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Phantastes
(Hardcover)
George MacDonald; Edited by Greville Macdonald; Illustrated by John Bell
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From bestselling gothic horror author Darcy Coates comes a chilling
story of a quiet house on a forgotten suburban lane that hides a
deadly secret... Leigh Harker's quiet suburban home was her
sanctuary for more than a decade, until things abruptly changed.
Curtains open by themselves. Radios turn off and on. And a dark
figure looms in the shadows of her bedroom door at night, watching
her, waiting for her to finally let down her guard enough to fall
asleep. Pushed to her limits but unwilling to abandon her home,
Leigh struggles to find answers. But each step forces her towards
something more terrifying than she ever imagined. A poisonous
shadow seeps from the locked door beneath the stairs. The handle
rattles through the night and fingernails scratch at the wood. Her
home harbours dangerous secrets, and now that Leigh is trapped
within its walls, she fears she may never escape. Do you think
you're safe? You're wrong. Also By Darcy Coates: The Haunting of
Ashburn House The Haunting of Blackwood House Craven Manor The
House Next Door Voices in the Snow The Whispering Dead
This edition of Oliver Twist provides depth and context for A Level students, with the complete novel in an easy to read format, and a detailed introduction and bespoke glossary written by an experienced A Level teacher with academic expertise in the area.
The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.
Features:
- Affordable high quality complete text of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist
- Perfectly pitched introductions provide the depth and demand required by AS and A Level English
- Explore the contemporary context, Charles Dickens’ writing, the novel’s critical reception and subsequent interpretations for a deeper reading of the text
- Expand your further reading with a list of key articles and critical and theoretical texts
- Improve your understanding of the novel with unfamiliar concepts and culturally-specific terms defined in the glossary
Isaac Asimov's Robot series - from the iconic collection I, Robot
to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential
works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing
the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to shape the
understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
Could a robot ever show true creativity? Is it wise to trust
self-driving cars? Will robotic body parts transform human beings
into machines? Will organic technology allow robots to become
human? The Complete Robot combines the stories in I, Robot and The
Rest of the Robots with many more found only in this collection -
including one of Asimov's masterpieces, the Hugo and Nebula
award-winning novella 'The Bicentennial Man'. Featuring Dr. Susan
Calvin, Donovan and Powell, and the detective Elijah Baley, hero of
the Robot novels, this is the ultimate collection of short stories
from a genius of the genre.
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