Tous les livres de E. Nesbit
A rich & varied collection of the best short fantasy fiction of the last two centuries. Escape into the fantastic worlds of Charles Dickens, J.M. Barrie, Graham Greene, Harlan Ellison, and others found in these 38 magical tales.
This collection of eighteen stories introduces young readers to the best in both classic and contemporary fantasy. Featuring extracts from enduring classics such as Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling, C. S. Lewis's The Silver Chair, and Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, this anthology provides the perfect sample of a very popular genre. Carefully selected by Diana Wynne Jones, each story is sure to delight, enchant, and entice youngsters into the imaginative world of fantasy fiction.
A compendium of thirty-six tales from the best in children's fiction contains The Tale of Peter Rabbit, as well as selections from The Railway Children and The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. "
CONTENTS
Introduction (with Pliny's "Haunted House") by R. L. Green
The book of Thoth, retold by R. L. Green.
The doubter, from Lucian, retold by R. L. Green
The story of Glam, tr. by W. A. Craigie.
The legend of Sleepy Hollow, by W. Irving.
The house of strange stories, by A. Lang.
The bottle imp, by R. L. Stevenson.
Man-size in marble, by E. Nesbit.
The striped chest, by Sir A. C. Doyle.
A pair of hands, by Sir A. Quiller-Couch.
The lights of Spencer Primmett's eyes, by F. Anstey.
The door in the wall, by H. G. Wells.
The haunted doll's house, by M. R. James.
Forms of things unknown, by C. S. Lewis.
Unnatural Creatures is a collection of short stories about the fantastical things that exist only in our minds—collected and introduced by beloved New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman.
The sixteen stories gathered by Gaiman, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, range from the whimsical to the terrifying. Magical creatures from the werewolf, to the sunbird, to beings never before classified will thrill, delight, and quite possibly unnerve you in tales by E. Nesbit, Diana Wynne Jones, Gahan Wilson, and other literary luminaries.
