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Meet Anita Thompson: she's young, she's lovely, she's clever, and she's a witch. A real one. Anita lives in two worlds: the modern world of supermarkets and sports cars, radio and rock-and-roll, where she is a thoroughly modern girl with a thoroughly modern interest in boys and fast living and her own independence. But she also lives in the ancient and rustic world of traditions, cauldrons, and familiars.

Winner of the Booker Prize, the beautiful, romantic and gorgeously philosophical Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner is part of our Penguin Essential series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics 'The Hotel du Lac was a dignified building, a house of repute, a traditional establishment...

Sharply witty and entertaining in equal measure, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes presents the diary of the wily Lorelei Lee, a charming yet materialistic blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas. On a mission to live a luxurious life, Lorelei travels through Europe and New York using her beauty and charisma to attract wealthy suitors, securing various gifts, jewellery and an elevated social status in the process. Although seemingly naïve to the men she pursues, Lorelei is clever and calculating, often outsmarting the company she keeps.

100 years ago and before there were Instagram Influencers, there was Lorelei Lee, a wily blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas, and her BFF Dorothy, who took New York and Europe by storm in 1925, reporting in her diary every detail of their quest to collect the greatest trove of jewels, gowns, men, and adventures imaginable.

The classic international sensation is back! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and its sequel But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes are Anita Loos' witty comedies of manners, following the misadventures of Lorelei Lee, a charmingly naïve blonde who turns male admiration into jewels, and her clever brunette friend, Dorothy Shaw.

In her diary, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Lorelei Lee, a not-so-dumb blonde from Arkansas, documents her wild adventures to Hollywood, Manhattan, Europe, and back again with her best friend, Dorothy. Along the way, Lorelei and Dorothy are flanked by suitors from all walks of high society, but it might just be the American millionaire who draws her eye. But just because Lorelei might have found “the one” doesn’t mean the adventures are over! In the sequel, But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, Lorelei takes up her diary once again to tell Dorothy’s tale.

This anthology of 140 poems, published in 1921, features the work of 97 British and American poets who were active in the early 20th century. Among the more famous names are John Masefield, Rupert Brooke, Walter de la Mare, William Butler Yeats, Robert Graves, Amy Lowell, Carl Sandburg, Edna St Vincent Millay, Joyce Kilmer and Witter Bynner.

Lorelei is a rising star in Hollywood when she meets Mr. Eisman, a man who compliments her intelligence and convinces her it is much more important to be educated than to be in the cinema. Plying her with books, he encourages Lorelei to write down her adventures in a diary despite her penchant for misspellings and incorrect pronunciation. Growing restless with Mr. Eisman and his simplistic routine of dinner, dancing, and returning Lorelei to her apartment, she longs to stretch her wings and experience more of the world.

One of the most popular novels released in the 1920s on the hedonistic Jazz Age, Gentlement Prefer Blondes was declared "the great American novel" by Edith Wharton. Told from the point of view of a blonde flapper named Lorelei in the form of her diary, this novel follows her adventures around the world in search of a gentleman companion who can elevate her position within society. As Lorelei cycles through multiple men, she discovers things about herself and the way that she lives her life in retrospection....

If any American fictional character of the 20th century seems likely to be immortal, it is Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, the not-so-dumb blonde who knew that diamonds are a girl's best friend. Outrageous, charming, and unforgettable, she's been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe, and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger, with an insatiable appetite for orchids, champagne, and precious stones.

Svartsjö sockens dödgrävare bestämmer sig för att bjuda in traktens invånare till julkalas men blir han bestört när han inser att ingen är intresserad av att komma. Förtvivlad beger han sig hemåt, utan en enda gäst, till sin fru som är i full fart att förbereda festmåltiden. På vägen passerar han kyrkogården och i det bleka skymningsljuset ser han något vitt blänka till i det torra gräset. Vid närmare inspektion upptäcker han att det är en dödskalle och i ett ögonblick av galenskap bestämmer han sig för att ta med den hem ...

En sen natt stöter överste Beerencreutz på oväntade ljud i sitt hem. När sovrumsdörren kastas upp förväntar han sig en inbrottstjuv, men det är ingen mindre än Döden själv som stiger in. Översten är redo att överlämna sitt liv på stående fot, men Döden har andra planer och förklarar lugnt att han kommer tillbaka nästa natt. Så vad gör man när man vet att man bara har ett dygn kvar att leva? "Vägen mellan himmel och jord och andra noveller" är en novellsamling från den älskade författaren Selma Lagerlöf.

"En gång hade de på Mårbacka en barnpiga som hette Back-Kajsa. Hon var nog tre alnar lång, hon hade ett stort, grovt ansikte med stränga, mörka drag, hennes händer voro hårda och fulla av sprickor, som barnens hår fastnade i när hon kammade dem, och till humöret var hon dyster och sorgbunden. En sådan människa tycktes ju inte vara enkom skapad till barnpiga och fru Lagerlöf hade varit i stort beråd innan hon anställde henne." "Mårbacka" handlar om Selma Lagerlöfs egen familj och livet på släktgården Mårbacka i Värmland.

"Ju mer hon tänkte på saken desto säkrare blev hon, att det inte fanns någon dag på hela året, som hon hellre ville fira än den, då hennes vän solen skulle strida mot mörkret och efter en härlig seger gå fram i ny prakt och väldighet. Det var inte lång tid till den 17 april, men alltid var det tid nog att hinna få i ordning ett kaffekalas, och när solförmörkelsedagen kom, satt de allesammans och drack kaffe i mörkret.

"För ett par hundra år sedan fanns det i Jössehärad i Värmland en ovanligt sträng och kraftig prost, som av all sin förmåga bemödade sig att göra jössehäringarna till ett fromt och gudaktigt folk. Det var inte nog med att han ville vänja dem av med dryckenskap och slagsmål, med smuggling från Norge och annan orättfärdighet utan han förbjöd dem också att frukta och dyrka de rådande i mark och skog och vattendrag, och detta var något, som prästerna annars brukar akta sig för att röra vid ...

This Collection of 63 poems by various authors including Christina Rossetti, Thomas Ken, John Nelson Darby, Richard Baxter, Isaac Watts, Gerhardt Ter Steegan, Anne Ross Cousin and many others has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God's people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil.

This Collection of 62 Poems by various authors including William Cowper, Thomas Kelly, Willie Mullan, Robert Murray McCheyne, Charlotte Elliott, George Herbert, Charitie Lees De Chenez and many others, has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God's people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, beautifully voiced by the English actress, singer and entertainer Anita Harris. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this retelling of a classic tale is bound to take you on a roller coaster of emotions. Anita Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers and had a number of chart hits in the '60s. She also featured in the Carry On films Follow That Camel and Carry On Doctor.

Dal giorno dell'incidente in cui ha salvato suo cugino Jasper, Maurice Treherne ha riportato gravi ferite che lo costringono sulla sedia a rotelle. Accolto nella vecchia villa familiare e trattato con affetto e gratitudine per il suo atto di eroismo, Maurice spera un giorno di conquistare l'amore di sua cugina Octavia, la cui madre però ostacola l'unione, sperando in un matrimonio più favorevole per la figlia. Quando durante le vacanze di Natale la famiglia invita un potenziale pretendente di Octavia, Maurice sembra aver ormai perso ogni speranza.

These poems have been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God's people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil. To know that others have felt what we have felt, 'Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy' to hear the feelings in our hearts echoed back to us, to be reminded of our Lord's love, will comfort the soul and bring encouragement.