At first The Emigrants" appears simply to document the lives of four Jewish emigres in the twentieth century. But gradually as Sebald's precise almost dreamlike prose begins to draw their stories the four narrations merge into one overwhelming evocation of exile & loss. Written with a bone-dry sense of humour & a fascination with the oddness of existence " The Emigrants" is highly original in its heady mix of fact memory & fiction & photographs." ...

If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin she'd never have let him go. Unfortunately when his seven pounds goes missing on the train Emil is determined to get it back
- & when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure.. .A classic & influential story Emil & the Detectives remains an enthralling read.
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' Password Emil!' Emil is excited to be taking the train on his own for the first time. He doesn't like the look of his fellow passenger the man in the bowler hat. Emil will just have to keep his wits about him & his money in his pocket. But Emil falls asleep & when he wakes up the man in the bowler hat is gone
- & so is the money! Emil is determined to get it back. He teams up with a gang of young detectives & so begins a hair-raising chase across Berlin to catch the dirty rotten thief...BACKSTORY: Learn all about the book's brave author & find out just how good a sleuth you would be.
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Theres a rat running amok in Emils house & hes determined to capture it. But hiding the rat trap just under his fathers bed probably isnt ideal.. . Thats just the start of Emils adventures which once begun never stop. Hens dogs little sisters
- & adults
- all flee his path. But Emil doesnt mean to be bad its just that trouble
- & fun
- follow him wherever he goes. A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the worlds best-loved childrens authors.



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Emil & the three twins? Three Twins? Yes you read that correctly. Emil Tischbein has another adventure with his old friends the Professor Gustav & Little Tuesday
- this time by the sea. Of course the detectives couldnt have an ordinary seaside holiday like other people
- & when they become entangled with the mystery of the three acrobat twins & the wicked Herr Anders it looks as if its going to turn into a most extraordinary time for them all!

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Whether hes teaching his pet pig to dance being chased by a mad cow or wrestling a robber Emils adventures never stop. Hens dogs little sisters
- & adults
- all flee his path. But Emil doesnt mean to be bad its just that trouble
- & fun
- follow him wherever he goes. A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the worlds best-loved childrens authors.



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Emily is a helpful little girl so when her mummy is worried that Daisy the cow will escape into the clover field through a hole in the fence she offers to go & look after Daisy for the day. On the way she meets a big dog a boastful boy & an old man with a sack. But when she gets to the meadow she realises she needs help with Daisy & to mend the fence. Who can she turn to? This is a delightful springtime picture book from Elsa Beskow. Young children will enjoy following Emily through her day as unexpectedly good things keep coming her way. ...

Sarahs full of nerves when she arrives at Sunnyside Stables but shes not the only one. Sprite a new addition to Sunnyside is flighty & anxious. Together they must work to rebuild each others confidence
- but in order to help Sprite Sarah must first conquer her own nerves... Written in diary form this is the fifth book in a brilliant series that is perfect for all ponymad girls.
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Wuthering Heights is one of those rare books that appeals to a general audience as well as inspiring endless academic enquiry. Baffling & fascinating its first readers it has been read as a great love story a tragedy of hatred a promise of spiritual sublimity an intriguing textual puzzle an analogue of the class war a feminist protest a poem a drama a dialogue. It has inspired hundreds of interpretive versions in other media & the image of Catherine & Heathcliff on the hill-top (despite not appearing in the novel) has become a cultural icon. In this Readers' Guide Patsy Stoneman has devised a careful route through the bewildering profusion of critical writing on Wuthering Heights. After a chapter on 19th century responses the Guide links together a selection of extracts demonstrating the major critical developments of the 20th century from humanism through formalism to deconstruction. Subsequent chapters working within this general framework focus on psychoanalytic readings source studies readings using discourse theory work on dissemination & political readings including Marxism postcolonialism & feminism. By combining thoroughness & accessibility this Guide aims to be useful to both undergraduates & more advanced scholars. ...

Disaster has struck Fairyland! Jack Frost has stolen all the jewels from Queen Titania's crown. Without them the fairies are losing their magical powers. Rachel & Kirsty have to help India the Moonstone Fairy Scarlett the Garnet Fairy Emily the Emerald Fairy Chloe the Topaz Fairy Amy the Amethyst Fairy Sophie the Sapphire Fairy & Lucy the Diamond Fairy to get the jewels back before it's too late... In this story it's time for Kirsty & Rachel to help Emily the Emerald Fairy find her magical missing jewel. ...