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A major anthology of great Japanese short stories, now in Penguin Classics This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the...

You've heard all about the 'brilliant men' of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow? Bad Girls of Ancient...

Penguin Weird Fiction- a celebration of the very best of the weird, a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified. Shot through with an unutterable...

Take the trip of a lifetime through poetry, journalism, historical fact, and science fiction with this daily anthology of travel writing. Travelling's never been easier. Wherever you are, find yourself...

A celebration of one of the most curious and playful literary groups of the twentieth century Brought together for the first time, here are 100 pieces of 'Oulipo' writing, celebrating...

Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig's unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsig's thought:...

A fond, fascinated look at women's friendship through the fiction, diaries, and letters of friends ' A highly entertaining, often instructive anthology bursting with every kind of amicable - or...

"Without stories, we cannot live well," shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. The Best American Short Stories 2023 features twenty pieces of short...

A must-read collection for all music fans. Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times . From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the...

A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds , and series editor Heidi Pitlor. "There have...

The ultimate festive anthology of the best Christmas stories of all time, selected from around the world - and now in beautiful clothbound edition Truman Capote makes whisky-soaked fruitcake in...

For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire and creator of A GAME OF THRONES - has collaborated with an ensemble of science...

Author: David Galef Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'Destroy a nation, but its mountains and rivers remain.' Japanese Proverb This is a collection of 200 Japanese proverbs with illustrations...

Author: Peter Ellis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest...

Soon to be a film directed, written and produced by Baltasar Kormakur, co-written by Olaf Olafsson. Only In Theaters July 12. A mesmerizing, panoramic story of one mans search to...

From legendary journalist Gay Talese, a collection of his greatest reporting on New York City. "Along with Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe and others, Mr. Talese has been acclaimed...

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An expansive collection of George Orwell's writing on the down and out The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the...

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain, 'Taming the Bicycle' Freedom, speed, possibilty, meditative space, and a means to get around---the pleasures that...

Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in...

Travel writing matters Explore the world through this beautiful collection of the finest travel writing published in British media in the 21st century - as judged by some of the...

"An invaluable resource to students, scholars, and general readers alike."-Amazon.com This colleciton assembles more than forty speeches, lectures, and essays critical to the abolitionist crusade, featuring writing by William Lloyd...

Stop all the clocks: the spring issue of Granta - Dead Friends - brings vital figures from one's past momentarily back into focus. Eschewing dewy-eyed remembrances and dry obituaries, features...

Fill My Stocking is a collection of Christmas anecdotes, stories, poems and sketches from Alan Titchmarsh, beautifully illustrated with his own watercolour vignettes. A great raconteur and entertainer, Alan gets...

Penguin Classics relaunch. This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed...

A selection of 30 science fiction writings which charts the development of science fiction this century, through a wide range of practitioners.

From the image of a small boy entranced by his mother's GI escort, yet still hoping for the return of his father 'missing in action', to the portrait of an...