Mr Tall (#31 Mr Men and Little Miss)

Roger Hargreaves

Mr Tall was very very tall. Quite the tallest person you have ever met. In fact, quite the tallest person you've never met, because you've never met anybody with legs as long as Mr Tall's... The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bo...

Civilization and its Discontents: Pocket Hardbacks

Sigmund Freud

Civilization and Its Discontents may be Sigmund Freud's best-known work. Originally published in 1930, it seeks to answer ultimate questions: What influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought, Freud...

A Christmas Carol

Kristina Stephenson; Hoang Giang (Illustrator)

"Bah humbug! What do I care for Christmas?" sniped Scrooge.This is the snow-laden story of Scrooge, a mean miser, who is determined to think only of himself - and his money.That is, until he is visited by three Christmas spirits, and the true meaning of Christmas starts to work its magic on him, too . ....

Writing from Ukraine: Fiction, Poetry and Essays since 1965

Various

A selection of fifteen of Ukraine's most important, dynamic and entertaining contemporary writersUnder USSR rule, the subject matter and style of literary expression in Ukraine was strictly controlled and censored. But once Ukraine gained independence in 1991 its literary scene flourished, as the moving...

The Awakening and Selected Stories

Kate Chopin

.A Vintage Classics edition of a feminist literary landmark- the daring story of a woman's search for personal freedom that was so controversial in 1899 that it ended its author's career.With an effortless, sure-handed artistry, Kate Chopin tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a young mother and model wi...