Chilling! Uncanny! Macabre! The wall that separates reality & nightmare comes fast undone in this the complete horrific chronicle of young HP Lovecraft! Is he a harmless writer of supernatural fiction
- or a secret god of destruction & despair? This is one strange tale indeed!
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A mesmerizing lyrical tale of the bright & dark sides of love & desire First-time author Leslye Walton has constructed a layered & unforgettable mythology that follows Ava Lavender's discovery of her one-of-a-kind self (Teen Vogue) Shortlisted for the 2015 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize Leslye Walton's stunning debut novel is rich with lyrical & whimsical writing (Kiera Cass New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series) Magical realism is woven through this generational saga creating a narrative reminiscent of Gabriel Garcia Marquez with a taste of Chocolat by Joanne Harris Foolish love appears to be a Roux family birthright & for Ava Lavender a girl born with the wings of a bird it is an ominous thing to inherit In her quest to understand her peculiar disposition & a growing desire to join her peers Ava ventures into the wider world But it is a dangerous world for a naive girl
- a world which may view her as girl or angel On the night of the summer solstice celebration the skies open up rain & feathers fill the air & Ava's journey & her family's saga reaches a devastating crescendo
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Lazy Smurf loves to nap but this is ridiculous! When he wakes up one day after an especially refreshing rest Lazy discovers that 100 years have gone by & the whole Village has changed—and not for the better With all these elderly Smurfs hobbling around no one is young enough to do the chores except Lazy himself & work is not his strong suit But something isn&t quite right & once Lazy discovers the truth behind this caper disaster—and Gargamel—isn&t far behind! About the Author PIERRE CULLIFORD born in Belgium in 1928 was the cartoonist known as Peyo Peyo began his career working with some of Belgium&s most talented cartoonists including his lifelong writing partner Yvan Delporte In 1958 The Smurfs made their first appearance & went on to become the world-famous characters we know & love today ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics' All human beings as we meet them are commingled out of good & evil' After taking an elixir created in his laboratory mild mannered Dr Jekyll is transformed into the cruel & despicable Mr Hyde Although seemingly harmless at first things soon descend into chaos & Jekyll quickly realises there is only one way to stop Hyde Stevenson's quintessential novella of the Victorian era epitomizes the conflict between psychology science & religious morality but is fundamentally a triumphant study of the duality of human nature ...

Following their acclaimed graphic novel version of ' Kidnapped' Alan Grant & Cam Kennedy turn their attention to another Stevenson story John Utterson notices that his friend Dr Henry Jekyll has been acting very strangely As he investigates Utterson uncovers a terrifying & horrific story ...

His innovative thriller as shocking now as when it was first published the Penguin Classics edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde & Other Tales of Terror is edited with an introduction by Robert Mighall Published as a 'shilling shocker' Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with the 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; & the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil The other stories in this volume also testify to Stevenson's inventiveness within the Gothic tradition ' Olalla' a tale of vampirism & tainted family blood & ' The Body Snatcher' a gruesome fictionalisation of the exploits of the notorious Burke & Hare This edition contains a critical introduction by Robert Mighall which discusses class criminality & the significance of the story's London setting It also

Includes:: an essay on the scientific contexts of the novel & the development of the idea of the Jekyll-&-Hyde personality Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh the son of a prosperous civil engineer Although he began his career as an essayist & travel writer the success of Treasure Island (1883) & Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action & adventure Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination & a fascination with the presence of evil themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1886) & The Master of Ballantrae (1893) If you enjoyed The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde you might like The Private Memoirs & Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg also available in Penguin Classics' Every bit as claustrophobic creepy & chilling as when it first saw the light of day over a century ago' Ian Rankin

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Mark Ryan's brilliant reinvention of Robert Louis Stephenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Carl Jung introduces the audience to an inmate of Broadmoor Asylum known only as Mr Hyde Through a series of interviews Jung attempts to understand the man through his analysis of the divided self However as the regular meetings progress the true horror of the story unfolds as Hyde begins to gain the upper hand ...

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A sinister figure is haunting the gas-lit streets of Victorian London Who is the mysterious Edward Hyde? & what powerful hold does he have over the respectable Henry Jekyll? Part of the Usborne Young Reading series this spine-chilling retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story is ideal for newly independent readers ...

Since his first literary appearance in 1886 the murderous Mr Hyde has embodied the evil that even good men including his alter ego Henry Jekyll
- are capable of when the constraints of civilized life are loosed This chilling anthology also collects nine of Stevenson's best-known tales of horror 312 pages Stevenson Robert Louis
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