Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is perhaps the greatest collection of detective stories ever written. From his residence at 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes solves a series of baffling and bizarre cases, including those of a man terrified by the arrival of an envelope containing orange pips, and a woman whose fiancé disappeared on his way to their wedding. Each story showcases the great detective's inimitable and extraordinary deductive powers, recounted to us by his faithful friend and colleague, Dr Watson. This "Macmillan ... |
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Influential and innovative, James Joyce (1882 - 1941) led the vanguard of 20th-century fiction. Sooner or later, most undergraduates encounter him, and many scholars devote their entire careers to his exuberantly eloquent prose. Joyce's experimental use of language and stream-of-consciousness techniques continues to captivate modern readers and writers, and this anthology offers a first-rate introduction to the Irish author's fiction and poetry. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", Joyce's coming-of-age novel, appears here in its entirety. Readers will also find the complete texts of the ... |
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From the eccentric museum La Specola in Florence comes this amazing collection of waxworks depicting human anatomy in all its dazzling complexity. A selection of wax bodies and body part and organ studies from the museum's collection is presented here; from skeletons to vein structures, organs to nerves, and arteries to the delicate pores of the skin, the human body is mapped out in meticulous and exacting detail. Texts explaining the human anatomy in layperson's terms and exploring the historical and cultural significance of the wax figures complete this total body experience. This book is from the Bibliotheca ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Jonty Claypole. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... This collection of Poe's work contains some of the most exciting and haunting stories ever written. They range from the poetic to the mysterious to the darkly comic, yet all possess the genius for the grotesque that defines Poe's writing. They are peopled with neurotics and social outcasts, obsessed with nameless terrors or preoccupied with seemingly unsolvable mysteries. "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" are key works in the horror canon, while in the "The Murders ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Utterly unique and beloved around the world, "The Prophet" is a collection of twenty-six poetic essays by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. Telling the story of the prophet Al-Mustafa and his conversations with various acquaintances as he returns home after a long absence, the book touches on subjects of universal concern, including love, friendship, passion, pain, religion and freedom. Thought-provoking, comforting and wise, the simple truths of "The Prophet" remain compelling and rewarding to this day. ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Victoria Assanelli. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Little Mermaid" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The story is sensitively retold, following the tale of the young mermaid who falls in love with a human prince. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Melanie Florian. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Enormous Turnip" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. "Ladybird books" has ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Yunhee Park. ... "Ladybird" has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. This classic version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is based on the original "Ladybird" retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful new illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. An essential part of any child's bookshelf, "Ladybird Tales" are perfect for sharing together and creating memories to treasure ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Yunhee Park. ... "Ladybird" has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. This hardback version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Marina Sarah Preston. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. "Ladybird books& ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Yunhee Park. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "Beauty and the Beast" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with Beauty's father traveling to the beast's castle through to the day Beauty returns to the castle to find the beast alone in the rose garden. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Yunhee Park. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "Rapunzel" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with the princess finding her way to the castle one stormy night, through to her sleepless night on top of twenty mattresses! "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full ... |