Long ago, Andrew made a childhood wish, and kept it in a silver box. When it finally comes true, he wishes he hadn't. Long ago, Ben made a promise and had a dream: to travel to Africa to volunteer at a lion reserve. When he finally makes it, it isn't for reason he imagined... Ben and Andrew keep meeting in unexpected places, and the intense relationship that develops seems to be guided by fate. Or is it? What if the very thing that drwas them together is tainted by past secrets that threaten everything? A dark, consuming drama that shifts from Zimbabwe to England, and then back into the past, "The Lion ... |
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The book is part of the series "Masters of Fairy Tales". ... This deluxe edition gathers together all the finest fairy tales of the unrivalled story-teller, Charles Perrault. The wonderful illustrations will transport young readers into a magical world where they will meet the beautiful Sleeping Beauty, the trusting Little Red Riding Hood, the resourceful Puss in Boots and Ricky of the Tuft, who is endowed with exceptional brains and wit. They will look for the owner of Cinderella’s glass slipper and Donkey Skin’s golden ring, and search for the way home with Little Thumb. The extraordinary adventures of these ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... For the past two centuries these delightful stories, gathered together and written down by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, have entertained and frightened children and adults alike. The lives of "Tom Thumb", "Cinderella", "Rumplestiltskin" and "The Frog Prince" form part of our common heritage: they stimulate the imagination and the heart, and linger at the back of our minds for a lifetime. They are funny, disturbing, wise and compassionate. They speak of joy and terror, happiness and revenge, love and violence. ... |
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Meet a tiger who keeps asking questions, an orangutan who wants to be good at everything, a bear cub who doesn't want to sleep, a gorilla who refuses to eat plants, and a wolf cub who just wants to go adventuring. Children will love the stories with their simple messages, and illustrations that will hold them spellbound. Beautiful gift book with stunning cover effects, contemporary illustration styles and entertaining original fiction, topical themes of the natural world. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... This mesmerising, macabre collection contains Edgar Allan Poe's best-known poetry, including "The Raven", "Annabel Lee" and "Lenore", and a selection of his very best stories, along with his finest tales from the last decade of his tragically short life. Many of these stories and poems explore the familiar Poe themes of murder, obsession and love, but this volume also contains many overlooked tales of the fantastic, black comedies, parodies and hoaxes, such as "The Unparalleled Adventure of Hans Pfaall", " ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Fairy tales are written both to entertain and to educate. Published in the shadow of the First World War, F. A. Steel's retellings of forty-one English fairy tales form a classic collection of stories, ranging from the familiar - "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Little Red Riding-Hood" and "The Three Little Pigs" - to the perhaps less well known - "The Black Bull of Norroway", "Nix Nought Nothing" and "The Red Ettin". Originally published in 1918, it reflects the nationalistic concerns of the period. ... |
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A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... 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 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 ... |
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Contains 30 stories. Get ready for bewitching tales of spells and fairy curses from the world's best-loved storyteller. From locked towers and lucky charms to cunning cats and dragons in need of cough lozenges, there's magic brewing in these enchanting short stories by Enid Blyton! Who will live happily ever after? ... |
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100 Bulgarian Folk Tales will give you one hundred reasons to love Bulgaria and its people. Broadly divided into six chapters, this book covers a wide range of the most common topics and characters, pertaining to Bulgarian folklore. Starting with the practical wisdom of everyday stories, the collection then dips into tales of magical adventures and encounters with supernatural creatures. Further, it will make you relax with witty sketches, sprinkled with local humour. Following the trail, you will gradually discover a closer and deeper bond to the life of our ancestors. The surviving legends of creation and shared ... |
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The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. This selection of their folk tales was made and translated by Lucy Crane, and includes firm favourites such as "Cinderella", "Rapunzel", "The Goose Girl", "Sleeping Beauty", "Hansel and Gretel", and "Snow White". It is illustrated throughout by Walter Crane's charming line drawings. ... |
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Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales. This collection of over forty of Andersen’s most popular stories includes The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling and many more. It is delightfully illustrated in black-and white by those remarkable brothers, Charles, Thomas and William Heath Robinson. ... |
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Tales of the Woodland is a beautiful hardback book where children to follow the adventures of four adorable animals in their natural woodland habitats. Four original animal stories written by Catherine Veitch tell the story of Blaze the emperor butterfly, Diamond the white-tailed deer, Jasper the jay and Silver the shrew. Children will be captivated by a deer who loves solving mysteries, a proud butterfly who starts to make friends, a mischievous shrew, and a jay who learns to share with others. Each story unfolds through a wonderful backdrop of artwork, packed with charming detail, and explores themes that children ... |
