Absolutely delightful Little Gem favourite now with full-colour illustrations A perfectly pitched story of moonshine magic for early readers from a master of the market High quality cream paper & a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all 96 pages Funke Cornelia ...

Introduction & Notes by David Blair Rutherford College University of Kent The Moonstone a priceless Indian diamond which had been brought to England as spoils of war is given to Rachel Verrinder on her eighteenth birthday That very night the stone is stolen Suspicion then falls on a hunchbacked housemaid on Rachel's cousin Franklin Blake on a troupe of mysterious Indian jugglers & on Rachel herself The phlegmatic Sergeant Cuff is called in & with the help of Betteredge the Robinson Crusoe-reading loquacious steward the mystery of the missing stone is ingeniously solved ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins' Here was our quiet English house suddenly invaded by a devilish Indian Diamond
- bringing after it a conspiracy of living rogues set loose on us by the vengeance of a dead man' When Rachel Verinder's birthday present
- the Moonstone a large Indian diamond
- is stolen at her party suspicion & the diamond's mysterious curse seem set to ruin everyone & everything she loves Only Sergeant Cuff's famous detective skills offer any hope of peace & a future for them all The intricate plot & modern technique of multiple narrators made Wilkie Collin's 1868 work a huge success in the Victorian sensation genre With a reconstruction of the crime red herrings & a 'locked-room' puzzle The Moonstone was also a major precursor of the modern mystery novel The Penguin English Library
- 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War



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In the eerie wasteland of Dartmoor Sherlock Holmes summons his devoted wife & partner Mary Russell from her studies at Oxford to aid the investigation of a death & some disturbing phenomena of a decidedly supernatural origin Through the mists of the moor there have been sightings of a spectral coach made from bones carrying a woman long-ago accused of murdering her husb&--and of a hound with a single glowing eye Returning to the scene of one of his most celebrated cases The Hound of the Baskervilles Holmes & Russell investigate a mystery darker & more unforgiving than the moors themselves ...

Moraes Moor' Zogoiby is the last in line of a crooked & fantastical dynasty of spice merchants & crime lords from Cochin He is also a compulsive storyteller & an exile As we travel with him on a route that takes him from India to Spain he spins his labyrinthine family tale of mad passions & volcanic family hatreds of titanic matriarchs & their mesmerised offspring of premature deaths & curses that strike beyond the grave But does the India of his parents
- populated by extravagant artists piratical gatekeepers & mysterious lost paintings
- still exist? & will he ever discover what became of his fiery & tempestuous mother? Moraes' epic quest to uncover the truth of the past is a love story to a vanishing world & also its last hurrah

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Sam Harris's first book The End of Faith ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion In the aftermath Harris discovered that most people
- from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving scientists
- agree on one point science has nothing to say on the subject of human values Indeed our failure to address questions of meaning & morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith In this highly controversial book Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the rest of human knowledge Defining morality in terms of human & animal well-being Harris argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can in principle tell us how we ought to be In his view moral relativism is simply false
- & comes at an increasing cost to humanity & the intrusions of religion into the sphere of human values can be finally repelled for just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra there can be no Christian or Muslim morality Using his expertise in philosophy & neuroscience along with his experience on the front lines of our 'culture wars' Harris delivers a game-changing book about the future of science & about the real basis of human cooperation


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Since it was first published in 2001 Moro The Cookbook has been one of the most talked about praised & cherished cookbooks of its time Sam & Sam Clark share a passion for the food of Spain North Africa & the Eastern Mediterranean & their London restaurant Moro was born out of a desire to cook within these wonderful traditions & to explore exotic flavours little known in the UK Both the recipe book & restaurant have been showered with awards accolades & endorsements & the Clarks have built up a legion of devoted fans In their first book Sam & Sam have distilled the restaurant's most accomplished & delicious recipes those that have ensured its extraordinary success Authenticity is key & their food remains true to the origins of the dishes
- heady fusions of warm spices & fiery sauces slow-cooked earthy stews & delicate flavourings This is a must-have book for every cook's shelves written & designed with palpable passion & insight
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Tracklist A Fistfull Of Dollars Once Upon A Time In The West The Good The Bad & The Ugly Once Upon A Time In America The Sicilian Clan The Strength Of The Righteous ...

Enter the world of the Shadowhunters in this special edition of the New York Times bestselling City of Bones complete with gorgeous cover art from the Netflix series Shadowhunters Love Blood Betrayal Demons The first book in the New York Times No 1 bestselling Shadowhunter series that has swept the globe airs on Netflix in January 2016 Irresistibly drawn towards a group of demon hunters Clary encounters the dark side of New York City
- & the dangers of forbidden love Read all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles The Mortal Instruments The Infernal Devices Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy The Bane Chronicles & The Shadowhunter's Codex
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Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Cassandra Clare's City of Bones with this gorgeous new edition complete with special content including a new piece from Cassie & exclusive colour illustrations The tenth anniversary of Cassandra Clare's phenomenal City of Bones demands a luxe new edition The pride of any fan's collection City of Bones now has new cover art over thirty interior illustrations & six new full-page colour portraits of everyone's favourite characters! This beautifully crafted collector's item also

Includes:: a new piece written by Cassandra Clare A perfect gift for the Shadowhunter fan in your life This is the book where Clary Fray first discovered the Shadowhunters a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world & back to their own The book where she first met Jace Wayland the best Shadowhunter of his generation The book that started it all

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