The Collected StoriesThis expanded edition of Pushkin's prose fiction contains all his mature work with short pieces and The History of Pugachev. Pushkin's prose tales are the foundation stones of Russian literature and his story telling ability is clearly presented.

bearing witness to something

His daughter Meriel spent her adult life trying to keep him at bay

'As gripping as any thriller

'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit'

she unravels the long-held secrets of the inhabitants and what really happened thirty years before - and discovers her own fate is entwined with that of Clewer Hall's

from western Ireland to the German capital

and the exquisite photography is guaranteed to give you wanderlust

Peter decided to see how far he could get in his family's small open dinghy Calypso

Harriet receives an unexpected letter telling her she's inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother

Capturing the stories of ordinary human beings who lived through extraordinary times

so her book reflects the twists and turns of the countryside

________________________'The perfect book to wrap yourself around on a dark night' STYLIST'Without romanticising its period setting or underplaying the precariousness of any woman's position in this society