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DESIGNS MANY see our website for more value paperbacks from Wordsworth WORDSWORTH PAPERBACKS ** BESTSELLERS & BACK IN STOCK ** SEE WEBSITE FOR FULL DETAILS ** 100412 CRANFORD AND OTHER STORIES by Elizabeth Gaskell Six of her finest stories. As diverse in setting as in subject matter, these tales move from the gentle comedy of life to atmospheric horror. 543pp, paperback. 36907 ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare Love, sex and death are the components of Shakespeare's classic story of the love of two young people. 152pp. Paperback. 23841 KING LEAR by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s most powerful tragedy. Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice in a tempestuous drama. 160pp. Paperback. 23978 JUST SO STORIES by Rudyard Kipling These witty stories were told by Kipling to his own children giving fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are. 144pp. Paperback. 58193 HAUNTER OF THE RING & OTHER TALES by Robert E. Howard 21 tales of suspense, high adventure, foul sacrifices and Lovecraftian horror. 397pp, paperback. £2 CLASSICS 24273 RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM translated by Edward Fitzgerald The classic free translation by Edward Fitzgerald of the great Persian poem by the 12th century astronomer and poet - Omar Khayyam. 96pp. Paperback. 23761 MANSFIELD PARK by Jane Austen Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household at Mansfield Park, it has quite unexpected results. 368pp. Paperback. 23811 THREE MEN IN A BOAT by Jerome K. Jerome This comic novel describes the boating expedition on the Thames of three friends and their dog, Montmerency. 160pp. Paperback. 38750 FORSYTE SAGA by John Galsworthy Soames Forsyte - a successful solicitor living in London. A pillar of the late Victorian upper middle class but beneath this exterior lies a core of unhappiness and brutal relationships. 736pp. Paperback. 23813 KIM by Rudyard Kipling Kim's life and adventures from street vagabond, to his adoption and recruitment into espionage. 256pp. Paperback. 100317 TURN OF THE SCREW & THE ASPERN PAPERS by Henry James 'The Turn of the Screw' is a chilling tale of the supernatural. 'The Aspern Papers' is a tale of Americans in Europe. 192pp. Paperback. 23763 PERSUASION by Jane Austen Anne Elliot is one of Austen's quietest heroines, she lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, Austen makes her win out for herself and for others like herself, in a regenerated society. 208pp. Paperback. 100541 COLLECTED SHORT STORIES OF SAKI by Hector Hugh Munro Humorous satire, irony and the macabre, in which the stupidities and hypocrisy of conventional society are viciously pilloried. 512pp, paperback. 23799 WIND IN THE WILLOWS by Kenneth Grahame Rat, Mole, Badger and Mr Toad with their odd adventures. 192pp. Paperback. 62720 MYSTERIOUS ISLAND by Jules Verne A group of men escape during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Air-wrecked on a remote island with a secret. 524pp, paperback. 10983 100 SELECTED STORIES by O Henry O Henry is as at home describing life south of the Rio Grande as he is chronicling the activities of 'the four million' ordinary citizens who inhabited turn-of-the-century New York. 752pp. Paperback. 31853 UNCLE TOM’S CABIN by Harriet Beecher Stowe Follows the life and vicissitudes of Uncle Tom, a noble, high- minded African American, and portrays the humanity of an enslaved black people and the moral evil of their enslavement. 432pp. Paperback. 62733 DESPERATE REMEDIES by Thomas Hardy Replete with sudden death, dark mysteries, intriguing clues, fire and storm, flight and pursuit. An exhilaratingly work. 368 page paperback. 41491 GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens Traces Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. with some of Dicken's most memorable characters. 432pp paperback. 23773 WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brönte A wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. 272 page paperback. 100568 MADAME BOVARY by Gustave Flaubert Emma Bovary - romantic heroine or middle-class neurotic, flawed wife and mother or passionate protester against the conventions of bourgeois society. 304pp. Paperback. 23762 NORTHANGER ABBEY by Jane Austen Tells the story of a young girl, Catherine Morland who leaves her sheltered, rural home to enter the busy, sophisticated world of Bath in the 1790s.176pp. Paperback. 35316 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Dostoevsky From the beginning of this remarkable detective novel we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder. 528pp. Paperback. 23990 LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry For children and adults. The story of an airman's discovery in the desert of a small boy from another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel. Illus. 109pp. Paperback. 23781 DON QUIXOTE by Miguel de Cervantes Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, and his short, fat squire, Sancho Panza, has amused generations of readers. 787pp paperback. NEW COVER

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Page 1: WORDSWORTH PAPERBACKS ** BESTSELLERS & BACK IN …€¦ · 31850 THE COMPLETE PROPHECIES OF NOSTRADAMUS edited by Ned Halley Who was Nostradamus, and what faith should we place in

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WORDSWORTH PAPERBACKS ** BESTSELLERS & BACK IN STOCK ** SEE WEBSITE FOR FULL DETAILS **

100412 CRANFORDAND OTHER STORIESby Elizabeth GaskellSix of her fineststories. As diverse insetting as in subjectmatter, these talesmove from the gentlecomedy of life toatmospheric horror.543pp, paperback.36907 ROMEO ANDJULIET by WilliamShakespeareLove, sex and deathare the components ofShakespeare's classicstory of the love oftwo young people.152pp. Paperback.23841 KING LEARby William

ShakespeareShakespeare’s mostpowerful tragedy.Love and hate, loyaltyand treachery, crueltyand self-sacrifice in atempestuous drama.160pp. Paperback.23978 JUST SOSTORIESby Rudyard KiplingThese witty storieswere told by Kipling tohis own children givingfanciful accounts ofhow and why thingscame to be as they are.144pp. Paperback.58193 HAUNTER OFTHE RING & OTHERTALESby Robert E. Howard21 tales of suspense,high adventure, foulsacrifices andLovecraftian horror.397pp, paperback.

£2 CLASSICS24273 RUBAIYAT OFOMAR KHAYYAMtranslatedby EdwardFitzgeraldThe classic freetranslation by EdwardFitzgerald of the greatPersian poem by the12th centuryastronomer and poet -Omar Khayyam. 96pp.Paperback.23761 MANSFIELDPARKby Jane AustenAdultery is not atypical Jane Austentheme, but when itdisturbs the relativelypeaceful household atMansfield Park, it hasquite unexpectedresults. 368pp.Paperback.23811 THREE MEN INA BOATby Jerome K.JeromeThis comic noveldescribes the boatingexpedition on theThames of threefriends and their dog,Montmerency. 160pp.Paperback.38750 FORSYTESAGA by JohnGalsworthySoames Forsyte - asuccessful solicitorliving in London. Apillar of the lateVictorian upper middleclass but beneath thisexterior lies a core ofunhappiness andbrutal relationships.736pp. Paperback.

23813 KIM by Rudyard KiplingKim's life and adventures from streetvagabond, to his adoption andrecruitment into espionage. 256pp.Paperback.

100317 TURN OF THESCREW & THEASPERN PAPERSby Henry James'The Turn of theScrew' is a chilling taleof the supernatural.'The Aspern Papers' isa tale of Americans inEurope. 192pp.Paperback.23763 PERSUASIONby Jane AustenAnne Elliot is one ofAusten's quietestheroines, she lives atthe time of theNapoleonic wars,Austen makes her winout for herself and forothers like herself, ina regeneratedsociety. 208pp.Paperback.100541 COLLECTEDSHORT STORIES OFSAKIby Hector HughMunroHumorous satire,irony and themacabre, in which thestupidities andhypocrisy ofconventional societyare viciously pilloried.512pp, paperback.23799 WIND IN THEWILLOWSby KennethGrahameRat, Mole, Badger andMr Toad with their oddadventures. 192pp.Paperback.62720 MYSTERIOUSISLANDby Jules VerneA group of men

escape during the American Civil Warby stealing a balloon. Air-wrecked ona remote island with a secret. 524pp,paperback.

10983 100 SELECTEDSTORIES by O HenryO Henry is as at homedescribing life south ofthe Rio Grande as heis chronicling theactivities of 'the fourmillion' ordinarycitizens who inhabitedturn-of-the-centuryNew York. 752pp.Paperback.31853 UNCLE TOM’SCABIN by HarrietBeecher StoweFollows the life andvicissitudes of UncleTom, a noble, high-minded AfricanAmerican, andportrays the humanityof an enslaved blackpeople and the moralevil of theirenslavement. 432pp.Paperback.62733 DESPERATEREMEDIESby Thomas HardyReplete with sudden

death, dark mysteries,intriguing clues, fireand storm, flight andpursuit. Anexhilaratingly work.368 page paperback.41491 GREATEXPECTATIONSby Charles Dickens

Traces Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy ofshallow dreams to a man with depth ofcharacter. with some of Dicken's mostmemorable characters. 432pppaperback.

23773 WUTHERINGHEIGHTSby Emily BrönteA wild, passionatestory of the intenseand almost demoniclove betweenCatherine Earnshawand Heathcliff, a

foundling adopted by Catherine'sfather. 272 page paperback.100568 MADAME BOVARYby Gustave FlaubertEmma Bovary - romantic heroine ormiddle-class neurotic, flawed wife andmother or passionate protester againstthe conventions of bourgeois society.304pp. Paperback.23762 NORTHANGER ABBEYby Jane AustenTells the story of a young girl,Catherine Morland who leaves hersheltered, rural home to enter the busy,sophisticated world of Bath in the1790s.176pp. Paperback.35316 CRIME AND PUNISHMENTby Fyodor DostoevskyFrom the beginning of this remarkabledetective novel we are locked into thefrenzied consciousness of Raskolnikovwho is inexorably drawn to commit abrutal double murder. 528pp.Paperback.23990 LITTLE PRINCEby Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFor children and adults. The story ofan airman's discovery in the desert ofa small boy from another planet - theLittle Prince of the title - and his storiesof intergalactic travel. Illus. 109pp.Paperback.23781 DON QUIXOTEby Miguel de CervantesCervantes' tale of the derangedgentleman who turns knight-errant, tiltsat windmills and battles with sheep inthe service ofthe lady of hisdreams,Dulcinea delToboso,and hisshort, fatsquire,SanchoPanza,hasamusedgenerationsof readers.787pppaperback.

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56203 BULLDOG DRUMMONDby Sapper 768pp. Paperback.53199 BISHOP OF HELL & OTHERSTORIES by Marjorie Bowen189 page paperback.52781 WAGNER THE WEREWOLFby George W. M. ReynoldsPaperback. 476pp.55436 COUCHING AT THE DOORby D. K. Broster192pp. Paperback.61408 DRACULA AND DRACULA’SGUEST by Bram Stoker576 page paperback.58202 ALL SAINTS’ EVEby Amelia B. EdwardsPaperback, 212pp.

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speculative, religious, or just plain daft,is a salutary reminder of the follies ofmankind which are not unique to themodern world. The South Sea Bubble,Witch mania, alchemy, the Crusades,haunted houses and even Tulipomania.724 page paperback. ONLY £3.50

23895WORDSWORTHDICTIONARY OFDREAMSby GustavusHindman MillerMiller's Dictionaryof Dreams firstappeared in 1909,ten years afterSigmund Freud'spioneering work

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62732 IN GHOSTLYCOMPANYby AmyasNorthcoteA rare and splendidcollection of strangeand disturbing tales.Long out of print, thisbook remains anenthralling and chillingread. 144 pagepaperback. £2.5056597 MOHAMMEDby WashingtonIrvingThis later part of hislife, as told byWashington Irving, isas much about militaryconquest as spiritualteaching. 272pp. Paperback. £2.50

46366 THEWORDSWORTHBOOK OF HORRORSTORIESClassics and lesser-known gems, a spine-chilling read. 1216page paperback. £5

68855 SELECTEDWORKS OF VIRGINIAWOOLFPaperback, 1280pages. £747917 SHORTERNOVELS OFCHARLES DICKENS1312 pages.Paperback. £747116 COMPLETE NOVELS OF JANEAUSTEN 1472 pages, paperback. £7

25251 KEY PHILOSOPHICALWRITINGS by Descartes407 page paperback.27155 INFERNO by Dante Alighieria graphic vision of the dreadfulconsequences of sin, and encountersan all-too-human array of noble,grotesque, beguiling, ridiculous andhorrific characters. 224pp. Paperback.10974 THE WORKS OF ‘BANJO’PATERSON 288pp. Paperback.73736 LEVIATHAN by ThomasHobbes Paperback, 535pp.28847 DEMOCRACY IN AMERICAby Alexis de TocquevillePaperback reprint. 416pp.30599 VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOKedited by John BarrowA thrilling read. 400pp. Paperback.

51912 SELECTEDWORKS OF D.H.LAWRENCEIncludes 'TheCaptain's Doll', 'TheFox', 'The Ladybird','St. Mawr', 'ThePrincess', 'The Virginand the Gypsy' and'The Escaped Cock'.1353 pages in hugesoftback. £5