This dual-language edition of Beowulf is for the general readers' enjoyment of the poem as well as a study guide for students of English language and literature.
'Inspiring' Waterstones'Thrilling' Guardian'Marries words and images to create a special echo of this country's rich past' The Times In Wild, Amy Jeffs journeys - on foot and through medieval texts - from landscapes of desolation to hope, offering the reader an insight into a world at once distant and profoundly close to home.
Everyone knows that if you fall afoul of the People, you must travel the miles to Gyrford, where uncounted generations of fairy-smiths have protected the county with cold iron, good counsel and unvarnished opinions about your common sense.
'His cornucopia of tellers and tales is a delight, a riveting celebration of a genre that revels in its own hybridity and the imaginative riches produced by the crossing of cultural and literary borders' Financial Times'Like a child after the Pied Piper I pursued Jubber into a world both human and full of magic.
A sweeping fantasy romance inspired by the Ottoman Empire, A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland is perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light and The Goblin Emperor.
Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2020From the author of The Long Take, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of both the Walter Scott Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize.
The Number One Sunday Times BestsellerAn immersive, historical fantasy set in 14th-century China, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan is a queer tale of love, loss, betrayal and triumph.
Mit Hilfe seiner Freunde, der mutigen Aurora und des entschlossenen Oberon, und seiner Schwester Lia entdeckt der junge Finn seine innere Stärke und die Macht der Freundschaft und Liebe.
The legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is one of the most famous folk tales in history, with Merlin the Wizard and the virtuous Sir Lancelot being known and loved by young and old alike to this day.
First published in 1865, "e;The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"e; was Mark Twain's first real literary success and arguably launched his career as a writer.
Originally published in "e;Harper's Magazine"e; in 1903 and 1904, "e;Italian Fantasies"e; is a 1910 work by British author Israel Zangwill (1864-1926).
The first work published by Louisa May Alcott, "e;Flower Fables"e; (1854) is a charming collection of fantastical stories originally written for Ralph Waldo Emerson's daughter, Ellen Emerson.
This charming early work, first published in 1907, is the eleventh book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.
This charming early work, first published in 1903, is the eighth book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.
This charming early work, first published in 1906, is the tenth book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.