The Neptune is gone, stolen by the Indian guide Moc, or maybe by Guiana-Capac's malevolent gods. The last members of the ill-fated expedition – Silver, Dantzig, Livesey and Bonnet – are stranded in the ancient city. Far from being broken, however, th ..

A stunning comic adaptation of the classic Elric of Melnibon novels by Michael Moorcock The albino emperor, Elric of Melnibon , is exiled from his home and cursed to walk the land under the influence of the god of chaos, Arioch. With his sword

Contains four provocative stories from Boccaccio's Decameron, featuring cuckolded husbands, cross-dressing wives and very bad priests.

Es ist Weihnachten. Die kleine Marie entdeckt am Gabentisch einen Nussknacker, den sie vor ihrem Bruder Fritz in Obhut nimmt. In der Nacht erwacht dieser Nussknacker zum Leben und führt im Wohnzimmer der Familie eine Schlacht gegen ein Heer von Mäuse ..

One of fifty new books at 1.00 pound each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry – all complete, standalone works, some never published in Penguin Modern Classics before.

‚Our passion was so great. Will the Old Man understand and help us once again?‘ The Old Man of the Moon is Shen Fu's intimate and moving account of his marriage – from early passion to the trials of poverty and separation – and his great, enduring lo ..

‚People begin to see that something more goes to the composition of a fine murder than two blockheads to kill and be killed – a knife – a purse – and a dark lane…‘ In this provocative and blackly funny essay, Thomas de Quincey considers murder in a ..

‚In two I'll slice the hair-seat / of Helga's kiss-gulper.‘ In this epic tale from the Viking Age that ranges across Scandinavia and Viking Britain, two poets compete for the love of Helga the Fair – with fatal consequences. Introducing Little Black ..

Kniha Silver Bayonet: Canada autora Ash Barker vydaná v nakladatelství Bloomsbury Publishing v roce 2023, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 64, ISBN-13: 9781472858870, zařazení do kategorie: Kanada.

An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster.

One of America's most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman (1819–92) worked as a teacher, journalist, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Proclaimed as the nation's first „poet of democracy,“ Whitman reached out to common reader ..

With aching muscles after hours of driving in the blinding rain, Jason stops at a roadside massage parlor for what he thinks might be a typical rub-and-tug. But when a hot, Asian spinner named Bebe reveals her secret touch, it becomes an experience Jason n