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David Roberts' Delightfully Di...A treasury of fairy tales with a difference - feminist, sparky and set in non-... A treasury of fairy tales with a difference - feminist, sparky and set in non-traditional periods, with funky clothes and recognisable settings. All beautifully illustrated by the brilliant David Roberts. A treasury of fairy tales with a difference -... moreDetails
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Victorian Fairy Tales'The Queen and the bat had been talking a good deal that afternoon...' The Vic... 'The Queen and the bat had been talking a good deal that afternoon...' The Victorian fascination with fairyland vivified the literature of the period, and led to some of the most imaginative fairy tales ever written. They offer the shortest path to the... moreDetails
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Victorian Fairy Tales'The Queen and the bat had been talking a good deal that afternoon...' The Vic... 'The Queen and the bat had been talking a good deal that afternoon...' The Victorian fascination with fairyland vivified the literature of the period, and led to some of the most imaginative fairy tales ever written. They offer the shortest path to the... moreDetails
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Best Fairy TalesUniquely inventive and vivacious in style and with deep insight into children'... Uniquely inventive and vivacious in style and with deep insight into children's points of view, Hans Christian Andersen established a new genre in literature.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized... moreDetails
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Pushkin HillsAn unsuccessful writer and an inveterate alcoholic, Boris Alikhanov is running... An unsuccessful writer and an inveterate alcoholic, Boris Alikhanov is running out of money and has recently divorced from his wife Tatyana, who intends to emigrate to the West with their daughter Masha. The prospect of a summer job as a tourist guide... moreDetails
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Novels, Tales, JourneysPuskin's masterpieces in prose, in sparkling new translations by the award-win... Puskin's masterpieces in prose, in sparkling new translations by the award-winning Pevear and Volokhonsky. The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic... moreDetails
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Complete Prose TalesTRANSLATED, ANNOTATED AND INTRODUCED BY GILLON AITKENBeyond his perfect expres... TRANSLATED, ANNOTATED AND INTRODUCED BY GILLON AITKENBeyond his perfect expression of Russian mood, Pushkin's universality of vision has made him a permanent place in the history of world literature.Gillon Aitken's distinguished translation is the only... moreDetails
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Tales of the PeculiarA new set of stories from the world of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Chil... A new set of stories from the world of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Now in paperback with a brand-new story: The Man who Bottled the Sun.In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the... moreDetails
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The Tale of Genji"What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to ... "What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to life in English the world Murasaki Shikibu imagined. The beauty of his art has not dimmed, but like the original text itself retains the power to move and enlighten."--Dennis... moreDetails
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Copenhagen TalesExploring the many moods of the Danish capital. From the narrow twisting stree... Exploring the many moods of the Danish capital. From the narrow twisting streets of the old town centre to the shady docklands, this rich anthology captures the essence of Copenhagen and its many faces. Through seventeen tales by some of the very best... moreDetails
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The Handmaid's TaleFeatured on Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read Utterly compelling and terrify... Featured on Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read Utterly compelling and terrifyingly real, The Handmaid's Tale is a classic work of feminist fiction and a vivid dystopia that speaks afresh to every new generation of readers. A chair, a table, a lamp.... moreDetails
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Tales from Lindford (Lindchest...'Lyrical, compelling and full of insight. I found this very hard to put down.'... 'Lyrical, compelling and full of insight. I found this very hard to put down.' KATIE FFORDE, THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Catherine Fox writes with immense compassion, unsentimental faith and an impressively undisciplined humour.' ROWAN... moreDetails
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The Canterbury Tales'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale... 'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale, Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all...' In Chaucer's most ambitious poem, The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387), a group of pilgrims assembles in an inn just outside London... moreDetails
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French Decadent Tales'He had become the dandy of the unpredictable.' A quest for new sensations, an... 'He had become the dandy of the unpredictable.' A quest for new sensations, and an avowed desire to shock possessed the Decadent writers of fin-de-siecle Paris. The years 1880-1900 saw an extraordinary, hothouse flowering of talent, that produced some... moreDetails
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Madrid TalesThe buzzing life of bars, warm evenings by the Manzanares river, the subterran... The buzzing life of bars, warm evenings by the Manzanares river, the subterranean terrors of the Metro, icy winters and hot, empty summers, student days in the sixties, the ruthless underworld of the city's mafia - this captivating anthology reflects... moreDetails
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Fantastic TalesFrom fabulous enchantments and supernatural horrors to subtler, more psycholog... From fabulous enchantments and supernatural horrors to subtler, more psychological terrors, the best of nineteenth-century fantastic literature is collected here by Italo Calvino. These mysterious and macabre tales include Hoffmann's nightmarish 'The... moreDetails
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American Supernatural TalesAs Stephen King will attest , the popularity of the occult in American literat... As Stephen King will attest , the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. American Supernatural Tales celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the... moreDetails
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The Handmaid's TaleUtterly compelling and terrifyingly real, The Handmaid's Tale is a classic wor... Utterly compelling and terrifyingly real, The Handmaid's Tale is a classic work of feminist fiction and a vivid dystopia that speaks afresh to every new generation of readers. A chair, a table, a lamp. Above, on the white ceiling, a relief ornament in... moreDetails
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Unfinished TalesClassic hardback edition of this fascinating collection of stories, featuring ... Classic hardback edition of this fascinating collection of stories, featuring Tolkien's own painting of the dragon Glaurung on the cover, which continues the tales of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and contains an alternative... moreDetails
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Unfinished TalesStunning 40th anniversary collector's edition of this collection of tales whic... Stunning 40th anniversary collector's edition of this collection of tales which takes readers further into stories told in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, featuring 18 full-colour paintings, housed in a matching illustrated... moreDetails
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Tales of Wrykyn And ElsewhereThe stories in this collection reflect Wodehouse's own happy schooldays at Dul... The stories in this collection reflect Wodehouse's own happy schooldays at Dulwich College but they also do a good deal more. Although among his earliest attempts at fiction they give fascinating glimpses of a time when motor cars were novelties,... moreDetails
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Fox TalesA collection of four spooky tales for the modern era, all tied to a certain Ky... A collection of four spooky tales for the modern era, all tied to a certain Kyoto curioshop. A basket wriggles, a masked man lingers in the dark, and things are offered,lost, and forgotten. What mysteries lie hidden in the city's winding streets?... moreDetails
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Vienna TalesSituated on the cusp of West and East, between the foothills of the Alps and t... Situated on the cusp of West and East, between the foothills of the Alps and the mighty 'Blue Danube', Vienna has long presented authors with a wealth of material for stories that entertain and intrigue. The city's famous quality of life and rich... moreDetails
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Winter TalesElemental, timeless stories, set in Italy, Finland, Ireland, Russia, Germany, ... Elemental, timeless stories, set in Italy, Finland, Ireland, Russia, Germany, Scotland and America, reveal the impact the seasons can have on our inner being Although each is complete in itself, these beautifully crafted tales contain recurring motifs... moreDetails
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The Biographer's TalePhineas G. Nanson, a disenchanted graduate student, decides to immerse himself... Phineas G. Nanson, a disenchanted graduate student, decides to immerse himself in the messiness of 'real life' by writing a biography of a great biographer. But a 'whole life' is hard to find. Everywhere he looks he discovers only fragments - strange... moreDetails
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The Tale of the Unknown Island"A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's h... "A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting by the door for favours (favours being offered to the king, you... moreDetails
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Winter's TalesIf one theme unifies the 11 tales collected here, it is that of longing. Writt... If one theme unifies the 11 tales collected here, it is that of longing. Written after her return from Kenya and during the dark days of the Nazi occupation, they derive their themes and locales from Isak Dinesen's childhood in Denmark. Isak Dinesen... moreDetails
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Espresso TalesIn Espresso Tales, Alexander McCall Smith returns home to Edinburgh and the gl... In Espresso Tales, Alexander McCall Smith returns home to Edinburgh and the glorious cast of his own tales of the city, the residents of 44 Scotland Street, with a new set of challenges for each one of them. Bruce, the intolerably vain and perpetually... moreDetails
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