A Few Days In The Country - And Other Stories
This collection of short fiction from Elizabeth Harrower fea...
Angelina Ballerina: A Day At The Fair And Other Stories...
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region...
Angelina Ballerina: A Day At The Fair And Other Stories...
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region...
The Sneetches and Other Stories - Yellow Back Book
The Star-Bellied Sneetches have bellies with Stars, but the ...
The Princess and the Pea and Other Stories
Feed your imagination in only 5 minutes with this delightful...
The Happy Prince & 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...
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 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...
An Elsa Beskow Gift Collection - Children of the Forest and other beautiful books
A beautiful gift collection of some of Elsa Beskows best-loved books. Enter the world of Elsa Beskow, Swedens Beatrix Potter, and meet a cast of enchanting characters from Jack Frost to woodland elves.This stunning gift box includes mini editions of Elsa Beskows classic books Children of the Forest, The Flowers Festival, Pelles New Suit and Woody, Hazel and Little Pip as well as an e...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Happy Pear - Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life
The No 1 bestselling cookery book in Ireland for two years running! These lovely boys always create incredibly tasty food. Jamie Oliver Lets face it: while we want to eat more fruit and veg and things we know are good for us, we sometimes fall short because were not sure how to turn all that great produce into great food. Well, welcome to the Happy Pear way of eating healthy but n...
The Mystery of the Vanished Prince
This is a fantastic childrens crime story from the worlds best-loved childrens author, Enid Blyton. A prince has disappeared and it seems that twin babies are the only clue. Has the prince been kidnapped? Discover the truth behind The Mystery of the Vanished Prince. The Mystery series follows the adventures of The Five Find Outers Pip, Bets, Larry, Daisy and Fatty, as they solve the m...
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...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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...
The Little Prince
Translated by Irene Testot-Ferry. The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airmans discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet the Little Prince of the title and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First published in 19...
The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories
An unsettling new collection of Henry Jamess 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...
The Paperbag Prince
His kingdom is the town dump; his palace, an abandoned railroad carriage at the edge of it. But the Paper Bag Prince (he earned his title by foraging in the litter for bags and other useful objects) is content with his lot, and with his subjectsthe stray animals who also call the dump home. His cup runneth over one day when hes informed that the dump has been closed. Soon, he knows, nature wil...
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 Little Prince
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator many of lifes universal truths, as he comes to learn what it means to be human from a child who is not. Antoine d...
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...