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1	Night Before Christmas more books like this by Clement Clarke Moore "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." These familiar words have never before been illustrated with such style. Magnificent paintings by American artist Richard Jesse Watson infuse traditional images with pizzazz and flair. From cozy interiors to snowy landscapes, each ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Odyssey more books like this by Homer "Tell us, Goddess, daughter of Zeus, start in your own place: when all the rest at Troy had fled from that steep doom and gone back home, away from war and the salt sea, only this man longed for his wife and a way home." Homer's Odyssey, at once an exciting epic of strife and subterfuge and a deeply felt tale of love and devotion, stands at the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Canterbury Tales more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer The RSC's alternative Christmas show this year: a new two-part dramatisation of one of the greatest books in the English language "Befell that in that season on that day/ In Southwark at The Tabard - as I lay/ Ready to wenden on my pilgrimage/ To Canterb'ry with full devout courage -/ At night was come into that hostelry/ Well nine-and-twenty in a ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings more books like this by Shel Silverstein By the early 1970s, the outlandish, outrageous Shel Silverstein was already a prolific folksinger/songwriter, cartoonist, and author of a widely known, much discussed classic children's book, THE GIVING TREE. His popular 1973 album, FREAKIN' AT THE FREAKERS BALL, with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Band, contained a song about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Prophet more books like this by Kahlil Gibran First published in the 1920's, The Prophet an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, the book is perhaps the most famous work of religious fiction of the Twentieth Century and has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran's protagonist, called simply 'the Prophet', delivers spiritual, yet practical, homilies on a wide ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Paradise Lost more books like this by John Milton Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle ranges across three worlds - heaven ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty more books like this by A N Roquelaure When Sleeping Beauty awakes at the Prince's kiss, it is the beginning of this story, not the end. Once the prisoner of a spell, locked in the sleep of innocence, she is now the prisoner of sensual love, held fast by the magic of desire. She becomes the slave of the Prince's passions. see all copies from £4.03! new only from £4.26! \| first editions
8	Grendel more books like this by John Gardner A retelling of the Beowulf mythology from the perspective of Grendel, the monster who preys upon the Anglo-Saxons of Hrothgar's tribe. Grendel is a nihilist who opposes the rationalism and self-abnegation of human beings and fears the advent of the society they are attempting to construct. He is defeated by Beowulf in the end. see all copies from £4.54! new only from £6.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Light in the Attic more books like this by Silverstein "Last night while I lay thinking here Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long And sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?..." Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill ... see all copies from £4.03! new only from £11.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Beowulf: A New Verse Translation more books like this by Seamus Heaney Composed toward the end of the first millennium, "Beowulf" is the classic Northern epic of a hero's triumphs as a young warrior and his fated death as a defender of his people. In his new translation--a national bestseller that is the winner of the Whitbread Award--Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has produced a work that is both true, line by line, ... see all copies from £5.88! new only from £8.51! \| first editions
11 view cover	Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead. more books like this by Tom Stoppard Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is the fabulously inventive tale of "Hamlet" as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £8.02! \| first editions
12 view cover	Iliad more books like this by Homer It is the tenth year of the siege of Troy, and no one knows who will win. The gods watch from Mount Olympus and fight, too, some for the Greeks and some for the Trojans. There are battles and quarrels, and Achilles--the greatest warrior among the Greeks--refuses to fight any longer. But then the Trojan champion Hector kills Achilles's great friend ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Free to Be ... You and Me more books like this by Marlo Thomas Marlo Thomas' "New York Times" best seller is updated and repackaged for a new generation of young readers - it includes an audio CD in the back of the book with 4 free to be classics! Notable writers, artists, and musicians joined forces to produce this bestselling book which teaches children about tolerance and diversity. In this new edition, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.88! \| first editions
14 view cover	The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, located in Gaborone, Botswana, consists of one woman, the engaging Precious Ramotswe. A cross between Kinsey Millhone and Miss Marple, this unlikely heroine specializes in missing husbands, wayward daughters, con men and imposters. When she sets out on the trail of a missing child she is tumbled headlong into ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Falling Up more books like this by Shel Silverstein A collection of humorous light verse illustrated with line drawings. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.90! \| first editions
16 view cover	Aeneid more books like this by Virgil 'Arms and the man I sing of Troy...' So begins one of the greatest works of literature in any language. Written by the Roman poet Virgil more than two thousand years ago, the story of Aeneas' seven-year journey from the ruins of Troy to Italy, where he becomes the founding ancestor of Rome, is a narrative on an epic scale: Aeneas and his ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear? more books like this by Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) Bill Martin's playful story combining animals, colours and sounds, beautifully illustrated by Eric Carle, now appears in a chunky board-book format. A simple rhymthic text introduces the reader to a menagerie of wild animals from a roaring lion to a fluting flamingo and a trumpeting elephant. see all copies from £4.03! new only from £5.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Memoirs of Cleopatra more books like this by Margaret George Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, in this luch, sweeping, and richly detailed saga. Told in Cleopatra's own voice, this is a mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and betrayl, which begins when the twenty-year-old queen seeks out the most powerful man in the world, Julius ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £9.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Elephant Rocks: Poems more books like this by Kay Ryan Elephant Rocks, Kay Ryan's third book of verse, shows a virtuoso practitioner at the top of her form. Appealing to a wide range of readers, Ryan's work reaches out both to those who wish to be invited into a poem and to those who insist on being persistently intrigued. Above all what distinguishes Kay Ryan as a poet is her flamboyant imagination ... see all copies from £8.54! new only from £8.54!
20 view cover	My very first mother goose more books like this by Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells Divided into four sections, this anthology contains more than 60 of the most colourful and best-loved nursery rhymes, including "Humpty Dumpty" and "Hey Diddle, Diddle". These are illustrated with watercolour pictures of distinctive characters - rabbits, cats and mice - by Rosemary Wells. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Night Before Christmas Pop-Up more books like this by Robert Clarke Sabuda (Illustrator), Clement Clarke Moore Award winner Robert Sabuda brings Clement Clarke Moore's classic tale of "The Night Before Christmas" to life in this festive pop-up edition, sure to become a perennial family favorite. see all copies from £8.35! new only from £12.72! \| first editions
22 view cover	Child's Garden of Verses more books like this by Robert Louis Stevenson Here is a classic, illustrated edition of one of the best loved poetry collections in the world. Lavishly illustrated with more than 100 pictures by the most distinguished children's book artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this edition of "A Child's Garden of Verses" contains all the poems that appeared in the original ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged more books like this by Robert Frost This is the republication of four editions of Frost's most beloved work for a new generation of poets and readers. The only comprehensive volume of Frost's verse available, comprising all 11 volumes of his poems, this collection has been the standard Frost compendium since its first publication in 1969. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.19! \| first editions
24 view cover	Leaves of Grass more books like this by Walt Whitman The first edition of "Leaves of Grass" had received little attention until a positive review appeared, in fact written by Walt Whitman himself. Described by Emily Dickinson as "disgraceful" and by Emerson as "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America had yet contributed to world literature", the book went on to provoke strong ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The real Mother Goose more books like this by Blanche Fisher Wright A comprehensive collection of over three-hundred traditional nursery rhymes. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.14! \| first editions

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