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Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown - Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart

From a search for the beating heart of a long-dead sorcerer, to a pirate girl who makes a deal with the devil, to the titular boy who wins a grim prize in a game with some undead interlopers, and more. Mignola builds a brand-new world filled with the weird, wicked and whimsical in this volume that will delight longtime Hellboy fans and new readers alike.

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Hellboy v pekle 1 - Pád - Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart

Hellboy je po smrti a probouzí se v pekle – na místě svého zrození –, kde ho čekají prazvláštní setkání i zcela nové zážitky. Autorem scénáře i kresby minisérie je sám Hellboyův tvůrce, Mike Mignola.

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Bartie Bristle and Other Stories: Tales from the Teddy Bear Ladies - Amanda Middleditch, Julie Tatchell

Step into the magical world of Bartie Bristle and friends in this stunning treasury written by the Teddy Bear Ladies, Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, best known as stars of the BBC's The Repair Shop. "...All children, as well as adults are going to love all these wonderful stories." BookRead2Day Snuggle up and enjoy this beautiful collection of cosy, classic-feeling teddy bear stories, perfect to share together at bedtime and beyond. Set in a village in the heart of the Old Woods, the magical world of the teddy bear shop and the heart-warming stories of Bartie and his teddy bear friends will captivate children and parents alike. Accessible, gentle and beautifully-illustrated teddy bear storiesAn imaginative short story collection perfect for sharing together Step into the magic of making, repairing and caring for teddy bears!Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch are best known as "the Teddy Bear Ladies" on the much-loved BBC show The Repair Shop. But before they joined the repair team, they ran a business restoring soft toys from their shop in a beautiful little village. The shop’s logo featured Julie’s sketch of an adorable bear, which Amanda made into a teddy known as Bartie Bristle. Julie and Amanda began ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Little Red Riding Hood and other Fairy Tales from Charles Perrault

Who wrote Cinderella? It may sound like a trick question but few would immediately think of a French author writing to entertain the court of Louis XIV of France. Although not as famous as other children’s storytellers, Charles Perrault is responsible for writing some of the best-known fairy tales ever told including Puss-in- Boots, The Sleeping Beauty, and Little Red Riding Hood as well as lesser-known stories like Bluebeard, The Fairies, Tufty Ricky, and Patient Griselda. Originally published in the 17th century, the stories of love, revenge, chivalry, magic, mystery and happy-ever-afters continue to be printed to this day, capturing the hearts of new audiences around the world. Folklorist Neil Philip retells the stories without losing any of the original flair and excitement, and his accompanying notes to the stories provide fascinating background detail on each fairy tale. This charming anthology has been beautifully illustrated by Sally Holmes, creating a book that children of all ages will cherish.

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The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table - Sam Kean

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie''s reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?The periodic table is one of our crowning scientific achievements, but it''s also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. Why did a little lithium (Li, 3) help cure poet Robert Lowell of his madness? And how did gallium (Ga, 31) become the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Disappearing Spoon has the answers, fusing science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, discovery and alchemy, from the big bang through to the end of time.

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Lafcadio Hearn's "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan - Sean Michael Wilson

Eerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format.Over one hundred years ago, the writer Lafcadio Hearn gathered and translated into English a selection of traditional Japanese ghost/mystery stories. They were published as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In this new graphic novel, acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson retells six of these stories. All of them are very well known in Japan, where ghosts and demons are often called yokai, meaning "the mysterious and weird." Today these stories find expression mostly in movies and manga, but they remain rooted in the traditional ghost stories of the Edo era known as kaidan, which means "recited narrative of strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparitions." Â Â Â Â The book includes an afterword by William Scott Wilson, the esteemed translator and editor of Japanese texts and samurai philosophy, who puts the stories into historical context.A 2016Â YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Recommendation

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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio - Pu Songling

Exquisite and amusing miniatures regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fictionWith their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection from The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist monk conjures up a magical pear tree, a scholar recounts his previous incarnations, a woman out-foxes the fox-spirit that possesses her, a child bride gives birth to a thimble-sized baby, a ghostly city appears out of nowhere and a heartless daughter-in-law is turned into a pig. In his tales of humans coupling with shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes back the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales - Hans Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of "The Little Mermaid," who sacrifices everything for love, and "Thumbelina," the miniscule maiden who captures the heart of many members of the animal kingdom. Several of Andersen's stories are so well known—among them "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling"—that their titles alone have become meaningful figures of speech. The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales collects seventeen of Andersen's incomparable stories, among them "The Princess and the Pea," "The Red Shoes," "The Wild Swans," and his fantasy masterpiece, "The Snow-Queen." The book is illustrated in full color by W. Heath Robinson. The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive gilt edging and an attract silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.

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Adventures with a Yorkshire Vet: Lambing Time and Other Animal Tales - Julian Norton

“At this time of the year, it is much more usual for a vet to be lambing a sheep than talking to a parakeet!”Join beloved TV vet Julian Norton on his animal adventures in the beautiful, snowy Yorkshire countryside!Snow is falling on the hills of Yorkshire and the days are getting shorter – winter is settling in. But there’s no time to rest for Julian, also known as the Yorkshire Vet! It’s lambing time at the farms. And many other animals need his help too!In ten heart-warming stories with gorgeous illustrations for animal-lovers 8–11, you’ll meet: · A lost pony· A mischievous kitten· A chatty parakeetAnd Julian’s faithful Jack Russell terrier, Emmy!

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Adventures with a Yorkshire Vet: Lambing Time and Other Animal Tales - Julian Norton

“At this time of the year, it is much more usual for a vet to be lambing a sheep than talking to a parakeet!”Join beloved TV vet Julian Norton on his animal adventures in the beautiful, snowy Yorkshire countryside!Snow is falling on the hills of Yorkshire and the days are getting shorter – winter is settling in. But there’s no time to rest for Julian, also known as the Yorkshire Vet! It’s lambing time at the farms. And many other animals need his help too!In ten heart-warming stories with gorgeous illustrations for animal-lovers 8–11, you’ll meet:· A lost pony· A mischievous kitten· A chatty parakeetAnd Julian’s faithful Jack Russell terrier, Emmy!

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The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales (Are You Afraid of the Dark? Graphic Novel #2) - Brown Roseanne A.

Based on the hit streaming horror franchise Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales is the second in an all-new horror graphic novel series.The Sinister Sisters features three chilling stories based on Ghanaian urban legends and folktales written by New York Times bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown and spookily brought to life by artists Shazleen Khan, Bill Masuku, and Gigi Murakami.  Izzy’s sister has been acting strange. Izzy knows that something is going on with her twin, Grace. Grace is hurrying off to be with other kids, avoiding her at school, and going to bed earlier than usual. When Izzy learns that her twin sister has been sneaking off at night to hang out with the mysterious Midnight Society, she surprises them at their night of storytelling and threatens to tell their parents about Grace’s new hobby. In order to prevent Izzy from telling on her, the Midnight Society proposes a scare-off! If Izzy wins, Grace is booted from the Midnight Society. If Grace wins, Izzy won’t tell anyone about the Midnight Society. What follows are three terrifying tales that may determine the fate of not only the Midnight Society, but also the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Man-Size in Marble and Other Grim Tales - E Nesbit

Selected and introduced by Stephen CarverThe draped effigy just behind him worried him again. He had been trying, at the back of his mind, behind the other thoughts, to strangle the thought of it. But it was there—very close to him. Suppose it put out its hand, its wax hand, and touched him. But it was of wax: it could not move. No, of course not. But suppose it did?Best known as the author of The Railway Children, beloved British children's writer Edith Nesbit had a morbid fear of the dark. Childhood trauma had also left her haunted by the thought that dead things might return, and copies of the living become horribly animated. These deep-rooted fears are the foundation of her horror and supernatural fiction. Frequently overlooked by readers and biographers, Nesbit's weird and uncanny stories belong to the 'Golden Age of the Ghost Story' - that period from Dickens to M.R. James - and the 'Female Gothic', which uses horror as a veiled way to explore anxieties over motherhood, domestic abuse, and female sexuality.Nesbit's tales are short, sharp shockers, her delivery vivid, eerie, and unsettling. She wrote about what scared her: ghosts, zombies, 'things that walk'; madness, murder, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Wendigo and Other Weird Tales - Algernon Blackwood

Selected and introduced by Stephen Carver‘The beauty of the scene was strangely uplifting. Yet, ever at the back of his thoughts, lay that other aspect of the wilderness: the indifference to human life, the merciless spirit of desolation which took no note of man.’ – The Wendigo ‘Of the quality of Mr. Blackwood’s genius there can be no dispute … he is the one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere.’ – H.P. Lovecraft Algernon Blackwood (1869 – 1951) – ‘The Ghost Man’ – was a British broadcaster, journalist, traveller, mystic, and paranormal investigator, and, above all, a prolific author of weird, occult, and supernatural fiction. Often, he wrote about the untamed wilderness, from deserts to vast, primeval forests, vividly depicting a natural environment that is at once awe-inspiring, alien and hostile. Many of Blackwood’s most famous tales – such as The Wendigo and ‘The Willows’ (both included in this collection) – are set in the empty places of the world. Like his psychic detective ‘John Silence’, Blackwood was fascinated by elemental spirits, reincarnation, other dimensions, and higher states of consciousness. Wherever such things broke through, he sought them out, and now so can you in this comprehensive collection of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Adventures with a Yorkshire Vet: The Lucky Foal and Other Animal Tales - Julian Norton

“A vet’s job is always unpredictable, endlessly challenging and often full of surprises.”Join beloved TV vet Julian Norton on his animal adventures in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside!Julian, known as the Yorkshire Vet, helps a variety of animals in distress in ten heart-warming stories – packed with fun, excitement and gorgeous illustrations, perfect for animal-lovers age 8–11. You’ll meet:· A bouncing baby alpaca· A smelly goat· A lost foal· And lots of dogs, including Julian’s faithful Jack Russell terrier, Emmy!

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Adventures with a Yorkshire Vet: The Lucky Foal and Other Animal Tales - Julian Norton

“A vet’s job is always unpredictable, endlessly challenging and often full of surprises.”Join beloved TV vet Julian Norton on his animal adventures in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside!Julian, known as the Yorkshire Vet, helps a variety of animals in distress in ten heart-warming stories – packed with fun, excitement and gorgeous illustrations, perfect for animal-lovers age 8–11. You’ll meet: · A bouncing baby alpaca· A smelly goat· A lost foal · And lots of dogs, including Julian’s faithful Jack Russell terrier, Emmy!

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Crumble and Custard and Other Puppy Tales - Jenny Dalová

Come and meet some adorable characters in this special bind-up of four illustrated Puppy Tales by Jenny Dale. Crumble and Custard love food - but when these puppy twins go to a big party, their love for food could land them in big trouble . . . Gus the Greedy Puppy eats anything - from chocolate-chip cookies to shoes! Now Gus''s snacking habit has got him into trouble as he''s guzzled down something seriously valuable. Or has he?In Lily the Lost Puppy, Lily''s family are moving house. But there is a terrible mix-up and she''s been left behind. Will Lily ever find her way home . . . Spot the Sporty Puppy is always running and leaping. But when he decides to join his owner''s school sports day, Spot is in for a spot of trouble.Featuring stories about Labradors, a Jack Russell and a Dalmatian, the canine adventures in Crumble and Custard and Other Puppy Tales are sure to become firm favourites with any dog lover!

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The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales (Are You Afraid of the Dark? Graphic Novel #1) - Tehlor Kay Mejia

Based on Nickelodeon’s hit horror franchise Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Witch’s Wings and Other Terrifying Tales is the first in an all-new horror graphic novel series.The Witch's Wings features three original stories based on Hispanic urban legends and cultural lore from bestselling and award-winning author Tehlor Kay Mejia, beautifully and hauntingly brought to life by artists Junyi Wu, Justin and Alexis Hernandez, and Kaylee Rowena. A new Midnight Society gathers around the campfire to share urban legends, folklores, and all manner of spooky stories. These three terrifying tales feature haunted buses, monstrous creatures, and spine-chilling mysteries guaranteed to have you reaching for the light switch! In “The Tale of the Witch’s Wings,” a young boy with a habit of bullying meets his match when an ancient witch sets her eyes on him. In “The Tale of the Haunting of Bus #13,” a young girl finds herself potentially trapped on a bus haunted by more than just ghosts! And in “The Tale of the Stray Comet,” two siblings bring home a stray dog that is much more monstrous than they could ever imagine! Are you afraid of the dark? You will be…

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The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales (MinaLima Edition) - Hans Christian Andersen

Featuring beloved characters such as the Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and the Snow Queen, a deluxe full-color edition of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytales, illustrated with stunning drawings and interactive artwork from MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise-the perfect companion for fans of the Disney live-action film The Little Mermaid which will include a mix of songs from Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken.Nearly two hundred years after its publication in 1837, Hans Christian Andersen's timeless fairytales continue to inspire young imaginations. This beautiful unabridged edition brings together many of the Danish writer's favorite stories that have become literary classics, including "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Snow Queen", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Emperor's New Clothes", and more.The thirteen stories in The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales are illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and ten exclusive interactive features including:A dial with six mermaidsA Duckling transforming into a swanMattresses that pull away to reveal a peaThe Snow Queen's palaceGorgeously designed, this keepsake illustrated edition-the fourth book in Harper Design's series of reimagined children's classics-will be treasured by readers of all ages for generations to come.

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The Snow Woman and Other Yokai Stories from Japan - Noboru Wada

An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales of yokai, ghosts, mountain witches, demons and apparitions frequently sighted in and around the mountainous Shinshu region in central Japan.The terrifying tales in this collection include:The Legend of the Snow Woman: A beautiful woman appears at Minokichi''s door one night in a snowstorm. They marry and live happily, until one day her terrible secret is revealed. Kappa Taro: A legendary yokai terrifies villagers by luring them into a pond, where they drown. Can Suwa Yorito, famed for his strength, successfully challenge this terrifying demon?The Yamamba Witch''s Daughter: Who would ever dream of marrying a mountain witch? Can the Yamamba''s daughter find the love and happiness she seeks?These stories have been passed down for generations from grandparents to their grandchildren, sitting around the hearth on cold and snowy winter nights. They are well-known throughout Japan and are believed by the inhabitants of Shinshu to have actually occurred in the distant past.

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Pomegranate Seed and Other Ghostly Tales - Edith Whartonová

PENGUIN HORROR: A celebration of the very best literary horror, a series of terrifying novels and tales that for generations have thrilled, captivated and kept readers wide awake at night. Known for writing some of the most incisive and elegant novels of the early twentieth century, Edith Wharton was also a master practitioner of the ghost story, producing dozens of frightful fictions throughout her lifetime. Combining pristine prose with strange, suffocating atmospheres and a profound sense of the uncanny, Pomegranate Seed and Other Ghostly Tales, a collection of Wharton's very best haunting narratives, detail spectral handwriting, isolated houses in lonely landscapes, and a husband with a terrible secret…‘Masterly stories of horror and unease’ New Yorker

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"The Girl in the Window" and Other True Tales - Lane DeGregory

Part anthology and part craft guide, this collection of pieces from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist offers something for readers and writers alike.  Lane DeGregory loves true stories, intimate details, and big ideas. In her three-decade career as a journalist, she has published more than 3,000 stories and won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Her acclaimed work in the Tampa Bay Times often takes her to the edges of society, where she paints empathetic portraits of real-life characters like a 99-year-old man who still works cleaning a seafood warehouse, a young couple on a bus escaping winter, and a child in the midst of adoption. In “The Girl in the Window” and Other True Tales, DeGregory not only offers up the first collection of her most unforgettable newspaper features—she pulls back the curtain on how to write narrative nonfiction.  This book—part anthology, part craft guide—provides a forensic reading of twenty-four of DeGregory’s singular stories, illustrating her tips for writers alongside pieces that put those elements under the microscope. Each of the pieces gathered here—including the Pulitzer Prize–winning title story—is accompanied by notes on how she built the story, plus tips on how nonfiction writers at all levels can ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales - Jane Ray

Nominated for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award This is the first extraordinary volume of tales collected, retold and illustrated by Jane Ray, one of the world's leading artists of stunning picture books. This volume, The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales, includes many favourites such as The Happy Prince, The Owl and The Pussy Cat, and lesser known, but equally enjoyable stories such as Jorinda and Joringel.

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The Little Mermaid and Other Fishy Tales - Jane Ray

Nominated for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award Introducing the second magnificent volume of tales collected, retold and illustrated by Jane Ray. This volume, The Little Mermaid and Other Fishy Tales, includes something for everyone: The Fisherman and His Wife; Whalesong; The Lobster Quadrille, A Ballad of John Silver and many more.

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Thumbelina and other fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen

12 enchanted stories including The Ugly Duckling, The Wild Swans, and The Princess and the PeaThe fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen have enchanted children for over a hundred and fifty years. The twelve stories in this new selection include old favourites such as The Nightingale, The Snow Queen, and the Ugly Duckling, as well as some lesser-known tales such as The Snowman, The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, and The Shadow. These tales show many facets of Andersen’s unique genius. By turns romantic and practical, sentimental and comic, straightforward and ironic, they are sure to captivate new and old readers alike. Neil Philip’s sparkling translation aims to capture Andersen’s relaxed, conversational style while Isabelle Brent’s glowing gold pictures are full of rich, decorative detail.

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Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales - Bram Stoker

Menacing tales from one of the masters of horror fictionAlthough Bram Stoker is best known for his world-famous novel Dracula, he also wrote many shorter works on the strange and the macabre. Comprised of spine-chilling tales published by Stoker’s widow after his death, as well as The Lair of the White Worm, an intensely intriguing novel of myths, legends, and unspeakable evils, this collection demonstrates the full range of Stoker’s horror writing.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales - The Marquis de Sade

The name of the Marquis de Sade is synonymous with the blackest corners of the human soul, a byword for all that is foulest in human conduct. In his bleak, claustrophobic universe, there is no God, no morality, no human affection, and no hope. Power is given to the strong, and the strong are murderers, torturers, and tyrants. No quarter is given; compassion is the virtue of the weak. Yet Sade was a man of savage intelligence who carried the philosophy of the French Enlightenment to its logical extreme. His writings effectively release the individual from all social and moral constraint: for many, Sade is the Great Libertarian. The Victorians considered him `Divine'' and Apollinaire called him `the freest spirit''; the Surrealists recognised him as a founding father, and he is a key figure in the history of modernism and post-modernism. With Freud and Marx, Sade has been one of the crucial shaping influences on this century, and reactions to him continue to be extreme. But he has always been more talked about than read. This selection of his early writings, some making their first appearance in this new translation, reveals the full range of Sade''s sobering moods and considerable ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Little Blue Flames and Other Uncanny Tales by A. M. Burrage - A. M. Burrage

This title presents 13 mini masterpieces from one of the most undeservedly neglected authors of twentieth century strange fiction. Nick Freeman, specialist in Gothic literature at Loughborough University, has selected the contents based on the author’s best work.In the midst of this sudden and wild galloping brain-storm I remembered what Ferrers had said about the candlesticks. There was something sinister and uncanny about them. And I knew with a certainty that if I lay and watched I should see something unbearable. The supernatural tales of A. M. Burrage were recognized by contemporaries such as M. R. James and the critic E. F. Bleiler as some of the most imaginative and cleverly told ghost stories in the English language, and yet today his name haunts the fringes of the genre. Burrage was unafraid to position his ghosts among the trappings of modernity, and his experiments with the genre set him apart from the antiquarian ‘Jamesian’ tradition. Presenting 13 of the author’s best tales from the 1920s and 30s – including accounts of uncanny living wax figures, unsettling timeslips into troubled pasts and Burrage’s horror masterpiece ‘One Who Saw’ – this collection is another step towards restoring A. M. Burrage’s name to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales - Kate Mosse

I hear someone coming. It has happened before . . . Rooted in the elemental landscapes of Sussex, Brittany and the Languedoc, here are tales of ghosts and spirits seeking revenge, of grief-stricken women and haunted men coming to terms with their destiny. Atmospheric and unforgettable, The Mistletoe Bride is a collection of stories inspired by ghost stories, folk tales and legends, from one of our most captivating writers.''These eerie tales are perfect for stormy winter darkness'' Daily Mail''A master of the short form'' Stylist''A powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination'' Daily Telegraph

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The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems - Billy Collins

The Trouble with Poetry is the new collection from probably the most popular poet in the entire planet, and finds everyone''s favourite contemporary Pre-Socratic in as funny and wise (and sometimes joyfully silly) form as ever. Billy Collins''s tone is inimitable. Drawled and knowing, yet without a hint of world-weariness or cynicism, he fearlessly addresses the reader as friend and intimate -- and comrade, inviting them to square up to the various collective crises of the bald ape in the 21st century. Collins remains the only poet who can write about the next-to-nothing of our lives, the little boredoms, habits and frustrations of our daily and domestic existence, revealing their true importance and meaning -- and demonstrating that the same historical and cosmic forces bear upon them as upon the great events of the age. ''Billy Collins is one of my favourite poets in the world'' Carol Ann Duffy ''I''d follow this man''s mind anywhere'' Michael Donaghy ''Billy Collins''s poems describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides'' John Updike

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Landscape Painting With Watercolour And Other Techniques

Through engaging exercises, readers will learn how to tell a story while painting and drawing a landscape with watercolour and other techniques.

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The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia (Volume 1: Eragon) - Christopher Paolini

A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alagaësia.It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective.This volume features three original stories set in Alagaësia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure. Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist . . . penned by Angela Paolini, the inspiration for the character, herself!Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle. Includes four new pieces of original art by the author.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Ghostly Tales - Washington Irving

Ichabod Crane is a young schoolmaster from Connecticut now living in Sleepy Hollow, a settlement in New York State notorious for rumours of ghostly visitations, especially from the infamous Headless Horseman. Considered an outsider by the local inhabitants, he falls in love with the eighteen-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, but has to contend with the loutish Brom Bones for her affections. Then one night Crane's mounting problems come to a head when he finally experiences the horrors of the supernatural first-hand...A classic tale of American Gothic, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' has found a central place in the collective imagination and inspired many adaptations. Also included in this volume is a selection of some of Irving's most celebrated ghostly tales, such as 'The Phantom Island' and 'The Devil and Tom Walker'.

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The Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales - kolektiv autorů

Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" has delighted readers for more than a century and inspired numerous adaptations. This anthology gathers 100 tales that share the winter theme of Andersen's classic. In addition to stories by Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, it includes works by Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Wilde, selections from Andrew Lang's fairy books, and Alexandre Dumas's The History of a Nutcracker.

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New GCSE English Language AQA Exam Practice Workbook - with Answers and Videos (for exams from 2026) - CGP Books

For exams in 2026 and beyond.This CGP Exam Practice Workbook is loaded with practice questions for the latest GCSE AQA English Language exams - with detailed answers included at the back!Every reading and writing skill is covered, with plenty of sample texts throughout the book. And there''s a full set of practice papers at the end to put your skills to the test.We''ve also added a section where you can mark sample answers to exam questions, and helpful video walkthroughs explaining how to answer each question type. It''s perfect for getting to grips with the kinds of questions you''ll have to answer in the exam.Complete study notes for this course are available in our matching Revision Guide (9781782943693).

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A Nun and the Pig: Tales from South Africa - Treive Nicholas

In 1980, while Nelson Mandela languished in jail, an enthusiastic and hopelessly naïve British teenager arrived at a local school in Mandela’s home state of Transkei. Wide-eyed and faced with an unfamiliar world, Treive Nicholas was about to embark on an adventure he would never forget.Looking back on this year forty years later, A Nun and the Pig offers a remarkable insight into this politically charged but little-known part of Africa and a lived experience ranging from the surreal to the heart-warming; the wonderful to the tragic. One minute Nicholas could be entertaining local Thembu chiefs or coaching the Transkei paraplegic sports team for a rare non-racial sporting competition, the next he could be witnessing the terrible death of an infant in a neglected Umtata township.Scrapes with law enforcement agencies increased in frequency and risk as Nicholas railed against the injustices of the apartheid system, and at one point found himself smuggling Communist black liberation literature across South Africa’s borders. Armed only with a camera and bag of dried apricots, his hitchhiking adventures took him thousands of kilometres north to Zambian bush, where events took a dangerous turn near one of Robert Mugabe’s camps.Fear, shock, joy and self-discovery were a ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Hairy Tales - Jane Ray

Nominated for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award The third volume in Jane Ray's stunning story collection featuring The Lion and The Unicorn, Brer Wolf, The Singing Ringing Tree, Theseus and the Minotaur and many more. Beautifully illustrated and designed with stories that keep you turning the pages. A perfect gift.

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The Fox Spirit, the Stone Maiden, and Other Transgender Histories from Late Imperial China - Matthew H. Sommer

This book is a groundbreaking study of transgender lives and practices in late imperial China. Through close readings of court cases, as well as Ming and Qing fiction and nineteenth-century newspaper accounts, Matthew H. Sommer examines the social, legal, and cultural histories of gender crossing.

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The Night Marchers and Other Oceanian Tales

"An enthralling, spooky, diverse collection." -- KIRKUS"An intriguing portal to folklore." -- SHELF AWARENESS"Readers will want to revisit this collection." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL“Do you hear them? Never go outside when you hear THAT sound.”Ghostly warriors, angry gods, and monstrous tyrants? That''s just the start of this collection of folklore from the Pacific, retold in comics!The fourth volume of the “Cautionary Fables & Fairytales” graphic novel series is a thrilling, funny, and totally new take on stories spanning the entirety of the region, with loads of lesser known myths and legends from the Philippines, New Zealand, Hawaii, and beyond. Featuring the work of TINTIN PANTOJA, PAOLO CHIKIAMCO, ROB CHAM, TOKERAU WILSON, and more!

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The Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales - kolektiv autorů

A collection of 25 classic stories shaped by Gothic's mood of menace and the macabre.

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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Tales - Howard P. Lovecraft

An introduction to the weird and unsettling world of H.P. Lovecraft, master and pioneer of horror. Between these pages you will find things that lurk, things that scurry in the walls, things that move unseen, things that have learnt to walk that ought to crawl, unfathomable blackness, unconquerable evil, inhuman impulses, abnormal bodies, ancient rites, nameless lands best left undiscovered, thoughts best left unspoken, doors best left closed, names best forgotten. You have been warned.

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Roxanne Riding Hood And Other Dubious Tales - Bruce Harris

This amusing collection of short stories explores a range of complex characters navigating their way through life. With narratives ranging from the familiar to the downright bizarre, these stories aim to delight and intrigue, acting as a reminder that most seemingly mundane experiences are anything but.

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Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories - Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Jason Shawn Alexander

Mike Mignola and Jason Shawn Alexander''s premiere Abe solo series sets the stage for a collection of tales tracing Abe''s times both as an agent of the BPRD, and delving into his long-hidden origins. A haunted lake, South American vampires, and a mad scientist seeking out man''s missing link are chronicled here! This paperback omnibus edition collects Abe Sapien: The Drowning, The Devil Does Not Jest, and Lost Lives and Other Stories.

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Hell, Ink & Water - Mike Mignola

Own the official hardcover catalog for the world-renowned artist Mike Mignola for his first New York art gallery show (Philippe Labaune Gallery, September 20, 2024 – October 26, 2024).The 64-page art catalog featuring 31 new watercolors by Mike Mignola. The watercolors focus on many of the themes near and dear to Mignola: Skulls, monsters, and the supernatural. Additionally, there will be a number of Hellboy covers and pencil drawing, all scanned in the manner of Artist’s Editions, from the original art. A truly lovely collection of art for Mike Mignola fans everywhere.

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Batman Mikea Mignoly (978-80-7449-937-1)

Kniha - autor Mike Mignola, 240 stran, česky, pevná s přebalem lesklá Výtvarník a scenárista Mike Mignola se stal legendou i u nás. Ovšem kromě svých vlastních projektů, jako je Hellboy, stvořil i několik zásadních příspěvků do batmanovského vesmíru. Na nich se podílel jak výtvarně, tak scenáristicky. A jak je u něj zvykem, ponořil se do světa hororu, temných bohů, mlhy, alternativních vesmírů, hřbitovů a hrůz, které se skrývají v temnotách. V knize najdete hned tři slavné komiksové příběhy a jeden krátký bonus! Zkáza, jež postihla Gotham – Gotham roku 1928. Bruce Wayne se po dlouhé době vrací domů, aby se dozvěděl o děsivém prokletí, které způsobilo smrt jeho rodičů… a o děsivém monstru, které po městě rozsévá smrt! Svět Batmana se střetává se světem H. P. Lovecrafta. Gotham ve světle plynových lamp – steampunkový příběh s Temným rytířem ve viktoriánské éře. Tentokrát se muž s maskou netopýra vydává po stopě sériového vraha, který se do města nedávno...

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Humr Johnson Železný Prométheus - Mike Mignola

Po letech, kdy postava Humra Johnsona uchvacovala čtenáře pouze jako součást Hellboye a Ú. P. V. O., konečně vychází jeho první samostatné dobrodružství. Příběh Humr Johnson: Železný Prométheus, který napsal Mike Mignola a nakreslil Jason Armstrong (a který obsahuje skicář s řadou náčrtů Mikea Mignoly, Jasona Armstronga a Guye Davise – kreslíře série Ú. P. V. O.), je divokou jízdou plnou děsivých příšer, šílených vědců a hrozeb přicházejícícch z jiných světů.

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Drákula - Mike Mignola

První vydání komiksové adaptace kultovního filmu Drákula Francise Forda Coppoly vyšlo již v roce 1992, tedy současně s premiérou filmu.Původní filmový scénář, převyprávěný legendárním Royem Thomasem a v té době vycházející hvězdou – Mikem Mignolou (který se na filmu podílel jako jeden z výtvarníků), se dočkal nadšeného přijetí veřejností. Neustále rostoucí věhlas tohoto zpracování byl ještě umocněn tím, že po dlouhou dobu nebyl vydán žádný dotisk.Tento komiks je tedy jedinou možností, jak vidět Coppolovo pojetí Drákuly v jeho pravděpodobně nejpůvodnější podobě, a zároveň také možností se seznámit s posledním velkým projektem Mikea Mignoly před stvořením Hellboye.

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Batman Mikea Mignoly (Legendy DC) - Mike Mignola

Výtvarník a scenárista Mike Mignola se stal legendou i u nás. Ovšem kromě svých vlastních projektů, jako je Hellboy, stvořil i několik zásadních příspěvků do batmanovského vesmíru. Na nich se podílel jak výtvarně, tak scenáristicky. A jak je u něj zvykem, ponořil se do světa hororu, temných bohů, mlhy, alternativních vesmírů, hřbitovů a hrůz, které se skrývají v temnotách. V knize najdete hned tři slavné komiksové příběhy a jeden krátký bonus! Zkáza, jež postihla Gotham – Gotham roku 1928. Bruce Wayne se po dlouhé době vrací domů, aby se dozvěděl o děsivém prokletí, které způsobilo smrt jeho rodičů… a o děsivém monstru, které po městě rozsévá smrt! Svět Batmana se střetává se světem H. P. Lovecrafta. Gotham ve světle plynových lamp – steampunkový příběh s Temným rytířem ve viktoriánské éře. Tentokrát se muž s maskou netopýra vydává po stopě sériového vraha, který se do města nedávno přistěhoval z Londýna, kde budil hrůzu coby Jack Rozparovač. Plynárna – krátký příběh, ve kterém se opět sešel tým stojící za Zkázou, jež postihla Gotham. Tentokrát půjde o drogu vyvolávající hrůzu. Svatyně – příběh, ve kterém Batmana zavede pronásledování nebezpečného vraha až na gothamský hřbitov, pod kterým se skrývá něco děsivého a nebezpečného.

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Ú.P.V.O. Lidská bytost - Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Karl Moline

Raná dobrodružství nejpodivnějších hrdinů Mikea Mignoly!Abe Sapien, Roger, Liz Shermanová a Johann Kraus v příbězích plných čarodějek a nemrtvých zrůd, jež vyprávějí o jejich začátcích v Úřadu paranormálního výzkumu a obrany! Abe se potýká s vinou za to, že přežil, zatímco Johann Kraus naopak nečekaně umírá a Liz kvůli malé nepozornosti vyvraždí celou svou rodinu. Roger se vydává na svou první výpravu a po jeho boku nestane nikdo jiný než sám Hellboy!Tým Mikea Mignoly a stálého scenáristy série Ú. P. V. O. Johna Arcudiho se tentokrát dočkal posil v podobě Scotta Allieho, Karla Molinea, Richarda Corbena, Guye Davis a Bena Steinbecka a společně vytvořili jedinečnou sbírku povídek, která, mimo jiné, může sloužit i jako dokonalý úvod k sérii o zvláštních agentech chránících náš svět.

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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (New Edition) - Mike Mignola, Troy Nixey

A Lovecraftian tale of horror set in Gotham City co-written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.In this tale of horror in Gotham City co-written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Bruce Wayne unintentionally brings a dark evil back from a rescue mission.

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Hellboy 08: Temnota vábí - Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo

Teď půlnočních trub zní už hlas, a temnota vábí nás....Netrpělivě očekávaný nový díl příběhů pekelníka Hellboye je konečně tady. Navazuje na šestý díl Podivná místa. Jeho autor Mike Mignola nás tentokrát zavede do světa ruských bylin. Hellboy se setkává s babou Jagou, Kostějem Nesmrtelným i s překrásnou Vasilisou. V tomto dílu se poprvé představuje nový kreslíř Duncan Fegredo. Směle se dá říci, že jeho kresba se té Mignolově nejen vyrovná, ale dokonce ji i překonává. Knihu opět bravurně přeložil Jan Kantůrek.

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