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This fine collection includes sixteen of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's
classic stories: "The Pot of Gold," "The Cow with the Golden
Horns," "The Christmas Monks," "The Silver Hen," and many more.
Large print hardback edition of the first volume of J.R.R.
Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Sauron, the Dark
Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by
which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans
for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which
has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy
village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with
an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to
his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey
across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the
Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Now available in
large print and impossible to describe in a few words, J.R.R.
Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both
a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and
homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless
changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is
totally convincing in its detail.
Large print hardback edition of the second volume of J.R.R.
Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. This large print
edition tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring,
who have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the
Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by
destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard,
Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria;
and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the
Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their
escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they
continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone,
that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows
wherever they go.
Large print hardback edition of the final volume of J.R.R.
Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. The climactic
volume of the trilogy, wherein the little hobbit and his trusty
companions make a terrible journey to the heart of the land of the
Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron. Impossible to
describe in a few words, J.R.R. Tolkien's great work of imaginative
fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic
fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the
narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in
an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.
Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has
proved timeless in its appeal.
Based on the popular video game, this manga's phantom thieves will
steal your heart! After being arrested and having to transfer to a
new high school in Tokyo, Akira Kurusu is given the goal of
rehabilitation and awakened to a new power-the power of one's true
self, a Persona. Using his Persona and the mysterious navigation
app Mementos, Akira and his friends take on the role of Phantom
Thieves, saving people from the twisted desires of those around
them. The fun of a school trip fades when Akira and the others come
home to the principal's mysterious death and a sudden Phantom Thief
popularity boom. Then, Ryuji and Morgana have a big argument and
Morgana leaves in a rage. The crew chases Morgana to a new palace
where they find him along with a stranger calling herself the
Beauty Thief. What's her connection to the palace ruler?
The ninth great Dog Man adventure from the worldwide bestselling
author and artist Dav Pilkey. You'll howl with laughter! The Supa
Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world.
Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his
entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree? Dav
Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all
ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy
kindness persistence and the importance of doing good.
A Christmas treat from best-selling author Tilly Bagshawe Christmas
is not the time to get your heart broken... Dumped by the love of
her life and in need of some time to recover, screenwriter Laura
Tiverton retreats to the idyllic village of Fittlescombe where she
used to spend time as a girl. Maybe lending her expertise to the
annual nativity play will be just what she needs. Village
heart-throb and the nativity's leading man, Gabe Baxter, has always
been jealous of Laura. And now she's back - beautiful, bossy, and
driving him insane. When the hotly-anticipated Christmas Ball comes
around Laura can't quite believe her luck when she gets a date with
the sexy playwright Daniel Smart. Perhaps it's going to be a merry
Christmas after all. But when the night doesn't go to plan, and the
day of the nativity dawns, Laura can't imagine showing her face in
the village again. On the night before Christmas, who will be able
to persuade her that the show must go on?
This is no ordinary cricket match. This is the Swell Valley One Day
Match... More exclusive than the Buckingham Palace Summer Garden
Party, and more star-studded than Cartier Polo, the annual
Fittlescombe vs Brockhurst cricket match is older than the Ashes,
and every bit as hotly contested. The Fittlescombe team have their
hopes pinned on local boy Will Nuttley, but 24 year-old Will has
his heart set on winning back the love of his life, Emma Harwich.
As the champagne goes on ice and the sandwiches are being cut,
little do the Swell Valley residents know that Emma has got wind of
Brockhurst's newly arrived 'secret weapon', the Argentine
heartthrob Santiago de la Cruz. She's intent on sleeping with the
enemy, and it's throwing Will into a spin...
Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian classic Brave New World predicts - with eerie clarity - a terrifying vision of the future, which feels ever closer to our own reality.
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress...
Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.
Watching the news, Hanagaki Takemichi learns his junior-high girlfriend
Tachibana Hinata has died. A sudden shove sends him 12 years into the
past to face the Tokyo Manji Gang that once made his life hell, which
is also responsible for Hinata’s death in the present. To save Hinata
and change the future, Takemichi must rise to the top of Kanto’s most
sinister delinquent gang! But things aren’t so simple when he befriends
the gang’s leader, Mikey. What turned Mikey from a petulant child to
the leader of the most infamous gang in Tokyo?
Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world's greatest hero, but
greatness won't come easy. What would the world be like if 80
percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"?
Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a
hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go
to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you
were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? In the
aftermath of the battle in Jaku City, the forces of good are
reeling. With so many heroes dead, it seems like society itself is
on the verge of collapse. Although Midoriya and the others have
managed to drive off Tomura, All For One is only just getting
started. As the dust settles, the Todoroki family must finally face
their troubled past, and Midoriya begins to understand what One For
All really is and that reaching his full potential might test his
convictions...
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants
of tomorrow.' Living in Ancient Greece in the 5th Century BC, Aesop
was said to be a slave and story-teller. His much-loved, enduring
fables are revered the world over and remain popular as moral tales
for children. With infamous vignettes, such as the race between the
hare and the tortoise, the vain jackdaw, and the wolf in sheep's
clothing, the themes of the fables remain as fresh today as when
they were first told and give an insight into the Ancient Greek
world.
The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just
beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and
her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and
brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest
of her former party. How will she come to understand what life
means to the people around her? The village priest Sein has no
intention of becoming an adventurer, but his desire to find a
long-lost friend may lead him to join Frieren's party on their
journey north. They are headed for the magical city of AEusserst,
where Frieren can obtain the first-class mage certification needed
to enter the Northern Plateau region. At Frieren's urging, Fern
decides to take the certification exam as well, and faces some
unexpected competition...
London. 1945. The capital is shrouded in the darkness of the
blackout, and mystery abounds in the parks after dusk. During a
stroll through Regent's Park, Bruce Mallaig witnesses two men
acting suspiciously around a footbridge. In a matter of moments,
one of them has been murdered; Mallaig's view of the assailant but
a brief glimpse of a ghastly face in the glow of a struck match.
The murderer's noiseless approach and escape seems to defy all
logic, and even the victim's identity is quickly thrown into
uncertainty. Lorac's shrewd yet personable C.I.D. man MacDonald
must set to work once again to unravel this near-impossible
mystery.
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