Ghost Stories of an Antiquary M. R. James (Author) Series:
Collins Classics
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Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h178mm x w111mm x s11mm 100g ISBN13: 9780008242091 ISBN13: 978-0-00-824209-1 ISBN10: 0008242097 x Description: HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'At first you saw only a mass of coarse, matted black hair; presently it was seen that this covered a body of fearful thinness, almost a skeleton, but with the muscles standing out like wires' M.R. James' ghost stories are brimming with delicate horror. They take place in the quiet corners of churches, and between the dusty shelves of esteemed college libraries. But when Professor Parkin discovers a whistle in a Templar ruin, or Sir Richard Fell inherits a country manor with a horrifying history, malevolent forces are unleashed. Something half-glimpsed, something not of this world, is preparing to disturb the silence. Having terrified generations since its first publication in 1904, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a collection that will haunt the reader's imagination long after the lights have gone out. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Three Lives Gertrude Stein (Author) Lewis Carroll (Author) Series:
Collins Classics
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William Collins
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h178mm x w111mm x s25mm 160g ISBN13: 9780008242114 ISBN13: 978-0-00-824211-4 ISBN10: 0008242119 x Description: HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Melanctha Herbert was always seeking rest and quiet, and always she could only find new ways to be in trouble.' In Bridgepoint, USA, people get trapped into lives they didn't choose, without means of escape: Anna, a sweet but intimidating German housemaid; Melanctha, a troubled young woman whose passion threatens to tear her apart; and Lena, a timid girl bullied into work and marriage. In this ground-breaking collection, Stein depicts the interior lives of these women, struggling to find happiness in an unkind world. Gertrude Stein was a pioneering figurehead of Modernism, and a mentor to writers like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Written in 1909, Three Lives captures the artistic styles of Picasso, Cezanne and Matisse, and uses them to create heart-breaking portraits of working-class women. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pollyanna Eleanor H. Porter (Author) Series:
Collins Classics
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h178mm x w111mm x s15mm 120g ISBN13: 9780008242138 ISBN13: 978-0-00-824213-8 ISBN10: 0008242135 x Description: HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'When you look for the bad, expecting it, you will get it. When you know you will find the good-you will get that' When life feels difficult, Pollyanna has learned to play "The Glad Game". In any situation, no matter how dire it may seem, she challenges herself to find the silver-lining. However, orphaned at a young age and forced to live with her hardhearted Aunt Polly, Pollyanna has had a lot of opportunities to practice. With her infectious cheer, she is soon convincing some of the town's most troubled residents to rediscover the things they're glad about, until even her sunny disposition is tested. A classic of the Golden Age of Children's Literature, Pollyanna has become a synonym for optimism, and inspired countless readers to find hope in the hardest of situations.