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Covering the first half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro''s career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written.‘Munro can pack more into one of her stories - more subtlety, more grace, more tender twists of the human heart - than many novelists do’ IndependentThis first-ever selection of Alice Munro''s stories sums up her genius. Her territory is the secrets that cackle beneath the façade of everyday lives, the pain and promises, loves and fears of apparently ordinary men and women whom she renders extraordinary and unforgettable.This volume brings together the best of Munro''s stories, from 1968 through to 1994. The second selected volume of her stories, 1995-2009 is also published by Vintage Classics.‘Few writers capture the moral ambiguities, murkiness, messiness - and joy - of relationships with as much empathy and grace as Munro’ GuardianWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 2009

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Covering the first half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro''s career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written.‘Munro can pack more into one of her stories - more subtlety, more grace, more tender twists of the human heart - than many novelists do’ IndependentThis first-ever selection of Alice Munro''s stories sums up her genius. Her territory is the secrets that cackle beneath the façade of everyday lives, the pain and promises, loves and fears of apparently ordinary men and women whom she renders extraordinary and unforgettable.This volume brings together the best of Munro''s stories, from 1968 through to 1994. The second selected volume of her stories, 1995-2009 is also published by Vintage Classics.‘Few writers capture the moral ambiguities, murkiness, messiness - and joy - of relationships with as much empathy and grace as Munro’ GuardianWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 200

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Covering the second half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro''s career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written.''Munro is still one of our most fearless explorers of the human being'' The TimesSpanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro''s stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight.Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, written with emotion and empathy, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the major fiction writers of our time.Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 200

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Osm nových povídek přední kanadské prozaičky se důvěrně známým, a přece pokaždé fascinujícím způsobem věnuje především tématu lásky a vášně a s nimi spojených radostných i tragických životních zvratů. Mladé protagonistce titulní prózy, toužící opustit panovačného manžela, ale nakonec neschopné učinit osudový životní krok, nezkušené venkovské dívce vstupující do světa dospělých a zasažené poznáním mezí milostného citu i dalším autorčiným hrdinkám je souzeno zakusit nejen sílu milenecké či rodičovské lásky, ale také bolest, jakou její důsledky dokážou způsobit jejich blízkým i jim samotným. Tak jako v předchozích dvou knihách, i v nové sbírce nepřestává Munroová uchvacovat schopností citlivě vylíčit složitý vnitřní svět svých hrdinek a jejich příběhy, jež svou živostí tolik připomínají naše vlastní osudy.

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Každá povídka Alice Munroové je jako rozlehlé sídlo s mnoha místnostmi. A každý pokoj tohoto sídla je dokonale zařízený nábytkem a prodchnutý osobností tamních obyvatel. Je tu žena, která se po milování pohádá se svým milencem, a najednou se ocitá na hraně okamžiku, který pro vztah může znamenat absolutní konec, anebo jen začátek další etapy. Je tu dívka, která kvůli nehezké tváři a postavě platí chlapcům, aby se s ní vyspali, což se rychle obrátí proti ní, když ji začnou vydírat. Je tu vdova, která přijíždí na skotskou vrchovinu, a zjišťuje, že její manžel byl možná někým docela jiným, než si celý život myslela. Možná. To slovo je v tvorbě držitelky Nobelovy ceny Alice Munroové podstatné, její příběhy nejsou jednoznačné. Jsou plné náznaků, nedořečených věcí a tutlaných tajemství. Náhody, nečekaná setkání i všední události se v jejím nesentimentálním podání proměňují v tajemné komnaty lidských osudů.

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"Asi Vás překvapí, že Vám píše člověk, jehož neznáte a který si nepamatuje Vaše jméno," čte začátkem roku 1917 v dopisu, který má zásadně změnit její osamělý život, mladá knihovnice z ontarijského Carstairs. Náhlému zvratu, ohrožení nebo nutnosti přijmout novou životní roli čelí i další hrdinky nové knihy Alice Munroové. Příběhy lásky, kterou hledají, ztrácejí nebo znovu nalézají, či konfliktů spojených s temnějšími stránkami sexuality a mezilidských vztahů vůbec rozehrává autorka v nedávné i vzdálenější minulosti v důvěrně známém prostředí kanadského maloměsta, ale také méně obvyklých lokalitách Austrálie či Balkánu. Vliv náhody, nečekaného setkání, překvapivého odhalení nebo jen obyčejného plynutí času je v jejím mistrném podání proměňuje v dramata, ve kterých se všední životní události slévají v lidský osud uchvacující svou bohatostí, živostí a tajemností.

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**WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE****WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE**Alice Munro captures the essence of life in her brilliant collection of short stories.Moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate that leads a person to a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be.‘She is so damn good’ Anne Enright‘Deep and surprising and unsparing’ Guardian

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''Superb'' Independent''Exact and unflinching'' GuardianCatching frogs, grazing knees, singing songs to save England from Hitler - that was childhood for Del Jordan, and now she''s impatient for more.More than she can find in the encyclopaedias sold by her mother, or in the half-understood innuendos dispensed by best friend Naomi, or in the whispers of boys during Friday night dances.Just like the girls in the movies, she wants to get started on real life.In her only novel, Alice Munro turns her eye to the frustrations, embarrassments, glee and bewilderment of adolescence, and to the brushes with sex, death, violence and birth that shape the lives of girls and women.''In Munro''s work, nothing can be predicted. Emotions erupt. Preconceptions crumble. Surprises proliferate'' Margaret Atwoo

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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Previously published as 'The Beggar Maid' Born into the back streets of a small Canadian town, Rose battled incessantly with her practical and shrewd stepmother, Flo, who cowed her with tales of her own past and warnings of the dangerous world outside. But Rose was ambitious - she won a scholarship and left for Toronto where she married Patrick. She was his Beggar Maid, 'meek and voluptuous, with her shy white feet', and he was her knight, content to sit and adore her. Alice Munro's wonderful collection of stories reads like a novel, following Rose's life as she moves away from her impoverished roots and forges her own path in the world.

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Discover Alice Munro’s first mesmerising and atmospheric short story collection.‘A remarkable writer whose major characters emerge in shining clarity... A major talent is at work here’ Los Angeles TimesAlice Munro''s territory is the farms and semi-rural towns of south-western Ontario.In these dazzling stories she deals with the self-discovery of adolescence, the joys and pains of love and the despair and guilt of those caught in a narrow existence. And in sensitively exploring the lives of ordinary men and women, she makes us aware of the universal nature of their fears, sorrows, and aspirations.Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 200

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''Read not more than one of her stories a day, and allow them to work their spell slowly: they are made to last'' GuardianWhen her father marries his second wife, Chrissy gets a new step sister. Three years older than her, Queenie is beautiful and kind, someone everybody wants to be friends with. Chrissy worships her. But when Queenie runs away at eighteen, their lives quietly diverge.Joyce Carol Oates has described Alice Munro''s work as ''tales of domestic tragicomedy that seemed to open up, as if by magic, into wider, deeper, vaster dimensions.'' Queenie is Munro at her subtle, heart-breaking best.''One of the great short story writers not just of our time but of any time'' New York Times Book Review

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A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga.This volume includes nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl's window... After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face... An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending... An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.An exciting addition to VIZ's Junji Ito library, containing Ito's best short stories as selected by the author himself.

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Nikolai Gogol''s short fiction, collected here as The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector and Selected Stories, deeply influenced later Russian literature with powerful depictions of a society dominated by petty bureaucracy and base corruption. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Ronald Wilks, and an introduction by Robert A. Maguire.This volume includes a selection of Gogol''s most admired short fiction and his most famous drama. A hilarious and biting political satire, ''The Government Inspector'' has been popular since its first performance and was regarded by Nabokov as the greatest Russian play ever written. The stories gathered here, meanwhile, range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. They include ''Diary of a Madman'', an amusing but disturbing exploration of insanity; ''Nevsky Prospect'', a depiction of an artist infatuated with a prostitute; and ''The Overcoat'', a moving consideration of poverty.Edited and translated by Ronald Wilks, this new collection of Gogol''s shorter writings skilfully captures the savage wit of the original works. Robert Maguire''s introduction considers recurrent themes and explores Gogol''s influence on realism. This edition also includes detailed notes, a publishing history for each story and a chronology.Nikolai Gogol (1809-52) was born in the Ukraine. His experience of St Petersburg life informed a savagely satirical play, The Government Inspector, and a series of brilliant short stories including Nevsky Prospekt and Diary of a Madman. For over a decade, Gogol laboured on his comic epic Dead Souls - before renouncing literature and burning parts of the manuscript shortly before he died.If you enjoyed The Diary of a Madman, you might like Anton Chekhov''s The Steppe and Other Stories, also available in Penguin Classics.''Everything he started to imagine transformed itself and began to wriggle with life''A.S. Byatt, author of Possession

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The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this exquisite short story collection.**WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JONATHAN FRANZEN**Here are men and women of wildly different times and circumstances, their lives made vividly palpable by the nuance and empathy of Munro''s writing. Runaway is about the power and betrayals of love, about lost children, lost chances. There is pain and desolation beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart, which makes these stories more powerful and compelling than anything she has written before.‘The way to do it justice is to read it. Read Munro!’ Jonathan Franzen‘These stories are breathtaking - they leave you winded with their toughness and brilliance’ GuardianWinner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the Man Booker International Prize 2009

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''I was jealous of her writing. The only writing I have ever been jealous of.'' Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf was not the only writer to admire Mansfield''s work: Thomas Hardy, D. H. Lawrence, and Elizabeth Bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the English language.This selection covers the full range of Mansfield''s fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of ''The Daughters of the Late Colonel'' and the macabre and ominous ''A Married Man''s Story''. The stories that pay what Mansfield calls ''a debt of love'' to New Zealand are as sharply etched as the European stories, and she recreates her childhood world with mordant insight. Disruption is a constant theme, whether the tone is comic, tragic, nostalgic, or domestic, echoing Mansfield''s disrupted life and the fractured expressions of Modernism.This new edition increases the selection from 27 to 33 stories and prints them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive texts established by Anthony Alpers. 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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A new selection of the much-loved Father Brown stories, now part of the Penguin English Library''No man''s really any good till he knows how bad he is, or might be''With his round, unassuming face, his pipe and umbrella, the bumbling priest Father Brown makes for an improbable detective. Yet his innocent air hides a piercing understanding of the criminal mind, and a boundless knowledge of human nature. This selection brings together some of the best of G. K. Chesterton’s beloved stories, in which we see the clerical sleuth foiling a jewel thief in London, solving a macabre mystery in a Scottish castle and unravelling dark deeds in a sleepy English suburb. With a beautiful new cover design by award-winning designer Coralie Bickford-Smith and presented in the delightful Penguin English Library series, this new selection brings together the very best of the Father Brown stories, inviting new readers to discover one of the most unforgettable characters in literature.

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With an Introduction and Notes by Joe Andrew, Professor of Russian Literature, Keele University.Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories. He constructs stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which leave much to the reader''s imagination.This collection contains some of the most important of his earliest and shortest comic sketches, as well as examples of his great, mature works. Throughout, the doctor-turned-writer displays compassion for human suffering and misfortune, but is always able to see the comical, even farcical aspects of the human condition.Chekhov sees and depicts life with unwavering honesty and truthfulness, although a clear moral sense can be detected beneath his apparent objectivity.

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Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This new selection brings together the best of his short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realized world of the ''Indian'' stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces. Including the tale of insanity and empire, ''The Man Who Would Be King'', the high-spirited ''The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat'', the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge ''Baa Baa, Black Sheep'', the menacing psychological study ''Mary Postgate'' and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in ''The Gardener'', here are stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness and murder.

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Eighty stories that display O. Henry''s comic eye and unique, ironic approach to life''s realities. These stories about con men and tricksters and ''innocent'' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, they demonstrate O. Henry''s mastery of speech and place, and highlight his appreciation of life''s quirks.

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''Bowen''s stories are novels that have been split open like rocks and reveal the glitter of the naked crystals which have formed them'' VogueSELECTED AND WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY TESSA HADLEYA girl shares her secret den. A couple stroll through a ruined city. A man walks into a ladies'' hat shop. A teacher dreams of killing her pupil.Spanning the 1920s to the post-war years, this new selection brings Elizabeth Bowen''s finest short stories together for the first time. Elegant and subtle, they showcase Bowen''s ability to evoke ineffable emotions - grief, nostalgia, self-consciousness, dread - and combine remarkable psychological insight with vivid settings, from the countryside of Bowen''s native Ireland to the streets of her London home after the Blitz.Encompassing characters from many walks of life and a vast array of moods, these are intricate journeys of domesticity and discovery, of the homely and uncanny, of the mind and body.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics."I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more."This selection of works showcases the best-known, most chilling stories of H. P. Lovecraft, including Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu, The Thing on the Doorstep and Herbert West – Reanimator. They feature such deadly horrors as terrifying sea-creatures, menaces from outer space, evil-worshipping cults and unexpected murder by familiar hands. There is no place so frightful that Lovecraft did not venture there, and these tales will leave the imagination reeling, yet dare you to turn the page…

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Longlisted for the 2025 International Booker PrizeIn the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and community tensions have garnered both censure from conservative quarters as well India's most prestigious literary awards.

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With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.This selection of a hundred of O. Henry’s succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer.Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas.These stories are famed for their ''trick endings'' or ''twists in the tail'': repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry''s cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso’s command of language and allusion.This great collection offers delights for the mind, imagination and emotions.

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VINTAGE CLASSICS'' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIESSpine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics.Edgar Allan Poe was a writer of uncommon talent; in The Murders in the Rue Morgue he created the genre of detective fiction while his genius for finding the strangeness lurking within us all has been an influence on everyone from Freud to Hollywood. This complete collection of all his short stories and novellas contains well-known tales ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' and ''The Tell-Tale Heart'' alongside hidden gems that both unsettle and enthrall the reader.

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Lewis Carroll's beloved classic stories are reimagined in this deluxe illustrated gift edition from the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima-designed with stunning full color artwork and several interactive features.Originally published in 1865, Lewis Carroll's exquisite Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass have remained revered classics for generations. The story of Alice, an inquisitive heroine who falls through a rabbit hole and into a whimsical world, has captured the hearts of readers of all ages. Perhaps the most popular female character in English literature, Alice is accompanied on her journey of trials and tribulations by the frantic White Rabbit, the demented and terrifying Queen of Hearts, the intriguing Mad Hatter, and many other eccentric characters.Lewis Carroll's beloved companion stories Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are reinvented on one volume by the talented design firm MinaLima, whose fey drawings of some of Western literature's most famous characters will delight and enthrall, In addition, they have created interactive features exclusive to this edition, including:Alice with extendable legs and armsThe rabbit's house which opens to reveal a giant AliceThe Cheshire cat with a pull tab that removes the cat and leaves the cat's grinA flamingo croquet club that swings to hit the hedgehogA removable map of the Looking Glass worldThis keepsake illustrated edition-the sixth book in Harper Design's series of illustrated children's classics-will be treasured by for years to come.

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Greatest Horror Stories from Around the World is a spine-chilling anthology featuring classic tales of terror from literary giants like Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Guy de Maupassant, and more. From psychological suspense to supernatural horror, this collection delves into the darkest corners of human fear, making it a must-have for horror enthusiasts and anyone eager to explore the genre?s timeless and diverse traditions. Tales that will linger long after the last page is turned! - Offers a taste of the world's best horror literature. - The stories explore universal fears that resonate across cultures and time periods. - Includes a variety of short stories like The Horror of the Heights, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cats of Ulthar, and more. - Carefully selected stories that represent different periods, regions and styles. - The stories explore deep psychological and existential themes that provoke thought and introspection.

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Hudební CD - Detroit Stories je 21. sólové album Alice Coopera. Detroit Stories je 21. sólové album Alice Coopera. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop Rock #039;n #039; Roll / Go Man Go / Our Love Will Change The World / Social Debris / $1000 High Heel Shoes / Hail Mary / Detroit City 2021 / Drunk And In Love / Independence Dave / I Hate You / Wonderful World / Sister Anne / Hanging On By A Thread (Don #039;t Give Up) / Shut Up And Rock / East Side Story

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With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Emeritus John Chapple, University of Hull.The sheer variety and accomplishment of Elizabeth Gaskell''s shorter fiction is amazing. This new volume contains six of her finest stories that have been selected specifically to demonstrate this, and to trace the development of her art. As diverse in setting as in subject matter, these tales move from the gentle comedy of life in a small English country town in Dr Harrison''s Confessions, to atmospheric horror in far north-west Wales with The Doom of the Griffiths.The story of Cousin Phillis, her masterly tale of love and loss, is a subtle, complex and perceptive analysis of changes in English national life during an industrial age, while the gripping Lois the Witch recreates the terrors of the Salem witchcraft trials in seventeenth-century New England, as Gaskell shrewdly shows the numerous roots of this furious outbreak of delusion. Whimsically modified fairy tales are set in a French chateau, while an engaging love story poetically evokes peasant life in wine-growing Germany.

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Witty, whimsical, and often nonsensical, the fiction of Lewis Carroll has been popular with both children and adults for over 150 years. The newest edition to the Leatherbound Classics series from Canterbury Classics, Lewis Carroll takes readers on a trip down the rabbit hole in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, where height is dynamic, animals talk, and the best solutions to drying off are a dry lecture on William the Conqueror and a Caucus Race in which everyone runs in circles and there is no clear winner. Through the Looking Glass begins the adventure anew when Alice steps through a mirror into another magical world where she can instantly be made queen if she can only get to the other side of the colossal chessboard. Fans of Carroll will also delight in the inclusion of Alice's Adventures Underground, the original unpublished manuscript written for the three daughters of a family friend that would later be transformed into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Complete with the original drawings by John Tenniel, this luxurious leather-bound edition is a steal for new readers and Carroll fans alike. Lexile score: 940L

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Alice Meynell was a major British author of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This is the first anthology of her verse and prose to be published for over seventy-five years.

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''Woolf is modern ... With Joyce and Eliot she has shaped a literary century'' Jeanette WintersonVirginia Woolf tested the boundaries of fiction in these short stories, developing a new language of sensation, feeling and thought, and recreating in words the ''swarm and confusion of life''. Defying categorization, the stories range from the more traditional narrative style of ''Solid Objects'' through the fragile impressionism of ''Kew Gardens'' to the abstract exploration of consciousness in ''The Mark on the Wall''.Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Sandra Kemp

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Poet, novelist, painter and musician, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is the grand master of Bengali culture. Written during the 1890s, the stories in this selection brilliantly recreate vivid images of Bengali life and landscapes in their depiction of peasantry and gentry, casteism, corrupt officialdom and dehumanizing poverty. Yet Tagore is first and foremost India''s supreme Romantic poet, and in these stories he can be seen reaching beyond mere documentary realism towards his own profoundly original vision.

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When her wealthy family prepares to host a lavish summer party, the young, hitherto sheltered Laura Sheridan suddenly feels a kinship with the staff and the helpers hired to set up the venue for the festivities. As she learns of the death of one of their working-class neighbours, this burgeoning sense of class consciousness is heightened by a realization of her own mortality.Published in 1922, at the height of literary modernism, ‘The Garden Party’ is now considered one of the key texts of that movement. This volume, which also includes a wide selection of Katherine Mansfield’s other short stories, is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to discover one of the early twentieth century’s finest writers.

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Millefiori Selected Cedar, 250 ml, Náplně do aroma difuzérů Vůně do bytu, Okouzlující vůně cedru pro váš prostor Každý domov si zaslouží vůni, která podtrhne jeho atmosféru a dodá mu jedinečné kouzlo. O to se postará náplň do aroma difuzérů Millefiori Selected Cedar. Přináší sladce dřevitou kompozici cedru, která povzbuzuje vitalitu, zahaluje prostor do hřejivé intenzity a zvýrazňuje sílu okamžiku. Vlastnosti: provoní interiér výraznou dřevitou vůní cedru podporuje atmosféru klidu, síly a vnitřní vitality umožňuje snadnou výměnu v jakémkoli kompatibilním aroma difuzéru navazuje na design a kvalitu řady Millefiori Selected umožňuje upravit intenzitu vůně počtem vložených stébel

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New Selected Poems 1988-2013 provides an unrivalled account of a period of work that was crowned by the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. Together with its earlier, sibling volume, it completes the arc of a remarkable career. Shortly before his death in 2013, Seamus Heaney discussed with his publisher the prospect of a companion volume to his landmark New Selected Poems 1966-1987 aimed at presenting the second half of his career, 'from Seeing Things onwards', as he foresaw it.Although he was unable to complete a edition/selection, he left behind selections that have been followed here. New Selected Poems 1988-2013 reprints the author's chosen poems from his later years, beginning with his ground-breaking volume Seeing Things (1991), his two Whitbread Books of the Year, The Spirit Level (1996) and Beowulf (1999), and his multi-nominated, prize-winning volumes, Electric Light (2001), District and Circle (2006) and Human Chain (2010). The edition concludes with two posthumously published works.

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Follow Alice down the rabbit hole into Wonderland with this collection of iconic artwork. Lewis Carroll's Alice has been endlessly reimagined by artists since she first appeared in 1865. This beautifully packaged collection showcases some of the most beloved illustrations from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, alongside excerpts from the original book and quotes from characters including the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, and the Cheshire Cat.Presented by Macmillan, the original publishers of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 and custodian of the Alice archives, this book is packed full of stunning artwork from Sir John Tenniel plus a host of other classic illustrators who have interpreted Alice in their own unique ways, including Tove Jansson, Chris Riddell, Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Attwell, John Vernon Lord, Leonard Weisgard, Júlia Sardà and more. Printed on sturdy, high-quality A4 card, each picture can be pulled out and framed, or the book can be read from start to finish to give an abridged version of the classic story.Publishing to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, this gorgeous gift book is peppered with classic quotes and additional info alongside the artwork, and is a must-have for Alice aficionados and new fans alike.Look out for more Macmillan Alice titles, including a The Complete Alice, a facsimile edition of The Nursery Alice, gift hardback editions of the original stories, and more.

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Showcasing the creative power of one of the most outstanding English Metaphysical Poets, the Penguin Classics edition of John Donne''s Selected Poems includes an introduction and notes by Ilona Bell.Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne was also among the most intriguing figures of the Renaissance. A sensualist who composed erotic and playful love poetry in his youth, he was raised a Catholic but later became one of the most admired Protestant preachers of his time. The Selected Poems reflects this wide diversity, and includes his youthful Songs and Sonnets, epigrams, elegies, letters, satires, and the profoundly moving Divine Poems composed towards the end of his life. From joyful poems such as ''The Flea'', which transforms the image of a louse into something marvellous, to the intimate and intense Holy Sonnets, Donne breathed new vigour into poetry by drawing lucid and often startling metaphors from the world in which he lived. His poems remain among the most passionate, profound and spiritual in the English language.Ilona Bell''s introduction considers Donne''s life, faith and influence. This edition also includes detailed notes and a further reading list.John Donne (1572-1631) was born into a family of devout Catholics. He studied at Oxford University, travelled on the continent, and then studied law at Lincoln''s Inn. In the early 1600s Donne became a Member of Parliament and Justice of the Peace, obtaining temporary positions and patronage from a number of aristocrats who are the subjects of his poems. He was ordained as an Anglican minister in 1615, and in 1621 was made Dean of St. Paul''s Cathedral, a position he held until his death.If you enjoyed Donne''s Selected Poems, you might enjoy John Milton''s Paradise Lost, also available in Penguin Classics.

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"Suddenly there came a tapping." The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe, a collection comprising his famous poem and 25 of his remarkable short stories, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic horror and allegorical literature, and book collectors. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed or dark academia library, or an attention-grabbing add for your holiday reading list or Christmas wish list.Harper Muse Classics: The Gothic Chronicles Collection presents The Raven and Other Selected Works:Opens with Poe''s most famous poem, "The Raven," which made the author a literary celebrity nearly overnightIncludes 25 of Poe''s thrilling short stories, which have been frightening and intriguing readers for more than 150 yearsFeatures Poe''s best-loved stories including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Purloined Letter," and twenty more macabre tales of terror, revenge, and mysteryExplores such themes as humanity''s morbid fascination with death, the insatiable need for retaliation, the volatile power of memory and recollection, and the far-reaching trauma of solitudeIs ideal for Edgar Allan Poe fans, lovers of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love his poetry, his stories, and the cinematic adaptations they have inspiredWhether you''re buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable edition features:Beautiful foil-accented hardcoverDistinctive decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughoutPart of a 4-volume horror collection including Bram Stoker''s Dracula, Dante''s Inferno, and Oscar Wilde''s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Do people haunt us from beyond the grave? Are there sinister supernatural forces intent on antagonizing us? When does our solitude shift into insanity? Edgar Allan Poe addresses these and countless other questions in his time-honored literary artistry, presented here as a curated collection featuring his most famous poem "The Raven" and 25 frightful tales of terror. His renowned poem is unparalleled in its supernatural imagery and hypnotic musicality while each story is a masterpiece of vivid observation, chilling readers to the bone with thrilling nightmarish detail and unsettling twists and turns. The Raven and Other Selected Works by Edgar Allan Poe is part of a four-volume collection that includes Bram Stoker''s Dracula, Dante''s Inferno, and Oscar Wilde''s The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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"I wrote to Macmillan to suggest a new idea: a ''Nursery Edition'' of Alice with pictures printed in."– Lewis Carroll''s diary, 15th February 1881The Nursery Alice, originally published by Macmillan & Co. in 1890, was the very first colour edition of Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland. It was intended, wrote Carroll, "to be read by Children aged from Nought to Five. To be read? Nay, not so! Say rather to be thumbed, to be cooed over, to be dogs''-eared, to be rumpled, to be kissed . . ."With this new, younger readership in mind, Carroll rewrote Alice himself, simplifying and abridging the original text, while Sir John Tenniel redrew, enlarged and coloured twenty of his iconic illustrations (with Alice in a yellow dress to reflect the 1890s craze for yellow!). The resulting book is a delightfully engaging experience; readers prompted to interact not only with the story but also with the images and even the physical book itself, in a way that is thoroughly modern.Gloriously reproduced by Macmillan, the original publishers of both Lewis Carroll''s Alice books, this edition retains every word of the original The Nursery Alice and restores the exquisite delicacy of Tenniel''s artwork - lost in reproductions across the decades - along with the delightful cover artwork by Emily Gertrude Thomson. This gem of a book is the perfect introduction to Alice, and a delight for child and adult readers alike.

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After Alice by Gregory Maguire, the bestselling author of WICKED, is a wonderful retelling of what happened next after Alice disappeared down the rabbit hole. An entertaining spin on Lewis Caroll''s classic tale of Alice in Wonderland, this novel will delight fans of Angela Carter. When Alice fell down the rabbit-hole, she found Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But how did Victorian Oxford react to Alice''s disappearance?Gregory Maguire turns his imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings -and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll''s enduring tale. Ada, a friend mentioned briefly in Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland, sets out to visit Alice but, arriving a moment too late, tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself. Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and bring her safely home from this surreal world below the world. The White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and the bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts interrupt their mad tea party to suggest a conundrum: if Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or if Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is After Alice.

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Figurka - soška, postavička, sběratelská, výška 9 cm, materiál vinyl, nepohyblivá Funko POP! jsou čím dál populárnější malé vinylové figurky s ikonickým roztomilým vzhledem, který je charakterizován velkou hlavou a malým tělem postavičky. Poprvé byly představeny v roce 2010, kombinují tradiční výrobu sošek s moderními prvky a barvami a jsou uznávané i jako sběratelské předměty. Každý si v dnes už tisících figurek najde tu svoji, vyráběny jsou v mnoha různých tématech, jako jsou filmy, televizní seriály, hry, komiksy a další pop-kulturní ikony. I tato figurka, Funko POP! Deluxe Alice 70th– Alice w/Flowers, o výšce 9 cm se stane skvělým kouskem do vaší sbírky, či veselou hračkou pro vaše dítko. Klíčové přednosti figurky Funko POP! Deluxe Alice 70th– Alice w/Flowers Figurka Funko nadchne každého sběratele Materiálem je vinyl Funko POP! Deluxe Alice 70th– Alice w/Flowers je dekorativní soška Balení obsahuje jednu figurku Figurka Funko měří 9 cm

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Wet n Wild Alice in Wonderland, 6,5 ml, Balzámy na rty pro ženy, Objevte kouzlo barvy s inspirací Alicia v Říši divů! Wet n Wild Alice in Wonderland balzám na rty a tvářenka je perfektní volbou pro všechny kteří milují multifunkční produkty. Tento 2-v-1 produkt dodává svěží nádech barvy vašim rtům i tvářím a vytváří přirozený zdravý vzhled. Lehká krémová formule se snadno aplikuje pomocí štětce houbičky nebo prstů a díky inspiraci Alicí v Říši divů vás pokaždé přenese do světa fantazie. Určitě potěší všechny milovnice beauty produktů kteří hledají veganský a cruelty-free kosmetický kousek. Vlastnosti: 2-v-1 balzám na rty a tvářenka inspirovaný Alicí v Říši divů lehká krémová textura snadná aplikace prsty houbičkou nebo štětcem přirozený nádech barvy bez krutosti bez parfemace bez parabenů veganský Složení: polybuten ethylhexyl palmitate synthetic fluorphlogopite quaternium-90 bentonite propylene carbonate phenoxyethanol ethylhexylglycerin pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate tocopheryl acetate quartz Jak aplikovat: Aplikujte Wet n Wild Alice in Wonderland balzám na rty a tvářenku odstín That Way na rty nebo tváře pomocí štětce houbičky nebo prstů. Nanášejte opakovaně podle potřeby pro dosažení požadovaného intenzity barvy. Notino tip: Použijte tento balzám jako základní produkt na rty i tváře a doplňte svůj makeup kolekcí Alice in Wonderland od Wet n Wild pro kompletní kouzelný look. Prvotřídní kombinace produktů vám zajistí že budete vypadat nádherně v každé situaci!

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Makeup Revolution X Alice in Wonderland, 3.5 g, Tvářenky pro ženy, Vystupte z davu s rozjasňující tvářenkou The Wrong Alice Blusher z kolekce Makeup Revolution X Alice in Wonderland! Rozjasňující tvářenka odstín The Wrong Alice Blusher Makeup Revolution X Alice in Wonderland vás okouzlí svou jemnou texturou a sytým odstínem, inspirovaným kouzelným příběhem z Říše divů. Perfektní volba pro ty, kteří chtějí dodat pleti zdravý a svěží vzhled, zatímco si užívají výjimečný design v duchu úžasného dobrodružství. Tvářenka splňuje očekávání náročných, kreativních žen, které se nebojí vystoupit ze své komfortní zóny. Výrazná barva a světélkující finiš této tvářenky podtrhnou vaši přirozenou krásu a rozzáří každodenní i slavnostní líčení. Ideální pro mladé duše i pro ty, které milují kosmetiku s příběhem. Dopřejte si pohádkové líčení, které vás vezme na cestu Říší divů, kdykoli budete chtít! Vlastnosti: dodává pleti přirozený svěží vzhled rozjasňuje pleť díky jemným třpytivým částečkám inspirovaná postavou Alenky z příběhu Říše divů lehká textura zaručuje snadnou aplikaci sytý odstín vhodný pro různé tóny pleti ideální do každodenního i slavnostního líčení dekorativní balení, které potěší každého fanouška Alenky v Říši divů Složení: jemné světélkující pigmenty pro rozjasňující efekt vysoce kvalitní složky zaručující rovnoměrnou aplikaci hydratační prvky pro příjemný pocit na pokožce Jak používat: Pomocí štětce na tvářenku naneste malé množství přípravku na lícní kosti a jemně ho rozetřete směrem ven. Aplikaci můžete opakovat, dokud nedosáhnete požadované intenzity, vždy však s lehkou rukou pro přirozený finiš. Pro dokonalý efekt nanášejte na podkladový make-up či pudr. Notino tip: Vytvořte kompletní líčení inspirované Alenkou v Říši divů! Doplněním o jiné produkty z kolekce Makeup Revolution X Alice in Wonderland, jako jsou oční stíny nebo rtěnky, získáte harmonický a hravý vzhled, který vás i vaše okolí přenese do světa fantazie.

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Un exclusivo estuche que reúne los dos clásicos de Lewis Carroll: Alicia en el país de las maravillas y A través del espejo y lo que Alicia encontró allí. Alicia en el país de las maravillas Estás a punto de entrar en el mundo de Alicia, el más extrano y asombroso, disparatado e insólito que hayas conocido. En este mundo, los gatos desaparecen sonrientes, las reinas tienen ejércitos de naipes, los conejos visten chaleco y te apremian para que los sigas. Y si los sigues, caerás por el agujero de su madriguera… Hasta el País de las Maravillas. Allí, las reglas que conocemos no funcionan; en el País de las Maravillas todo tiene su lógica particular. La hora del té no acaba nunca, Tiempo es un senor que se enfada si no sigues el compás cuando cantas y las lágrimas pueden llegar a formar un mar. Desde su publicación, Alicia en el país de las maravillas ha fascinado a lectores como tú. A través del espejo y lo que Alicia encontró allí Concebida como una partida de ajedrez, donde cada elemento se convierte en una casilla y cada personaje en una pieza, en A través del espejo Alicia es un peón con aspiraciones de convertirse en reina. Como en Alicia en el país de las maravillas, en esta segunda entrega, hallamos, si cabe, aún más disparatadas aventuras, juegos de palabras y situaciones absurdas que presentan un mundo en el que nada es lo que parece o como debiera ser.

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It’s opening night, but Alice’s performance in the local Bay Area production of The Winter’s Tale is far from glamorous. She doesn’t have dreams of stardom, but the basement theater in a wildfire-choked town isn’t exactly what she envisioned for her career back home in Los Angeles.To make matters worse, her best friend Sadie is not even coming. Pragmatic, serious Sadie and flighty, creative Alice have been best friends since high school—really one another’s only friends—but now that they are through with college (which they attended together) and living on opposite ends of California, Alice would at least expect her friend’s support. Sadie, determined not to cancel her plans with her boyfriend, ends up enlisting the help of her mother, Celine.A professor of women’s and gender studies at UC Berkeley, Celine’s landmark treatise on sex and identity made her notorious, but she’s struggling to write her new book in a post-second-wave feminist world. So, when Sadie begs her to attend Alice’s play, she relents, if only to escape writer’s block. But in a turn of perplexing events, Celine becomes entranced by Alice’s performance and realizes that her daughter’s once lanky, slightly annoying best friend is now an irresistible young woman.Set over the course of decades—from Alice and Sadie’s early friendship days and Celine’s decision to leave her husband to the radical movements of 1990s Berkeley and navigating contemporary Hollywood—Alice and Celine’s affair will test the limits of their love for Sadie and their own beliefs of power, agency, and feminism. Witty and relatable, sexy and surprising, Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s debut adult novel is a mesmerizing portrait of the inner lives of three very different women.

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"With this powerful, hope-filled story of overcoming one''s obstacles, readers will close this book and feel inspired to leave a legacy of their own." -School Library JournalFrom the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Alicia Alonso, a world-renowned prima ballerina from Cuba.Alicia was born to dance. From the moment she slips on pointe shoes for the first time, she''s determined to become a professional ballerina. A few years later, Alicia moves from Cuba to the United States to follow her dreams.Then, Alicia begins to lose her sight. How can a ballerina dance if she can''t see where she''s going? Stuck in bed and only able to practice with her fingertips, Alicia doesn''t give up. She finds a way to get back on stage, dancing into the hearts of audiences as one of the world''s most famous prima ballerinas.Alicia Alonso Takes the Stage is the story of a world-renowned prima ballerina who impressed people all over the world with her beautiful dancing while living with visual impairments. This is a story about perseverance in the face of adversity, and how the arts can afford women the opportunity to achieve a global impact.This historical fiction chapter book includes additional text on Alicia Alonso''s lasting legacy, as well as movement-based activities designed to encourage creativity and confidence through dance.About the Rebel Girls Chapter Book SeriesMeet extraordinary real-life heroines in the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls chapter book series! Introducing stories based on the lives of extraordinary women in global history, each stunningly designed chapter book features beautiful illustrations from a female artist as well as bonus activities in the backmatter to encourage kids to explore the various fields in which each of these women thrived. The perfect gift to inspire any young reader!

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Vonné tyčinky - kořenitá vůně, provoní interiér až na 35 dnů Příjemná vůně ve vaší domácnosti je důležitým aspektem pro to, abyste se doma cítili spokojeně a mohli jste v pohodlí domova dostatečně relaxovat. Kvalitní skleněná nádobka s vonnými tyčinkami značky MILLEFIORI MILANO obsahuje zdravotně nezávadný éterický olej a přírodní esence. nbsp;Elegantní flakón z ledového skla s nenápadným textilním štítkem je zakončen kroužkem z matného kovu. Bambusové tyčinky po bytě rovnoměrně rozptýlí příjemnou vůni mechu a koření. Vonné tyčinky MILLEFIORI MILANO Selected Muschio A Spezie nbsp;vydrží vonět až 35 dnů v závislosti na velikosti místnosti, teplotě či vlhkosti. Klíčové vlastnosti vonných tyčinek MILLEFIORI MILANO nbsp;Selected Muschio A SpezieMILLEFIORI MILANO je tyčinkový osvěžovač vzduchuNádobka o objemu 100 ml obsahuje olej a přírodní esenceOlej je zdravotně nezávadný, vyrobený na přírodní báziV balení najdete také 7 bambusových tyčinek v...

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