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The Collector's Library volumes of short stories - "Best Ghost Stories", "Best Fairy Stories", "Celtic Fairy Tales" and "Tales of the Macabre" have proved popular throughout the world. This new collection of chilling tales is designed to be read as autumn nights draw in as Hallowe'en approaches. Stories from famous writers such as Henry James, Robert Louis Stevenson and Elizabeth Gaskell are matched with equally terrifying tales from E.F. Benson, Edith Wharton, W.W. Jacobs, W.F. Harvey, F. Marion Crawford, Ambrose Bierce and many others.

The Collector's Library volumes of short stories - "Best Ghost Stories", "Best Fairy Stories", "Celtic Fairy Tales" and "Tales of the Macabre" have proved popular throughout the…

The Collector's Library volumes of short stories - "Best Ghost Stories", "Best Fairy Stories", "Celtic Fairy Tales" and "Tales of the Macabre" have proved popular throughout the world. This new collection of detective stories of the golden age includes intriguing tales by Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Wallace, G.K. Chesterton, 'Sapper', E.W. Hornung, and Arnold Bennett. These masters of the genre are joined by less well-known but equally skilled writers such as Arthur B. Reeve, Maurice LeBlanc, Ernest Bramah, Mrs Henry Wood, Stacy Aumonier and Herbert Jenkins among others.

The Collector's Library volumes of short stories - "Best Ghost Stories", "Best Fairy Stories", "Celtic Fairy Tales" and "Tales of the Macabre" have proved popular throughout the…

The Machine Stops was first published in November of 1909 and is the one science fiction story in this collection, pre-dating both Brave New World and 1984. It tells of a dystopian future - 'the machine' has taken over the lives of men and it has an uncomfortable resonance today when so much human activity depends on computers. Forster referred to his stories as 'fantasies' and they contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Rich in irony and alive with sharp observations on the surprises life holds, the stories often feature violent events, discomforting coincidences. This volume includes all twelve stories published during Forster's lifetime.

The Machine Stops was first published in November of 1909 and is the one science fiction story in this collection, pre-dating both Brave New World and 1984. It tells of a…

Alfred Edward Housman’s A Shropshire Lad is the wonderful collection of poems that are so evocative of ‘the blue remembered hills’ of his youth. In this half-imaginery ‘land of lost content’ the recurring theme is one of the helplessness of man against an achingly beautiful countryside. It has inspired generations of readers, and has found its way into the canon of English folksong with settings by Butterworth, Ireland and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980) is associated with the group of artists known as Vorticists, active in London in the 1920s. The main body of her work consists of superb wood engravings for book illustration, as here. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker. With an afterword by Dr David Butterfield, Editor of The Housman Society Journal

Alfred Edward Housman’s A Shropshire Lad is the wonderful collection of poems that are so evocative of ‘the blue remembered hills’ of his youth. In this half-imaginery ‘land of…

A classic of Victorian literature, and one of the earliest books written specifically for boys, Tom Brown's Schooldays has long had an influence well beyond the middle-class, public school world that it describes. The book describes Tom's time at Rugby School from his first football match, through his troubled adolescence when he is savagely bullied by the unspeakable Flashman, to his departure for a wider world as a confident young man. This classic tale of a boy's schooldays under the benevolent eye of the renowned Dr Arnold still retains the appeal for which it was acclaimed on its first publication. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson

A classic of Victorian literature, and one of the earliest books written specifically for boys, Tom Brown's Schooldays has long had an influence well beyond the middle-class,…

Cider with Rosie is the first part of the poet Laurie Lee’s (1914–1997) autobiographical trilogy. It describes his life in the Gloucestershire village of Slad from his earliest years until he was twenty. He tells of thin winters, fat summers, local legends and ghosts, of neighbours and relations, and of growing up against a half-pagan landscape in which violence and madness, country follies and feasts were all part of one pastoral mess-pot. John Ward (1917–2007) was born in Hereford and was a noted book illustrator who gave the Prince of Wales his first professional lessons in painting.

Cider with Rosie is the first part of the poet Laurie Lee’s (1914–1997) autobiographical trilogy. It describes his life in the Gloucestershire village of Slad from his earliest…

The bitter, deformed brother of the King is secretly plotting to seize the throne of England. Charming and duplicitous, powerfully eloquent and viciously cruel, he is prepared to go to any lengths to achieve his goal – and, in his skilful manipulation of events and people, Richard is a chilling incarnation of the lure of evil and the temptation of power. Illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817–1897, famous for his depictions of historical scenes; as well as Shakespeare, he illustrated works of Sir Walter Scott, Cervantes, Wilkie Collins and Wordsworth.

The bitter, deformed brother of the King is secretly plotting to seize the throne of England. Charming and duplicitous, powerfully eloquent and viciously cruel, he is prepared to…

The most poetic and magical of Shakespeare’s comedies, this play contrasts lyrical fantasy surrounding the spirit Ariel and the savage Caliban, with a tale of political intrigue focused around Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island. Illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817–1897), famous for his depictions of historical scenes. As well as Shakespeare, he illustrated works of Sir Walter Scott, Cervantes, Wilkie Collins and Wordsworth.

The most poetic and magical of Shakespeare’s comedies, this play contrasts lyrical fantasy surrounding the spirit Ariel and the savage Caliban, with a tale of political intrigue…

When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid discovery, she encounters the man she loves - now a fellow exile - and resolves to remain in disguise to test his feelings for her. A gloriously sunny comedy, As You Like It is an exuberant combination of concealed identities and verbal jousting, reconciliations and multiple weddings.

Illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), famous for his depictions of historical scenes; as well as Shakespeare, he illustrated works of Sir Walter Scott, Cervantes, Wilkie Collins and Wordsworth.

With an Introduction by Ned Halley.

When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid…

An ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his three daughters according to the love they express for him. When the youngest daughter refuses to take part in this charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming and recriminations that follow, not only does the king’s own sanity crumble, but the stability of the realm itself is also threatened. Illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817–1897), famous for his depictions of historical scenes; as well as Shakespeare, he illustrated works of Sir Walter Scott, Cervantes, Wilkie Collins and Wordsworth.

An ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his three daughters according to the love they express for him. When the youngest daughter refuses to take…

A young, inexperienced governess is charged with the care of Miles and Flora, two small children given into her charge by their uncle at his grand country house. "The Turn of the Screw" is probably the most famous, certainly the most eerily equivocal, of all ghostly tales. Is it a subtle, self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture, filled with echoes of sexual and social unease? Or is it simply 'the most hopelessly evil story of the son of a long line of military heroes who refuses to follow tradition, yet proves his bravery in a haunted room.

A young, inexperienced governess is charged with the care of Miles and Flora, two small children given into her charge by their uncle at his grand country house. "The Turn of the…

Изящное подарочное издание небольшого формата в тканевом переплете красного цвета и суперобложке. Обрез книги вызолочен с трех сторон. Издание дополнено шелковым ляссе.

Somerset Maugham's short stories are among the best-loved in all of English literature. Written at the peak of the author's powers in the 1920s and 30s, this collection includes the immortal South Sea saga, RAIN, famous tales from Malaya THE LETTER, and whimsical stories from the old country including THE COLONEL'S LADY and THE ROUND DOZEN. These classics retain an astonishing freshness, reminding us that the most popular writer of his generation can now be counted among the most enduring storytellers of all time.

Изящное подарочное издание небольшого формата в тканевом переплете красного цвета и суперобложке. Обрез книги вызолочен с трех сторон. Издание дополнено шелковым ляссе.…

Set in the South of France in the decade after World War I, Tender is the Night is the story of a brilliant and magnetic psychiatrist named Dick Diver; the bewitching, wealthy, and dangerously unstable mental patient, Nicole, who becomes his wife; and the beautiful, harrowing ten-year pas de deux they act out along the border between sanity and madness.

In Tender is the Night, Fitzgerald deliberately set out to write the most ambitious and far-reaching novel of his career, experimenting radically with narrative conventions of chronology and point of view and drawing on early breakthroughs in psychiatry to enrich his account of the makeup and breakdown of character and culture.

Set in the South of France in the decade after World War I, Tender is the Night is the story of a brilliant and magnetic psychiatrist named Dick Diver; the bewitching, wealthy,…

Стильно оформленное подарочное издание в тканевом переплете и суперобложке, с трехсторонним золотым обрезом и шелковым ляссе.

Here are tales written by masters of the genre that feature ghosts, monsters, magic, and horror. This wonderfully potent brew of macabre tit-bits is guaranteed to entertain and enthrall. Included in this edition are The Library Window, Mrs. Oliphant; The Black Grippe, Edgar Wallace; The Bottle Imp, Robert Louis Stevenson; A Pair of Hands, Arthur Quiller Couch; The Case of M.Valdemar, Edgar Allan Poe; The Beast with Five Fingers, W.F.Harvey; Thurnley Abbey, Perceval Landon; A Terribly Strange Bed, Wilkie Collins; The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman; The Monkey's Paw, W.W.Jacobs; The Damned Thing, Ambrose Bierce; The Squaw, Bram Stoker; Horror in the Museum, H.P.Lovecraft; Mark of the Beast, Rudyard Kipling; The Undying Thing, Barry Pain; and The Last Leaf, O.Henry.

Стильно оформленное подарочное издание в тканевом переплете и суперобложке, с трехсторонним золотым обрезом и шелковым ляссе.

Here are tales written by masters of the genre…

Стильно оформленное подарочное издание в тканевом переплете и суперобложке, с трехсторонним золотым обрезом и шелковым ляссе.

Shakespeare's history of Henry V's remarkable victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From his wild youth, Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage, justice, integrity and honour. Ironically these qualities are brought to the fore by the realities of war. Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V told the British people that with strong leadership, they had little to fear at a time of uncertainty.

Стильно оформленное подарочное издание в тканевом переплете и суперобложке, с трехсторонним золотым обрезом и шелковым ляссе.

Shakespeare's history of Henry V's remarkable…

Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales – with an anarchic twist – but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as ‘The Tinderbox’ and ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ through poignant masterpieces such as ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Little Match Girl’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’, to more subversive later tales such as ‘The Ice Maiden’ and ‘The Dryad’. This is the classic translation by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by various artists

Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional…

Zuleika, the dazzling offspring of a curate and a circus-rider, is the grand-daughter of the Warden of Judas College, Oxford. On her visit to the city during Eights Week, her beauty wreaks havoc. Attracted only ‘to men who would not bow down to her’, Zuleika is disappointed in her quest for one whom she could adore. To a man, the undergraduates fall madly in love with her, including the Duke of Dorset, a splendid young Apollo who seems the likeliest candidate. His vow to lay down his life for her has unpredictable consequences. Max Beerbohm (1872–1956) was educated at Charterhouse and Merton College, Oxford, and is best known as a humorist, essayist and cartoonist. This centenary edition of Zuleika Dobson celebrates Max Beerbohm’s only novel. Illustrated by the author, it represents a distillation of his highly idiosyncratic talent. He said that he only ever intended it as fantasy, and it is in such a spirit that it ought to be approached.

Zuleika, the dazzling offspring of a curate and a circus-rider, is the grand-daughter of the Warden of Judas College, Oxford. On her visit to the city during Eights Week, her…

The Pickwick Papers is Charles Dickens’s first novel, and his comic masterpiece. We are introduced not just to one of the greatest writers in the English language but to some of fiction’s most endearing and memorable characters, starting with the ‘illustrious, immortal and colossal-minded’ Samuel Pickwick himself. It is a rollicking tour de force through an England on the brink of the Victorian era. Reform of government, justice and commercial life are imminent, as are rail travel, social convulsion and the death of deference, but Pickwick sails through on a tide of delirious adventure, fortifying us for the future – whatever it throws at us. Illustrated by H K Browne 'Phiz'

The Pickwick Papers is Charles Dickens’s first novel, and his comic masterpiece. We are introduced not just to one of the greatest writers in the English language but to some of…

The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. The prophet Al-Mustafa is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death. Cover illustration by Khalil Gibran.

The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. The prophet Al-Mustafa is about to board a ship which…