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Presents a collection of poetry of a poet from the early nineteenth century. This book includes poems depicting people struggling against the undertow of the past and against their own frailties. It features works of great generosity and human sympathy.

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A selection that includes poems from various stages of Clare's poetic career, organised by theme, from "Birds and Beasts" to "Madhouses, Prisons and Whorehouses".

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Stevie Smith was one of the few modern poets to reach a wide general audience. Bizarre, witty, sad, sometimes caustic, her poems impart a zest for life, and reveal her unique eye for the marvels of the ordinary and her deep sensibility to the paradoxical nature of all human emotions.

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An anthology of Stevenson's poetic achievements. As a poet, he was inspired by a vast range of verse forms, and in this collection, Angus Calder has brought together many uncollected poems, substantial extracts from unpublished collections, and the complete "Child's Garden of Verse".

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Collects folktales that are among the memorable stories in European culture - conjuring up a world of spells and bewitchment, outwitted villains and cruel stepmothers, animal bridegrooms and enchanted princesses.

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Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the end of the school year. That party turned into a nightmare Eva can't forget. Now she's trying to start over in her Virginia hometown, but a new nightmare has begun. Every victim is linked to her.

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Annie and Tom's marriage is in mid-life crisis. They seem to have everything - a lovely home, rewarding jobs and three healthy grown-up children - but, beneath the surface, all is not well. Beneath the surface lies a secret guilt which ensures that whilst they live under the same roof, they sleep in separate beds.

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Every new government promises to represent a new dawn, but for New Labour it was the Covenant that Tony Blair made with Britain. The party that won a landslide victory on May Day 1997 made the special claim that it represented a decisive break with the disappointments of the old left and the old right: its Third Way would transcend both.

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In November 1596 a woman signed a document which would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare... Who was the woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare's life

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Caroline Stern is just like any London teenager. Except that she lives in a religious sect. As a child of 'The Organization' her every move - from what she eats to when she talks and whom she'll marry - is dictated by her elders.

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Shark turns upon an actual incident in WWII - mentioned in the film Jaws - when the ship which had delivered the fissile material to the south Pacific to be dropped on Hiroshima was subsequently sunk by a Japanese submarine with the loss of 900 men, including 200 killed in the largest shark attack ever recorded.

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Offers an introduction to contemporary fiction from Chinese, the world's most spoken language. This title features the eight short stories, with parallel translations, offering students at various levels the opportunity to enjoy a range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer to a dictionary.

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Presents an introduction to contemporary Japanese fiction. Featuring many stories appearing in English, this title offers students at various levels the opportunity to enjoy a range of contemporary literature without having to constantly consult a dictionary.

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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly thought he knew all he needed to about women's bodies... And now he's getting a biology lesson he could have so lived without ... Sometimes, life just isn't fair to the babe magnet supremo.

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In boom and in bust, Ireland has been led by Fianna Fail. This title discusses the party's remarkable dominance of the political landscape and tells the story of how it won, kept and has used power since the mid-1990s.

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Side effects are things we do not intend. This collection of essays examines how the things we don't mean, or mean perhaps to forget, prove to be those that are often most telling about our unconscious lives.

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Tells the story of the women who were left alone after World War I - a remarkable generation of women who were changed by war; and in their turn helped change society. This title is about those women, and about how they were forced, to stop depending on men for their income.

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True or false: skipping breakfast can be healthy; certain fruits instantly block fat loss; small frequent meals are damaging; cellulite can be massively reduced in everyone. They're all true. Using science, psychology and uncommon sense, this title helps you learn how to lose up to 20 pounds of body fat in six weeks.

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Taking on bloodthirsty supernatural monsters is how Caliban and Niko Leandros make a living. But years ago - before they became a force to be reckoned with - the brothers were almost victims of a very human serial killer. He hasn't forgotten what the Leandros brothers did to his murderous protege. He hasn't forgotten what they owe him.

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Contains the author's popular columns from "Fast Company" magazine and many of the short e-books he has written in the years. This book includes e-books such as: "Clinging to Your Job Title"; "The Persistence of Really Bad Ideas"; "The Seduction of 'Good Enough'"; and, "Judging a Book by its Cover Do Less".

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Kaye Webb, a journalist with no publishing experience, burst into the world of children's books in 1961 and changed the face of children's publishing forever. Her child-like enthusiasm and shrewd business mind led her to become Puffin's most successful editor and the genius behind the Puffin Club.

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Irene has a husband, Adrian, three small children and although she doesn't know it yet a marriage that is going wrong. When she discovers Adrian is having an affair, the family is blown apart. But as Irene soon realises, being alone can mean discovering freedom, elation and finding solace.

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Fat Phil can't lose at dice, even when his friends turn nasty and he's trying his hardest; a salesman finds success comes from fortune cookie mottoes, but panics when these mottoes turn against him; and, a commuter finds himself obsessed with a plain young woman on his train, at the expense of his marriage.