A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback)

A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback)

A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories is a delightful collection of eighteen of the best of Eva Ibbotson's short stories. They range from nineteenth-century Vienna to the north of England at the end of the last century, from pre-revolutionary Russia to the devastated Brazilian Amazon. Each

Eva Ibbotson - 3 Book Collection - Eva Ibbotsonová

Eva Ibbotson's gentle adventure stories have enchanted so many young readers and this collection, including the all-time classic Journey to the River Sea, provides the perfect introduction to her work. Journey to the River Sea is an award-winning book that follows the orphan Maia as she travels all

Star of Kazan (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback / softback)

An enthralling adventure set in turn-of-the-century Vienna. From the author of the bestselling Journey to the River

Christmas Star - A Festive Story Collection (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback / softback)

Christmas stories from bestselling author Eva

Magic Flutes (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback / softback)

A beautiful, classic story of romance, intrigue and opera, by the award-winning Eva Ibbotson, with new introduction from Harriet

Let Sleeping Sea-Monsters Lie - and Other Cautionary Tales (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback / softback)

A funny, fantastical collection of cautionary tales from the mind-bogglingly brilliant and bestselling Eva

Dear Science and Other Stories (McKittrick Katherine)(Paperback)

In Dear Science and Other Stories Katherine McKittrick presents a creative and rigorous study of black and anticolonial methodologies. Drawing on black studies, studies of race, cultural geography, and black feminism as well as a mix of methods, citational practices, and theoretical frameworks, she

Godfall and Other Stories (Odell Sandra)(Paperback / softback)

In Godfall and Other Stories, writer Sandra M. Odell presents 22 stories that move from riveting to weird to horrifying, exploring dark, dark places of human (and not-so-human) beings. What happens when the gods start falling dead from the sky? Why can't a cactus marry a gila monster? When a boy

Secret Countess (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback / softback)

A classic post-war romance novel, from the award-winning and best-loved Eva

Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Kafka Franz)(Paperback / softback)

Morning Gift (Ibbotson Eva)(Paperback / softback)

A beautiful, classic romance set on the eve of war in Europe, from the award-winning and best-loved Eva

Space Pirates and Other Sci-fi Stories (Bradman Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Space Pirates and other stories is a collection of tales from an award-winning author in the science-fiction

Double Sin and Other Stories (Christie Agatha)(Paperback)

Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot both make appearances in Agatha Christie's Double Sin and Other Stories, a sterling collection of short mystery fiction that offers double the suspense, surprise, and fun.In one of London's most elegant shops, a decorative doll dressed in green velvet adopts some

Italian Short Stories(Paperback / softback)

The eight stories in this collection, by Moravian, Pavese, Pratolina, and other modern writers, have been selected as being representative of contemporary Italian writing. The English translations provided are literal rather than literary, and there are notes and biographies to help the student of

Rendezvous And Other Stories (Du Maurier Daphne)(Paperback / softback)

A haunting collection of stories in the tradition of THE BIRDS and DON'T LOOK

Typhoon and Other Stories (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

A Penguin Classics edition of 'Typhoon,' 'Amy Foster,' 'Falk,' and 'Tomorrow' In these four stories, written between 1900 and 1902, Joseph Conrad bid gradual farewell to his adventurous life at sea and began to confront the more daunting complexities of life on land in the twentieth century. In

Master and Man and Other Stories (Tolstoy Leo)(Paperback)

The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, 'The Two Hussars' contrasts a dashing father

Natasha: And Other Stories (Bezmozgis David)(Paperback)

Now a Major Motion Picture A dazzling debut--and a publishing phenomenon--Natasha: And Other Stories is the tender, savagely funny collection from a young immigrant who has taken the critics by storm.Few readers had heard of David Bezmozgis before May 2003, when Harper's, Zoetrope, and The New

America Awaits Us, My Lovely, and Other Stories (Owen Christopher)(Paperback)

The locations of these stories range from Birmingham in 1890's, and 1900's to America in the 1900's, to the UK from the 1960's to present day. The subject matter includes desertion within the family, a young woman who relies of body decoration to secure her identity, life in a Children's Home in

Garden Party and Other Stories (Sage Lorna)(Paperback / softback)

Contains fifteen stories, many of which are set in the author's native New Zealand, and others in England and the French

Blue in Chicago - And Other Stories (Howland Bette)(Paperback / softback)

The bittersweet, sharply observed stories in Blue in Chicago introduce British readers for the first time to Bette Howland, a forgotten great of twentieth-century American fiction, perfect for fans of Lucia Berlin, Lydia Davis and Alice

Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories (Blackwood Algernon)(Paperback)

'Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories' is a collection of supernatural stories by one of the greatest writers of such stories to have ever lived, Algernon Blackwood. This collection contains the title story, 'Ancient Sorceries', which is the tale of a tourist who becomes enchanted by a strange

The Secret Sharer and Other Stories (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

The stories in this Norton Critical Edition maintain the connection and sequencing that Joseph Conrad saw among them. In his 'Author's Note' to 'Twixt Land and Sea, Conrad writes of his two 'Calm-pieces' ('The Secret Sharer' and The Shadow-Line) and his two 'Storm-pieces' (The Nigger of the

Dear Science and Other Stories (McKittrick Katherine)(Pevná vazba)

In Dear Science and Other Stories Katherine McKittrick presents a creative and rigorous study of black and anticolonial methodologies. Drawing on black studies, studies of race, cultural geography, and black feminism as well as a mix of methods, citational practices, and theoretical frameworks, she