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The short stories of Kingsley Amis - the great master of post-war comic prose - are dark, playful, moving, surprising and extremely funny. This definitive collection gathers all Amis s short fiction in a single volume for the first time and encompasses five decades of storytelling. In The 2003 Claret , written in 1958, a time machine is invented for the weighty task of sending a man to 2010 to discover what the booze will taste like. In Boris and the Colonel a Cambridge spy is unearthed in the sleepy English countryside with the help of a plucky horse, while In Mason s Life two men meet inside their respective dreams. The collection spans many genres, offering ingenious alternative histories, mystery and horror, satirical reflections and a devilishly funny attacks. Amis s stories reveal the scope of his imagination and the warmth beneath his acerbic humour, and they all share the unmistakable style and wit of one of Britain s best loved writers.Kingsley Amis (1922-1995) works take a humorous yet highly critical look at British society, especially of the period following the end of World War II. Born in London, Amis explored his disillusionment with British society in novels such as THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING (1955). His other works include THE GREEN MAN (1970); STANLEY AND THE WOMEN (1984); and THE OLD DEVILS (1986) which won the Booker Prize. Amis also wrote poetry, criticism, and short stories.Rachel Cusk was born in 1967. She has won the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Somerset Maugham Award, and is the author of two works of non-fiction and seven novels, including In The Fold, longlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize, and Arlington Park, shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize 2007. Her non-fiction book, A Life s Work, was published to huge acclaim in 2001, and her account of a summer spent in Italy with her family, The Last Supper, was published in 2009. Her most recent novel, The Bradshaw Variations was published in 2009. In 2003 she was chosen as one of Granta s Best Young Novelists. She lives in Brighton.

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In That Uncertain Feeling by Kingsley Amis, competition is stiff for the position of sub-librarian in Aberdarcy Library. For John Lewis, the situation is complicated by the attentions of daunting and desirable village socialite, Elizabeth Gruffyd-Williams, who is married to a member of the local Council. Pursuing an affair with her whilst keeping his job prospects alive is John s predicament, as he finds himself running down Welsh country lanes at midnight in a wig and dress, resisting the advances of local drunks and suffering the long speeches of a nut-faced clergyman.At times tenderly satirical and at times riotously slap-stick, Amis sends up an array of rural stereotypes in this story about a man who doesn t know what he wants.Kingsley Amis s (1922-95) works take a humorous yet highly critical look at British society, especially in the period following the end of World War II. Born in London, Amis explored his disillusionment in novels such as That Uncertain Feeling (1955). His other works include The Green Man (1970), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986), which won the Booker Prize. Amis also wrote poetry, criticism, and short stories.

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Kingsley Amis s drink writing is better than anybody else s, ever... EsquireKingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of imbibing.Everyday Drinking brings together the best of his writing on the subject: Kingsley Amis in Drink, Everyday Drinking and How s Your Glass? In one handsome package, the book covers a full shelf of the master s riotous and erudite thoughts on the drinking arts; along with a series of well-tested recipes (including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) are Amis s musings on The Hangover, The Boozing Man s Diet, The Mean Sod s Guide, and (presumably as a matter of speculation) How Not to Get Drunk â “ all leavened with fun quizzes on the making and drinking of alcohol all over the world.Mixing practical know-how and hilarious opinionation, this is a delightful cocktail of wry humour and distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits.With an introduction by Christopher Hitchens.

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In this hilarious, inspiring and provocative series of essays, Kingsley Amis introduces every reader to the wonders and value of science fiction writing. From the extraordinary ideas but sexless science of Jules Verne to the power of H. G. Wells s terrifying storytelling; from the brilliance of bad science fiction writing to the potency of their important ideas; from a portrait of the average SF reader to Amis s sad prediction that this genre will never make it in film or television, New Maps of Hell is a warm and witty exploration of a world many readers may be yet to discover.

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Audiokniha: Aby byl Jim šťastný, musí o své místo na slunci zabojovat… Legendární román zesměšňující snobismus a anglické vysoké školství v polovině padesátých let na postavě Jima Dixtona, lektora historie na univerzitě. Prvotina slavného britského prozaika Kingsleyho Amise se okamžitě po svém uveřejnění v roce 1954 zařadila mezi nejoblíbenější a nejčtenější romány. Jen během prvních čtyř let se dočkala dvaceti vydání. Čtenáře od počátku až do dnešní doby baví neodolatelným vtipem a sžíravou ironií, s nimiž Amis zaznamenal, jak mladý James Dixon přišel o iluze ve zkostnatělém prostředí malé anglické univerzity v provinčním městě. Autor v knize vtipně a ironicky charakterizuje omezený tradicionalismus, pokrytectví a kariérismus, přežívající v určitých vrstvách anglické společnosti počátku padesátých let 20. století na příkladu Jamese (Jima) Dixtona, učitele dějin středověku. Jim se bouří proti konvencím a vysoce postavenými lidmi opovrhuje, ale zároveň s nimi musí vycházet, aby nepřišel o místo, protože nemá smlouvu na neurčito. Nešťastně se zamiluje do přítelkyně syna svého nadřízeného, která jeho city – pro našeho hrdinu nečekaně – částečně opětuje. Jim si plnou vahou odpovědnosti uvědomuje, že aby dosáhl vítězství nejen v pracovní sféře, ale především v osobní, musí vystoupit ze své komfortní zóny a riskovat vše. Odváží se však k takovému kroku? A jakou cenu za to zaplatí? Šťastný Jim získal cenu Sommerseta Maughama určenou autorům do 35 let a byl několikrát zfilmovaný. Poprvé už v roce 1957 bratry Boultingovými a zatím naposledy v roce 2003 Robinem Shepperdem.

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A brilliantly and preposterously funny book Guardian A flawless comic novel ... I loved it then, as I do now. It has always made me laugh out loud Helen Dunmore, The TimesJim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain s new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons - as long as Jim can stave off the unwelcome advances of fellow lecturer Margaret, survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch s, deliver a lecture on Merrie England and resist Christine, the hopelessly desirable girlfriend of Welch s awful son Bertrand. Inspired by Amis s friend, the poet Philip Larkin, Jim Dixon is a timeless comic character, adrift in a hopelessly gauche and pretentious world, in a witty campus novel that skewers the hypocrisies and vanities of 1950s academic life.With an introduction by David Lodge

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A mummy is stolen from a small town museum along with some Roman coins and a soaking wet man collapses in fourteen year old Peter Furneaux s living room bleeding from the head. What was a suspected student prank is followed by murder. At first it is impossible to see the connection, but the eccentric Colonel Manton does. With Peter s help the Colonel unravels a mystery that strikes fear into the heart of a genteel suburban neighbourhood and gives Peter rather more excitement than he bargained for at the tennis club social. This meticulously paced thriller shows Amis at his most subtle and daring.

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Including a previously-unpublished story The Bargain , Truman Capote s The Complete Stories is the first ever complete collection stories from one of the masters of American literature, and the author of Breakfast at Tiffany s. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Reynolds Price.Passionate, perceptive and eloquent, the short stories of Truman Capote are amon the greatest works of twentieth-century American fiction. This new collection gathers them all together for the first time: from early, eerie Southern Gothic tales such as Miriam and The Headless Hawk , to the brilliantly evocative Children On Their Birth-days and the tenderly autobiographical A Christmas Memory - an affectionate portrayal of Capote s own Alabama upbringing. Whether describing the Deep South of his childhood, or considering city life with the penetrating gaze of an outsider - as in Among the Paths to Eden and the hitherto unpublished The Bargain - these stories rank among Capote s finest work: acutely observed tales from a unique and brilliant mind.Truman Capote (1924-84) was born in New Orleans. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for The New Yorker, which provided his first - and last - regular job. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction - short stories, novels and novellas, travel writing, profiles, reportage, memoirs, plays and films; his other works include In Cold Blood (1965), Music for Chameleons (1980) and Answered Prayers (1986), all of which are published in Penguin Modern Classics.If you enjoyed The Complete Stories, you might like Capote s Breakfast at Tiffany s, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. One of the century s greatest storytellers Independent on Sunday

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The complete stories of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. An important book, valuable in itself and absolutely fascinating. The stories are dreamlike, allegorical, symbolic, parabolic, grotesque, ritualistic, nasty, lucent, extremely personal, ghoulishly detached, exquisitely comic, numinous, and prophetic.” -The New York Times The Complete Stories brings together all of Kafka s stories, from the classic tales such as The Metamorphosis,” In the Penal Colony,” and A Hunger Artist” to shorter pieces and fragments that Max Brod, Kafka s literary executor, released after Kafka s death. With the exception of his three novels, the whole of Kafka s narrative work is included in this volume. [Kafka] spoke for millions in their new unease; a century after his birth, he seems the last holy writer, and the supreme fabulist of modern man s cosmic predicament.” -from the Foreword by John Updike

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The publication of Clarice Lispector s Complete Stories, eighty-five in all, is a major literary event. Now, for the first time in English, are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend: from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual and artistic powers to humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies to old people who don t know what to do with themselves. Lispector s stories take us through their lives - and ours. From one of the greatest modern writers, these 85 stories, gathered from the nine collections published during her lifetime, follow Clarice Lispector throughout her life.

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This is the complete collection of stories from one of the most original and powerful American writers of the twentieth century. Including A Good Man is Hard to Find and Everything That Rises Must Converge, this collection also contains several stories only available in this volume.

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Here for the first time is the complete short fiction of one of the 20th century s greatest writers. More than half of Vonnegut s output was short fiction, and never before has the world had occasion to wrestle with it all together. These 97 stories were written over a lifetime, from 1941 to 2007, and include those published during Vonnegut s lifetime in magazines and story collections; those published posthumously; and, here for the first time, five previously unpublished stories as well as a handful of others that were published online only and read by few.

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It was in 1887 that the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the legendary and pioneering Strand Magazine began serialising Arthur Conan Doyle’s matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal and lovably pedantic friend and companion, Dr Watson. The stories in this edition are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive and who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat.The literary cult of Sherlock Holmes shows no sign of fading with time as each new generation comes to love and revere the penetrating mind and ruthless logic which were the undoing of so many Victorian master criminals. Our Library Collection hardback series has been completely redesigned, for launch in November 2024. The books are now finished in black, soft-touch linen, cloth bound with metallic gold and matt coloured foil blocking.They come complete with co-ordinated head and tail bands, a silk ribbon marker and coloured spray edges. The pages are sewn, and the end papers are in two colours featuring an exclusive design by Holly Dunn.

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Edgar Allan Poe s gift for the macabre influenced Baudelaire and French symbolism, Freudian analysis, the detective novel and the Hollywood film. His psychologically profound stories, which comprise this book, represent the darker side of the 19th-century American sensibility.

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The third volume in an extraordinary collection published shortly after the author’s death. There are 23 science fiction stories, ranging from the very surprising heart-tugger The Ugly Little Boy to the overwhelming vision of Nightfall . In these stories, Asimov s vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas.The definitive collection of short fiction by Isaac Asimov, supreme master of the science fiction genre continues with Volume Three of the Complete Stories. The Good Doctor was always ahead of his time and his work stands today as the clearest expression of our collective hopes and fears for the future. But the ever-expanding popularity of his stories with young and old readers alike is explained by their wit, zest and human interest.Within this volume are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time. In these stories Asimov s vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas that are more relevant today than ever before.

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A complete collection of enchanting fairy tales from the acclaimed poet and playwright Oscar WildeCelebrated as the writer of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde is equally beloved for his fairy tales, written ‘partly for children and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy’. With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit, these fables have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off kingdoms and ocean realms, in the company of giants and nightingales, Wilde speaks of heartbreak and redemption, of cruelty and compassion, of love lost, of love gained, of love everlasting. Rediscover here the complete stories from The Happy Prince and The House of Pomegranates, Wilde’s two fairy tale collections. Wilde s children s stories are splendid ... As explanations of the world, fairy stories tell us what science and philosophy cannot and need not. There are different ways of knowing Jeanette Winterson

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Best remembered as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the fabled Jazz Age literay coterie, Dorothy Parker built a reputations as one of the era s most beloved poets. Parker s satirical wit and sharp-edged humour earned her a reputation as the wittiest woman in America. This Penguin Classics edition of her poetry - the companion to Parker s Complete Stories and introduced by her noted biographer, Marion Meade - is the only complete collection available, showcasing the dry quips and piercingly introspective verse of a writer whose legend continues to fascinate.

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â ˜One of the funniest writers alive.â ™ Dave Eggersâ ˜Her stories, her stories, are perfect.â ™ Slate Such a delight. Sunday Telegraph Poetic, sharp and devastatingly funny. GuardianA wonderful collection from one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of her generation.Since the publication of Self-Help, her first collection of stories, Lorrie Moore has been hailed as one of the greatest and most influential voices in American fiction. Her ferociously funny, soulful stories tell of the gulf between men and women, the loneliness of the broken-hearted and the yearned-for, impossible intimacies we crave. Gathered here for the first time in a beautiful hardback edition is the complete stories along with three new and previously unpublished in book form: Paper Losses, The Juniper Tree, Debarking.

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When Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis was first published, it catapulted its author into the bestseller lists and established her as one of our funniest and most eloquent of poets.â ˜Cope has an extraordinary canny sense â “ quite rare among poets â “ of what will engage a readerâ ™s attention.â ™ Poetry Reviewâ ˜A jet-age Tennyson.â ™ London Review of Booksâ ˜Like Larkin and Harrison, Cope has proven that a popular poetry is possible without compromising quality.â ™ Acumen Series

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One of the very best of our poets Anthony PowellKingsley Amis wrote poems throughout his life, turning his acerbic, bracing perceptiveness on the same subjects that fill his novels: lust, lost love, drink, money, God (seen as indifferent or malign), and old age. Collected Poems, arranged chronologically, shows the full range of his sparkling verse, by turns scabrous and melancholy, satirical and playful. Scathingly funny ... bawdy and tragic, unflinching and unapologetic, culpable and morally acute ... Amis s poems rush headlong into the messiness of life New Criterion A contender for the title of the most accomplished and least self-satisfied poet of his generation Clive James

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Livre de l éleve dans la collection Amis et compagnie, méthode de français langue étrangere (FLE), pour adolescents, niveau 2 (A1/A2). Amis et compagnie 2 introduit l’ouvre d’un grand écrivain de langue française (Les Misérables de Victor Hugo) mise en scene en mangas et correspond au niveau A1/A2 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues. Amis et compagnie 2 s appuie sur une pédagogie développée en 12 unités de 4 leçons chacune ainsi que d une section On récapitule qui permet une véritable consolidation des acquis langagiers et communicatifs. Dans le livre de l’éleve, l entraînement oral est mis en avant. Les activités sont détaillées pas a pas et aucune d’elles ne nécessite de préparation ou de recherches en amont. Des entraînements au DELF sont régulierement proposés et l évaluation est omniprésente dans la méthode. Amis et compagnie 2 est également composée d’un cahier d’activités (entraînement écrit), ainsi que d’un guide pédagogique et de CD audio (individuel et collectif).

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Cahier d activités dans la collection Amis et compagnie, méthode de français langue étrangere (FLE) pour adolescents, niveau 4 (B1). Amis etcompagnie met en scene 4 adolescents qui fabriquent la méthode que les éleves vont utiliser en classe ! Facile a utiliser, motivante, dotée d un matériel riche sur 4 niveaux, Amis et compagnie est une méthode prete a l emploi qui repose sur une pédagogie visant un véritable entraînement a l oral et a l écrit comme outil de communication. Une oeuvre littéraire sous forme de BD manga sert de fil rouge a chaque niveau. Elle permet une familiarisation des éleves a la littérature. Ainsi, apres Les Trois Mousquetaires d Alexandre Dumas au niveau 1 et Les Misérables de Victor Hugo au niveau 2, les Contes et nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant au niveau 3, le quatrieme niveau introduit cette fois des textes de la littérature francophone. Correspondant au niveau B1 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues, chaque unité se termine par une double page de récapitulation des acquis en grammaire,vocabulaire, phonétique, actes de paroles et stratégies d apprentissage. La présentation des contenus culturels propose une pédagogie actionnelle a partir de tâches qui invitent les éleves a comparer ces contenus avec leur propre culture. Le cahier d activités d Amis et compagnie 4 invite régulierement les éleves a la révision,a la récréation (jeux), aux recherches (projets) et a l auto-évaluation (portfolio).

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The Complete Short Stories of Roald Dahl in the first of two unsettling and sinister volumes. They are brutal, these stories, and yet you finish reading each one with a smile, or maybe even a hollow laugh, certainly a shiver of gratification, because the conclusion always seems so right Charlie Higson, from his introduction.Roald Dahl is one of the most popular writers of the modern age, effortlessly writing for children and adults alike. In this, the first of two volumes chronologically collecting all his published adult short stories, we see how Dahl began by using his experiences in the war to write fiction but quickly turned to his powerful and dark imagination to pen some of the most unsettling and disquieting tales ever written.In 27 stories, written between 1944 and 1953, we encounter such classic tales as Man from the South , featuring a wager with appalling consequences; Lamb to the Slaughter , in which a wife murders her husband yet has a novel idea for throwing the police off the scent; and in The Sound Machine , the horrific truth about plants is revealed.Enter the sinister, twisted world of Roald Dahl: whether you re young or old, you ll never want to leave. Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive Irish Times The great magician SpectatorLook out for Volume Two, introduced by Anthony Horowitz Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl s Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl s stories continue to make readers shiver today.

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The prize-winning autobiography of the late, great Martin Amis. Now with an introduction from Zadie Smith. Part memoir, part confessional, Experience is a gentle coming to terms about the stuff of life GuardianINTRODUCED BY ZADIE SMITHIn this masterwork of literary memoir, Martin Amis tells the stories of his life, both the ordinary and the outlandish - from his bohemian childhood, through fame, fatherhood and divorce, to the news of a cousin brutally murdered, the agonising removal of all his teeth, the discovery of a long-lost daughter and, most poignantly, the death of his father, and fellow novelist Kingsley Amis. **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY** Martin Amis is a seriously good writer, and never on better form than now. Experience, the book of his life, may be the book of his life Daily Telegraph

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Navigate the complexities of AI in branding, from maximizing benefits to addressing ethical considerations. Brands in the Age of AI by Mark Kingsley is a timely survey of how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing branding, consumer engagement, and loyalty. Through thought-provoking discussions, Kingsley reveals how AI-powered personalization, automation, and data analytics are reshaping the way brands connect with consumers. With AI, brands can now predict preferences, respond in real-time, and deliver highly tailored experiences, but Kingsley also raises crucial questions about the ethical use of AI and maintaining authentic consumer relationships in a technology-driven world. Whether you are a marketer, business leader, or branding professional, Kingsley’s expertise in digital transformation provides the roadmap you need for integrating AI into branding while keeping the consumer at the center of each decision. Inside, you will find:Wide-ranging analysis of AI’s role in branding: Understand how AI technology enables personalization, responsiveness, and predictive branding.Discussion on the effects of AI use: Consider possible results from the effect of AI on the interplay between brands, people, and digital agents.Real-world examples: Learn from brands located across the spectrum of AI-powered branding strategies.With Brands in the Age of AI, gain valuable insights into the future of branding to help businesses remain competitive and consumer-centered in an increasingly AI-driven marketplace.The School of Visual Arts (SVA) Masters in Branding book series offers an insightful and accessible exploration of branding as both an art and a science, highlighting the multidisciplinary approach that defines the program. This series brings together the insights and expertise of leading practitioners, scholars, and students in the field of branding, providing a comprehensive overview of the latest theories, strategies, and practices. Each book in the series focuses on a unique aspect of branding, from cultural and social influences to technological advancements and market trends, reflecting the innovative spirit of the SVA’s Masters in Branding program. By showcasing a diverse range of perspectives and case studies, the series aims to inspire readers to think critically and creatively about the role of branding in shaping consumer perceptions and experiences.Also available from the series:The Meaning of Branded Objects and A History of Brands.

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The Complete Short Stories of Roald Dahl in the second of two unsettling and sinister volumes. Dahl finds the child in the adult and the adult in the child and, with a little smile, he sticks the knife in both Anthony Horowitz, from his introductionRoald Dahl is one of the world s most popular writers, equally at home writing for both children and adults. In this, the second of two volumes chronologically collecting all his published adult short stories, we experience Dahl s dark and powerful imagination in full flight in 28 stories written between 1954 and 1988 (including eight tales which are not available in any other printed edition).Here, in Parson s Pleasure , a piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain; in William and Mary , a wife revenges herself on her dead husband; and in Royal Jelly some new parents find an unusual and unsettling way to give their newborn its start in life.Whether you re young or old, once you ve stepped into the brilliant, troubling world of Roald Dahl, you ll never be the same again. One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation The Times The absolute master of the twist in the tale Observer Look out for Volume One, introduced by Charlie Higson. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl s Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl s stories continue to make readers shiver today.

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The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. He draws the reader into a narrative that at first seems innocuous, but which becomes darker and darker by gentle turns until he transfixes you with his prose, creating the most unforgettable, alarming and frightening images. Complete Ghost Stories by M. R. James contains all his timeless masterpieces from the four collections of his eerie tales: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925).This beautiful Macmillan Collector s Library edition features an afterword by author and playwright David Stuart Davies.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector s Library are books to love and treasure.

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La collection Amis et Compagnie est destinée ? des pré-adolescents et adolescents ? partir de 11 ans et comporte 4 niveaux. L ensemble des 4 volumes prépare aux niveaux A1, A2 et B1 du CECR selon une démarche actionnelle basée sur les tâches. Écrite par Colette Samson, Amis et compagnie met en sc?ne4 adolescents qui fabriquent la méthode que les él?ves vont utiliser enclasse ! Dotée d’un matériel riche, cette méthode repose sur unepédagogie visant un véritable entraînement ? l’oral et ? l’écrit commeoutil de communication. Une oeuvre littéraire sous forme de BD manga sert de fil rouge ?chaque niveau. Elle permet une familiarisation des él?ves ? lalittérature : - Les Trois Mousquetaires d Alexandre Dumas au niveau 1, - Les Misérables de Victor Hugo au niveau 2, - et les Contes et nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant au niveau 3. Chaque unité se termine par une double page de récapitulation desacquis en grammaire, vocabulaire, phonétique, actes de paroles etstratégies d apprentissage. La présentation des contenus culturels propose une pédagogieactionnelle ? partir de tâches qui invitent les él?ves ? comparer cescontenus avec leur propre culture. Amis et compagnie 3, qui correspond au niveau A1/A2 duCadre européen commun de référence pour les langues, introduit ainsil’?uvre d’un autre grand écrivain de langue française, Guy deMaupassant, mise en sc?ne en mangas.

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this is all a fairy tale...and, therefore, you are not to believe a word of it, even if it is true The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest and most powerful children s stories ever written.In describing the underwater adventures of Tom, a chimney-sweeper s boy who is transformed into a water-baby after he drowns, Charles Kingsley combined comic fantasy and moral fable to extraordinary effect. Tom s encounters with friendly fish, curious lobsters, and characters such as Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby are both an exciting fairy tale and a crash course in evolutionary theory. They also reflect the quirky imagination of one of the great Victorian eccentrics. Tom s adventures are constantly interrupted by Kingsley s sideswipes at contemporary issues such as child labour and the British education system, and they offer a rich satiric take on the great scientific debates of the day.This edition reprints the original complete version of the story, and includes a lively introduction, detailed explanatory notes, and an appendix that reprints Kingsley s first attempt to describe the mysterious creatures that live under the sea.

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For the first time together in one volume, the complete Sookie Stackhouse short stories - with new introductions from Charlaine Harris New fans can fill in the gaps in their Sookie lore, while old friends can revisit some of their favourite moments and characters. From investigating the murder of a local fairy to learning that her cousin was a vampire, from remodelling Tara s house to attending a wedding with her shapeshifting boss Sam, Sookie navigates the perils and pitfalls of the paranormal world.Gather round the bar at Bon Temps favourite watering hole and hear stories that will make you wish that Sookie never left, including: Fairy Dust One Word Answer Dracula Night Lucky Gift Wrap Two Blondes If I Had a Hammer Small-Town Wedding Playing Possum In the Blue Hereafter This definitive collection is the perfect binge read for people who like their stories with bite! Charlaine Harris is a phenomenon SFX

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Kniha - autor Roald Dahl, 420 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Roald Dahl, 420 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 2 volumes of short stories from the popular author better known for his children's books. Together, they form a complete collection of Dahl's short stories for adults.

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With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.Father Brown, one of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton s kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths.This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner.

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The Complete Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes brings together the cases of the world s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson. This comprehensive collection features all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s iconic short stories. The collection showcases Holmes s brilliant mind and his unparalleled ability to solve the most perplexing mysteries. Whether you re a long-time fan or a newcomer to the world of Sherlock Holmes, this collection offers the ultimate way to experience the genius of the great detective.Holmes never missed a clueâ ”neither should you!Showcases Holmes s unmatched skills of deduction, logic, and observation.Introduces timeless characters including Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Irene Adler.Provides a vivid portrayal of Victorian London and its atmospheric settings.A masterclass in mystery writing with surprising twists and compelling plots.Perfect for fans of detective fiction and classic literature.

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Méthode de français Amis et compagnie est la nouvelle méthode de Colette Samson a destination des pré-adolescents et adolescents a partir de 11 ans. Elle repose sur une pédagogie visant un véritable entraînement a l oral et a l écrit comme outil de communication. Le triple CD audio pour la classe accompagne le niveau 4. Écrite par Colette Samson, Amis et compagnie met en scene 4 adolescents qui fabriquent la méthode que les éleves vont utiliser en classe. Dotée d un matériel riche, cette méthode repose sur une pédagogie visant un véritable entraînement a l oral et a l écrit comme outil de communication. Une oeuvre littéraire sous forme de BD manga sert de fil rouge a chaque niveau. Elle permet une familiarisation des éleves a la littérature : Les Trois Mousquetaires d Alexandre Dumas au niveau 1, Les Misérables de Victor Hugo au niveau 2, Les Contes et nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant au niveau 3. Des oeuvres classiques de la littérature francophone internationale au niveau 4. Chaque unité se termine par une double page de récapitulation desacquis en grammaire, vocabulaire, phonétique, actes de paroles et stratégies d apprentissage.La présentation des contenus culturels propose une pédagogie actionnelle a partir de tâches qui invitent les éleves a comparer ces contenus avec leur propre culture. Des activités centrées sur l expression écrite et orale. Des séances thématiques traitant de la ville, des loisirs ou de la gastronomie pour réviser les compétences acquises en langue française. Avec des exercices pour s entraîner.

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Utterly compelling Guardian Life...is shapeless, it does not point to and gather round anything, it does not cohere. Artistically, it s dead. Life s dead. So begins a love letter to life, a resuscitation of sorts, encountering vibrant characters from Saul Bellow, to Philip Larkin to Iris Murdoch and Elizabeth Jane Howard, and to the person who captivated Amis twenties, the alluringly amoral Phoebe Phelps. Amis addresses our burning questions: how to live, how to grieve, and how to die?

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Other People had me purring with pleasure The TimesLike a ghost or a fugitive, Mary roams through London - pursuing and pursued by memory and forgetting, by the compelling Amy Hide and the charming Mr Wrong...Martin Amis sustains an unnervingly high degree of suspense as Mary and the reader yearn to grasp what has happened to Mary s past and ponder what its loss has gained her. Unfolding is a metaphysical thriller where jealousy guarded secrets jostle with startling insights. Other People is ambitious and accomplished, heralding for Amis an unexpected new direction as a novelist and for the rest of us an experience not to be missed.

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Kniha - autor Ernest Hemingway, 672 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway will stand as the definitive collection by the man whose craft and vision remains an enduring influence on generations of readers and writers.

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The complete short stories of the 20th century s greatest visionary Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man W. H. AudenThis volume contains all of Kafka s shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and sketches to longer tales. Together they reveal the breadth of Kafka s literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought. Some are well known, others are mere jottings, observations of daily life, given artistic form through Kafka s unique perception of the world.

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First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of â ˜Empire of the Sunâ ™, â ˜Crashâ ™ and â ˜Super-Cannesâ ™. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell.With eighteen novels over four decades â “ from â ˜The Drowned Worldâ ™ in 1962 to his final novel â ˜Kingdom Comeâ ™ in 2006 â “ J.G. Ballard is known as one of Britainâ ™s most celebrated and original novelists.However, during his long career he was also a prolific writer of short stories; in fact, many people consider that he is at his best in the short-story format. These highly influential stories have appeared in magazines such as New Worlds, Amazing Stories and Interzone, and in several separate collections, including â ˜The Terminal Beachâ ™, â ˜The Venus Huntersâ ™, â ˜Vermilion Sandsâ ™, â ˜Low-Flying Aircraftâ ™ and â ˜Myths of the Near Futureâ ™.Set out in the original order of publication and frequently the point of conception for ideas he further developed in his novels, these stories provide an unprecedented opportunity to see the imagination of one of Britainâ ™s greatest writers at work. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballardâ ™s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Robert Macfarlane, Iain Sinclair, James Lever and Ali Smith) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.His story The Garden of Time , featured here in this volume, has inspired the 2024 Met Gala theme.

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From the cruel irony of A member of the Family to the fateful echoes of The Go-Away Bird and the unexpectedly sinister The Girl I Left Behind Me , in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark probes the idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability, displaying the acerbic wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her unique talent. The Complete Short Stories is a collection to be loved and cherished, from one of the finest short story writers of the twentieth century.

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The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of â ˜Empire of the Sunâ ™, â ˜Crashâ ™ and â ˜Super-Cannesâ ™. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell.With eighteen novels over four decades â “ from â ˜The Drowned Worldâ ™ in 1962 to his final novel â ˜Kingdom Comeâ ™ in 2006 â “ J.G. Ballard is known as one of Britainâ ™s most celebrated and original novelists.However, during his long career he was also a prolific writer of short stories; in fact, many people consider that he is at his best in the short-story format. These highly influential stories have appeared in magazines such as New Worlds, Amazing Stories and Interzone, and in several separate collections, including â ˜The Terminal Beachâ ™, â ˜The Venus Huntersâ ™, â ˜Vermilion Sandsâ ™, â ˜Low-Flying Aircraftâ ™ and â ˜Myths of the Near Futureâ ™.Set out in the original order of publication and frequently the point of conception for ideas he further developed in his novels, these stories provide an unprecedented opportunity to see the imagination of one of Britainâ ™s greatest writers at work. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballardâ ™s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Robert Macfarlane, Iain Sinclair, James Lever and Ali Smith) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.

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Wilde did not converse - he told tales. Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. They have never lacked readers and admirers, George Orwell and W. B. Yeats among them. The stories give free rein to Wilde s originality, literary skill, and sophistication. They include poignant fairy-tales such as The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant , and the extravagant comedy and social observation of Lord Arthur Savile s Crime and The Canterville Ghost . They also encompass the daring narrative experiments of The Portrait of Mr. W. H. , Wilde s fictional investigation into the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare s sonnets, and the Poems in Prose , based on the Gospel stories.This edition demonstrates the centrality of Wilde s shorter fiction in his literary career, and his continuing development and experimentation with the short story format. Combining myth, romance, and irony, Wilde s stories enthral and challenge the reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume â “ plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years.â ˜My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.â ™The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own â ˜little grey cellsâ ™ has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century. Appearing in Agatha Christieâ ™s very first novel in 1920 and her very last in 1975, Hercule Poirot became the most celebrated detective since Sherlock Holmes, appearing in 33 novels, a play, and these 51 short stories.Arranged in their original publication order, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through his many film and television appearances.This new edition now also includes Poirot and the Regatta Mystery, an early version of an Agatha Christie story not published since 1936!

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Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: one of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth - Sarah WatersElizabeth Taylor, highly acclaimed author of classic novels such as Angel, A Game of Hide and Seek and Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, is also renowned for her powerful, acutely observed stories. Here for the first time, the stories - including some only recently rediscovered - are collected in one volume. From the awkward passions of lonely holiday-makers to the anticipation of three school friends preparing for their first dance, from the minor jealousies and triumphs of marriage to tales of outsiders struggling to adapt to the genteel English countryside, with a delicate, witty touch Elizabeth Taylor illuminates the nuances of ordinary lives.Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame

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Hudební CD - Značka Nonesuch připravila u příležitosti uvedení filmu True Stories na DVD a Blu-ray vydání třiadvaceti skladeb z filmu na CD a 2LP. Za celým projektem stojí David Byrne, který snímek v roce 1986 režíroval a složil k němu i muziku. Značka Nonesuch připravila u příležitosti uvedení filmu True Stories na DVD a Blu-ray vydání třiadvaceti skladeb z filmu na CD a 2LP. Za celým projektem stojí David Byrne, který snímek v roce 1986 režíroval a složil k němu i muziku. Hudebník David Byrne je ústřední postavou skupiny Talking Heads, která byla aktivní v letech 1975-1991 a která reprezentovala americkou new wave scénu. Je považován za všestranného umělce, jehož zájem se kromě hudby dotýká i filmu, fotografie nebo literatury. Je majitelem řady ocenění včetně Grammy, Zlatého glóbu nebo Oscara, je rovněž členem rock'n'rollové síně slávy. Ovládá hru na nejrůznější nástroje, proto je obvykle označován za multiinstrumentalistu. Od roku 1979 působí rovněž...

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Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens⠙ lifetime.  He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept, and indeed put to the test, the existence of spirits.His natural inclinations toward drama and the macabre made him a brilliant teller of ghost tales, and in the twenty stories presented here, which include his celebrated A Christmas Carol, the full range of his gothic talents can be seen.Chilling as some of these stories are, Dickens has managed to inject characteristically grotesque comedy as he writes  of revenge, insanity, pre-cognition and dream visions, he indulges also in some debunking of contemporary credulity.

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Tour du Mont Blanc by Kingsley Jones is the definitive guidebook for one of the most famous long-distance treks in the world. This trek circles the entire Mont Blanc massif, passing through France, Italy and Switzerland. It contains unique customised timings to enable accurate itinerary planning for walkers, trekkers, fastpackers and trail runners.

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With nearly two decades of school governance experience across Infant, Primary, Secondary, All Through and Alternative Provision schools and academies, distilled into an easy-to-read format, Al Kingsley s My School Governance Handbook aims to make the complex world of school governance simple and accessible to all. This handbook will take you step by step through the basics of school governance, what the role entails and what you need to know. It explains how schools and multi academy trusts are structured, the key areas of school life you need to understand, relevant questions to ask and finally, includes a handy dictionary to help you navigate your way through all those pesky education acronyms.Including ideas and guidance from other experienced governors across the UK, My School Governance Handbook is the perfect companion for any school governor or trustee.

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The buttoned-up world of the British upper classes is exploded by the brilliance, wit and audacity of Saki s bomb-like stories. In The Open Window an imaginative teenager gives a visitor the fright of his life. In The Unrest Cure the ordered home of a respectable country gent is rocked to its core. And Laura expresses the hope of revenge via reincarnation. For punchlines, twists, satire and pure mirth, Saki s stories are second-to-none.

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A third book in the Antigone Kingsley series - a perfect companion for girls aged 9 plus going through the highs and lows of growing up.

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