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First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A unique work of fiction, combining a horror story encapsulated in mystery, stark realism and fantasy, and thick with ironic humour throughout. The gripping action of the drama unfolds in a rich environment of palatial houses, offices, and churches, amongst a coterie of remarkable and often artistic...

Pip and her twin brother, Tim, awaken an alchemist's son from a centuries-long slumber when their family moves to an old English country estate, and he enlists them in the fight against an evil alchemist who seeks to create a homunculus.

In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog. The reasons for this apparently arbitrary preference on the part of authors are perfectly easy to explain. The instinctive acts of the dog, who is...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

Children need a broad view of the world to better work with others and achieve academic success. That means being able to see many perspectives, listen to others, and share their own ideas and perceptions. *Nurturing Next-Generation Innovators *aims to prepare the next generation of global citizens...

“Frammenti di Berlino” è una raccolta di piccole guide letterarie che non solo ci presentano luoghi meno conosciuti di questa splendida città, ma ci ripropone siti noti di Berlino alla luce di nuove ed inaspettate prospettive. Una città complessa e ricca di storia come Berlino si offre a tutti...

Set in 1846, Mr. Carewe “brought his lovely daughter home from the convent to wreck the hearts of the youth of Rouen.” Betty Carewe soon finds herself pursued by two young men—but she mistakes them for the same person. Ardent suitor Crailey Gray is content to let her believe that he is his rival, Tom Vanrevel.

This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...

The glass-domed “palm-room” of the Grand Continental Hotel Magnifique in Rome is of vasty heights and distances, filled with a mellow green light which filters down languidly through the upper foliage of tall palms, so that the two hundred people who may be refreshing or displaying themselves there...

Gracie Atwell and Sylvia Jenkinson are best friends growing up in a small Yorkshire village, under the shadow of World War II Both born to well off families, from the outside their childhoods may have looked idyllic Under the roofs of the large houses on Mulberry Hill, the families battle their own private demons

A young newspaperman who has just moved to a new town overhears the wealthy politician in the house next door talking aloud to nonexistent figures. Has David Beasley gone mad, or is his imagination simply greater than his friends and ex-fiancée believe?

A heart story with fun near the surface always bubbling up. Here we have Beasley, a politician, finding himself responsible for a little cripple boy who has a vivid imagination. In making Beasley his servant he makes him a nobler man. There will be a lump in your throat when you read some of this—"and just to please a little sick kid."