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Don't blame the mirror if your face is askew. One of the most famous comedies in world theatre, Gogol's masterpiece has lost none of its bite. In a small town corruption is rife, and the Mayor and h……続きを見る

'We have to keep up with the times. We're a business, not a soup kitchen, we might be busy but we're basically giving the food away for free.' Hyltons' Caribbean takeaway is a much-loved restaurant ……続きを見る

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be ー loving, warm and celebratory. Time……続きを見る

In "Shakespeare in the Theatre," William Poel explores the intricate relationship between Shakespeare's plays and their theatrical presentation, offering an insightful analysis that marries literary……続きを見る

A classic tale of resilience and hope. Join David Copperfield on a journey of self-discovery as he navigates the complexities of childhood, love, and loss. From the hardships of boarding school to t……続きを見る

The Christmas Collection will accompany you throughout this magical Christmas period. more than 400+ illustrated novels, stories, poems, songs and Christmas legends that will delight both children a……続きを見る

Three electrifying, fresh takes on Greek classics, adapting their stories to the modern day to address contemporary issues. Protest, desire, free will; the central themes of Greek classics have neve……続きを見る

"The Business Man" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a businessman boasting of his accomplishments. It was published in February 1840 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. The story questions th……続きを見る

The genius of Dickens meets PJ Harvey's fierce, lyrical songs in this romantic and propulsive thriller adapted by Ben Power ( The Lehman Brothers). It begins like this. With the dusk and the storm a……続きを見る

The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews ……続きを見る

This ebook compiles Edgar Allan Poe's greatest writings, including novels, short stories and poems such as "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The T……続きを見る

A classic supernatural short story by Edgar Allan Poe involving a beautiful landscape garden in the setting. 続きを見る

In "Jeremy," Hugh Walpole delves into the complexities of youth and the formative experiences that shape identity. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England, the novel unfolds the tale ……続きを見る

'There was a fork in her face. An actual fork. He dug a fork into her face. A fork stood on end in her cheek. A fork.' The smallest tremble. A smashed glass. The ripping apart of space and time. Thr……続きを見る

The Man That Was Used up is a short classic written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1839. The story follows an unnamed narrator who seeks out the famous war hero John A. B. C. Smith. He be……続きを見る

"Mesmeric Revelation" is a Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). First published in 1844, the tale is centered on mesmerist experiments. This edition also contains a long note on Poe's ……続きを見る

"The Oval Portrait" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe involving the disturbing circumstances surrounding a portrait in a chateau. It is one of his shortest stories, filling only two pages in its i……続きを見る

"The Imp of the Perverse" is a short story by 19th-century American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe. Beginning as an essay, it discusses the narrator's self-destructive impulses, embodied as the s……続きを見る

The narrator, presented as the author himself, is dismayed by literary critics saying that he has never written a moral tale. The narrator then begins telling the story of his friend Toby Dammit. Da……続きを見る

The Assignation is a short story with Gothic touches and a tragic ending. The story was published as The Visionary in January 1834 in Louis A. Godey's monthly magazine, Lady's Book. After Poe revise……続きを見る

Venus im Pelz ist eine Novelle (1870) von Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Es sollte der erste Teil eines sechsbändigen Zyklus zum Thema "Liebe" werden, der aber nie weitergeführt wurde. Er beschreibt dar……続きを見る

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by the American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. It was published for the first time on January 29, 1845, in the New York Evening Mirror. Noted for its musicality, st……続きを見る

nspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of a mountain climb. The story is told by an old man who reveals that he only appears old - "You suppo……続きを見る

Contenu: Histoires extraordinaires (1856): Edgar Poe sa vie et ses œuvres, Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue, La Lettre volée, Le Scarabée d'or, Le Canard au ballon, Aventure sans pareille d'un c……続きを見る

In 'Shakespeare in the Theatre,' William Poel offers a profound exploration of the theatrical techniques and staging practices surrounding Shakespeare's plays. Poel's analysis is rooted in thorough ……続きを見る

It's the 1970s, and Fereydoun Farrokhzad's star is blazing bright – he's a sex symbol and chart-topping pop singer. Imagine an Iranian Tom Jones. A decade on and he's living in political exile in Ge……続きを見る

How the repeated social tropes and paradigms of the City comedies give us an in-depth look into everyday London society in the early 17th-century. Although literature is often assumed to belong to t……続きを見る

First published in 1975, The English Morality Play is the extended history of the English morality play, its persistence and flourishing as a dramatic tradition. The book sheds light on the intellec……続きを見る

'I know my boy. I'd know if something had happened to him.' Maddy and Rory are devoted parents to three-year-old Joshua, committed to keeping him happy and safe. But when an everyday visit to a supe……続きを見る

'They say we're like swans. Ruddy beautiful graceful things on the surface of a lake but underneath we're paddling like mad.' Maggie and Gordon first met, dancing to Rod Stewart songs, in 1971. Now ……続きを見る