorg...
Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories
We all went down to the tar-pit, with mats to spread our weight. So begins Singing My Sister Down, Margo Lanagans internationally acclaimed, award-winning short story. Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories brings together ten celebrated short stories, along with three new ones, from the extraordinarily talented author of Tender Morsels and Sea Hearts. A bride accepts her devastating...
The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner - And Other Stories
Poor Mr Swimble is having a bad day. Rabbits are bouncing out of his hat, pigeons are flying out of his jacket and every time he points his finger, something magically appears cheese sandwiches, socks . . . even a small yellow elephant on wheels! Its becoming a real nuisance and hes allergic to rabbits. His friends at the Magic Rectangle cant help, but the mysterious vacuum cleaner he ...
What the Dog Saw - And Other Adventures
In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us and our world. Masterpieces in the art of the essay Steven Pinker, The New York Times Beautiful
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernaturals most celebrated book Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamberwhich includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordans ...
Dragons at Crumbling Castle - And Other Stories
Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthurs knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies. Its a disaster! Luckily, theres a spare suit of armour and a very small boy called Ralph whos willing to fill it. Together with Fortnight the Friday knight and Fossfiddle the wizard, Ralph sets out to defeat the fearsome fire-breathers. But theres a teeny weeny surp...
Master and Man and Other Stories
The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoys artistic prowess displayed over five decades experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, The Two Hussars contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoys belief that art must serve a moral purpose, What M...
How the Whale Became - And Other Stories
Long ago when the world was brand new, before animals or birds, the sun rose into the sky and brought the first day. To begin with, all the creatures were pretty much alike very different from what they are now. Those that wanted to be lions practised being lions. But there were other creatures including the whale, the elephant, the cat and the donkey that came about in different ways Ted...
The Relive Box and Other Stories
BY THE WINNER OF THE JONATHAN SWIFT PRIZE 2017 A dynamic new collection from one of our most original storytellers: satirical, surreal and very much of the moment. In these stories, T. C. Boyle focuses hisunerring eye on humanitys relationship with nature, and the unintended consequences of our efforts to control it. The prize-winning `Are We Not Men? reflects on the impact of new gene-editi...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories
There is one literary detective who stands above all others, whose powers of deduction are known the world over, whose influence can still be felt in todays most modern whodunits. Who is it, you ask? Why, its elementary! Sherlock Holmes, the famous gumshoe of 221B Baker Street. And Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-the man who made him famous in such tales as The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in ...
The Sneetches and Other Stories
Some of the Sneetches have bellies with stars, but the plain-bellied ones have none upon thars! But an unexpected visitor soon leads them to discover theyre not that different after all, in the first tale in this classic collection of stories. The Star-Bellied Sneetches have bellies with Stars, but the Plain-Bellied Sneetches dont, and the two just cant seem to get along Rivalries rocket wh...
Paris for One and Other Stories
ELEVEN ROMANTIC TALES TO WARM YOUR HEART, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING ME BEFORE YOU. Nells boyfriend has deserted her in Paris . . . alone in the most romantic city in the world, can she forget him to find herself? Eleven unmissable stories from the author of heart breaking Me Before You, including Paris for One soon to be a major film about Nell, deserted by her boyfriend minu...
The Best Film I Never Made - And Other Stories about a Life in the Arts
This entertaining collection of pieces from the acclaimed director of Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy and Maos Last Dancer features memoirs, brief lives and revealing accounts of the film world. Alongside unsung heroes from behind the camera and producers of dubious repute are Madeleine St John and Clive James, Margaret Olley and Jeffrey Smart, as well as a particularly seductive 1963 EH Hol...