' Do you see your son standing over there in the antechamber? Well I am going to shoot him' The story of the great & mad Cambyses King of Persia told by part-historian part-mythmaker Herodotus of Halicarnassus Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Herodotus (c 484-425 BCE) Herodotus's The Histories is also available in Penguin Classics ...

The Madonna of the Pool is a collection of short stories which explore the triumphs compromises & quiet disappointments of everyday life Drawing on a wide array of characters Helen Stancey shows how small events insignificant to some can resonate deeply in the lives of others 144 pages Stancey Helen ...

An analysis of Victorial women writers this pathbreaking book of feminist literary criticism is now reissued with a substantial new introduction by Sandra Gilbert & Susan Gubar that reveals the origins of their revolutionary realization in the 1970s that the personal was the political the sexual was the textual The classic argument for a women's literary tradition-Scott Heller Chronicle of Higher Education The authors force us to take a new look at the grandes dames of English literature & the result is that they will never seem quite the same again-Le Anne Schreiber New York Times Book Review Imperative reading-Carolyn G Heilbrun Washington Post Book World A masterpiece-Carolyn See Los Angeles Times Book Review The Madwoman in the Attic The Woman Writer & the Nineteenth-Century originally published in 1979 has long since become a classic one of the most important works of literary criticism of the 20th century This new edition contains an introduction titled ' The Madwoman in the Academy' that is quite simply a delight to read warmly witty provocative informative & illuminating-Joyce Carol Oates Princeton University A groundbreaking study of women writers The book brought the concerns of feminism to the study of female writers & presented the case for the existence of a distinctly feminine imagination-Martin Arnold The New York Times The authors are brilliant academics but they wear their erudition lightly It remains imperative reading for those who want to understand better the grandes dames of English literature & is still one of the most powerful pieces of writing from a feminist point of view Argumentative polemical witty & thought-provoking this is a book which will make the reader return to the original texts -Yorkshire Post (Leeds) A feminist classic & still one of the best books on the female Victorian writers-Judith Shulevitz New York Times Book Review ...

' The heights to which this climb will take you are in direct ratio to the depths to which you have the courage to delve' Mary Magdalene is one of Jesus' most famous disciples yet we know very little about her Ever since her name first appeared in the gospels her image has been reinvented & contorted to reflect & serve the prevailing cultural codes of behaviour & beliefs of the age Returning to the holy mountain of Montsegur The Magdalene picks up where the first volume in Lars Muhl's bestselling Grail Trilogy The Seer left off In this his next step on a mesmerizing voyage into the heart of the sacred feminine he traverses both the physical & spiritual plains to uncover the true nature of the intimate relationship between Jesus (Yeshua) & Mary Magdalene during which he finds himself confronted by forgotten truths & a more genuine & authentic way of being ...

Full of heart fantasy & adventure the I AM FOX trilogy follows Isla a young fox whose world is shattered when her family suddenly vanishes Foxfire the final book in the trilogy follows Isla on her continued adventures Isla has arrived at the frigid Snowlands to find her lost brother Pirie The tundra is a harsh place
- & the wolves who live within its icy kingdoms are harsher still
- but Isla's flair for the mysterious arts of foxcraft has grown tremendously The young fox is on a mission of grave importance A cruel & powerful fox known as the Mage is using his own mastery of foxcraft to summon an ancient threat If he succeeds then more than just Pirie's life will be at stake But Isla discovers the once-proud wolves are broken & wary Their king is weak struck by a peculiar madness & a rival kingdom threatens their borders If Isla can't find help amongst the wolves then the whole world will burn

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Georgie has got a new bed but it's not like other beds For each night Georgie says the magic word & it whisks him away on a fantastic adventure He loves his bed but one day he & his family go on holiday & when they come back Granny has a big surprise for Georgie ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Made for the Festival of Britain & with a host of guest stars this film is devoted to the life & career of William Friese-Greene a British portrait photographer who helped pioneer the development of the cine-camera A careful & expensive biopic told in a series of vignettes ...

Tap into the magic of gratitude with Rhonda Byrne's latest book
- & change your life in just 33 days 272 pages Byrne Rhonda ...

The great thing about being 75 years old is that you can wear your slippers everywhere
- Percy Sloggett wears his in the garden
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In this adaptation of Terry Southern&s offbeat novel an eccentric millionaire adopts a down-&-out vagrant he stumbles upon in the park as his son The pair embark on a series of practical jokes & elaborate stunts designed to expose the wanton greed that exists in everybody
- & prove that everyone has his price Actors Peter Sellers Ringo Starr Isabel Jeans Caroline Blakiston Wilfrid Hyde-White Richard Attenborough Leonard Frey Laurence Harvey Christopher Lee Spike Milligan Roman Polanski Raquel Welch Yul Brynner Victor Maddern & John Cleese Director Joseph Mc Grath Certificate 15 years & over Year 1969 Languages English Duration 1 hour 28 minutes (approx)
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