This is a new edition of V S Vernon Jones’s translation, first published by Gregynog Press in the 1930s. The woodcuts are marvellous. Almost more for parents than children.
Aesop’s Fables
£30.00
Edition:Hardback978185124537606/11/2020From a Bookshelf nearby
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The tale of Cheeseman, a seedy small-time crooner who is bizarrely catapulted to fame by the media machine. First published in 1931, its success caused the author to leave Germany; she died ... read more
Kasebier Takes Berlin
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Welcome revival by Persephone of a little-known 'sensational novel': a fallen woman attempts to rehabilitate herself, and meets with little sympathy from those around her.
The New Magdalen
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The bickering begins on Christmas morning in this incredibly dysfunctional family. Originally published in 1935 and since described as Jane Austen on drugs.
A House and Its Head
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Blaise Pascal famously said that 'all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone". In 1790 a young French aristocrat living in Turin is confined to a ... read more