Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain & his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck his exploits take him to Greece where he is sold as a slave & to Russia where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to Engl&. Written entirely in ottava rima stanza form Byron's Don Juan blends high drama with earthy humour outrageous satire of his contemporaries (in particular Wordsworth & Southey) & sharp mockery of Western societies with England coming under particular attack. ...

The definitive retrospective of one of Britains leading photographers & arguably the greatest recorder of conflict in the latter 20th century. The book opens & ends in the Somerset landscape that surrounds Mc Cullins home but the whole sequence of photographs encompasses a ravaged northern England war in Cyprus Biafra Vietnam Cambodia & Beirut as well as riots in Derry & famine in Bangladesh. The climax of the book is among the cannibals & tribespeople deep in the jungles of Irian Jaya where the photographer focuses on humanity in an almost Stone Age condition. The introduction by Harold Evans is drawn from his long experience of working with Mccullin. The novelist & essayist Susan Sontag has contributed an essay on Mc Cullin & the role of witness to conflict. ...

Cervantes tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant tilts at windmills & battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams Dulcinea del Toboso has fascinated generations of readers & inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert Picasso & Richard Strauss. The tall thin knight & his short fat squire Sancho Panza have found their way into films cartoons & even computer games. Supposedly intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction of the day the books of chivalry this precursor of the modern novel broadened & deepened into a sophisticated comic account of the contradictions of human nature. Cervantes greatest work can be enjoyed on many levels all suffused with a subtle irony that reaches out to encompass the reader. ...

Widely regarded as the worlds first modern novel & one of the funniest & most tragic books ever written Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de La Mancha & his faithful squire Sancho Panza as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Unless you read Spanish youve never read Don Quixote. ...

Miguel de Cervantes's mock-epic masterwork Don Quixote" was voted the greatest book of all time by the Nobel Institute & this " Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction & notes by John Rutherford. " Don Quixote" has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant & pursue bold adventures accompanied by his squire the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray tilting at windmills fighting with friars & distorting the rural Spanish landscape into a fantasy of impenetrable fortresses & wicked sorcerers. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel " Don Quixote" is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with. John Rutherford's landmark translation does full justice to the energy & wit of Cervantes' prose & this edition of " Don Quixote" won the 2002 Premio Valle Inclan prize for translation. His introduction discusses the traditional works parodied in " Don Quixote" & issues of literary translation. Miguel de Cervantes Saaverda's (1547-1616) life was occupied with a struggle to earn a livelihood from literature & humble government employment. As well as " Don Quixote" he wrote a number of plays & a collection of highly accomplished short stories " Exemplary Tales" (1613). If you enjoyed " Don Quixote" you might like Homer's " Odyssey" also available in " Penguin Classics". " John Rutherford makes " Don Quixote" funny & readable.. . His Quixote can be pompous imposingly learned secretly fearful mad & touching". (Colin Burrow " The Times Literary Supplement")." ...

Dortmunder has a job offer. Hes been hired by third parties to pull off heists in the past but never to lay his hands on anything this peculiar. It is the 800 year old femur of a 16-year-old girl who who having been killed & eaten by her own family was made a saint by the Church. Now two European countries & the Catholic church are fighting like dogs over it. This bone the femur of St Ferghana is a holy relic claimed by two newly-created European nations Tsergovia & Votskojek. The relic will be awarded to one of the two countries which will then be admitted to the United Nations. Dortmunder & his gang are working for the Tersgovians. As usual nothing goes according to plan. How will this free-for-all end? Dont ask. ...

Its a dreadful shock for Horrid Henry when Perfect Peter is born & despite his best or worst efforts he cant manage to get rid of him. As Peter gets bigger Henry gets crosser. But the day comes when Henry inadvertently finds himself saving Peter from a big fierce dog & discovers that its rather nice to be a hero. ...

Its just an ordinary day at Mother Gooses Academy. Theres Miss Good Fairy teaching the Three Little Pigs Snow White Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Hansel & Gretel & Little Red Riding Hood to read & write
- while Miss Bad Fairy is inciting the Ugly Sisters the Big Bad Wolf Troll Wicked Stepmother Wicked Witch & Jealous Queen to gobble them all up. The result? Chaos! Witty fast-paced & anarchic this is a complete story with ten short chapters (C.A.T. Spells Dog What Troll Learned Snakes & Snails for Lunch) that take us through the school day. Originally published as Big Class Little Class this freshly illustrated reissue brings Francesca Simon & Tony Ross together again in a wonderful romp that Horrid Henry fans will revel in.
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Prepare to lose sleep with this shocking & utterly engrossing thriller for fans of Karen Rose & Karin Slaughter. The crime scenes are horrifying: the victims arranged with deliberate care posed to appear alive despite their agonized last moments & the shocking nature of their deaths. For grief counsellor Audrey Sherrod its clear the murders are the work of a deranged serial killer. At first the only link is the victims physical appearance. But then another connection emerges tying them to a past series of horrifying crimes
- crimes that hit all too close to home. As the truth is unravelled its more twisted & terrifying than anyone could ever imagine. Prepare to lose sleep with this shocking & utterly engrossing thriller for fans of Karen Rose & Karin Slaughter.
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Beth Ward & Tyler Blacklock share a love they know will last forever. But Beths mother Esther is jealous of the girl & seizes an opportunity to be rid of her daughter. Banished in disgrace from the family home Beth takes the northbound train & alights at Blackburn friendless & alone. On this day Fortune smiles for Beth is taken in by warm-hearted Maisie Armstrong a widow with two children. Money is scarce but love abounds in the cosy house on Larkhill & Beth is content there to await the birth of her child. But she cannot forget Tyler & is tormented by the belief that he has betrayed her... ...