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In October Nights, Gerard de Nerval takes us on a gentle meander through nighttime Paris - a dreamlike journey towards getting lost. Also included in this volume is Sylvie, his haunting novella of love and memory, the 'masterpiece' that inspired Proust to write In Search of Lost Time. Together, these works by the French poet, visionary and pioneering modernist are a testament to the power of jewelled thinking, and an inspiration for flaneurs and romantics everywhere.

Saadat Hasan Manto, the most widely read and translated writer in the Urdu language, captured the devastation and absurdity of the partition of India and Pakistan like no other. The Price of Freedom brings together ten of his best stories, focusing on human voices from the religious fracture that forever unhinged two newly independent nations. Powerful, piercing and deeply moving, Manto's works are key to understanding this bloody chapter in South Asian history.

No author perfected the twist in the tale better than Roald Dahl. His stories - many of which were filmed as Tales of the Unexpected - take us into a world that is shocking, cruelly funny and always has a sinister edge. What if plants could feel pain? What kind of father would bet his daughter in a wager? And what is the secret behind that delicious lamb dinner...?

Fabien tonight was wandering over the vast splendour of a sea of clouds, but below him lay eternity.Inspired by his career as an aviator, Saint-Exupéry's soaring novel follows the journeys of three pilots delivering mail overnight. The author's beautiful, weightless prose is as haunting as his own disappearance in flight, eerily foreshadowed by his protagonist Fabien, who becomes lost in otherworldly darkness. Letter to a Hostage, Saint-Exupéry's meditation on displacement and friendship, also explores solitude and questions the human condition.

Known as Ireland's Chekhov, Frank O'Connor was a master of the modern short story, with an eye for capturing the spaces between our selves and our surroundings. The Genius brings together some of his very best stories, often told from the perspective of young children and forming a revealing portrait of coming of age in postwar Ireland. Humorous and poignant in equal parts, these stories are a lesson in craft from a celebrated, prolific author.

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books'Under bare Ben Bulben's headIn Drumcliff churchyard Yeats is laid.An ancestor was rector thereLong years ago, a church stands near,By the road an ancient cross.No marble, no conventional phrase;On limestone quarried near the spotBy his command these words are cut:Cast a cold eyeOn life, on death.Horseman, pass by!'

This small group of stories by D. H. Lawrence show him in a number of moods. The hope is that in such a limited number of pages, the reader will come away with a compressed, rich sense of Lawrence's wonderful prose style, precision of language and expansive vision of the human struggle and how it can be transcended. Is 'Odour of Chrysanthemums' perhaps the greatest of all English short stories?

'Waking, I cry "Oh, is this your - buried treasure? The light in the heart."'In these exquisite stories from the genius of English modernism, everyday objects acquire profound significance: a lump of buried green glass leads to a lifetime of obsession; a mark on the wall prompts a questioning of reality itself; a pale-yellow silk dress provokes a painful self-reckoning. Beautiful, strange and pioneering, each piece is a small precious stone to be held to the light and savoured.

The whole town got involved with the hunger-artist; from day to day of his starving, people's participation grew; everyone wanted to see the hunger-artist at least once a day; on the later days there were season-ticket holders who sat for days on end in front of his little cageReading these stories by the master of the absurd is like entering a dreamworld in which nothing, and yet somehow everything, makes sense.

No thinking person can or does genuinely keep out of politics, in an age like the present oneThis stirring new collection brings together George Orwell's most cherished essays with lesser-known gems, all penned with the clarity, wit and charm which characterise his writing. Showcasing his vivid personal encounters and perceptive insights - from his musings on tree planting to his warnings against the threat of atomic destruction - this collection is sure to delight Orwell fans, both old and new.

Many years ago there lived an Emperor who was so terribly fond of beautiful new clothes that he spent all his money on dressing elegantly...Jewels in storytelling, these magical fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen were inspired by his own life as an outsider. From 'The Little Mermaid' to 'The Red Shoes', his fables show the ugliest of humanity - its power, greed, vanity - but also how suffering can lead to beauty.

Now you slip away in sleep.Your boat is sea-mist, dreaming, by the shore.Spain's most beloved poet, Federico García Lorca brilliantly captures the beauty and brutality of the twentieth century. His creative imagination transcends his own experiences - be it from the perspective of an ant, a gypsy nun, or Socrates - to meditate on death, love and honour, and to interrogate the decay and pretence of his society. Lorca's poetry excites, moves and disarms.

'Assuming that I was sane and awake, my experience on that night was such as has befallen no man before'After five years of 'strange amnesia', Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee remains haunted by madness and memories that cannot be real. Desperate for answers he travels to Western Australia, joining an archaeological excavation into Earth's deep past.Journey with Peaslee to discover his fate in the story described by author Lin Carter as 'Lovecraft's single greatest achievement in fiction'.

"All Frenchmen know you have to become civilised between eighteen and twenty-three and that civilisation comes upon you by contact with an older woman, by revolution, by army discipline, by any escape or any subjection, and then you are civilised and life goes on normally in a latin way." Gertrude Stein's Paris France, published in 1940 on the day Paris fell to Nazi Germany, is a witty account of Stein's life in France, and the perfect introduction to her work.

Following the death of his sister, middle-aged Dr Graesler leaves his winter home in Lanzarote for a health resort in Germany, where he practised medicine for many years. There he meets the Schleheim family, and is particularly drawn to their daughter Sabine. But a simple, stilted courtship soon unravels a web of hushed-up suicide and illicit sexual liaisons. Arthur Schnitzler's tumultuous psychodrama remains as startling now as it did on first publication.

Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me . . .In this glittering new selection of Fitzgerald's short stories, we meet Anson Hunter, 'The Rich Boy', whose opulent, haunting world paints a vivid portrait of the American elite. 'Absolution' offers a poignant glimpse into the soul of a young boy grappling with sin, whilst 'May Day' captures the whirling hysteria at the dawn of the Jazz Age.

Luminous and intensely lyrical, Dylan Thomas' works have captivated generations of readers, inspiring artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Igor Stravinsky, and Phoebe Bridgers. This selection includes some of his best poetry, celebrating both inner and outer landscapes in the face of mortality, decay, human weakness, and beckoning readers to 'rage, rage against the dying of the light.' Together, they exemplify his legacy as the greatest Welsh poet of the twentieth century.

Virtually everything that has ever happened in your life - good, bad, happy, frustrating, depressing, joyous - was influenced by how you dealt with your feelings. In your most challenging moments, how did you respond? Did you fly off the handle? Were you paralysed by indecision? Or, did you keep calm under pressure and flourish? How you responded likely determined what happened next. But the way we handle our emotions is not, as many believe, a fixed part of ourselves. Rather, it is a skill that can be taught and refined across our lives. Marc Brackett, noted psychologist and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, provides a set of practical, evidence-based strategies to help readers use their feelings wisely to nurture healthy relationships, achieve career goals, and attain greater wellbeing. At the heart of his message is acceptance; there is no such thing as a bad emotion - only ones you don't understand and don't yet know how to direct in positive, intentional ways.We all have the power to decide how we will respond to what life throws at us. By honing our emotion regulation skills, we can increase our chances of achieving success in all facets of our lives. Dealing With Feeling will help you become the best version of yourself.

Robin Holloway is one of Britain's senior modern composers, whose work has been performed all over the world. At Cambridge he taught all three of the leading British composers: Thomas Ades, Judith Weir and George Benjamin.In this special, unconventional and highly original history of classical composers, Holloway traces not only the evolution of forms of music, but the history of feeling and the emotion behind the creation and enjoyment of composition, by articulating what their music truly is like.

Teagan knows what she wants, and how she's going to get it. She's in her last year of law school and appearances are important to her family--she doesn't want to let anyone down. But when her parent-approved boyfriend isn't cutting it between the sheets or beyond, she decides to leave him behind-right at the start of summer season. . . and it sucks being single when there are so many weddings and black-tie events lined up in her social calendar. Teagan's a fiercely independent woman who knows she doesn't need a man . . . but people ask so many questions. Enter, Heath.They've been in the same friend group forever, and when they set their complicated past behind them, it becomes apparent that they can both get what they want. Heath's handsome, smart, sexy, and knows his way around, but he's not "relationship" material. With him, Teagan doesn't have to be the only "single" at events. Soon, the two sign a contract to define their situation--but when feelings start to get in the way, their deal might be irretrievably broken.

The definitive guide to baby-led weaning from the paediatric professionals trusted by millions of parents around the world. Led by a multidisciplinary team of Board-certified paediatric feeding professionals, Solid Starts has debunked the myth that 'baby food' is necessary and transformed the way that millions of parents around the world feed their babies. Now, with their debut book, you can follow their research-backed advice to wean your baby on the food that you eat - with some simple safety modifications. Introducing solid foods can be both exciting and intimidating, especially for first-time parents but what is more delightful than watching the face of a baby who has been given a taste of something they find delicious?In this book you will learn:· How cultivating curiosity and building trust at the table is just as important as the food· How letting baby grab, hold and eat food on their own can decrease the risk of choking· How sharing foods you like has nutritional, developmental, and psychological benefits· Techniques and guidance for each development window, from 4months to early toddlerhood· The latest evidence on choking, safety, food allergens, nutrition, and infant feedingWhether you're new to weaning or you want to try a different approach, Solid Starts for Babies is guaranteed to give you the confidence to share your meals and foster healthy eating habits that will set your baby up for a lifetime of mealtime joy.

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In the 20 years following Hu Anyan's high school graduation, he has held 19 different jobs. He's been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery driver, among other things. He's moved from city to city in China, moving away every time the work gets too intense or the bosses too bossy, making a home rented rooms and carrying almost nothing with him except his copies of Chekhov and Carver.I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is his account of his life as a low-wage worker in the anonymous mega-cities of modern China. From the psychology of the pecking order on a parcel-sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get some daylight shut-eye before a punishing night shift, from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu's sincere curiosity and deadpan humour highlights the human story behind the drudgery. Harnessing his love of literature, Hu begins to discover a new, freeing way of looking at and recording his world.

Kathrin - five years into a disenchanting marriage - struggles to work the farm with her sister-in-law while her husband Heinrich is away fighting for the Third Reich. To help them with the harvest, Heinrich arranges for Alexei, a Russian prisoner of war, to labour in the fields. Though initially suspicious of this watchful stranger, Kathrin is soon drawn to Alexei, with devastating consequences.First published in 1956, Woman in the Pillory is a formative novella by one of East Germany's most significant writers, showcasing Brigitte Reimann's vivacious ideological engagement with the legacy of Nazi Germany and the Communist drive to create 'a new kind of person' following the devastation of the war.