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\'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial\'Fearful that Caesar will become a tyrant, his friends plot to assassinate him in order to save Rome. But the conspirators\' high principles clash with personal malice and ambition, and as they vie to manipulate the mob, the nation is plunged into bloody civil war. A taut, profound drama exploring power and betrayal, Julius Caesar exposes the chasm between public appearance, political rhetoric and bitter reality.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by Norman Sanders Introduction by Martin Wiggins Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

William Shakespeare\'s comedy Love\'s Labours Lost is edited with an introduction by John Kerrigan in Penguin Shakespeare.\'What fool is not so wiseTo lose an oath to win a paradise?\'Ferdinand, King of Navarre and his lords Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville agree to form an austere academy, taking a solemn to have no contact with women for three years. But when the Princess of neighbouring France arrives with her female attendants, their pledge is quickly placed under strain. Soon all are smitten and confusion abounds, as each struggles to secretly declare his love in this comedy of deception, desire and mistaken identity.This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare\'s life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Love\'s Labours Lost, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.If you enjoyed Love\'s Labours Lost, you might like The Merry Wives of Windsor, also available in Penguin Shakespeare.\'The most beautiful of Shakespeare\'s comedies\'Kenneth Branagh Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

\'The man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul\' John DrydenAntonio, a Venetian merchant, wishes to help his friend get money to impress a rich heiress. But he is forced to borrow the sum from a cynical, abused Jewish moneylender, Shylock, and signs a chilling contract to honour the debt with a pound of his own flesh. An ambiguous, complex and controversial comedy, The Merchant of Venice explores prejudice, marriage, money and the true nature of justice in an unforgiving world.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by W. Moelwyn Merchant Introduction by Peter Holland Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'I pity the man who cannot enjoy Shakespeare\' George Bernard ShawThe beautiful and witty Katherina has sworn never to accept the demands of any would-be husband. But when she is pursued by the wily Petruchio, it seems that she has finally met her match. As he meets her caustic words with capricious cruelty, Katherina is forced to reconsider her position, in one of the greatest and most contentious of all comic battles of the sexes.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by G. R. HibbardIntroduction by M. J. Kidnie Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

An engaging comedy of love, The Two Gentlemen of Verona deals with the conflict between friendship and romance, and features one of Shakespeare\'s most memorable clowns. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by Norman Sanders with an introduction by Russell Jackson.\'Except I be by Silvia in the night, There is no music in the nightingale\'Leaving behind both home and beloved, a young man travels to Milan to meet his closest friend. Once there, however, he falls in love with his friend\'s new sweetheart and resolves to seduce her. Love-crazed and desperate, he is soon moved to commit cynical acts of betrayal, revealing how passion can prove more powerful than even the strongest loyalty owed to a friend.This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare\'s life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to the play, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'The work of Shakespeare is virtually infinite\' Jorge Luis BorgesA jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having another man\'s baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned to die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible. A bravura blend of tragedy, comedy and romance, Shakespeare\'s emotionally potent late play explores artifice and nature, mortality and renewal, and the destructive and consoling effects of time.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley Wells Edited by Ernest Schanzer Introduction by Russ McDonald Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak\' A. S. Byatt A young man is condemned to death for breaking a law forbidding sex outside marriage. When his sister pleads with the Lord Angelo to save him, he offers her a bargain - her brother\'s life in exchange for her virginity. One of Shakespeare\'s most enigmatic plays, Measure for Measure is a morally complex drama of intricate moves and countermoves that explores falsehood, justice and humanity\'s best and basest instincts.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by J. M. NosworthyIntroduction by Julia Briggs Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Seize the day in the name of art. This creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman combines his extraordinary words with deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell. \'Like a bedtime story for the rest of your life, this is a book to live by. At its core, it\'s about freeing ideas, shedding fear of failure, and learning that \"things can be different\" \' INSTITUTE OF IMAGINATION Be bold. Be rebellious. Choose art. It matters.Neil Gaiman once said that \'the world always seems brighter when you\'ve just made something that wasn\'t there before\'. This little book is the embodiment of that vision. Drawn together from speeches, poems and creative manifestos, Art Matters explores how reading, imagining and creating can change the world, and will be inspirational to young and old.THIS PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES BEAUTIFUL NEW ILLUSTRATIONS OF \'GOING WODWO\'. What readers are saying about ART MATTERS \'A rallying cry for all artists and creators\' \'Just the injection of positive thinking I needed\' \'What a gorgeous, sweet and very, very wise little book\' \'You don\'t know it yet, but it\'s likely you need this book\'\'I feel artistically charged up for the first time in ages\' Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0902, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

\'A moving true story that will pull at the heartstrings\' - Woman & Home The first book in the Paws of Fame series, which follows movie animal trainer Julie Tottman as she rescues, nurtures and transforms animals in need of a second chance into film stars. Pickles the Yorkshire Terrier has just had her litter of puppies taken away from her - who knows how many litters she\'s delivered and watched the same thing happen to. She\'s been left behind in an overcrowded, noisy and dirty barn. She\'s very weak and her body is burning all over from a painful skin condition. This has been her life for six years and it will likely never change. Or will it?Julie is a young animal trainer for the movies and is looking for a Yorkshire Terrier for a new film she\'s working on with Colin Firth and Amanda Bynes. By chance, she hears of a puppy farm that has been raided by the authorities - the dogs were kept in appalling conditions and among them was a poor Yorkshire Terrier called Pickles. Julie doesn\'t know whether Pickles will be the right dog for the film, but she doesn\'t care: Pickles needs a safe home with love and care and Julie can give it.Will Pickles recover from the traumas of her past? Can she be the movie star Julie is looking for? And will Julie be able to make it in the world of movie animal trainers? Will You Take Me Home? is the moving true story of one woman and her dog.The second book in the Paws of Fame story - Rescue Me, about the abandoned Mastiff who went on to play Fang in Harry Potter - is available now Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0112, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Magical Stories for 6 Year Olds is a bright and varied selection of marvellously magical stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud - and for dipping into time and time again. With stories from The Brothers Grimm, Berlie Doherty, Joan Aiken, Geraldine McCaughrean and many more, this book will provide hours of fantastic fun. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0913, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'All the world\'s a stage, And all the men and women merely players\'­Rosalind, banished by her cruel uncle, travels secretly to the Forest of Arden, where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid discovery, she encounters the man she loves - now a fellow exile - and resolves to remain in disguise to test his feelings for her. One of Shakespeare\'s most sunny, fast-paced and accessible comedies, As You Like It is an exuberant combination of concealed identities and verbal jousting, burlesque and pastoral dream, reconciliations and multiple weddings.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by H. J. Oliver Introduction by Katherine Duncan-Jones Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

* The new Sunday Times bestseller *\'It\'s ok, Felix, don\'t worry. We\'re going to find your mummy.\'When newborn baby Felix is found abandoned at a train station, the police launch a desperate search for his mum. It doesn\'t take long for their inquiries to lead them to Emily.While baby Felix is placed in Maggie\'s care, the police and Social Services try and work out why Emily, a single mum, who has gone through fertility treatment to get pregnant, has suddenly resorted to abandoning her much longed-for child.But it\'s only when Maggie wins her trust that Emily reveals the extent of her secret. Can Maggie help a desperate mother and her baby reunite?From Britain\'s best-loved foster carer, a new and inspiring true story of secrets and hope.*****Readers LOVE Maggie Hartley:\'Wow! I did not want this book to end. This story was unlike any other\' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review\'Very gripping and powerful read... makes you see what can be going on behind closed doors\' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0513, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Charmain Bynoe, a council housing officer for the London borough of Southwark, inspired the nation when she appeared on the TV series Council House Britain. Now, in The Estate, she shines a light on the challenges faced by so many of our citizens and provides heartwarming and inspirational stories of how they have been helped to help themselves. The role of our council housing officers is often overlooked and forgotten about. But their work is vital and, for some, the officers are their best hope for a better quality of life. Sometimes, Charmain works with those who are struggling to cope, finding it hard to keep a roof over their heads or to deal with day-to-day challenges. All they may need is some hope, and she is there to suggest a way forward. In Charmain\'s powerful new book, she looks back at some of the people she\'s worked with, from the old man who lives in squalor because he can no longer keep his flat tidy and needs support, to the young Ghanaian woman in a coercive relationship who fears that if she speaks out she will be deported. Britain\'s housing crisis remains an enormous issue for the country, which was only further highlighted by the Grenfell Tower disaster. But, as Charmain shows, with humanity and consideration for others, we can make things better in ways that don\'t have to cost a fortune but can deliver results that are truly priceless.  Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0804, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Return to HMP Parkhurst in this raw and fascinating account of life as a prison officer. David Berridge returns with more stories from his time as a prison officer at HMP Parkhurst, giving a uncompromising look at the harsh reality of working in British prisons. From dealing with inmate violence and clearing out defiled prison cells to the unsavoury nature of prison language and life, this is an even more detailed look inside Britain\'s most infamous prison.Through it all, David retains his wry humour and offers a much-needed assessment of the state of UK prisons today, the job crisis and poor recruitment, the corruption and gangs running rife, and the mental health epidemic hitting prisoners, causing many to take their own lives. Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1227, Διαστάσεις: 39.8x39.8cm

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!In a small tight-knit community, gossip and rumour spread like wildfire, inflaming personal grievances until no-one is safe from accusation and vengeance. The Crucible is Arthur Miller\'s classic dramatisation of the witch-hunt and trials that besieged the Puritan community of Salem in 1692. Seen as a chilling parallel to the McCarthyism and repressive culture of fear that gripped America in the 1950s, the play\'s timeless relevance and appeal remains as strong as when the play opened on Broadway in 1953.This new edition includes an introduction by Soyica Diggs Colbert, that explores the play\'s production history as well as the dramatic, thematic, and academic debates that surround it; a must-have resource for any student exploring The Crucible. Σελίδες: 168, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0811, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Let others sing of war and a hero buffeted by fate. I sing of marriage and a marriage bed, and the endurance of love.With an introduction by the author, this is Tom Stoppard in the voice of Odysseus\'s wife recalling how the Trojan War \'took away my husband for ten years, and ten more coming the long way home\', and Odysseus\'s dramatic arrival back on Ithaca.Weaving Homeric tropes with the wry wit of a woman of our time, Penelope tells this still vibrant love story from the oldest poem in Western literature. Σελίδες: 24, Διαστάσεις: 13.4x13.4cm

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\'Charming\' – The Sunday Times‘Delicious’ – Daily Mail\'Wonderful\' – Stephen Fry‘Delightful’ – Delia Smith\'Brilliant\' – Claudia Winkleman\'Joyous\' – Caitlin Moran\'Entertaining\' - Observer\'Funny\' - Ken Follett \'Glorious\' - Daily Express\'Touching\' - Robert Peston Appetite is a memoir with a twist: each chapter is a recipe that tells a story. Ed Balls was just three weeks old when he tried his first meal in 1967: pureed roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. From that moment on he was hooked on food.Taught to cook by his mother, Ed\'s now passing her wisdom on to his own kids as they start to fly the nest. Reflecting on his life in recipes, Ed takes us from his grandma\'s shepherd\'s pie to his first trip to a restaurant in the 1970s (and ordering an orange juice as a starter); from the inner workings of Westminster to the pressures of parenting. This is a collection of the meals he loves most, and the memories they bring back.The world may have changed since 1967, but the best recipes last a lifetime. Appetite is a celebration of love, family, and really good food.  Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0317, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The words of a man. The message of a people.Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine\'s war through the words of its president. It is the story of a people valiantly defending themselves from Russian aggression. And it is a battle cry for us all to stand up, support Ukraine and fight for democracy.\'The Ukraine president\'s storytelling skills and sense of moral purpose elevate his war speeches in this compelling collection . . . The tribune of freedom.\' ObserverIncludes a new preface plus three additional speeches selected by President Zelensky. Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

The shocking true-crime story of two orphaned sisters who arrived at a health retreat as patients - but only one would ever make it out alive... An extraordinary and gripping account of the starvation doctor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell.In 1911 two British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, read a brochure about a revolutionary fasting treatment that promised a lifetime of good health. The sanatorium in the village of Olalla, west of Seattle, was surrounded by a beautiful forest, sparkling waters and fresh air. The sisters agreed it sounded perfect and exactly the restorative holiday they needed.But within a month of arriving, under the supervision of Doctor Linda Burfield Hazzard, Claire and Dora began to realise the frightening truth - they were not patients but prisoners at the isolated sanitorium.Starved and on the edge of death, the sisters made several desperate attempts to escape. But only one would ever make it out alive.Chilling and harrowing, Starvation Heights is a story of two vulnerable sisters, and how they were manipulated by a cunning and dangerous doctor into believing that her monstrous treatments would \'cure\' them. Will totally hook fans of The Five and The Devil in the White City.What readers are saying about Starvation Heights:\"A fascinating turn-of-the-century story of medical malpractice and murder. If you liked The Alienist, you\'ll find Starvation Heights all the more gripping because this story is true.\" Michael Connelly\"An engrossing and compelling look at a shocking crime in another era. Olsen\'s deft touch takes us back to the early 1900s so cleverly that reading Starvation Heights is akin to stepping into a time machine.\" Ann Rule\"One of today\'s true-crime masters.\" Caitlin Rother, New York Times bestselling author\"Grab a glass of wine and buckle up... If you\'re into dark true crime, this is the book for you!\" Goodreads reviewer, \"I couldn\'t put it down.\" Goodreads reviewer, \"One of the best books I have read in a long time.\" Goodreads reviewer, \"Fascinating... a must read for any true crime or history buff.\" Goodreads reviewer, \"Mind blowing.\" NetGalley reviewer, \"A blistering good tale... mind boggling... a definite winner for fans of true crime, mystery and thrillers and one I will be reflecting on for a long time.\" Goodreads reviewer, \"A wonderful true crime read.\" NetGalley reviewer, \"In depth and well researched you will find yourself immersed... I found myself completely wound up in it and felt like I was in the courtroom. Terrific.\" Goodreads reviewer, \"True crime masterpiece... highly disturbing yet riveting and unusual.\" Goodreads reviewer, \"I absolutely loved this!... so disturbing and fascinating.\" Nicoles.novel.obsession, \"Olsen has done it again... remarkably detailed... not a book I will soon forget.\" Inky Book reviews, Σελίδες: 544, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0530, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Shakespeare invented the human as we continue to know it\' Harold BloomSet in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Shakespeare\'s immortal drama tells the story of star-crossed lovers, rival dynasties and bloody revenge. Romeo and Juliet is a hymn to youth and the thrill of forbidden love, charged with sexual passion and violence, but also a warning of death: a dazzling combination of bawdy comedy and high tragedy. Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by T. J. B. Spencer Introduction by Adrian Poole Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A Sunday Times Book of The YearA Mail on Sunday Book of The YearAn Independent Book of The YearA The Times Book of The YearDuring the US book tour for his memoir, Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens collapsed in his New York hotel room to excoriating pain in his chest and thorax. As he would later write in the first of a series of deeply moving Vanity Fair pieces, he was being deported \'from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady.\' Over the next year he underwent the brutal gamut of modern cancer treatment, enduring catastrophic levels of suffering and eventually losing the ability to speak. Mortality is the most meditative collection of writing Hitchens has ever produced; at once an unsparingly honest account of the ravages of his disease, an examination of cancer etiquette, and the coda to a lifetime of fierce debate and peerless prose. In this eloquent confrontation with mortality, Hitchens returns a human face to a disease that has become a contemporary cipher of suffering. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The culminating drama of the Wars of the Roses, Henry VI Part Three plays out the final breakdown of political and family affiliations. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by Norman Sanders with an introduction by Gillian Day.\'There, take the crown, and with the crown my curse\'Threatened by the Duke of York, King Henry makes a deal to disinherit his own son and make the Duke his heir. Queen Margaret is so angered by her husband\'s weakness that she declares war on the House of York. As conflict rages throughout England, political and family ties break down with tragic consequences. Can the vulnerable King hold out against the growing menace of the Duke\'s son, the future Richard III, to keep his throne - and his life?This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare\'s life and the Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Henry VI, Part III, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay by Rebecca Brown discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. William Shakespeare was born some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world\'s pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A heartbreaking and inspiring collection of true fostering stories perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Rosie Lewis. Contains previously published stories Too Scared To Cry, The Girl No One Wanted and A Family For Christmas - brought together in this heartwarming and inspiring collection for the first time. *****Maggie Hartley is one of the UK\'s most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have passed through Maggie\'s care. TOO SCARED TO CRYWhen Ben and Damien arrive on Maggie\'s doorstep, the two toddlers are too scared to speak. More disturbingly still, their baby half-brother Noah is completely unresponsive - he doesn\'t smile or play or crawl. The three siblings have been conditioned to be seen and not heard, and it\'s up to Maggie to unpick what has caused this terrible void. THE GIRL NO ONE WANTEDEleven-year-old Leanne is out of control. With over forty placements in her short life, no local foster carers are willing to take in this angry and damaged little girl. Maggie is Leanne\'s only hope, and her last chance. If this placement fails, Leanne will be put in a secure unit. Where most others would simply walk away, Maggie refuses to give up on the little girl who\'s never known love. A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMASA tragic accident leaves the life of toddler Edward changed forever and his family wracked with guilt. Maggie must help this family grieve for the son they\'ve lost and learn to love the little boy he is now. But will Edward have a family to go home to at Christmas?These heartwarming and inspiring short stories show the power of a foster mother\'s love, and her determination to help the children who come into her care.Note: These stories have previously been published as individual ebooks. True stories of foster care and adoption and one foster mother\'s attempts to help the children in her care heal from abuse, neglect and trauma. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0213, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Are you happy? Does it matter?Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, Alastair Campbell looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. Taking in economic and political theories, he questions how happiness can survive in a grossly negative media culture, and how it could inform social policy. But happiness is also deeply personal. Campbell, who suffers from depression, looks in the mirror and finds a bittersweet reflection, a life divided between the bad and not-so-bad days, where the highest achievements in his professional life could leave him numb, and he can somehow look back on a catastrophic breakdown twenty-five years ago as the best thing that happened to him. He writes too of what he has learned from the recent death of his best friend, further informing his view that the pursuit of happiness is a long game.Originally published as part of the Brain Shots series, the pre-eminent source for high-quality, short-form digital non-fiction. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe gripping true story of the undercover agent risking his life to fight terrorismTheir aim was to kill as many people as possible.His mission was to stop them.A terrorist plot to kill hundreds of innocent people. An undercover agent posing as a wealthy Al-Qaeda sympathiser.A race against time to gain the terrorists’ trust and bring them down. Before it’s too late…In the aftermath of 9/11, long-time undercover FBI agent Tamer Elnoury joined an elite counterterrorism unit. Its mission: to infiltrate terror cells, gain detailed knowledge of their networks and bring them successfully to justice. Writing under a pseudonym, Tamer Elnoury here tells the hair-raising true story of life undercover, risking his life to keep us safe. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

\'A masterpiece ... a moving image of post-war Poland, and the first breathing of one of the essential voices of the twentieth century... the master of literary reportage\' The Times Literary SupplementWhen the great traveller-reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski was a young journalist in the early 1960s, he was sent to write about the farthest reaches of his native Poland. The resulting essays brought together here reveal a place as strange as any of the distant lands he visited on foreign assignments: caught between ties to the past and dreams of escape, a country on the edge of modernity.\'Kapuscinski trascends the limitations of journalism and writes with the narrative power of a Conrad or Kipling or Orwell\' Blake Morrison Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Though her short life was vividly presented in Mister God, This is Anna, its huge success led to Fynn being inundated to write more about his experiences with her. Anna and the Black Knight introduces us to Mister John, a veteran of World War I and local schoolmaster, who was to have a profound effect on Anna. Anna\'s astonishing capacity for looking at things from fresh perspectives, and her fascination with mathematics and Mister God, stands her in good stead as her life is opened up to new things, such as school, priests and motor cars. This sequel also includes the full text of Anna’s Book, reproductions of her own letters and writings. Her artless and transparent conversations speak to the heart and are recorded using her own unique and colourful spellings. The book is again illustrated throughout with Papas’s unequalled drawings. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm

\'Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm off from an anointed king\'Richard, a vain, despotic ruler, listens only to his flatterers. When his cousin Bolingbroke, previously banished, returns to seize the crown, Richard discovers that the throne given to him by God can be taken from him by men. Depicting a tortured and morally ambivalent soul wearing the \'hollow crown\', whose illusions are brutally shattered, this tragic history play unravels the idea of kingship. It is also a work of epic lyricism, filled with some of Shakespeare\'s most intoxicating poetry. Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by Stanley Wells Introduction by Paul Edmondson Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Considered by Thomas de Quincey to be \'perhaps the most superb work in the language\', The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in Athens and was co-written by Shakespeare with John Fletcher. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by N. W. Bawcutt with an introduction by Peter Swaab.\'Once, he kissed me. I loved my lips the better ten days after\'When Theseus, Duke of Athens, learns that the ruler of Thebes has killed three noble kings he swears to take revenge. But after Athens triumphs over the rival city, Theseus is struck by the bravery of two Theban cousins and orders his surgeons to attend to them. Soon, the cousins\' lifelong friendship is threatened, as both become overwhelmed with love for the duke\'s beautiful sister.This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare\'s life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to the play, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A masterpiece of autobiography, and perhaps the first literary memoir of an addict, the Penguin Classics edition of Thomas De Quincey\'s Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is edited with an introduction by Barry Milligan.Confessions is a remarkable account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the \'Church of Opium\'. Thomas De Quincey consumed daily large quantities of laudanum (at the time a legal painkiller), and this autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes his surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London, along with the nightmares, despair and paranoia to which he became prey. The result is a work in which the effects of drugs and the nature of dreams, memory and imagination are seamlessly interwoven, describing in intimate detail the mind-altering pleasures and pains unique to opium. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater forged a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, paving the way for later generations of literary addicts from Baudelaire to James Frey, and anticipating psychoanalysis with its insights into the subconscious.This edition is based on the original serial version of 1821, and reproduces two \'sequels\', \'Suspiria de Profundis\' (1845) and \'The English Mail-Coach\' (1849). It also includes a critical introduction discussing the romantic figure of the addict and the tradition of confessional literature, and an appendix on opium in the nineteenth century.Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) studied at Oxford, failing to take his degree but discovering opium. He later met Coleridge, Southey and the Wordsworths. From 1828 until his death he lived in Edinburgh and made his living from journalism.If you enjoyed Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, you might like William S. Burroughs\' Junky, available in Penguin Modern Classics.\'De Quincey was one of the first great autobiographers\'Jonathan Bate Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'The Mona Lisa of literature\' T. S. EliotIn Shakespeare\'s verbally dazzling and eternally enigmatic exploration of conscience, madness and the nature of humanity, a young prince meets his father\'s ghost in the middle of the night, who accuses his own brother - now married to his widow - of murdering him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost\'s accusation, feigning wild insanity while plotting revenge. But his actions soon begin to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by T. J. B. SpencerIntroduction by Alan Sinfield Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The first of Shakespeare\'s four plays about the Wars of the Roses, dramatizing the rivalry between power-hungry noble houses, divided by grievances inherited from the past. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by Norman Sanders with an introduction by Jane Kingsley-Smith.\'Send between the red rose and the whiteA thousand souls to death and deadly night\'After the death of Henry V, the French revolt and threaten to reclaim their country from English rule. Guided by his Lord Protector, the young King Henry VI journeys to Paris to reaffirm his rule over France. But while the British battle Joan of Arc abroad, discontent is also breeding at home between the two ancient Houses of York and Lancaster.This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare\'s life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to the play, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay by Rebecca Brown discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.Shakespeare\'s first tetralogy, about the Wars of the Roses, is continued by Henry VI, Parts II and III, and Richard III, all available in Penguin Classics. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Thrown Away Child is a memoir covering Louise Allen’s abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived - using her love of art as a sanctuary - and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services. It is a compelling and inspirational story. This book gives a voice to the many children who grew up unhappily in care.  Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1228, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

‘Fearsome wit’ Elle‘Charming’ Buzzfeed‘Ridiculously entertaining’ Associated Press‘Endearingly honest’ Guardian  A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Pitch Perfect, Twilight, Up in the Air, Into the Woods and Trolls.  Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird, defiant, and ‘10 per cent weird’. When she was thirteen, a classmate dropped by her house unexpectedly and discovered written evidence of Anna’s social ineptitude. From then on she decided to ‘keep the crazy inside my head where it belonged. Forever. But here\'s the thing about crazy: It. Wants. Out.’ In Scrappy Little Nobody, she invites her readers inside her brain, sharing extraordinary and charmingly ordinary stories with candour and winningly wry observations.  With her razor-sharp wit, Anna recounts the absurdities she’s experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture as only she can – from her unusual path to the performing arts (her older brother’s affinity for Vanilla Ice may have inadvertently launched her career) to her double life as a middle-school student who also starred on Broadway to her initial ‘dating experiments’ (including only liking boys who didn\'t like her back) to the perils of reading The Shining while filming Twilight in the isolated Canadian wilderness to reviewing a binder full of butt doubles to her struggle to live like an adult woman instead of a perpetual ‘man-child\'.  Enter Anna\'s world and follow her rise from ‘scrappy little nobody’ to someone who dazzles on the stage, the screen, and now the page – with an electric, singular voice, at once familiar and surprising, sharp and sweet, funny and serious (well, not that serious).       Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0530, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWant to know the truth about what life is like as a mum and step-mum with a chaotic patchwork family?This book is everything I\'ve been through that\'s made me who I am, plus the lessons I\'ve learned from many mistakes. I hope that it will make you laugh as well as give you strength to keep going when times get tough. After all, we are all in this together...Rachaele, aka Part-Time Working MummyHundreds of thousands of fans flock to the Part-Time Working Mummy page for its heartfelt posts, honest accounts of complicated family life and its appeal to \'bring parents together to support each other through all the sh*t that life throws at us!\'. This book channels the amazing spirit of the page, with Rachaele sharing behind-the-scenes experiences that have shaped her own views on parenting and life; packed with personal stories and lessons learned, it\'s about the best, the worst and the ok times in a \'normal\' family. As well as tackling subjects like single parenthood, patchwork families, unexpected pregnancy, domestic violence and bullying, the book ultimately spreads a message of kindness amidst the chaos and inspires you to change the world for the better - and, of course, a good laugh to see you through the tough times! Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0312, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\"At the conclusion of my discussions with one group of the Magdalene Women one of those present sang \'Whispering Hope\'. A line from that song stays in my mind - \'when the dark midnight is over, watch for the breaking of day\'.Let me hope that this day and this debate heralds a new dawn for all those who feared that the dark midnight might never end.\"Taoiseach Enda Kenny\'s State apology to the Magdalene women.On 19 February 2013 the Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny apologized to the women who had been incarcerated in Ireland\'s Magdalene laundries. In the audience sat Steven O\'Riordan, a documentary filmmaker and founder of the charity Magdalene Survivors Together. And by his side, waiting patiently for the words they\'d been fighting to hear, were some of the women he had helped.For Nancy, Kathleen, Diane, Marie and Marina were confined in Magdalene laundries throughout Ireland during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. The harrowing physical and psychological abuse they endured in the institutions, run on behalf of the State, led to a lifetime of shame and secrecy.Now, in WHISPERING HOPE, these women tell their stories for the first time. Their fight for justice and forged friendships has enabled them to move forward and have their voices heard, their individual accounts weaving together in an immensely powerful narrative that shines a light on a dark chapter in Ireland\'s history.Inspirational and moving, this is the story of five women brave enough to confront their past and strong enough to not let it define them. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0412, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm