The Gambler and Other Stories
The Gambler and Other Stories
The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s colle...

A Few Days In The Country - And Other Stories
A Few Days In The Country - And Other Stories
This collection of short fiction from Elizabeth Harrower fea...

Humf And The Balloons And Other Stories DVD
Humf And The Balloons And Other Stories DVD
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Humf And The Balloons And Other Stories DVD
Humf And The Balloons And Other Stories DVD
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The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories
The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories
A young; inexperienced governess is charged with the care of...

Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to t...

Angelina Ballerina: A Day At The Fair And Other Stories DVD
Angelina Ballerina: A Day At The Fair And Other Stories...
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Angelina Ballerina: A Day At The Fair And Other Stories DVD
Angelina Ballerina: A Day At The Fair And Other Stories...
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The Cossacks and Other Stories
The Cossacks and Other Stories
In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russia...

The Sneetches and Other Stories - Yellow Back Book
The Sneetches and Other Stories - Yellow Back Book
The Star-Bellied Sneetches have bellies with Stars, but the ...

The Sneetches and Other Stories
The Sneetches and Other Stories
Some of the Sneetches have bellies with stars, but the plain...

The Princess and the Pea and Other Stories
The Princess and the Pea and Other Stories
Feed your imagination in only 5 minutes with this delightful...

The Aleph and Other Stories
The Aleph and Other Stories
Full of philosophical puzzles and supernatural surprises, th...

The Birds And Other Stories
The Birds And Other Stories
The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day wh...

The Gambler 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 Dreaming And Other Essays

W.E.H. Stanner’s words changed Australia. Without condescension and without sentimentality, in essays such as ‘The Dreaming’ Stanner conveyed the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture. In his Boyer Lectures he exposed a ‘cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale,’ regarding the fate of the Aborigines, for which he coined the phrase ‘the great Australian silence’. And in h...

An Elsa Beskow Gift Collection - Children of the Forest and other beautiful books

A beautiful gift collection of some of Elsa Beskow’s best-loved books. Enter the world of Elsa Beskow, ‘Sweden’s Beatrix Potter’, and meet a cast of enchanting characters from Jack Frost to woodland elves.This stunning gift box includes mini editions of Elsa Beskow’s classic books Children of the Forest, The Flowers’ Festival, Pelle’s New Suit and Woody, Hazel and Little Pip as well as an e...

The Gambler and Other Stories

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 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 fools—the oldest and the greatest—are 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 Colossus and Other Poems

With this startling, exhilarating book of poems, which was first published in 1960, Sylvia Plath burst into literature with spectacular force. In such classics as “The Beekeeper’s Daughter,” “The Disquieting Muses,” “I Want, I Want,” and “Full Fathom Five,” she writes about sows and skeletons, fathers and suicides, about the noisy imperatives of life and the chilly hunger for death. Grace...

Maximum Ride - Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

You’re about to join the adventures of Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel, six extraordinary kids who have powers like no other: they can fly, and they’re being chased – no, hunted – across America and around the world. THIS IS THE END, MY FRIENDS. But I promise that you’ll fly higher than ever before in this wild adventure, witness battles worthy of multiplex movie screens, and laugh ...

Reach for the Stars - and Other Advice for Life's Journey

“Reach for the Stars” is a wonderful way to encourage and congratulate those, regardless of age, who are celebrating a milestone…and feel ready to spread their wings and fly! The young hero of Serge Bloch’s delightful “Butterflies in My Stomach” is back, along with his loyal dog Roger. Having mastered the first day of school, the two are embarking further on the perilous journey of life. Lik...

The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-91

This collection of Chekhov’s 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 boy’s 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...

The Australian and Other Verses

The perfect collector’s item – a beautiful facsimile edition of Will Ogilvie’s poetry published by Angus & Robertson during World War One as a gift from home to the soldier in the trenches. Poet and horseman Will Ogilvie retained his affection for Australia and Australians long after he returned to his native Scotland. His most famous poem, ‘The Australian’, commemorates the courage shown by...

The Cow Tripped Over the Moon and Other Nursery Rhyme Emergencies

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall … but what happened next? Here comes the ambulance! it’s on its way. Who’s had an accident in Storyland today? We all know that nursery rhymes are dangerous things – you could get trampled by all the king’s horses, have your nose pecked off by blackbirds, or even fall off a bough as you sleep! Luckily, the Storyland Ambulance Crew are on hand to patch everyone ...

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 children’s book is an important cultural object in its own right, they linked painting, poetry and typography and created the timeless precursor to the modern children’s 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...

Reach for the Stars - and Other Advice for Life's Journey

This hilarious look at idiomatic expressions will be loved by both children and adults. It is suitable for children age 4+. The young hero of Serge Bloch’s delightful “Butterflies in My Stomach” is back, along with his loyal dog Roger. The two are embarking further on the perilous journey of life. Like all of us, they encounter many FORKS IN THE ROAD and UPHILL BATTLES – but they also find tha...

The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories

An unsettling new collection of Henry James’s best short stories exploring ghosts and the uncanny ’There had been a moment when I believed I recognised, faint and far, the cry of a child; there had been another when I found myself just consciously starting as at the passage, before my door, of a light footstep’ ’I see ghosts everywhere’, wrote Henry James, who retained a fascination wit...

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 Lanagan’s 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...

Master and Man and Other Stories

The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy’s 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 Tolstoy’s belief that art must serve a moral purpose, What M...

Dragons at Crumbling Castle - And Other Stories

Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthur’s knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies. It’s a disaster! Luckily, there’s a spare suit of armour and a very small boy called Ralph who’s willing to fill it. Together with Fortnight the Friday knight and Fossfiddle the wizard, Ralph sets out to defeat the fearsome fire-breathers. But there’s a teeny weeny surp...

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! It’s becoming a real nuisance – and he’s allergic to rabbits. His friends at the Magic Rectangle can’t help, but the mysterious vacuum cleaner he ...

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

“For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural’s 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 Chamber—which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s ...