Results for: books tagged ‘Magic’
The Palm Wine Drinkard: Amos Tutuola
'. . . brief, thronged, grisly and bewitching . . . written in English by a West African . . . Nothing is too prodigious or too trivial to put ... More
Treetime: Roger Norman
Treetime is a mysterious, once-in-a-hundred years time; a time when the trees uproot and become a mobile, motivated force - sometimes for good and sometimes for evil. During treetime, every ... More
Haroun and the Sea of Stories: Salman Rushdie
Tim Supple's adaptations of Grimm Tales and More Grimm Tales have been universally acclaimed. With the help of David Tushingham, he has adapted Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel, Haroun and ... More
The White Goddess: Robert Graves
This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than fifty years ago, was the outcome of Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and ... More
Our Bog is Dood: Stevie Smith
Stevie Smith was one of the most popular poets of the twentieth century. Her originality lay in her very particular way of looking at the world: she seems never to ... More
Meeting Midnight: Carol Ann Duffy
Meeting Midnight is a collection for young readers by one of the most exciting poets writing today. These poems will blow your head away. An exuberant mix of the funny, ... More
Rumpelstiltskin and Other Grimm Tales: Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy's versions of Grimm include some very familiar tales - Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Ashputtel (Cinderella) and Little Red-cap - and some that will be new to many readers. ... More
The Land of Green Ginger: Noel Langley
This much-loved comic adventure story from the writer of The Wizard of Oz has magical characters and a gripping plot for all the family to enjoy.When Prince Abu Ali, son ... More
Houdini's Box: Adam Phillips
In his most captivating book to date, Adam Phillips explores mankind's on-going fascination with ideas of escape. Taking as his starting point the life and works of Harry Houdini - ... More
The Land of Green Ginger: Noel Langley
This much-loved comic adventure story has magical characters and a gripping plot for all the family to enjoy.When Prince Abu Ali, son of Aladdin, is born his destiny has already ... More
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