As legend has it, the storyteller Aesop was a slave who lived in ancient Greece during the sixth century B.C. His memorable, recountable fables have brought amusing characters to life and driven home thought-provoking morals for generations of listeners and modern-day readers. Translated into countless ...
AutorH.P. Lovecraft VydavateľstvoGollanczVäzba BrožISBN 978-0575081574Strán896Rozmery 152 x 241 mm WIKIPEDIA says: ''''H.P. Lovecraft''''s reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an influence ...
What does it mean? Is it really art? Why does it cost so much? While these questions are perpetually asked about contemporary art, they are not the questions that E. H. Gombrich set out to answer in his seminal book The Story of Art. Contemporary art is very different from what came before. From the ...
Grimm''s Complete Fairy Tales collects more than two hundred tales set down by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early decades of the nineteenth century, among them some of the best-loved and most famous fairy tales in all literature: ''Little Red Riding Hood,'' ''Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs'', ''Cinderella'', ...
The whole world will be wowed when Steven Spielberg and Disney\''s BFG steps into cinemas this summer, so now is the perfect time to enjoy the genius storytelling of Roald Dahl, whatever your age. With striking new artwork to celebrate the Roald Dahl 100 celebrations and a keepsake slipcase featuring ...
Down the rabbit-hole and through the looking-glass! Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories features all of the best-known works of Lewis Carroll, including the novels Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with the classic illustrations of John Tenniel. This compilation ...
An irresistible new edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone created with ultra-talented designers MinaLima, the design magicians behind the gorgeous visual graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. J.K. Rowling''s complete and unabridged text is accompanied by MinaLima''s ...
In the 1920s and ''''30s, H P Lovecraft pioneered a new type of fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecraft''''s tales of cosmic horror revolutionised modern horror fiction. This title collects Lovecraft''''s fictions. H.P. Lovecraft fused ...
Alexandre Dumas'' epic tale of suffering and revenge inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, the "Penguin Classics" edition of "The Count of Monte Cristo" is translated with an introduction by Robin Buss. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter ...
George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire is the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age, and is now available in a collectible box set. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, featuring a stellar cast. George R.R. Martin\''s A Song of Ice and Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary ...
Favorites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets. Here is a deluxe gift-box edition of L.M. Montgomery\''s classic stories about one of the most beloved fictional ...
