the brothers karamazov easy classics
The Brothers Karamazov (Easy Classics)
From the dazzling ballrooms of St. Petersburg to the blazing war-torn streets of Moscow, children can now experience the famous, epic Russian stories. Suitably adapted and illustrated for children aged 7+.
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The Brothers Karamazov - Fjodor Michajlovič Dostojevskij
Fyodor Dostoyevsky''s powerful meditation on faith, meaning and morality, The Brothers Karamazov is translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff in Penguin Classics. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family''s rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother Smerdyakov. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murderer, Dostoyevsky''s dark masterpiece evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur and everyone''s faith in humanity is tested. This powerful translation of The Brothers Karamazov features and introduction highlighting Dostoyevsky''s recurrent themes of guilt and salvation, with a new chronology and further reading. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow. From 1849-54 he lived in a convict prison, and in later years his passion for gambling led him deeply into debt. His other works available in Penguin Classics include Crime & Punishment, The Idiot and Demons. If you enjoyed The Brothers Karamazov you might like Nikolai Gogol''s Dead Souls, also available in Penguin Classics. ''There is no writer who better demonstrates the contradictions and fluctuations of the creative mind than Dostoyevsky, and nowhere more astonishingly than in The Brothers Karamazov'' Joyce Carol Oates ''Dostoyevsky was the only psychologist from whom I had anything to learn: he belongs to the happiest windfalls of my life'' Friedrich Nietzsche ''The most magnificent novel ever written'' Sigmund Freud
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The Brothers Karamazov (0140449248)
Kniha - autor Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski, 1014 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes, the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figures of their bastard half-brother Smerdyakov. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murderer, Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil blur, and everyone's faith in humanity is tested. This powerful translation of The Brothers Karamazov features an introduction highlighting Dostoyevsky's recurrent themes of guilt and salvation, with a new chronology and further reading.
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The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
"The Brothers Karamazov" is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving Karamazov and his three sons - the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the social and spiritual strivings in what was both a golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture.
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The Brothers Karamazov - Fjodor Michajlovič Dostojevskij
A deep, complex examination of the crucial philosophical questions of human existence, from one of the world's most renowned novelists'The mystery of human existence lies not in staying alive, but in finding something to live for' The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, driven to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov. Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur, and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.
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Greek Classics: Phaethon and the Sun Chariot (Easy Classics) - Stella Taraksonová
Helios takes his job of bringing the sunrise and sunset very seriously. Every morning, he puts on his solar crown, fastens his winged horses to his chariot and flies the sun across the sky. Flying the chariot isn’t as easy as it might seem. And when his son Phaethon decides to take it out by himself, the Earth begins gets unbearably hot …
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Creepy Classics: The Ghost Pirates (Easy Classics)
Jessop is sailing on the Mortzestus, a ship deemed by sailors to be cursed. He dismisses the stories as seafaring tales, but two weeks into the voyage strange things start happening. Sails go slack, ghostly figures appear, and accidents start to befall the crew. Jessop fears that evil spirits are at work, threatening to drag the boat and its crew to the bottom of the sea …
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Creepy Classics: The Invisible Man (Easy Classics)
A mysterious guest at the Coach and Horses Inn disrupts the village of Iping. The stranger is wrapped up from head to toe, his bandaged face hidden from sight. Is he the victim of an accident? A criminal on the run? No one in the village comes close to guessing what is really hidden behind the bandages.
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Children's Classics: The Jungle Book (Easy Classics)
In the jungle, Mowgli the Man Cub is raised as one of the wolfpack. When they can no longer keep him safe, he must make the biggest decision of his life …
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Children's Classics: The Railway Children (Easy Classics) - Gemma Barder
Roberta, Peter and Phyliss’s lives drastically change one night, when their father is taken away from them. The three siblings must leave their London life behind and move to a quaint cottage in the countryside. Although they miss their father, they spend their days settling into the community and having adventures at the nearby railway station.
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Christmas Classics: The Snow Queen (Easy Classics) - Gemma Barder
Gerda and Kai are best friends. But one day, a shard of glass from an enchanted mirror lodges itself into Kai’s eye, turning him into a cruel boy who makes fun of everyone around him. Kai is taken by the Snow Queen who lives in a land of ice and snow, but Gerda is determined to find him and restore her friend to the boy she knows and loves.
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Sci-Fi Classics: The Time Machine (Easy Classics)
A nineteenth-century time traveller gets stranded in a future where mankind has evolved into two distinct species: the friendly Eloi and the terrifying Morlocks! How will he make it home?
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Children's Classics: The Secret Garden (Easy Classics)
After a deadly disease spreads through Mary’s house in India, she is forced to go and live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor, in England. An uncle she’s never met. Mary learns the secrets of the manor, secrets that will bring her closer to her family than she ever felt before. And it all begins with a missing key leading to a secret garden …
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Arabian Nights: The Three Princes and the Magic Carpet (Easy Classics) - Sweet Cherry Publishing
An adapted, easy-to-read edition of The Three Princes and the Magic Carpet - with engaging illustrations throughout.
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The Great Gatsby (Easy Classics)
An adapted and illustrated edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
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Arabian Nights: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Easy Classics) - Sweet Cherry Publishing
An adapted, easy-to-read edition of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - with engaging illustrations throughout.
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Arabian Nights: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (Easy Classics) - Sweet Cherry Publishing
An adapted, easy-to-read edition of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp - with engaging illustrations throughout.
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20 Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete Collection (Easy Classics)
This wonderful collection of 20 hardback books brings together forbidden love, guilt and greed into adapted and illustrated stories from Shakespeare’s plays.  These adapted and illustrated editions are a great way to introduce children and students to the famous plays before approaching the original texts.  Each book includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook - listen along as you read!This 20-book box set includes Romeo and Juliet, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Othello: the Moor of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Cymbeline: King of Britain, Julius Caesar, King Lear, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Timon of Athens, The Comedy of Errors, All’s Well That Ends Well, Antony and Cleopatra, and As You Like It.
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The Jungle Book (Easy Classics Picture Books) - Sweet Cherry Publishing
Rediscover this timeless story of friendship and adventure, perfect for reading with children!Raised by a pack of wolves, Mowgli loves living in the jungle alongside his friends, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. But when fierce tiger Shere Khan starts hunting him, Mowgli must escape the jungle. Will he ever be safe?
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The Quest for the Holy Grail (Easy Classics) - Tracey Mayhew
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
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Gawain and the Green Knight (Easy Classics) - Tracey Mayhew
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
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The Dark Sorceress (Easy Classics) - Tracey Mayhew
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
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The Bickford Fuse
Catch-22 meets The Brothers Karamazov in the last great satire of the Soviet EraThe Great Patriotic War is stumbling to a close, but a new darkness has fallen over Soviet Russia. And for a disparate, disconnected clutch of wanderers - many thousands of miles apart but linked by a common goal - four parallel journeys are just beginning.Gorych and his driver, rolling through water, sand and snow on an empty petrol tank; the occupant of a black airship, looking down benevolently as he floats above his Fatherland; young Andrey, who leaves his religious community in search of a new life; and Kharitonov, who trudges from the Sea of Japan to Leningrad, carrying a fuse that, when lit, could blow all and sundry to smithereens.Written in the final years of Communism, The Bickford Fuse is a satirical epic of the Soviet soul, exploring the origins and dead-ends of the Russian mentality from the end of World War Two to the Union's collapse. Blending allegory and fable with real events, and as deliriously absurd as anything Kurkov has written, it is both an elegy for lost years and a song of hope for a future not yet set in stone.Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk
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The Idiot - Fjodor Michajlovič Dostojevskij
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky's masterful translation of The Idiot is destined to stand with their versions of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and Demons as the definitive Dostoevsky in English. After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The twenty-six-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and "be among people." Even before he reaches home he meets the dark Rogozhin, a rich merchant's son whose obsession with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement. In Petersburg the prince finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with money, power, and manipulation. Scandal escalates to murder as Dostoevsky traces the surprising effect of this "positively beautiful man" on the people around him, leading to a final scene that is one of the most powerful in all of world literature.
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The Meek One - Fjodor Michajlovič Dostojevskij
''I could see that she was still terribly afraid, but I didn''t soften anything; instead, seeing that she was afraid I deliberately intensified it.''In this short story, Dostoyevsky masterfully depicts desperation, greed, manipulation and suicide.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin''s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881). Dostoyevsky''s works available in Penguin Classics are Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Double, The Gambler and Other Stories, The Grand Inquisitor, Notes From The Underground, Netochka Nezvanova, The House of The Dead, The Brothers Karamazov and The Village of Stepanchikovo.
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The Idiot - Fjodor Michajlovič Dostojevskij
The most autobiographical novel by the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov—and the namesake of Elif Batuman’s debut novel, The Idiot Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naïve epileptic Prince Myshkin— known as the “idiot”—pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General and his family. But his life is thrown into turmoil when he chances on a photograph of the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna. Utterly infatuated, he soon finds himself caught up in a love triangle and drawn into a web of blackmail, betrayal, and finally, murder. In Prince Myshkin, Dostoyevsky portrays the purity of “a truly beautiful soul” and explores the perils that innocence and goodness face in a corrupt world.David McDuff's translation brilliantly captures the novel's idiosyncratic and dream-like language and the nervous, elliptic flow of the narrative. This edition also contains an introduction by William Mills Todd III, which is a fascinating examination of the pressures on Dostoyevsky as he wrote the story of his Christ-like hero.
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The Penguin Book Quiz - James Walton
LOOKING FOR A GIFT FOR THE BOOKWORM IN YOUR LIFE? THIS QUIZ BOOK IS IT!Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song? In Roald Dahl''s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie''s surname? What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller? And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Austen''s Pride and Prejudice to the number of Karamazov brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky''s The Brothers Karamazov?With four hundred questions covering books from literary classics to modern bestsellers, through iconic children''s books and books you say that you''ve read but really you haven''t, The Penguin Book Quiz is as appropriate for making you look well-read at a party as it is for a book-loving family to tuck into after Christmas dinner: it''s as enjoyable to read as it is to play.Featuring the work of everyone from Antony Beevor to Zadie Smith, books from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses, and with movie, music, television, theatre and literary references abounding, this entertaining quiz tickles the fancy (and the brains) of light and heavy readers alike.Answers:- Norwegian Wood- Bucket- The Girl on the Train- Eight (five sisters, three brothers)''Unceasingly enormous fun'' Alan Connor, author of The Joy of Quiz''I''ll definitely be buying copies of this book as gifts'' Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing''The greatest social lubricant since the invention of alcohol'' John Preston, author of A Very English Scandal
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Creepy Classics: The Phantom of the Opera (Easy Classics)
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Phantom of the Opera at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Mr Poligny is retiring as manager of the Paris Opera House. Before he leaves, he tells his replacements how to please the phantom who has haunted the opera house for years. Despite the mysterious death of a stagehand, the new managers insist the phantom is just a ghost story and the ballerinas are scared of nothing. Meanwhile, a singer is visited by the Angel of Music; a being who is neither angel nor ghost …About the Creepy Classics Children's Collection:An opera house haunted by a musical spirit and a castle whose owner sleeps in a coffin are just two of the places these ten spooky stories transport readers to. Based on the world’s most famous gothic literature, they have been simplified and sanitised for a younger audience, with all the excitement and thrills of the originals.
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Christmas Classics: The Nutcracker (Easy Classics) - Gemma Barder
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Nutcracker at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. One Christmas Eve, Maria and Fred’s mysterious godfather gives them a handsomely decorated nutcracker. When her brother, Fred, breaks the toy, Maria is heartbroken and vows to nurse him back to health.Maria’s nutcracker magically comes to life and leads her on a thrilling, magical adventure where only she can save the hero. She must help the Nutcracker defeat the Mouse King and turn him into his human self. About the Christmas Classics Children's Collection:Ho-Ho-ho! It’s time to find the box of Christmas baubles, eat too many mince pies and leave carrots out for Rudolph! Get in the festive spirit with this eight-book collection of Christmas-themed tales!Do you know the origins of Santa Claus? Perhaps you have forgotten the important lesson that Scrooge must learn.In this collection of classic and new stories, there are no humbugs – just a sprinkle of Christmas magic!
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Creepy Classics: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Easy Classics)
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Ichabod Crane moves to the haunted town of Sleepy Hollow and falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel. They bond over singing and ghost stories, especially the story about the Headless Horseman. But Katrina is being courted by the rich and handsome Brom Brunt, who warns Ichabod away from her. Ichabod refuses to be scared – until the terrifying Horseman appears and challenges him to a race he cannot win. About the Creepy Classics Children's Collection:An opera house haunted by a musical spirit and a castle whose owner sleeps in a coffin are just two of the places these ten spooky stories transport readers to. Based on the world’s most famous gothic literature, they have been simplified and sanitised for a younger audience, with all the excitement and thrills of the originals.
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The Brothers Grimm - Ann Schmiesing
The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers GrimmA New Yorker “Best Book of 2024â€Â • Winner of the Wayland D. Hand Prize, sponsored by the American Folklore Society • Winner of the Katharine Briggs Award of the Folklore Society“Ann Schmiesing . . . has brought the brothers to life in their fullness.â€â€”Dominic Green, Wall Street JournalMore than two hundred years ago, the German brothers Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) published a collection of fairy tales that remains famous the world over. It has been translated into some 170 languages—more than any other German book—and the Brothers Grimm are among the top dozen most translated authors in the world. In addition to collecting tales, the Grimms were mythographers, linguists, librarians, civil servants, and above all the closest of brothers, but until now, the full story of their lifelong endeavor to preserve and articulate a German cultural identity has not been well known. Drawing on deep archival research and decades of scholarship, Ann Schmiesing tells the affecting story of how the Grimms’ ambitious projects gave the brothers a sense of self-preservation through the atrocities of the Napoleonic Wars and a series of personal losses. They produced a vast corpus of work on mythology and medieval literature, embarked on a monumental German dictionary project, and broke scholarly ground with Jacob’s linguistic discovery known as Grimm’s Law. Setting their story against a rich historical backdrop, Schmiesing offers a fresh consideration of the profound and yet complicated legacy of the Brothers Grimm.
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The Brothers Grimm - Ann Schmiesing
The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers GrimmA New Yorker “Best Book of 2024â€Â • Winner of the Wayland D. Hand Prize, sponsored by the American Folklore Society • Winner of the Katharine Briggs Award of the Folklore Society“Ann Schmiesing . . . has brought the brothers to life in their fullness.â€â€”Dominic Green, Wall Street JournalMore than two hundred years ago, the German brothers Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) published a collection of fairy tales that remains famous the world over. It has been translated into some 170 languages—more than any other German book—and the Brothers Grimm are among the top dozen most translated authors in the world. In addition to collecting tales, the Grimms were mythographers, linguists, librarians, civil servants, and above all the closest of brothers, but until now, the full story of their lifelong endeavor to preserve and articulate a German cultural identity has not been well known. Drawing on deep archival research and decades of scholarship, Ann Schmiesing tells the affecting story of how the Grimms’ ambitious projects gave the brothers a sense of self-preservation through the atrocities of the Napoleonic Wars and a series of personal losses. They produced a vast corpus of work on mythology and medieval literature, embarked on a monumental German dictionary project, and broke scholarly ground with Jacob’s linguistic discovery known as Grimm’s Law. Setting their story against a rich historical backdrop, Schmiesing offers a fresh consideration of the profound and yet complicated legacy of the Brothers Grimm.
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The American Classics Children's Collection (Easy Classics) 10 Book Box Set
A 10-book box set of great American classics - adapted and illustrated editions at an easy-to-read level for young readers!
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Creepy Classics: The Fall of the House of Usher (Easy Classics)
Roderick Usher invites his childhood friend to his family home, the House of Usher. A bleak mansion of gloom standing lonely at the top of the hill. A history of family illness, a ‘mysterious’ lake and the loss of his twin sister all play a part in the desolation of Roderick. Will Roderick’s friend help him accept his family’s fate?
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Greek Classics: Athena and the Naming of Athens (Easy Classics) - Stella Taraksonová
The Goddess Athena has her mother Metis’s intelligence and her father Zeus’s determination. Sh's the last being anyone should challenge to a competition, least of all a human. Arachne challenges Athena to see whose ability to spin and weave fabrics is the best. Zeus will decide the winner, and the loser will never spin or weave again. Or will they?
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Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm - Brothers Grimm
A sumptuous treasury of original fairytales from the brothers Grimm, introduced by award-winning author Cornelia Funke and with full colour illustrations by artists Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, Axel Scheffler, Oliver Jeffers, Helen Oxenbury and Emma Chichester Clark celebrating the bicentenary of the first volume of Grimms'' original fairytales.From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as ''The Frog Prince'' and ''Hansel and Grettel'' to the delights of ''Ashputtel'' - the original Cinderella - all hold a timeless magic which has enthralled children for generations.Illustrators Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, Axel Scheffler, Helen Oxenbury, and Oliver Jeffers have each chosen their personal favourite fairytale to illustrate, and their individual styles make this a unique treasury for all the family to share.Contains over 50 original fairytales, collected and written by Jacob Ludwig Carol Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), universally known as ''the brothers Grimm''. Born in the German state of Hesse, their ambition was to collect traditional tales in order to preserve Germany''s heritage. They published two volumes in 1812 and 1814 which include some of the best-known fairy tales of all time, such as ''Tom Thumb'' and ''The Elves and the Shoemaker''. Grimms'' original fairytales - some dark and scary, others light and fun - are the foundation of many favourite picture books today.This beautiful treasury is published to celebrate the bicentenary of the first volume of Grimms'' original fairytales, and includes full page colour plates by today''s top children''s book illustrators.
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The Brothers York - Thomas Penn
SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE ''A gripping, complex and sensational story, told with calm narrative command ... With insight and skill, Penn cuts through the thickets of history to find the heart of these heartless decades'' Hilary MantelThe gripping new history by the author of the acclaimed bestseller Winter KingIt is 1461 and England is crippled by civil war. One freezing morning, a teenage boy wins a battle in the Welsh marches, and claims the crown. He is Edward IV, first king of the usurping house of York... Thomas Penn''s brilliant new telling of the wars of the roses takes us inside a conflict that fractured the nation for more than three decades. During this time, the house of York came to dominate England. At its heart were three charismatic brothers - Edward, George and Richard - who became the figureheads of a spectacular ruling dynasty. Together, they looked invincible.. But with Edward''s ascendancy the brothers began to turn on one another, unleashing a catastrophic chain of rebellion, vendetta, fratricide, usurpation and regicide. The brutal end came at Bosworth Field in 1485, with the death of the youngest, then Richard III, at the hands of a new usurper, Henry Tudor. The story of a warring family unable to sustain its influence and power, The Brothers York brings to life a dynasty that could have been as magnificent as the Tudors. Its tragedy was that, in the space of one generation, it destroyed itself.''The Brothers York is savage, exciting, blisteringly good.'' - Jessie Childs, author of God''s Traitors''An epic orgy of colour and character.'' - Leanda de Lisle, The Times ''Superb ... The tragedy and brutality of the Wars of the Roses jumps out from every page of Penn''s book.'' - Kate Maltby, Financial Times ''Thrilling, pacy ... Brings a novelist''s verve to his telling of events.'' - John Gallagher, The Guardian
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Greek Classics: Battle of the Titans (Easy Classics) - Stella Taraksonová
Twelve Titans plot to overthrow their father, Uranus, who rules the Heavens. Their mother is Gaia, who made the Earth. Cronus becomes King of the Titans, but an alarming prophecy leads him to imprison his own six children. Zeus escapes and returns years later to free his siblings and wage a war that will decide who rules the universe.
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Children's Classics: The Wind in the Willows (Easy Classics)
Picnics by the river, drinking hot chocolates and learning to row a boat, Mole soon becomes a _true_ riverbanker like his friend, Ratty. By the river, Mole meets a rich and spend-crazy Toad who lands himself in trouble after buying a motorcar. In order to help Mr Toad, Mole must find Badger, but that will mean a trip to the forbidden Wild Wood …
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The Fairley Brothers in Japan - Starkey David
From the author of Poor Ghost comes a poignant road trip novel following two middle-aged brothers, Chris and Andy Fairley, as they attempt an unlikely musical comeback in Japan. Chris and Andy Fairley couldn’t be more opposite—Chris, an uptight, ever-pessimist, and Andy, a go-with-the-flow hopeful. Their glory days seemed long behind them since their moderate success as a folk-rock duo and their relationship with each other fizzled out in the mid-1980s. But when their hit song is unexpectedly chosen for a Japanese car commercial, the men are given one last shot to revive their fame and friendship. They embark on a tour across Japan, but soon find their venues are far from glamorous: a wedding reception where they''re asked to play their hit on repeat, a flower farm gift shop, a windy sculpture park, and a restaurant where customers catch their own fish. As tensions between the brothers rise and a strange reporter begins following them all around the country, the men aren’t sure if the band or their relationship will survive. With echoes of Andrew Sean Greer’s Less, The Fairley Brothers in Japan is a gently comic exploration of aging, family, and belonging. It’s a tale of two brothers, not just hitting the road, but rediscovering themselves along the way.
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The Brothers - Chambers Kimberley
''The gripping new page-turner from the Queen of Gangland Crime'' BellaMEET THE BOND BROTHERS. You don''t want to be on the wrong side of this family…Beau Bond hates fiercely and loves hard. He’ll do anything to protect his twin Brett, and his girlfriend Jolene.Brett is a survivor. He’s always followed his brother’s lead, even if it means he''s lived to regret it.As Beau and Jolene get hitched, their feuding families must put their differences aside.But the brothers have a dark secret that could cause a war between both sides … and what better place to reveal all than at a wedding…When their past sins resurface to threaten those closest to them, will the brothers still have each other’s backs?The No.1 bestselling Queen of Gangland crime is back with a pulse-pounding, gritty new thriller! Don’t miss Kimberley Chambers’s epic new novel. Available now!Readers LOVE Kimberley Chambers!''A cracking good read right to the end – I could have read on'' âââââ''Another book by Kimberley Chambers that didn’t disappoint. Can’t wait for the Bond Family saga to continue'' âââââ''The characters are likable and vicious…She certainly knows how to tell a story and you will be gripped by this one'' âââââ''Another great gangland story from this great author. Love the family''s portrayal'' âââââ''What can I say… It''s Kimberley Chambers. Just like I thought, it was gripping [and] kept me guessing on every page'' âââââ''Absolutely brilliant gangland, Kimberley does it again! Loved it and highly recommend it'' âââââ''Nitty-gritty tale, fast moving and powerful'' âââââ''Just when you think her books could not get any better, she pulls it out of the bag once again'' âââââ
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The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales - Brothers Grimm
Delight in the fantasy world of The Brothers Grimm with these 59 of their best-loved bedtime stories for children (and adults!) worldwide, in an elegantly designed hardcover edition. Originally collected by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, these German linguists and cultural researchers gathered legendary folklore and aimed to share the stories exactly as they heard them. The Essential Grimm’s Fairy Talesfeatures all of your favorite tales, including:CinderellaRapunzelHansel and GretelSnow WhiteRumpelstiltskinLittle Red Riding HoodThe Golden GooseThis handsomely designed faux-leather and foil-embossed hardcover edition features an introduction by fantasy literature scholar Lori Campbell, a timeline of the life and times of the Brothers Grimm, and more than 100 illustrations by Arthur Rackham. This gorgeous, heirloom-quality collection is an ideal edition for classic book lovers to acquire for their home library.Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, these deluxe classics editions include beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other deluxe classics from Chartwell include Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Frankenstein, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.
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Children's Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Easy Classics)
Dorothy wants something exciting to happen to her. Then a storm carries her to the magical land of Oz, where Dorothy must find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and, hopefully, a way back home.
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The Call of the Wild (Easy Classics) - Gemma Barder
An adapted and illustrated edition of Jack London's The Call of the Wild - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook!
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The Last of the Mohicans (Easy Classics) - Gemma Barder
An adapted and illustrated edition of James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook!
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Sci-Fi Classics: The War of the Worlds (Easy Classics) - Ned Hartley
When Earth is attacked by technologically advanced aliens with tentacles and Heat-Ray weapons, humanity faces the fight of its life – and it may not be one it can win.
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Creepy Classics: The Mysteries of Udolpho (Easy Classics)
Emily St Aubert lived a happy childhood in her large home in La Vallee, France. But after tragically losing her parents, a strange sequence of events leads Emily to the mysterious Udolpho Castle. Here, she finds herself unfolding long lost family secrets – ones which threaten to trap Emily …
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The Age of Innocence (Easy Classics) - Gemma Barder
An adapted and illustrated edition of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook!
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The Portrait of a Lady (Easy Classics) - Gemma Barder
An adapted and illustrated edition of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady, at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook!
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Easy Classics)
An adapted, easy-to-read edition of Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - with engaging illustrations throughout.
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