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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

“The Famous Book of Herbs” is an encyclopaedia of herbs used in making natural remedies for restoring and maintaining health. Each herb treated is described in detail, with information pertaining to its uses and benefits also provided. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in herbalism,...

Margo, caught in the monumental forces that ripped Europe apart, found herself the sexual plaything of the hated Germans--the beasts who used her savagely then cast her naked into the street to become the lust-relieving body of any soldier!

DO YOU REMEMBER When... you were enthralled by the adventures of “The Sea Wolf”... And his crew... In one of the most thrilling sea sagas of all time? Now we bring you the new and very adult version of the same tale. Everything is as close to the original as possible... Except that our adaptation...

Fletcher Farrow's life depended on how long he could rise to the occasion... and he knew the ax would fall if once he failed to raise his head. Additional: Excellent translation of hangul in this story of a man imprisoned by the Korean Empress. We're not sure that Korea actually ever had a ruling empress, but what the heck?

“FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS” is one of the all-time children’s classics. Between 1911 and 1938 it was reprinted on no less than 7 occasions – a record for a children’s book. Like the Grimm Bros. and Andrew Lang before her, Katherine Pyle has collected 15 stories from around the world, then...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 286 In this 286th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale titled “THE WONDER OF SKOUPA”. One day many years ago on St Nicholas’ day (Christmas day), Vasili was standing guard over the flocks up on the plateau....

This is the 12th Fairy Book of Many Colours compiled and edited by Andrew Lang. The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries – Ireland, Asia, Portugal, Wales, India, Scotland, Kenya, France and further afield. However much nations differ in policy and culture, they all agree in...

Germany had the Grimm Brothers and the UK and the English speaking nations has Andrew Lang. This is his OLIVE FAIRY BOOK, yet another book in the Many Coloured Fairy Book series. This extraordinary volume contains 29 old and forgotten folk and fairy tales including stories like The Blue Parrot, Jackal...

This brief pamphlet, also called 'The Tree of Life' was published in 1732. It contains a short collection of funny, witty, erotic verse about male body parts. Contents include: 'The Natural History of the Tree of Life', 'The Names and Virtues', and 'The Ridotto al' Fresco - A Poem'. Many vintage books...

A young and impressionable French maiden, witness to the finest-and lustiest manifestations of physical passion, now finds herself locked in a loveless marriage. Can there be a worse fate than this for a passionate woman? Surely there must be a way for her to satisfy the longings that now inflame her...

The former mayor and prominent businessman in a small Midwestern town, Lance Parker gets laid off as the marketing director of a national grocery chain. In his mid-50s, Lance struggles to find a job but only secures temporary contract positions. After five years, his savings are nearly depleted and he...

Mankind has ever been fascinated by extraordinary aspects of humanity, but none so much as giants. Many ancient gods, and indeed kings and emperors, were said to be vast in size: witness, for instance, the colossal statues of Egypt, China or the South Seas. But the palm for bigness must go to those...

The fiery tale of a Prussian banker's son who held women in simultaneous reverence and contempt, who used them for his own purposes and then discarded them without conscience. A novel unsurpassed in revealing Germanic ruthlessness and character, tenderness and brutality.