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A hundred years ago a seaman's life was full of danger, but Jim, the first mate on board the Patna, is not afraid of danger.…

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From out of the sky, from under the earth, from far out at sea - disaster comes. We build and invent new things - and…

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The Greek island of Corfu lies like a jewel, green and gold, in the Ionian sea, where dolphins swim in the sparkling blue…

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'Senor Zorro is on the road again, they say,' the landlord began. 'Why do I always hear his name?' cried Sergeant Gonzales…

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San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted apartment buildings, and keep electric…

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Miss Mary Morstan has a strange story to tell.Since her father disappeared, she has received a large pearl through the post…

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After dinner we turned the lights out and played 'hide-and-seek'. In the dark, I touched a hand, a very cold hand. Now,…

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Ayesha is a 2,000-year-old queen who rules a fabled lost city. She has the occult wisdom of Isis, the eternal youth and…

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In the first of these stories, Rip van Winkle sleeps for over twenty years, and then wakes up to a world that he no longer…

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'You look exactly like him! You can take the dead boy's place and no one will ever know the difference. You'll be rich for…

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When Carruthers joins his friend Arthur Davies on his yacht Dulcibella, he is expecting a pleasant sailing holiday in the…

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Flies are a nuisance. They are annoying when they buzz around you, but you can brush them away with your hand. After all, a…

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They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution; so why did he…

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When Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave school, their feet are set on very different paths. Kind, foolish Amelia returns to…

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A mysterious incident at the Marabar Caves, involving Adela Quested, newly arrived from England, and Dr Aziz, an Indian…

A stunning fantasy debut, enter the unique world of the Spell Breathers. Rayne had always known that word magic was…

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The Great Network is changing. New worlds, new alliances, new enmities. For Threnody the changes have brought great power.…

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Horror Stories is no common schlock-fest. Darryl Jones has skilfully gathered the most beautifully written, unsettling…

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An anthology of Italian tales covering the period roughly from 1370 to 1630, during which the novella was the dominant form…

It was just a smooth round metal ball, less than a metre in diameter. Although it was still hot from its journey through the…

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A selection of science-fiction tales from the close of the 'Romantic' period to the end of the First World War. It gathers…

Containing activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English, this work helps students…

Dodger is a tosher, making a living from what he can find in the dingy sewers of Victorian London, but a vicious assault on…