Monday, 25 March 2013
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Algernon Blackwood - The Damned
Algernon Blackwood - famous writer of fantasy, ghost and horror stories. This is a fine collection with twenty of his best short stories.
Mary Macleod - Stories from the Faerie Queene
Spenser's The Faerie Queene is one of the masterpieces of English poetry, and certainly part of the literary pedigree that culminated in Tolkien. However, the original text is very difficult to follow for modern readers because of the archaic language and spelling. To the rescue comes Mary Macleod. Her late Victorian retelling in straightforward modern English allows one to plow through Spenser's intricate and allegorical plot. If you are planning to read the Faerie Queene, or want to understand the narrative but don't have the time or patience to tangle with an epic poem in early modern English, you've come to the right place.
Charles & Mary Lamb - Tales from Shakespeare
THE TEMPEST, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE WINTER'S TALE, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, AS YOU LIKE IT, THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, CYMBELINE, KING LEAR, MACBETH, ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL, TIMON OF ATHENS, ROMEO AND JULIET, HAMLET, OTHELLO, PERICLES - PRINCE OF TYRE
236 pages
ISBN 9781409239765
M I Ebbutt - Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
Beowulf, The Dream of Maxen Wledig, The Story of Constantine and Elene, The Compassion of Constantine, Havelok the Dane, Howard the Halt, Roland - the Hero of Early France, The Countess Cathleen, Cuchulain - the Champion of Ireland, The Tale of Gamelyn, William of Cloudeslee, Black Colin of Loch Awe, The Marriage of Sir Gawayne, King Horn, Robin Hood, Hereward the Wake.
328 pages
ISBN 9781409239772
Algernon Blackwood - A Prisoner in Fairyland
In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going. For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed. But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming -- none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory. The old vicar spoke to him strangely. "We've not forgotten you as you've forgotten us," he said. "And the place, though empty now for years, has not forgotten you either, I'll be bound." Rogers brushed it off. Just silliness -- that was all it was. But after St. John's the conductor shouted, "Take your seats! Take your seats! The Starlight Express is off to Fairyland! Show your tickets! Show your tickets!" And then the forgotten mystery of his childhood came back to him. A PRISONER IN FAIRYLAND is a book that is fantasy and magic. It was adapted to a musical play called "The Starlight Express". If you liked "The Lord of the Rings", You will enjoy this book by Algernon Blackwood.
388 pages
ISBN 9781409240006
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388 pages
ISBN 9781409240006
Buy it directly from the printer
Algernon Blackwood - John Silence, Physician Extraordinary
Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English writer of tales of the supernatural. The character of John Silence pioneered the "psychic detective" genre. This volume contains all six stories of John Silence and his investinations into the paranormal.
254 pages
ISBN 9781409239994
Lars Ulwencreutz - Pussel
"Pussel - Ett liv i 400.000 bitar som inte passar ihop"
Vad är det som gör oss till de vi är? Vad är det som får oss att göra det vi gör? Vad är det som driver oss framåt? Finns det ett facit eller ens några röda trådar? Går det att sia om framtiden om vi känner till det förflutna?
Lars Ulwencreutz reflekterar över de första 30 åren av sitt liv, ett slags memoarer i anekdotform och ser sitt liv som ett enormt pussel vars bitar inte passar ihop. Inom dessa pärmar återfinns dessa pusselbitar, återstår att se om någon blir klokare för det.
Lars Ulwencreutz reflekterar över de första 30 åren av sitt liv, ett slags memoarer i anekdotform och ser sitt liv som ett enormt pussel vars bitar inte passar ihop. Inom dessa pärmar återfinns dessa pusselbitar, återstår att se om någon blir klokare för det.
H G Wells - Collected Short Stories
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer most famous today for the science fiction novels he published between 1895 and 1901: The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, When the Sleeper Wakes, and The First Men in the Moon. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. Only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".
William Hope Hodgson - Carnacki, Supernatural Detective
Carnacki, Supernatural Detective is a collection of supernatural detective short stories by author William Hope Hodgson. It was published first during 1913 (as "Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder") by the English publisher Eveleigh Nash. A new edition, with three additional stories, was published 1947 by Mycroft & Moran, an edition of 3,050 copies. The Mycroft & Moran version is listed as No. 52 in Queen's Quorum: A History of the Detective-Crime Short Story As Revealed by the 100 Most Important Books Published in this Field Since 1845 by Ellery Queen.
This collection contains all the stories.
No 5 in Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult.
No 5 in Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult.
Edmund Goldsmid - Un-Natural History, or Myths of Ancient Science
A cryptozoological classic from Ulwencreutz Media.
This book was originally privately published in 1886 in Edinburgh. In this publication, Goldsmid brought together rare treatises written in the 1600's which discussed strange and mythical creatures. These fascinating works attempted to separate fact from fiction. While we may not today reach the same conclusions, they provide us with a rare glimpse into the minds of those early scholars who were struggling to understand the world around them. The treatises were written by George Caspard Kirchmayer (On the Basilisk; On the Unicorn; On the Phoenix; On the Behemoth; the Leviathan; On the Dragon; On the Spider), Hermann Grübe (On the Sting of the Tarantula), and Isaac Schoockius (On Chameleons; On Bears licking their Offspring into perfect Shape; On Satyrs, Mermaids, Men with Tails, etc.).
Charles Gould - Mythical Monsters
Mythical Monsters by Charles Gould - a cryptozoological classic from Ulwencreutz Media.
First published in 1886. This classic discussion of mythical creatures attempts to show that there may be some basis for fact in several legendary animals. With a strong emphasis on the Oriental region, Gould notes the legends and folklore concerning dragons, sea serpents, unicorns, and the Chinese phoenix.
Paperback
336 pages. Illustrations
ISBN 9781409231851
John Ashton - Curious Creatures in Zoology
Curious Creatures in Zoology by John Ashton - a cryptozoological classic from Ulwencreutz Media.
First published in 1890. This work covers a wide variety of curious natural history that had been reported by early writers and explorers. Fact and fancy were both commonplace. Some creatures are well-known (dragons, sea monsters) while others, like the Su, are less so.
Paperback.
212 pages, illustrated
ISBN 9781409231844
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First published in 1890. This work covers a wide variety of curious natural history that had been reported by early writers and explorers. Fact and fancy were both commonplace. Some creatures are well-known (dragons, sea monsters) while others, like the Su, are less so.
Paperback.
212 pages, illustrated
ISBN 9781409231844
Buy it directly from the printer
H P Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction Collection Vol I - III
Three volumes containing the complete fiction collection of the great HP Lovecraft, the master of horror. The serie contains 83 fiction stories (including some rare juvenile stories), one sonnet and two essays.
Vol I - 608 pages
ISBN 9781409218838
Vol II - 580 pages
ISBN 9781409231530
Vol III - 564 pages
ISBN 9781300414278
Philip K Dick - Piper in the Woods
This is a collection of 26 short stories written by Philip K Dick, the writer behind movies like "Blade Runner" (1982), "Total Recall" (1990), "Screamers" (1995), "Minority Report" (2002), "Next" (2007) and "The Adjustment Bureau" (2011), just to mention a few. That means - High quality Sci-Fi from cover to cover in other words!
704 pages.
ISBN 9781300388753
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