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Prospero’s Children
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English fantasy at its finest, the first in this exciting new trilogy steps into the gap that exists between The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Clive Barker’s Weaveworld.A mysterious, isolated house awaits sixteen-year-old Fern and her brother …
English fantasy at its finest, the first in this exciting new trilogy steps into the gap that exists between The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Clive Barker’s Weaveworld.A mysterious, isolated house awaits sixteen-year-old Fern and her brother …
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1
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One hundred classic stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.In this, the first volume of Ray Bradbury's short stories, some of the author's finest works are published together, among them ‘Homecoming’, ‘Veldt’, ‘A Sound of Thunder’ and ‘…
One hundred classic stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.In this, the first volume of Ray Bradbury's short stories, some of the author's finest works are published together, among them ‘Homecoming’, ‘Veldt’, ‘A Sound of Thunder’ and ‘…
It’s a Man’s Life, Ladies: A Short Story from the collection, Reader, I Married Him
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A short story by Jane Gardam from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘It’s a Man’s Life, Ladies’, a young woman tells the story of her grandmother’s memories of married life.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full coll…
A short story by Jane Gardam from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘It’s a Man’s Life, Ladies’, a young woman tells the story of her grandmother’s memories of married life.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full coll…
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Instead of the cross, the AlbatrossAbout my neck was hung’When an albatross leads a stricken ship out of treacherous ice, a hapless mariner shoots the bird, aro…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Instead of the cross, the AlbatrossAbout my neck was hung’When an albatross leads a stricken ship out of treacherous ice, a hapless mariner shoots the bird, aro…
Reader, She Married Me: A Short Story from the collection, Reader, I Married Him
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A short story by Salley Vickers from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘Reader, She Married Me’ Mr Rochester reveals a long-kept secret.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader I Married Him, brings …
A short story by Salley Vickers from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘Reader, She Married Me’ Mr Rochester reveals a long-kept secret.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader I Married Him, brings …
Running Blind / The Freedom Trap
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Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer about a notorious Russian double agent, Slade, set in Iceland and Malta.RUNNING BLINDThe assignment begins with a simple errand – a parcel to deliver. But to Alan Stewart, standing on a deserted…
Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer about a notorious Russian double agent, Slade, set in Iceland and Malta.RUNNING BLINDThe assignment begins with a simple errand – a parcel to deliver. But to Alan Stewart, standing on a deserted…
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘At first you saw only a mass of coarse, matted black hair; presently it was seen that this covered a body of fearful thinness, almost a skeleton, but with the m…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘At first you saw only a mass of coarse, matted black hair; presently it was seen that this covered a body of fearful thinness, almost a skeleton, but with the m…
S is for Space
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One of Ray Bradbury’s classic short story collections, available in ebook for the first time.S IS FOR SPACE is a spine-tingling short story collection from one of the genre’s master storytellers.Science fiction, fantasy, small town life, and small to…
One of Ray Bradbury’s classic short story collections, available in ebook for the first time.S IS FOR SPACE is a spine-tingling short story collection from one of the genre’s master storytellers.Science fiction, fantasy, small town life, and small to…
The Roman Tales
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A contemporary collection of stories by one of France’s finest writers.Revered by key literary figures including as Balzac and Mérimée, Stendhal is best known for his novels, but his shorter works were just as powerful. In this brand new translation,…
A contemporary collection of stories by one of France’s finest writers.Revered by key literary figures including as Balzac and Mérimée, Stendhal is best known for his novels, but his shorter works were just as powerful. In this brand new translation,…
The Three Musketeers
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Three musketeers. Two enemies. One major battle.’‘All for one and one for all!’Country boy d'Artagnan is desperate to join the King's elite band of bodyguards, the Musketeers. And when his fiery loyalties (which often get him into trouble) and incred…
Three musketeers. Two enemies. One major battle.’‘All for one and one for all!’Country boy d'Artagnan is desperate to join the King's elite band of bodyguards, the Musketeers. And when his fiery loyalties (which often get him into trouble) and incred…
The Mirror: A Short Story from the collection, Reader, I Married Him
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A short story by Francine Prose from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.‘The Mirror’ boldly imagines Jane Eyre’s married life after the novel ends.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader, I Married Him,…
A short story by Francine Prose from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.‘The Mirror’ boldly imagines Jane Eyre’s married life after the novel ends.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader, I Married Him,…
Colors Insulting to Nature
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A hilarious and original debut novel that skewers our craze for celebrity.Liza Normal, like a million teenagers before her, wants desperately to be famous. If she can't be famous, she'll settle for infamy. But no Pop Idol contest on earth will ever c…
A hilarious and original debut novel that skewers our craze for celebrity.Liza Normal, like a million teenagers before her, wants desperately to be famous. If she can't be famous, she'll settle for infamy. But no Pop Idol contest on earth will ever c…
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
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This cult classic of working class life in post-war Nottingham follows the exploits of rebellious factory worker Arthur Seaton and is introduced by Richard Bradford.Working all day at a lathe leaves Arthur Seaton with energy to spare in the evenings.…
This cult classic of working class life in post-war Nottingham follows the exploits of rebellious factory worker Arthur Seaton and is introduced by Richard Bradford.Working all day at a lathe leaves Arthur Seaton with energy to spare in the evenings.…
Screwtape Proposes a Toast
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The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular ‘Screwtape Letters’ – published alongside other short essays.One of the most popular books ever to come from the pen of C.S. Lewis was written in the name of Screwtape, a senior d…
The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular ‘Screwtape Letters’ – published alongside other short essays.One of the most popular books ever to come from the pen of C.S. Lewis was written in the name of Screwtape, a senior d…
So He Takes the Dog
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A stunning novel which examines our fears, prejudices and desires, from the author of ‘Ghost MacIndoe’ and ‘Invisible’.On a beach in southern England, a dog returns to its owner with a human hand in its mouth. The hand belongs to a homeless eccentric…
A stunning novel which examines our fears, prejudices and desires, from the author of ‘Ghost MacIndoe’ and ‘Invisible’.On a beach in southern England, a dog returns to its owner with a human hand in its mouth. The hand belongs to a homeless eccentric…
St. Agnes’ Stand
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Set in New Mexico, St Agnes’ Stand is a classic story of the American West.Nat Swanson is on the run from a mob of Texas cowboys. He has killed a man in a fair fight, but the man’s friends believe he was shot in the back and set out to string Swanson…
Set in New Mexico, St Agnes’ Stand is a classic story of the American West.Nat Swanson is on the run from a mob of Texas cowboys. He has killed a man in a fair fight, but the man’s friends believe he was shot in the back and set out to string Swanson…
The Abstinence Teacher
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A sharp, funny and beautifully observed satire about the disturbing influence of the Christian right from one of America’s most cherished authors.Ruth Ramsey went too far. She hadn't noticed the changing climate. A Sex Ed teacher «championing» oral s…
A sharp, funny and beautifully observed satire about the disturbing influence of the Christian right from one of America’s most cherished authors.Ruth Ramsey went too far. She hadn't noticed the changing climate. A Sex Ed teacher «championing» oral s…
The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals
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First published in 1978, and widely considered to be the sequel to her masterpiece ‘By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept’, this remarkable book further established Smart’s reputation as a brave and inspirational writer.A still beautiful woman…
First published in 1978, and widely considered to be the sequel to her masterpiece ‘By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept’, this remarkable book further established Smart’s reputation as a brave and inspirational writer.A still beautiful woman…
The Bathing Women
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Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize and a modern Chinese classic with over one million copies sold.Sisters Tiao and Fan grew up in the shadow of the Cultural Revolution where they witnessed ritual humiliation and suffering. They also witnesse…
Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize and a modern Chinese classic with over one million copies sold.Sisters Tiao and Fan grew up in the shadow of the Cultural Revolution where they witnessed ritual humiliation and suffering. They also witnesse…
The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s
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Volume one takes us from his very first story – A Book in Time, published in The Bookseller in 1954 and never seen again until now – right up to his establishment as a major new voice in science fiction by the end of that decade.As he enters his 89th…
Volume one takes us from his very first story – A Book in Time, published in The Bookseller in 1954 and never seen again until now – right up to his establishment as a major new voice in science fiction by the end of that decade.As he enters his 89th…

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