Edgar Allan Poe`s tales and poems draw the reader into an unsettling world of mystery and fear. In "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", "A Predicament", "The ...
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Edited and with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Way Up to Heaven by Roald Dahl, read by Stephanie Beacham.**
In The Way Up to Heaven, Roald Dahl tells a sinister story ab...
With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Emily Alder, Lecturer in Literature and Culture at Edinburgh Napier University
'Each time I dip a living creature into the bath of ...
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