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Book contains 50 short stories ideal for bedtimebrand new monster story book
7 €
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A collection of short stories and poems designed to help children think philosophically about their emotions and things that they may encounter during their lives
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the lifted veil women's 19th century storiescontains short stories from the noted women writers: austen, bronte, gaskell, may alcott, eliot, wharton, shelley and morethis folio edition is illustrated by peter stuartsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook excellent, slipcase g
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle a collection of short stories with black and white illustrationsa facsimile edition published in from the original versionsome shelf wear to jacket edges see oxfam website for delivery information read moresoftcover in very good conditionpages clean and unmarked
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A large format children's book of short stories, in french, with colour and black and white illustrations by adrienne segurpublished see oxfam website for delivery information read more some damage to the hinges of the cover, and the front board is slightly warped
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25 €
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Children's music & audio storieswe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationwe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possibleaction & adventure
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' aj pearce delve inside this christmas stocking choc-full of perfectly themed, never-before-published seasonal short stories perfect for anyone who loves romance, humour and happy-ever-after endingsoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'thank goodness for katie fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult timesbut then the lights go out, and fenella knows she will have to work very hard to keep everyone happy the christmas fairy: it's christmas eve in crinan, and a young man is on his own with only his nephew and niece for companyby the sunday times number one bestselling author, katie ffordeshe really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romancedressed as a fairy, she is determined to wave her wand and give them all the best christmas everand many more! guaranteed to make this your happiest christmas ever! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand then she meets felix - and her plans for the big day suddenly become a lot more interestingcandlelight at christmas: it was meant to be the perfect christmas - surrounded by friends and family in their beautiful home in the country'a lovely, warm read to sink your teeth into' heat'delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' sunday times 'a perfect match for an afternoon curled up on the sofa!' sun the christmas stocking: romy is all set to join her boyfriend and his family in france for christmas, though truth be told she isn't looking forward to it very muchthen ella arrives
2 €
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Oxfam bookshop st albans written at various dates before world war i, these 12 stories contain themes that were to re-emerge in eforster's later worksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey demonstrate his belief in freedom, self realization and a spiritual honesty that may be used to defeat the lies of repression
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Children's music & audio storieswe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationdropkick murphyswe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possible
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Based on the short stories of robert carversee oxfam website for delivery information read morea pastiche of twenty-two lives, with urban professions, pleasures, and aggravations, is deftly sewn together by a stellar cast and directoroxfam bookshop swanage as newnuancees of adultery and paranoia are explored in contemporary los angeles
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From the reign of the tsars in the early 19th century to the collapse of the soviet union and beyond, the short story has long occupied a central place in russian cultureoxfam shop kendal very good condition with some shelf wearwhether written in reaction to the cruelty of the bourgeoisie, the bureaucracy of communism or the torture of the prison camps, they offer a wonderfully wide-ranging and exciting representation of one of the most vital and enduring forms of russian literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded are pieces from many of the acknowledged masters of russian literature - including pushkin, turgenev, dostoyevsky, tolstoy, and solzhenitsyn - alongside tales by long-suppressed figures such as the subversive kryzhanowsky and the surrealist shalamov
5 €
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Lawrence, and elizabeth bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the english languagethis new edition increases the selection from 27 to 33 stories and prints them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive texts established by anthony alpersthe stories that pay what mansfield calls 'a debt of love' to new zealand are as sharply etched as the european stories, and she recreates her childhood world with mordant insightthis selection covers the full range of mansfield's fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of 'the daughters of the late colonel' and the macabre and ominous 'a married man's story'oxfam shop pershore 'i was jealous of her writingthe only writing i have ever been jealous of' virginia woolf virginia woolf was not the only writer to admire mansfield's work: thomas hardy, dsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredisruption is a constant theme, whether the tone is comic, tragic, nostalgic, or domestic, echoing mansfield's disrupted life and the fractured expressions of modernism
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Featuring two amazing novellas and fourteen gripping short stories - including three new stories written exclusively for this editionthis brand-new paperback includes fourteen short stories - three of which are awesome new stories written exclusively for this editionintroduced by derek, these are the hidden stories of the skeleton who saves the world, and the girl who's destined to destroy itfor the first time, every skulduggery pleasant short story, plus two novellas - get thee behind me, bubba moon and the end of the world - is collected into one magnificent volumetwo of them delve into the things that our old friend billy-ray sanguine gets up to between books, while the third pits skulduggery and valkyrie against a serial killer, a desperate ghost, and a swarm of very nasty insectsoxfam bookshop st albans the ultimate story collection for skulduggery pleasant fansbut that's not allso it's business as usual, thenwe all know that doors are for people with no imagination so smash the glass, climb through the window and enter the awesome world of skulduggery pleasant with this ultimate story collectionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham previously unpublished short stories rounding out last year's smash hit box office poisonmore box office poison stories from alex robinson! there were several short stories featuring sherman, ed and friends which were not collected in the giant box office poison collectionbop! reprints all of those short stories including all of the spx/expo anthology shorts, the "box office poison kolor karnival" (seen here in glorious black and white), and some extra goodiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This collection offers some of the best stories from authors who influenced james, such as sheridan le fanu and augustus jessopp, stories from his contemporaries, such as tselected and introduced by an acknowledged master of the art, the collection also includes a checklist of writers in the jamesian traditionoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street in excellent condition with just some rubbing wear to the top corners of dust-jacket (please see photo 4) "this is a collection of ghost stories in the 'antiquarian' tradition established by m" see oxfam website for delivery information read more', and tales from more recent practitioners, including fritz leiber and terry lamsleyjames, who excelled at the atmospheric portrayal of legitimate scholarly interest descending into unwise curiosity, with almost invariably tragic resultsjames' influence on the genre has been immense, both on the popular perception of what makes a successful ghost story work, and on other authors in the genre
30 €
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Glimpserama short stories set in the thirty third centuryabout the author major roxbrough has written several collections of short stories and novels and is beginning to release them through xlibris publishingremember next week set just after glimpserama and sequential axevictim two serials commenced together with further short stories invasion of the zernoplat a full length novel set in the same multiverse as all the other tales all available in xlibris invasion of the zernoplat is dedicated to my editor, paula, without whom, earlier work would not have been possible, thank you, i love youwhen writing he draws on sources as diverse as monty python, blackadder, the bible and every science fiction film and tv series ever producedhe has been a prog music fan since his early teens and sites this as a source of inspiration for much of his imaginative outputbut it is fun! try some of his work and find out for yourselfhe currently has five cats and three dogshe is a married man in his early sixties and has a great love for nature and animalshis imagination and sense of humour is warped and very dark indeed and nothing he writes should be taken too seriously
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Biesheuvel's stories are mostly autobiographicalhe also writes fantastic storiesbiesheuvel (schiedam ) made his debut in with the collection of short stories “in de bovenkooi”this was followed by numerous collections of short stories and novellas, including “de weg naar het licht”, “de angstkunstenaar”, “de verpletterende werkelijkheid”, “reis door mijn kamer” and smaller editions such as “motje tegen gloeiend lampepeertje” and “oude geschiedenis van pa”are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin his “verzameld werk” was published, consisting of all the collected workscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebeautiful edition by publisher van oorschot of the “verzameld werk” of maarten biesheuvelhooft prize for his narrative prose‘biesheuvel's associative storytelling technique gives his prose a beneficial effect combined with irrationality and illogicality, giving the fantastic elements even more room’, according to the jury led by maarten asscherplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein 3 cloth bindings with dust jacket and bookmark, in slipcaseon 15 december biesheuvel was awarded the phe writes about his experiences as a sailor on merchant ships, about his depressions and his stay in what he insolently calls the madhouse, about his wife eva, about his home and study, about his youthin absolute mint condition, still in cellophanethe jury also praised biesheuvel's ‘imagination, absurdist humour and stylistic richness’our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
40 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham beyond the blue mountains is a collection of short stories by booker prize winning author penelope lively'the fourteen brief stories in beyond the blue mountains reveal penelope lively at her most polished and perceptivethe fourteen warmly humorous stories in beyond the blue mountains range from the fantasy of scheherazade to a dazzling example of chaos theory, depicting in exquisite prose the subtle but significant events that go to create everyday experienceher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigerpenelope lively lives in london"the slovenian giantess" is a condensed masterpiece' sunday times'penelope lively is a genius and this collection is a joysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markin any circumstances, from a wedding to a christmas shopping expedition, lively finds an emotional dilemma, engaging the reader as thoroughly as if they were reading a novel and leaving them speechless' daily mailpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley selected as a book of the year by the times and telegraph'astonishingwith remarkable care and empathy, alexievich gives voice to those whose stories are lost in the official narratives, uncovering a powerful, hidden history of one of the most important events of the twentieth centurylike the great russian novels, these testimonials ring with emotional truth' - caroline moorehead, guardianextraordinary stories about what it was like to be a soviet child during the upheaval and horror of the second world war, from nobel laureate svetlana alexievichwhat did it mean to grow up in the soviet union during the second world war? in the late s, svetlana alexievich started interviewing people who had experienced war as children, the generation that survived and had to live with the trauma that would forever change the course of the russian nationpublished to great acclaim in the ussr in and now available in english for the first time, this masterpiece offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human consequences of the war - and an extraordinary chronicle of the russian soulsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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"children's short stories and poems" by uncle johnwhich is? children's short stories and poems by uncle johnalso, many stories have morals for children to learn fromhello and thank you for browsing my ebook adsimply go onto amazon and type inall of my books have the same titlei have written many children's ebooks now published on amazon smashwords, and many other good e bookshelves around the world for ages 3 years to 6 years oldfeel free to watch the video about my bookshowever, they do come out in volumes reduced now from £1-99 down to only £1the same characters are used in many of the books which i think is important to children
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Each of the ten short stories in this collection takes this as its theme and the result is wonderfully eclectic mix of storytelling of the highest qualitywhat does it mean to 'kiss and part'? this collection of previously unpublished short stories from a stellar list of contemporary women novelists is a literary celebration of the spirit of placethe dust jacket and boards are in very good conditionall royalties go the hosking houses trust to further encourage women's writingthe collection includes: introduction by margaret drabble buck moon by marina warner 'a merrie meeting' by salley vickers the incumbent by elizabeth speller 'colossal wreck' by maria mccann the visitation by maggie gee and the river flows on by joan bakewell the creature by jill dawson the turn by catherine fox the fabric of things by jo baker 'place of dreams' by lucy durneen see oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach contributor shares one thing in common - they have all stayed at a small cottage in the village of clifford chambers near stratford-upon-avon, courtesy of a trust set up to provide women writers with 'a room of one's own', as virginia woolf put itthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in 'as new' conditionclifford chambers was the home of the jacobean poet michael drayton, who incorporated the phrase 'kiss and part' into a sonnet
11 €
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Oxfam shop chequer street stylish short length skirt with waist adjuster from & other stories see oxfam website for delivery information read more
30 €
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A great starter lot of pulp hero collections: includes: the goon nothin but misery tp vol 1 by eric powell the dark horse edition conan the spear & other stories tp (a collection of assorted short stories from the dh run) king conan the scarlet citadel tp tomas giorello & tim truman conan & the jewels of gwaluhr hc adapting the short story by p craig russell kull the hate witch tp dave lapham & gabriel guzman zorro year one: the trail of the fox tp matt wagner & francesco francavilla all shipments are safely packaged & mailed with a tracking codeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihappy bidding! read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahlthe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifetwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe book was first published in london in by jonathan capecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar coverplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's booksanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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stories of being touched when there's no one aroundalthough they are all good books and crammed with short true stories of hauntings, visits from the other sidei have six ebooks out at presenti will be back by spooksa walk on spirit street by spooksmy top seller is called, ashes the ashes and back by spooks, on amazonmy books tell it allmy six books are; there's a ghost in my house by spooksi’ll walk beside you by spooks the eternal by spooks all of my ebooks are on amazon, take a look tonight if you dareashes to ashes and back by spooksnot for the faint hearted and over 18 onlyi have been talking the dead for over 28 yearsi have a special connection with the spirit worldif you are a believer or maybe not, you will find these ebooks very entertaining, but a little scaryhello and thank you for taking a looki hope you enjoymy name is spooks and i am a spiritual mediumsmells that remind you of a loved one and so much more
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Some of these stories were collected in azazel, first published invery good condition, hard back with dust jacket, 221 pages am happy to ship with carrier of your choice azazel is a character created by isaac asimov and featured in a series of fantasy short storiesthe stories take the form of conversations between an unnamed writer (whom asimov identifies in the collection introduction as himself) and a shiftless friend named george (named in the two-centimeter demon as george bitternut)azazel is a two-centimeter-tall demon (or extraterrestrial), named after the biblical demon
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I have here a comprehensive book entitled canadian archives documents relating to the constitutional history of canada selected and edited with notes by adam short and arthur g doughty sessional paper no 18 printed by order of parliament published by s e dawson, printer to the king's most excellent majesty, ottawa, inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihere we have the first volume from the canadian archives with documents relating to the central portion of canada known as the province of quebec, between the period of the cession and the passing of the constitutional act incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablered speckled page edgesbookplate on the front endpaper with previous owner's name oppositeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebrown leather boards with gilt lettering on the spineminor marks on the boardsall pages are tight and clean and the book is in very good conditionthere is a large fold-out colour map showing a particular survey of the isles of montreal, the city of quebec, course of the river st laurence, and plan of montreal or villemarieour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Amazing mayo storiesshort biographies of famous people from mayosigned by the author
10 €
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This is a small booklet with some short stories from fables (the old cat, the man and the apples ect5 fables), some stories from mr rabbit (5) and 7 fairy tails (rumpelstilskin, the goose girl, the golde goose and more)50, for overseas please contact sellerthis is available for collection or p&p uk £2box 19 read more
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There is a short mark on the front of book 7 that looks a bit like scoringjust william stories - 10 volumes - just william, -more william, -william again, -william-the fourth, -still william, -william the conquerer, -william the outlaw, -william in trouble, -william the good, -williamcollection from me and cash only, at martello lakes, hytheon the internet you won't get this set for this pricehowever, all in all, a set in excellent condition and a bargain at £10only books 1 and 2 have been readby crompton, richmal uk: macmillanthe box is in very reasonable condition for its agespines are faded from being in the sun on a bookshelfbook 3 has a diagonal accidental fold across the front cover10 volume boxed setcollection from me and cash only, at martello lakes, hythea mulitvolume set in near fine condition
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