Mary Shelley's darkly disturbing tale is illustrated by Angela Barrett and newly introduced by Richard Holmes. The trade-off for that of course is that few of the stories can amount to more than that weirdness, but given their length that's probably fine. The only exception is the set of short Inuit stories scattered throughout, which have such a distinct and unique voice that their independent heritage is quite obvious. Una compilación de relatos de todas las culturas que me ha encantado descubrir, además de estar todas protagonizados por mujeres de lo más peculiares.

It's hard to know how to review collections like this because in my mind they are as much data as they are entertainment.The first great English detective novel, Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone is presented in a Folio Society limited edition of 750 numbered copies. She is well known for picture books like Amazing Grace and its sequels and the YA sequence Stravaganza as well as historical fiction like The Falconer's Knot and information book like The Great Big Book of Families. Jack and the bean stalk: moral : it’s okay to steal if it’s gets your family ahead and when you get caught - bury your problem and pretend it didn’t exist. This beautiful children's story treasury brings together 14 classic children's fairy tales and 17 well-known myths and legends from around the world in one magical collection. La edición es preciosa, con esas ilustraciones tan originales que tiene, además de los extras (apéndices donde se cuenta el origen de cada cuento, un prólogo maravilloso que nos habla de los cuentos de hadas en general y el papel de la mujer en ellos.

We use thick, high-quality paper sourced from sustainable forests (FSC-certified) so it's good for our wonderful planet, too. We are committed to offering the best value to our members, with a satisfaction guarantee on both your membership and merchandise. This magnificent book combines two well-known fairy tales and challenges everything familiar about them. Fairy tales are such a fun way to tell a story: they’ve been evolving so long, so they’re flexible, and they’re so familiar that when you make a change, it’s obvious what that change was and what you want to highlight.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. She adapted a number of her short stories for radio and wrote two original radio dramas on Richard Dadd and Ronald Firbank. A fascinating history of the creatures that populate myths and folklore, John Cherry’s Mythical Beasts is beautifully reimagined as a Folio edition illustrated with archive images and Neil Packer’s striking new motifs and binding design. I think I'm just not a lover of short stories, I much prefer a long story that I can sink my teeth into, get more invested into the characters and something that is a bit more of a page turner.