Written in the eleventh century this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the worlds first novel
- & is certainly one of its finest. Genji the Shining Prince son of an emperor is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature family circumstances love affairs alliances & shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tylers superb translation is detailed poetic & true to the Japanese original while allowing the English reader to appreciate its timeless beauty. In this deftly abridged edition Tyler focuses on the early chapters which vividly evoke Genji as a young man & leave him at his first moment of triumph.
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This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th & 11th centuries which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate exquisite highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible. ...

Ginger & Pickles (a terrier & a ginger cat) kept a very popular shop. Their customers loved to buy their provisions there but they were less keen to pay for them & ran up a great deal of credit making poor Ginger & Pickles lives very difficult indeed. The Tale of Ginger & Pickles" is number 18 in " Beatrix Potter's" series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes"." ...

Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace & be allowed to hatch them herself. At last she flies off & finds the perfect place. Little does the silly duck realise that the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of...roast duck! Jemima was a real duck belonging to Beatrix Potter who lived at her farm Hill Top. The story also features Beatrixs own sheepdog Kep who thankfully manages to save Jemima from a nasty fate! The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" is number nine in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"." ...

Do you ever feel that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Well so did Johnny Town-Mouse & Timmy Willie. One was a town mouse & one was a country mouse & when they end up in each others worlds they soon discover that they were much happier where they started! The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse" is number 13 in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"." ...

Its been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potters very first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit" & in celebration we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books these editions have delightful colourful covers & specially designed endpapers. & to make them extra special we have included a publishers note to tell you all about the history of how each book came to be. " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" endures as one of Beatrix Potters most popular & well-loved tales. It tells of an optimistic & slightly accident-prone frog who sets off on a fishing expedition across the pond only to find himself bitten on the toe by a water-beetle fighting with a stickleback & eventually nearly eaten by a trout! " The Tale of Jeremy Fisher" is number seven in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books." ...

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" endures as one of Beatrix Potters most popular & well-loved tales. It tells of an optimistic & slightly accident-prone frog who sets off on a fishing expedition across the pond only to find himself bitten on the toe by a water-beetle fighting with a stickleback & eventually nearly eaten by a trout! " The Tale of Jeremy Fisher" is number seven in " Beatrix Potters" series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"." ...

The Tale of Mr Tod" brings back Beatrix Potter's most popular heroes Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny in an adventure that also features two very disagreeable villains. Fortunately Tommy Brock the badger & Mr. Tod the fox dislike each other so much that Tommy Brock kidnaps Benjamin's young family Mr Tod unwittingly becomes the rabbits' ally. " The Tale of Mr Tod" is number 14 in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes"." ...

The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle" is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. " The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle" was first published in 1905 & is as charming today as it was then. It tells the tale of a hidden home high in the hills. It is discovered one day by a little girl called Lucie who is in search of her missing pocket handkerchiefs. She knocks on the tiny door & meets Mrs Tiggy-winkle who does all the washing & ironing for the neighbouring animals. Lucie spends a lovely day helping her & it's only right at the end of the day that she realises Mrs Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog! Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book " The Tale of Peter Rabbit" published by Frederick Warne in 1902 she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including " Mrs. Tiggy-winkle" " Benjamin Bunny" " Jemima Puddle-duck" " Mr. Jeremy Fisher" & " Tom Kitten". Her humorous lively tales & beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood. With revenue from the sales of her books Beatrix Potter bought a farm
- Hill Top
- in the English Lake District where she later became a farmer & prize-winning sheep breeder. She launched the now vast merchandise programme by patenting the very first Peter Rabbit doll in 1903. The product range continues to grow today with licences around the world including baby clothing & bedding nursery decor products & collectables. Upon her death Beatrix Potter left 14 farms & over 4000 acres of Lake District farmland to the National Trust so that the place that she loved would remain undeveloped & protected for future generations to enjoy. Today Beatrix Potter's original 23 tales are still published by Frederick Warne alongside a wide range of other formats including baby books activity books & gift & sound books. " The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle" is number six in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books. Look out for the rest! " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland". " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes"."

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It's been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potter's very first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit" & in celebration we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books these editions have delightful colourful covers & specially designed endpapers. & to make them extra special we have included a publisher's note to tell you all about the history of how each book came to be. " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle" was first published in 1905 & is as charming today as it was then. It tells the tale of a hidden home high in the hills. It is discovered one day by a little girl called Lucie who is in search of her missing pocket handkerchiefs. She knocks on the tiny door & meets Mrs. Tiggy-winkle who does all the washing & ironing for the neighbouring animals. Lucie spends a lovely day helping her & it's only right at the end of the day that she realises Mrs. Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog! " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle" is number six in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books." ...