Peter thinks he has the worlds biggest problem
- his little brother Fudge. Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes & its usually
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Maria Anderson trained as an NHS nurse & went on to become a midwife a job she has adored for over twenty years. After fainting whilst attending her first three births Maria went from nervous trainee to assured midwife & in her brilliant memoir she recounts the highs & lows of life inside the maternity unit. From frantic fathers & breaking her hand during a traumatic home birth to witnessing the delivery of quads & the ultimate devastation of assisting the delivery of a stillborn baby Maria has had an extraordinary career. Tales of a Midwife is a funny poignant & heart-warming account of a devoted midwife. ...

This box set
Includes:: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" " The Adventures of Robin Hood" " The Adventures
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BLOOD FOLLOWS
- In the port city of Lamentable Moll a diabolical killer stalks the streets & panic grips the citizens like a fever.
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' You've never heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard?' said Ron incredulously. ' You're kidding right?' (From Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows) Published by the charity Lumos in association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the first new book from J. K. Rowling since the publication of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows. The Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry with his friends Ron & Hermione to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans will be thrilled to have this opportunity to read the tales in full. An exciting addition to the canon of Harry Potter the tales reveal the wonderful versatility of the author as she tackles with relish the structure & varying tones of a classic fairy tale. There are five tales: ' The Tale of the Three Brothers' recounted in Deathly Hallows plus ' The Fountain of Fair Fortune' ' The Warlock's Hairy Heart' ' The Wizard & the Hopping Pot' & ' Babbitty Rabbitty & her Cackling Stump'. Each has its own magical character & will bring delight laughter & the thrill of mortal peril. Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger the tales are introduced & illustrated by J. K. Rowling. Also included are notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore which appear by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters' Archive. Lumos is a charity founded by J. K. Rowling which aims to make life better for disadvantaged children. Registered Charity Number: 1112575. ...

This collection of Poes work contains some of the most exciting & haunting stories ever written. They range from the poetic to the mysterious to the darkly comic yet all possess the genius for the grotesque that defines Poes writing. They are peopled with neurotics & social outcasts obsessed with unknown terrors or preoccupied with seemingly insoluble mysteries. The Tell-Tale Heart & The Fall of the House of Usher are key works in the horror canon while in The Murders in the Rue Morgue & The Mystery of Marie Roget we find the origins of modern detective fiction. Collectively these tales represent the best of Edgar Allan Poes prose work before his premature death in 1849. The worlds greatest works of literature are now avaialble in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth & featuring gilt edges & ribbon markers these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. Theyll transport readers to imaginary worlds & provide excitement entertainment & enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations & have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library the bedside table or bureau. ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. ' Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart
- one of the indivisible primary faculties or sentiments which gives direction to the character of Man.' Including Poe's most terrifying grotesque & haunting short stories Tales of Mystery & Imagination is the ultimate collection of the infamous author's macabre works. Considered to be one of the earliest American writers to encapsulate the genre of detective-fiction the collection features some of his most popular tales.' The Gold-Bug' is the only tale that was popular in his lifetime whereas ' The Black Cat' ' The Pit & the Pendulum' & ' The Murders in the Rue Morgue' became more widely read after his death. Focussing on the internal conflict of individuals the power of the dead over the living & psychological explorations of darker human emotion that appear to anticipate Sigmund Freud's later theories on the psyche Poe's Gothic terror stories are considered masterpieces the world over.
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Olga da Polga is a guinea-pig with a wild imagination & from the minute she arrives at her new home she begins entertaining all the other animals in the garden with her outrageous stories. As well as telling all her tall tales she also has time to get up to all kinds of mischief & have lots of wonderful adventures too. ...

Olga da Polga has left the pet shop to start a new life with her owners. Her home is now a large & airy hutch & its not long before she meets Noel the cat Fangio the hedgehog & Graham the tortoise. Her garden companions soon discover that Olga loves an audience & from the moment she arrives she tells them stories about her wild & exciting adventures. Although they are not always sure whether to believe everything Olga says one thing is certain
- since Olga moved in life is never dull! Whether shes Olga the explorer Olga the prizewinner or Olga the storyteller she is always Olga da Polga! Written by the beloved Michael Bond with wonderful illustrations by Catherine Rayner this is a gift edition for young readers to treasure.
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Inspired by DH Lawrence Chekhov & Hemingway Bukowskis writing is passionate extreme & has attracted a cult following while his life was as weird & wild as the tales he wrote. This collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that Bukowski inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music Bukowski ingeniously mixes high & low culture in his tales of ordinary madness. These are angry yet tender humorous & haunting portrayals of life in the underbelly of Los Angeles. ...