Sphere Irish Folk And Fairy Tales Scott Michael

Mystery and excitement abound in this lively collection of fairy tales, folklore and legends, which celebrate Scotland's enormously rich oral tradition and offers a carefully chosen combination of old favourites such as Tam Lin, Thomas Rymer and Adam Bell, as well as more modern stories by master story-tellers like Andrew Lang, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and John Buchan

Сборник "Ирландские мифы и легенды" • От эпической ирландской легенды о Кухулине до рассказов о баньши, лепреконах и волшебниках, эти короткие рассказы и басни охватывают широкий спектр мифологии и легенд Ирландии, составляя дополнение к ирландским народным сказкам Майкла Скотта • Книга на английском языке • From the epic Irish legend of Cuchulain to tales of banshees, leprechauns and wizards, these short stories and fables cover a wide range of Ireland's mythology and legends, forming a companion volume to Michael Scott's Irish Folk and Fairy Tales

Christie Chapman is a single working mother who spends her days commuting to her secretarial job in London and looking after her teenage son, Finn. It can be tough just getting through the day but Christie has always found comfort in her love of crafting and any spare time she has is spent in her parents' summerhouse working on her beautiful creations. From intricately designed birthday cards to personalised gifts, Christie's flair for the handmade knows no bounds and it's not long before opportunity comes knocking. All of a sudden Christie sees a different future for her and Finn - one full of hope and possibility, and if the handsome Max Alexander is to be believed, one full of love too. It's all there for the taking • And then, all of sudden, Christie's world is turned upside down

Jean Collins had two daughters. But she only loved one of them • She knew it was wrong, but she just couldn’t help herself. Jess was a little sweetheart, everyone said so. Anne was awkward and serious and not much fun, to be frank • But now the years have passed. Jess is missing – run off long ago, no one knows where or why. So when Jean is left in a coma after a road accident, it’s Anne who travels back up north to sit at her mother’s bedside. And she wonders – why did Jean dash out into the road without looking? What distracted her? And why was she carrying a box of vanilla slices, the cream cakes she only ever bought for extra special occasions? • Meanwhile there are secrets waiting for Anne and Jean, back at the old family home. Secrets that were buried a long time ago

When does time out become the time of your life? • Jodie Jackson is all at sea, in every sense. On a ferry bound for the Isle of Wight, she's leaving her London life, her career, and her husband behind. She'd like a chance to turn back the clocks, but she'll settle for some peace and quiet on her brother Bill's beautifully renovated houseboat, Sunny Days • But from the moment Jodie steps aboard her new home, it's clear she'll struggle to keep herself to herself. If it isn't Marilyn, who cleans for Bill and is under strict instructions to look after Jodie, then it's Ned, the noisy sculptor on the next-door houseboat. Ned's wood carving is hard on the ears, but it's made up for by the fact that he's rather easy on the eyes • Bustled out of the boat by Marilyn and encouraged to explore with Ned, Jodie soon delights in her newfound freedom

Meteorologist Sky Matthews does not like surprises • Sky monitors her life like she does the weather, carefully and with a scientific eye. So, when she misses out on her dream job abroad and finds herself with no choice but to take a position on a tidal island off the Cornish harbour town of St Felix instead, she feels completely at sea. Worse still, she has to work alongside TV weatherman Sonny Samuels, who barely knows his storms from his tsunamis • It doesn't take long for Sky to become enchanted by the strange weather patterns over St Felix. Sonny is convinced they link to local folklore, but Sky knows her science too well to fall for that. Until she meets Walter, a local weather watcher with no qualifications beyond a lifetime of experience and Sky is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the weather, herself

Быть Гарри Поттером всегда было непросто. Даже теперь, когда он женился, стал отцом троих школьников, и терпит переработки в Министерстве магии, легче не стало. Пока Гарри борется с прошлым, которое наотрез отказывается оставаться прошлым, его младший сын Альбус страдает под весом семейного наследия, о котором он не просил. В зловещем круговороте нынешнего и прошедшего отцу и сыну придётся принять горькую истину: иногда зло таится там, где его ожидают найти в последнюю очередь • В книжном формате пьеса была впервые издана параллельно с премьерой постановки в лондонском Уэст-Энде, летом 2016 года. В этом дополненном издании читателю предлагается дополненный текст, включая новые диалоги в последней части, а также сопроводительный текст от сценариста Джека Торна и режиссёра Джона Тиффани

Николас Фламель родился в Париже 28 сентября 1330 года. Почти семьсот лет спустя он признан величайшим алхимиком своего времени. Говорят, что он открыл секрет вечной жизни. Записи показывают, что он умер в 1418 году. Но его могила пуста, а Николас Фламель жив. Секрет вечной жизни скрыт в книге, которую он защищает, - Книге Авраама Мага. Это самая мощная книга, которая когда-либо существовала. Попав не в те руки, это разрушит мир. И это именно то, что планирует сделать доктор Джон Ди, когда украдет его. Человечество не поймет, что происходит, пока не станет слишком поздно. И если пророчество верно, Софи и Джош Ньюман - единственные, у кого есть сила спасти мир таким, каким мы его знаем. Иногда легенды оказываются правдой. А Софи и Джош Ньюман вот-вот окажутся в центре событий величайшей легенды всех времен

A sumptuous treasury of original fairytales from the brothers Grimm, introduced by award-winning author Cornelia Funke and with full colour illustrations by artists Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, Axel Scheffler, Oliver Jeffers, Helen Oxenbury and Emma Chichester Clark celebrating the bicentenary of the first volume of Grimms' original fairytales • From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as 'The Frog Prince' and 'Hansel and Grettel' to the delights of 'Ashputtel' - the original Cinderella - all hold a timeless magic which has enthralled children for generations

From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as 'The Frog-Prince' and 'Hansel and Grettel' to the delights of 'Ashputtel' or 'Old Sultan', all hold a timeless magic which has enthralled children for centuries

Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and captivating plots • Although largely unknown in the West, the 70-plus stories in this volume are just as beguiling as the more familiar Grimms' Fairy Tales or Arabian Nights. They were collected in the early 20th century by Richard Wilhelm and first translated into English by Frederick H Martens. This beautifully produced revised and edited new edition includes updated notes which not only provide background on the tales, but also offer a fascinating insight into ancient Chinese folk lore and culture • These are stories to return to time and time again

Your favourite fantastic Grimm fairy tales and bedtime stories in the only complete edition of this classic collection • Wolves and grandmothers, ugly sisters, a house made of bread, a goose made of gold...the folk tales collected by the Grimm brothers created an astonishingly influential imaginative world. However, this is also a world where a woman serves her stepson up in a stew, a man marries a snake, a princess sleeps with a frog, and an evil queen dances to death in a pair of burning shoes. Violent, funny, disturbing, wise and sometimes beautiful, these stories have intrigued children, adults, scholars, psychologists and artists for centuries • The only complete edition available of the most famous collection of fairy tales ever published, this collection features the 279 stories in an acclaimed, modern, unexpurgated translation