This handsome collection brings together Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated novels and short stories, presented in a stunning gift edition with printed page edges.The consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his faithful companion Dr Watson, are two of fiction's most intriguing figures. Facing down Victorian villains and elusive criminals with nothing more than his formidable powers of
Join the festive fun with this full-colour Christmas activity pad, packed with 80 creative challenges and over 50 merry stickers.Young puzzle fans will dive into a wonderland of seasonal games, colourful activities and joyful brain-teasers, perfect for keeping bright minds busy throughout the holiday break. Every page bursts with Christmas cheer, and the 50+ reusable stickers add an extra dash of
This spine-tingling puzzle collection celebrates the best of horror fiction and pop culture through satisfying themed wordsearches.Horror is a mainstay of film, television, and literature. From early works of gothic fiction and short stories to blockbuster movies and television shows, you will find them all inside. With puzzles on electrifying and hair-raising topics from Lovecraft and Poe to
This elegant pocket hardback presents a selection of some of the most enduring, poignant poetry of the First World War, beautifully accompanied by full-colour illustrations.Selected from the work of soldiers killed in action - starting with Rupert Brooke in 1915 and ending with the tragic loss of Wilfred Owen seven days before the Armistice - the poems capture a broad range of emotions,
A stunning visual guide to the worlds created by one of horror's most influential writers.In this fascinating reference guide, you will discover the secrets and mysteries of H. P. Lovecraft's iconic worlds. From the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos to the shifting places of the Dreamlands, the settings of Lovecraft's stories are replete with terrifying monsters, bizarre creations and cosmic
The heroic story of the siege of Troy is presented here in a stunning hardback edition featuring gold cover embossing, patterned endpapers and printed page edges.After nine years of war, the Greeks are still fighting to reclaim the beautiful Helen and it is hardly the time for their supreme warrior, Achilles, to drop out of the fighting. But he does, in revenge against the overlord Agamemnon for
Curl up with this delightful colouring book, where each illustration reveals a beautifully realised miniature world. Inside you will uncover a tiny school made from a lunchbox, a scaled-down tool shed made from an old plant pot, a seaside home inside a conch shell, and other super-cute escapist designs.• 23 bold, cheerful designs that are easy to colour• Thick, high-quality, 140gsm paper to
This handsome jacketed hardback edition presents The Analects of Confucius with striking two-colour illustrations and a ribbon marker. The Analects are a fascinating anthology of the words and ideas of Confucius, gathered by his loyal disciples. They espouse the importance of education for moral development and celebrate the qualities of sincerity, piety, and virtue. In these pivotal writings,
Written in 1888 but not published until 1908, Why I Am So Wise is Nietzsche's singular autobiography, which sets out the story of his life in bizarre and provocative fashion yet remains key to an understanding of his work. A timeless classic, which has inspired many writers and artists, including Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, Albert Camus, Salvador Dali and Jean-Paul Sartre.This handsome gift
This handsome jacketed hardback edition presents The Trial and Death of Socrates with striking two-colour page illustrations and a ribbon marker. Socrates is one of the great figures of Western history and the founding father of its philosophical tradition. In the Dialogues, by his pupil and fellow philosopher Plato, a fascinating portrait emerges of a man who spurned material wealth and believed