La Bas (the Damned)

J K Huysmans

Joris-Karl Huysmans' shocking novel of an innocent's descent into a world of depraved, blasphemous rituals, "The Damned (La-Bas)" caused a scandal when it was first published in nineteenth-century France. This "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction and notes by Terry Hale. Durtal,...

Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

Washington Irving

There is a sequestered glen off the east coast of the Hudson, New York state, which has long continued under the sway of some witching power; the neighbourhood abounds with tales, haunted spots and twilight superstitions. But as hapless schoolmaster Ichabod Crane will discover, the wildest of all storie...

Life Skills

Keilly Swift

Discover how you can be the awesome person you want to be with this brilliant guide to the life skills kids need to learn. This book helps kids to tackle the difficulties they face and will help to prepare them for whatever the future may hold. Life Skills includes practical advice and real-life example...