Circe and the Cyclops
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'You must be Odysseus, man of twists and turns...' The tales of Odysseus' struggle with a man-eating...
O Cruel Alexis
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'But I, while vineyards ring with the cicadas' scream, Retrace your steps, alone, beneath the...
The Great Fire of London
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'With one's face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops' A selection from...
The Madness of Cambyses
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'Do you see your son, standing over there, in the antechamber? Well, I am going to shoot him.' The...
All for Nothing
Anthea Bell and Walter Kempowski
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In January 1945, the German army is retreating from the Russian advance. Germans are fleeing the...
The Life of a Stupid Man
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'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.'...
The Mating Game: A New Romance Novel from the British Women's Chess Champion
Jovanka Houska and James Essinger
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Meet Ivana ('call me Vanny') Jones, a sexy, beautiful, warm-hearted professional chess-player. She...
Wailing Ghosts
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'...revealing great shining fangs more than three inches long.' Some of the most macabre and...