<u>A survival story for the 21st century and the international bestseller behind the major film from Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain.</u>I'm str...
In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve ...
A phantom child roams the Northumberland moors, while a host of fairytale characters gone to seed gather in the dark, dark woods in these two surprising tales of the uncanny from the great Victoria...
Twelve classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales enchantingly illustrated and specially retold for younger readers. Includes the best-loved characters of ‘Thumbelina’ ‘...
Celebrate mummies with this adorable book brought to you by Peppa Pig and her little brother, George! This delightful story shows the many reasons why Peppa and George love their mummy, from her co...
This adorable book is brought to you by the best-loved characters from the number one award-winning preschool children's TV show on Channel 5 and Nickelodeon - Peppa Pig! The perfect present for Da...
Far From the Maddening Crowd, by Thomas Hardy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including...
When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through ...
The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter – but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at H...
Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly mar...
Translated, with an Introduction and Notes by John R. Williams. Goethe's Faust is a classic of European literature. Based on the fable of the man who traded his soul for superhuman powers and knowl...
Anna Sewell's Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877, and has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies. Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat, a white foot ...
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds ...
Ce livre raconte comment l'esprit vient aux filles. On y apprendra, entre autres : – comment naître a neuf ans – comment survivre a la perte de l'innocence &ndas...
Il y a le Paris de l'opulence et des raffinements délicats. Il ya celui des petits matins blemes et des couples éreintés. Prosper Donge, employé d'un palace situé...
Si j'étais tout a fait sincere, je dirais que je n'ai pas de sympathie pour M. Renard : il m'humilie ; je sens en lui des perfections qui m'offensent.» (Léon Blum) &...
Les comédiens resterent silencieux et dans l’attente… "Je plie mon titre de baron et le mets au fond de mon portemanteau, comme un vetement qui n’est plus de mi...
Fintan, Maou, Geoffroy : trois reves, trois révoltes. Et une meme soif.Fintan Allen a douze ans lorsque, le 14 mars 1948, il embarque pour l'Afrique avec sa mere, Maou. Geoffroy Allen,...
Quel que fut le point qui put retenir M. de Charlus et le giletier, leur accord semblait conclu et ces inutiles regards n'etre que des préludes rituels, pareils aux fetes qu'on donne avant u...
Short Stories from the Nineteenth Century is a wonderful collection of classic stories specially selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies. These are tales from the golden age of the great sto...