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Alma Classics edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer contains 3,000 notes and 30 pages extra material • "And specially from every shires ende • Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende, • The hooly blisful martir for to seke, • That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke." • Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a group of pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on the long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper • The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the drunken cook, and their tales span a range of genres, including the comic ribaldry and deception of 'The Miller's Tale' and the story of chivalry and courtly romance told by the Franklin

Beyond all doubt the greatest work of English literature before Shakespeare, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales brings together an unforgettable group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, pilgrims who came from all ranks of society, from the crusading Knight and burly Miller to the worldly Monk and the famously lusty Wife of Bath. Their tales are as various as the tellers, including romance, bawdy comedy, beast fable, learned debate, parable, and Eastern adventure. The resulting collection gives us a set of characters so vivid that they have often been taken as portraits from real life, and a series of stories as hilarious in their comedy as they are affecting in their tragedy. Even after 600 years, their account of the human condition is fresh and true

In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature. A storytelling competition within a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook. This masterly and vivid modern English verse translation retains all the vigour and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English

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"The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" is a classic representation of the impoverished and politically powerless underclass of British society in Edwardian England, ruthlessly exploited by the institutionalized corruption of their employers and the civic and religious authorities. Epic in scale, the novel charts the ruinous effects of the laissez-faire mercantilist ethics on the men, women, and children of the working classes, and through its emblematic characters, argues for a socialist politics as the only hope for a civilized and humane life for all. This Wordsworth edition includes an exclusive foreword by the late Tony Benn

The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli's parents, and of the friendship between the man-cub and Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the sleepy brown bear, who instructs Mowgli in the Laws of the Jungle • This edition includes The Second Jungle Book which contains some of the most thrilling of the Mowgli stories. It includes Red Dog, in which Mowgli forms an unlikely alliance with the python Kaa, How Fear Came and Letting in the Jungle as well as The Spring Running, which brings Mowgli to manhood and the realisation that he must leave Bagheera, Baloo and his other friends for the world of man

"The Last Man" is Mary Shelley's apocalyptic fantasy of the end of human civilisation. Set in the late twenty-first century, the novel unfolds a sombre and pessimistic vision of mankind confronting inevitable destruction. Interwoven with her futuristic theme, Mary Shelley incorporates idealised portraits of Shelley and Byron, yet rejects Romanticism and its faith in art and nature. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was the only daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, author of "Vindication of the Rights of Woman", and the radical philosopher William Godwin. Her mother died ten days after her birth and the young child was educated through contact with her father's intellectual circle and her own reading. She met Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1812; they eloped in July 1814

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872. For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever. Here are all of Andersen's 154 tales, and among the favourites are The Red Shoes, The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Tinder Box and of course The Ugly Duckling

Увлекательные ирландские истории, собранные в этом новом издании, включают в себя как комические рассказы, такие как "Пэдди О`Келли и Ласка", так и рассказы о героях древней литературы, такие как "Как Кормак Мак Арт отправился в страну фей". Забавные, фантастические и таинственные истории поочередно дополняются оригинальными иллюстрациями Джона Д. Баттена. Трудно было бы найти лучшее введение для детей в особую магию кельтского повествования • Рассказы в сборнике "Ирландские сказки" взяты из классического двухтомника Джозефа Джейкоба "Кельтские сказки" (1891-2) и "Другие кельтские сказки" (1894) • Книга на английском языке • The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as 'Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel', and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as 'How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery'

Ганс Кристиан Андерсен (1805-1875) родился в Оденсе, в семье сапожника. Его ранняя жизнь была несчастной, но он был усыновлен покровителем и стал автором коротких рассказов, романистом и драматургом, хотя по-прежнему наиболее известен своими волшебными сказками, которые были опубликованы между 1835 и 1872 годами • На протяжении 150 лет его рассказы восхищают как взрослых, так и детей. Наполненные беззаботной причудой в сочетании со зрелой мудростью, они очаровательны, как никогда. В этом сборнике представлены все 154 сказки Андерсена • Книга на английском языке • Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872

В этих восхитительных рассказах Оскар Уайльд использует все свое изящество, артистизм и остроумие. "Счастливый принц" рассказывает о статуе некогда любившего удовольствия принца, который с помощью самоотверженной ласточки помогает людям, попавшим в беду. Наряду с "Соловьем и розой", "Преданным другом" и замечательной ракетой, в этой коллекции есть "Эгоистичный гигант", замечательная история об искупительной силе любви • Книга на английском языке • In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket, this collection contains The Selfish Giant, a remarkable story of the redemptive power of love

"Лучшее о Шерлоке Холмсе" - это сборник из двадцати самых лучших рассказов из пятидесяти шести новелл сэра Артура Конан Дойля с участием главного сыщика. Основываясь на двенадцати личных фаворитах автора, Дэвид Стюарт Дэвис добавил еще восемь искрометных историй к "Дюжине с Бейкер-стрит" Конан Дойла, создав уникальный том, в котором собрана чистая сущность самого знаменитого в мире детектива • Книга на английском языке • "The Best of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fifty-six short stories featuring the arch-sleuth. Basing his selection around the author's own twelve personal favourites, David Stuart Davies has added a further eight sparkling stories to Conan Doyle's 'Baker Street Dozen' creating a unique volume which distils the pure essence of the world's most famous detective