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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
A sequel to “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”, Bill Martin`s playful story combining animals, colours and sounds, is beautifully illustrated by Eric Carle. A simple rhythmic text introduces the reader to a menagerie of wild animals from a roaring lion to a fluting flamingo and a trumpeting elephant. With refreshed colour artwork,
The Son of Neptune
This is the second title in this number one, bestselling spin-off series from “Percy Jackson” creator, Rick Riordan. This crazy messed up world of gods and monsters is “Percy Jackson`s” reality, which pretty much sucks for him. Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, God of the Sea, has woken from a very deep sleep and come
Meg and Mog: Three Favourite Stories
There are surprises galore for Meg, Mog and Owl in these three classic Meg and Mog stories: “Meg`s Eggs”, “Meg at Sea” and “Mog in the Fog”. As ever, Meg casts her spells with the best of intentions but always with hilarious results. Children will love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes in this bumper
Peepo! (30th Anniversary Edition)
“Peepo!” is the much-loved picture book classic by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. “Peepo!” is a modern classic that continues to delight generations of babies and toddlers and their parents. Look through the holes to spot details from the wonderful illustrations. “Peepo!” – A perfect gift for new babies and parents, no home should be without
Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Do-it-yourself Book
Now everyone can have their own Wimpy Kid diary! Draw your own Wimpy-Kid-style cartoons, fill in facts and lists, check out the full-colour comics inside and even write your own Wimpy Kid journal, just like Greg. This title now comes with dozens of pages of new content and a brand new cover.
The Slave
Jacob, a Jewish slave held in a mountain village after escaping a massacre by Cossacks, will be killed if he tries to escape. The one saving grace is his love for his master`s daughter, Wanda. They begin a secret affair, trying to avoid the cruelty of the other villagers, until one day Jacob`s fortunes unexpectedly
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence.
Five Children and It
When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead – an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don`t realize all the trouble wishes can cause. This is
My Name is Asher Lev
Asher Lev is a gifted loner, the artist who painted the sensational “Brooklyn Crucifixion”. Into it he poured all the anguish and torment a Jew can feel when torn between the faith of his fathers and the calling of his art. Here Asher Lev plunges back into his childhood and recounts the story of love
Decline of the English Murder
In these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments the passing of the heyday of the `perfect` murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys` weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. Throughout history,
The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion
A fascinating examination of ethics, religion and psychology, this selection of Schopenhauer`s works contains scathing attack on the nature and logic of religion, and an essay on ethics that ranges from the American slavery debate to the vices of Buddhism. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see
100 Artists` Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists
In this one-of-a-kind volume, indispensable for students of art, architecture and film,Alex Danchev presents 100 Artists` Manifestos, each reproduced with an introduction on the author and the associated movement, in Penguin Modern Classics.This remarkable collection of 100 manifestos from the last 100 years is cacophony of voices from such diverse movements as Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism,
The Feminine Mystique
`One of the most influential non-fiction books of the twentieth century` The New York TimesWhen Betty Friedan produced The Feminine Mystique in 1963, she could not have realized how the discovery and debate of her contemporaries` general malaise would shake up society. Victims of a false belief system, these women were following strict social convention
Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Part of Penguin`s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. `I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole without the least idea what was to happen afterwards,` wrote Dodgson, describing how Alice
Letters to Vera
No marriage of a major twentieth-century writer lasted longer than Vladimir Nabokov`s. Vera Slonim shared his delight at the enchantment of life`s trifles and literature`s treasures, and he rated her as having the best and quickest sense of humour of any woman he had met. From their meeting in 1921, Vladimir`s letters to his beloved
Flappers and Philosophers: The Collected Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Encompassing the very best of F. Scott Fitzgerald`s short fiction, this collection spans his career, from the early stories of the glittering Jazz Age, through the lost hopes of the thirties, to the last, twilight decade of his life. It brings together his most famous stories, including “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz”, a
The Sonnets and a Lover`s Complaint
Part of Penguin`s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. When this volume of Shakespeare`s poems first appeared in 1609, he had already written most of the great plays that made him famous.
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This poem – originally published anonymously, written after Wilde`s two year`s hard labor in Reading prison – is the tale of a man who has been sentenced to hang for the murder of the woman he loved. “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” follows the inmate through his final three weeks, as he stares at the
Impatience of the Heart
The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and Impatience of the Heart, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings. Hofmiller, an Austro-Hungarian cavalry officer stationed at the edge of the empire, is invited to a party
