Deception is abound in this classic Shakespeare retelling.With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Nature andIdentity in As You Like It.

A wonderful retelling of Shakespeare's thrilling tale of lovetorn apart by history. With notes on Shakespeare and the Globetheatre and Love and Death in Anthony and Cleopatra.

The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddingtonstation, returns in this reissued novel, with an updated coverdesign.‘I do wish I could see into Paddington’s mind,’ said MrsBrown, ‘I know something’s going on. I can recognise the signs.’Andthere is plenty of cause for concern when Paddington takes aninterest in detective work. Not to mention sewing and ballroomdancing!Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all overthe world for fifty years.

Dogs are disappearing from the village, but the Seven are sobusy arguing and falling out with each other that they don't evennotice. Then poor Scamper becomes the latest victim and it's allsystems go for the Secret Seven!

Chris Riddell joins Quentin Blake, Helen Oxenbury, OliverJeffers and Emma Chichester Clark, who have all reimagined Blyton'sbest-loved characters for today's readers. These anniversaryeditions of the classic texts of Enid Blyton's most beloved seriesbenefit the House of Illustration, the world's first dedicated homefor the art of illustration. (www.houseofillustration.org.uk) Acaravan holiday for the Famous Five is bound to be an adventure!And when they stumble across a circus troupe, the gang arethrilled. But some of the circus people have more sinister plansthan just clowning around ...

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but oncehe was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for powerand knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and looseda terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of histesting, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamedan ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but oncehe was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for powerand knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and looseda terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of histesting, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamedan ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance. From the Paperback edition.

Amazon.co.uk Review Poor Bilbo Baggins! An unassuming and rather plump hobbit (as most of these small, furry-footed people tend to be ), Baggins finds himself unwittingly drawn into adventure by a wizard named Gandalf and 13 dwarves bound for the Lonely Mountain, where a dragon named Smaug hordes a stolen treasure. Before he knows what is happening, Baggins finds himself on the road to danger. Wizards, dwarves and dragons may seem the stuff of children's fairy tales, but The Hobbit is in a class of its own--light-hearted enough for younger readers, yet with a dark edge guaranteed to intrigue an older audience. In the best tradition of the archetypal hero's quest, Bilbo Baggins sets out on his fateful journey a callow, untested soul and returns--tempered by hardship, danger and loss--a better man--er, hobbit. This book is the predecessor to Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and though that trilogy can be thoroughly enjoyed without first reading The Hobbit, much that happens in the lat

This is the first authorized graphic adaptation of one of the world's most beloved novels, printed on matte-coated stock with a sleek film-laminated cover. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon… The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.

Finn Family Moomintroll is the second book in the cult classic Moomin series by Tove Jansson. A must-read for adults and children alike. Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed . . . Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen . . . 姆咪Moomin是个快乐的小胖子，他和家人、朋友一起生活在Moomin山谷。在冬天，他们会吃掉很多很多的松针，准备冬眠；然后在春天苏醒，在夏季冒险…… 一个春天的早晨，姆咪特罗尔从冬眠中醒来，他和小吸吸、小嗅嗅一起，在山顶上找到了一顶帽子一魔法师的帽子。这顶帽子可以把鸡蛋皮变成五朵小云，可以把姆咪家变成森林……令人惊讶的事接连发生。 盛夏八月的夜晚，姆咪一家正与小动物们在森林中举行盛大的庆祝晚会，神秘的魔法师骑着黑豹从

It was eighty years ago, on the publication of The House at Pooh Corner , when Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Now they are all back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties. This is a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne-a worthy sequel to The House at Pooh Corner and Winnie-the-Pooh .

Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new boxed gift set, published to celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, contains both titles and features cover images from both films. It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien’s remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ part in the epic quest for the Ring – beginning with Bilbo’s fat

I decided to run away. There simply wasn't anything else todo.' Here at last is Moominpappa's promised life story - from thedays when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep ofa Moomin orphanage, to when he ran away to see the world and waslucky enough to meet Moominmamma.

Once upon a time, many years ago - when our grandfathers werelittle children - there was a doctor, and his name was Dolittle -John Dolittle M.D. Doctor Dolittle likes animals. In fact, he likesthem so much he fills his house with every kind of creatureimaginable and even learns to talk their language. And when theDoctor hears of a terrible sickness among the monkeys in Africa,soon he and his animal friends are setting off on the mostunforgettable adventure...

The gang witness the horror of a house going up in flames!Then there's the theft of a very valuable violin. Are the twoincidents connected? The Seven mean to use all their detectiveknow-how to find out!

Foolish and bad-tempered, King Lear divides the kingdombetween his two wicked daughters, disowns his honest youngestdaughter and banishes his friends. As the kingdom falls apart andLear's humiliation turns him mad, will he finally realise what hehas done? With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Chaosand Old Age in King Lear.